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Saturday, May 2, 2009
Crisis I highly recommend you to have a read at Vanness Wu's blog...i am very humbled to know that he had fasted for 21 days...something which i have only dreamt of doing thus far. He is more of a Christian than anything else (an artiste). And I feel very ministered by his blog entry. http://www.alivenotdead.com/vannesswu/21-days--profile-599340.html Crisis is, according to Dictionary.com, "a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, esp. for better or for worse, is determined; turning point." It wasn't until recently that I realized I never understood the meaning of "Crisis". The first time I was introduced to this word was knowing about the economic crisis. Asean financial crisis. Yada yada. From there, I formed the wrong idea that a crisis speaks of a situation that can only get worse from there. In short, it is a bad word because there is only one way to go with a crisis - downwards. But I was really wrong. As with the true meaning of a "crisis", this is a point in life that everybody will face. It is inevitable. 2ndly, crisis isn't the end outcome. It is simply a liminal point, or a turning point. Situation can get better, OR worse. Crisis is simply a term to describe the state when both possibilities are possible; fate is in your own hands. You work hard to obtain the outcome that you want. And suddenly I have a more positive outlook with the word "Crisis". Because to me, there is now a reason why I should fight against a negative outcome. Crisis doesn't mean 100% negative. It is 50% positive, 50% negative. I have that 50% chance to fight for. So when I hear phrases like "Crisis of faith", or "Financial crisis", or "Mid-life Crisis", etc. I no longer think that I should avoid it. Instead, I view it with greater optimism, just like the way you would see a cup of water that's half-full (OR half-empty). In sum, I believe "Crisis" is a beautiful word. It is the time when you determine your own outcome. Hence, it is the time when your inner strength is revealed to show who you really are in capacity. I pray for crisis to come into my life, but I also pray for the strength and maturity to pull me through. Most importantly, I hope that the crisis will reveal the power of God in my life. Labels: contemplative 10:25 PM
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