The Hidden Man
I read this story of the hidden man a few minutes ago and it really amazed me. Surely each of us is so important to God.
I had a very good chat with a friend and my dad today. This friend invited us over to have a last dinner with him before I left. It was a wonderful time of sharing. Perhaps the friends I made in Leeds this year were very different from my usual friends. But in the end we learnt how to see each others' points of view, to understand each other.
In Leeds you always learn about "take-home points". What's the one thing you take away from this lesson? you're always asked.
My take-home point today was from my dad and it was given in response to this question: How do you know that something is bad as nothing is inherently bad? A gun in the hands of a criminal is bad, a gun in the hands of a policeman is good. Out of the many choices you have to make, how do you know what is right and what is wrong, what to avoid and what not to?
If it doesn't have control of you, but if you have control of it.
I learnt that alot of uncontrollable habits we have are in response to broken dreams. They're our way of fighting back at the hurt life has inflicted on us, offering us a little temporal comfort. If you want to get rid of them, you need to realise the broken dreams. And maybe admit that you were angry. And realise that God has a far bigger dream for you.
I had a very good chat with a friend and my dad today. This friend invited us over to have a last dinner with him before I left. It was a wonderful time of sharing. Perhaps the friends I made in Leeds this year were very different from my usual friends. But in the end we learnt how to see each others' points of view, to understand each other.
In Leeds you always learn about "take-home points". What's the one thing you take away from this lesson? you're always asked.
My take-home point today was from my dad and it was given in response to this question: How do you know that something is bad as nothing is inherently bad? A gun in the hands of a criminal is bad, a gun in the hands of a policeman is good. Out of the many choices you have to make, how do you know what is right and what is wrong, what to avoid and what not to?
If it doesn't have control of you, but if you have control of it.
I learnt that alot of uncontrollable habits we have are in response to broken dreams. They're our way of fighting back at the hurt life has inflicted on us, offering us a little temporal comfort. If you want to get rid of them, you need to realise the broken dreams. And maybe admit that you were angry. And realise that God has a far bigger dream for you.
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