a fool for Christ
dear friends, please put up with this little ramble. call it a desperate man's cry into the still dark night that is cyberspace, but this is my struggle.
I Corinthians 1:25-29 For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength. Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before Him.NIV
when Jesus came into my life, He made all new things new. where once I was a captive to sin and death, trapped in the confinement of my own desires, Jesus set me free. before I met the Saviour, I was an average Singaporean, in search for the latest trends and fads. my concerns were of the right grades, the right girls, the right friends, the right schools, the right image- but never of what made the right things Right.
now, although my life isn't completely refurnished and perfected, the promise has been made that He is not finished with me yet. where once i thought i was wise, i find myself now a fool for Christ. the things that i do, the ridiculous things that earn me mocking and humiliation in the eyes of the world, i recognise to be manifestations of the cross i have to bear.
so maybe i'm playing this little "holy masquerade" in saintly pretense, masochistically denying myself the "goodies" of this world and suppressing my true desires and longings for pleasure and gratification, for the right to feel good about myself. perhaps in that sense, i truly am a fool.
no one said that being a fool was easy.
but Lord, surely you know that this is my offering to you? surely you know that this is my love offering to you when i said "i give you my life", i didn't want to make an empty promise? Lord, you have assured us in your word, that your folly is wiser than man's wisdom anyday, and that you chose the foolish thing that i am in order to shame the wise of this world. Sometimes, it is hard to see this as true in daily life, when Satan's illusions seem so real and attractive. give me faith to see beyond this mortal flesh, that my spiritual eyes be opened to the knowledge of your truth, a truth that is unwavering and immutable.
Lord, your resources are boundless and your love, so unselfish and generous. please have mercy upon my mind and my soul. you know of the suffering and the torment; please, in your time, send deliverance and give aid. father, i think of Your promises to comfort the broken hearted and set the captive free. please keep to your word in Your mercy and and grant faith to those who need it so desperately. when my faith hangs by a thread, make that thread the most secure lifeline, that i do not plummet into faithlessness and doubt, but help me to trust You. teach me to trust You. show me how to trust You.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.
I Corinthians 1:25-29 For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength. Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before Him.NIV
when Jesus came into my life, He made all new things new. where once I was a captive to sin and death, trapped in the confinement of my own desires, Jesus set me free. before I met the Saviour, I was an average Singaporean, in search for the latest trends and fads. my concerns were of the right grades, the right girls, the right friends, the right schools, the right image- but never of what made the right things Right.
now, although my life isn't completely refurnished and perfected, the promise has been made that He is not finished with me yet. where once i thought i was wise, i find myself now a fool for Christ. the things that i do, the ridiculous things that earn me mocking and humiliation in the eyes of the world, i recognise to be manifestations of the cross i have to bear.
so maybe i'm playing this little "holy masquerade" in saintly pretense, masochistically denying myself the "goodies" of this world and suppressing my true desires and longings for pleasure and gratification, for the right to feel good about myself. perhaps in that sense, i truly am a fool.
no one said that being a fool was easy.
but Lord, surely you know that this is my offering to you? surely you know that this is my love offering to you when i said "i give you my life", i didn't want to make an empty promise? Lord, you have assured us in your word, that your folly is wiser than man's wisdom anyday, and that you chose the foolish thing that i am in order to shame the wise of this world. Sometimes, it is hard to see this as true in daily life, when Satan's illusions seem so real and attractive. give me faith to see beyond this mortal flesh, that my spiritual eyes be opened to the knowledge of your truth, a truth that is unwavering and immutable.
Lord, your resources are boundless and your love, so unselfish and generous. please have mercy upon my mind and my soul. you know of the suffering and the torment; please, in your time, send deliverance and give aid. father, i think of Your promises to comfort the broken hearted and set the captive free. please keep to your word in Your mercy and and grant faith to those who need it so desperately. when my faith hangs by a thread, make that thread the most secure lifeline, that i do not plummet into faithlessness and doubt, but help me to trust You. teach me to trust You. show me how to trust You.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.
posted by leb at 11:13 AM
1 Comments:
And all these things i pray for my brother as well as myself. Amen. it's funny how you commented on this, for lately i felt that God has been reminding my of my days before meeting him. my grades, my character, the things that i concerned myself with. it all seems a distant past. of late i felt that many old sins have crept back into my life but have merely taken different manifestations. my heart cries with you bro, that truly we may seek to be fools! to be the refuse of this world that God might be made manifest in our lives. MAy we be broken that the wholeness of God be shown. you arent alone my brother, take heart in that. =)
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