Father's Love Letter

Today, as I was tidying up my cupboard, I found this chord book filled with 'Praise and Worship' songs. It was very updated even though it was printed in 2007. The songs that were included inside were complete!!!

As I was flipping through the book, I found one page about 'Father's love Letter'. I was straightaway stunned on the spot because I once received this letter during my YE Camp. I was only Form 4 at that time. When I got the envelope with the letter in it, I was so touched! After reading through the letter, my heart felt a gush of warmness. It was how God will talk to his children. So, I'm taking this opportunity to share this 'Father's Love Letter' here in my blog. Hopefully, His message and love will touch your hearts!

My Child...

You may not know me,
but I know everything about you ~ Psalm 139:1
I know when you sit down and when you rise up ~ Psalm 139:2
I am familiar with all your ways ~ Psalm 139:3
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered ~ Matthew 10:29-31
For you were made in my image ~ Genesis 1:27
In me you live and move and have your being ~ Acts 17:28
For you are my offspring ~ Acts 17:28
I knew you even before you were conceived ~ Jeremiah 1:4-5
I chose you when I planned creation ~ Ephesians 1:11-12
You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book ~ Psalm 139:15-16
I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live ~ Acts 17:26
You are fearfully and wonderfully made ~ Psalm 139:14
I knit you together in your mother's womb ~ Psalm 139:13
And brought you forth on the day you were born ~ Psalm 71:6
I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me ~ John 8:41-44
I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love ~ 1 John 4:16
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you ~ 1 John 3:1
Simply because you are my child and I am your father ~ 1 John 3:1
I offer you more than your earthly father ever could ~ Matthew 7:11
For I am the perfect father ~ Matthew 5:48
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand ~ James 1:17
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs ~ Matthew 6:31-33
My plan for your future has always been filled with hope ~ Jeremiah 29:11
Because I love you with an everlasting love ~ Jeremiah 31:3
My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore ~ Psalm 139:17-18
And I rejoice over you with singing ~ Zephaniah 3:17
I will never stop doing good to you ~ Jeremiah 32:40
For you are my treasured possession ~ Exodus 19:5
I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul ~ Jeremiah 32:41
And I want to show you great and marvelous things ~ Jeremiah 33:3
If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me ~ Deuteronomy 4:29
Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart ~ Psalm 37:4
For it is I who gave you those desires ~ Philippians 2:13
I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine ~ Ephesians 3:20
For I am your greatest encourager ~ 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles ~ 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you ~ Psalm 34:18
As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart ~ Isaiah 40:11
One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes ~ Revelation 21:3-4
And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth ~ Revelation 21:3-4
I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus ~ John 17:23
For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed ~ John 17:26
He is the exact representation of my being ~ Hebrews 1:3
He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you ~ Romans 8:31
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins ~ 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled ~ 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you ~ 1 John 4:10
I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love ~ Romans 8:31-32
If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me ~ 1 John 2:23
And nothing will ever separate you from my love again ~ Romans 8:38-39
Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen ~ Luke 15:7
I have always been Father, and will always be Father ~ Ephesians 3:14-15
My question is ~ Will you be my child? ~ John 1:12-13
I am waiting for you ~ Luke 15:11-32

Love, Your Dad,

Almighty God

Crossroads

Everybody faces crossroads every now and then. Same goes to me. At the age of 12, I chose whether to follow my friends to St.David's High School or some other more renown school in Malacca. Then at the age of 16, I wonder whether should I venture into arts or science stream. At the age of 18, I wonder which University should I go and which course should I major in. Finally at this stage, I am at the crossroad of choosing my career path. Our lives are made up of all kinds of choices, each leading to a different turning. Then these turnings will lead to another turnings with different obstacles, that's how life is.

At this stage of finally managed to pull through all the exams, finally I have finished my degree course! Yes, finally! But now, I am facing the dilemma of which career line to pursue. I am an Accounting grad, I own a full accounting cert; but deep in my heart, I know accounting isn't my cup of tea. One of the main reason was the experience I had during my 6 months of training last year. Everyday, I dragged myself back to work. Day and night I was being terrified by the numbers! Any single unbalanced figures gave me shivers and trembles, and I will be horrified and go super stressed out for the whole day trying to find the missing figures! Even at night, I had nightmares of me being unable to balance up my balance sheet! Oh ya, not to forget the Dr and Cr entries, I never got them right. So, my 6 months of torment flew by and by the end of the day, I told myself firmly that an accountant's life isn't what I want.

Now, I have a full Accounting Degree cert. A lot of people has come to tell me that how fortunate I am to own this cert because it is a professional cert. Hell ya I know! But do they know that to get the cert is tough and to practice it is even tougher? An accountant's life is forever bounded in front of the laptop. We wear glasses so that we can see the figures clearer and our fingers are never leaving our calculators, then our brain is always constantly thinking on how to balance up the figures and to check it with the current tax laws and whatsoever! 9-5 is impossible when it comes to peak periods, you will have to work around the clock! Accountants are very tough people. That's the fact of an Accounting life. No life + constant stress = a lot of gray hair!

But here I am, I know my true self. I am a more outgoing person. I enjoy talking to people, smiling at them and to promote stuffs is my strong point. I like to move around and can't be bound in front of the computer for 8 hours! I knew I had the problem of concentrating when I was training, I had to fidget around just to calm myself down. There and then I enjoy dressing up smartly in my formal and go all out to meet people. There! I'm just this type of a person! Too bad I didn't have noticed it a few years earlier so that I could switch to Marketing and Sales. Yes, honestly I really enjoy doing sales and marketing compare to accounting.

Nobody says accounting is bad, but it's the life that I choose to lead. Now I am at the dilemma of choosing a job which I won't 100% like but the pay will constantly increase; or choosing a job which is a whole new field for me but suits my personality well.

So, I went to talk to my supervisor this morning. He said that's the fact of life. Accountants don't have a life, their life revolves around numbers, working till wee hours and it's a very stressful life indeed. If I were to pursue in this line, I have to face these facts, bear with it and do my best. Then I told him I had another option of being a Sales Rep. He said Medical Rep is a good job, its prospects are good as well and its working time is flexible, the only problem will be, I have to travel a lot.

Then he told me that I have to really think of what I like. He said never waste too much time of doing the things which I know I don't like, he said he didn't like accounting as well and preferred a job with more flexible hours. One thing for sure he said was to ask me to pray to God for guidance. Lastly before I leave, he summed up our discussion by saying," I think you've already quite made up your mind on your job, the Rep sounds very good.". I agreed with him, yes, whenever I hear things of going out and it doesn't have to do with numbers, my heart pumps with joy!

He also said, I have to convince my parents and to give myself a try with this new field. So, I've decided. A Sales Rep I shall be but I will still apply for accounting job, just in case nobody wants me! Lolx~