Can we move toward together, forever? This is the day to surface vlog gas with Anthony Engini. Yes! And no.
Yes, we can move forward together. Whether we walk side by side or separately, we can do what is right. Both of us can do what is right, which means in a sense we are together, we are moving forward and how, by pursuing, are respective callings and purposes in life. So, we can move forward, moving forward, moving forward.
Yes, because it is possible. But it doesn't mean we will be physically together, because if you pursue your direction, which is separate from mine, different from mine, but if we are doing what is right, what we are called to do, then in a sense, we are together in spirit, moving forward forever. You know, I had a reunion earlier today with a dear friend for over 20 years now, perhaps even longer. Yeah, about 20 years.
And she was sharing how, that's amazing story, guys. How, just through curiosity, but now perhaps she was called to do this. She searched her ancestry, you know, this online and many of these programs available. She took a DNA test, right, to help her identify where she came from, her ethnicity.
And interestingly, when you do that for certain of these apps, everybody else who does it, if you may have a connection, right, it will be revealed, even if it's a very, very far connection, it will be revealed in the system. And it's up to you if you don't pursue that connection, right? If you want to go further in establishing just how close, right, or connected you really are. So she goes through this DNA test and checks her ethnicity, her background and possible connections and she finds what might be a connection with a grandfather, whom she never met.
In fact, a grandfather, her own mother never met because he had left the Philippines right after the war. And this was when her mother was born. But something in her wanted to pursue that connection. And so she sent a message and she said, well, maybe, maybe not, you know, nothing to lose just by trying.
And to her shock within a couple of minutes, the person replied and said, we know about you. My grandfather has been looking for you. Of course, in her mind, so this is a sibling, a cousin. And of course, the thought of even meeting the grandfather who would have been 97 or so by now was out of the question, but just to establish who my grandfather was and who my mother's father was, whom she never met, right?
And her mother is 74, so that would still be a liberating thought for her. She continued on, and what did she find out? The grandfather was still alive. And eventually they met up.
Wow, she showed me and my family, the video of the first meeting she and her mother had with our grandfather in the US. We all wept. That was over a year ago. Her 97 year old grandfather, who still drives by the way and who drove them around while they were there.
And since then it's been an amazing, amazing relationship. And God knows how long he has yet to live, but this has changed them forever. Can we move forward together forever? Well, maybe you should take that DNA test.
Medical still happened, my friend. I said, yes. But I also said, no, because someday by faith, by their friend, there will be no need to move towards any direction. There will be no need to move forward in any area of life, to go any further, to accomplishing the much more that we all are pursuing today.
Why? Because in eternal bliss, in heaven, there is nothing more that we need, nor will want to pursue in life. Revelation 21.4, he will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or pain for the old order of things has passed away.
It's a Friday, and again, time to reflect. If not yet, I hope you have had some time to think about our episodes as you listen to them on a particular day, but perhaps you will have more time this weekend. And let's use that approach that we talked about the other day and I have in the past months. Looking at your direction, what is one thing that you should stop doing or pursuing?
Because the inner voice tells you this is not the right way. Number two, what should you begin? What is that passion in you that says this back subject must again or must now be pursued in your life as a direction? And number three, tap yourself in the shoulder and continue on because the past days, or even just today has a firm, that this is the right direction to continue going.
Have a great weekend. God bless.