Picking up & finding the compass

The last few months has been tough.

Work wise things has been crazy – no other adjective really. Nothing seems to be going on well @ work, everyday is a war with battles coming from all fronts. Just last week was the classic – within a week I have to manage issues from six different parties. When you are that bruised and need to put up a brave front, something got to give. I’m that something that is giving way … realized I’d carved a lonelier figure @ work, the jest is gone and I’d aged. What remains is a shell power by the will to get things done …

While I used to have the home based support whenever I’m down, irene is just too tired and equally stressed-out to have that extra capacity. In fact, with ember’s arrival, our relationship has been pretty strained.

The challenges at work and home affected my spiritual walk and I’d been drifting away from God. Thank God for the Men’s Conference I attended last week. Although the topic is about being a good Father, I guess the principle applies to all relationships:

Ticket that makes a difference

1. Affirmation – sense of authenticity

2. Acceptance – sense of security

3. Appreciation – sense of significance

4. Availability – sense of importance

5. Affection – sense of lovability

6. Approach their world

7. Accountability – sense of responsibility

Its not so much as the principles – which in themselves excellence, but the conference set me back on the path to put God’s purpose first in my life. Time to pick things up with God, set my compass in His direction and trust that He will set other things straight.

First thing first is to set the family time right. Rather than heading home to catch up on work after church, decided to bring irene and ember to chill out in town today.

We had a pretty good german lunch at somerset 313. Nice place, friendly staff who took turn to keep ember distracted and slightly expensive. When shopping after that, as usual, I’m the one ended up buying stuff – got myself a spain jersey for the world cup

It was a good day. But more importantly, its a step of me leading my family in a godly way and it need to start with my refreshing that love for God.

Prayers

Pray that irene will get better as a mum and ember will be last cranky  As work starts tomorrow, pray that I will start the week with a fresh perspective from God.

Trusting in Jesus.

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