To Live Life to the Fullest

I guess this will be my first blog entry where I share my thoughts, opinions, and feelings... haha:p

All this while I have been thinking on what to share, but somehow I kept procastinating about it.. so I took my time to blog articles that I had read and was inspired by.. to keep a collection of articles that has made an impact to my life, and that I want to apply them, so that I can live life to the fullest.. making the most of my abilities and being satisfied by the rewards that come from doing so..

Sometimes, I wonder... so what if I share my thoughts here on the web? Who's going to read it? I know for sure my dear2 will... (wink:P)... besides her, who else? Maybe tuanyee and min.. cos they are the two I know who knows that I have a blog.. haha:P

Then again I wonder.. what do I want to share... I know for sure I will not want to blog about gossips, complaints, miserable stories, sacarstic remarks about our Singapore government that I read in some blogs.. Cos I know in our lives, we already have so much burdens and struggles, so why make it even worse? And besides, I really love Singapore.. I am grateful for our government who set the vision and puts the various systems in place that has helped our country prosper, and this is a place I truly call home...

Then comes the next most important question.. why do I want to blog? Why spend time writing down my thoughts for people all over the world to see, where I could have some privacy to my life, and time for my other interests like reading, exercising, watching movies with my dear2..

As I began to ask these questions, the thoughts become clear.. and everything I learned in the past start to surface... and on this Father's Day, I want to dedicate my 1st blog entry to my loving God the Father in heaven, and to my Lord Jesus Christ!

Ever since I accepted Him into my life.. my life has truly been transformed.. And on baptism day, I remembered saying that.. my life will not be wasted from now on.. I want to hold on to those words.. My desire is to truly live life to the fullest and I know now that it can only happen with Jesus in my heart..

Because all this while I have been searching for meaning in life, I really don't like the idea of just going to work, coming home, eat, sleep, grow up, get married, have a baby, then a 2nd baby, see them grow up, retire, go back to dust... There must be something more than this.. yes I know all these are part of life, and a process that I have to go through, but then behind all this, is there something else? Something beyond this normal way of living... what would that be??

And all the answers came as Jesus came into my life... the meaning in life becomes clear.. that as I grew in the knowledge of the Bible, God's Word, I understood why I had been so restless in the past, because after attending countless seminars before I was a Christian, wanting to improve myself, to become a better person but yet still not seeing results.. I realised the missing link... And it is that all those knowledge and the meaning in life that I was seeking are actually from the Bible itself.. and I just need to go to the 'source' and all my questions about life would be answered!

Once I got clear on that, I began to hunger for more.. I studied the Word, I listened to audio sermons, I paid close attention during Sunday service, I joined a bible study group.. wow! And my life began to change for the better.. I am not as confused as before, I know what to focus on.. And I truly understood what it means to live life to the fullest..

And it all has to start from having a great relationship with God, with Jesus.. In the past, I used to think it's something that I am seeking in life, perhaps money.. but now I realised even with all the money in the world, I won't be happy at all.. so now I learn to seek God first, and it's through prayer that I have a heart to heart talk with Him, that I know He loves me and wants the best for my life.. that when I walk right in His ways, according to the righteous standard set in the Bible, that He will bless me with everything that I have ever needed for in life.

I have learned to be dependent on Him and I am truly grateful that He found me. From now on, I want to live out the rest of my life to serve Him, that I do the things that please Him, and to use the gifts and talents He gave to me to make a difference in other people's lives, to be a good steward of the money He provided, and in my daily tasks I perform, my way of conduct, my speech, my actions, will all reflect the character of Christ...

And the next important event happening in my life right now, is Esther and me getting married. I thank God that He has blessed me with such a wonderful girl in my life, who is always so encouraging, so loving, so playful (haha:P), like a best friend in my life and she completes me. (Thank you dear!)

I really want to be a good husband who loves my wife, a good father in future, a good servant of God and I pray O God, that you help me be one, if I may ask, that you give me more of your Spirit, so that I can have the wisdom to be the man worthy of your calling. Thank you Lord, in Jesus' name I pray, Amen!


I don't know if there's anybody out there who's going to read this, but I pray that each message I write from now on, will somehow be found by a person who is searching for it and needs it at the right time... and if it's you.. that the message can touch your heart, that you can be, like me, find the true meaning in life.

May you be blessed,
Victor