Bless the Broken Road

Bless the Broken Road

I set out on a narrow way, many years ago

Hoping I would find true love, along the broken road
But I got lost a time or two
wipe my brow and kept pushing through
I couldn't see how every sign, pointed straight to you

Every long lost dream, led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart, they were just northern stars
Pointing me on my way, into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

I think about the years I spent, just passing through
I'd like to have the time I lost, and give it back to you
But you just smile and take my hand
You've been there you understand
It's all part of a grander plan, that is coming true

Every long lost dream, led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart, they were just northern stars
Pointing me on my way, into your loving arms
This much I know, know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

Now I'm just rolling home
Into your loving arms
This much I know, know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you
Yes, God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

This song is very encourage me a lot. It reminds me in the way of many struggle that I have to go through while waiting for His answer in my life.

I was notice with "Every long lost dream, led me to where you are..Others who broke my heart, they were just northern stars" why the writer choose the word of "northern star"? how it relates to the broken heart?

With the curiosity that I had, I directly found it in internet especially for the northern star term. According to the wikipedia, Northern star was used to know direction (west, east, south, north) and it oftens used by people who live in Jesus' period!

When I related that words with the previous sentence, I get that the true love that we dream long time ago until now, it leads us to get closer to Him. In the process of waiting, pressure from society to us, those things make us hurt (broken heart) and it also just a Northern star that turn our life in a certain direction to know what God wants for us or to get closer to His promise.

For most of single, when you are waiting for your "true love" that God intended to be, it requires a lot of passion. maybe people push us to find our bride/groom that cause sometimes we unsure with His promises to us.

But, one thing that i belief in our loneliness and in our singleness is we will get closer with Him. That's the beauty of singleness!

longing for intimacy in our loneliness that only we can get through Him; the source of love and strength coz we know that His love and plan us will never fail!

In the Sacred of Singleness, it says that God wants us to find the ultimate fulfillment in our heavenly pince before we meet our worldly prince in the world!

I wish for those who is single can enjoy their singleness as the gift from Christ to experience deep longing and intimacy with our perfect groom Jesus Christ:)

my last words for u is that single is not because we want it but because we have not found out our true love :)

wish you have a perfect time with our heavenly Prince in your singleness!

Badminton and dancing

Hmmm...saya merasa bahwa ini adalah topic yg cukup unique dan juga merupakan topic yg berbeda yg pernah saya bawakan dalam blog saya ini.

Dua hari yg lalu, saya bermain badminton dengan cicik dan temen saya di CSUF. Sebenernya waktu itu lagi setengah hati, cuma saya mikir yasudalah toh saya uda jarang olahraga semenjak kepindahan saya di dormitory.

Ketika saya bermain dengan cicik saya 1 vs 1, saya merasa gerakan badan saya sangat flexible dan explorable dengan music yg sedang dimainkan di CSUF court. Saya merasa aneh dengan gerakan saya dan akhirnya saya mencoba memperhatikan setiap gerakan yg saya mainkan. saya menemukan bahwa badan saya juga ikutan bermain dengan musik sehingga flexibilitas yg memang dibutuhkan untuk menjangkau bola yg dilemparkan bisa tercapai.

Saya mencoba bermain 1 vs 2 dengan ketakutan yg ada tapi saya mencoba menghadapi ketakutan kalo saya bisa kalah. Dalam permainan ini saya belajar bahwa ketika kita tahu kelemahan dan taktik yg digunakan oleh sang musuh, bisa membuat flexibilitas kita bermain semakin lincah dan lancar. Hal ini juga tidak terlepas dari obersavasi dan belajar. walaupun kita memiliki tenaga tangan yg kuat tapi tidak disertai dengan hal diatas, permainan kita menjadi kurang maximal.

Saya belum expert disini tapi saya memiliki keinginan untuk masih dan harus terus belajar untuk bisa memainkan peranan saya di lapangan dengan baik.

implikasi dalam hidup:

1. belajar apa yg kita jalani dalam hidup baik itu hal yg kurang menyenangkan dan menyenangkan.

2. ketika kita berperan dan berlaku salah dalam hidup, kita akan diingatkan dengan kuesekuensi daripada apa yg kita lakukan.

3. Kuesekuensi tidak akan pernah pergi dalam hidup kita kecuali kemurahan dan anugrah daripada Tuhan bertidak dan diberikan kepada kita. (God is love and justice)

4. first performance dalam hidup kita sangat menentukan hidup kita selanjutnya bagaimana kita melihat diri kita, bertidak dan melihat dunia ini.