Questions
When I make a decision to do the 'right thing', is it because I sincerely want to do the right thing for its own sake, or because I want to feel good about myself?
If I had limited resources and was faced with the choice of blessing someone else or bestowing some well-deserved small luxury on myself, what would I choose?
When it really comes down to it, do I have faith that I will receive whatever I ask for in prayer, as long as I pray according to His will?
What's the difference between submitting to God's will by faith, and timidly giving in to that which is vaguely referred to as 'fate'?
What's the difference between respecting someone's need for privacy, and being mildly unconcerned?
I once paused to think. It seems I still haven't finished thinking. Just when you think you KNOW, you find that, really, there is so much more that you have yet to learn. And the thinking process just goes on...
If I had limited resources and was faced with the choice of blessing someone else or bestowing some well-deserved small luxury on myself, what would I choose?
When it really comes down to it, do I have faith that I will receive whatever I ask for in prayer, as long as I pray according to His will?
What's the difference between submitting to God's will by faith, and timidly giving in to that which is vaguely referred to as 'fate'?
What's the difference between respecting someone's need for privacy, and being mildly unconcerned?
I once paused to think. It seems I still haven't finished thinking. Just when you think you KNOW, you find that, really, there is so much more that you have yet to learn. And the thinking process just goes on...
Labels: God, heartmatters, thinkingoutloud
posted by may at 6:07 AM
10 Comments:
just don't think. Solves alot of problems :p
i totally agree...
the problem with girls is that, they just think too much, unnecessarily =P
ideally, we should think more about necessary issues, such as estimating how many more hours it would take to level up or which quest to embark upon which would provide the most return at the least expense.
hello! i like your new profile piccie. Nice. ;)
i guess these questions would come in handy when God gives us His little tests to expose our true intentions and heart and from then affirm us and cause us to increase if we excel, and gently lead us to righteousness if we fail. it's a win-win situation ;)
so haha, we do need to keep hearts in check by radically asking those those piercing questions as life rolls along.. it's a good thing, especially when you're sitting right in the middle of the said situations (rather than retrospective or hypothetically, i mean).
oh well.. when will you be back KL?
oh, one more thing :)
referring to your 2nd quessie.. personally, i do believe that all men have fallen short of righteousness and we (I) am incapable of being independantly righteous. as well as the fact that the (my) heart is deceitful.
so usually.. if i think of hypothetical situations, by default i assume i would probably gravitate towards that which is selfish and and faithless, based on the fact that it will take quite some time before i take on Christ's full character.
so then, i make a decision there and then.
same as for question 3, i could decide that i'll pray according to His will ANYWAY, since it's HIS job to show me that He means what He says. IF i have faith, good, it will grow. IF i DON'T have the faith, then GOd will just have to prove me wrong. Win-win situation. ;)
and for question 1, i have given myself a kind of action plan. if, upon checking myself and my conscience, i find that i'm alright, i do said right thing. if it's the other one, i would refrain, get back to my little hiding place and start a little self-psychoanalysis with God. lol.
No offense anonymous, but I really hate the statement :"girls think too much". I don't understand why people have the tendency to lump all girls into a single category. The fourth question is something they always say about the Brits. Does reservation indicate a high respect for privacy or does it indicate the lack of concern? No idea. But all I know, is that it is perfectly normal to have questions, because thats what sets us apart from the animals, isn't it?
No offense taken, but I think you missed my point. Please take note that there IS a difference between 'thinking too much' and 'thinking too much, UNnecessarily'. I would consider the former a compliment because it is after all a good thing to exercise one's right to think. If you dont like thinking, fair enough =P
I agree that higher beings like us do think and that is what seperates us from animals. But when you add the magic word "unnecessary" at the end, it is really no different from a toddler who wants every other toy in the toys section.
whoa... really wasn't expecting a spur-of-the-moment post like this to result in so much discussion, hmmm. lol.
debdeb: thanks for ur little pearls of wisdom! makes me feel more human, lol. i will be back in msia on the 28th of june but i dont know when i'll be in KL, really depends on my internship. which, btw, i havent received any news about as yet... )=
yuenai: girls think too much because they do the guys' part of the thinking too! hahaha just joking just joking... dont get mad at me yeah, anonymous
May..tat's quite a discussion u got going. thanks for sharing ur question. I have found them to be relevant and helpful. I was thinking this morning before reading ur blog that we will never fully understand ourselves unless we are tested. I guess questioning can be one way of discovery. To me your questions shows that you are alive in God. People who alive sometimes live in tension and uncertainty. We don't have all the answers (tat's why we need God) I guess this is so true because only God is complete and perfect. One bible verse comes to mind when i read ur 'questions'. The Psalmist prayed, "Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." (Ps. 139: 23 - 24. Thanks for sharing ur question, May.
like you said, the thinking process just goes on... and on... we can never 'formulate' absolute answers to questions like these. but answers will keep coming, from God... as He slowly reveals things about Himself and ourselves. all this questioning is a journey, and is not an end in itself. bon voyage? ;)
thinking is good...but not overdoing it
but this anonymous person is generalising things.. no offence.
Good luck in your quest May.
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