Saya punya adik cowok, kita lumayan dekat. Sering becanda dan main bareng, saya sering ngerajuk dan dia mengalah. HAHA. Saya ngambek dan dia cuek bebek. HUH. Kami berjarak 5tahun. Saya sayang sekali sama dia. Banyak hal lucu dan konyol yang kita lewati bersama walau kami pernah terpaut jarak karena saya stay di Singapore for 5years tapi banyak moment yang saya treasure. Tak terasa waktu begitu cepat berlalu dan karena kesibukan kami masing-masing jadi tidak banyak waktu yang kami lewati bersama lagi.
Pagi ini, ketika saya sampai kantor dan lihat kotak makan saya, disana ada tanda tangannya diatas tutup tupperware. Dan saya langsung super swt' he's super cute. Dan ini bukan pertama kalinya saya lihat tanda tangan di tempat yang aneh. Pernah juga ada di atas stir mobil *gubraks* Dia sudah kelas 3SMA sekarang tapi tetap saja for me he is always my little brother. Dan tanda tangannya itu mengingatkan saya akan masa kecil kami.
Jadi ingat ke masa-masa dulu, ketika badan dia masih lebih kecil dari saya, saya suka minta dipijetin hihi. Pijitannya enak loh. Kalo sekarang dipijit rasanya bisa rontok semua, sekarang dia sudah jauhhhh lebih besar. Ketika ambilin raportnya tahun lalu, banyak orang tua murid yang menanyakan dia "ini dede'nya yah" YEAY, aku awet muda tandanya :P
Dulu pas saya masih SMP dan kalau ada teman cowok yang dateng ke rumah, dia langsung keluar duluan dan kepo. Selalu main di pekarangan rumah dan gak masuk. (Karena saya jarang ijinin cowok kalau gak temenan deket banget masuk ke rumah). Pernah suatu kali saya dan teman saya iseng, dodo namanya. Dodo nyalain motor mau pulang, dan saat itu juga dede'ku selesai main bola dan masuk rumah. Terus Dodo bilang, "liat aja nih ntar pas gw balik, dia pasti keluar lagi." Lalu Dodo balik lagi selang 5menit, eh langsung dede keluar lagi. Tepat sekaliii haha!!
Dia juga suka ikut saya pergi main sama temen-temen saya yang berlima. Ikut pergi berenang bareng, ke mall juga. Emang dasar cowo yah, suka kalau pergi sendiri di antara cewek-cewek cantik *pede* Pernah suatu hari di pagi hari ketika saya masih tidur dan teman-teman saya datang tiba-tiba untuk membangunkan saya, dan begitu mereka pulang adik saya ini marah-marah. "Cici, aku tadi gak pake celana tau." HAHA. Dia memang punya kebiasaan tidur gak pake celana luaran cuma pake CD. Lalu ternyata dia bangun dari kasur pelan-pelan naek ke kursi dan dorong kursi ke lemari sambil selimutan. Totally I don't realize it karena kita asik ngobrol. Tapi begitu dia cerita ini saya langsung nagakak poll.
Dia superrrr sabar menghadapi saya, dulu dia pernah bilang "biasa yang manja-manja itu dedenya sama cicinya, ini malah kebalik" :P Dia yang ajarin saya nyetir mobil loh, dan selalu marah-marah karena saya gak pernah liat spion. HAHA. Dia bilang, orang paling bodoh yang menabrak benda diam *gggrrr* karena saya nabrak pager rumah! Dia sampai suruh saya untuk mainin playstation mobil-mobil'an biar at least dapet feeling'nya untuk nyetir *toenk2*
Pernah juga kita berebutan kamar mandi, saya kalau mandi itu pakai air super hangat. Sampai sekarang pun sering berebutan sih. Masih ingat jelas pas kecil, dia lepas baju semua duluan terus dia lari ke wc dan ambil gayung basuh badan. Eh dia loncat-loncat sendiri kepanasan wuakakaka, jadilah saya mandi duluan :D Sampai sekarang dia masih suka isengin saya, boongin sesaat, karena saya panikan. Begitu saya uda panik at the disco, baru deh dia jujur HUH. Tapi itu yang membuat hidup saya jadi lebih hidup :)
Dulu pas masih umur belasan saya perna tonjok dia sampe mimisan, dorong dia di kamar mandi :S How bad I am as a sister dan kok bisa-bisanya saya begitu yah dulu :( Tapi more than that, he's my precious little brother. He's the one yang selalu sabar menghadapi ocehan saya, dan pertanyaan saya yang tidak ada habisnya. Selalu mau menemani nonton movie disney type saya yang katanya -- tiap 5menit nyanyi. Padahal saya gak pernah mau disuru temenin dia nonton action, egois yes I know! Dede yang bela-belain beli leker dan es jeruk :P Anter-anter saya ke gereja, ke kantor padahal lagi libur. Yang selalu masukin mobil tiap malem ke garasi karena saya gak bisa parkir mepet-mepet. Yang selalu sabar kalau nonton tv bareng karena saya suka mindah-mindah chanel.
Sampai sekarang pun saya masih suka minta "cium donk" dan selalu bawelin "cepet potong rambut" or guling-gulingan di kamarnya sambil nonton tv, minta tolong difoto sama enzo, baca-baca BBM dia dan menanyakan pertanyaan gak penting HAHA. How time flies.. and he's leaving soon. Conversation di meja makan akhir-akhir ini selalu diisi dengan, test toefl, universitas mana yang udah kabarin, kapan pendaftaran lainnya. HUAH no matter what, you will always be my little brother.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The World Needs Men
The world needs men... (and women)
Who cannot be bought
Whose Word is their bond
Who put character above wealth
Who possess opinions and a will
Who are larger than their vocations
Who do not hesitate to take chances
Who will not lose their individuality in a crowd
Who will be as honest in small things as in big things
Who will make no compromise with wrong
Whose ambitions are not confined to their own selfish desires
Who will not say they do it “because everybody else does it”
Who are true to their friends through good report and evil report,
in adversity as well as in prosperity
Who do not believe that shrewdness,
cunning and hard-headedness are the best qualities for winning success
Who are not ashamed or afraid to stand for the truth when it is unpopular
Who say “no” with emphasis, although the rest of the world says “yes”
A poem by Ted Engstrom
***
Are you willing to be that man? Can you be that man?
The world needs you to be that man.
Who cannot be bought
Whose Word is their bond
Who put character above wealth
Who possess opinions and a will
Who are larger than their vocations
Who do not hesitate to take chances
Who will not lose their individuality in a crowd
Who will be as honest in small things as in big things
Who will make no compromise with wrong
Whose ambitions are not confined to their own selfish desires
Who will not say they do it “because everybody else does it”
Who are true to their friends through good report and evil report,
in adversity as well as in prosperity
Who do not believe that shrewdness,
cunning and hard-headedness are the best qualities for winning success
Who are not ashamed or afraid to stand for the truth when it is unpopular
Who say “no” with emphasis, although the rest of the world says “yes”
A poem by Ted Engstrom
***
Are you willing to be that man? Can you be that man?
The world needs you to be that man.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
O My God, Do Not Delay
Please remind me o God that Your strength is perfect in my weaknesses. It is You o Lord that will never leave me nor forsake me. Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet Your unfailing love will remain forever. For in the day of trouble You will keep me safe in Your dwelling, You will hide me in the shelter of Your tabernacle and set me high upon a rock.
Help me to see beyond what I can see o God. Your plans and Your ways are high above my ways. Only to You o Lord I lift up my soul, in You I trust. Do not let me be put to shame, nor let the devil triumph over me. No one whose hope is in You will ever be put to shame. Please show me Your ways and teach me Your paths. Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long.
You are the lover of my soul, please meet my every need. I know You long to set me free from searching for false love in the wrong places. I give You all the pieces of my heart and fill me up with eternal love. Let me experience Your love, though it is so great that I will never fully understand it. Then I will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from You o God.
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want and I lack nothing. I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, please turned to me and heard my cry. O God, You will lifted me out of the pit of despair and set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. You have performed many wonders for me and Your plans are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them.
I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power. I have told everyone in the great assembly of your unfailing love and faithfulness. And what I am afraid the most is losing my hope in You. O God please don’t hold back your tender mercies from me. Let your unfailing love and faithfulness always protect me. For troubles surround me, too many to count! My sins pile up so high I can’t see my way out. They outnumber the hairs on my head. I have lost all courage. Please, Lord, rescue me! Come quickly, Lord, and help me.
You are my helper and my savior. O my God, do not delay. Please let all these come to past and I will proudly say:
Help me to see beyond what I can see o God. Your plans and Your ways are high above my ways. Only to You o Lord I lift up my soul, in You I trust. Do not let me be put to shame, nor let the devil triumph over me. No one whose hope is in You will ever be put to shame. Please show me Your ways and teach me Your paths. Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long.
You are the lover of my soul, please meet my every need. I know You long to set me free from searching for false love in the wrong places. I give You all the pieces of my heart and fill me up with eternal love. Let me experience Your love, though it is so great that I will never fully understand it. Then I will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from You o God.
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want and I lack nothing. I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, please turned to me and heard my cry. O God, You will lifted me out of the pit of despair and set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. You have performed many wonders for me and Your plans are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them.
I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power. I have told everyone in the great assembly of your unfailing love and faithfulness. And what I am afraid the most is losing my hope in You. O God please don’t hold back your tender mercies from me. Let your unfailing love and faithfulness always protect me. For troubles surround me, too many to count! My sins pile up so high I can’t see my way out. They outnumber the hairs on my head. I have lost all courage. Please, Lord, rescue me! Come quickly, Lord, and help me.
You are my helper and my savior. O my God, do not delay. Please let all these come to past and I will proudly say:
"Orang-orang yang menabur dengan mencucurkan air mata, akan menuai dengan bersorak-sorai" -Mazmur126:5
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
God's Favor: Satpam dan Tempat Parkir
Gw udah nyetir sendiri sekitar kurang lebih satu tahun. Pertama kali balik dari Singapore gw super gak bisa kemana-mana. Naik kendaraan umum or taxi gak dikasih, naik motor apalagi, and ngandelin supir kan gak selalu bisa. Akhirnya gw desperate, dan gw belajar nyetir sama dede gw yang cowo. Gw belajar cuma seminggu, dan dengan modal nekat gw bawa sendiri. Coz kalo gak modal nekat, susah banget deh mao kemana-mana. Ke gereja bokap gak mau selalu nganter, dan kalo gw cari tebengan terus kan gak enak. Apalagi tipe gw yang apa-apa maunya kerjain semua sendiri.
Nah perdana gw itu ke gereja, dan bukan hanya sekedar ke gereja, itu jam 4 pagi bow. Jadi gw deg-degan juga :S Tapi thank God gw sampe dengan selamat, dan bisa markir walo super miring haha.
Gw sampe sekarang yah, masih belon lancar markir belakang loh HAHA. Setiap kali mau pergi, yang gw takutin adalah:
1. Gw gak hapal jalan
2. Gak bisa markir
Tapiii beneran dehh sampai detik ini, sampaiiii saattt ini gw kalo ke mol, pasti ada si satpam yang bantuin gw markir. Fiuuhhhh. Pernah tuh suatu kali janjian sama anak CG gw di suatu mol, gw nyetir sendiri dan gw uda telpon temen gw untuk gw jemput di loby dan bantuin gw markir. Pas uda deket, gw telponin dia. Eh gakkk tau kemana tuh temen gw, gubraks! Jadi ya udah deh karena gak bisa nunggu lama-lama, gw turun ke basement. Eh thanks God banget gw dapet parkir yang nyamping, gak perlu gw markir mundur :D Hehe God is so good lah. Begitu gw uda selsai markir, temen gw telpon gw bilang kalo dia abis bisnis di wc =.= Dan udah telat lah ye, gw berhasil parkir sendiri yeay! Kaya disaat itu Tuhan pengen nunjukin kalo He is with me thru every single thing :)
Jadi nih yah kalo abis dari kantor mo ke gereja misalnya. Gw selalu berdoa, Tuhan ani mau dapet parkiran yang di depan dan tolong bantuin parkir amin. Dan bener loh, gereja gw di CP kan yah. Gw selalu dapet parkiran yang di depan itu deket ruko-ruko, cuma perlu bayar 5ribu whole day dan cukup aman lah wong ada satpam'na juga. Jarang banget gw parkir di dalem mall, walo biasanya malem rame tuh parkiran depan, tapi pas gw sampe ada aja tuh mobil yang baru keluar lah ato emank sengaja dibukain buat gw :) It's like God said, I have prepare every little things you need :D
Dan walau di dalam mol pun, gw gampang banget dapet tempat parkir. Gak perlu muter-muter sampe lama banget. Pernah loh gw dikasih parkir di vallet sama si satpam. Gw selalu mikir wahh, puji Tuhan banget selalu ada kebetulan yang menguntungkan buat gw. Tapi lama-lama gw mulai realize, it is God's favor!
Yang paling nemplak tuh pas nikahan TepGun, gw muter-muter mayan lama cari parkir. Terus ada satu mobil xenia depan gw uda dapet parkir duluan. Ya udah gw muter dan tetep nyari, dan si Om yang punya xenia nyamperin gw dan bilang: parkir paralel aja. Aku bilang gak bisa, soalnya mobilku matic gak bisa didorong. Terus si Om bilang, eh ya udah kamu parkir di tempat saya aja nanti saya yang paralel. WAHHHHH. Ini kita gak saling kenal loh!! Bener-bener sadar itu semua semata-mata bukan karena kebetulan, wong baru kenal saat itu juga. Dan saya sadar itu adalah God's favor upon my life deh :)
You might say, yahhh yang nyetir cewe lah jadi selalu dikasih aja sama satpamnya. Or.. kebetulan aja lah selalu dapet tempat yang kosong ada mobil keluar. Or.. yaaaa emank satpam kan kerjanya nongkrong disono untuk jagain, pasti selalu ada yang bantu markir. Gak loh kawannn, gw sering juga sama temen gw dan pas mo markir nyariin tukang parkir ehhh dia'nya kagak ada. Well, you might say all of that "kebetulan" or "luck." But for me, it is all FAVOR from God :) Mulai dari adanya satpam yang selalu ada, baik untuk bantuin or cuma standby jagain mobil gw. Dan kemudahan mendapat tempat parkir, baik di mol sampe tempat makan pinggiran jalan :)
And now, I am still practicing how to park. To be expert in parking!! But I'm no longer worried coz His favor always upon me even in the little things that I didn't realize at first. Thank you Lord, You are such an awesome biggie God :D
Nah perdana gw itu ke gereja, dan bukan hanya sekedar ke gereja, itu jam 4 pagi bow. Jadi gw deg-degan juga :S Tapi thank God gw sampe dengan selamat, dan bisa markir walo super miring haha.
Gw sampe sekarang yah, masih belon lancar markir belakang loh HAHA. Setiap kali mau pergi, yang gw takutin adalah:
1. Gw gak hapal jalan
2. Gak bisa markir
Tapiii beneran dehh sampai detik ini, sampaiiii saattt ini gw kalo ke mol, pasti ada si satpam yang bantuin gw markir. Fiuuhhhh. Pernah tuh suatu kali janjian sama anak CG gw di suatu mol, gw nyetir sendiri dan gw uda telpon temen gw untuk gw jemput di loby dan bantuin gw markir. Pas uda deket, gw telponin dia. Eh gakkk tau kemana tuh temen gw, gubraks! Jadi ya udah deh karena gak bisa nunggu lama-lama, gw turun ke basement. Eh thanks God banget gw dapet parkir yang nyamping, gak perlu gw markir mundur :D Hehe God is so good lah. Begitu gw uda selsai markir, temen gw telpon gw bilang kalo dia abis bisnis di wc =.= Dan udah telat lah ye, gw berhasil parkir sendiri yeay! Kaya disaat itu Tuhan pengen nunjukin kalo He is with me thru every single thing :)
Jadi nih yah kalo abis dari kantor mo ke gereja misalnya. Gw selalu berdoa, Tuhan ani mau dapet parkiran yang di depan dan tolong bantuin parkir amin. Dan bener loh, gereja gw di CP kan yah. Gw selalu dapet parkiran yang di depan itu deket ruko-ruko, cuma perlu bayar 5ribu whole day dan cukup aman lah wong ada satpam'na juga. Jarang banget gw parkir di dalem mall, walo biasanya malem rame tuh parkiran depan, tapi pas gw sampe ada aja tuh mobil yang baru keluar lah ato emank sengaja dibukain buat gw :) It's like God said, I have prepare every little things you need :D
Dan walau di dalam mol pun, gw gampang banget dapet tempat parkir. Gak perlu muter-muter sampe lama banget. Pernah loh gw dikasih parkir di vallet sama si satpam. Gw selalu mikir wahh, puji Tuhan banget selalu ada kebetulan yang menguntungkan buat gw. Tapi lama-lama gw mulai realize, it is God's favor!
Yang paling nemplak tuh pas nikahan TepGun, gw muter-muter mayan lama cari parkir. Terus ada satu mobil xenia depan gw uda dapet parkir duluan. Ya udah gw muter dan tetep nyari, dan si Om yang punya xenia nyamperin gw dan bilang: parkir paralel aja. Aku bilang gak bisa, soalnya mobilku matic gak bisa didorong. Terus si Om bilang, eh ya udah kamu parkir di tempat saya aja nanti saya yang paralel. WAHHHHH. Ini kita gak saling kenal loh!! Bener-bener sadar itu semua semata-mata bukan karena kebetulan, wong baru kenal saat itu juga. Dan saya sadar itu adalah God's favor upon my life deh :)
You might say, yahhh yang nyetir cewe lah jadi selalu dikasih aja sama satpamnya. Or.. kebetulan aja lah selalu dapet tempat yang kosong ada mobil keluar. Or.. yaaaa emank satpam kan kerjanya nongkrong disono untuk jagain, pasti selalu ada yang bantu markir. Gak loh kawannn, gw sering juga sama temen gw dan pas mo markir nyariin tukang parkir ehhh dia'nya kagak ada. Well, you might say all of that "kebetulan" or "luck." But for me, it is all FAVOR from God :) Mulai dari adanya satpam yang selalu ada, baik untuk bantuin or cuma standby jagain mobil gw. Dan kemudahan mendapat tempat parkir, baik di mol sampe tempat makan pinggiran jalan :)
And now, I am still practicing how to park. To be expert in parking!! But I'm no longer worried coz His favor always upon me even in the little things that I didn't realize at first. Thank you Lord, You are such an awesome biggie God :D
2012 Review and 2013 Resolution
HUAAAAA, I am bit late I know. Many of the bloggers udah list down resolusi mereka. Yah, tapi better late than never kan :D
Alrite, let's review on my 2012 resolution. You may click here. And to sum everything up, please kindly see below:
1. Read the whole bible
I have failed on this >.< Baru setengah'nya doank nih.
2. Read proverbs every month regularly
Ini bisa dibilang gw 50:50 nih. Di dalem sebulan pasti ada satu or dua hari yang gw lupa baca pasalnya.
3. 12 books until end of 2012
I have read more than 12 books, but sadly only few of them are Christian book. The rest is novel, so I have failed on this too huhu.
4. New car and new phone
I get it both yeay :)
5. Hillsong conference 2012
No :(
6. Attend all wedding invitation
Yessss!! Not only attend all wedding & engagement party, I have become bridesmaid for five times this year. HAHA. Always the bridesmaid but never the bride :P
7. Running business on my own
Still on progress, and sadly to say the progress is only 20% I guess.
8. Ministry
Last year gw pengen banget kan untuk jadi guru sekolah minggu. Nah opportunity itu finally come :) Tapi berbarengan dengan itu, gw di angkat untuk jadi fasilitator (pemimpin CG/ komsel). So I really need to choose. Karena ketika lu melayani di eagle kids, lu gak bisa jadi fas. Karena eagle kids butuh konsentrasi yang besar dan ntar'nya lu akan jadi fas untuk divisi eagle kids sendiri. Dan sekarang ini gw juga di divisi make-up dan kadang jadwal eagle kids dan make-up tuh bentrok dan I really need to choose which one is my priority. Jadi susah banget dan bisa gak fokus jadi gak disaranin untuk 2pelayanan gitu deh. After I prayed, I decided to say yes to become the facilitator. Jadi gw masih bisa maximal di tim make-up juga :) No matter how much I want to become a teacher in sunday school, the most important thing is asking God what He wants me to do :D
9. Social service
By the grace of God, I can sponsor one child from wvi. His name is Gison Wenda from La'uk Nayak Papua. Super senengggg pas liat dia haha.
10. Get closer with CG27
Sekarang saya sudah megang cg sendiri, namanya CG pro84. Gak berasa yah dalam setahun, banyak sekali yang berubah :)
Nah, yang gw warnain biru itu adalah resolusi yang saya sudah berhasil raih. Yang masih setengah-setengah, gw anggep itu gagal total lah ya hehe. Gw mau share disini, pas gw review di pertengahan taun, apa yang sudah gw dapet itu adalah new hp and new car, attend all wedding invitation, social service. Dan ketika sadar akan apa yang gw raih, to be honest gw a bit sad. Karena semua itu bukanlah main goal gw. Main goal gw adalah baca alkitab setahun in order untuk grow into deeper intimacy with God and second is reading proverbs regularly coz I wanna become wise man like King of Solomon :D
Dari ketiga hal yang gw uda bisa achieve di pertengahan taun itu, gw jadi realize. How easy it is untuk mendapatkan hal-hal dunia a.k.a money. Ganti hape dan mobil butuh duit, hadir di nikahan temen juga butuh duit untuk akomodasinya, dan sponsorin anak juga butuh duit. Semua itu bisa dengan mudah dan instant gw raih. I am not saying kalo cari duit itu mudah, kaga ye! Cari duit itu susah, gw telat sedetik aja ke kantor uda dipotong 50ribu dan gw pernah ngerasain gaji gw dipotong 1juta gara-gara gw banyak ga masuk dan telat -.- Tapiiii yang gw maksud adalah, duit itu selagi kita mau usaha pasti bisa didapet. Kerja dan usaha sungguh-sungguh for 5years dan I believe kamu bisa jadi orang hebat di dunia bisnis. Tapi pengenalan akan Tuhan bener-bener butuh hikmat dan kesungguhan hati yang luarrrrr biasaaa. If I can say, it took more than 5years untuk selalu mengasah karakter kita untuk semakin serupa dengan Kristus, it tooks lifetime. Apalagi untuk bisa mengetahui keinginan Tuhan dan dapetin rhema'nya tuh bener-bener butuh tekad yang luarrr biasa. Ada harga lebih yang harus dibayar. Menyangkal rasa cape di malam hari untuk langsung loncat tidur, dan mengusir rasa kantuk di pagi hari untuk selalu memulai hari dengan tuntunanNya. Jadi saya sedih karena saya gagal mencapai resolusi terpenting saya, hiks!
BUT I keep saying to my self, there's no mistake as long as you learn from that mistake and not repeat it again. Aku mau terus bermimpi tinggi, karena aku percaya Tuhan memeluk mimpi-mimpiku! Gw juga pernah baca quotes, intinya gini. Seringkali kita gagal mencapai goal kita, bukan karena goal kita terlalu tinggi. Tapi karena goal yang kita buat terlalu rendah, dan kita mencapainya. Jadi there's no more goal to be achieve! Ani gak mau gituuuu Tuhannnn. Ani mau terus punya mimpi yang besar karena Allahku besar. Ani akan selalu punya iman untuk percaya padaMu tapi tentu saja imanku harus disertai dengan perbuatan :D
So here's my resolution for 2013, I will not only pray but I will work hard to make it come to pass. Amen 10000000000000x
1. Read the whole bible (NLT version)
2. Read proverbs every month REGULARLY
3. 12 books until end of 2013
January: Preparing to be help meet
Feb: I kissed dating goodbye
Mar: Boys meet girls
Apr: Understanding the power and purpose of men
May: Understanding the power and purpose of woman
June: The power of woman's words
Nanti untuk July-Dec2013 akan dibikin lagi listnya :)
4. Belajar gitar (6lagu) dan belajar masak (6resep menu utama)
5. Raising 4 leaders under my CG (multiplication)
6. Fasting 5days each month
Kenapa puasa? Karena puasa memberi kuasa :D Ada banyak hal yang didapet dari puasa, mari dicoba!
7. Running business on my own
8. Nyamperin ci Lia
Ini pengen banget dah. Dari semua the team pearl, cuma ci Lia doank yang gw belon pernah ketemu. Ke Thai masih masuk sih budgetnya, tapi harus lebih disiplin lagi dalam menabung :)
9. Saat teduh di pagi dan malem hari
Sekarang ini kan sate selalu malem hari. Pengennya sih sanggup bangun pagi dan sebelon mulai aktivitas itu spent time with God. Jadi mengawali dan mengakhiri hari dengan Tuhan. Amin amin amin.
10. Write a letter and post on blog more often
Haiahhh there are plenty of things that I wanna write tapi kalo gak males, terus gw tunda karena sibuk dan ends up gw lupa >.< Jadi mau lebih rajin lagi.
And here's my dream for 2013. Bedanya apa sih resolusi sama dream? Buat gw, resolusi itu adalah sesuatu yang ingin kita capai dan gimana cara untuk meraihnya. Nah kalo impian itu lebih ke impian gitu dan with God's favor it will happen deh :)
1. Bisa start nyicil rumah/ apartment
2. Getting married xx.xx.2013
AHUAHUAH ini gw lagi high haha. Yang bisa guess angkanya dan bener gw kasi hadiah LOL. Tapi bener loh, I used to dream to marriage in young age, jadi bisa pacaran lama abis merid baru punya anak. Tapi ya terserah Daddy dah.
3. Idea to write a book
If it is God's idea, aku pengen deh nulis buku gitu dan become a blessing for others :D
4. Hillsong conference dan poto sama Judah Smith
Hillsong 2013 ada Judah Smith, Joel Osteen, and Rick Warren. These 3people who inspired me so much! I wanna be there >.< Tapi after much consideration, the tickets and everything so expensive huhu. Coz taon ini bakal banyak expenses. Amin-amin who knows pendapatan gw melejit setinggi twin tower terus gw bisa kesana deh :D And why I wanna take picture with Judah Smith? Gile dia ganteng bused bow! Haha. Kalo ditanya tipe cowo gw kek gimana sih, gw sukanya yang kaya gimana. Gw selalu bilang, gw gak punya spesifik sih. Coz gw bener-bener gak pernah merasa itu penting. Jadi gw gak pernah list down kriteria fisik PH gw gimana. Liat cowo ganteng, ya udah emang dia ganteng.. so? Gak pernah ampe klepek-klepek. Tapi kalo ditanya my type itu gimana, gw suka banget sama Judah Smith!! Dari kacamatanya, baju kemejanya yang selalu rapih, terus agak endut-endut kenyel gitu haha. Dan setiap kali dia kotbah, he always praise her wife and he always said, how bless he is to be married with the first and the last girl in his life. WOW!!
5. Number five is wishing for Iphone five
I love apple product. Terus uda pingin ipon dari duluuuu tapi gw gaptek banget deh, jadi kalo ada duit lebih baru beli deh.
Yasudah sekian my review, my 2013 resolution and dream. How about you guys? Sangat baik untuk dicatat dan di baca berulang-ulang. Karena udah dicatet aja masi bisa lupa kan, gimana kalo gak? Ahaha. Kaya kata ci Lia pernah tulis di blognya begini,
Alrite, let's review on my 2012 resolution. You may click here. And to sum everything up, please kindly see below:
1. Read the whole bible
I have failed on this >.< Baru setengah'nya doank nih.
2. Read proverbs every month regularly
Ini bisa dibilang gw 50:50 nih. Di dalem sebulan pasti ada satu or dua hari yang gw lupa baca pasalnya.
3. 12 books until end of 2012
I have read more than 12 books, but sadly only few of them are Christian book. The rest is novel, so I have failed on this too huhu.
4. New car and new phone
I get it both yeay :)
5. Hillsong conference 2012
No :(
6. Attend all wedding invitation
Yessss!! Not only attend all wedding & engagement party, I have become bridesmaid for five times this year. HAHA. Always the bridesmaid but never the bride :P
7. Running business on my own
Still on progress, and sadly to say the progress is only 20% I guess.
8. Ministry
Last year gw pengen banget kan untuk jadi guru sekolah minggu. Nah opportunity itu finally come :) Tapi berbarengan dengan itu, gw di angkat untuk jadi fasilitator (pemimpin CG/ komsel). So I really need to choose. Karena ketika lu melayani di eagle kids, lu gak bisa jadi fas. Karena eagle kids butuh konsentrasi yang besar dan ntar'nya lu akan jadi fas untuk divisi eagle kids sendiri. Dan sekarang ini gw juga di divisi make-up dan kadang jadwal eagle kids dan make-up tuh bentrok dan I really need to choose which one is my priority. Jadi susah banget dan bisa gak fokus jadi gak disaranin untuk 2pelayanan gitu deh. After I prayed, I decided to say yes to become the facilitator. Jadi gw masih bisa maximal di tim make-up juga :) No matter how much I want to become a teacher in sunday school, the most important thing is asking God what He wants me to do :D
9. Social service
By the grace of God, I can sponsor one child from wvi. His name is Gison Wenda from La'uk Nayak Papua. Super senengggg pas liat dia haha.
10. Get closer with CG27
Sekarang saya sudah megang cg sendiri, namanya CG pro84. Gak berasa yah dalam setahun, banyak sekali yang berubah :)
Nah, yang gw warnain biru itu adalah resolusi yang saya sudah berhasil raih. Yang masih setengah-setengah, gw anggep itu gagal total lah ya hehe. Gw mau share disini, pas gw review di pertengahan taun, apa yang sudah gw dapet itu adalah new hp and new car, attend all wedding invitation, social service. Dan ketika sadar akan apa yang gw raih, to be honest gw a bit sad. Karena semua itu bukanlah main goal gw. Main goal gw adalah baca alkitab setahun in order untuk grow into deeper intimacy with God and second is reading proverbs regularly coz I wanna become wise man like King of Solomon :D
Dari ketiga hal yang gw uda bisa achieve di pertengahan taun itu, gw jadi realize. How easy it is untuk mendapatkan hal-hal dunia a.k.a money. Ganti hape dan mobil butuh duit, hadir di nikahan temen juga butuh duit untuk akomodasinya, dan sponsorin anak juga butuh duit. Semua itu bisa dengan mudah dan instant gw raih. I am not saying kalo cari duit itu mudah, kaga ye! Cari duit itu susah, gw telat sedetik aja ke kantor uda dipotong 50ribu dan gw pernah ngerasain gaji gw dipotong 1juta gara-gara gw banyak ga masuk dan telat -.- Tapiiii yang gw maksud adalah, duit itu selagi kita mau usaha pasti bisa didapet. Kerja dan usaha sungguh-sungguh for 5years dan I believe kamu bisa jadi orang hebat di dunia bisnis. Tapi pengenalan akan Tuhan bener-bener butuh hikmat dan kesungguhan hati yang luarrrrr biasaaa. If I can say, it took more than 5years untuk selalu mengasah karakter kita untuk semakin serupa dengan Kristus, it tooks lifetime. Apalagi untuk bisa mengetahui keinginan Tuhan dan dapetin rhema'nya tuh bener-bener butuh tekad yang luarrr biasa. Ada harga lebih yang harus dibayar. Menyangkal rasa cape di malam hari untuk langsung loncat tidur, dan mengusir rasa kantuk di pagi hari untuk selalu memulai hari dengan tuntunanNya. Jadi saya sedih karena saya gagal mencapai resolusi terpenting saya, hiks!
BUT I keep saying to my self, there's no mistake as long as you learn from that mistake and not repeat it again. Aku mau terus bermimpi tinggi, karena aku percaya Tuhan memeluk mimpi-mimpiku! Gw juga pernah baca quotes, intinya gini. Seringkali kita gagal mencapai goal kita, bukan karena goal kita terlalu tinggi. Tapi karena goal yang kita buat terlalu rendah, dan kita mencapainya. Jadi there's no more goal to be achieve! Ani gak mau gituuuu Tuhannnn. Ani mau terus punya mimpi yang besar karena Allahku besar. Ani akan selalu punya iman untuk percaya padaMu tapi tentu saja imanku harus disertai dengan perbuatan :D
So here's my resolution for 2013, I will not only pray but I will work hard to make it come to pass. Amen 10000000000000x
1. Read the whole bible (NLT version)
2. Read proverbs every month REGULARLY
3. 12 books until end of 2013
January: Preparing to be help meet
Feb: I kissed dating goodbye
Mar: Boys meet girls
Apr: Understanding the power and purpose of men
May: Understanding the power and purpose of woman
June: The power of woman's words
Nanti untuk July-Dec2013 akan dibikin lagi listnya :)
4. Belajar gitar (6lagu) dan belajar masak (6resep menu utama)
5. Raising 4 leaders under my CG (multiplication)
6. Fasting 5days each month
Kenapa puasa? Karena puasa memberi kuasa :D Ada banyak hal yang didapet dari puasa, mari dicoba!
7. Running business on my own
8. Nyamperin ci Lia
Ini pengen banget dah. Dari semua the team pearl, cuma ci Lia doank yang gw belon pernah ketemu. Ke Thai masih masuk sih budgetnya, tapi harus lebih disiplin lagi dalam menabung :)
9. Saat teduh di pagi dan malem hari
Sekarang ini kan sate selalu malem hari. Pengennya sih sanggup bangun pagi dan sebelon mulai aktivitas itu spent time with God. Jadi mengawali dan mengakhiri hari dengan Tuhan. Amin amin amin.
10. Write a letter and post on blog more often
Haiahhh there are plenty of things that I wanna write tapi kalo gak males, terus gw tunda karena sibuk dan ends up gw lupa >.< Jadi mau lebih rajin lagi.
And here's my dream for 2013. Bedanya apa sih resolusi sama dream? Buat gw, resolusi itu adalah sesuatu yang ingin kita capai dan gimana cara untuk meraihnya. Nah kalo impian itu lebih ke impian gitu dan with God's favor it will happen deh :)
1. Bisa start nyicil rumah/ apartment
2. Getting married xx.xx.2013
AHUAHUAH ini gw lagi high haha. Yang bisa guess angkanya dan bener gw kasi hadiah LOL. Tapi bener loh, I used to dream to marriage in young age, jadi bisa pacaran lama abis merid baru punya anak. Tapi ya terserah Daddy dah.
3. Idea to write a book
If it is God's idea, aku pengen deh nulis buku gitu dan become a blessing for others :D
4. Hillsong conference dan poto sama Judah Smith
Hillsong 2013 ada Judah Smith, Joel Osteen, and Rick Warren. These 3people who inspired me so much! I wanna be there >.< Tapi after much consideration, the tickets and everything so expensive huhu. Coz taon ini bakal banyak expenses. Amin-amin who knows pendapatan gw melejit setinggi twin tower terus gw bisa kesana deh :D And why I wanna take picture with Judah Smith? Gile dia ganteng bused bow! Haha. Kalo ditanya tipe cowo gw kek gimana sih, gw sukanya yang kaya gimana. Gw selalu bilang, gw gak punya spesifik sih. Coz gw bener-bener gak pernah merasa itu penting. Jadi gw gak pernah list down kriteria fisik PH gw gimana. Liat cowo ganteng, ya udah emang dia ganteng.. so? Gak pernah ampe klepek-klepek. Tapi kalo ditanya my type itu gimana, gw suka banget sama Judah Smith!! Dari kacamatanya, baju kemejanya yang selalu rapih, terus agak endut-endut kenyel gitu haha. Dan setiap kali dia kotbah, he always praise her wife and he always said, how bless he is to be married with the first and the last girl in his life. WOW!!
5. Number five is wishing for Iphone five
I love apple product. Terus uda pingin ipon dari duluuuu tapi gw gaptek banget deh, jadi kalo ada duit lebih baru beli deh.
Yasudah sekian my review, my 2013 resolution and dream. How about you guys? Sangat baik untuk dicatat dan di baca berulang-ulang. Karena udah dicatet aja masi bisa lupa kan, gimana kalo gak? Ahaha. Kaya kata ci Lia pernah tulis di blognya begini,
Inget dulu penatua local church gue di jakarta pernah ngajarin ttg the power of vision (tmasuk MENULISKANnya) Habakuk 2:2 -> TULISKANLAH dan ukirlah itu di loh-loh, spy orang sambil lalu dapat membacanya. Nah zaman skrg kan gak lagi nulis di atas batu, pegellll boow ngukirnya, jadi ogut nulis di blog ajeeeeeeeh ;p
Ayo mari menuliskannya di blog/ di journal, sering-sering direview, dan lebih penting lagi selalu didoakan dan seiring berjalannya waktu harus disertai tindakan :) Whatever you wish or dream for, make sure kamu sepakat dengan Tuhan and everything for His glory ALONE.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Love VS Marriage
I re-post this post from my friend's blog here. Do pay a visit her blog as well, many of worth-to-read post. I love the article coz it give an eye opening and insight. Please enjoyyyy!
A student asks a teacher, "What is love?"
The teacher said, "in order to answer your question, go to the wheat field and choose the biggest wheat and come back. But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick."
The student went to the field, go through first row, he saw one big wheat, but he wonders... may be there is a bigger one later.
Then he saw another bigger one... But may be there is an even bigger one waiting for him.
Later, when he finished more than half of the wheat field, he start to realize that the wheat is not as big as the previous one he saw, he know he has missed the biggest one, and he regretted.
So, he ended up went back to the teacher with empty hand.
The teacher told him, "this is love... You keep looking for a better one, but when later you realize, you have already miss the person..."
"What is marriage then?" the student asked.
The teacher said, "in order to answer your question, go to the corn field and choose the biggest corn and come back. But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick."
The student went to the corn field, this time he is careful not to repeat the previous mistake, when he reach the middle of the field, he has picked one medium corn that he feel satisfy, and come back to the teacher.
The teacher told him, "This time you bring back a corn. You look for one that is just nice, and you have faith and believe this is the best one you get... This is marriage."
Gw setuju banget sama perumpamaan di atas. Gw personally, banyak banget ngeliat temen-temen sekitar gw. Yang udah mateng secara financial, character and spiritual tapi belon juga merid. Well, gw gak mau ngejudge mereka pemilih etc. Tentunya banyak sekali faktor yang menentukan. Panggilan single tiap orang ituh berbeda. Ada yang married muda bangett, ada juga yang normal. Kenapa gw bilang panggilan? Karena baik single, married, or to be a mom is all the same calling. No calling higher than the other. And there's time for every season.
For me, masa single gw adalah masa dimana gw bisa all out untuk Tuhan, pelayanan, ikud aktivitas dari pagi mpe malem, memperbaikin diri, try many new things, pokonya all out deh coz masi sangat energetic ditunjang dengan fisik yang masih kuat. Dan ketika gw udah jadi istri dan mommy, pelayanan gw di gereja mungkin udah gak bisa se'maximum ketika gw masi youth. Udah gak bisa tuh dari pagi ampe malem di gereja, coz gw perlu take care my hubby and my kids. Dan pelayanan gw yang terbesar akan menjadi faithful wifey and wise mommy. Dan mungkin ketika my kids start to grow up, I will be back to minister at church again. Udah lebih banyak waktu luang di luar rumah juga. That's why I said.. there's really time for every season. And no calling higher than the other as long as you all out for Jesus, live the life as He directs you to live and life alive.
Nah tapi dari cerita ini juga, gw diingatkan untuk kita para single ladies. Seringkali kita too enjoy with our single-life. Dan bener-bener gak peduliin masalah pasangan hidup. Ada yang fokus mengejar karir, dan ada beberapa cowo yang sungguh takut akan Tuhan mengejarnya tapi malah dicuekin dan super gak digubris karena super enjoy with life now. Nah ntar pas uda thirty over something pas uda mau merid, tapi lakinya udah gak ada gimana. Karena pasangan hidup itu pilihan, baca penjelasan ci Lia disini.
Loh bukannya kita harus life our live to the fullest? Yes it is true. Tapi juga jangan lupa harus sensitif dan peka. Kalo masih kuliah/ sekolah, belon kerja ya mending jangan memulai hubungan dulu. Tunggu sampe bener-bener mateng secara karakter dan spiritual. Jangan membangkitkan asmara sebelum pada waktunya, ntar berabe. Dan kalo emank masih mau bener-bener fokus melayani Tuhan and masih mau merid 5tahun lagi yah gapapa. I am a firm believer, pacaran cukup 1-2tahun ajah. Gak perlu lama-lama. Karena pacaran lama gak menjamin kenal orangnya. Pacaran harus tegas dan tau tujuannya untuk pernikahan. Yang setuju angkat tangan!! Haha. Dan pastikan juga kita sendiri pun udah mateng dan udah tau jelas visi misi dalam hidup kita tuh apa. Jangan cuma asal main consider karena udah kegatelan juga wakaka. In this case, we really need to counsel with kakak rohani/ pembimbing etc. Karena mereka yang bisa liat dan nilai, apakah kita uda ready for relationship?
And my point here is.. eventho kita lagi super enjoy sama single life, tapi benernya udah siap dan ready untuk sebuah relationship. Ketika ada cowo yang sungguh menanti dan sungguh takut akan Tuhan. You should really take it seriously and pray hard about it. Wether he got the chance or not. Jangan mentang-mentang tuh cowo setia menunggu. Terus kitanya santai-santai. Ntar in the end ditolak, kasian juga kan? How long is he willing to wait until kamu yakin? Or berapa lama kamu butuh waktu untuk give him an answer? We might thinking masih adalah ntar cowo lain yang lewat. Well, diatas langit selalu ada langit dan nature'nya manusia = tidak akan pernah puas. So my conclusion is.. ketika ada cowo yang bener-bener sincere dan sepadan ya harus di consider dan didoakan, jangan dilewatkan begitu saja mentang-mentang lagi enjoy your life now ato adanya beberapa minor point yang gak sesuai harapan kita. (Well, im talking to myself too)
Alrite, maybe we can let him go. Can continually enjoy our life, happy-happy. Tapi not sure when will another good guy appear. Coz timing is God's mystery. Ketika ada cowo yang sincere dan sepadan tuh harus banget didoakan dan take seriously no matter how much you enjoy your single life now. Karena menemukan yang sepadan tuh gampang-gampang susah loh. Sepadan itu apa sih? Menurut gw sepadan itu, sama berat. Punya visi misi yang sama. Pernikahan itu idenya Tuhan, jadi ketika Dia mempertemukan dengan calon PH pasti juga dengan suatu visi. Gak cuma merid untuk beranak-beranak doank. Tapi biar rencana Tuhan turut tergenapi di dalam pernikahanmu. Misalnya gini: visi gw dari Tuhan itu so specific untuk pastoring menetap di Jakarta misalnya. Dan ada cowo yang lagi deketin gw itu visinya menjadi misionaris. Ini sama-sama dari Tuhan loh dan gak ada yang salah. Tapi ya kita gak sejalan kalo gak bisa saling mendukung. Karena untuk beberapa orang, Tuhan bener-bener kasih calling yang sangat specific. Baca disini untuk lebih jelas tentang visi misi.
Well, no other words needed to explain lah ya. Coz we truly know how hard it is to find someone that share the same burden and heart for Jesus, for the Kingdom of God. And waiting is the hardest part too. That's why, jangan sampe this statement happen in our life.
Wait in God alone, wait patiently for Him to act and be wise :) And one thing to remember as much as you want to plan your life, it has a way of surprising you with unexpected things that will make you happier than you originally planned. That's what you call GOD'S PLAN.
***
Story: "Difference in Love and Marriage"
A student asks a teacher, "What is love?"
The teacher said, "in order to answer your question, go to the wheat field and choose the biggest wheat and come back. But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick."
The student went to the field, go through first row, he saw one big wheat, but he wonders... may be there is a bigger one later.
Then he saw another bigger one... But may be there is an even bigger one waiting for him.
Later, when he finished more than half of the wheat field, he start to realize that the wheat is not as big as the previous one he saw, he know he has missed the biggest one, and he regretted.
So, he ended up went back to the teacher with empty hand.
The teacher told him, "this is love... You keep looking for a better one, but when later you realize, you have already miss the person..."
"What is marriage then?" the student asked.
The teacher said, "in order to answer your question, go to the corn field and choose the biggest corn and come back. But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick."
The student went to the corn field, this time he is careful not to repeat the previous mistake, when he reach the middle of the field, he has picked one medium corn that he feel satisfy, and come back to the teacher.
The teacher told him, "This time you bring back a corn. You look for one that is just nice, and you have faith and believe this is the best one you get... This is marriage."
***
Gw setuju banget sama perumpamaan di atas. Gw personally, banyak banget ngeliat temen-temen sekitar gw. Yang udah mateng secara financial, character and spiritual tapi belon juga merid. Well, gw gak mau ngejudge mereka pemilih etc. Tentunya banyak sekali faktor yang menentukan. Panggilan single tiap orang ituh berbeda. Ada yang married muda bangett, ada juga yang normal. Kenapa gw bilang panggilan? Karena baik single, married, or to be a mom is all the same calling. No calling higher than the other. And there's time for every season.
For me, masa single gw adalah masa dimana gw bisa all out untuk Tuhan, pelayanan, ikud aktivitas dari pagi mpe malem, memperbaikin diri, try many new things, pokonya all out deh coz masi sangat energetic ditunjang dengan fisik yang masih kuat. Dan ketika gw udah jadi istri dan mommy, pelayanan gw di gereja mungkin udah gak bisa se'maximum ketika gw masi youth. Udah gak bisa tuh dari pagi ampe malem di gereja, coz gw perlu take care my hubby and my kids. Dan pelayanan gw yang terbesar akan menjadi faithful wifey and wise mommy. Dan mungkin ketika my kids start to grow up, I will be back to minister at church again. Udah lebih banyak waktu luang di luar rumah juga. That's why I said.. there's really time for every season. And no calling higher than the other as long as you all out for Jesus, live the life as He directs you to live and life alive.
Nah tapi dari cerita ini juga, gw diingatkan untuk kita para single ladies. Seringkali kita too enjoy with our single-life. Dan bener-bener gak peduliin masalah pasangan hidup. Ada yang fokus mengejar karir, dan ada beberapa cowo yang sungguh takut akan Tuhan mengejarnya tapi malah dicuekin dan super gak digubris karena super enjoy with life now. Nah ntar pas uda thirty over something pas uda mau merid, tapi lakinya udah gak ada gimana. Karena pasangan hidup itu pilihan, baca penjelasan ci Lia disini.
Loh bukannya kita harus life our live to the fullest? Yes it is true. Tapi juga jangan lupa harus sensitif dan peka. Kalo masih kuliah/ sekolah, belon kerja ya mending jangan memulai hubungan dulu. Tunggu sampe bener-bener mateng secara karakter dan spiritual. Jangan membangkitkan asmara sebelum pada waktunya, ntar berabe. Dan kalo emank masih mau bener-bener fokus melayani Tuhan and masih mau merid 5tahun lagi yah gapapa. I am a firm believer, pacaran cukup 1-2tahun ajah. Gak perlu lama-lama. Karena pacaran lama gak menjamin kenal orangnya. Pacaran harus tegas dan tau tujuannya untuk pernikahan. Yang setuju angkat tangan!! Haha. Dan pastikan juga kita sendiri pun udah mateng dan udah tau jelas visi misi dalam hidup kita tuh apa. Jangan cuma asal main consider karena udah kegatelan juga wakaka. In this case, we really need to counsel with kakak rohani/ pembimbing etc. Karena mereka yang bisa liat dan nilai, apakah kita uda ready for relationship?
And my point here is.. eventho kita lagi super enjoy sama single life, tapi benernya udah siap dan ready untuk sebuah relationship. Ketika ada cowo yang sungguh menanti dan sungguh takut akan Tuhan. You should really take it seriously and pray hard about it. Wether he got the chance or not. Jangan mentang-mentang tuh cowo setia menunggu. Terus kitanya santai-santai. Ntar in the end ditolak, kasian juga kan? How long is he willing to wait until kamu yakin? Or berapa lama kamu butuh waktu untuk give him an answer? We might thinking masih adalah ntar cowo lain yang lewat. Well, diatas langit selalu ada langit dan nature'nya manusia = tidak akan pernah puas. So my conclusion is.. ketika ada cowo yang bener-bener sincere dan sepadan ya harus di consider dan didoakan, jangan dilewatkan begitu saja mentang-mentang lagi enjoy your life now ato adanya beberapa minor point yang gak sesuai harapan kita. (Well, im talking to myself too)
Alrite, maybe we can let him go. Can continually enjoy our life, happy-happy. Tapi not sure when will another good guy appear. Coz timing is God's mystery. Ketika ada cowo yang sincere dan sepadan tuh harus banget didoakan dan take seriously no matter how much you enjoy your single life now. Karena menemukan yang sepadan tuh gampang-gampang susah loh. Sepadan itu apa sih? Menurut gw sepadan itu, sama berat. Punya visi misi yang sama. Pernikahan itu idenya Tuhan, jadi ketika Dia mempertemukan dengan calon PH pasti juga dengan suatu visi. Gak cuma merid untuk beranak-beranak doank. Tapi biar rencana Tuhan turut tergenapi di dalam pernikahanmu. Misalnya gini: visi gw dari Tuhan itu so specific untuk pastoring menetap di Jakarta misalnya. Dan ada cowo yang lagi deketin gw itu visinya menjadi misionaris. Ini sama-sama dari Tuhan loh dan gak ada yang salah. Tapi ya kita gak sejalan kalo gak bisa saling mendukung. Karena untuk beberapa orang, Tuhan bener-bener kasih calling yang sangat specific. Baca disini untuk lebih jelas tentang visi misi.
Well, no other words needed to explain lah ya. Coz we truly know how hard it is to find someone that share the same burden and heart for Jesus, for the Kingdom of God. And waiting is the hardest part too. That's why, jangan sampe this statement happen in our life.
"You keep looking for a better one, but when later you realize, you have already miss the person."
Wait in God alone, wait patiently for Him to act and be wise :) And one thing to remember as much as you want to plan your life, it has a way of surprising you with unexpected things that will make you happier than you originally planned. That's what you call GOD'S PLAN.
You Should Date A Girl Who Reads
Date a girl who reads.
Date a girl who spends her money on books instead of clothes, who has problems with closet space because she has too many books. Date a girl who has a list of books she wants to read, who has had a library card since she was twelve.
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Find a girl who reads.
You’ll know that she does because she will always have an unread book in her bag. She’s the one lovingly looking over the shelves in the bookstore, the one who quietly cries out when she has found the book she wants. You see that weird chick sniffing the pages of an old book in a secondhand book shop? That’s the reader. They can never resist smelling the pages, especially when they are yellow and worn.
Buy her another cup of coffee.
Let her know what you really think of Murakami. See if she got through the first chapter of Fellowship. Understand that if she says she understood James Joyce’s Ulysses she’s just saying that to sound intelligent. Ask her if she loves Alice or she would like to be Alice.
It’s easy to date a girl who reads. Give her books for her birthday, for Christmas, for anniversaries. Give her the gift of words, in poetry and in song. (LOL so true, and I love it when people give me books instead of clothes or perfume. And cards with thoughtful words always touch the deepest of my heart) Give her Neruda, Pound, Sexton, Cummings. Let her know that you understand that words are love. Understand that she knows the difference between books and reality but by god, she’s going to try to make her life a little like her favorite book. It will never be your fault if she does.
She has to give it a shot somehow.
Lie to her. If she understands syntax, she will understand your need to lie. (I don't agree with this. Unless your girlfriend is Rihanna, I am not gonna love the why you lie :P) Behind words are other things: motivation, value, nuance, dialogue. It will not be the end of the world.
Fail her. Because a girl who reads knows that failure always leads up to the climax. Because girls who read understand that all things must come to end, but that you can always write a sequel. That you can begin again and again and still be the hero. That life is meant to have a villain or two.
Why be frightened of everything that you are not? Girls who read understand that people, like characters, develop. Except in the Twilight series.
If you find a girl who reads, keep her close.
When you find her up at 2 AM clutching a book to her chest and weeping, make her a cup of tea and hold her. You may lose her for a couple of hours but she will always come back to you. She’ll talk as if the characters in the book are real, because for a while, they always are.
You will propose on a hot air balloon. Or during a rock concert. Or very casually next time she’s sick. Over Skype.
You will smile so hard you will wonder why your heart hasn’t burst and bled out all over your chest yet. You will write the story of your lives, have kids with strange names and even stranger tastes. (Never in my imagination give my kids the strange name x_x) She will introduce your children to the Cat in the Hat and Aslan, maybe in the same day. You will walk the winters of your old age together and she will recite Keats under her breath while you shake the snow off your boots.
Date a girl who reads because you deserve it.
You deserve a girl who can give you the most colorful life imaginable. If you can only give her monotony, and stale hours and half-baked proposals, then you’re better off alone. If you want the world and the worlds beyond it, date a girl who reads.
Or better yet, date a girl who writes.
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