My journey...
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Are you happy?
You invited me in and tried to conform me to be like the others. Promising a life that is pleasing to God. To think alike with others whom yo have invited as well. To talk the same lingo. To even dress alike. To be happy because that is how we are suppose to be. Afterall, we have found life's answer. Am I your puppet? Am I not suppose to feel anymore except that which creates happy thoughts? You said that there is freedom in Christ. You invited me into your bigger family... or have you invited me into a constituitional center. A center which teaches people like me to be alike. A center with structures and rules. Hierachy. Patterns that we need to follow so that we become an even bigger "family". If one is out of place, she will be the topic of conversation over the so called "fellowship". Yet you said you embrace all as they are? But I do not see that freedom. I see the need to conform to be like everyone else in order to be really accepted. Am I not an individual? uniquely created by the creator? With my own unique character? Where is that freedom that you keep talking about?
I see people being hipocrates but can we really blame them? There is such a need for acceptance that people will lie just to be accepted. Even live a double standard. Do we really see their struggles or are we all happy with the actor role that they play each week potraying that all is well and fine because life is suppose to be such. Afterall, we have the spirit to over come everything that life has to offer... otherwise, we are not being "spiritual" enough. We may even need discipline. We might as well be robots without feelings (by the way which God has given us). God did not say that life will be a bed of roses. Just that He will be with us through our storms. Why then do you expect people to be without problems. Could it be you do not know how to handle them? It is easier for you to say that God will take away ALL your problems. Just give it to Jesus?
You then told me that I am to be the light of the world. The salt of the earth. To bring others into this happy family. Come and their problems will be solved. Yeah by keeping quiet and by being like others. Living double standards? Will they see our lives and want a piece of it? Will they see through our false pretense? Just so we can add another number to our statistics?
You said that you are preparing yourself to be Christ's bride. What are you doing in that waiting? Building a kigdom for yourself? Toying with the lives of people? Are people your pawns in the name of expanding the kingdom of God? Yet you have become so inward focused in your preparation. Telling those whom you have brought in to your family what they want to hear just so to keep them happy. You concentrate so much on the "beauty" and the "hugeness" of the kingdom you have built. It is all to your convenience. All to your liking. Nice looking premises. Gold staircases. Comfortable seats. The best sound system the world have to offer. Making sure everything is prim and proper. Is this what being a bride is all about. Looking pretty for Him?
Where is the expression of Christ. The image of God whom you suppose to mirror? Where is His rule and reign in all these? Where is the individuals which He has created? What happened to comforting our brothers and sisters. To stand with them in adversity? Those brokenness which we were suppose to mend? Are you just another religion? Are we all happy with the way things are at the moment? What are you going to do about it?
I see people being hipocrates but can we really blame them? There is such a need for acceptance that people will lie just to be accepted. Even live a double standard. Do we really see their struggles or are we all happy with the actor role that they play each week potraying that all is well and fine because life is suppose to be such. Afterall, we have the spirit to over come everything that life has to offer... otherwise, we are not being "spiritual" enough. We may even need discipline. We might as well be robots without feelings (by the way which God has given us). God did not say that life will be a bed of roses. Just that He will be with us through our storms. Why then do you expect people to be without problems. Could it be you do not know how to handle them? It is easier for you to say that God will take away ALL your problems. Just give it to Jesus?
You then told me that I am to be the light of the world. The salt of the earth. To bring others into this happy family. Come and their problems will be solved. Yeah by keeping quiet and by being like others. Living double standards? Will they see our lives and want a piece of it? Will they see through our false pretense? Just so we can add another number to our statistics?
You said that you are preparing yourself to be Christ's bride. What are you doing in that waiting? Building a kigdom for yourself? Toying with the lives of people? Are people your pawns in the name of expanding the kingdom of God? Yet you have become so inward focused in your preparation. Telling those whom you have brought in to your family what they want to hear just so to keep them happy. You concentrate so much on the "beauty" and the "hugeness" of the kingdom you have built. It is all to your convenience. All to your liking. Nice looking premises. Gold staircases. Comfortable seats. The best sound system the world have to offer. Making sure everything is prim and proper. Is this what being a bride is all about. Looking pretty for Him?
Where is the expression of Christ. The image of God whom you suppose to mirror? Where is His rule and reign in all these? Where is the individuals which He has created? What happened to comforting our brothers and sisters. To stand with them in adversity? Those brokenness which we were suppose to mend? Are you just another religion? Are we all happy with the way things are at the moment? What are you going to do about it?
posted by Janelle at 1:04 AM
2 Comments:
Hello my dear friend! Hope you are doing good. Aiya, didn't get to eat TGIF la hehe. *ahem*
i just felt i needed to comment on this post. What you wrote is really astute and thought-provoking, and they are questions we have to ask ourselves everynow and then;More often than we want to actually.
Some might argue ministry is ministry, true as that might be according to Phil 1:18, i think have to watch ourselves lest our integrity be compromised. Because we might be sitting on the otherside of the fence like those people mentioned in verse 17.
Thanks for the post. You've always been a blessing, both in words and in life. God bless. :)
Hey ... how you? You come back then I will bring you to TGIF so you can belanja me. Thanks for your comment. Its true. We need to keep reminding ourselves who we are doing "ministry" for and what is the purpose.
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