Cheryl’s Journals

be4 i went to cellgrp today i felt rely reluctant n kinda drain off in office cos it has been like 3weeks wihout any teaching so to get bck into teaching momentum is very DRAGGY n you feel like ur flesh is not willing while your heart is still missing all those fun times in beaches n goin outstation to places like enjoying the nature n just wann relax n observ the surrooundings…you dun feel like catching up the momentum in workplace… eachtime i wanna give in i would go into depression to isolate myself as muc as i could from the society. frankly speaking im a person who would prefer to seek4 attention rather then creating attention…my brain is lazy to think but im more acting like a booster in my surroundings… i need some1 to bring up somethg then i could hav idea to chat or talk let it be in class or outside working place. sometimes jus very reluctant but i find this blog article by huilee rely encouraging…as a reminder to myself not to easily give in…

One
day a young man decided to quit… "I wanna quit my job, my
relationship, my spirituality… I wanted to quit my life". He went to
the woods to have one, last talk with God. "God", I said. "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?" His answer surprised me…"Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?" "Yes", I replied.

"When the first day I
planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. I
gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the
earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the
bamboo seed. But I did NOT QUIT on the bamboo. In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did NOT QUIT on the bamboo." He said.

"In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would NOT QUIT. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would NOT QUIT." He said.

"Then in the fifth year a
tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was
seemingly small and insignificant…But just 6 months later the bamboo
rose to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots.
Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle." He said to me.

"Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots?" "I would not quit on the bamboo. I will NEVER QUIT on YOU." "Don’t compare yourself to others." He said.

"The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful." "Your time will come", God said to me. "You will rise high" "How high should I rise?" I asked. "How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return. "As high as it can?" I questioned "Yes." He said, "I will give you glory to rise as high as you can." God said. The young man left the forest and bring back his hope in God.

God will never give up on you. He will never give up on you. Never regret a day in your life. Good days give you happiness; bad days give you experiences; both are essential to life.
"When you come to the edge of all the light you know, that you are
about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, Faith is knowing
one of the two things will happen : There will be something solid to
stand on, or you will be taught how to fly."

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." Gal 6:9