I don't mind if you've got something nice to say about me
And I enjoy an accolade like the rest
You could take my picture and hang it in a gallery
Of all who's who and so-n-so's that used to be the best
At such'n'such ... it wouldn't matter much
I won't lie, it feels alright to see your name in lights
We all need an 'Atta boy' or 'Atta girl'
But in the end I'd like to hang my hat on more besides
The temporary trappings of this world
I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love? Did I point to You enough
To make a mark on things?
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace who
blessed your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy
I don't have to look too far or too long awhile
To make a lengthly list of all that I enjoy
It's an accumulating trinket and a treasure pile
Where moth and rust, thieves and such will soon enough destroy
Not well traveled, not well read, not well-to-do or well bred
Just want to hear instead, "Well Done" good and faithful one...
1Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. 2This is what the ancients were commended for. ...
13All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. 14People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. 15If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. 16Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them. ...
1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Hebrews 11 - 12.
i have decided to go with my vision, passion and go with conviction to the field switch. wat is full time calling? i dun believe that much in theology cos much of theology is still man-made. there are so many sch of thoughts. anyway, wat i believe in is i still believe in being called to full time doing outside work. if the reason y i want to work there centers on God, it is no longer just being a good Christian wkg in a secular institution but it is a way to the means to reach out to those ppl that the Christian institutions seemed ineffective with. i dun care how ppl c me. i care for those ppl out there. i dun want to stay in a religion. God calls us to be agents of transformation, and i want to be one of those. transformations i believe come from relationship and love. that is y the bible says that even i do everything, got burn, etc, but no love, im NOTHING. mediocre is not wat i want.
i hv a vision for wat im gg to do. i have a strong conviction for wat i think i shld do. i have a passion for the lost around me.
just read a Christian article and the author said something which i think is rather interesting. "...quitting to embrace a new vision and quitting due to a lack of vision are worlds apart!"