 THE PROTOTYPE 220389 I'm just like you THE LIVE ACTION LEESWEEKEAT THE BITTERSWEET MOMENTS March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 THE REAL WORLD Aaron Cheong Adriena Amandal Annlynn Anthony Benedict Bryan Caiman Carol Chek Yeow Chi Chi Beng Dexter Dinnie Dominic Douglas Evangeline Evi Fion Furong Garrett Grismond Hong Rui Huili Iris Ivan Ivy Jamie Jaslyn Jasmine Jasmin Jeannette Jeremy Quek Jia Yang Jian Hong Jian Ming Joanna Joanne Johnny Jolie Josh Joy Keegan Kenneth Leon Lester Li Yue Liane Lucinda Mark Maryse May Melisa Melvin Miaow Guan Michelle Cheng Michelle Yao Ming Han Minting Mong Nadine Natalia Noni Peck Hoon Qi Wei Ranford Ryan Kumar Sharyl Stella Tommy Valerie Cheong Vanessa Chan Vanessa Han Weijie Wendy Lee Wendy Neo Xinjie Xueli Yan Rui Yan Yun Yassy Yechin Zhuo Xinyi Zoe
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Thursday, May 14, 2009 @ 3:25 PM
reminder Fell asleep while studying which got nothing much into my brain. Well done Gabriel, it's 3pm. HAHAHA. I need to blog badly. Just a precaution. This entry is going to be ugly. I'm just angry. Okay, angry is an understatement. I'm annoyed, agitated, aggravated, angered and anything similar you can find in the thesaurus. I haven't felt this way for a pretty long time. Just a few days ago, one of the members of E8 got disrespected and looked down on. Without hesitating, a shepherd has to protect, and so I went full force on doing that. It felt so good after doing so, but as moments passed I felt even more burdened and irritated. Basically, I hate it when people gets disrespected. I hate it when people are treated less than how they deserve to be. I hate it when people are looked down on just because of how different they are. What more, when they're in E8. I'll tell you why. 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 26 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. 27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; 28 and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, 29 that no flesh should glory in His presence. 30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption— 31 that, as it is written, "He who glories, let him glory in the LORD." This is the revelation I got as a new CGL, and what I will keep as I grow in leadership. I am seriously turned off by the remarks people give. "This person is not ready..." And why? "Not doing well." "Not flowing enough." "Needs to learn how to carry him/herself well." "Needs to learn how to live his/her life first." "Hasn't caught the heart." (Then isn't this an opportunity for him/her to?) "Too emo." (Wonder why) "... just weird lah." (Classic) I dare to testify that I have a bit of every issue above. AND I AM A CGL. I'm not talking about titles. I'm talking about how imperfect people can rise up to their call in God. Does it mean that only the people "doing well" can be leaders? Does it mean that people who aren't really connected shouldn't be given opportunities? Does it mean that people who seem less mature cannot do greater things for God? Does it mean that people who are WEIRD cannot learn to be LESS WEIRD? If someone needs to be more disciplined, do we just tell him/her off about it... Or do we give him/her opportunities to be more organized and responsible? If someone needs to have a better image, do we just tell him/her off about it... Or do we give him/her opportunities to change and learn how to carry themselves better? If someone needs to be less emotionally led, do we just tell him/her off about it... Or do we give him/her opportunities to control their feelings? If someone needs to catch the heart, do we just tell him/her off about it... Or do we give him/her opportunities to be able to do so? If someone needs to flow more, do we just tell him/her off about it... Or do we give him/her opportunities to be more aligned and connected? What happened to having faith and believing in people? What happened to the 7 things we hated about Christianity? What happened to faith and 4th dimension? What happened to defining, confining and refining? I'm not relaxing. Don't tell me to unless you can answer ANY of those questions above. Can you? I wasn't flowing in the past, I was quite disconnected. I was never "doing well". I had problems carrying myself well and had a bad self-image or personal grooming. I had problems having discipline and living my life. I didn't catch the heart for a while. I was rather emotionally led. I was rather self-absorbed in my own world and yes, I was WEIRD. One difference. My pastors and leaders believed in me. So why can't you people do the same for the rest who have similar problems? Honestly, didn't you have some of such problems before you rose up to do what you do today? Do you think you would if no one believed in you? I thank God for my pastors and leaders. I thank them for believing in me all the way. Because I will never be here today if not for them. Stop disrespecting. Stop stereotyping. Stop judging. Stop limiting. Stop looking down on them. |