New season, old friends

I guess this is almost the ending chapter of my university life. Hence the new season.

In 2 semesters, I'll be graduating already. Its good to know. I haven't blogged for the longest time and I myself wonder why haha. Part of me thinks its because blogs are rather narcissistic. Kinda thought I needed sometime to focus on others.

I've been met up with some friends to talk about working life and it seems to be really exciting unless you're doing a donkey job like telemarketing or survey interviewing. In general, working seems to inspire a sense of deeper independence in me. The thought of earning your own money is kinda invigorating.

I've met up with an old friend today. Turns out things have been kinda tough for her. She shared about some experiences with friends (specifically christians) who were hypocritical in the way they lived their lives. They imposed certain judgments upon her but when it came to their own lives there wasn't any condemnation just because they were christians.

Visibly, this seems rather unfair but the lesson I observed most from this is that this generation of christians need to take a stand for Christ. Our lifestyles are sometimes a mockery to pure Christian living. (I would like to use Romans 12 as a benchmark.) In Romans 12, it says to present your "bodies" as a living sacrifice to God. This doesn't mean conforming your "heart" to Jesus Christ just by professing it. Looking at the Greek text of Strong's Lexicon, (sorry for being technical or bible scholarly but I need to illustrate this point), the root word of "soma" or "bodies" is "sozo" which if outlined in biblical usage is to "to save from the evils which obstruct the reception of the Messianic deliverance". (View source http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G4982&t=KJV). To take this literally from a biblical perspective, are you saving yourself from all these evils that obstruct Jesus's deliverance over your life?

In Christianity, many talk about being in the permissive or perfect will of God. Being in the permissive will of God is tantamount to stretching the grace of God which will ultimately result in judgment. As Malachi 3:2 says "He will come as a refiner's fire". Think you can stand the wrath of God when it appears? I hate to think its just as mild as a lightning bolt from heaven. Just thoughts....