Monday, January 01, 2007
It's 2007!
To rewind a bit to 3 days back: Last Friday I had injured my eye and as a result, I couldn't go to church to serve or attend service on Saturday. What an accident, I was wearing my hard lens as usual when a paper bag came and hit directly onto my right eye. For a moment, I thought I was going to be blind. All this happened when I was at Partyworld with my colleagues for the year end thanksgiving.
The pain persisted but my eye still looked normal. It was until the next morning (Saturday). I had a great shock when I saw that my right eye was surrounded by red veins. I could hardly open my eyes for at least 5 seconds! Tears kept flowing down from that injured party until I couldn't take it any longer. I informed my SL/TL that I would miss support duty and I went straight to the nearest clinic to do a check up.
I was the only patient at that time and the doctor was also shocked when he saw my injured eye, lol. He asked me to look at various directions while he used the torch to look at my eye. He had detected many scratches surrounding that eye. He ended up giving me a referral letter to SGH A & E to see an eye specialist.
The pain persisted even when I reached SGH A & E. When I finally got to the eye specialist, she placed an eye drop that miraclously stopped the pain. I could finally keep my right eye open for at least a minute. However accordingly to her the sad thing is, this eye drop will only take effect for a short while. True indeed, even before I stepped out of the hospital, the pain started again. Ouch ouch...
When I reached home on that day, it was already 7plus. So for the whole of Sat and Sun I was at home. Although I wanted very much to go out to join the rest for countdown, I had a fruitful time at home as well. I did what I wanted to do. I look forward to come out today, hee.
As I reflected back to the things that had happened on 2006, there were many things to cry about, to smile about and to thank about.
I thank God that I have grown stronger than before. I have learnt to live out of the box. Life to me right now is more than carrying the opinion of others. I have learnt to be more decisive than before, no longer bounded by fears or intimidations, but more of faith and expectancy for a better future.
My resolution for 2007:
(1) My family's salvation.
(2) Know the Holy Spirit more as a Person.
(3) Excel in my workplace.
(4) Pass my ACCA examinations.
(5) Plan my finances to start my dream cafe.
(6) Go for mission trip in August.
(7) Impact more lives with the love of Christ.
(8) Grow the house of God together.
(9) Etc...
For those who are waiting for a dream to come true, what are you waiting for!!!? Faith without works is dead. If there is no action to your dream, it will always remain as a dream. You are how big you think you are. Pastor says to conquer giants you must be a bigger giant yourself. When the world gives you a lemon, you don't stare at it my friend, but you squeeze it into lemonade!
3 things that will stop you from having peace:
(1) Regrets over yesterday's mistakes.
(2) Anxiety over tomorrow's problems.
(3) Ingratitude over today's blessings.
You don't get drowned by falling into water, you get drowned by choosing to stay in the water.
You are blessed! So am I! Let's live 2007 the best that we can!
Monday, January 01, 2007