Today marks exactly 1 year of our marriage, our first wedding anniversary. My husband and I went to a wedding of one of his friends from his previous church.The wedding was very beautiful. The sanctuary was beautifully decorated with a lot of greens.I got to know a lot of my husband's previous church friends/members, who mostly were young people (around their 30's). I didn't expect that I would meet that many of my husband's old friends. Once we left the church, after the ceremony was over, my husband told us the story of almost all of those people that I was introduced to, such as Patrick and his wife, who used to work for CA. David, who was very smart, and able to cure himself from his nearsighted. An older man who had such a caring heart in helping others in need, and many more, that I couldn't remember all of them by names.
I was amazed by how successful his friends are, economically. Also, they looked very mature religiously. However, in the midst of these thought and feeling about his friends, I feel very blessed to have my husband. Nothing will make me happier than having him in my life. Though we are just living humbly, by the grace of God, we don't lack of anything. We are always blessed everyday with the abundance of laughter, joy, health, not too forget the food we ate, clothes we wear, and the place rented by YMM for us to stay as a start to build our family. Though sometimes I complain and want something more, but "if you only look what you can't go, you will miss the riches below", a quote from the movie Paycheck, which we just watched, as we were spending the night together today. A movie focusing in very intelligent minds, money, power, ability to see the future, and faith.
At the same night, while my soul was somewhat drained, I was opening my bible and my eyes was caught in reading Mark 13, " Signs of the End of the Age".
' As he was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher! What a massive stones! What a magnificent buildings!"
"Do you see all these great buildings?" replied Jesus. "Not one stone here will be left on another, every one will be thrown down"'
Can we, human beings, escape from the desire of having the world? I often complain why I don't have this and that like the others; or why I am in this stage not in the other that looks so much more comfortable. But what can be more pleasant than having the love from someone you love? Greed and jealousy are endless. "Heavens and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away." (Mark 13:31)
Lord, Heavenly Father, turn my eyes away from worthless things, turn my heart toward your statues, and not toward selfish gain. Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight. Preserve my life according to Your word. In Jesus' name, Amen!
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