People can be so consumed over things in life that they begin to lose their souls.
And it's not rare,
It's everywhere.
It could even be a person close to you.
And you never noticed it one bit.
Idolatry.
Guard your heart.
Before the things that you own, start to own you.
Sunday 19 July 2009
Sunday 12 July 2009
experience
A photo that is dear to my heart.
As the saying goes: "seeing is believing."
But I think otherwise.
Seeing is not enough.
One has to feel, grasp, understand and appreciate.
That can only be done through EXPERIENCE.
Today, around 1325 hrs, Jasmine's toe-nail got twisted out of it's position by accident at Expo MRT.
And it hurt badly. Seriously.
What made things worse was that she had to drag herself with a broken toe-nail all the way to Tampines where we had lunch.
Imagine the pain she had to tolerate on the way there.
Furthermore, she was again put in pain when another accident occurred after lunch, making her toe bleed worse than before.
It made today seem very long and excruciating for her.
But don't worry, she's fine and healing fast.
Then a thought came into my mind.
One will never know how much pain Jasmine went through unless he or she has experienced it before.
Likewise, many have not known how much pain Jesus went through when He suffered on the cross two thousand years ago.
If you ask me, "Ryan, you will never know how painful a crucifixion feels like until you suffer the same fate as Him."
True.
But He has showed me a glimpse of it.
He has revealed to me how much pain He had to tolerate to fulfill His purpose.
And my heart breaks just by thanking Him for it.
If one isn't thankful for what He gave two thousand years ago, it's about time to EXPERIENCE it.
Ask Him to reveal and show you a vision of it.
I have experienced a glimpse of His sacrifice.
And it makes me want to carry my cross even stronger.
As the saying goes: "seeing is believing."
But I think otherwise.
Seeing is not enough.
One has to feel, grasp, understand and appreciate.
That can only be done through EXPERIENCE.
Today, around 1325 hrs, Jasmine's toe-nail got twisted out of it's position by accident at Expo MRT.
And it hurt badly. Seriously.
What made things worse was that she had to drag herself with a broken toe-nail all the way to Tampines where we had lunch.
Imagine the pain she had to tolerate on the way there.
Furthermore, she was again put in pain when another accident occurred after lunch, making her toe bleed worse than before.
It made today seem very long and excruciating for her.
But don't worry, she's fine and healing fast.
Then a thought came into my mind.
One will never know how much pain Jasmine went through unless he or she has experienced it before.
Likewise, many have not known how much pain Jesus went through when He suffered on the cross two thousand years ago.
If you ask me, "Ryan, you will never know how painful a crucifixion feels like until you suffer the same fate as Him."
True.
But He has showed me a glimpse of it.
He has revealed to me how much pain He had to tolerate to fulfill His purpose.
And my heart breaks just by thanking Him for it.
If one isn't thankful for what He gave two thousand years ago, it's about time to EXPERIENCE it.
Ask Him to reveal and show you a vision of it.
I have experienced a glimpse of His sacrifice.
And it makes me want to carry my cross even stronger.
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