choice..

was just watching a tv programme that featured a little girl that has brain tumor who is partially blind.. she is only 9 years old.. and she has to suffered so much.. going through surgery, radio therapy, eating a lot of medicine, seeing a lot of doctors.. yet she has no idea how long can she live.. she can die anytime.. but she is very hopeful and cheerful.. she wants to spend each day happily.. she seems to know and understand much more about life than even an adult.. she is also able to take care of herself well and even take care of her little brother..

i am very amazed at her outlook of life.. how she can face life with a smile when she has to go through so much as a little kid.. yet so many people especially adults are unable to do it.. often thinking that why is life so unfair, getting stressed up about work, leading a messed up life.. i am not saying there is anything wrong in wanting to complain or feeling stressed up.. i am saying many times it is a choice how we choose to face up to things in our lives.. and how we want to handle it.. we are also given a choice in whether we want to have a relationship with God..

whining about things, being upset, giving up, etc.. doesn't help at all.. facing it up and making adjustments to overcome it then it is the right thing to do.. one very real lesson God taught me is that sometimes no matter how i pray or how hard i pray.. He is not going to change the situation or circumstances for me.. cos He knows that i have to go through them to learn and also have some realisation about myself.. indeed circumstances won't change.. but i can change how i handle them.. making sense of the situation.. at the end of the day.. it is not asking God to help me manuver through the situation.. but asking Him to help me understand why it had happened and what is the lesson He wants me to learn..

life is never going to be a bed of roses.. neither would it be as predictable as you want it to be.. as long as you choose to walk in sync with God.. you will be able to rejoice in every situation of your life.. choosing to see things through God's eyes.. sufferings are temporary.. nothing that goes down will always remain down.. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4..


living with a smile or a cry, is a choice..


Love,
Naomi