The ragged pieces of ideas and thoughts of my attempt to live a life as a contemporary monastic in the urban city of Singapore..
Did a six hour non-stop work stretch on Monday but realise that it was a bad idea at the end of it. Brain freezed, went for a late lunch and walked passed a fashion shop at Roxy Square playing Sting's 'History Will Teach Us Nothing'. Hang around outside the shop to catch a quick listen to the song because it's too lame to look around at women clothes inside. The sound wasn't too bad from a mini compo and it was great way to release some stress. Then found a small cafe to have pork chop rice. Stayed longer to read through all their magazines on the rack over some home brewed coffee. Paid for the food & drink but not a cent for the magazines and left fully recharged. Did everything legally to refresh myself again and I'm back on track.
God's given us everything possible for a full righteous life. Nothing about it is illegal or even impractical. We just need to know what's okay to have, take hold of it and live. It is sad if we don't know God's Word enough and live with guilt of our actions not because its His Word but because of our uncertainty of it. I met someone over lunch today who is going through just that - all guilt and little truth. No words I say will make a big difference to change his mind unless he knows God and hence what's legally for him to have. He owes God not his feeling of condemnation but his obedience to get to know Him well... Only then will he truly live.
posted by Hiew Hong Teck # 11:39 PM
Tuesday, July 25, 2006