temporary home - carrie underwood

Little boy, 6 years old
A little too used to bein' alone.
Another new mom and dad, another school,
Another house that will never be home.
When people ask him how he likes this place, he looks up and says, with a smile upon his face,

"This is my temporary home
It's not where I belong.
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through.
This is just a stop, on the way to where I'm going.
I'm not afraid because I know this is my
Temporary Home."

Young mom on her own.
She needs a little help, got nowhere to go.
She's lookin' for a job, lookin' for a way out,
Because a half-way house will never be a home.
At night she whispers to her baby girl,
"Someday we'll find our place here in this world."

"This is our temporary home.
It's not where we belong.
Windows and rooms that we're passin' through.
This is just a stop, on the way to where we're going.
I'm not afraid because I know this is our
Temporary Home."

Old man, hospital bed,
The room is filled with people he loves.
And he whispers, "Don't cry for me,
I'll see you all someday."
He looks up and says, "I can see God's face."

"This is my temporary Home
It's not where I belong.
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through.
This was just a stop,on the way to where I'm going.
I'm not afraid because I know this was
My temporary home."

hibernate

WOW. Udah lama banget nih gak ngeblog sampe berdebu kayanya nih. Hahaha.

So many things happened. Catch up? Sure, you want to.

Okay, first, i failed again on UI's entrance test but this time i kinda did it on purpose. I knew now that i actually i never wanted to go to UI. I just wanted to go to the best school but it was stupid, i know, to think that the UI is the only best school in town. So i decided, and constantly hoping to another best school in Indonesia. I'll tell you when i'm officially the student at the school. :)

and i read some good books lately and it helped me realize what i should do. I'm reconsidering (AGAIN) to change my BIG PLAN. Here's the clue. The books that inspire me are Unlimited Wealth and The Science of Luck by Bong Chandra and A Gift From A Friend by Merry Riana. :)

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Write to you soon!

W.O.R.S.H.I.P.

Hey, readers.
:D

Hari minggu kemaren, pas minggu palem, gue sama Ci Priska ke JPCC lagi setelah sabtu minggu lalunya ikutan Oxygennya doang. Kita berangkat jam setengah 1an dan nyampe jam 2an padahal mau ikut ibadahnya yang ke4 karena mau bayar tiket pre-order konser Hillsong. Jadi abis bayar tiket, kita nunggunya di GI. Tapi karena gak jadi makan, kita terus ke SevEl. Pas udah balik lagi ke Annex Building, Ci Priska baru bilang kalo SNS, ibadah ke5, itu iWorship. Padahal pengen ikutan itu aja tapi kemaleman takutnya. Singkat cerita, kita udah nyampe dan siap ibadah. Langsung ambil tempat duduk di tengah ke 4 dari depan. Yang preaching adalah Pastor Jose Carol. Khotbahnya tentang worship bulan ini. Ps. Jose jelasing tentang konsep/elemen dalam WORSHIP.

W = whom. Worship has only one focus: God. Intinya adalah gak penting siapa yang mimpin worship atau bagus atau enggaknya kita dalam menyembah Tuhan, yang terpenting adalah fokus penyembahan kita.

O = offering. Berikan yg hidup, kudus, dan berkenan kpd Allah. Ps. Jose juga jelasin kenapa JPCC gak narik persembahan secara kolektif tapi disediain kotak persembahan di sudut - sudut karena persembahan kita harus kita yang bawa dengan kerelaan kita sebagai bentuk penyembahan kita. Selain uang, ada bentuk offering yang lebih dihargai Tuhan dalam penyembahan kita yaitu tubuh/kehidupan kita. Tubuh/kehidupan yang bagaimana? Yang hidup, kudus, dan berkenan kepada Allah.

R = revelation. Elemen selanjutnya adalah pewahyuan. Maksudnya adalah kita harus mengalami sendiri sebuah relasi yang personal dengan Tuhan jadi kita bisa menyembah dengan tulus. Mungkin bukan wahyu kayak yang Yohanes dapat di Patmos kali yah tapi sebuah pengalaman dimana kita bener - bener punya kasih agape sama Tuhan.

S = sacrifice. It's you, yourself, whom He wants. Aspek yang ini juga dibahas sama Ps. Johanes Thelee di Oxygen tanggal 9. Worship means sacrificing. Harus ada, dan pasti ada, pengorbanan dalam penyembahan kita ke Tuhan.

H = honor. Ini udah jelas yah? Dalam penyembahan kita, harus ada bentuk honoring kita ke Tuhan. Dengan cara memberikan persembahan hidup kita.

I = intimacy. Without personal relationship, worship will just be an obligation. Worshipper yang baik adalah dia yang mengenal dengan baik siapa yang sedang dia worship. Bagaimana bisa punya intimacy sama Tuhan? Lewat kehidupan rohani kita.

P = presence. God's everywhere. Worshipping harus dilakukan dimana - mana karena Tuhan juga ada dimana - mana. Makanya setiap langkah, perbuatan, dan pikiran kita harus jadi suatu bentuk penyembahan kita buat Tuhan.

Inti khotbahnya itu. Singkat dan 'nampar' as usual. Semoga bisa jadi berkat. :D

tough love

I was fine by myself
though my world only had two colors.

So, i thought it was good
When you came and brought me the rainbows.

And then we were together
Seeing world in a whole different ways.

But now when i'm looking back, i ask myself
Why did i hold on so long?

Because i was blinded by them.
I was blinded by you.
I was blinded by love, a thing that i thought so sweet.

But now i can see through clearly.
I can laugh happily.
I can say that love is, a thing that doesn't taste that sweet.

too late

There will always be a girl in every boy's life that he'll never get.
That's what i heard when i was a kid.
And i didn't believe it at that time.

Days pass me by.
I'm not a kid i used to be.
So many things have changed but deep down inside, i still feel the same.

Friends come and go.
They come into my life single and go as a couple.
Suddenly, love is the most important things in our lives.

And there you were.
You just like another friends i had who'll come and go so fast.
So i didn't pay any special attention for you.

We started our friendship with laughters and smiles.
So many laughters we had when we heard another friends of us falling in love.
So many smiles we made when we stared to each others on that silly conversation.

Our first holiday trip changed my life.
I suddenly realized that love's not silly at all.
Because i fell in love that time.

It's the most painful feeling i've ever had.
Why?
Because i couldn't tell you about it like i used to tell everything i felt.

So everything changed.
My heart's beating faster everytime you looked at me.
Your smile meant so much to me that time.

Blame it on the valentine's day.
I thought it's the best time to tell you about my feeling for you.
I shouldn't have thought it.

I knew you didn't feel the same way like i did.
You ran away from me anytime we met since then.
Should i mention it was hurting me so bad?

And who said lightning never strike on the same place?
I went on a doctor for a regular check up and told that i had a cancer.
How dramatic life could be.

School changed into hospital.
Teachers replaced by the doctors.
You? Cannot be replaced.

Now, i'm here.
Pretending that i'm sleeping while you're beside me.
I hear you cry.

"I'm sorry i can't answer you that day.
And i hope it's not too late.
Please, hear this.. It's about us."

"There will always be a boy in every girl's life that she'll never forget.
That what i heard when i was a kid.
And i didn't believe it at that time..."

How dramatic life could be.