Hi ladies and germs, greetings from Christchurch, New Zealand! Are you missing me? Having fun without me? I knew it! I'm gone one minute and everyone goes, "Caroline? who's Caroline?" Yeah yeah yeah.. no need explain la, I'd do the same when YOU go off for hols.. LOL
Anyway, a little bit about my hols here. It's cold! We have to wear 4 layers when we go out; a tee shirt, 2 sweaters and then the heavy coat. Groan, I do miss my shorts, tee shirt and sandals. But it's nice to see snow.. oh yeah, we were like sakai-s when it started snowing. Kinda like yoyo snow ice.. only it's falling from the sky and you hope it's clean! Hehe. It didn't snow in the city, but while we went picnic at a lake (and I had to use the bush when I needed to go, if you know what I mean) Don't ask me bring home some snow k? If you do, I'll just scrap my fridge for some ice when I get back!
Here you don't see pilaks (thank God!), people are well mannered (most of them, anyway), the public toilets are clean, proper flush, dry, doesn't smell, got toilet paper, running water (something unheard of back home), but you can't get nasi lemak or roti canai at every street corner. I don't miss the mamak, but miss the food. Speaking about food, I've bought a packet of.. something for you all. What is it, you say? Just a clue.. since Jenny likes coffee so much, just leave the 'black' ones for her, ok? hehe.
See you all soon, don't 'kit' Jenny too much ok? Be good!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Behind The Building
This is taken from today's devotion from Daily Bread.
Where we were working was hot, dirty and it smelled bad. We had travelled thousands of miles to do some work projects, and on this day we were painting the back of a classroom building at a school for the deaf. The only people who would ever see this part of the building would be the guy who cut the grass and any unfortunate person who would have to work on the septic pit.
Yet, as the young adults diligently painted away, one of the girls, Melissa, put it in perspective by saying, "Nobody will ever come back here to see this, but God will see it. So let's make it look nice." And so we did.
Sometimes we sit at our desk and think no one sees our work. Or we stand at a line assembling items after endless items. Perhaps we take care of crying babies in the church nursery. Or we live the best Christian life we can - without anyone noticing.
Often our work is "behind the building." But if that is what God has called us to do, we need to work with all our heart. As part of our calling to love others deeply (1 Peter 4:8), offer hospitality (v9), and use our gifts to serve others (v10), our task is to work with God's strength to bring praise and glory to God, not ourselves. The important thing is that God likes what He sees.
Though others may not observe us, and see how we serve God today,
Our job as servants of Jesus, is to please Him in every way.
Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. (1 Corinthians 15:58)
Where we were working was hot, dirty and it smelled bad. We had travelled thousands of miles to do some work projects, and on this day we were painting the back of a classroom building at a school for the deaf. The only people who would ever see this part of the building would be the guy who cut the grass and any unfortunate person who would have to work on the septic pit.
Yet, as the young adults diligently painted away, one of the girls, Melissa, put it in perspective by saying, "Nobody will ever come back here to see this, but God will see it. So let's make it look nice." And so we did.
Sometimes we sit at our desk and think no one sees our work. Or we stand at a line assembling items after endless items. Perhaps we take care of crying babies in the church nursery. Or we live the best Christian life we can - without anyone noticing.
Often our work is "behind the building." But if that is what God has called us to do, we need to work with all our heart. As part of our calling to love others deeply (1 Peter 4:8), offer hospitality (v9), and use our gifts to serve others (v10), our task is to work with God's strength to bring praise and glory to God, not ourselves. The important thing is that God likes what He sees.
Though others may not observe us, and see how we serve God today,
Our job as servants of Jesus, is to please Him in every way.
Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. (1 Corinthians 15:58)
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