Full-Time Missionary, Part-Time Consultant

Today when I was crying on my way home from work, thinking about how painful things will become, and the worries I have about my career and future, God gave me four words.

Full-Time Missionary, Part-Time Consultant.

I guess it doesn't mean that God wants me to go full time in mission work. It's a gentle reminder for me that we are all called to be first, a missionary, and everything other than that is second. Be it work, personal goals, personal interests.

Full-Time means all the time. 24/7, 365, we should be ambassador of Christ. What does it take to be ambassador of Christ? To obey God's Word, to be Christ-like, to be all the Fruits of the Spirit. To be loving, hopeful, kind and patient. Forgiving and understanding. 24/7. 365.

Part-Time means part of the time. Be it a 8 to 5 or 9 to 6 job. Your job is just your job. It is part of your life, and it is not your life, never should be. It's just something you do, it shouldn't consume you. Your love for God should consume you. The Spirit of God should consume you. Not your career.

Cassie Kok, Full-Time Missionary, Part-Time Consultant.

Thank God for the reminder.
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This is...

...my favourite person in my workplace, and today is her last day at work.

It didn't hit me when she told me she was leaving in a month's time, it hurts a little now that she's leaving, and I know it will just get worse as the days pass by. We see each other almost everyday at work except weekends, have lunches almost everyday, and sometimes breakfast together. We do silly things like go washroom together or go to the pantry to get water. I accompany her to withdraw money from the bank, she accompanies me to exchange money for my Spore trips. I accompany her to see doctor, she accompanies me to buy my parking ticket. We BBM each other on the way to work, complaining about jam and difficulty of finding parking, almost every other day. We complain to each other about things and people. We talk about our friends, we talk about our boyfriends, we talk about our colleague, our family, our work, our worries, and our future. Sometimes we argue, sometimes we laugh at other people.

How do one cope with such absence? I guess there's nothing we can do but to keep calm and carry on.
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A conversation to be remembered

lauren and i were talking and think that it would be really good for you to be in the meetings next week...you've worked really hard on this project and i think this is a key step in getting our recommendations approved and its not something that you should miss out on

would you be available (and willing) to make the trip?

you could come in on monday and leave on weds afternoon

don't worry, we won't make you present ;)

you are kidding me...I am available and willing and looking forward to see you both with baby bumps, but I still don't see how I can be of value at those meetings..

well, i think it's partly you being of value, but also its a value to you

we could certainly use you to capture the feedback and also i think you deserve recognition as part of the pillar team.

so...if you're happy to make the trip, we'd love it if you could be a part of the sessions and to see our 'bumps'

i have to run to a meeting...have a think and let me know...will be back in 30 mins