thanks to 2012

at the end of every year, my church will have a thanksgiving service, a service whereby the floor is open for anyone to share their thanksgiving for the year. normally, i get away with having to share because i was manning the sound system. this year, i got a break from having to do sound as i was playing the piano instead (how it went is a story for another time! haha)..

so this year, i decided to share. and rather than having the awkward wait for the first few volunteers, i decided to step up straight away. i always reckon the least i can do is to volunteer and encourage others to follow suit too.

so i shared 3 thanksgiving...

#1 UK trip
thank God for giving me the opportunity to take a semi-solo trip to the UK. stepping out of the comfort zone alone, i cant depend on anyone, not even myself since i dunno anything about the UK. it's really a time when i just depend on God to guide me, to ensure that i dont get lost, i dont get myself into trouble. it was really a good trip, with nothing bad happened at all. not even when i forgot to bring along my room key when i head to the shower. when i remembered that i left my keys on the bed as i prepare my shower stuff, i stood outside the room door and dread having to go down to the counter and get someone to open the door for me. but in a very interesting turn of event, it turned out that the properly function self shutting door didnt close properly, and it just swung open as i push the door to try my luck.

#2 keyboard
thank God for giving me the opportunity to learn how to play the keyboard. more than just to serve in the worship team, i think knowing how to play the basic allows me to spend more time with God. rather than spending time watching tv or on the net, i spent more time with God just playing and singing along.

#3 what people perceived as bad things happening
so... usually, people always thank God for the good, and somehow, the bad is often forgotten. of course i wont lie, if i had a choice, i would hope that my life will all be good. but "bad" things happen for a reason. there's always some form of lesson behind it. the only difference is how soon you see what you are suppose to learn out of it. sometimes hours later. sometimes weeks. and i bet there are some things that when your time on this earth is up, you might not figure out why God allows it to happen. (if you are interested to find out why God allows bad things to happen, contact me separately and ill be happy to share!) anyway, for me, this year had been a year of ups and downs, a year whereby i reflect on my life and see what God is trying to teach me, and the good thing is i took away quite a few things and hopefully, i can work on them.