CFC Singles for Christ Cabuyao
Talk 6 by MJ
I am an anti-social before. It was also hard for me to trust others. I was not good in expressing myself. There was always this consciousness for the judgment of the people surrounding me. That was me before. That's the way of life my eyes showed me.
I am a member of SFC for almost 2 years. And joining such activity in the invitation of my best friend is quite different from the world i have been embracing for the past years. There are teachings and other related activities pertaining to knowing deeper the Creator and His Son Jesus. There came the blind to see the light and the girl who broke the crust of her comfort zone. I have no any regret for being a part of the community because through this, I was able to know my purpose.
I was invited to become a speaker of talk no.6 (Loving your Neighbor) for our Christian Life Program at Banlic just last April of this year. There is a fear (because I am not into speaking in front of many people), some sense of unworthiness (because i am in doubt of being equipped and prepared) and shocking reaction on why that topic should be my first talk- Loving Your Neighbor (because of some dramatic experiences?).
I am a member of SFC for almost 2 years. And joining such activity in the invitation of my best friend is quite different from the world i have been embracing for the past years. There are teachings and other related activities pertaining to knowing deeper the Creator and His Son Jesus. There came the blind to see the light and the girl who broke the crust of her comfort zone. I have no any regret for being a part of the community because through this, I was able to know my purpose.
I was invited to become a speaker of talk no.6 (Loving your Neighbor) for our Christian Life Program at Banlic just last April of this year. There is a fear (because I am not into speaking in front of many people), some sense of unworthiness (because i am in doubt of being equipped and prepared) and shocking reaction on why that topic should be my first talk- Loving Your Neighbor (because of some dramatic experiences?).
“I have no any regret for being a part of the community because through this,
I was able to know my purpose”
I've been through with different negative scenarios for the year 2009 up to March of this year pertaining to my relationship with my brothers and sisters- inside and outside the community. And i can say that all these things were not just simple misinterpretations or misunderstandings. They caused me headaches, sleepless nights, worries, tensions and doubts to my behavior. Those things (so sensitive that i cannot write here directly) could be the worst things happened in my whole life. It was my first time to deal with those situations that could even worsen my emotional distress. Why those things happened to me? Am I really a bad person? Do i really deserve those treatments and judgments?
There's a big rocket of realization on the purposes of those things that i've experienced that exactly shotted me the time i answered "yes" to the invitation. I just said that God really prepared me for this talk. How can I say "Love your neighbor" to the participants (listeners) if i, myself, don't know the real and deeper meaning of that Second greatest commandment? How can i be an effective instrument of His words? And so i concluded that He gave me those experiences as His personal lessons for me to take. Those are just trainings, the true battles are yet to come.
There's a big rocket of realization on the purposes of those things that i've experienced that exactly shotted me the time i answered "yes" to the invitation. I just said that God really prepared me for this talk. How can I say "Love your neighbor" to the participants (listeners) if i, myself, don't know the real and deeper meaning of that Second greatest commandment? How can i be an effective instrument of His words? And so i concluded that He gave me those experiences as His personal lessons for me to take. Those are just trainings, the true battles are yet to come.
“He gave me those experiences as His personal lessons for me to take”
So what is Talk no.6- Loving your Neighbor? It says that we should love our neighbors as we love ourselves; If we love God yet hates our brothers, then we are liar; Our neighbors are all the people surrounding us, even our ENEMIES. And so after reviewing and gathering some related studies to the topic, i learned that it is really hard to achieve this so called Christian love. It is so hard to perform. But then again, God gave that commandment to us. He gave not only the word but the ability for us to obey it as well.
I said that it is just a matter of choice. And i made a choice for myself. If I choose to love God, I must also have to choose to love my brothers and sisters including my enemies and those who persecutes me. They are definitely inseparable. God+Neighbor= Christian love.
The words "I LOVE YOU" are composed of 8 letters.
The trivia: Did you know that the verse-"Love your neighbor as yourself" is mentioned 8 times in the bible?
Let us love one another. For it will be the proof that we are His disciples.
I said that it is just a matter of choice. And i made a choice for myself. If I choose to love God, I must also have to choose to love my brothers and sisters including my enemies and those who persecutes me. They are definitely inseparable. God+Neighbor= Christian love.
The words "I LOVE YOU" are composed of 8 letters.
The trivia: Did you know that the verse-"Love your neighbor as yourself" is mentioned 8 times in the bible?
Let us love one another. For it will be the proof that we are His disciples.
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