tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594466655926701168.post5062329993018973935..comments2024-01-20T06:33:12.603-08:00Comments on Created to Give God Glory: Putting Others to SilenceCreated to Give God Gloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298394573836878999noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594466655926701168.post-77848630515938511292014-02-14T11:11:47.653-08:002014-02-14T11:11:47.653-08:00It is right, what you said, and it is what the Wor...It is right, what you said, and it is what the Word calls for. The problem is that the world bombards us with areas or points of emphasis for excellence that are quite different. Not only that, it encourages relentless focus on particular area or point, as if it is alright or excusable if you do extremely well in one, and not in others.<br /><br />For example, if you could get yourself to be a superb athlete or even coach, you could be excused of many flaws?! The same with other "pursuits", like if you get very rich, if you get to be a great movie star, musician, or a famous news anchor, etc. For example, more than 10 years ago, there was a very well-known and successful news anchor and TV presenter who abused her foreign maid, threw hot water at the maid, slapped her, and pushed her down the stairs! The right things like character, honesty, integrity, love, charitable heart, humility, good works are not emphasized. Not in the schools, and increasingly not even at home. In a meritocratic society like where I am at, it is all about getting ahead, and not to lose out; kiasu, is the colloquial word. It is about you in your own strength, what you can put on the table.<br /><br />Pressure to conform to the expectations of kiasu parents, schools, society, even government is very strong and often can be opposing to the expectations of the Kingdom of God. The perspective and value-system of the worldview and the Kingdom are very different. That is why we need to develop strong faith to resist the worldview, and stick to the Kingdom's ways, without being irresponsible.<br /><br />We are to show others, the life prescribed by God, by our living. What kind of advertisement are you for the Kingdom? We have to ask: Am I inaccurate, misleading, an outright contradiction, a hypocrite, or am I a fair representation? If we are not a fair representation, to me, we owe it to God to work on it.<br /><br />Anthony Chia, high.expressionshigh.expressions (Anthony Chia)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15796568536820239102noreply@blogger.com