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Wednesday, April 27, 2005, Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Race of faith
hi friends,
today is a milestone. Why? Because i've never blog twice in a day!..hahaha...well just want to share my thoughts about certain issues i see happening right now...
in the past few days, i realised that having a right heart and attitude towards issues in life is so important...the heart that is able to forgive and forget when someone comes along and back-stab you..the heart that is able to let go and let God in situations...a heart that is soft towards God in all situations..
why do i say so?
more often than not, people around us will dissapoint. People will say 'A' and do 'B'. People will promise but never deliver. People will put words into your mouth most of the time. What and how should we react then? Of course we will be angry and dissapointed but is that all we can do and feel?
as Christians, we often refer our lifetime as a race of faith...will there be times that we get tired out? and feel like throwing in the towel?..of course we do have such times. I have observed that people who are prone to backsliding are more often mature christians than young believers. Why? As mature christians who attend church week in, week out, if we are not careful, esp in a huge successful church like CHC...fellowship can become routinal...same things happen every week..first praise and worship then offering then preaching and lastly alter call right?..predictable.
But above and beyond that, what makes each service we attend different? I feel that its God's presence and an open heart. Like Pst Kong has said, when we look at our problems and God, which one will you choose? Choose problems and you'll feel that attending service is a waste of time. Coz it adds no practical value to solving your problems. Be it financial or any other problems.
Choose God and your very own decision will add another dimension to ur situation. Why? I often tell myself in the past during ns, in times when situations look so bleak, when my superiors keep cursing and swearing into my face, what will i do? Take in the curses and backslide? Or leave all to God and move on? No one is perfect. No one will ever be.
After witnessing some of my friends backslide from church, i realised that its not what u can do. Not how fast u can do it. Not even how well you can do things. It's the type of heart you use to do that thing itself. Often, i feel discouraged; a friend who used to disciple me, talk and pray with me is on the verge of backsliding. I don't want to paint a nice picture of "everything is alright" in the cg, but i guess u can see. Hardened hearts. Filled with non-chalence.
I really don't know what to say to that person. I mean every word or sentence i used, prob he has used it before to advice people in the past. So what can i do? I guess i can only take every chance or opportunity to talk and get into his life.
Being a christian is like fighting a never ending war/battle. Like the film band of brothers, everytime your friend or mate will fall besides you and if you keep wanting to rescue him, dislodge the bullet inside but he refuses? What can you do? In the midst of flying bullets and missiles? Christianity ain't a bed of roses.
Friends, don't serve in a ministry because u need to. Don't serve because someone ask you to. Don't serve because you need to fulfil a quota. If you are serving because of the above 3 reasons, quit the ministry and get your heart right now. Eventually you will burn out; be discouraged and backslide.
Serve with a passion and a desire to impact people's life in every small way u can. Serve God because you love Him; not because you love the membership status. Serve God for His glory not yours. Serve God not only because you like and you can. Because God wants you to. Because its ur calling that God has gave you.
At the end of the day, its not where you want to be. Not ur aspirations. But its a matter of whether have you done ur best? Gave your best in the things you do.
To all of my friends who have fallen, juz want to say that I will always be with you, no matter what it takes, i will always be your friend. Forgive those you need to forgive, let go of things that are bothering you right now.
Stand up again and lets fight the battle together!
The kingdom of darkness will never reign against the Kingdom of Light.
With love,
Glenn
me
