Stuck in Destruction

Psalm 40:1-5 (NIV)

Psalm 40
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

1 I waited patiently for the Lord;
he turned to me and heard my cry.
2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock
and gave me a firm place to stand.
3 He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord
and put their trust in him.
4 Blessed is the one
who trusts in the Lord,
who does not look to the proud,
to those who turn aside to false gods.
5 Many, Lord my God,
are the wonders you have done,
the things you planned for us.
None can compare with you;
were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
they would be too many to declare.

Have you been in David’s shoes? He was stuck on slimy pit and cried for a help. He waited patiently for God to help, to take him out of mud and wire and gave him a firm place to stand.

I have been there before. I was stuck in destruction. No meaning life, selfishness, wrongdoings, disconnection from God.
I felt empty and desperate.
I didnt think that I could be out of this hopeless life.
I couldnt wonder what God would do for this sinner daughter.
“Who am I to be rescued?” That was I thought at that time.

I was not patiently waiting for God’s help. I was so proud of myself and leave Him. I didnt think that He still want to help me nor to make me come back.

Until one day…
I cried a lot because I knew He was standing over there waiting for me to come back.
It was in the church, after being absent for a couple month. I didnt plan to go to church. It was just because someone asked me to have Sunday service together.

“I couldnt come back to You, Lord.”
“I shouldnt come..”
“I didnt deserve You because I am full of sin”

Cried and cried again.

At some point, part of me really wanted to come back. But I didnt think I deserve a second chance. I was stuck.

Until He came to me and gave His hand. He promised me to take me out of this mud of destruction. He will heal me, that was His promise.

“My grace is sufficient for you”

I looked to Him with full of shame, and asked him : “please take me out of these, Lord. I really need You. Help me”

He indeed helped me to go out. He made me stand in the firm rock. At that time, He gave me courages to say goodbye for my old life. I was believe on Him to gave me a better life. More of that, He still want to be with me, this sinner girl.

When I looked back and remembered, I felt what’s David feeling in vv 4-5.

“…
Blessed is the one who turn aside to false gods…”
“Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done,”
“the things you planned for us.”
“…
“were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.”

No matter how deep is your destruction pit, God can rescue you and make you stand firm in Him.
Ask for God’s help!

I will remember it :)

I love you, ro.. And if that might include arguing with you everyday..then I will argue with smile. But don’t ruin the whole conversation, the whole day, the whole life just because one small matter will you. We argue, we smile, we understand each other, we forgive, we build a better day…because we love each other, rite? Because our family, one day hopefully, will all be about that rite? I’m sorry ro..and I love you. xoxo

Long Distance Marriage

Now tell me what do you think about Long Distance Marriage alias LDM.
Hah, emangnya ada?
Kirain adanya cuma LDR aja.

Yup. Ternyata long distance marriage juga terjadi dan mungkin menjadi trend pernikahan masa kini dengan berbagai pertimbangan dan keadaan.
Gimana ya rasanya udah menikah tapi harus dipisahkan oleh jarak dan mungkin waktu?

Ew… Aku pribadi ga bisa kebayang. Karna dalam pikiranku sebagai orang awam, ketika aku menikah aku akan bersatu dengan pasangan hidupku, menjalani hidup bersama suka duka, semua hal dan keputusan dilakukan bersama-sama. Teori banget yah? Hehe.

Okay, aku ga akan ngebahas banyak tentang pasangan-pasangan yang memutuskan untuk hidup LDM. Karena aku tahu pasti keputusan itu sudah melewati pergumulan, perdebatan, tangisan, dan pertimbangan yang betul-betul matang. Haha, lebay ah.

I just want to know my consideration about this issue.

Kalau boleh ya… kalau boleh, aku ga mau hidup berpisah dari pasanganku kelak.
Ahahaha manja banget ga sih?

Karna bagiku saat aku memutuskan melangkah ke dalam pemberkatan pernikahan yang kudus, aku akan beberapa langkah lagi meninggalkan keluargaku, untuk bersatu dengan pasanganku. Nah, ga sanggup banget ngebayangin kalau setelah itu aku akan berpisah dengan pasanganku alias LDM. So, what’s the point of marriage?
Pardon my sarcasm.

Nah, gimana kalau suatu saat kamu berada di persimpangan jalan harus meninggalkan pasanganmu (secara lokasi) atau mengikut dia? *nanya sama diri sendiri*
Jawabannya adalah sebenarnya aku juga belum kebayang sih… *gubraks*
Misalnya nih misal, kan aku masih pengen banget nih sekolah di luar negri atau hidup di negara orang, entah apapun alasannya, mungkin hanya sentimen pribadi. Nah, kayaknya kalau pun aku udah menikah, aku akan merelakan kesempatan itu deh. Huhuhuhu… kuat ga ya? Hahaha.
Harus kuat dong! Ga ada yang lebih indah dari hidup bersama pasangan hidupmu setiap hari. 
Kecuali, si PH memutuskan ikut tinggal di negara yang sama, nah itu beda cerita. Ahahahaha.
Kebalikannya juga, kalau aku dan si PH ternyata masih sama-sama bekerja saat kami sudah menikah. Dan si PH tiba-tiba diminta pindah lokasi kerja. Nah loh, mau ikut ga?
Hmm… Ya mau ga mau, harus mau.
Posesif banget yah. 😉

Kalau boleh jujur, pengennya setelah berkeluarga nanti jadi ibu rumah tangga aja, atau bekerja independen dan bukan terikat dengan perusahaan. Yah tapi who knows kalau Tuhan berkehendak lain. Apalagi tantangan hidup jaman sekarang, emangnya suami doang kuat banting tulang menghidupi keluarga? Gimana kalo dukungan istri juga sangat diperlukan? Nah, kalo kasus itu udah beda cerita. Yang jelas, aku ga mau LDM. Period. Bila perlu, cari kantor yang deket, satu gedung kalo boleh, jadi kalo lagi lunch malah kencan bareng suami. Hihihi.

Nah, sekarang aku mau cerita tentang teladan-teladanku selama ini dan sangat menginspirasiku sampai sekarang.

Pertama, my mom. My super mom. Papaku itu kerja di perkebunan, ditempatin di daerah pelosok-pelosok Sumatera Utara, kadang masuk peta coret atau ga punya sinyal hp meskipun pakai Telkomsel. Kebayang ga jauhnya? Sedangkan kami anak-anaknya tinggal di Medan for good reason. Apakah mamaku memutuskan tinggal di Medan saja dan LDM dengan papa yang kerja di kebon?
NO. She chose to live together with my Dad. That’s cool, isn’t it?
Aku tahu yang dihadapi mamaku ga semudah kelihatannya. Tinggal di tengah-tengah hutan kelapa sawit, kadang sulit air, atau hidup dengan air yang tidak layak (kecoklatan gitu, eww), sinyal telp susahnya minta ampun, ga ada hiburan, belanja jauh dan harus menempuh jarak sejam ke kota, dan sebagainya.

Emangnya kamu sanggup, na?

Hmm… ga tau sih. Tapi kan aku ngadepinnya berdua sama PH ku.. *teteup*
Deep inside, I believe that they enjoyed it in every moment together.

Kedua, kak Lolen. Kakak KTB-ku yang satu ini adalah ibu dan istri yang luar biasa. Sejak kak Antok mengambil sekolah lagi di Singapore dengan membopong seluruh keluarganya termasuk kak Lolen. Ah, Singapore kan keren. Siapa yang ga mau?

Hmm.. kata siapa kalo kota/negara itu keren, lalu ga banyak tantangan?

Hal pertama yang aku dengar dari sharing kak Lolen adalah betapa mahalnya biaya hidup di Singapore. Doi terus berusaha mengontrol pengeluaran karena jauh banget rasanya dibandingin dengan di Indo. Belum lagi soal pendidikan anak-anaknya. Kezia yang sudah pernah merasakan hidup dan sekolah di Indo mengalami pergumulan yang cukup berat, karena Kezia harus belajar struggling di negara berbahasa Inggris yang mungkin asing baginya.

Aku inget dulu waktu sehari sebelum kak Lolen pindah, kezia bilang gini: “Kamu tahu ga? Aku itu takut pindah, aku ga bisa bahasa Inggris. Grace udah bisa, mama juga, apalagi papa. Tapi aku nggak bisa. Gimana kalo nanti aku ga bisa?” Dengernya miris banget, karna tampangnya Kezia saat itu penuh pergumulan banget dan sendu. Rasanya pengen ngebekep kayak Teddy Bear. Hehe..
Aku bilang ke dia: “Kamu pasti bisa, Ke.. Kan ada mama dan papa. Nanti di sana rajin ya belajarnya. Aku dulu juga ga bisa bahasa Inggris. Tapi harus belajar, dan akhirnya bisa. Mama dan papa pasti bantu kamu sampe bisa. Kan ada adek Grace juga, kamu ga sendiri, ada temennya.”

See? Bahkan anak kecil pun bisa galau.

Singkat cerita, aku melihat keluarga kak Lolen sudah melewati masa-masa sulitnya di Singapore untuk beradaptasi. Kezia dan Grace sangat enjoy dalam masa-masanya, meskipun mereka akhirnya mengambil home-schooling. Kak Lolen semakin pede. Kak Antok yang semakin bahagia di tengah-tengah keluarganya. Ah indahnya perjuangan bersama… *makin mupeng* hehe

Ketiga, Pak Dana. Yup. Mantan supervisorku. Istrinya juga bekerja meskipun di perusahaan yang berbeda, sebut saja T. Kerennya, mereka bekerja di satu gedung dan hanya beda lantai! Ahahaha. Keren abis. Tiap hari Pak Dana kalo sampe sore belum pulang, berarti nungguin istrinya yang lagi lembur, dan sebaliknya. Sweet banget deh pokoknya.

Keempat, Shanty. Shanty yang penyanyi itu loh… Semenjak melihat talkshownya di Just Alvin, aku jadi mengaguminya. Siapa yang pernah menyangka apa yang telah dikorbankannya demi keluarganya sangat besar? Dulu, menjelang menikah, karirnya dia lagi di puncak-puncaknya, tenar abis, produktif menghasilkan album. Eh tiba-tiba si suami akan dipindahkan ke negara lain. Nah loh. Buyar lah semua cita-cita dan kemashyuran itu. Dalam waktu singkat, Shanty mengadakan perpisahan dengan teman-temannya, fansnya, dan semua orang. Banyak orang yang menyayangkan keputusannya. Tapi saat ditanya oleh Alvin, dia ga pernah menyesali keputusan itu, walaupun sangat berat saat itu.

 

Hidup di negara orang, sendiri. Suami sibuk bekerja. Ga ada siapa-siapa. From artist, being nothing. Sanggup ga?

 

Dari gadis manja yang ga pernah belanja apalagi masak sendiri, eh harus struggling bareng suami di negara antah berantah tanpa bantuan pembantu apalagi mama tercinta.

Sanggup?

Keren banget deh pokoknya.

 

 

Lalu Alvin nanya, “apa sih yang bikin lo sanggup ninggalin itu semua, Shan”

“Because of love”

Awww…. Kalo kata orang sekarang itu mah klise.

Tapi aku pribadi yakin kekuatan cinta itu mengalahkan segalanya.

Ciyee… ahahahaha.
Udah ah.
Gitu aja pendapatku.

 

So, my PH, kita bakal tinggal dimana nanti? 😉

I wanna be where you are. Amen.

Value Yourself More Than They Do… (So True)

“You think because he doesn’t love you that you are worthless. You think that because he doesn’t want you anymore that he is right — that his judgement and opinion of you are correct. If he throws you out, then you are garbage. You think he belongs to you because you want to belong to him. Don’t. It’s a bad word, ‘belong.’ Especially when you put it with somebody you love. Love shouldn’t be like that. Did you ever see the way the clouds love a mountain? They circle all around it; sometimes you can’t even see the mountain for the clouds. But you know what? You go up top and what do you see? His head. The clouds never cover the head. His head pokes through, because the clouds let him; they don’t wrap him up. They let him keep his head up high, free, with nothing to hide him or bind him. You can’t own a human being. You can’t lose what you don’t own. Suppose you did own him. Could you really love somebody who was absolutely nobody without you? You really want somebody like that? Somebody who falls apart when you walk out the door? You don’t, do you? And neither does he. You’re turning over your whole life to him. Your whole life, girl. And if it means so little to you that you can just give it away, hand it to him, then why should it mean any more to him? He can’t value you more than you value yourself.”

― Toni Morrison

Kangen

“Semua kata rindumu semakin membuatku tak berdaya menahan rasa ingin jumpa…
Percayalah padaku aku pun rindu kamu…”

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Live In The Moment

“As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn’t supposed to ever let us down, probably will. You’ll have your heart broken and you’ll break others’ hearts. You’ll fight with your best friend or maybe even fall in love with them, and you’ll cry because time is flying by.

So take lots of pictures, laugh a lot, forgive freely, and love like you’ve never been hurt. Life comes with no guarantees, no time outs, no second chances. You just have to live life to the fullest, tell someone what they mean to you, speak out, dance in the pouring rain, hold someone’s hand, comfort a friend in need, fall asleep watching the sun come up, stay up late, and smile until your face hurts. Don’t be afraid to take chances or fall in love and most of all, LIVE IN THE MOMENT because every second you spend angry or upset is a second of happiness you can never get back.”

(Ika Natassa’s best friend – one of my favorite authors)

If only…

If only you said this to me…

….

I wanna know
Who ever told you I was letting go
Of the only joy that I have ever known
Girl, they were lying

Just look around
And all of the people that we used to know
Have just given up, they wanna let it go
But we’re still trying

So you should know this love we share was never made to die
I’m glad we’re on this one way street just you and I
Just you and I

I’m never gonna say goodbye
Cos I never wanna see you cry
I swore to you my love would remain
And I swear it all over again and I
I’m never gonna treat you bad
Cos I never wanna see you sad
I swore to share your joy and your pain
And I swear it all over again

All over again

Some people say
That everything has got its place in time
Even the day must give way to the night
But I’m not buying
Cos in your eyes
I see a love that burns eternally
And if you see how beautiful you are to me
You’ll know I’m not lying

Sure there’ll be times we wanna say goodbye
But even if we try
There are some things in this life won’t be denied
Won’t be denied

I’m never gonna say goodbye
Cos I never wanna see you cry
I swore to you my love would remain
And I swear it all over again and I
I’m never gonna treat you bad
Cos I never wanna see you sad
I swore to share your joy and your pain
And I swear it all over again

The more I know of you is the more I know I love you
And the more that I’m sure I want you forever and ever more
And the more that you love me, the more that I know
Oh that I’m never gonna let you go
Gotta let you know that I

I’m never gonna say goodbye

….

But it never could be happen, right?

Bagaimana bisa?

Sekarang aku tahu ya Tuhan.

Hari ini,

Setahun yang lalu,

Kau mengijinkanku menyerah atas hubungan kami.

 

Bagaimana bisa perasaan ini berulang setelah setahun lamanya waktu berjalan?

 

Ah Tuhan.

Becanda-Mu sungguh kreatif.

Kau pasti ingin membuatku tersenyum. 🙂

 

Love You so much, Lord. 🙂

Only Reminds Me of You…

I see you, beside me
It’s only a dream
A vision of what used to be
The laughter, the sorrow
Pictures in time
Fading to memories

How could I ever let you go?
Is it too late to let you know?

I tried to run from your side
But each place I hide
It only reminds me of you
When I turn out all the lights
Even the night
It only reminds me of you

I needed my freedom
That’s what I’ve thought
But I was a fool to believe
My heart lied while you cried
Rivers of tears
But I was too blind to see

Everything we’ve been through before
Now it means so much more

I tried to run from your side
But each place I hide
It only reminds me of you
When I turn out all the light
Even the night
It only reminds me of you

Only you…

So come back to me
I’m down on my knees
Boy can’t you see…

How could I ever let you go?
Is it too late to let you know?

I tried to run from your side
But each place I hide
It only reminds me of you
When I turn out all the lights
Even the night
It only reminds me of you

You, You,
It only reminds me of you

***

This song is performed by MYMP

Aku merindukan……

Rasa sakit itu kembali terulang.

Ya, sakit di sini.

Di hatiku.

Jantungku berdetak cepat.

Seketika aku sulit bernafas.

Kembali air mata itu menetes.

 

Kenapa Tuhan?

Kenapa tanpa sebab musabab kau ijinkan aku mengalami ini lagi?

Tidakkah cukup waktu yang kujalani untuk berusaha tegar?

Tangguh setegar karang.

Wanita tangguh.

 

Tidak!

Kau tidak tangguh.

Kau karang yang rapuh!

 

Apa kabarmu sekarang?

Egoku hancur seketika.

Di hadapan-Nya dan di hadapanmu (jika kau sadari)

 

Ingin rasanya menyapamu.

Tapi pikiranku ini berhasil mencambuk perasaan yang sudah dibutakan.

Aku harus bertahan.

Tak mungkin kata-kata itu ditarik kembali ke asalnya.

Seolah tak pernah terucap.

Tidak.

Aku harus bertahan.

 

Ini yang terbaik?

Entahlah.

Pikirku tak sampai untuk menentukannya.

Aku serahkan pada Dia yang memimpin hidupku.

 

Semoga kau baik-baik saja.

Di mana pun engkau.

Semoga Dia, pemilik hidupmu juga, menyertaimu senantiasa.

Berbahagialah dengan hidupmu.

Doaku menyertaimu.

 

Satu hal saja yang ingin kuucap.

Satu hal saja.

 

Aku merindukanmu…

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