I'm a Christian, a physicist, a worshipper, a gamer, a husband and a father.
“you’re going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view.”
— obi-wan kenobi
a point of view is a powerful thing. i’m thinking in particular about the examples of famous missionaries who gave up everything for God. Continue reading “to shame or encourage?”
howdy geezas.
i’m feeling a little rubbish. i’ve not allowed God to have a very big part in my life recently. been a bit lazy, got out of routine. now i’ve completed knights of the old republic, i’ve become less computer-obsessed, and remembered what i used to fill my time with… i led worship for some yoovs on suday and it was really exciting. it challenged me. i need to find the excitement i had while at uni. i don’t know if it’s because i’m fatter, but i seem to go slower at everything! probably because of working 9 til 5 as well. i really miss the freedom of uni, being able to arrange my time how i want. being able to just stop and follow where God might want me to go, because i have a responsibility to my wife and my job.
yesterday our small group did a bible study about apathy.
it was based on the parable of the good samaritan, which i’ve never really thought of about apathy, i always thought the priest and levite walked by on the other side because they were afraid of the robbers, but it hit me that apathy is simply not caring enough to overcome whatever holds you back. it may be fear, busyness or indifference, but if you truly cared enough you would do something to help. that is apathy—letting anything stop you from acting when you know you should.
so, you people that read this journal, it’s your job to make sure i do something about it. our small group want to run a project for the needy people of woking. we don’t know who they are or what they want, but we will find out and do it! please don’t let anything get in the way, don’t let apathy overcome me, because i believe that with God’s help i can overcome apathy.
