Hello everyone, its been a short while since i last blog. Hows everyone doing? People back in Singapore are currently having their exams right? I pray that you guys did well for it. For some, it will be the end of their school days and would jump right into the working force.
Recently i have been thinking about this word "I". People are actually selfish people. They think for themselves and no one else. When people give they expect a return. For example, if someone ask you for help, you would expect that someone to return the favor to you some day in one way or another. If you ask that person for help and the person did not help you back, you would feel frustrated and think to yourself why did you even want to help that person and thus you would conclude that you would not help that person again. Sadly, even Christians fall into this category too.
Now what has this got to do with the "I" age? Well the current age we live in, stressed alot about "I". It is all about me, everything that is around is all for me. This can be seen through advertisements and promotion. When selling skin care products, they would tell you this would make your skin look smooth, it will make you stand out as an individual. Thus making you feel important and without this, you would just be a regular person. I am not saying that it is wrong to advertise that way, because that skin care product may be good for you. What i am saying is that the thought process after seeing it. You feel that you want to buy it, so that YOU would stand out among the rest, feel different from everyone. You would not buy it because the product is good for you. It is all about me.
With technology these days, we can get all kinds of information by ourselves and not relying on others. As i think about my youngest brother, he grows up with computer games, internet and televisions. The interaction with people is almost non-existence other than school. His generation may be one that would not how to socialize or know how to take hardships in the future. Thinking about it again, but if everyone cannot take hardship in the future, maybe there would not be any hardships then? I doubt it.
We think alot for ourself and not for other people. I mean it is their own life and what right do we have to interfere in someone's life. It is because of that mentality that distance us away from people, make us judge against others. Isolation begins.
Now about Christians, forgive me for those that i may offend, the songs we sing these days, is also alot about "I". For example songs like "Jesus died on the cross for my sin..." That in itself is not wrong, but when in worship, we would start to think about our own relationship with God. Are we giving God the utmost glory? We are called to worship God as one body, but if each of us during worship is thinking about our own relationship with God, how then can we come together to worship God as a whole? We are singing praise to God as a group but yet as separate entities.
In our daily walk with God, we might subtly have this same "I" thinking. We think about our relationship with God, how we have sin, and how we ourselves must work out that relationship with God. I would encourage everyone to take one step further and look beyond that. It means to share our lives to people around. This is where accountability takes places and it helps to build each other up even more. Its no longer an "I" thing but a "We" thing. Unity comes into place and we stand firm together to worship our LORD.
hm.. okie to end it off just a short sharing. 2 kings 5:1-15
This guy name Naaman is a great commander but yet has leprosy. He received news that Elisha the prophet has the power to heal him. So he set forth to seek him out. But when he arrives at Elisha's place, Elisha did not meet him directly, but instead send forth a servant to talk to Naaman. Naaman got really angry because he thought that Elisha would come out and wave his hands and a miracle would happen. Not only that, he has to wash himself in the river of Jordan.
In our own lives, when we are in trouble or when we need directions, we tend to look out for a sign from God. Hoping that God would outrightly show us what to do and where to go. Let us learn to humble our hearts and listen to God's people, for they are the ones that God may use to guide you. In the passage, it was the servants that convince Naaman to go wash in the river. Not just one servant but servants, as we listen wisely, do not just listen to one, but yet the opinions of a few and see what are the common thoughts. Also i think his servants know him quite well and thus brave enough to tell him, so as we listen, listen to those that understand us and not from anybody.
Not only that, let us come before God with a humble attitude trusting that He will guide us and not demanding that he will guide us. Naaman was a proud man, but in v15 he acknowledge God in the end. Even for us, after learning a lesson from God, let us acknowledge and give thanks to God for what he has taught.
Alright guys enough for the week, i think i make alot of sweeping statements in this post, haha those who disagree, do let me know your thoughts.
Recently i have been thinking about this word "I". People are actually selfish people. They think for themselves and no one else. When people give they expect a return. For example, if someone ask you for help, you would expect that someone to return the favor to you some day in one way or another. If you ask that person for help and the person did not help you back, you would feel frustrated and think to yourself why did you even want to help that person and thus you would conclude that you would not help that person again. Sadly, even Christians fall into this category too.
Now what has this got to do with the "I" age? Well the current age we live in, stressed alot about "I". It is all about me, everything that is around is all for me. This can be seen through advertisements and promotion. When selling skin care products, they would tell you this would make your skin look smooth, it will make you stand out as an individual. Thus making you feel important and without this, you would just be a regular person. I am not saying that it is wrong to advertise that way, because that skin care product may be good for you. What i am saying is that the thought process after seeing it. You feel that you want to buy it, so that YOU would stand out among the rest, feel different from everyone. You would not buy it because the product is good for you. It is all about me.
With technology these days, we can get all kinds of information by ourselves and not relying on others. As i think about my youngest brother, he grows up with computer games, internet and televisions. The interaction with people is almost non-existence other than school. His generation may be one that would not how to socialize or know how to take hardships in the future. Thinking about it again, but if everyone cannot take hardship in the future, maybe there would not be any hardships then? I doubt it.
We think alot for ourself and not for other people. I mean it is their own life and what right do we have to interfere in someone's life. It is because of that mentality that distance us away from people, make us judge against others. Isolation begins.
Now about Christians, forgive me for those that i may offend, the songs we sing these days, is also alot about "I". For example songs like "Jesus died on the cross for my sin..." That in itself is not wrong, but when in worship, we would start to think about our own relationship with God. Are we giving God the utmost glory? We are called to worship God as one body, but if each of us during worship is thinking about our own relationship with God, how then can we come together to worship God as a whole? We are singing praise to God as a group but yet as separate entities.
In our daily walk with God, we might subtly have this same "I" thinking. We think about our relationship with God, how we have sin, and how we ourselves must work out that relationship with God. I would encourage everyone to take one step further and look beyond that. It means to share our lives to people around. This is where accountability takes places and it helps to build each other up even more. Its no longer an "I" thing but a "We" thing. Unity comes into place and we stand firm together to worship our LORD.
hm.. okie to end it off just a short sharing. 2 kings 5:1-15
This guy name Naaman is a great commander but yet has leprosy. He received news that Elisha the prophet has the power to heal him. So he set forth to seek him out. But when he arrives at Elisha's place, Elisha did not meet him directly, but instead send forth a servant to talk to Naaman. Naaman got really angry because he thought that Elisha would come out and wave his hands and a miracle would happen. Not only that, he has to wash himself in the river of Jordan.
In our own lives, when we are in trouble or when we need directions, we tend to look out for a sign from God. Hoping that God would outrightly show us what to do and where to go. Let us learn to humble our hearts and listen to God's people, for they are the ones that God may use to guide you. In the passage, it was the servants that convince Naaman to go wash in the river. Not just one servant but servants, as we listen wisely, do not just listen to one, but yet the opinions of a few and see what are the common thoughts. Also i think his servants know him quite well and thus brave enough to tell him, so as we listen, listen to those that understand us and not from anybody.
Not only that, let us come before God with a humble attitude trusting that He will guide us and not demanding that he will guide us. Naaman was a proud man, but in v15 he acknowledge God in the end. Even for us, after learning a lesson from God, let us acknowledge and give thanks to God for what he has taught.
Alright guys enough for the week, i think i make alot of sweeping statements in this post, haha those who disagree, do let me know your thoughts.
1 comment:
haha, i think (whoops :p ) that we can only learn to humble our hearts when the gospel becomes the centre of our lives..
bcos no matter how hard we try, we'd never be able to do it by our efforts alone C:
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