Moving Out

Switched me blog to

http://shaunkjw.wordpress.com

Think of it as a change of perspective. You never know what might happen. :)

Excited,

Shaun

The Thought

I've been thinking about this for quite a while.

Lately, passings & funerals have been aplenty. Well, not that many, but enough to eclipse the number that I have been through in the past few years.

Sometimes, sitting there listening to all that has been shared about the person, gets me thinking,

What kind of life have you actually lived?

One that is full of incompletion? regret? or fulfillment?

Its all about the legacy that you leave behind.

A friend told me this story about a real-life person:

A newly graduated doctor, who started Med School at the age of 16 and aspires to be a pediatric neurosurgeon, put every dollar he made into a retirement fund.

His goal in life wasn't to get a big fancy car, or a big fancy house.

He wanted to retire at the age of 30, so that he could spend the rest of his life performing brain surgeries for free.

That's a legacy.

What kind of legacy are we all leaving behind?

Challenged,

Shaun

The Return

I'm back! Hopefully with more updates this time round.

Till then, I have only one thing to say here:

Kaaaa-chaaaak!

Inside joke, do ignore me this time round, heh.

Vivid,

Shaun

Selah

Its been just too busy & tiring for me.

I'm going to need all His strength to get myself through this period.

Till then, updates shall be put on hold.

Still, I know I will come out victorious.

Leap,

Shaun

The Request

Probably going through the toughest week I've had in 2010.

Many tougher weeks ahead, I'm sure.

Still, your prayers are much appreciated.

Believing for God to pull through!

Late nights,

Shaun

The Gracious Hand

Its been a week since I've last updated my blog.

The people to whom I made promises should be angry with me for not fulfilling my blogging pledge. They ought to cast stones at me.

Still, its grace that keeps me standing in realisation that I am forgiven.

Of course, I'm not here to talk about such (quote Joel Ryan) "shallow pallow" stuff. :)

Where would we be without grace?

Such wonder, is it to know that after all the dirt we've got on our hands, all the wrongs that we've done in the past, that a God would still love us enough to call us His children.

Unfailing love, that I can look to Him in times of being stuck in the mud, offer up nothing but the faith of an empty hand, and know that He will still pull through.

We don't deserve it. Wretches like you and me. That's why the extent of it is just so incomprehensible.

Amazing grace. Oh, amazing grace.

Joining the chorus,

Shaun

The Fresh Perspective

Throughout life, I've definitely been hit with a number of disappointments and bad decisions. The latest one being about 2 hours ago.

I should be bitter. I should be angry.

Then again, what right have I to sulk and complain considering all the blessings that I've received?

Such a small obstacle in the journey of life can never compare to the number of clear and breathtakingly beautiful paths that God has set before me.

You're on a road, Shaun. Looking back gets you nowhere. Start looking forward.

Breathing in,

Shaun

The Killjoy

Sorry to disappoint you boys and girls,

but

to lust and to love are two completely different things.

to crush on and to cherish determines the true character of a relationship.

The question is, can you differentiate one from the other?

Of rights and wrongs,

Shaun

The Invisible Hand

Most times, we're always wondering how we're gonna get out of the mess we're in.

Little do we know that God has already laid out a master plan for us. All we gotta do is have faith, listen and be patient.

Patience.

Easier said than done, I know.

But thats where the test really lies, doesn't it? If it was gonna be THAT easy, then there wouldn't be a need for hope or faith anymore, no?

The best way to ruin an amazing plan set for us is to rush things. Take things into our own hands, thinking we know better.

Trust the potter. He knows the clay better than any of us do.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11

Trusting,

Shaun

Of Need and Righteousness

Standing on the side of the road, he was immersed in thoughts of how funny the guy across the street looked, while tapping his foot to the beat of the song playing in a nearby cafe.

A car pulled up beside him. "Hey you", said the man in the front seat. "Your friend there just dropped his wallet on the ground."

Squinting his eyes in the glaring sunlight, he saw a black object on the pavement some 20 meters away from him, followed by a group of youngsters walking away from it. Without hesitation, he sprinted to the congregation of people, deftly picking up the wallet along the way.

"Hey guys! One of you dropped this wallet?"

Heads turned. One by one, they shook their head and said simply,

"No."

He stood there, looking dumbfoundedly at the group of students who just shuffled away nonchalantly.

The wallet opened under his fingertips, and he began searching for some form of identification. Train tickets and Salon Cards in Korean popped up in front of him, and he found what he was looking for. This Korean kid was from the college to his rear.

His fingers then subconsciously opened the compartment that should hold the cash. He gasped. In that little space was 10 blue notes equaling to the high side of RM500, maybe even RM600 if he counted all the red and green ones.

He stared at it for a good 5 seconds. Snapping out from his daze, he looked at his surroundings. No one was looking, no one even noticed he was there. Thoughts formed in his head. The pros and cons of each decision started to take shape.

He could have just swiped all the money in that little pouch, and no human would have known. To think of all the clothes that he could buy! Probably give a little to charity, just to calm his guilt.

Instead, he looked up, closed his eyes, and listened. Seconds passed, and he knew what he had to do. He turned around and walked through the security entrance of the college now in front of him, heading to get the contact number of the unfortunate Korean guy.

He knew from the beginning it was the only thing he would have done.

He was,

Shaun