Training

today is friday, cross country day for my school. haven't been reflecting much cos am jus always tired and not feeling well and busy, wat else can it be.

but i jus want to pen down something to think about God again. how easily i forget about God in my life. so near, yet so far. as i recall my horrible week, came to a realization that all things work for good. been drilled about this fact a million times yet, when the actual event comes in my life, it is not as easy as abc to switch into tha mode and jus trust in God. alot of things in our life need training. jus like how kids need training to get from waiting outside the classroom to inside the classroom quietly, they need to be "trained", several times before they really "get it". it sounds absurd but it's really true that we need training. training to get used to God's ways, training to be familiar with God's ways, training to handle things God's ways and training to see things God's ways.

every time we talk about training, i'll think of the refining silver story. there was this blacksmith who heats the silver in the fire, to purify it. he cannot leave it alone for a second, and he has to stay there the whole time the silver is being purified. only when the silver starts to reflect his image is it then truly purified. and we are the silver, being purified in the torture and heat of life, while God the blacksmith is patiently molding and purifying us. till when? until we reflect His image in our lives. it's indeed a tough and hard process, nevertheless, it is necessary.

Lynn