the disturbing question of what kind of influence would i want to make came back to me today during the counsellors awareness briefing today. lol.
you know. i am currently 24.
that means 24 years of my life have passed!
assuming that i'd live to around 70.. that'd mean that i only have 46 years left.
that's very little! ahhhhhhhhhh!
and what if i die earlier than that? lol
like at 27? that'd mean i have 3 years left!
Jesus influenced a lot of people during his 3 and a half years of ministry.

heh.
i guess the reason why i brought this up was also 'cos i realized there are different areas which i can potentially invest my life and time in, and these are good areas... but i'm wondering if i should. i need to specialize.
for a long period of time, i wondered why i needed to specialize. hahaha. i felt that there are different areas of interest, and the notion of specializing felt like we're limiting ourselves to just some things in life when potentially, if we stretch ourselves, we can do more.
i still believe that we can potentially do much more if we stretch ourselves, but i came to a realization (while thinking about things on the bus ride home) about the importance of specialization (which may have been obvious to some, but was not that obvious to me) that it helps us to be more effective and excellent in what we are doing.
jack of all trades, master of none.
if you can be a master of some, that'd be great.
but if not, be at least a master of one.
being faithful with the one that's been given to you, and more will be given to you.
that's a reminder that struck me recently too.
haha.

also got reminded that as we disciple people, we're influencing them as who we are. hahhaa.
hmmmm. i do enjoy shepherding people. heh. primarily 'cos it's in my comfort zone. hohohoho.
but also 'cos there's just something that feels joyfully satisfied after a shepherding session (regardless of how the session went). hahaa. which is different from a counselling session :D LOL.
i was just sharing with michelle that my spiritual gifts and my heart seems to coincide nicely with my job scope and my strengths. lol. glad :)