Friday, May 25, 2007
Boiling Point
Don't get me wrong.. This title may sound aggressive, but it's far from that. =) C'mon, I'm a mild guy ok.. If you don't rub me the wrong way, that is.. hehe..
Recently I've been noticing a lot of things. And that's a rare phenomenon as far as I'm concerned cos I'm usually absorbed in my own world, preoccupied with trying to make sense of it all. So today's post is gonna talk about what else I've noticed.
I've noticed that all of life's much of a distraction. A distraction that keeps one from reaching
the point. You noe, there's this song by Collin Raye that goes something like, 'If it all falls apart, I will noe deep in my heart; in this life, I was loved by you'? I really love that song, and I guess it's cos I can really relate to the heart of that song, which is letting everything else in life go and embracing the one point that matters. Lately I keep sensing this little voice in me that keeps reiterating these words: "Don't miss the point".
I believe I'm not the only one who discovered this point about not missing the point; the Teacher who wrote the book Ecclesiastus did say that everything under the sun is meaningless. Pretty depressing at first, but I guess I do understand what can be gleaned out of that. We should live life to the fullest, 'according to our lot', but we have to remember not to miss the point. What's the point? Some may ask. To me, it depends on the situation, on your journey. Wherever you are, wherever God has placed you. Ask yourself and ask God.
Cos if life is a pot of water and we are to be like teabags, then circumstances will be like fire as well as other elements that affect the tea-making process. And
the point is to wait it out for the water to reach boiling point. But till we reach boiling point, our ability to diffuse really depends on the way our teabag is made. The filter bag and the tea leaves are determined by the Teamaker. Ok. Too cheem for some.
I don't know, I just found myself coming back to this point as a conclusion to most of my decision making.
You have realized your spiritual gifts, for example. What's the point then? Just to be a good steward of the gifts you are given. It has nothing to do with character. You've converted from Catholicism to Christianity. What's the point then? I just saw a banner at my old church that says, "Life in the Spirit Seminar. We invite you to experience a personal and living relationship with Jesus." It doesn't matter if you're Christian or not in name sometimes. God's in the business of changing lives. If we only change our perspective from being doomed to redeemed but allow no further control and transformation by the Spirit I wonder what we can say when the time comes to meet Him. So point is, don't miss the point. The meeting point.
Mantou at 11:19 PM