‘Hardship‘.. when i think about it, the very word itself is associated with ‘difficulties‘, ‘trials‘, and ‘uncertainties’ in life that one has to embrace. I keep thinking why when one says ‘im going through hardship…” it’s almost seem as if it is regarded as ‘an excessive burden that is almost intolerable to the point of almost breaking’

Why? I keep asking Why? (well if we have answers for every Whys i guess life would be a lot easier huh =D ) So, feel like God whispered to me and this is what i interpret ‘It is human nature to have fear and worries of things that are still ‘unknown‘ , ‘unseen‘, and ‘unpredictable‘, hardship is seen as a burden not because of the circumstances around it, but because of human’s inability to wait for a solution’

People commonly think that ‘hardship’ is the opposite of ‘happiness’, but i do encourage you to think of it as a ‘prelude to happiness’.

Why?

Because happiness is a personal effort, you fight for it,strive for it, and insist upon it.Once you achieve happiness you must never become relax about maintaining it, you must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on it. Hardship is there for you to be able to make a personal effort in fighting it until you reach the ultimate satisfaction of finally gripping the blessing of happiness.

Every being has to carry a given amount of hardship, and every being is given a given amount of blessing in return according to the approach in handling the given hardship. When a tree is planted where the fiercest winds crush its branches..nearly to the point of breaking, that tree is more firmly rooted than any other trees grown in a secluded valley with no storm.

Well, the winds and storms are our hardships, but like the tree.. the strongest and greatest character in us is grown through hardship.

Hardship is like a strong wind. it tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are - Memoirs of Geisha

Big daddy up there doesn’t give us ‘the blessing of happiness’ right in front of our door steps, instead he put it in a box and hide it for us to be like kids who excitedly play treasure hunting. The hunt will be tiring but whats being offered in that box surpasses all things imagined by human minds.

So dear friends, i hope by reading this you can change the way you view your hardships. Let it be your ‘fertilizer‘ and ‘secret ingredient‘ in life because we all know there is a greater rewards for those who silently wait.

‘Harship enhances this journey we call life’ …

A verse to be shared ‘Rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. (Romans 5:3-5)

“If you don’t like about something; change it, if you can’t change it, change how you think about it“~Mary Engelbreit













credit belong to http://mybitsoflife.wordpress.com/2010/10/15/hardship-a-test-of-character/

Tamara Lowe at Christ Fellowship

To be a survivor in this Amazing Race with the need for speed you need God’s Grace and if your desperate like housewives watching days of our lives, you can’t cope without hope and that is not on a soap. If your looking to Oprah or Dr. Phil you can shop non-stop or pop a pill, but the void won’t fill and the pain won’t kill until you love the one that hung on a hill. Kicking back in your lazy boy easy chair watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, nah your not gonna find it there. No American Idol or Council Tribal has the final answer that will satisfy ya. C. S. I. ain’t got a clue. S.V.U. Don’t know what to do Not the E R or those seen on a CD TV DVD or MP3 can save you and me. CNN has got no Good News here’s a headline you must choose. It’s not a simple life Paris Hilton, It’s treading on thin ice living in sin. You can be an apprentice for Donald Trump or eat Fear Factor fast food from a dump you can be a heavy hitter or wheel of fortune winner or a Fox news no spin spinner or flat sinner but you better check this life that your livin’ and make sure your sins are forgiven I bet cha 50 cent Elvis done come and went, and eventually every Black-eyed-pea, Gwen Stefani, P-Diddy and Britney. Every wanna-be on M T V with their Icy Bling, every Dixie Chick that Sings, they all gonna see the king of kings. I don’t care if your J-Lo, Leno or Bono. One thing you gotta know. Some day your gonna die, Bro. Then Where are you gonna go. Hey, i’m not talking some punk junk that is irrelevant. Like your Grandma’s church from way back when. It’s not some preacher feature on T B N. that you need to be liking or listening. The real superstar is Jesus Christ. He’s the way, the truth and the life. One day he’s gonna split the sky. He is the brightest light and the highest high and so what I came to say and what I’m telling you is don’t buy that stupid stuff they be selling ya it’s all designed to fill your head and waste your space until your dead here’s the bottom line in my rhyme. Give your life to God while there is still time.

AMEN!!

MUST WACTH!

Well, in God's word He said 365 different times, "Do not fear." Now if He says it that many times, you know He's serious about it, don't ya?


I cannot remember the last time I felt my life was going right.



The sad part about it is, when most people promise for better or for worse, they really only mean for the better.

unanswered prayers

Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers
Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs
Just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers

Coz I guess the Lord knows what He's doin' after all
Some of God's greatest gifts are all too often unanswered...
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers

hello jakarta!

finally, after almost 2 years not going back home,
now i am home. hello jakarta.

like all others say, cant take the heat, mann. but no complaint about that. must get use to it.
btw, one thing i want to point out. the immigration indo's totally suck.
they even didnt touch my luggage. not wonder right?

and finally, i am officially jet lag.
but still it's good to be home.

cheers.

Last day of work as an RA

today. june 18, 2010 12:43 am
just done my last round in my last duty night.
finally. hehe i think i will miss kicking some ass and busting parties.
no more wand and "sexy back" agian.
well, i am gonna miss campus safety i guess. hahaha
i'll try to like sexy back song again. :)
thank RA, being you teach me alot. literally alot. like talking to big tall drunk and angry guy. :)
I may be an RA in davis. we'll see. or i think i will try looking a job in housing. that's better.
anyway, LOVE RA CCA!!!

the bets are off.

Heres the thing that makes life so interesting. The theory of evolution claims that only the strong shall survive. Maybe so...maybe so...But the theory of competition says just because their the strong doesn't mean they cant get their ass's kicked. Thats right. See what every long shot, come from behind underdog will tell you is this. The other guy may in fact be the favorite, the odds maybe stacked against you, fair enough. But what the odds don't know is this isn't a math test. This is a completely different kind of test. One where PASSION has a funny way of trumping logic. So before you step up to the starting line, before the whistle blows, and the clock starts ticking. Just remember out here the results don't always add up. No matter what the stats may say, and the experts may think, and the commentators may have predicted, when the race is on all bets are off. Don't be surprised if someone decides to flip the script and take a pass on yelling uncle. And then suddenly as the old saying goes, we got ourselves our game!

tonight is the night.

If you gotta start somewhere why not here
If you gotta start sometime why not now
If we gotta start somewhere I say here
If we gotta start sometime I say now
-city on our knees-

another gigs.

how can i not proud?