About Christianity

erm... no. this is not the song by rihanna. ok it is lame. =.=

so it was raining, and i had to go out of the house. i hate rain. it makes the floor wet and slippery. it makes going out difficult. it makes me wet. it makes my stuffs wet. and if i am wearing shoes and socks, my feet get wet. and everything goes so slowly. people walk so slowly. the traffic moves so slowly. it is to me, very irritating and frustrating.

i hate to use an umbrella. it is troublesome. so whenever possible, unless absolutely neccessary, i will not use an umbrella. but wherever i go, i will carry one with me. i am a firm believer of: i would have something i don't need rather than need something and don't have it. now isn't that familiar? yea. the girl from AVP said it. hahax. sue me for plagarism.

riddle: what am i going to say in this post?

answer: another civics and moral education lesson.

flame me for being one who keep preaching what i don't do. just don't do it on my blog. free speech is prohibited.

ok. i sidetracked enough. randomed enough.

sometimes we treat God like an umbrella instead of our Lord. as christians, we should always treat God as our Lord. well, technically if you are not a christian you should do that too. but many christians treat God as an umbrella instead. why do i say that?

when everything goes well, ie the sun is shining and there is no rain, we put God behind us, like an umbrella inside our bag, and forgot all about Him. why? because He is not needed, well, that was what we think. or that was at least how we acted. but when there is rain, ie when there is trouble, we pray and ask for help, just like how we remember we have an umbrella.

in actual fact we are supposed to put God as priority. even when there is no rain, we should not forget about Him. there are times when i too wished that i do not need to follow rules, and do what i want. and of course many times i did what i wanted instead of doing the right thing. i guess that is like treating Him as an umbrella. because when things go wrong, we suddenly remember there is a God who can control all things. that, in a way, is treating Him like a genie.

of course, i have no right to scold people or something like that, because i am guilty myself. but it does not mean i cannot say what i think, and try to let those who read this have a new perspective. i have said what i wanted to say. God is our Lord, not our umbrella. whether there is rain or shine, the top place should always be for Him. talk is easy, because everyone knows how to talk. but it doesn't mean you cannot try. of course sometimes we pass sometimes we fail. but at least, it is better than not bothering to try. i failed many times too.

i guess, if you really need a reason, i shall give you one. you have 2 options: enjoy now on earth and burn in hell for all eternity or suffer now and enjoy in heaven for all eternity. when you die, the game is set. and you either smile forever or scream forever. at least, if you suffer here now, you won't need to scream.

if you know the chinese language, then perhaps you would have heard someone saying something like this (and yes, your computer needs to be able to read chinese characters) '做人真的好累'. that phrase, it just meant, 'it is very tiring to be a human'.

indeed, being a human being is very tiring. there are all kinds of problems we face. some big, some small, some of them our fault, some not. some are expected, some are not. and some are just plain nonsense. i am very tempted to use a swear word here.

of course, there are people who live a very tragic lives and would give all they had to exchange their fate for ours, including our troubles twice over. maybe we are just people who do not appreciate that we are living in a blissful condition, maybe we did not suffer hardship as the others did.

whatever the case, i think, even if we live in a blissful situation and have maybe what you call a 'minor' problem, to some of us that problems might be hard. you have your own worries that make you lose sleep, i have my own problems that make my hair go grey, she had her troubles that made her cry, and he had his frustrations that made him throw temper. all of us have problems. and most of the time, it is very tiring. to be a human is really very difficult, and tiring.

of course, not everyone show a tired and gloomy face to everyone. in front of friends, and those who know us, usually, unknowingly, naturally, we put on a mask. a mask that laughs, a mask that is aloof, a mask that never had any worries. there are all sorts of mask. but you dont really get to see a gloomy mask. because there is no need for such a mask. because that is almost everyone's real face.

i spent a lot of time travelling everyday, on buses and trains. and of course, i saw many people. when i am not reading, i would most probably be daydreaming and looking at others at the same time. and maybe you would notice something. that for just a little bit, people let down their masks. i guess it is very tiring to keep a mask on all the time, as well as the fact that it would be pointless. what i saw was that people's eyes were lifeless, or full of tiredness. of course, these people were alone at that time, as in the people around them were all strangers. not only you and me, everyone is feeling tired.

maybe sometimes the problems are too big. sometimes you dont even know why you ended up like that. sometimes we wonder what we are doing with our life. what can we do? the question, is it a trick question? i hope not. i can only think of one way. that is to pray and ask for help.

sometimes, when the problems are just plain ridiculous, i have to keep telling myself that everything is within God's plan. because nothing on earth can happen without His permission. of course, if i have my whole family murdered i would most probably not agree. i cannot really understand the great tragedies of this world, because i have been living a life that some people would give all they had for it and dont mind if my burden multiplies by ten and give it to them.

i dont really have an answer ot all your problems. i cannot even handle my own. but i can only suggest that bring everything to God and ask Him for help. God gave me help a lot of times, help so obvious it is a miracle instead of just plain luck or my effort. of course, it does not mean that God's answer is the same as our answer. and yes, many times i got shocked and when i see the outcome. of course, so far all turns well. i havent got any big trials yet.

everyone has a cross to bear. last time i used to wonder what made up the component of the cross. but i guess, that maybe the cross is the problems God put in our lives. we have to carry the burden, fulfil the task we were given and maybe some other things. of course, being a christian we also have to act like a christian. we cannot succumb to temptations. that would be part of our cross. is it?

being a human is very tiring. but God is always with us. and i know He loves us and cares for us. so, if the problem is too heavy, and you are weary, go to the Lord.

i still do have my problems now which i have no idea how to get through it. but i think i have no choice but to trust the Lord. you too, pray and communicate with God. God is not your genie, but it does not mean you canot get help from Him.

when i was a bit younger (though i am not very old now), i had a conversation with my dad. i wanted something that i could not get using my own means. i was still dependent on my parents then. i told my dad i would pray to God so He could give me what i want.

what he said next partly changed the way i am as a christian forever. i cant exactly remember what he said, but it was something along the lines of, 'He is your God, not your genie. Please give Him the respect and treat Him as your God.' i couldnt say anything back then. it was true. and then i realized how many people treat God as their genie.

let us not do that, and give God the respect He deserves and treat Him like our Lord.