THE CRAPPER SPEAKS
Saturday, July 29, 2006
You know, I'm glad God didn't give
my heart's desire, rather what is good for me. I've realised that what we want changes and changes; because of sin, we are tempted by the temporal to bypass the eternal. We lost sight and become spiritually myopic, but in Jesus we regain our vision. Well, I can say that that was an extremely uplifting discovery.
Was talking to Tim a couple of days back. I've always been interested in evangelism; in particular,
why I always fail spectacularly. It's true, I'm naturally oblivious to what other people's needs are, and I need to put in greater effort than most. I've been hungering for
discernment for a long time already, and I'm glad as I grow in God I gain insights from
here and there. Powerfully, RP2 had 2 visitors for service and 1 after service, thanks in great part to Yan Xiang...! Ha ha... I must learn from him his ability to express genuine care and concern. It's amazing how much I want to express something, yet it comes out in awkward splutters.
Phleg-sang, what a weird personality. And thanks for that sharing yesterday Tim.
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There was this old man who had a very special habit. Each morning, he would had down by the beach and pick up little starfish; those brought in by the high tide, but stranded on the beach as it became low tide. He'd pick and throw, pick and throw. One day, a young man came by and thought the old man had gone senile with old age.
He asked the old man, "Sir, why are you doing such a stupid thing?"
The old man replied, "Well, the starfish will die out of water."
"But there are millions of starfish on the beach; how can you save all of them? It doesn't make a difference!" the young man replied incredulously.
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Well, it made all the difference to this one," replied the old man, as he tossed a starfish into the ocean.
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Adapted from an email I received.
Psychedelic;
11:21 PM
