When opportunity comes...

Yesterday something shocking happens to me. After I fill my petrol at the petrol station, I drive out of the station and suddenly a car drive so fast and nearly ram me by the driver seat. We both break emergencyly and look at each other. I was shock a while cause I didn't expect to involve in any car accident. This thing happen in sudden and alert me of my driving that I have to be aware even stopping at the petrol station. Thanks God for His goodness.

Than I open up my e-Sword software in my notebook and begin to continue to read Gal to Eph. Few verses God shows me regarding to what happen to me in my life nowadays.

Gal 6:10 So then, whenever we have the opportunity, let us practice doing good to everyone, especially to the family of faith.

Friends, Paul wrote to Galatians, whenever we have the opportunity do good to other. Like what happen to me, I never expect the car would suddenly appear and almost ram at me. We never know when we could lose the opportunity to do good to other.

Eph 4:2 with all humility and gentleness, along with patience, accepting one another in love.
Eph 4:3 Do your best to maintain the unity of the Spirit by means of the bond of peace.

Sometime like for me, I always says that "ohh..Tomorrow still got time. Tomorrow than I say sorry or reply and forgive" What if there is no tomorrow? What if the thing happen between us or our friendship will just end because of our own selfishness? Last week something happen to me. I thought by that small matter I create can just be solved in few hours. I thought by a small issue or matter can be solve by just saying sorry or quite for a while. But nothing happen. Things for me go really bad because of my own selfishness. What I learn here is that, while we have opportunity, avoid any fight. If possible like in Eph 4, be humble gentle and patience accepting one another in love. We need to maintain the unity of the spirit.

Eph 4:31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, quarreling, and slander be put away from you, along with all hatred.
Eph 4:32 and be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another just as God has forgiven you in Christ.

My close one is someone who understands me most and always tells me if I’m wrong. Everyone have probably a small anger in themself. That goes to me too. While I given a chance or an opportunity before, I still have that anger, quarrel and easy to get mad. And now I realize that I totally control by my own desire. When I continue to read in Eph, this verse speak to me that I should put away the bitterness, wrath, anger, quarreling and slander. While we have opportunity before it's too late or we don't get the chance, be kind to another.

One real story happen to my big family I need to share too you all. My dad's cousin (my uncle) always selfish and don't care about his dad (my grandmother's brother). His dad is a master in cock fighting and selling cock for fighting. My uncle always quarrel and mad at him. One day, his dad was admitted to hospital. Still my uncle mad at him and told him that is because his dad own fault, care so much about the cock and not his own health. Until around 11 something at night, his dad becomes more critical. He is laying on the hospital bed unconscious. Until by past midnight, his dad past away.

They all crying especially my uncle feel the guiltiness because he didn't manage or have the opportunity that night to say sorry, but keep on mad at my late grandfather. But it is too late. Learning from what happen, it taught me also while we have opportunity, do good. What if by the time we treat other so bad and the end time is here. And Jesus asks us, "Did you forgive them? You did not! You did not follow my command to show you love. Depart from me" Where will we be?

Same go to me. I also need to recheck myself, my selfishness and my ego. Thanks to my close one who always guide me and remind me with the word of God. We need each other to build each other and to guide each other. Not only to Christian friends, but also to whoever around us. God is love, so show we love.

GBU all friends.