Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Why compare?
You know how we live in a world with depraved minds? (Romans 2:29) How we like to compare ourselves with the world's standards instead of with God's? And we are so overwhelmed in attaining the world's standards, such as status, beauty, money, etc, that we forget our purpose in life. We foget that all these don't matter to God, and that we won't be able to take these with us when we leave this world.
"Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise,
Thou mine inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my Treasure Thou art."
("Be thou my vision")
God is the potter and our Creator. He made us in His image, in His beauty. Who are we to nit-pick at our bodies and flaws and question why God created us this way? Why are we 'lusting' over the standards of this world?
Just came up with this analogy. Crappy as it might be, just read lah! =)
Imagine, if you a pebble, and compared yourself to various things, how much more would you feel inadequate and wanna resemble these things? Busy and tiring leh, like that!
If you compared youself to sand, you would think that the sand is so fine, so smooth, etc.
If you compared yourself to a gem stone, you would think that it was so pretty, so intricate, etc.
If you compared yourself to a rock, you would think that it was so strong, so 'macho', etc.
If you compared yourself to a mountain, you would think that it was so mightily overwhelming and powerful!
When will this ever end? Have you ever wondered what the others thought of you? (Not that it really matters...)
But they might think you are a cool pebble, just the perfect size with the perfect mix of minerals, and other good things.
We should just remember that God made us the way we are for a purpose. Whatever the purpose is, we will find out sooner or later. =) And if we are made in His image, we are 'perfect', cos God is perfect.
"Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise,
Thou mine inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my Treasure Thou art."
("Be thou my vision")
God is the potter and our Creator. He made us in His image, in His beauty. Who are we to nit-pick at our bodies and flaws and question why God created us this way? Why are we 'lusting' over the standards of this world?
Just came up with this analogy. Crappy as it might be, just read lah! =)
Imagine, if you a pebble, and compared yourself to various things, how much more would you feel inadequate and wanna resemble these things? Busy and tiring leh, like that!
If you compared youself to sand, you would think that the sand is so fine, so smooth, etc.
If you compared yourself to a gem stone, you would think that it was so pretty, so intricate, etc.
If you compared yourself to a rock, you would think that it was so strong, so 'macho', etc.
If you compared yourself to a mountain, you would think that it was so mightily overwhelming and powerful!
When will this ever end? Have you ever wondered what the others thought of you? (Not that it really matters...)
But they might think you are a cool pebble, just the perfect size with the perfect mix of minerals, and other good things.
We should just remember that God made us the way we are for a purpose. Whatever the purpose is, we will find out sooner or later. =) And if we are made in His image, we are 'perfect', cos God is perfect.
# posted by Banana Saviour @ 11:05 AM 
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Yeah but it doesn't hurt to admire from far, does it? =) Not that you were very far since you could see so clearly and the memory still so vivid! Hahah!
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