Thursday, February 21, 2008
God PSALMs Up My Life...

God spoke to me in a very interesting way today in the midst of busy studying my modules. As I was taking down my exam particulars from my school account, the life mission statement that I wrote about a year ago just sort of pop out of no where.

It has indeed been a long while since I last read my LMS and I was wondering why my LMS just suddenly popped out when I did not even make any attempt to even open it. Well God was reminding me of something that I wrote, the requests that I made. So without further ado, here is my LONG LMS.

To live a life of purpose, meaning and enduring joy, I will be the leader of my own life; making my dreams come true by realizing my chosen Vision, guided by universally admirable Values, driven by an enduring Purpose and fired by undying Passions.

VALUES: Values that guide my conducts in life shall be the same admirable values that I have found in the person that I respect,such as beingLoving, Obedient, Forgiving, Compassionate, Resilient, Honest

VISION: Envisioning myself becoming a person who:Jesus thinks is Loving, Forgiving, Obedient.My father thinks is Responsible, Honest, Courageous.Timothy thinks is Compassionate, Responsible, Honest.

PURPOSE: My Meaning and Purpose in Life can be derived from the following statements:
In 5, 20 and 80 years from now, I hope to be surrounded by the most important people in my life. This is who they are and what I plan to be doing:

5 years:
I will be in serving my NS. I will meet new people in my camp and I will make it a point to bond to them. I will be praying for those who did not receive salvation. When a chance arises, I will share with them my faith and the God that I put first in my life.

20 years:
I will be serving my church as one of the leaders and be living my passion in ministering to the poor if I’m appointed to go for missionary trips. If God bless me with the `helper` whose heart is after God and we share similar goals, I would be married with at least 2 kids and I will teach them about leading a Christian life as well as seeing through their early years in education.

80 years:
If God blesses me with a long life, I will be enjoying most of my time with God and my family. I will also see my sons and daughters serving the Lord. I will see my children getting married and having grandchildren. More than ever, my main focus will always be to seek God’s kingdom and righteousness in my life till the day the Lord takes me away with Him.

I will be willing to die for:
my faith as a Christian, if it means being persecuted by the nations because I believe that God love us so much that He send His One and Only Son to die for us. He has created many miracles in my life and He was always there for me even when I was at the lowest point in my life and I am willing to lay down my life for the Saviour I believe in.

If I have all the money and time in the world, to do anything I wanted (e.g. I’ve just won 10 millions Singapore dollars in a lucky draw), I would like to do following things:
If I have all the time and money in the world, I will use it to serve God in anyway, be it ministering to the poor. Donate 10% of my money as tithes to God, and always give whatever I have to the poor as I know God will always provide and not short-change me..Spend part of the money and my time on my family to travel around the world and make sure that they live a comfortable and happy life..Spend part of my money and time on the hobbies I like and experiencing life to the fullest.

If I have only 100 days left to live, I would like to do the following things:
Doing meaningful things like helping the poor and needy, spending more time with God and believing that He will save me.,Spending more time with my family, spiritual family and friends. Treasuring them each and everyday and talk to them about the happy memories I had with them in the past, do all the things I always wanted to do..

If I could spend one day with any person who ever lived, this is who it would be, and what I would ask:
My father, because I have not been able to spend quality time with him since my mother passed away. I would ask him what I could ever do as a son for him.

This is what I feel represents me, and why:
Angelfish, I care more about the welfare of others and always encourage peace.



Well it may not be long for some people but it certainly looks lengthy enough for me. Though it wasn’t really a perfect LMS for me, there were certainly many things that I wrote which had something to do with God. Indeed, God was reminding me whether I was putting Him first in my life, do I trust in Him for the things that I ask for. Will I carry out the things that I had listed down in my LMS?

As we grow older, it’s a process that the way we think changes and indeed I realise that want my life to be more fulfilling. There are many things that I want in my life. Though my thinking back then when I was doing this LMS was different from the way I think now, I still know 1 thing for certain as said in psalm 52:9 ‘I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints.’ And that will never change.

Indeed when I look back at my life, I have seen the goodness of the Lord in my life. For the Lord is my sufficiency and he would bless me with the desires of my heart. Blessed is the Lord for all He has done in my life. I believe that He would be more than willing to bless you today if you decide to put your trust in Him.

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