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Monday, November 06, 2006
Hey hey! Just want to share an experience with all of you! On that got me thinking and reflecting. I hope it'll be as reflective it is to you as it was to me! (:
I really thank God for showing me His wonders and works in my life, and teaching me precious lessons such as how precious life is and how we are so often wasting our life away, the minutes and seconds ticking by without us knowing!
Just last night, saturday night, my dad was driving me and my mum and my two home in his taxi late at night, about two in the morning i think. Me and my sisters were sleeping in the back seats without seat belts and when suddenly I was thrown forward and I awoke with a start. After that I realised that we nearly nearly nearly got into an accident! It turns out that there was this van which was driving in the wrong direction in the wrong lane at VERY FAST speed. I think the driver was either drunk or on drugs or something but he was speeding somemore okay. Anyway we almost got into a head to head crash with the van! Thank God so much that my dad was able to drive and swerved in time to avoid crashing head on with the van! And when I look back I could see the van driving in a wobbly way, zig zaging on the road. Woah, really must thank God so much for keeping me and my family save! It sure was some experience!
Well this simple incident taught me the value of time. If my dad had managed to swerve only a second later, I doubt I'll be here typing away this experience I had. Just one second later and the precious life God gave to me could be taken back by Him once again. And imagine if I were to stand on the platform before God and let Him judge me, I wonder if there would be anything that I have done or said please Him. Okay, maybe there would be a couple, but was it enough? Would He be proud of me and look at me and say to me, 'My child, I'm proud of you and your actions and your words and thoughts. They are pleasing to Me.' I doubt that. God gave each and everyone of us the same amount of time, but have we been using them fruitfully? Have we been using this precious gift of time to glorify Him or have we been letting these time slip by us without even us realising it, like us spending time playing computer games we know are not beneficial to us at all etc. I thought about what I've been doing with the time He has given to me and I realise that the amount of time we spend praying, doing quiet time each day, glorifying Him etc compared to time we spend on talking about rubbishy stuff and doing meaningless stuff is very little. It's not even equal, much less more. Well, after that incident, I really realised how much time I've wasted away and how insignificant the time I spend on things which glorify Him is compared to the time I spend on watching tv or playing computer games. In fact, come to think of it, I've always only spend about half an hour each day doing quiet time. And the other 23.5 hours? It's not really spent on things worth spending time on always. How have you been spending your time?
Well, just thank God for this chance for me to share with you this experience and lesson God has certainly taught me! Take care and have a fruiful week ahead!
