The Year is 2007

Wow!! It's already the 8th of January 2007, the year 2006 is already a yesteryear and already a new journey begins. As everyone will ask themselves, what will 2007 hold for them? Will it be a year of challenges or more challenges? Will it be a year of blessings (be it financial, spiritual, gifts, etc)? Will it be year where a year of finding a one true love? and the questions goes on and on and on... I was very tempted to ask myself these questions again but after taking a short reflection through the year 2006, I've chosen not to ask these questions anymore because in asking these questions I am tempted to find my own answers for these questions.

I remember asking all these questions right about now in 2006 and succumb to temptation of becoming God and answering my own questions. But I could see that God had higher plans for me. I remember starting 2006 dreading to go back to Adelaide and by mid-year I fell so in love with Adelaide that I dreaded to leave Adelaide for Singapore and now I find myself almost half Singaporean that sometimes I actually look forward to going back to Singapore.

What an amazing journey God took me through in 2006, it's beyond words and I would want to try to answer stupid questions like "what will 2007 hold for me?". So that's why I've chosen not to ask this questions and just live right and follow the values and principles that I've already rooted in my heart and take 2007 on. It's not to say I am going to live 2007 as a meaningless year but rather I've chosen to fully let God's will totally be done. I admit that I have some trusting issues with God on certain things now and I guess that's the only New Year resolution I have for this year. Step up on my faith level so I'll have full faith and trust in God.

This year, I've too chosen not plan my life anymore. I did plan my life before and it's quite obvious that it wasn't God's plan so it's kind of derailed. I want to take this year to know what God has plan for me. I want to know the true meaning of walking in obscurity and having God hold my hand. I want to take this year to know exactly where God wants to lead me in this obscure life of mine. I believe that God increases the faith of every individual differently and I believe that this is the way that God wants to lead me in. I've always known what I want in life, but I've never known exactly what God wants for me. So that's why I've resigned myself this year to want to know what God wants in my life and what destiny He wants me to fulfill. So far, the test have started, new challenges that have come my way, already my own analytical mind is already at work on "How Mark Tan will solve this....". It's really hard to transform from "How Mark Tan would solve this" to "How God would use me to solve this....".

So what does 2007 hold for me? I really don't know because I've chosen not to answer it. I've chosen to let God show me the answer. All I can say is that I am excited about 2007 because of what God is going to show and what God is going to achieve in my life.

HAPPY BLESSED 2007!!