Just two months are left in 2022. Some people say, “2022 has already passed". But some people say, “Two months are still left”. It depends on peoples minds whether they see the same thing with a positive or negative perspective.
Several days ago, a café in Korea was robbed. We can guess what the owner's response would be. However, unlike our expectations, the owner talked about the incident on his SNS and promised to give free coffees to people to celebrate it. What a change of thinking! On that date, reportedly, about 1100 people visited the coffee shop. We don't know whether the café owner made a profit on that day. Anyhow, it is obvious that this story reminds us to "Think differently”
What about our Christian journey? Some believers might think, "My Christian journey was a failure”, “I couldn't trust God thoroughly', "I didn't pray to God enough" or "I couldn't even imitate Jesus' life for the poor, the disadvantaged and the outcast”. However, we could also say, "With God's grace, I have lived to this moment”, “With God's mercy, my sins were cleansed”, “With God's patience, I have another
chance” or “With God's love, I have my loving family, friends and colleagues around me”.
One obvious thing is that God has been with us and will also live with us in the future. We need to commit our whole beings to God, just as Job does in the Bible. God is beyond our understanding. God, as a good shepherd and will lead and guide us in a good direction. In the turmoil of the world, in the complexity of our nation and society, and in the troubles around our daily lives, the only one thing we can trust is God's goodness...
There are just two months left to go. If you had something to do this year but couldn't complete it, just do it now. I hope you think it was good to do it at that time when you recall this at the end of the year.
I pray and bless that God is with your planning for the rest of the year.