2 Oct 2014; Mat 27

2 Oct 2014; Mat 27

Let me be your vessel.

Joseph of Arimathea gave up his family grave place for Jesus. A grave place for the family must be an important place. It is like a retirement house. Now that Jesus is dead, is there still point to gave up what we have been accumulated for our "next" phase of life for something that is "past" and beyond "recovery"?

I hold money, material too important. As a result, I work on project just to compensate to get more and fair on what I am getting less. Project create stress if I am not enjoying them. I still want to create a business and want to built a comfortable retirement lifestyle. A lifestyle that has passive income and there is no need to "worry".

Here come Jesus. A dead body, asking me to gave up that and what it seem that I am trying to accumulate and build. Instead it is (the build up) is for the Lord, for Jesus that is dead so that others can be made alive. As the song goes, my chain are gone and I am set free, it is the grace.

So what seem to build the "next" life seem to bring death. But what is given for the dead Jesus is for life.

Instead, this is what needs to be balance - build social. Instead of pure wisdom and accumulation of wealth, build the social aspect as well as for God.

Still keep the project part, but instead for wealth it is for wisdom. Instead of building the "next" wealth, build people. It is people that gives the purpose.

I wanted to see the mountains and the valley. Now after so many years I have seen the Taroko gorge. Wonderful wonderful to be in the midst of the mountain and valley. I saw the valley in the outskirt of Hualian on the way to Guangfu. And in fact in the midst of it when the bike broke down.

But what adds to these God creation is people. I interacted with KM for 5 days and it reminded me just to stop, talk and interacte from people. It is the people that I am miss out and that make it not me.

The joy in me cannot be completed if people is not in the equation. The next wisdom and the next wealth is to build God, bring people. It is for cutting down time, effort so as to gain experience. An experience with God, with people, wisdom and to maintain health (statue).

As such, it is good to ask each day - one thing to give thank God for. One thing that has made me smile (happy, new experience) and one thing that has made be frown (not happy, sad, angry, stress).

I will also keep this accountable with KM and Rach, this joy indicator for the week.

In addition, to both TWAG with God everyday.