like a kid on christmas morning.

Although i've heard it many times before in talks or in books... it's taken me 10 years to really, truly, and fully realize that God's put me on a track to Him. And it didn't start with when i was introduced to the community, but that it started far before i knew of Him. Far before i was born. He thought of me long before i ever thought of Him.

And sure, I've also heard/read about how God uses other people in our lives to shape us to be like Christ...

In that respect, what makes God so awesome is his infinite(!) focus that He has on "me" (on each of us)... that He is paying SO MUCH attention to me. That he would put challenging circumstances or even senseless tragedies in my life -- for what? -- To place me better in-line with His plan for me, to set me on track to Him, to make me more like His Son. Most especially, that when i'm in my most-trying times... He would use other people -- their presence or absence -- so that my focus will be placed back on Him (where my focus belongs in the first place).

But it's not only that. For me, the big realization is that it's not just about God's focus on wanting the best for "me." Now, it's about being irreversibly part of other people's tracks to God.... And when i think about it -- what an privelege it is, that God Himself would choose me -- specifically me -- to help someone find their way to Him! What a honour it would be -- that someone might share how God used me to help them though a trying time in their life.

...i wish i could find words to express the joy i've been experiencing, in this... "infancy of understanding." that privelege... it's exciting!! and it's my hope that everyone might come to understand just what the heck i've been feeling i'm talking about...

i feel like a kid on christmas morning.

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how come i haven't seen any blogs about SWR1 yet? no, not about the 'fun-stuff,' but i believe that each of us had received messages from God.

But even if it's not shared here, I hope that whatever messages you have received have been shared (or will be shared) with someone. If there's one thing (yet another thing!) i've learned/re-learned, it's that every circumstance and experience -- good or bad -- is to be shared... it will come out eventually. It's my prayer that we will all see the goodness in even the "bad" things... that we will all let Him make good from those things. As we always say to anyone who does a talk or a sharing: you never know that by what you share (if it's spoken in Truth) -- that someone might be healed.