Getting through the maze of L.I.F.E

Living each and everyday may feels like wandering inside a maze looking for the exit. Not knowing whether we should turn right or left at the junction, we choose to depend on our guts. If we're lucky enough, we'll find a promising paths, else dead ends are unavoidable.

Now as a Christian, I often think shouldn't we get a better life than that? I mean, we have a BIG God after all thus I demand a better life.

To get through a maze, there's a method called "The left-hand method". Simply place your left-hand on the left-hand wall upon entering the maze and follow that wall all the way around. The principle is to never remove your hand from the wall.

Lets carefully observe how we live our lives till this moment. The left-hand method would not work if we let go of the left-hand wall. It requires us to stick to the left-hand wall no matter how long we have to walk around and the number of cul-de-sacs we met on the way. The same principle goes for our lives. We ought to hold on to Him no matter how long we have to wait and the number of obstacles we have to face.

If after a few cul-de-sacs, a man decided to let go of the left-hand wall then he may get lost in the maze. If he doesn't wait patiently while following the wall all around, then he might let it go and trapped inside the maze. If he thought the other path is more promising than following the left-hand wall, he might be up for a wild goose chase.

The truth is we do have a better life than those who get lost and trapped inside the maze. God is our left-hand wall, the only way to the exit. Wait patiently, fight for your faith in Him no matter what!

"My soul, wait in silence for God only, For my hope is from Him." Psalm 62:5

What's your flavour?

Have you ever thought about how do we tell the difference between sweet, sour, salty and bitter?

I vaguely remember a picture of the tongue showing the location of the four taste buds. Sweet and salty near the front, sour buds on the sides and bitter on the very back of it. Always thought where on the tongue the material lands is the answer, apparently not so..

The correct answer is how the material reacts chemically. Salt, for example, allowing sodium ions to enter the taste buds. A chemical reaction releases calcium ions which then send the message to the nerve cells and finally a signal to the brain that it's salty.

Now and then, what kind of material are we? What reaction do we release? Do we send the sweet signal to people's taste buds? Sourness? Or even bitterness?

It's certainly naive to think that we're definitely sending the sweet signal; only when we land on the "problem-free" areas. The essence of sweetness will only take place when we release "His love" to the lifes of those who are hurting, dissapointed and problematic. Don't you agree?

“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses is flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men”

Matthew 5:13 NKJV