what not why
todays a public holiday and i got a physics spa tmr!! ahhh
hahas anyway i wan to blog about sundays sermon cause it really made a lot of sense to me.
the topic was turn a why into a what
the verse my pastor used was the story of a man who was blind since birth but was cured by Jesus by wiping mud on his eyes and asking him to go wash. There are two sides to this story, one is how we can learn from his faith and another is this, what did the person do after that? He proclaimed to the rest of the village that he can now see and his living testimony actually turned many in that village into believers!
Many a times in my life, i have always complained to God. Why am i the only child? why so much homework, why so stress, why this why that. This are actually useless questions, it is more meaningful to ask what instead. What can i do for God when he has given me such burdens to bear. Like the man in the scripture, he was blind since birth and the followers of Jesus asked him. " Why he is blind since birth? Is it because of his Sins? or that of his parents sins?" It could not be of his own sins since you cannot commit any sins when u are still in yr mothers womb, its not logical. Jesus replied that it was not of his fault or his parents fault that he is blind, rather it is to show the glory of God through him. The followers did not understand this. But after seeing how he was cured and how he shared his sight to the rest and sang praises for God, they understood the meaning.
Sometimes we are given problems so that we can relate to others when are have overcomed them, to encourage and support others. Other times its to mould our character to be more resilient. Like a father, God always wants to mould us into better people to serve him better. I had an operation at pri 5 and i have this huge scar over my torso. I used to think to myself, why did God ruin my body, i once had a perfect scarless body but now theres this big scar there. Why? But now i have learnt to ask what? What can i do for you God? I have shared with others about how i got this scar, but never really related it to how God has actually helped me through it. Its a lesson learnt for me to share about the gospel and testify for God through the many obstacles that i have gotten.
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