Have You Done What You Know to Do?

Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin. (James 4:17)

It is never a minor thing to know God’s will and not do it. God calls this sin. We can make excuses for our lack of obedience: “I’m just not ready yet” or “I’ll do it later!” or “I don’t think it will make a difference” or “I can’t afford to!” We rationalize, we procrastinatate; yet, in God’s eyes, rationalization and procrastination are nothing more than disobedience. At times we deceive ourselves into thinking that good intentions equal obedient actions. They do not. A good intention without corresponding activity is disobedience. When we encounter God and He gives us a direction, it is not enough to write down the date in our spiritual journal, or even to tell our friends and church of our “decision.” God’s call is not to “make a decision” but to obey! Deciding to obey is not equal to obeying! (Matt. 21:28–31). Loudly affirming the necessity of obedience is not the same as obeying (Luke 6:46). Making commitments, even publicly, is not the same as obeying our Lord. Substituting our own good works is not the same as obeying.

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Dim Makes Me Fine

How do you like your room lit? Are you a melancholic person who prefers a dimly lit room over a well-lighted one? I am.

If I have no task to finish and is just reading through the internet or watching television, I would rather have my 5-watt lamp shade illuminate my room. At times, a single tea light candle can do the trick. Day times are not a problem as I just need to roll down my window blinds and I’ll be fine.

Don’t get me wrong but I’m no vampire. I guess my affinity in such lighting is basically due to the fact that it connects more with my emotions compared to a well-lighted room. It’s just a simple “outside matching inside”.

How about you? How do you like your home lighting?

Break The Mold

This used to be my office table. I’m not really missing it since I have managed to setup a working area at home complete with office supplies and better machines. I admit that there were times that I wonder what could have happened if I decided to stay and endure few more years of misery. Haha!

A part of me says it was a good move. Work, during those times, have become a comfort zone for me. Comfort zone kills dreams. It stops us from exploring more about ourselves and from dreaming of doing extraordinary things.

Now, I realized that I am in another comfort zone and feels lonely working alone. It’s time to break another mold…

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