lol..actually, just 2 years ago...
Exactly 2 years ago, I would not have even considered dating (or being courted by) a certain guy named Eric Chen. Of course, this is all based on the assumption that I would know him better than i actually did his freshman year AND assuming that he didn't have a girlfriend at the time. 2 years seems like such a long time right now but really, if you look at the big picture, it's really not. The average lifespan is about 75 or so..which makes 2 out of 75, about 0.03% of your life. Now THAT's what I call an insignificantly short amount of time in life. And yet the person I know as Eric Chen today is a totally different person than who he was 2 years ago...Truly a new creation...And I am absolutely amazed at the work of God's hands. I am blown away by the transformation that took place within that short span of 2 years. Truly a transformation that had to be from the inside out...there's no other way for that kind of a transformation to occur. What a miracle...honestly...because there's no other explanation but God...Only God can do that...It's got His signature written all over it and I don't think anyone or anything can claim such a transformation as their work. And I hope people do see that transformation...those who knew him 2 years ago and who still know him now...Because those who do see that and refuse to acknowledge that, refuses to acknowledge the all-powerful existence of the living God. They would be refusing to acknowledge His goodness, mercy, and power. And above all, His great love.
And you know what's even more awesome? This transformation isn't just a one time deal...it's ongoing. To have an example of the process of sanctification right in front of me is absolutely amazing...Because I would say with confidence that Eric is a different person today than he was in the beginning of the year. I didn't notice the changes until going back through some of our older conversations and it's pretty amazing, the changes that I see... It's sooo coool =)
Don't get me wrong. This is not to rag on Eric for his past nor does it decrease his value as a person in my eyes...We all have pasts like that. Actually, I'm quite glad he has a past like that...because then the glory of God shines through all the more brightly. Such an awesome testimony to share! Wow... It makes me think too...if I go back 2 years or even just to the beginning of the year into my (private and public..written and typed) journal entries, will I have seen such a radical transformation? Will I see the evidence of God's work as clearly as I saw it in Eric's life? Will I see the mark of the Maker on His masterpiece? I don't think I'm the right person to answer those questions...I tend to be pretty biased and overly negative when it comes to myself...and yet, I wonder...
I do have to pick on your math a little. if 2 years were 0.03% of your life, you'd live to be... 6666. I'd say that's a little longer than you're actually going be breathing. 2/75 is .02666, which comes out to 2 and 2/3 percent of your life.
ReplyDeleteBut, overall, a misplaced decimal point is inconsequential to the post.