September 24, 2005

hear me well.

it seems erstwhile since I last blogged.

well, much ado about nothing. military life, expectedly, is as exciting as watching Yan Can Cook. regimentation never was one of the pillars of human existence, and here I must add I find it quite amusing indeed (in fact very) to see how power can be easily abused and misused. which brings to mind the little phrase we've all heard at one point or another: absolute power corrupts and power corrupts absolutely.

I would agree with that statement, but only when it comes to worldly people. afterall, without the divine wisdom of God, nothing Man has done or will do will be entirely perfect. and that's why we need God.

now before you think this is part of a GP essay I'm writing, you're quite wrong. but I must admit that it does sound, even to me, like a portion of an introductory essay. haha.

life is short. so what do we make of it? some pursue fame and fortune, others power and control. yet others yearn for the simple tenet of happiness: which ironically is to be happy. and a small group of people, being human as they are, understandably desire the above. but what they desire more than all those, is what makes a difference.

I have often placed myself at the viewpoint of a non-believer, and trust me, I've talked to truckloads of them. and the conclusion is often similar: people believe in God, basically because of two things, need and purpose. other than those, there really isn't quite a need to believe in anything at all, and I'd have to quite agree with that.

so here goes: are there really 4 billion people outside the church, in the world today, who feel that they have purpose that will carry them through the rest of their lives? I should think not. considering that, so what is the factor that causes them to indulge in the world and not of God?

I've thought about it, and I think that's pride. pride comes in many forms, and one of the most subtle is thinking that one can do without God. now the average person might not know this, but pride is the very thing that caused Satan to fall from grace and sin against God; thinking that he could be all-powerful, thinking he could survive by himself, thinking he could do very well by himself. well, I'll say, he's not entirely wrong. you can do well by yourself, but I really wonder, how well and for how long?

with all due respect, I'm certainly not doubting anyone's abilities or talents. not at all. but deep in every single one of our hearts, there lies an uncertainty of our future, of what will happen tomorrow. will the dawn bring with it sorrow and defeat, or cheer and gladness? no one knows. but one thing I'll surely know that you don't, is that whatever happens, God is always there.

and that's not a farce or idle talk. it's true, and I know it, because I've been at there, and He's done it for me. The Bible says that Jesus is our Firm Foundation. and when you're broken, let-down and down in the dumps, that's when you start building your whole life once again, on His foundation, not your own.

and that's when life really begins. honestly, isn't it boring living for yourself your whole life? one may reach for the skies but never touch them, but really, it's different when one reaches for the Creator of the skies. because that's when you realise that you don't really need all that you've ever wanted, 'cos He is all you need. He is your everything.

how wonderful.

live for Jesus today.

--gid.