Due to construction of Perth Link, the buses that I usually take are now separated further. Now I have to get down at Wellington St and walk to Roe St. Well, I thought since I am going to do this twice every day I should make the best of it, thus I started to observe the City of Perth along William St.
Seeing the sign saying "open for prayer and meditation", I went into Wesley Church yesterday on my way back from work. Shielded by solid brick walls, it was so quiet inside. No more hustle and bustle of workers trying to get home, only soft music in the background, and me.
Time and time again I asked myself what would I need and what do I want. Then I realised an important principle of stewardship - to be contented. However, most of the time we misunderstand contentment as being lazy, being anti-industry. I understand it this way: To be content means to appreciate what I have now, so no matter I have more or less, I will be contented. Why can I be contented? Because I know God is for me.
I know that I can have a better life, and be responsible for what I am doing; each step of the way I know God is taking care of me as I choose to follow Him day after day. After the short mission trip in Cambodia, I really learnt to treasure this life, and to remind myself not to complaint about the slightest inconvenience.
But, we have a condition. We can't stop by ourselves. We are simply unable to. If not for the grace that God has shown to us, none of us can do enough to be perfect. How great is this grace? Why can't we extend this grace to our fellow humans?
As I reflected back on the revolutions that have happened in history. I saw that revolutions that are born out of hatred always causes the society to regress. Why can't a revolution be a revolution of love? We want to change because we love, and the source of love is God, for:
God is love. 1 John 4:8b
