In the midst of my unstillness, i heard a distinct word from God... Alien.
I know which passages He wanted me to look.
Peter 2:9-12
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.
Heb 11:13-16
All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
Indeed, i am not to live as if i belong to this world. i am an alien and stranger on this earth.
it is so easy to become so comfortable and at home with this world. It is so easy to get immersed in wedding preparations, with shopping, with hobbies, with trying to look good n looking at good-lookers.so easy to settle for sub-standard integrity. So easy to take offense and harbour grudge. So easy to pursue earthly goals. It's so easy to love money.
Perhaps God made me read these 2 passages to remind me to keep my focus right. was reminded of what tiak said.
Money is just like toilet paper in NS, it's important to have it, and in NS, it's like a precious, scarce commodity. But would it make sense for anyone to spend his enire 2 years in NS hoarding toilet paper? Collect a pile of it? No... of course not! Coz once the 2 years end, he enters a world that has plenty of toilet paper!
So this is why i don't need to hoard money in this life. Sometimes we may be so caught up with what everyone else is doing and just "follow suit". "They're trying to make as much money as they can? Well, i better do that too!"
But me, being no earthling, but an alien and stranger, will look forward to my country which is yet to come.
Not that people who make bigbucks are wrong, i believe God's called us all differently. this is just me. So D, KY, R etc etc... do continue making your big bucks and loving God wholeheartedly! i admire them, coz they are able to love God wholeheartedly, and even though they earn tons, it doesn't get to their head nor their heart.
But perhaps to me, money is potentially a trap, so i'd rather flee and keep loving God, then tempt myself and lose my salvation and relationship.
And i'd be lying if i say that i have permanently overcome my desires for money. Recently quite a few of my frens who left audit to become a teacher went back into audit again (bond ended, economy picking up. ha!). Actually, i enjoyed audit. it was interesting, and kinda fulfilled my childhood dream of suits-car-party-shenton way-big money. i liked the lifestyle - even during those weeks when i had to work overnight continuously (... coz i had a cute senior. ha! )
Then 2 days ago read that auditors were getting abt 4 month bonus this year and i did a calculation of how much i would have gotten if i didn't come into teaching... wah, just with the bonus, can pay for the entire wedding AND honeymoon to mexico AND california.
Tempting...
When i started to consider it, God said "check your heart, are you doing it in pursuit of pleasures and wealth?" I checked... the answer was yes. So the answer is NO. Not going back to audit. for now.
Well, i'm assured by God that i'll have enough toilet paper.
So, don't make money, then do what? Ha... without fail, every class i teach would ask me, "Cher, if auditors/ accountants can make so much money, then you be a teacher for what?"
I am Alien, see.
I have a country beyond this earth. I do things that will mean something in my Real Country.
Like loving people, loving Jesus, loving children. These make my King happy. So i'm gonna work on them, work on getting rid of the selfishness in my heart, work on improving myself so that i can love and help more people at the same time.
Is money important? Yes, and God knows i need it, so he promised to provide. and i have enough.
It's just toilet paper anyway. Next time.
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