Can you guess what 127 means? Yup, this is my official 127th post! I am so excited! Usually people celebrate their 100th posting, but I would rather not be like those people and celebrate my 127th! Wow. Thanks to all my friends who reads my blog. I really appreciate going through different journey with you. Ok, now that I just celebrated my 127th post, it is now time to get serious. :)
Last Thursday and Friday I had the AWESOME (can you sense my sarcasm?) privilege of going to a conference. It really was quite pointless but I was the LUCKY (sarcasm again) one to go. I learned really nothing. But that's ok. I had a fantastic view of the beach though. It was so beautiful! I stared and daydreamed all through the day. It was quite nice.
Anyway, the point of this story is that the day before I left for this conference, my boss prayed for me. She prayed that I will be a light to the people. She didn't pray for me to learn or retain everything, but to be a light, showing others that we are different. Although I was bored out of my mind at this conference, one thing made it worthwhile.
One of the guys that works for the company putting up this conference came up and started to talk to me. He asked me about my work at Open Doors and if I liked it. Then he proceeded to tell me that he's been to our office and he has noticed how different we function compared to all the other customers. He kept talking about how he can tell everyone working there loves their job and loves one another. It was a different environment. He just kept telling me things from what he has observed during his visit. After all that, I asked him when he visited the office and how long he was there. He answered that he was there about a year ago for about an hour.
I was floored. First of all, I was having a bad attitude about being at a pointless conference. Then that happened and reminded me of my boss's prayer: to be a light. In The Great Omission by Dallas Willard, he says "The people to whom we minister and speak will not recall 99% of what we say to them. But they will never forget the kind of persons we are." That conversation was the turning point to my bad attitude. Too bad it came on the second day and not the first.
Last Thursday and Friday I had the AWESOME (can you sense my sarcasm?) privilege of going to a conference. It really was quite pointless but I was the LUCKY (sarcasm again) one to go. I learned really nothing. But that's ok. I had a fantastic view of the beach though. It was so beautiful! I stared and daydreamed all through the day. It was quite nice.
Anyway, the point of this story is that the day before I left for this conference, my boss prayed for me. She prayed that I will be a light to the people. She didn't pray for me to learn or retain everything, but to be a light, showing others that we are different. Although I was bored out of my mind at this conference, one thing made it worthwhile.
One of the guys that works for the company putting up this conference came up and started to talk to me. He asked me about my work at Open Doors and if I liked it. Then he proceeded to tell me that he's been to our office and he has noticed how different we function compared to all the other customers. He kept talking about how he can tell everyone working there loves their job and loves one another. It was a different environment. He just kept telling me things from what he has observed during his visit. After all that, I asked him when he visited the office and how long he was there. He answered that he was there about a year ago for about an hour.
I was floored. First of all, I was having a bad attitude about being at a pointless conference. Then that happened and reminded me of my boss's prayer: to be a light. In The Great Omission by Dallas Willard, he says "The people to whom we minister and speak will not recall 99% of what we say to them. But they will never forget the kind of persons we are." That conversation was the turning point to my bad attitude. Too bad it came on the second day and not the first.
The short, uplifting conversation made me realize how closely people are watching our every move and making mental notes. For this guy, within an hour of his visit he noticed the difference and it made an everlasting impression in him. That is pretty amazing. I only hope that I can be a "light" in this world that when other sees me they are able to see a difference and that it will make an everlasting impression in them.
