Tuesday, July 13, 2004
"So here we stand.. without a plan" :) but i DO have a plan! heh heh heh!
Its a plan so cunning, you could stick a tail on it and call it a badger! (A little Blackadder quote for you all!) But more on that later!
Wow! just wrote a big reply on predestination in Reuben's blog! so whatever i say here is gonna sound really trite! :) but yeh!
Acutally no, ive just remembered something ive been thinking about over the last few days. (spurred on by seeing Spider-Man 2 again).
This may be old news to most if not all of you, but its a fairly major revelation to me, that has made me feel a lot more peaceful and less worried.. so get your popcorn and slippers ready as i announce this revelation.
Ready?
Really? Ok!
Its not about me.
thats it. thats the whole kit and kaboodle! maybe ill go into more depth here!
Its about taking up your cross every single day. no matter what you are feeling like, or how much you dont want to, Its not about you.
There is a whole school of thought in self-help psycology etc. thats about giving yourself time off from things, not letting yourself get burned out. Its wrong.
point in case: one of my friends, C, is going through a really hard time at the moment. her friends, are totally being crappy to her, ignoring her for the last few months, and saying stuff behind her back. I know the whole situation, and its very deep, but the thing here is that she still loves her friends, and wants them to be OK, even thought they hate her. this is extremely hard for her to do. It hurts her a lot more deeply than she lets on.
But she believes that no matter how much it hurts her to do so, she will always look out for them, and worry about them. Thats what im saying here. a great example in fact. Its not about you, its not about how badly youre doing. Its about God, and eveyrone else.
We are put here on this Earth to serve. To serve the Lord, by serving others. +
How does Spider-Man 2 link into this? if you havent already seen it, go see it, like now! seriously, stop reading this blog and watch it! A huge theme running through the movie is the concept of a hero being one who puts others before himself, even though its the hardest thing to do. even though you give up all your dreams in life, you serve others. it about self denial.
The ultimate in self denial? would be sacrificing your life to save another. Sound familiar? yep. thought so. Jesus is the perfect example. he was a Human just like us. EXACTLY like us. same needs, desires etc. but he denied himself. sure, he had time alone for himself with God, but he was always putting others first.
If you get down, heres something i always picture, and it never fails to get me a littel bit moist around my eyes. Picture this: Finally, after years of service, after years and decades of hardship and toil on earth, after hoping, praying and believing... He is there. right in front of you. You can see Him, in the flesh. You can bow down directly before him, and praise him. He reaches down to touch you. Your Lord and Saviour, who knows your innermost thoughts, he who is higher than heaven and Earth. Almighty God. And he whispers in your ear: "Well done, good and faithful servant."
When this happens i know my existence will be worth every second. just for that moment. So take up your cross, and yoke yourself in service. Because, quite frankly, the world needs people like you. if not for the efforts of the few who try, then the world would be even darker than it already is. Shine by serving!
Its a plan so cunning, you could stick a tail on it and call it a badger! (A little Blackadder quote for you all!) But more on that later!
Wow! just wrote a big reply on predestination in Reuben's blog! so whatever i say here is gonna sound really trite! :) but yeh!
Acutally no, ive just remembered something ive been thinking about over the last few days. (spurred on by seeing Spider-Man 2 again).
This may be old news to most if not all of you, but its a fairly major revelation to me, that has made me feel a lot more peaceful and less worried.. so get your popcorn and slippers ready as i announce this revelation.
Ready?
Really? Ok!
Its not about me.
thats it. thats the whole kit and kaboodle! maybe ill go into more depth here!
Its about taking up your cross every single day. no matter what you are feeling like, or how much you dont want to, Its not about you.
There is a whole school of thought in self-help psycology etc. thats about giving yourself time off from things, not letting yourself get burned out. Its wrong.
point in case: one of my friends, C, is going through a really hard time at the moment. her friends, are totally being crappy to her, ignoring her for the last few months, and saying stuff behind her back. I know the whole situation, and its very deep, but the thing here is that she still loves her friends, and wants them to be OK, even thought they hate her. this is extremely hard for her to do. It hurts her a lot more deeply than she lets on.
But she believes that no matter how much it hurts her to do so, she will always look out for them, and worry about them. Thats what im saying here. a great example in fact. Its not about you, its not about how badly youre doing. Its about God, and eveyrone else.
We are put here on this Earth to serve. To serve the Lord, by serving others. +
How does Spider-Man 2 link into this? if you havent already seen it, go see it, like now! seriously, stop reading this blog and watch it! A huge theme running through the movie is the concept of a hero being one who puts others before himself, even though its the hardest thing to do. even though you give up all your dreams in life, you serve others. it about self denial.
The ultimate in self denial? would be sacrificing your life to save another. Sound familiar? yep. thought so. Jesus is the perfect example. he was a Human just like us. EXACTLY like us. same needs, desires etc. but he denied himself. sure, he had time alone for himself with God, but he was always putting others first.
If you get down, heres something i always picture, and it never fails to get me a littel bit moist around my eyes. Picture this: Finally, after years of service, after years and decades of hardship and toil on earth, after hoping, praying and believing... He is there. right in front of you. You can see Him, in the flesh. You can bow down directly before him, and praise him. He reaches down to touch you. Your Lord and Saviour, who knows your innermost thoughts, he who is higher than heaven and Earth. Almighty God. And he whispers in your ear: "Well done, good and faithful servant."
When this happens i know my existence will be worth every second. just for that moment. So take up your cross, and yoke yourself in service. Because, quite frankly, the world needs people like you. if not for the efforts of the few who try, then the world would be even darker than it already is. Shine by serving!
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