God, please show me that you’re the most attractive thing.
worldliness
is one large foe.
you are
always with me.
adversity introduces you to yourself.
focus
on the bigger picture.
I need you more
more than words can say.
more than ever before.
I need you Lord
how i appreciate
gentility amidst a harsh world.
beauty for ashes
I delight myself in the richest affair, trading all that I have for all that is better.
daily
can everyday be thanksgiving?
at the end of every day,
the realization is always the same.
I desperately need Christ.
fighting the lone-ranger mentality. makes me focus only on myself.
contrition
Jesus please forgive me for my crimes
Sanctify this withered heart of mine
Stay with me until my life is through
On that day, please take me home with you.
Starbucks (again)
It seems like I always randomly feel like writing again out of the blue when I am sitting at Starbucks. It must be the temperature or the music or something hahaha
After a good talk with a fellow brother last night after KCM, it got me thinking.
We have become a young generation all to consumed and occupied with the notion of making the “right decision”. It’s almost like we view God like Morpheus from “The Matrix”, constantly presenting us with two choices with only one being the RIGHT one or the “godly” one.
I can definitely see why it’s easy to fall into this mindset because I have this mindset as well. Especially those who are nearing graduation and are early in their post-grad years, the overwhelming question is always,”Should I do THIS or THAT?”. Missions or summer school? Study abroad or stay at home? Get an internship or find a job? Stay at my struggling church or move on? The list goes on.
It’s easy to say that this is a very stressful life to live if life is defined only by a series of choices to make with only one being the ‘right’ one. Yet I have to wonder if that is how our God desires our walk with Him to be. A walk filled with anxiety, burden and stress over making the right choice/decision with the underlying pressure of trying to pick the one that is “more glorifying to God”? In the context of an earthly relationship, how burdensome it would be for both parties involved if the man or the woman’s sole understanding of the relationship is to always be pressured to try to do the “right” thing.
I am beginning to develop a deeper conviction that our walk with Christ, our growth as Christians and our Christian life is NOT like a multiple choice test. In other words, God is not grading us by how many times we choose choice A over B. In fact, I believe the bible affirms the fact that it is contrary to the desire and nature of God to be a added burden to our life, as if He were a test proctor constantly looking over our shoulder waiting to catch an error.
So what is my point? It’s still developing but…
- I believe Christ came to RELIEVE burden, not create it (Matt. 11:28-30)
- I believe Christ desires to rid us of anxiety because of Him, not the opposite (Phil. 4:6-7, Matthew 6:25-34)
- I believe the Christian can and should enjoy the utmost peace and rest in the midst of uncertainty (Proverbs 3:5-6)
- I believe we miss the point of what the primary focus and understanding of our relationship with Christ should be when we think more about our earthly future than our present walk with Christ. (James 4:13-16)
In no way am I saying that wisdom and discernment should not be sought after and exercised constantly. But is wisdom merely a matter of picking the right door to walk through? Or is it everything in between? Something to think about.
“Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He WILL act.” (Psalm 4:4-5)
tired tourism
Lord, give me the eyes of a traveler. The ones that are fixated on my destination instead of enjoying what surrounds me currently. Though I forget a lot, I know I’m going somewhere better.
God, may I embody your heart of sacrifice more.
