Archive of Facebook Notes

Collection of Facebook Notes not on my Facebook anymore:

What We Want - January 28, 2008

I think this is more a personal reflection, but the thought process would no doubt be a good one for any person to go through. Not many people think as long-term as they should (myself included).

For instance, many of us plan ahead with our money. I would like to purchase a home in several years, God willing. Therefore, I need to work out how much I get from my job, how much I earn from my investments, how much I need to save, how much of a mortgage I can afford, how much I can con out of my parents, etc and so forth. Now, I am hardly an advocate for the importance of money. Sadly, I spend too freely...granted, always on food. My other vices are not so nearly expensive.

Should we not put the same due diligence in what we want out of this life? Do you plan to be the greatest hockey player of all time? Map your life so as to achieve that goal. Want a family? Maybe, work on being an attractive potential husband or wife. Want to serve God? Seek out His will and prepare yourself for Him.

But, how can I focus my life into a single pursuit? I'm not suggesting to purely speed down the road of life towards your destination. Rather, just lift your head up and make sure you're headed in the right direction. The small steps that we take each day, might be causing us to run around in circles. You can make up a lot of things, time...not so much.

They say that on your death bed, everything you want out of life becomes crystal clear. I guess those few precious seconds before your imminent demise is a great motivation for prioritizing. Hopefully, we all won't take that long to figure out our lives.

What You Know - August 12th 2007

I'm at a point in my spiritual life where I can say that I know very little about Christianity and the Bible. Not that I don't know anything about Christianity...but rather that I've reached the tip of the iceberg, and have realized that there is so much to learn about God.

With this realization, comes many challenges. Of the little knowledge I do possess...when do I speak? When do I listen? For instance, if someone were leading Bible Studies with weak exegesis, should I stop them knowing that they are honestly trying to do something for the glory of God?

I guess one thing's for certain though, I will constantly listen and pray to God, so that when the Holy Spirit compels me to, I will answer the call.

The End.