I still remember the time I was in secondary four… I’ve graduated from school and everything… church was fine for me… not a place I’d go to often, in fact I find it a drag sometimes… I was shy and didn’t want to open myself to anybody there… felt out-of-place and distant… like I don’t belong there or something… then one day after a prayer meeting a desire came up in me… a desire swelling… heating up on the inside… I actually wanted to be spiritual… I felt God calling out to me… a voice within… reaching out towards me… Terence, Terence… I heard that voice in my head… I told God I wanted to pray and seek his face, to read the Bible and know Him more… to know God as a person… It was unfamiliar and one night I remembered praying to God before I sleep and it went on for a few days but didn’t last… then one day things happened… things beyond my wildest dreams… I was starting a new life in JC… making friends and enjoying myself… I felt so free, so free… never been so outgoing… felt liberated from the shackles of my past… I’ve made a decision… to never be who I was, a shy kid who doesn’t know how to talk or make friends… even my primary school classmates were shocked… I was changed… then one day I knew a friend whom I really admired… redefined my thinking and changed my life… he brought me to CHC… he opened my eyes and let me see things I’ve never thought I’d see…my heart resisted… then soon walls began to come down… brick by brick crumbling down… until all was gone and my soul laid bare… just me and God.

It is interesting sometimes to see how far we’ve gone in our journey with God. Looking at where I was and where I am now, there is much I can thank God for. Sometimes when you think you’re not making much progress or seem to be stuck in a rut, it helps to look back on the past. It’s like you’re walking and walking and you’re either looking down—you won’t know how far you’re gone—or looking ahead—the journey seems never-ending. Instead of simply looking down or looking ahead, look back. Look back at where you’ve started and the progress you’ve made. Look back at the obstacles you’ve overcame and the peaks you’ve conquered. Look back at the memories you’ve forged with the friendships you’ve made. Look back at your triumphs and victories. You’ll be amazed by how far you’ve gone.