the Mask

being teachable is one thing,
not having a stand is another

being a leader is one thing,
being arrogant and egoistic is another.

being sacrificial is one thing,
trying to self justify is another.

being joyful is one thing,
feeling happy is another.

being well occupied is one thing,
being busy is another.

being in love is one thing,
being in lust is another.

being wise is one thing,
being sarcastic is another.

being mature is one thing,
being an adult is another.

we are all growing up.
not that i have already attained anything...
but what i know, life is a stage play, with so many acts
which require a multitude of mask for one to put on.

but no matter what character he chooses to play,
yet still his heart is the one and same one saved by Love.

eyebags and Daniel

i really think eye bags are caused by staring at technology,
be it the laptop screen, handphone or anything .. bright with light.
stupid theory, but yeah. truth is, sleep time flies away when one is on the laptop.

and i think guys with the name Daniel are quite outstanding.
just like the daniel in the bible who stood up against all that was around him,
they stand out and dare to be different.

and people with names starting with J and S seem to be abundant suddenly.

you scared bro?

Q: what is the greatest fear you have for christians?

A: 1) That they suffer the second generation/pastor's child syndrom
2) that they get stuck repeating a cyclic tradition thought from preacher to apprentice
3) that they become to skeptical about faith and superstition
4) that they stop fearing God
5) thay they become to accommodating, secular and accepting of worldly values, incorporating man's ideas and ideals into the framework of the church structure and leadership.
6) that church becomes just a social meeting place, like a pub.
7) that christianity becomes a religion and not a relationship, irrelevant and irreverent
8) church becomes too judgmental, condemning, unaccepting and fake

well then, lets take 3) for example. skeptical? well thats probably why this answers to this questions came out. many might see i in a bad way, but in a good way. i think all christians at one point come  to this. where there is a tinge of doubt in their faith.

which is good, it means we dont just follow blindly, and we do questioin what we believe in. when we recieve the answer we are all the more sure of what we've been living out the whole time (and hopefully will continue to do) is not just one big lie.

i read a quote somewhere that went something like this:
"the hardest and greatest change is when one realizes what he thought was truth all along, was a lie"

but yeah. skepticism helps people grow. if thy deal with it properly. after all, we are told to judge and discern what is good and bad. well.. not literally lah, but ... we should be wise and not just go with the flow.

 fear God, for it is the begging of wisdom.

Actions in silence

Do it without speaking

Strong silence, audible actions.

Now a days we live in a society that wants to speak out, everything.

Even when we help others, we do it with, sadly, unconsciously... pride.

While not totally egoistic nor deliberate, it is in our culture and natural desire to...

'Advertise' ourself as whatever we (the world ) would call ideal.

Such as being gentlemanly or polite.

Smart or humourous.

Sporty or humble.

Humility is something evasive and hard to grasp,

Because the moment we think we've attained it,

Is the very same moment we lose it again

Actions always do speak louder than words will ever do.

Jesus didn't just say 'I love you'

So go, preach with your life

For the testimony of a changed life is the greatest miracle one can share.