Watever man.. at first i was tinking..
"ok maybe it isn't so bad.." but den now i'm like..
"wat sia!" sheesh.. i can't belif it man.. argh..
Sorry if u dun understand wat i mean.. it's not meant to be understood unless i explain it to you. feel so disgusted man..
Contemplating switching back to deadjournal.. we'll see.. maybe i will.. maybe i won't..
Gota prepare for Small Group Meeting 2ml.. n go thru the material for Small Group 2ml also.. dunno whether bro prepared already..
Before that.. some excerpts from
"The Purpose Driven Life" i read on the way back juz now...
"Focus on what we have in common, not our differences....As believers we share one Lord, one body, one purpose, one Father, one Spirit, one hope, one faith, one baptism, and one love. We share the same salvation, the same life, and the same future....These are the issues, not our personal differences, that we should concentrate on.
We must remember that it was God who chose to give us different personalities, backgrounds, races, and preferences, so we should value and enjoy those difference, not merely tolerate them. God wants unity, not uniformity. But for unity's sake we must never let differences divide us. We must stay focused on what matters most - learning to love each other as Christ has loved us....
....When we focus on personalities, preferences, interpretations, styles, methods, division always happens. But if we concentrate on loving each other and fulfilling God's purposes, harmony results...."
"Be realistic in your expectations....Longing for the ideal while criticizing the real is evidence of immaturity. On the other hand, settling for the real without striving for the ideal is complacency....
Instead God tells us, 'Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love.'.... (Ephesians 4:2)
The sooner we give up the illusion that a church must be perfect in order to love it, the sooner we quit pretending and start admitting we're all imperfect and need grace....
Bonhoffer said, 'He who loves his dream of community more than the Christian community itself becomes a destroyer of the latter....'"
"Choose to encourage rather than criticize. It is always easier to stand on the sidelines and take shots at those who are serving than it is to get involved and make a contribution. God warns us over and over not to criticize, compare, or judge each other. When you criticize what another believer is doing in faith and from sincere conviction, you are interfering with God's business: 'What right do you have to criticize someone else's servant? Only their Lord can decide if they're doing right.'
Paul adds that we must not stand in judgement or look down on other believers whose convictions differ from our own: 'Why then, criticise your brother's actions, why try to make him look small? We shall all be judged one day, not by each other's standards or even our own, but by the standard of Christ.'(Romans 14:10)
It's the Devil's job to blame, complain, and criticize members of God's family.... Remember, other Christians, no matter how much you disagree with them, are not the real enemy.... The bible says, 'Let's agree to use all our energy in getting along with each other. Help others with encouraging words; don't drag them down by finding fault.'(Romans 14:19)"
