(Source: tazzmarazz, via iwilltrustinyou)
I can’t take back the words I never said.
One thing I’ve come to know very well recently is a dangerous, endless pit known as “discussing theology”. I have spent hours debating about theologies and what one verse means and how that fundamentally relates to X notion and negates Y notion and blablabla. And I can say for a fact that I have never, ever come out of such a discussion feeling loved or loving.
It is just so incredibly hard, at least for me, to try to make another person see why I think he/she is wrong without becoming negative and defensive. It’s even harder to rebuke someone. Someone once said that rebuking should never be done to love, but in love. Which I totally agree with. And I guess that just shows how unloving I am.
I think the heart of the reason why this is such a stumbling block for me is because of my pride. I keep thinking that if I speak more eloquently, if I pick out that right verses, if I arrange my argument better, if I do blablabla, then that person will understand. Then I will finally be able to make my point. But at the end of the day, I can’t save you. I can’t save her. I can’t save him. Heck, I can’t even save myself. It’s doesn’t matter what I do or say, because in the end, it will be God and Him alone who will find His lost sheep. I am merely a piece of clay, made to embody and display its Master’s infinite mercy and grace.
Ultimately, what I’m trying to say is that it doesn’t matter if I end up leaving the discussion feeling “defeated”, because at the end of the day, God sees my heart, so if what I did was done with the intention to build up my fellow brother/sister and hence glorify God, then what else would even matter? Nada.
P.S. This will definitely be easier said than done.
God of wonders
Take a look around. Miracles are everywhere! We do live in a wonderland! Just because you’re use to something doesn’t mean that it’s not a miracle. Remember that please.
OMAGAHHH
Also! I just discovered the wonderful world that is Spotify. Together with Facebook, Skype, Tumblr and Spotify, we can literally share anything. LIke… God is amazing. Like… fo’ shizzle my nizzle.
P.S. I think I need to sleep.
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“Oh so we have different opinions? That’s totally cool dude, we are both free to think however we want. I’m not going to poke my nose in your business. Let’s just agree to disagree and say that we’re both right. Well, on a second thought, what is ”right” anyways? It’s so subjective and inconsistent that we might as well throw the concept of being right out of the window!”
In the 21th century USA, I think this is a very common mindset/philosophy of most people. It seems to me that our lives are centered around that shiny, alluring, modern and democratic concept: individualism. So what if your parents don’t want you to do something you want? You are in charge of your own life, so go right on ahead to do whatever makes you happy. So what if you disagree with your neighbor? Y’all are born different, so just enjoy your life in the way you want! It’s all about you, man!
Well, I have a few objections. First, I believe that there is Truth. Without even going into what I believe the Truth to be, I just want to point out that there is Truth in this world. For example, the earth is either flat or not flat. Jesus was either the Son of God or was not the Son of God. God either exists or does not exist. I’m not saying that everything in life can be simply categorized to be black or white, but there definitely are things that are right and things that are not right. There are things that are True, and things that are not True. So how does this relate to individualism? Well, the thing about individualism is that it is fundamentally based on the premise that there is no one Truth, that people should be encouraged to do their own thang because Truth is relative. Well, the problem with this is that if Truth is relative then it must not be True anymore. Because the thing about Truth is that it’s constant, it does not change, that it’s beyond the decay of time. So if you say something different than me, then we are either both wrong or one of us is right. But we’re can’t both be right. Because Truth does not contradict itself (that’s why it’s True). And to me, this is why I’m becoming increasingly skeptical towards individualism. Instead of letting people indulge in their own ways, wouldn’t it be more loving to help them find what’s actually True, rather than just leave them thinking that Truth actually doesn’t even exist? If I really loved someone, would I want to see that person waste his/her life away without ever understanding the Truth?
Now I want to clarify a few things. I’m not saying that everyone should think in exactly the same way. In fact, I don’t think that being unique and living in one Truth are not mutually exclusive. You can be unique, do your own thang, and still believe in the same Truth as everyone around you. For example, for Christians, we believe that Jesus, Son of God, came to earth from Heaven as flesh to die on the cross as a propitiation for our sins, so that through his resurrection, we are counted to be free and justified before God, hence enabling us to rise with Him to Heaven for eternity during the Final Judgement. We all believe in this. And yet each one of us is different. We are all blessed with different passions, skills and weaknesses to serve the different roles that we each have in the Body of Christ. So what I’m trying to say is that just because you believe in one Truth, it does not mean that you have to lose your identity or become the same as everyone else. Indeed, it is the only way for you to even be able to truly find yourself and your purpose.
The point of this post is not to impose what the Truth is or is not. That’s a whole other story. I simply wanted to point out that whether it’s Jesus or not, there is in fact a Truth and that it cannot ever be comprised or invented. Which are some of the very dangers of this new, first-world trend called individualism. #firstworldproblems. haha get it? :3
We Need Boring Christians
http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/deeper-walk/features/26398-we-need-boring-christians
We all long for a radical calling, but monotony can be its own mission…
Relevant.
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Do you wonder why you have to
Feel the things that hurt you
If there’s a God who loves you where is He now
Maybe there are things you can’t see
And all those things are happening
To bring a better ending
Someday somehow you’ll see you’ll see
Would you dare would you dare to believe
That you still have a reason to sing
Cause the pain that you’ve been feeling
It can’t compare to the joy that’s coming
So hold on you gotta wait for the light
Press on and just fight the good fight
Causing the pain that you’ve been feeling
Is just the dark before the morning
UGHHHHHHHH.
http://news.yahoo.com/wrong-man-executed-texas-probe-says-051125159.html
This post. Ugh. I don’t even know what to say. It’s like the police was just like “oh so we could have saved an innocent women from murder? Well, let’s falsely accuse this innocent man and kill him to make up for that.” I hope the prosecutor is still alive and read this. I think part of the reason that this post made me react like this is that Carlos DeLuna could have been any one of us. His fatal fault was that he was in the wrong place, at the wrong time. Who knows, I could be arrested when I go to Giant Eagle today and sentenced tomorrow.
And don’t even get me started on death penalty. It makes me want to throw this table out of the window and punch a hole in the wall.
Kay, I think it’s safe to say that reading this just ruined my day.
I think God created seals just to make humans realize how uncute we are. Also, is it weird that I want to lick him? SHO CUTE.
(Source: peachypackrat)
One thing I’ve learnt
is that love is a choice. It’s a choice that you are free to choose or not choose.
That is all.
Asian Superstar Jay Chou Decides to Get Baptized Later This Year | Gospelherald.net-Chinese Christian News Online
Interesting. From Tebow to Jeremy Lin, and now Jay Chou, it seems to me that more than ever before, God has decided to place christians under the media in the entertainment industry. And the most interesting thing to watch, for me, is to see non-believers get excited over their faith, almost like as if they see a celebrity being christian as a “plus”, an additional reason to like them even further. I’ve actually heard people say “Jeremy Lin! He’s asian (lol), he plays for the MBA, he went to Harvard and he’s also a christian? Perfect for a husband.”
Haha, I guess the society today generally thinks of christian boys as being disciplined, trustworthy and good husband-material. Lol. I just wish that they could understand that it’s all from God. Looking forward to see what more God has in store for us all :)
Hello Hurricane
Hello hurricane, you’re not enough
Hello hurricane, you can’t silence my love
I’ve got doors and windows boarded up
All your dead end fury is not enough
You can’t silence my love, my love
Every thing I have I count as loss
Everything I have is stripped away
Before I started building I counted up these costs
There’s nothing left for you to take away
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I admit I am unstable, undisciplined and unworthy. I sometimes stop praying, regress, hide and run away. I stumble and fall and have severe trust issues. I feel lost in my walk with God. I admit that I am weak. But I have a strong God. So hello, Hurricane. Come at me.
