profile My name is Michtashia Micheng Bumbumpaw. Full-time couch potato. I love milk, dinosaurs and chilling out. I don't like blocked noses and spicy food. I speak English, Bahasa Indonesia and Mandarin plus a little Korean. I sing in the shower occasionally and I pick my wedgie in public. Drop me an email! michtashia@msn.com Pages Previous Page | Next Page affiliates 
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Monday, September 09, 2013 @ September 09, 2013
Trade?  Wouldn't trade the experiences I've had over the past 2 years for the world.I attended Youth on Saturday & Tante Tammie preached. She preached about "what exactly is your purpose? Do you want to die and leave this earth with your achievements or your testimony?" She also said that people should not take serving God/being in ministry full-time as an escape or as something you fall back on. Instead, even after all the certificates and education, if you feel that God has called you, you give everything up and serve Him. That is a high calling. What she preached struck me. I mean, all these while I judge (yes, I'm being honest here) others who actually decide to serve God full-time (I know I'm not supposed to but I can't help it if some of them are brutally honest with their background story and it's a bit obvious). But in that process and self-centeredness I fail to look within me. In terms of status and education, I'm nowhere far from them. So what is it, Mich? Sometimes I do think that I'm taking the easy way out and I just want to remain in my comfort zone (who doesn't?). Tante Tammie made us read Genesis 5, it's about the family line of Adam to Noah. The point is, everyone but Noah only had 3 things written about them. They lived, they begot, they died. Whereas Noah had a few other chapters written and even included in the book of Hebrews. So she asked us if we would like our lives to be summarized in a verse or written in a couple of chapters? [I remember Jeff preaching about something similar, but he used the names in Numbers 13 and asked if we've heard of them. And only the names Joshua and Caleb stood out although the others were together with Joshua and Caleb exploring Canaan.] Now, the point of it all is what kind of testament are we going to leave? Are we, as Christians, displaying Christ in us (loving God, loving people)? Are we going to remain faithful and let Him work in us? I was really blessed by what Tante Tammie shared. But being blessed means I gotta take it up a notch and actually strive to give my best for Him. Which also returns to patience and persistence hahahaha. And then I'm reminded of James 2:26. I should know better. --- Also, Sunday was amazing. I attended church and then decided to join a small group for their Bible Study and stuff after. I liked that it was fruitful and engaging. Haven't had such fun discussing topics interestingly in so long. Looking forward for more of these. I've just been really hungry and curious about God that I'm actually finding means to satiate it. To the point that I'm trying a new church and a new environment. I'm still unsure of what exactly I want and Dad told me to try and explore for 3 months before getting into a decision. Well, we'll just have to see how it goes. Love, Peace & Whoops, too wordy. MICHTASHIA |