My second daughter came in April and I am now a father of
two. With prior experience, my wife and I do realize that it was easier on us
as we brought her home from the hospital to start caring for her well-being.
Personally, parenthood is an advanced moulding and training of my soul compared
to marriage which serves as a basic level, now that I looked back on my journey
so far. Kids bring joy to the family but they also reveal my own sins greatly.
The fathering experience allows me to realize how rebellious I can be
spiritually to my Father in heaven. Being a father brings to my mind in
practice how it is like for my Father to sacrifice His Only Son. Fathering is
not a job for the faint-hearted. I can only learn as I go along, concurring with
the fact that I am never perfect and would definitely make grave mistakes but I
have to learn from them to improve on my fathering role.
My studies in counselling would come to an end in March,
2020. It had been a challenging journey not because of the course work but the
sacrifices which I would have to make in order to attain this degree. At this
juncture, I am glad that I am completing my studies soon and made the right
choice to upgrade myself. I thank GOD for opening the door for me to become a
counsellor and how the counselling journey has been a fruitful one for me.
Discovering my own interest in counselling has been a wonderful experience that
widens my perspective in how one crafts out a career path. My heart is grateful
to GOD who answers my prayers when I pray for a new direction in my career.
With my completion of my studies, I am excited to apply what
I have learnt to my work as a counsellor. I hope to improve on my counselling
skills continually as I work with more clients. As I dedicate the remaining
time of my career journey to counselling, I would like to make impact in people’s
lives. Consequently, I hope my children will be inspired as I share my career
journey with them in the coming years.
2019 had been a year where I felt split across different
roles, as a father, a husband, a student and a counsellor. It was busy for me
and I also learnt that in the midst of busyness, I can trust in GOD who has a
much clearer direction and plan for me. In this coming New Year, I pray that I
can spend time to focus on my church in building up the church body and
encouraging fellow brothers in their walk with our LORD. I wish all a Merry
Christmas and Blessed New Year ahead.
