My Life, Your Story.

Some random tots of the following 2 pts i encountered recently!

- You become like those with whom you choose to associate.

A fren recently pointed out that she notices I am somebody that is easily influenced by others. She meant to mean it as a compliment actually haa,judging upon where my tots & most of our conversations led to.. Hrmm thou the "easily influenced" trait of mine is kinda like a character flaw, hey but come to think abt it, if i associate myself w the right ppl, den ok le mah! Right?? =p Heh okok i'll learn to be more steady & stable... =X

Anyway recently i not only wanna know God more, but i wanna noe how He views, thinks, & feels abt certain things in life too.. I wanna noe wat are His inner tots exactly! Yupz so i noe in order to know that, i got to associate more w Him.. spend more time w Him!!

- Always prize principle above relationship.

AR Bernard talked abt Daniel in the Babylonian culture last Sun.. That although Daniel learnt their arts, languages, sciences, culture etc, he nvr compromised his values & principles of God.. He didnt, in order to please King Nebuchadnezzar, compromised & eat the food & drinks the king provided to him, but instead on staying pure by eating his own vege & water (Food & drinks symbolises the core values & principles one holds) & he later got promoted, became one of the king's most trusted men, a dream interpreter, which subsequently led this great Babylon king into salvation. =)

I rem i was talking to this past close fren of mine, & was saddened that how much our beliefs & principles in life have grown so apart.. I was shocked at some of her thinkings, wondering how can she overlook something that just seemed so outright wrong? & i know from that instant onwards, that we can nvr be as close as before, unless i compromised to the way she thinks..

& it will hurt.. definitely..when we see past close frenz being so distant fr us all of a sudden due to the difference in core values we hold. I cried hard that day on my way home after talking to her.. It's painful.

There's alwiz a price to pay if u want something. Qn is - "How much are u willing to pay the price?"

& before we can ans tt, we probably got to ans this ourselves first - "wat exactly am i aiming for? wat prize is it that i wan ultimately?" Coz i realized when we noe wat we are aiming for, all prices & sacrifices we made along the way to reach that aim will seem nothing le... reali..

I want to be a Daniel, someone who wont place ANY relationships higher than God's principles. Amen!