Saturday, April 21, 2007
Leading a Christian life is hard isn't it? Being different from our friends, sometimes having to sacrifice what seems to be a lot. During OCF the speaker highlighted two common attitudes taken towards Christian living: (1) To abandon the faith because the suffering involved in the lifestyle is too hard, (2) To say we lead a Christian life, but our actions speak otherwise.
Are we living for now, or living for eternity?
I did witness pairing today, my first attempt at street work here in Melbourne since my days in SYFC. It was fantastic. I met this Korean guy, and we started talking about soccer, and his church in Glenwaverly. I invited him to join the church soccer, and for the evangelistic event OCF is having, and to join the futsal club in Melbourne University. Before we parted he said, "you're very kind to me." And I realised it didn't take much to touch/impact/change a person's life. When I came, people at OCF made me feel welcome, and here I am, helping another person feel less alien in this foreign land.
On a separate note, I was going for my econs lecture, and as I past this two Aussies I overheard this conversation.
Aussie1: *doing crossword puzzle in the newspaper* Hey mate, which gas constitutes 78% of dry air?
Aussie2: Hmm...
I was like !!!!! I hate science, but come on, you have to know this, and when I sat down a few rows in front of them, I turned to Clement and said, "How can they not know that!! Clearly the answer is carbon dioxide."
And now I feel stupid.
Dan
3:34 pm
