" My grievance with contemporary society is with its decreptitude. There are few towering pleasures to allure me, no beauty to bewitch me, nothing erotic to arouse me, no intellectual circles or positions to challenge or provoke me, no burgeoning philosophies or theologies and no new art to catch my attention or engage my mind, no arousing political, social or religious movements to stimulate or excite me. There are no free man to lead me. No saints to inspire me. No sinners sinful enough to either impress me or share my plight. No one human enough to validate the "going" lifestyle. It's hard to linger in that dull world without being dulled.
I stake the future on the few humble and hearty lovers who seek God passionately in the marvelous, messy world of redeemed and related realities that lie in front of our noses. " -William McNamara
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bored? dull? sian?
Everyone of us needs to be stretched to live at our best, awakened out of dull moral habits, shaken out of petty and trivial busy-work.
Easier to be parasite, easier to relax in the embracing arms of the average. Easier but not better. Easier but not more significant. Easier, but not more fulfilling.
i think i need Spirit of Excellence like seriously but not equivalent to the perfectionist's kind of excellence. Difference b/w the two lies in the motive and reaction when perfection result is not achieved i guess
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
It's like u suddenly discovered the blanket is full of holes and you can no longer hide but have to come out of it and say HI!
God is super good in making me face up to my fears ,
so hai dun even think of SIAM-ing!
Face up to it . be brave. put down any pride. smile
Psalms:
"O LORD, you have searched me
and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue
you know it completely, O LORD. ...
7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, [a] you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.
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“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.” -Henry Van Dyke
God is super good in making me face up to my fears ,
so hai dun even think of SIAM-ing!
Face up to it . be brave. put down any pride. smile
Psalms:
"O LORD, you have searched me
and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue
you know it completely, O LORD. ...
7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, [a] you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.
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“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.” -Henry Van Dyke
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