As every birthday passes, I am increasingly convicted of the adage
that “no man is an island”. I would not be who I am today without the
people who surround me in my life. Gratitude, humility and service out
of a heart of love and compassion that I see in people around me
motivate and inspire me to be a better person who is striving to
safe-keep these attributes.
The pressure to just
go with the flow and follow the crowd instead of upholding key biblical
principles and values can be overwhelming. Doing the right thing is
tough. Holding one’s tongue, giving others the benefit of the doubt,
walking in another person’s shoes, lending a listening ear, resisting
the feeling of schadenfreude, extending a helping hand, serving and
guiding others, and finally, faithfully following God in a world that
appears increasingly to have forsaken Him.
Oftentimes,
I fail, and many times I fail badly. But you know what? Jesus already
knew the sinner I am even before He gave his life for me. The wonderful
comfort of His grace. How immensely liberating in a world that is
status-obsessed, achievement-oriented, works-based, money-conscious and
love-deprived.
I have nothing to prove because God
has already accepted me by extending His grace to me. I have everything
I need to serve because God has given me His Holy Spirt, my comforter
and my guide. That is not all. God has also blessed me with many strong
trees of shelter in this one life of mine. Whenever I need comfort, rest
and recharging, I disappear under their shade where I feel protected,
safe and refreshed.
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