Pray before you decide
All of us make plenty of choices in a day. We wake up and from the second we open our eyes, we have plenty of decisions to make. From whether we should switch the alarm and sneak an extra 1-2 min of sleep in, to jumping out of bed with a smile to welcome the brand new day, Whether we should take a shower, whether we should wear the white or black shirt. Yeah you get the point.
Choices can sometimes be so trivial. Decisions made without really much thought. I have been spending a lot of time reading this book , Church History in plain language. And the more I read the happenings of yesterday, that establishes what Christianity is about today, the more I think we should be cautious about today, so as to make sure tomorrow will be ok.
We can't deny the role that men take even in God's house. We can't deny that we can ignore the promptings of the Holy Spirit even though He is shouting in our ears.
Some events and decisions happen so naturally that we are ignorant to the development of it becoming into something. I now understand and appreciate so much more of what conservative churches do, to try as much as possible to preserve the ways of yester years and the styles of yesterday. Administrative styles might just as well turn into hierachy systems. Churches' way of protecting members interest might develop into false doctrines.
False prophets, false gospels, false doctrines, threats have not started today. They have been here since day one that God made Adam and Eve. How are we to stand up against it? And our decisions, may very well determine the history we would write for the others to read in the future.
To be in the world but not of the world. Is really being able to draw a balance between catching up with the times in the world, but yet standing firm to what we believe in. Church History hasn't shown that we are successful. We now have Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Protestants and various cults. And within the Protestants and cults themselves... many other denominations and beliefs. I always questioned why the split. How it split, why it split. And now, the message becomes clearer.
We really should be careful in whatever decision we make. Pray. Pray and Pray.
Choices can sometimes be so trivial. Decisions made without really much thought. I have been spending a lot of time reading this book , Church History in plain language. And the more I read the happenings of yesterday, that establishes what Christianity is about today, the more I think we should be cautious about today, so as to make sure tomorrow will be ok.
We can't deny the role that men take even in God's house. We can't deny that we can ignore the promptings of the Holy Spirit even though He is shouting in our ears.
Some events and decisions happen so naturally that we are ignorant to the development of it becoming into something. I now understand and appreciate so much more of what conservative churches do, to try as much as possible to preserve the ways of yester years and the styles of yesterday. Administrative styles might just as well turn into hierachy systems. Churches' way of protecting members interest might develop into false doctrines.
False prophets, false gospels, false doctrines, threats have not started today. They have been here since day one that God made Adam and Eve. How are we to stand up against it? And our decisions, may very well determine the history we would write for the others to read in the future.
To be in the world but not of the world. Is really being able to draw a balance between catching up with the times in the world, but yet standing firm to what we believe in. Church History hasn't shown that we are successful. We now have Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Protestants and various cults. And within the Protestants and cults themselves... many other denominations and beliefs. I always questioned why the split. How it split, why it split. And now, the message becomes clearer.
We really should be careful in whatever decision we make. Pray. Pray and Pray.
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