Thursday, May 05, 2011
{ 12:39 PM }
Finally finished yet another book. Personally I liked this book the most because it really does speaks to me in one way or another but yet I still find it hard to connect.
People who are having deep wounds, darkest secret, meaningless struggles are usually due to being disconnected. Disconnected from God, disconnected from friends and disconnected from themselves. They could not see the purpose in life, they could not see the meaning of their existence, thus, many resort to things that will satisfy them for a moment. Examples, cutting themselves, addictions, finding other worldly things like money that may satisfy them. However, all these things can't and never will fill up the emptiness in their hearts, the only thing that could ever fill up that emptiness is the love of God.
When we find ourselves separated from God, ourselves and others, we are foolishly independent, unaware of our identity and purpose, committed to a justice that revolves around us, scared that we are inadequate, desperately insecure, angry when things don't go our way, consistently demanding that they do, incapable of loving anybody and not terribly bothered that we don't. Finally alone with ourselves, we either settling for less satisfaction or 'doing fine' or troubled by any one of the dozens symptoms of our internal life. Tears without an audience, without someone to hear and care, leave wounds unhealed.
When we become Christians, we are not only forgiven, we are also indwelt; we are not only acquitted, we are also empowered. God's spirit pours the motivation and energy of Christ into the veins of our soul. Something terrible is removed ( the wrath of God) and something wonderful is given (life of Christ). God not only provides forgiveness for everything bad within us, but he also plants a new source of goodness within us from which we may draw.
Other than connecting with God, we have to connect with others as well. Our calling is more than to help each other mortify the flesh. we also have the means to stimulate each other to love and good deeds, to identify, nourish, and help release the good urges that are always there beneath the bad. Connecting among Christians helps to vivify the Spirits.
As a church, we should be a healing community. A community that will heal the disconnected souls. A healing community should be a group of people who place connecting at the exact center of their purpose and passion - not evangelism, not teaching, not preaching, not missions, not music, not social actions, not numerical growth - but connecting: connecting with God (worship), others (loving service), and ourselves (personal wholeness)
Saviour please, keep saving me
Finally finished yet another book. Personally I liked this book the most because it really does speaks to me in one way or another but yet I still find it hard to connect.
People who are having deep wounds, darkest secret, meaningless struggles are usually due to being disconnected. Disconnected from God, disconnected from friends and disconnected from themselves. They could not see the purpose in life, they could not see the meaning of their existence, thus, many resort to things that will satisfy them for a moment. Examples, cutting themselves, addictions, finding other worldly things like money that may satisfy them. However, all these things can't and never will fill up the emptiness in their hearts, the only thing that could ever fill up that emptiness is the love of God.
When we find ourselves separated from God, ourselves and others, we are foolishly independent, unaware of our identity and purpose, committed to a justice that revolves around us, scared that we are inadequate, desperately insecure, angry when things don't go our way, consistently demanding that they do, incapable of loving anybody and not terribly bothered that we don't. Finally alone with ourselves, we either settling for less satisfaction or 'doing fine' or troubled by any one of the dozens symptoms of our internal life. Tears without an audience, without someone to hear and care, leave wounds unhealed.
When we become Christians, we are not only forgiven, we are also indwelt; we are not only acquitted, we are also empowered. God's spirit pours the motivation and energy of Christ into the veins of our soul. Something terrible is removed ( the wrath of God) and something wonderful is given (life of Christ). God not only provides forgiveness for everything bad within us, but he also plants a new source of goodness within us from which we may draw. 
Other than connecting with God, we have to connect with others as well. Our calling is more than to help each other mortify the flesh. we also have the means to stimulate each other to love and good deeds, to identify, nourish, and help release the good urges that are always there beneath the bad. Connecting among Christians helps to vivify the Spirits.