Sera is a theatre production student from LaSalle, she never fails to inspire others around her with her deep convictions and carefree expression of God's love. She's blessed with a beautiful singing voice too!
Bought this book recently, it's call "Never Blink in a Hailstorm." It's a book on leadership, leading in any way possible. Being leader to your own life for example. =) Already the title says a lot.
We as campus students, first and foremost, should aspire to be great leaders of our own lives. Never Blink in a Hailstorm: It's a lesson in itself. Unexpected things will always come our way, be prepared so you won't do something that will get you into a deeper hole. Building a knowledge to overcome obstacles.
Other analogies apart from "Never Blink in a Hailstorm" are, "Never Swallow Perfume", "Never Hide behind a Gas Mask", "Never Die from Failure." You may think how silly. But if we look into our lives, many times we have done these things (not literally) through and through and not know that we're doing something that will hurt us and stop our growth.
What are some of our resolutions for the coming year?
"Go" until God says "Stop"
When I work for God, what state is my heart in? Do I have a heart that says, "I'm gonna Go until God says Stop". I get extremely inspired to be something like that, but I sometimes do not see myself trying at all. In many situations I forget, and that tells me I'm leading solely with my heart. When I feel good about something, I'm all inspired to be like that and go go go. Then I wake up the next morning not feeling inspired anymore.
Being able to lead my own life, takes a little less heart and little more mind. Finding a conviction and a purpose for doing something that my heart feels right doing. Many times our gut feelings are accurate, but we need to back them up with solid conviction and what the bible says we must do.
My top priority this year was to be secured and surrendered. And I think I've achieved that to a certain extent. I push myself just a little closer to the edge just to get a sense of how it would feel to jump off and have someone catch me. When I actually jumped off, I realized I had gained enough security to be surrendered. Somehow God worked it all out for me. =)
My top priority next year would be to take my security higher and to build in my Faith. I want to "Go" until God says "Stop". When God gives us so much freedom to do something, God will also give us boundaries. Like what Jesus said to His disciples in Luke 9,"Take nothing for the journey, no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra shirt. Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town. If people do not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave their town, as a testimony against them." Jesus had given the Twelve full power and authority but also boundaries. Boundaries to guard their heart and to be Christ-Like.
We've been given freedom because Jesus has died for our sins and has set us free. If we believe in that, then we must also believe in the bible which gives us many boundaries so that when we follow them we might be like Christ. =)
As much as I want to "Go" until God says "Stop", I need to know when to Go fast and when to Go slow. God didn't say, "You need to zoom zoom through your life." He said to "make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification." Making an effort to keep putting one foot in front of the other is all God wants us to do. But what drives that is, the mercy He has shown us.
In order to lead our lives, we need to understand the basis of what has been given to us. And how to use it to Glorify God.
Keeping God number one, loving the people He puts around us and planting the seed in those we see but do not know. =)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
