Christ is enough
Went for the west district youth rally at catholic junior college today. And I was kinda enlightened. It was a good pleasant experience though some parts were really boring. Honestly speaking when his grace archbishop William Goh was talking, I was just like.. ZONKED OUT. Cause I really couldn't focus cause I was hungry. But nonetheless, some of his speech was unknowingly stuck onto me. Unknowingly reached to my mind and soul and heart as he spoke the words.
Believe me, I didn't get half of what he said. Besides the funny stuff, that was really funny and it is stuck with me too. But the main point is! What I took away about love. It just related to me so much so I had to get it off my chest. Yes, it's one of those rare moments I'm motivated to blog a cause I'm inspired. Most f the times, I'm lazy and tired.
I think many of times, we justify ourselves though people's recognition. As human beings we crave for love and attention and we just want to have it . Because like you , I am only human. I've in many relationships because I seek the love that I lacked in my heart. My family was dysfunctional and I didn't feel like I'm at home. Too often than not, I feel like I don't belong and I'm Not loved. Sometimes, we are too caught up with everything around us that we FORGET to love because it just the fact we take it for granted that family will always be there. Too often than not, something is is more important thank loving your family and I cannot deny, i resented my family for this lack of love. And hence I searched for this " love " somewhere else. Through trail and error and many failures. I cannot deny I can't find what I want because at some point, things change and I realized he isn't what I want. And it ends. The " love " we shared was not strong enough to endure. Because maybe perhaps it wasn't true in the first place. I admit, I care a lot for some people I used to date, I still do. But after being at the rally today and pondering about what archbishop said .. I question myself if it was really love.
In 1 Corinthians 13, line 4 to 8 says, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
This explains what his grace has said tonight at the rally. True love is when you love someone more than you love yourself, and the bible phrase in 1 Corinthians 13 , 4-8 explains how you love one more than yourself perfectly. To forgive when that person sins against you, to not be angered, to always trust to always persevere . That's true love. More often than not, we find ourselves looking for that something to fill the emptiness in our hearts, to just make us justified to be in this world, to make us feel accepted and loved. To want and need that acceptance and love. But we truly forget to simply look into our hearts and ask yourself, is what we are blinding searching for what we really want ?
I was blinded for so many years searching aimlessly for that something to fill up the emptiness and turmoil in my heart. But I never was able to feel more at peace and loved than I am with god's presence. No amount of achievements can make me feel more accepted than when I sit in church on a normal day just in his presence because i know without doubt that he is there for me and he loves me for EXACTLY who I am. I've sinned , I am only human stitched together by flaws and sins. But he, The Lord, he accepted me. He loves me and all my its and bits of sinfulness and mistakes and imperfections because he told me that I'm his daughter and he will always love me. So when I'm down and when I'm upset and I just refuse to be strong and hold in all my tears ? I run to my father because he loves me more than anyone in this world.
I know he sends people who loves me to me. I keep theses people dear to my heart and trust them with all I have and love them with all my heart because he taught me how to by loving me. But as I keep these people he sends me close to my heart, i keep God closer to my heart. You see, I'm not a super spiritual person. At least I don't think I am. I start of my day with the simplest thank you because I'm awake. Throughout the day I have small conversations with him because I feel like it , but naturally I don't always do it . I make it a point to always go to church before making big decisions, when I'm moody and when someone is important enough for me to go down to church and cry for and pray for (I'm so mean I know. Why only important people right ). But you see, after my rite of acceptance , I find myself getting harder and harder to get angry at someone. And that's when I know in starting to love people more and more. Not saying I don't get angry cause really i do. Some people are just so stupid you want to smack them in the face. But I don't. The fact that I can't get angry and if I do it'll be a super short period of time, is the justification that I'm loved by god and because his love is So strong, he Influences me !
Honestly I don't know how to love with all my heart . I can't do it because I find something holding me back like I'm scared of something. Perhaps when you open up your hearts to too many people , the easier it is to get hurt. But this pain, is healing. Each time someone hurts you and you forgive then genuinely, you are loving. I know how hard it is to love because I struggle with it all the time, I struggle with loving people I don't really like but I still try. I'm imperfect like everyone else, but I'm trying to love people more than I love myself because god loves me.
When we love we trust, and trust and love are encounters we meet and when we meet with it, we are justified.
I know I may not be the holiest of all people, but I do feel like I should share this with people. Because love , is some thing we all need. This world needs more of it too. Because the emptiness we seek to fill up, is god's love. His love is so great it will fill up all the hollowness of your heart. Because when you encounter him, you know it's enough. His love is enough. It's a constant Struggle to tell myself that but i try anyway . Because I know that I want him in my life. Because I know his love , Is enough for me.
Amen.
God bless,
Chong hui Xin, Nicole (;
16/11/13

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