This is a product of a chat I had with a friend a few weeks (?) back...

 

Scenario:

A little past midnight: My friend had a presentation to prepare for (technically) that day and I was preparing for my GESL presentation the next day... Actually, I was about to sleep but I received quite a number of similar sms'es from my groupmates regarding our GESL presentation including "what should we wear?" Unsure myself, and since my friend had already gone through the presentation, I asked what was the "dress code"... He graciously replied and the chat went longer than I intended it to be, not that it's bad but I felt quite bad to find out eventually that he's preparing for his presentation (and there I was, bugging him with questions on my own). I blamed it on his msn status: "available", reason being: "how can you do work and still say "available"? I don't think I can do that... His reply was something to the effect of helping a friend in need... and it got me to thinking...

 

 

One of the marks of a disciple of Jesus is being available. Looking at the bible (at least, those that I remember), most of them were chosen not because they were smart, good looking or extra ordinary. In fact, they were really just ordinary men. They just happen to be at the right place and at the right time. They avail themselves to the service of the Lord, even if it meant leaving something dear for them. Case in point: the calling of Simon Peter:

Well, there are more like the calling of Levi: After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. "Follow me," Jesus said to him, and Levi got up, left everything and followed him." (Luke 5:27-28), etc and the point is:  They were doing work when Jesus called them and they dropped everything and followed Him.

 

I want to be able to do exactly just that... but with wisdom, of course. To be available for my friends whenever they need help but at the same time ensure that I do not neglect being a good steward of what God had entrusted to me. To be able to do my work excellently and at the same time to not be too busy to lend a helping hand. Working on it, really.