Sunday, September 21, 2008

I would like to respond to Jae's post.

Bro, that was a very mature piece of writing. proud of you man! those who havent read it please read it, and reflect upon yourself.

i'd like to pick up what he has said.

Guys, think about it. where are your hearts when you come to church on saturday?

i can tell you some honest confessions about myself, i hope you guys can identify.

1. during my exam season, O and A levels, prelims, if i had been studying till 4pm before going for service, my mind would be TIRED. Not only that, i would also be thinking about that last question that i had no idea how to do. my mind was not focused on God.

2. other times, my motivation for coming to church would be to meet my dear friends. my best friends are from church by the way. haha. so i really look forward to meeting them. but i do not feel the same about meeting God.

3. yet other times and this tends to be the most true. i come to church for central 3. seriously. you may say, YAY ming loves us so much, but its actually not the best situation to be in. my heart is not in seeking the Lord or worshiping Him.

4. i come because i've no excuse not to come. im sure this resonates with many of you. my heart is not open to the Lord.

so where are your hearts on saturday?

i suggest. you come early to service, at the very least, be punctual so that you can allow TIME for yourself to take your mind of the hussle of life, and return to the simplicity of worshiping God. also, you'll be more open to God's word when you have restored that "you are God, I'm your servant" relationship with him.

and also, jae mentioned something about taking the lead without being afraid of what others may think.

i'd like to offer some balance to what he said. he is RIGHT in saying that we should worship God without caring what others think, but at the same time, there is a need to be considerate too. see, when you worship in a church setting, like it or not, there are at least 4 people in your one meter radius. so, if your arms are swinging around and hitting people, i think thats no good, cuz you distract others. also, if you feel you want to turn to face the back to worship, that is distracting too because it looks like you are worshiping somebody else. okay a little bit extreme. how about shouting out loud jumping around and clapping your hands in joy during a worship song. it is distracting. dont do distracting things, because we want to help others to be in a place of worship too.

HOWEVER, there are some occasions that you can really be undignified, it may be distracting, but it might inspire passion in others too (: take ONE camp for example. it didnt start of crazy in case you dont remember. the craziness only started when some crazy people started being crazy, hence inspiring others to do likewise. which turned out to be awesome, RIGHT?

see the balance?

i hope so. if you've any questions about this, feel free to ask about it k?

MING