"Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes." (Hag 1:6)
Previously a short message from Pr Gungadoo on 'Recalculate' (found at the top of this blog), explained our moved. This week sabbath lesson on Haggai explained better. As days, months passed, we became less sure about our move. Somehow, we are just waiting for the 2 years duration to be fulfilled. In this passage God is reminding us why we have given up good paying jobs and stable life, and moved. It is apparent that we were living in a rat race back home, lack of fulfillment in life. No matter how much we are serving in church (sometimes we even tired ourselves in it), God could not come first in those days. We spent so much time at work, but we never could feel that we have earn enough. We constantly planned for holidays to break ourselves from that momentum, to be refresh for another round of 'slavery'. Every week, we spent a good amount and indulged ourselves in quality cuisine, trying to feed the empty soul. Or go for retail therapies, sometimes online.
These days, we only have one source of income, much lesser than what we had. We buy what we need, we prioritized our spending. Amazingly, we always have enough and able to have some small savings! We have time for a walk in the park, spending quality time together after 5 years of marriage. And hopefully with God's blessing that we can grow our family here.
No one can understand all these, not even our parents, unless you are in our shoes. It felt like we are keeping this little secret between us. In fact, we just feel that nobody or I should say not many, can comprehend.
Who is with us here?
Previously a short message from Pr Gungadoo on 'Recalculate' (found at the top of this blog), explained our moved. This week sabbath lesson on Haggai explained better. As days, months passed, we became less sure about our move. Somehow, we are just waiting for the 2 years duration to be fulfilled. In this passage God is reminding us why we have given up good paying jobs and stable life, and moved. It is apparent that we were living in a rat race back home, lack of fulfillment in life. No matter how much we are serving in church (sometimes we even tired ourselves in it), God could not come first in those days. We spent so much time at work, but we never could feel that we have earn enough. We constantly planned for holidays to break ourselves from that momentum, to be refresh for another round of 'slavery'. Every week, we spent a good amount and indulged ourselves in quality cuisine, trying to feed the empty soul. Or go for retail therapies, sometimes online.
These days, we only have one source of income, much lesser than what we had. We buy what we need, we prioritized our spending. Amazingly, we always have enough and able to have some small savings! We have time for a walk in the park, spending quality time together after 5 years of marriage. And hopefully with God's blessing that we can grow our family here.
No one can understand all these, not even our parents, unless you are in our shoes. It felt like we are keeping this little secret between us. In fact, we just feel that nobody or I should say not many, can comprehend.
Who is with us here?
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