"
Endure hardship with us like a
good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs—he wants to
please his commanding officer." (2 Timothy 2:3-4)
I decided to post these short verses up because they have direct significance to us. We're Force of Christ aye, arent we? :)
We-ll, the verses basically can be seen to bring about 2 messages. Firstly, being a good soldier of God requires us to endure hardships. i kinda thought about those people whom fought selflessly for democracy in
Bodyguards and Assassins. There was passion in their eyes, strength right from their hearts, and when they saw only of the bigger picture, they fought for all they can.
Did they get killed for doing so? yes.
Yet, did that mean that the opposing force was stronger?
Thankfully, not only can we build up the passion in us to fight for Christ, we can pray for courage and strength from Him. yes, right from Him. :)
Also, our ultimate goal is to please God. many times we fail to do so, perhaps to this element we call peer pressure. Do the right thing, and we might have to sacrifice a friendship. i dunno, for it that kinda makes me feel deflated. but am still learning to let go, to let God take control. let's all learn together, yeah? :)
mann, after this sharing i feel like a bad soldier. =X
so anyway, how about sharing about your feelings and thoughts after reading this sharing on the tagboard? it'll be nice to hear your take about these two verses. :)
cheers, yihui.
