it's been a while, yeah? my apologies, after the mcat i sort of went on a mini-hiatus. i took some time for myself. i figured i was due some respite. just relaxing, resting, and just...breathing.
anyways, here's my picture of joy (for eunice's festive friday entry):
(click to enlarge)yeap. i finally took it. i just hope i don't have to take it again. but we shall see in a month.
which very vaguely relates to my thoughts on today's "deep" entry: just do it. a week or so before i took the mcat, i had so many thoughts and doubts on whether this career field was right for me. i was wondering if i was ready to invest 10+ years of my life learning/training to become a doctor to help the seemingly poor (though rich in spirit, no?) inner city or developing countries. why do i necessarily have to become a doctor? couldn't i just become a social worker to help the needy? needless to say, i was getting cold feet.
i think we could all use some wisdom from nike (and possibly from Knocked Up, if you guys saw the movie), especially those christians living in the Bible belt where the Word becomes so dilute and twisted it loses focus on Christ. many parents, students, and even pastors mold the Bible into shapes that fit comfortably into their lives and it ultimately changes the face of THE church and christians in general. anyways, i believe it's so important for us living in the south to truly do what the Bible tells us to do. James said it best, "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says."(James 1:22) i strongly believe that for us to be set apart from the rest of the crowd is to ACT on what the Bible says. not merely to talk and study about it but to get up and do something about it. faith and deeds! if we're not convicted (not necessarily emotionally) to do something about our faith, what good is it? and how are we different from the rest of the world? we can say and talk all we want about Jesus but in the end, what difference have we made?
it's unfortunate but i'm a victim of this. when i read the New Testament (especially the epistles of Paul), it makes me feel extremely uncomfortable. i begin to look at my life and think, i can't even compare to what Jesus is calling us to do. i've created this huge buffer of real self-sacrificing Christianity and comfortable suburban Christianity. so in sum, i need to learn to just do what the Bible tells me to do, regardless of the consequences. i have to learn to bite the bullet, jump in, and trust that God will carry me through.
i'll end with these verses:
most of this thinking came after i read irresistable revolution, if you can't tell.
tim
addendum: this is the fun i'm having tomorrow. yay!
which very vaguely relates to my thoughts on today's "deep" entry: just do it. a week or so before i took the mcat, i had so many thoughts and doubts on whether this career field was right for me. i was wondering if i was ready to invest 10+ years of my life learning/training to become a doctor to help the seemingly poor (though rich in spirit, no?) inner city or developing countries. why do i necessarily have to become a doctor? couldn't i just become a social worker to help the needy? needless to say, i was getting cold feet.
i think we could all use some wisdom from nike (and possibly from Knocked Up, if you guys saw the movie), especially those christians living in the Bible belt where the Word becomes so dilute and twisted it loses focus on Christ. many parents, students, and even pastors mold the Bible into shapes that fit comfortably into their lives and it ultimately changes the face of THE church and christians in general. anyways, i believe it's so important for us living in the south to truly do what the Bible tells us to do. James said it best, "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says."(James 1:22) i strongly believe that for us to be set apart from the rest of the crowd is to ACT on what the Bible says. not merely to talk and study about it but to get up and do something about it. faith and deeds! if we're not convicted (not necessarily emotionally) to do something about our faith, what good is it? and how are we different from the rest of the world? we can say and talk all we want about Jesus but in the end, what difference have we made?
it's unfortunate but i'm a victim of this. when i read the New Testament (especially the epistles of Paul), it makes me feel extremely uncomfortable. i begin to look at my life and think, i can't even compare to what Jesus is calling us to do. i've created this huge buffer of real self-sacrificing Christianity and comfortable suburban Christianity. so in sum, i need to learn to just do what the Bible tells me to do, regardless of the consequences. i have to learn to bite the bullet, jump in, and trust that God will carry me through.
i'll end with these verses:
"What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds."
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.
You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder."
-James 1:14-19most of this thinking came after i read irresistable revolution, if you can't tell.
tim
addendum: this is the fun i'm having tomorrow. yay!
6 comments:
thanks tim-- i like the nike encouragement. especially in our age of pluralism where truth is evasive, i think we need to embody truth. and i find this extremely difficult to do without being surrounded by likeminded people, thus i need community.
and soon we shall be reconstructed knee brethren. don't be stupid like me; take your painkillers.
I hope you did well on your test (probably) haha
But yeah I have been thinking about the future a lot and even the past...so many regrets.
YEAH! be doers of the word. I like that! :)
P.S. I will post on Friday about what I mean above.
BUT its definitely something you will not expect, I still am thinking on what I should do.
LOL. "don't be stupid like me; take your painkillers."
dude i've been refusing pain meds ALL DAY hahahaha.
so far though, it's not TERRIBLE pain, it's just a whole lot of throbbing, aching, and this intense burning feeling. but hey, i might have a job during the school year working for the surgical clinic! I hope God blesses that :]
diane-- i felt really stressed and bad about the test haha. thank you though.. i'll be eagerly waiting your post on friday :]
challenging encouragement. congrats on duking it out w/ the mcat. i hope you're taking it easy so you'll have a speedy recovery. i clicked the video but couldn't continue after the first stream of blood....
:] i'm definitely taking it pretty easy. i have my laptop, tv, gamecube, ps2, and a ton of books to keep me busy. pain aside, this is the life!
btw--i like your picture, eunice :D
hey tim, hope the knee heals fast... ...will be praying for you...
p young
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