Bottom Line

Read this paragraph and it had such an impact:

"The bottom line truth is that life is not supposed to work without God at the centre. Those who try to do so - even Christians - can maintain only an artificial facade of hope and satisfaction. The grim reality is that the emptiness of life without God at the centre pushes itself to the consciousness once again when the music stops, the drugs wear off, the eroticism fails, the fashions grow old, the relationships disappoint, the accomplishments fade, and the thrills subside. They are left to themselves, and the emptiness for most people is too much. Instead of crying out to God for light, however, they dive back into their activities, mainlining the anaesthesia of their endless pursuits to dull the pain of their empty souls. Such is the picture of man without God at the centre - even believing man who isn't seeing God in new and fresh illuminated truths through the Spirit of God."

How much do you love?

Recently, there is this recurring thought in my mind. I guess God is trying to teach me something, yet I cannot fathom.

Love is when you're able to take time off for the person in front of you and see the precious person behind the physical appearance and behaviour. Love is willing to let your schedule be disrupted for the stranger you see on the roadside.

Can I really love like that? As i reflected upon myself, i find myself too selfish, loving myself so much more than the people around me, let alone the stranger that passed by.

Yet God's love is like that, and even more.

And it is by the grace of God that one is able to love like that. This is compelling love. Love compels you so much that you'd do things that you don't normally do. Yes, there is only so much to human love. Yet, by the grace of God, we're able to love like He does.

Teach me how to love, Lord.

Teach me how to see beyond the irritating, disruptive, agitated person. Teach me how to see beyond the tight schedules and deadlines to meet. Teach me how to stop for the person by the roadside. Teach me how to love and expect no returns. Teach me how to love people so much that I do not care about how people look at me. Teach me how to hug the smelliest, ugliest, angriest persons, to see how precious each of them are in your eyes.

Teach me how to love, oh Lord.

Beyond the disgusted face, beyond the murderous eyes, beyond the curses and swearing, beyond the threats and anger.

Teach me how to counter attack. My only weapon being love.

If You want to put me out there, You've gotta teach me the true meaning and expression of love...

To Love Like You Do...

Hmph

Hmmm guess the past few weeks had been nothing short of drama-mama. Will blog all about it, after my comp gets fixed. (now using my bro's comp for everything) Guess God has a plan and everything which I've gone through, I'm glad He's been there for me. He has planned every move, every step that I take. I know He will answer my prayer - no matter what it takes, to fulfill His purposes that He has for me. Probably this Friday will be a short full-stop to all the drama, yet it is but the start of another phase of drama for me...

Will I be that righteous, faithful servant that will stand before Him on judgment day and He gives me a pat on the back? I hope, I wish, I pray for that.

You map my paths, I will just follow You, yeah? No matter what it takes, no matter what it takes.