Thursday, January 15, 2015
i have realised today that there is so much hurt going around in the world today. we are all just broken inside, and wishing there was something more. If not for God, I would feel just as lost as everyone i see on TV. everyone's always dissatisfied with what life has to offer, because frankly, life outside of God was never meant to satisfy us! I was just reading about Christian Hedonism lately, and it says that we were actually MADE to enjoy God's creation and God before the fall of man. So because the world is marred with the effects of sin, we can never be fully satisfied, because of our strained relationship with the creator.
i was just watching a sitcom called Alaskan Girls finding love (don't judge), and i realised that they have all been through so much, so many failed relationships, and so many disappointments. made think about how i cannot even begin to understand what they must have gone through to make them want to just leave their hometown (Alaska) to go to somewhere the total opposite (Miami). They leave behind their family and friends, embarking on this journey to find their "soulmate".
then i watched another sitcom called Marriage Bootcamp. It is about couples who realise that their marriage is on the rocks and they go through this camp with many activity-based workshops where they can just sort out what they are feeling and come to a conclusion on where their marriage is headed. Its just so sad to see couples who barely even talk to each other anymore, just because they can't let go of the past.. there was this one workshop which was the Forgiveness workshop, where each person will say who they have not forgiven, eg. their parents, wife.. and how these people have hurt them. but after it all, they will have to forgive the person verbally. this was one of the major turning points in the show, and many couples managed to make up. It showed me that forgiveness was really what God intended for life on earth. When we hold on to grudges, it is really self-serving, but in the end both parties feel better after they have forgiven each other, as if i huge weight has been lifted up off their shoulders.
anyway i dont even know why im typing this, but these shows kind of make me think about of a lot of things.. about my own life, my insecurities/ faults, the way i am in relationships, and who i really am... i hope this is God's way of molding me to be the person He wants me to be, so i guess i should meditate on these questions and pray about them...
avoid the aliens;
12:52 PM
