A reflection and another push!

It's been a while since I last wrote here. It surely has been crazy the past 2 weeks, including a 3-day trip to Korea for my sister's wedding last week. It was good to see my family (especially my grandma...), but it was good to be back home doing the things I know God has called me to do.

The summer is now gone and a new school year for many students is here... This summer truly has been crazy - to say the least - and I look forward to this harvest season. What kind of surprises would God have for me and our church? I believe I've taken the steps God asked me to take and worked as hard as I could, and I know I need to continue to work hard to reap the benefits of God's blessings and my work. But, I can't help but wonder what kind of harvest God has planned for all these work. Would it be something I can see and touch in near future, or perhaps not for a long time? Will God allow me to see the promise land sometime soon?

I know this is a long journey. I have come afar, but it's only the beginning. Many things have happened but many more things will happen. I finally come to an end and there is a whole new road ahead.

How miserable it would be if it weren't for God my Lord? How sad, I work and work and there is no end in sight! If it weren't for my Lord this all would be nonsense. But, I know it is the most sensible thing I can do. I push for another step, knowing there is no end, because I have what is the end already in my life - that is Jesus. I already have the end of all things, and I'm just enjoying the presence and partnership with Him. Yea, I'm already reaping the harvest of good work - not mine but Thine. All the work I need to do is simply to go out and collect the harvest.

Lord, I'm so glad for what you have done to put me where I am. I take a moment to rest, reflect, and to evaluate. And, yes, I make another push - not because I know exactly where I'm going but because I know who I'm going with. And, that's you. You make it all worth it, and you make it all sensible. Have mercy on me, so I may keep my eyes on you.