Testimony 13/02/07: A Letter for Linda

Hi Linda!

Can I share a little bit about myself? I've been wanting to go out in the wild since I was very young. At a tender age of 5, my dad introduced me to nature. And I fell in love with it. When I was about to go to Uni, my parents didn't allow me to enter Science. The reason being that I would not be able to earn a living out of it in Indonesia.

True enough. And so I entered business. But after I graduated, my heart still longs to be out there. Even after I came back from Australia, I still want to be out there. Now, long after I graduated, all the more I want to be out in the nature. It has been many years since I first have my dreams.

I don't know exactly what I would do if I am out there. I don't exactly know what sacrifices I have to make while out there. I don't know for sure what I will face! But I long to share the beauty of nature and conserve it. Sometimes I want to be like Steve Irwin. But more than that, I want to take photos of the beautiful nature and tell people that it is worth taking care of!

Linda, I don't know what I should do to fulfil my dream. Yes, I have taken steps toward it but I don't know when things will happen. If I have taken advantage of all the opportunities given to me. And if I have taken the right steps. Or if I can do more. Or if my dream will come true at all.

But one thing for sure. Our success is God's idea first, not ours. Our passion is His first, not ours. And so with our desires. He undestands all of them well. Success is not having a lot of money, having traveled the world, having many certificates... Success is doing the will of God. God puts dreams in our hearts for a reason. And "The LORD will fulfil the purpose He has for me. Your love, O LORD, endures forever." Psalm 138:8

Linda, you are not alone. We all have dreams. And we all want to see our dreams come to pass. And God takes pleasure in seeing our dreams fulfilled. And He will help you. For He is the One who puts them there.




With love