the way He changed my life and my way to think ..
this note inspirated by one man’s blog (i forgot who..sorry..)
but it makes me realize about the point of my stewardship ..
“hey , are you religious , mel ?”
someone asked me that recently .
i haven’t thought about that in a very very long time .
but what does it mean to be religious ?
i really don’t know .. i thought i did .. but i don’t .
i thought it meant doing all the stuff that the faith asked us to do .
i did do those things .
well the easy ones at least .
stuff like going to church , going for confession & praying .
that was the easy part .
there was even a time in my life that i went to church everyday .
there was even a time in my life that i went for confession regularly .
there was even a time in my life that i went for singing at church , working at sunday school .
there was even a time in my life that i prayed at least twice a day and went for prayer meetings at least twice a week .
and when i mean pray , i dont mean hope for something to happen.
just pray .
but did that make me a better person ?
i don’t think so .
after i came out of the church , singing , confession or prayer , i was still the same people .
nothing changed .
nothing at all .
i lived with my errors !
then i confessed my errors .
but i did them again .
so what was the point?
the church could not change the way i see things and the way i felt things .
they eventually became routine . i think .
many of the people around me show no difference .
in fact , some of them are worse .
some perform acts and rituals that are likely done by the devout ones .
and what do they do after that ?
they gossip .
they insult .
they say , therefore think , of dirt .
they lie .
they look down upon others .
they cheat .
they close their minds .
and for what ?
because they know that all sins will be forgiven ?
because they enjoy the feeling of remorse ?
i honestly didn’t know .
they did the exact same things that other less religious people do .
a lie straight in the face of the faith .
“so , who can makes me believe or at least know about the truth ?” asked myself .
Jesus did it .
He . yeah i mean Himself . He touched my heart . changed all the mindset of mine .
changed all of my bad paradigm .
He makes all things new . renewed me with His own blood . He loves me .
no matter how big were my sins . He forgive me , He fixed my broken deeds .
He changed all of me .
He putted a purpose in my life .
He designed the greatest future for me .
Until now, He still designing what’s the best for me .
well , i’ve found Jesus .. !
i am so grateful for this .
now i know , i’m living with a purpose .
now i’m singing for God .
i’m teaching at sunday school , brings all the children to God .
i’m praying for others , not just for myself .
praying with a heart . not a routine anymore .
so , guys !! just do everything for God ! :)
not for ur “throne” , not for ur “glory” , not for ur “name” ..
above all , let’s give the best for God ..
