Investment in lives

I can only use 4 words to describe today's cell --- "阵容强大" cos 2 pastors attend. Thru the short intoduction by Pastor Ricky, he briefly explained the thing he was doing for the past 8 years after he left Bethel. His life was so interesting that he can complie his experience and encounters into a book. Anyway he concluded that he has been investing in lives so that the investment can multiple in God's Kingdom.

I like it when he say "investment in lives" ... most of the people only heard of investment in shares, shocks, business, properties, ... etc but we hardly hear people invest in lives. Is it due our limited vision that investment must always be associate with monetary benefits? How far can we go with these benefits? Probably to buy a beautiful coffin when we die and when people attend our wake, they will observe and study how much that beautiful coffin cost and associate it with our status when we're alive. Then their sight will turn to our inheritance and start to compose their fictional stories about us till they find the next interesting topics to fill their emptiness with.

The above is definitely not how I want to be remembered when I leave this world ...

Yesterday was my last day working in Kumon. Despite the humble paid, I still agree to work (I also dun know why I didnt turn down the offer) and joking tell 1 of my friend that the money I earn for an hour is not even enough for a MacDonald meal. I have to end this assignment cos I'm being offered a full-time teaching position in a special school.

Today during cell, a cell member (friend of the Kumon centre) shared with me that the staff were quite affected that I have left cos they are touched by my gentleness and it reminds them to demostrate this important element to the students and colleagues ... I really want to return this glory to God cos I can see that He use me to impact others and remind them of the lackings. Guess this the reason why I didn't reject this job cos God in the 1st place want me to be there. Haha ... Praise the Lord!