{"id":1330,"date":"2016-12-13T18:12:58","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T10:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/potterdreams.com\/clay\/?p=1330"},"modified":"2016-12-13T18:12:58","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T10:12:58","slug":"god-knows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/potterdreams.com\/clay\/god-knows\/","title":{"rendered":"God knows"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s again the same old bad habit…comparing myself with another person. What do I compare? Achievement…in terms of possession (assets, career, future, etc). And it seems that i just “wasted” my years and life for “nothing”.<\/p>\n

Till, when i was cleaning up my emails, i happened to read on one email from an ex-colleague. I couldn’t believe what i read there. This person praised me for how i treated my wife…For sticking up to my marriage vow.<\/p>\n

I didn’t remember I’ve read that email before. Nor i remember telling this person about my marriage. Nor did this person ever came to my wedding and heard my marriage vow.<\/p>\n

Anyway, God has a way to comfort and encourage me. After all, he knows best and I should listen to Him than to the world, and my own interpretation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s again the same old bad habit…comparing myself with another person. What do I compare? Achievement…in terms of possession (assets, career, future, etc). And it seems that i just “wasted” my years and life for “nothing”. 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