Parents' Wish

This is dedicated to all Mums and Dads, and their children.

This is how we, as their children, should treat our parents

as grown ups!

So far, one of the best reminders about life and parenting.

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Under Construction

Many years back, I watched some of the overpass constructions done at Taikoo Place in the Quarry Bay area where I used to work. The small overpass that had been built in the beginning phases of construction appeared hopelessly disconnected to the entire office-building project in the vicinity of Taikoo Place. There where no other passages leading to or from the overpass. It was just a span of concrete that seemed to lead nowhere. However, when the project was completed, the seemingly misplaced overpass proved to be a vital link that serves building occupants to cross from one building to the other.

Sometimes our lives reflect in this way. We are not sure why are we working at that particular job, living in this specific place, or serving this particular foreign family. We simply do not see how it fits into God’s plans for us. But it is exactly at this juncture that we must rely on the sovereignty of God. For God knows what He desires to accomplish in our lives. He is aware of how this day, this job, this relationship is pieced together in His good and acceptable plan. You know, our wisdom has limits. We do not know what the day will bring. However, God’s wisdom is infinite and transcendent. He weaves every thread of our existence into a purposeful, productive, profitable plan.

When I first moved to Hong Kong over sixteen years ago, I left all my friends and the opportunity to get a job in the advertising career I wanted. I ended up with a bit of frustratrations in the beginning years waiting tables at a restaurant, serving food and drinks to people I have never met; spending half of my time in a garment factory removing threads on garments. I was a reluctant church member where I used to arrive half an hour before the benediction. It was stressful, a lot of pressure and struggle. However, I steadily grew and after many years, God opened a small door that made me exercise my commitment. Today, I rely only on Him in many situations of my life, whether in sickness or in good health, or whatever circumstances I am in.

Sixteen years ago I could never have foreseen both the struggles and triumphs I have in life. It was simply trust, dependence, and obedience – the key to bringing order and meaning to what seem like a hopeless, meaningless and misplaced construction of overpass of our lives. Somehow Joseph understood that principle thousands of years ago. At young age of seventeen he enjoyed the prosperity of a prominent Hebrew family. For the next thirteen years, he worked as a servant in a foreign land and spent time in an Egyptian jail. But in each experience, Joseph’s steady hand and diligence caused him to find favor with God. He did the best with what he had, did what he knew to be right, and trusted God. He did not know at seventeen years of age that he would administer the Egyptian kingdom at thirty.

God uses everything for good in your life when you entrust yourself and your circumstances to God’s providential control. No situation is hopeless if you trust Him. You may not understand your present situation of your life, but God does! Just rest in His efficiency and sovereignty.

Is any part of your life under construction today? Have you been trying to figure out where is it leading? You may not understand your present situation of your life. All you need to do is put your trust in God and rest in His efficiency and sovereignty.

Bible passage to read: Proverbs 20:24

(One of the finished bridges linking tenants from one office building

to another in the vicinity of Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay)

“Everything happens for a reason and a purpose, and it serves you.”