True Perception
Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things on earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace
It feels lousy to base my perception on people's facial expression. First of all, you don't know whether it is in sync with what they are really thinking. But because of past encounters and what self-perception, things seem bleak.
It's probably stupid to let myself indulge in self-pity. Isn't it naive to expect bosses to be genuinely loving and merciful.
I hate self-pity. I need the discipline to get out of it and not let it paralyse me.
Lately I find myself sighing a lot. I think I'm feeling a little demotivated and I hate the fact that I actually let it out instead of keeping it in when I'm in front of others. I'm a bad testimony against the hope I'm supposed to have in Christ.
Tsk, I did it again! :(
Where has all my love gone to? Don't you remember, Cynthia, to love only those who love you has no benefits?
Matthew 5:43-48
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? 48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
So who is my enemy? I need to love them...
Who has cursed me? I need to bless them...
Who hates me? - I need to do good to them...
Who has spitefully used me and persecute me? I need to pray for them...
I hope I will never be God's enemy (carnal mind that befriends the world)
I hope I will never curse God or His people (my lips will ever bless Him and keep from swearing profanity and wish the best for others always)
I hope I will never hate God or His people (love Him wholehearted and love unconditionally)
I hope I will never spitefully use and persecute God or His people (love and honour Him and others)
I guess I'm really far from God's perfection!
A mystery to think about (if I remember later)... We ignore those who love us and love those who ignore us. I think humans are despicable beings who tend to take things for granted. Hence, the value of and demand for something decrease when the supply is high.
In conclusion, don't look to people because they won't treasure you when you are not important to them.
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things on earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace
It feels lousy to base my perception on people's facial expression. First of all, you don't know whether it is in sync with what they are really thinking. But because of past encounters and what self-perception, things seem bleak.
It's probably stupid to let myself indulge in self-pity. Isn't it naive to expect bosses to be genuinely loving and merciful.
I hate self-pity. I need the discipline to get out of it and not let it paralyse me.
Lately I find myself sighing a lot. I think I'm feeling a little demotivated and I hate the fact that I actually let it out instead of keeping it in when I'm in front of others. I'm a bad testimony against the hope I'm supposed to have in Christ.
Tsk, I did it again! :(
Where has all my love gone to? Don't you remember, Cynthia, to love only those who love you has no benefits?
Matthew 5:43-48
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? 48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
So who is my enemy? I need to love them...
Who has cursed me? I need to bless them...
Who hates me? - I need to do good to them...
Who has spitefully used me and persecute me? I need to pray for them...
I hope I will never be God's enemy (carnal mind that befriends the world)
I hope I will never curse God or His people (my lips will ever bless Him and keep from swearing profanity and wish the best for others always)
I hope I will never hate God or His people (love Him wholehearted and love unconditionally)
I hope I will never spitefully use and persecute God or His people (love and honour Him and others)
I guess I'm really far from God's perfection!
A mystery to think about (if I remember later)... We ignore those who love us and love those who ignore us. I think humans are despicable beings who tend to take things for granted. Hence, the value of and demand for something decrease when the supply is high.
In conclusion, don't look to people because they won't treasure you when you are not important to them.
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