From The Inside Out

Put fish in the water, it swim although no one tell it to do.

Put eagle in the sky, it fly although no one show how to fly,

that's why you never found eagle fallen from the sky and walk.

Now, put a guitar in the hand of guitarist. People placed around

the leader. Stone and cement around bob the builder. Sick man

around the doctor. Lost direction man around the motivator.

You and I know well, what would happen after that.

Guitarist play that guitar.

The leader organize and direct people.

Bob the builder, build a building.

Doctor heal the sick man.

The motivator will motivated that lost direction man.

No one tell them what they have to do, they just run they role.

Because they knew well, who they are. They not found who

they are by a minute. It takes time and courage to move forward.

Step by step , stone by stone, man by man to answer they highest calling.

Calling that even have to sacrifice themselves.

Because , we are build with God hands, created in Jesus Christ to do

goodness that God has prepared before. God want us to live in HIS plans.

So, what is your highest calling ? Found it from GOD.

Lompatan atau Satu Langkah Maju ?

Seberapa jauh anda hari ini mengejar ketertinggalan diri anda ?

Setiap orang memiliki kondisi dimana berhadapan dengan hal-hal

baru seumur hidupnya. Suka tidak suka selalu ada perubahan dan

perubahan itu selalu menghasilkan kondisi yang sama, memulai

dari awal sehingga biasanya tidak begitu menyenangkan ( pada awalnya ).

Coba ingat-ingat saat pertama kali :

- Masuk sekolah setelah kenaikan kelas ( Pelajaran makin banyak )

- Mendapatkan pekerjaan baru / promosi ( Penyesuaian tugas baru )

- Bisnis lama sudah tidak menjanjikan, sehingga perlu berkembang.

- Bisnis baru sungguh menjanjikan tetapi melihat hal lebih besar sehingga

perlu ambil resiko memulai yang baru. ( tantangan baru )

- Pasangan yang mulai berubah ( hubungan yang didewasakan )

Jadi apa yang akan anda lakukan ? Perubahan seperti tamu yang sudah pasti datang ,

hanya saja belum tahu kapan, tapi anda bisa merasakannya.

Satu hal yang saya pelajari dalam hal ini, apabila kesuksesan masa lalu dijadikan ukuran

maka membuat orang tidak berani untuk gagal atau mengalami penurunan demi hal baik

yang berada di depannya.

Merasa jadi seperti junior lagi ketika belajar hal yang baru ? Diejek ketika bertanya hal-hal

yang kedengarannya sederhana tapi kita memang belum mengerti ? Dulu anda bekerja di

kantor ber-AC tetapi sekarang anda keluar masuk pasar demi bisnis baru anda ?

Itu mungkin yang anda alami, itu yang saya alami. Tetapi itu bukan masalah, karena saya perlu

mengejar kemajuan diri saya. Anda pun perlu, karena anda dan saya mengerti ada hal besar

yang sudah menanti di depan.

That's Why I'm Here

Have you ever lost strenght ? Hopes and courages lost
in the air, gone in the middle storm of life.

Have you ever lost sight ? everythings that you build
gone in a minute.

Can you move forward ? Can you see a light in the dark ?

Think about this one, as a father you can't quit
because of your son and wife need you. As a single
parents you can't quit because of your family.
As an adult you can't quit because your mom or
someone that around you. As a leader you can't quit
because of your follower. As a musician you
can't quit because of your audience.

You and i are live in the center stage of life. You and
i are put in a life that people can see or maybe depend on
your life, your decisions, your courages.

Find one good reason. You'll find it and even when
you can't find it, step forward ... someone would get
courage from your step.

That's why the reason you and i move forward.

Forgive

People said time will heal pain. But you and i that
was hurt know well, time can't heal your heart. It
just covered for a while. Wanna prove ?
Try this one, have you ever broken heart ? There are
many reason, might be was leave alone by your father,
or maybe by your fiancee, or maybe by your best friend.

Day by day, time is moving forward, and you said, "Now my
heart is not hurt any more even if i think about that
time i were left."

But try to discuss that condition, try to talk about
that time you were left and hurt. Details when your
best friend betray you, details when you were left in
your future planning by your fiancee , details when your
dad left you and your mom. Who's coming in front
of your door ? that pain comes again. Your heart is
scratch again.

Time can't heal hurt, it just covered for a while.

But there is one way to be heal, maybe it's take time
but soon it will be heal, forever. How come ? By
forgive.

If hurt is your decision so forgive then. You and
i need forgive. Why should i ? That man were make a
mistake, my dad make a mistake, my fiancee make
a mistake .. why should i do gave them a forgiveness ?

Cause you and i were forgive by Jesus Christ. One
statement that conclude all the reason. So .. would
you and i give the best present, forgiveness ?

The Most

Get a pen, write in your notes, named five that
the most important thing in your life. Sort from the highest
priority. I'm writing mine.

1. Relationship.
2. All of my family.
3. Health.
4. Good friends.
5. My saving , money, job.

Are you finish ? if not then tried to write that before
you continue to read.

Are you sure that you wrote is the most important thing
in your life ?

Well done.

Do you realize that the most important thing in our life
can lost ? mine is. Could you imagine what if the most
important thing that you wrote gone one by one.

Try to erase the number 5. What do you feel now ? upset ?
Try to erase the number 4. What do you feel now ? sad ?
or maybe mad ?
Try to erase the number 3. What do you feel now ? confuse ?
no hope anymore ?
Try to erase the number 2. What do you feel now ? alone ?
Try to erase the number 1. What do you feel now ? rejected ?
the world is gone ?

I did. I realize that i lost these five things, it
can change my life so dramatically.

Until i heard the voice, GOD voice. " I gave, the greatest
love that anyone could ever know. My son Jesus, to covered up
your sin so you can saved."

From there, i know ... i can loose my most important things
but i can't loose Jesus. From there, i know the most
important thing in my life.

Border of Nation

Every nation has a border. The border laid in the ocean,
air or land. Usualy ever border between nation protected
by national army or guard by a radar , to captured anyone
that tried to enter that country. No one would get into another country, except they has a
permission.
Every nation has a rule, every kingdom has a rule.
There is one kingdom we were living now. You can choose
between the kingdom of God or the kingdom of demon. But one
thing you and i should aware, every kingdom has a rule.
If you're living in the kingdom of God:
1. Everything that happen in HIS kingdom, GOD is in
controlled. Nothing happen to hurt us, just for rebuke
us and get the special things that GOD offered to us.
2. God has rule too, many of us said "God, you are Jehovah
Jireh." But how come that would happen if you're not
get a job ? so, we must get all in the bible. Do the one
and not forget the others.
3. God has His own time. Trust HIM to do the best for
your life, even there is many reason to get worried.

Have you judge a book from it's cover ?

Do you realize that every one was judge from the others ? at least one time. What is your feeling if someone judging your act , your face , your job or even your wife ( ... ) . I don't know what is someone judge from you.
But maybe i do know the feeling is , there are two common feelings, good feelings or bad feelings. That is common situation that you and i face nowadays.

My mentor gave me one wise thought, "Do not try to control what you can't controlled."

Judgement is something that we can't control, try to control it .. you will get tired soon or later, cause you have to pleased people.

So .. what should we do ? Here is the truth , you and i created by God with at least one ability or specialty. No one in the earth is same as you. Try to search the finger prints, you won't get same finger prints.

You and i special hand made ... so when there is judgement about yourself .. don't get so serious take that, keep your feelings is good.

How far would you go ?

My friend tell me about his life, so difficult .. so hard .. and of course not an easy life. He ask me how come in the earth that live so many people , he is the one that have to suffer. Why me ? Why my family ? Why my job ?

I'm trying to help him , so i ask him one question. What is your vision in this world ? He Answered, " I want to have a good job , married one day , have a kids and give something special for my parents .. i want they to be happy and proud of me ".

"It's that all ?" , i asked him again. "Yes, is not not enough ? " , He asked back.
"Would you die to make that things happen ? ", i give him one question again.

He just quiet. Can't answer. I saw he is thinking about my question.
"Would you die to make that things happen ? ", i repeated my question again.

"I never thought before. I don't know.", My friend answered.
"You see, if you don't have something to do in your life that cost all of your life, you will give up to continues your life. But if you have that vision for your life, even there are so many difficulties , you wouldn't stop, you can't stop . You will go to that vision and overcome that barrier."

Do you open your life ?

Have you seen a glass that full of water ? Try to fill that glass with another water. You can't right ? Because that glass is already full. But before you do that , try to waste that water and then try to fill that glass again. Hahaha , that glass can fill with new water.
I learn about this thing when i feel that my life is stuck .. not moving forward .. day by day nothing progress happen. I keep my life for myself .. everything just for myself. Until i hit the wall .. hmm ... so i start with open up my life to my friend. I throw my water .. and then guess what ? My glass is filled again.
My life is moving forward.

Start Over, Continues or just Stoped.

In life , i think every one was through one thing
that it called , failed , falling or lose .
This is a word that i think no ones like it so much.
Every one like to be a winner, champion, paying high,
promoted, i did. but it cannot close the fact about
sometimes we are failed. We did not expect that, but
in a second later, failed is waiting in front of
the door.

There are three ways to do after we face to face with
the fails.
1. We can start over
I Did this before, after i face to face with
fails. I decided to start over every things
, i throw out every things and i said "let's
start from the beginning ". Do you same as me ?
if did , then maybe you want to consider this..
we can't erase our past , not even one single
"dot". The past will be in of your life. Maybe
nobody know it, but you did.

2. Stopped
We think my world is ruined. Every things is
useless. Nothing left, just shame, tears or
maybe broken hope. So we decided to stopped.
Hide in our rooms, playing video games days
and night, retreat from people, working days
and night. Maybe we are not commit a suicide, we
still alive but, hiding, somewhere ..stopped.

3. Continues
This step is the one i choose today. I deal with
my fails .. every single fail that i made. I can't change the
past. What about my shame, broken hope and
tears ? Do you think if i face my fails everything is already ok ?
... no ... in many times that fails still there .. but i deal with them
Today my tears is dropped .. but tomorrow i will sing.
Today my hope is broken .. but tomorrow i will have faith.
Today i'm shame ... but tomorrow i would proud.
I'm continues my life.