You're the One I Love

In the spiritual walk of life, God allows people to enter into your life, into your heart, into the depths of your being. And you know for sure that it is not by chance, but a grace that God has allowed you to share a season of life together, to grow, share, laugh, cry, testify, and most importantly, learn that little bit more about our infinite God through that season.

The strange or perhaps beautiful thing, is that we never know when we will hit the edge of the fence, the end of the walk together, and its inevitable that once we hit the edge, we want to linger for a while longer, and its inevitable that whilst we're still in the journey in the parks of our lives, and see the beauty of the friendship flourishing, we want to walk that little bit slower, to prolong each moment, fearing that with the next step, the edge of the fence, the end of the footpath would appear in the horizon.

I once read an email that quoted "Some people come into our lives, and quickly go away. Some people come into our lives, stay for a while, and when leaving, leave footprints in our hearts."

Footprints
It is true that God does send people into our lives, and though beautiful, sometimes i wonder if my heart has enough space left for that one more footprint. Sometimes it does feel like i'm being all "stepped on", "trampled over". It's nice to once in a while look at the footprints, recollect the memories, some people's feet larger than others, thus leaving deeper, larger footprints in our hearts.

Staying for a while..
it's strange when we think what "a while" would mean to God. Looking down from the Top of the Eiffel Tower, time just seems to freeze, and its one of those moments when you look at the flurry of activity below, and ponder what the meaning of life is. There HAS to be something more than walking around, driving around "aimlessly" akin to a colony of ants?!

And as Fr Bob Faricy says, God looking at us, must be like us looking at ants. Though we're each unique, each having our own set of sinfulness to feel unworthy about, our God is so big that it ALL doesn't matter to Him, that He loves us ALL the same. He would die for us again on the cross, even if we were the ONLY one walking this earth. He didn't die for all of us. He died for each and every one of us, and in doing so, He died for all of us. Back to people staying for a while.. It puzzles me why some seasons that God allows us to share with people last 12 yrs, a year and a half, or some even 2 days. Each serving its intended purpose, each allowing us to grasp what God had intended to reveal more of Himself through them. But when we "look at the bigger picture", when we realise that we're called to an eternity with Him, what is 2 days?
I do think that people use the word GOD too casually. If we claim someone to be our God, all powerful, all merciful, all consuming fire, have you ever felt that perhaps sometimes God is not enough in your life? That we'd rather cling onto a person, our jobs, our dream house, our romantic idealogies, our academic achievements, our knowledge, our "hole-in-one" or "deciding goal scored" replaying incessantly, or our gold medals or dream teams which we once were part of?

I'm beginning to see that the same way God uses our earthly parents for us to experience a tiny ounce of God's love, security, comfort, he uses our friends and sends us little angels along the way, to reveal that little more of Himself to us. And the more we cling onto these experiences of life, the more we lose sight of the lessons that these experiences bring.

I see a great need to live in the NOW. To cherish each moment, each day, regardless of the season you are in. Because with each second passing, the world becomes a different place. Fear is the idol of our modern age. Fear robs us of being present to our families, friends and God at this very present moment. Fear makes us live in the past which can never be re-written, and makes us live in a possible future which may never come.
I find it intriguing that Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter is "He who must not be named". And how as Harry empowers his friends with new magic, they too begin to find strength to name him as Voldemort.(and everyone gasps.. at that name)

"When we hold on to our fears no longer, they no longer have a hold on us." Something we can learn from Harry Potter is to name our fears. When they come into the light, they no longer have power to ensnare us in the shadows of our lives.

"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a Holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into His marvellous light." - 1 Pet 2:9.

"Lord, we pray that as you give us strength, power in Your Holy Spirit to name our fears in our life, to answer your call to step out of the darkness in our lives, Your light of truth may illuminate our sight to enable us to set our eyes on You, and not on things that ensnare us and try to throw us off the narrow path to You. Mary our Mother and Holy angels and saints, be our safeguard. We rely on your prayers and intercessions. Amen."

Lord of My Life

I know You are near,
You have never let us down with Your love
And I love You Lord
All i wanna do is lift Your name on High

For all honour and blessing belongs to You
For you alone are God eternal, Lord of my life
All honour and blessing belongs to You
'Cos You alone, O Lord, are the one i love

Your love is around,
You're always holding us and guiding us along
That's why we love You Lord
We wanna sing your praises, and glorify You now

For all honour and blessing belongs to You
For you alone are God eternal, Lord of my life
All honour and blessing belongs to You
'Cos You alone, O Lord, are the one i love

In our times of trouble You were there
Leading us, and You never let us go astray
And we know that Your love will see us
Through the years
As we declare Your kingdom come

For all honour and blessing belongs to You
For you alone are God eternal, Lord of my life
All honour and blessing belongs to You
'Cos You alone, O Lord, are the one i love

*Dedicated to my Rhino Brother No. 5

Rhino No.7