6He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: "'These people honor me with their lips,but their hearts are far from me.
7They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.'
8You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to the traditions of men."
9And he said to them: "You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions!"
OUCH!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
Let God be God...
No one is indispensable in the eyes of God except for Christ Himself...
This is what i reflect about especially i choose to step down from the TTC student council. Not because I do not want to serve anymore in the Student Council, but rather as i am thinking about the 5 H's that i have listed out for this coming semester, i really felt that it was a great struggle for me to give up the role. My only excuse to them was my grades are not of the best, so therefore i need to spend more time in my studies and in my field education attachment church to share Christ to a group of basketball players there that i know of.
But i guess the real reason was, i need to learn to keep myself in check, especially my pride. Taking on more responsibility was the best way to boost one's pride and surely, it is for me as well.
as i reflect more about the role i am taking, the more i want to take on, the more i am eager to serve, and "passionate" as one of my good friend put it. but deep down in my heart, i realised that i have a great need for people's assurance, people's comments to boost the inner man of me, people's praise that i am a good leader, "a wasted talent" as one of my another friend's comment.
the more i reflect, the more assure that i should not to take up the role, but many people are looking at me with the eyes, "Ron, you are not steady, you should finished the role as it is given to you." my tears are rolling within the space of my eyes, but i learnt to keep it from flowing down, a trademark of a man! haha...Pride at its peak!
the best way to kill my pride was to give up the role, it pains my heart, my ego is deflated, but i know my heart is restored, my soul would be encouraged, my motivation for serving would be then clear and clean.
Now i am glad that i let it go totally, accepting other people's thinking about me...but i know this is between God and me, and it is enough...No longer wanting to live in other people's expectations, no longer wanting other people's praise and love...
no one is indispensable, no one is wasted, anyone can be replaced, anyone can be changed... painful, but necessarily for me...Thank you Lord...
Surely, in the kingdom of God there is no one is indispensable in the eyes of God except for Christ Himself. God loves me for who he is, and not me...Simple yet profound...
This is what i reflect about especially i choose to step down from the TTC student council. Not because I do not want to serve anymore in the Student Council, but rather as i am thinking about the 5 H's that i have listed out for this coming semester, i really felt that it was a great struggle for me to give up the role. My only excuse to them was my grades are not of the best, so therefore i need to spend more time in my studies and in my field education attachment church to share Christ to a group of basketball players there that i know of.
But i guess the real reason was, i need to learn to keep myself in check, especially my pride. Taking on more responsibility was the best way to boost one's pride and surely, it is for me as well.
as i reflect more about the role i am taking, the more i want to take on, the more i am eager to serve, and "passionate" as one of my good friend put it. but deep down in my heart, i realised that i have a great need for people's assurance, people's comments to boost the inner man of me, people's praise that i am a good leader, "a wasted talent" as one of my another friend's comment.
the more i reflect, the more assure that i should not to take up the role, but many people are looking at me with the eyes, "Ron, you are not steady, you should finished the role as it is given to you." my tears are rolling within the space of my eyes, but i learnt to keep it from flowing down, a trademark of a man! haha...Pride at its peak!
the best way to kill my pride was to give up the role, it pains my heart, my ego is deflated, but i know my heart is restored, my soul would be encouraged, my motivation for serving would be then clear and clean.
Now i am glad that i let it go totally, accepting other people's thinking about me...but i know this is between God and me, and it is enough...No longer wanting to live in other people's expectations, no longer wanting other people's praise and love...
no one is indispensable, no one is wasted, anyone can be replaced, anyone can be changed... painful, but necessarily for me...Thank you Lord...
Surely, in the kingdom of God there is no one is indispensable in the eyes of God except for Christ Himself. God loves me for who he is, and not me...Simple yet profound...
Saturday, January 2, 2010
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