Done Deal; Day316

Rev 21:6  And He [further] said to me, It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I [Myself] will give water without price from the fountain (springs) of the water of Life. [Isa. 55:1.]
Revelation 21

Done Deal:
Have you ever started a huge project that requires a lot of effort and resources?  Have you ever discarded a project because you thought that you were not going anywhere and you felt that you were just wasting your time.  Sometimes I feel this way when I am in the middle of a big project that are stagnant.  Sometimes I hope that if only I can see the outcome before I even start step 1. How I wish God will show me the ending so that when I experience a setback, I can just convince myself that the story will still end beautifully…. but wait… didn’t Revelation promised us a “done deal” ending?

Lately, I’ve met new friends who [out of nowhere] just showed up in my life.  Or maybe we know each other before and we just began to reconnect.  There is always a beginning and I promise you that when you connect/reconnect with me, there is a higher purpose and there will be a great ending.  I’ve met a few good friends in my life and I’ve noticed that these friends just come and go.  Sometimes we tackle a marriage problem, sometimes we solve a technical problem, sometimes we troubleshoot a financial problem, sometimes we brainstorm a psychological problem and sometimes we try to solve a problem that we don’t even know it existed.  A few of you that knows me know what I’m talking about.  Yes, we see a difficult problem in front us and how I wish I can just tell you that the ending is fabulous. How I wish I can boldly say that in the middle of your journey, you will find what you are looking for. How I wish that I can tell you that you will find a job in one corner of the world.  How I wish I can tell you that your marriage will be fine even if you argue everyday.  How I wish I can tell you that the life storm that you are experiencing will stop soon.  How I wish I can tell you that your suffering will come to an end soon.  Honestly, I can’t tell you that.

But I want to tell you that there is a promise in the Bible that says “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Rev 21:4” Our life is a done deal.

Interesting Dream:
There are dreams that I pay attention and this is one of them.  I saw the beginning, I saw how it all started, I know what happened in the past but the middle and the ending part is still a mystery.  With this dream, it reveals something that will happen in the future. I hope that one day I will see the “homecoming” come to reality.  It feels like God started something great, left out the middle part but then later hinted that the ending is great.

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. 1Mile Run
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0000, Sleep
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Breakfast; journal; 1mile Run
0500, Leave for work
0600, TPM Meeting
0700, At work
0800, At work
0900, At work
1000, At work
1100, At work
1200, At work
1300, At work
1400, At work
1500, At work
1600, At work
1700, At work
1800,
1900,
2000, Dinner
2100,
2200,
2300, Sleep
2400, Sleep

LOOKING BACK – YESTERDAY
What went well?
1. I tested the Log Parser script that I put together the other day and I was able to query a remote client in just one click.  I was able to merged the two event log files (System/Application).  Although, this was just a test, it placed a great value of helping me troubleshoot a software crash happening at work.

2. Last week, our team [at work] made 2 huge mistakes that has a potential loss of product.  Coming back to work was a mixed feeling.  I was expecting a nasty gram from the boss of how we missed to mistake proof our procedures.  Long story short, there was not much damage to the product.  Lesson learned-pay attention on what you are doing and enforce “quality in every step”.  Of course the team now knows how to play the game perfectly.

What didn’t go so well?
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What would you do differently next time?
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Conclusion:
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