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today is Stayhomeandfinishupallmydevotionsandreports Day.
aka Personal Administration Day.
not to be confused with Slackathomewithnothingtodo Day.
wanted to swim, but the weather decided against it.
drats.

"Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man." - Luke 6:22

this verse struck me. as angus would say, "Slammed me in the face" ;)
it implies that alloftheabove are possible scenarios for us.
but, reality check: when was the last time i found myself in the abovementioned position(s)?
seems like none i can recall. zero. zilch. nil.

question, then: what am i doing? is it alright? is it supposed to be that way?
are people supposed to hate me and exclude me and insult me and reject my name as evil?

hmm.. i would think the answer is no.
but then again, it doesn't go to say that we SHOULD NOT be hated excluded insulted rejected as well.
in fact the Scripture says "Blessed are you when.."

so the question now is: if God required u to do something for him, would u be obedient to the point of being rejected by man?
most times we simply make it easy for ourselves, just doing the things that pleases both God and man - doing the Godly things that would find favour with man as well.
what then, are ur MOTIVES?

are U a God-pleaser or man-pleaser?
the latter is easy to do.
both together may still be do-able.
but the challenge comes when it is just the former.
would u still do what u do when ppl call u "siao on ah..", "crazy..", "don't be stupid..", "what an idiot..", "go away la, i don't want to hear any of that nonsense from u anymore.."?

would u?
WILL u?

YES AH, APPLICATION!: Lord, help me be focused on your will, and ignore the critical voice of the world. help me do what you want because i want to please you, and not because i think it would look good in front of man. amen.