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Monday, November 9, 2009
Don't feed the poor; teach them how to feed themselves! I agree with what Pastor Robb Thompson mentioned on Sunday service. STOP FEEDING THE POOR; INSTEAD TEACH THEM TO FEED THEMSELVES! Isn't this the same principle as "instead of helping someone fish, teach him the skills to fish FOR LIFE?" The fishing analogy is just a nicer way of putting things, isn't it?? When we give money to the poor, we feel that we have done something good. It is humanly good, but divinely evil. AMEN! Doesn't it all make sense now? Ah. =) In church, we should not help others to the point of spoonfeeding them. We should teach them how to feed themselves. There are some people who choose to starve spiritually! Will they choose to starve themselves in the natural? Of course not! But that's the way I see it around me. How funny things are! *Bitter laugh* What is true in the natural should be true in the supernatural! By skipping their spiritual meals of Bible Reading and Prayer, they end up dry, bitter against God. How to help them if they are not willing to help themselves? We can't possibly help them fulfill their spiritual committment to the Lord by reading the Bible and praying for them right? God judges fairly. Nobody can replace anybody else. I'm glad Pastor Robb talked about this. I feel a little more relieved now being on the same line of thought as he. All these while, I have been reluctant to commit myself to "feeding the poor" per se, not because I am not willing to, but because I know it's not an effective way of running society. See...that's me. But sometimes people misunderstand and think I'm too cold-hearted. Oh well. But I must admit, I haven't done anything to "teach people how to fish". That's why I will still feel guilty...coz if we stop feeding the poor and also NOT teach them to feed themselves, they will really end up dying. Hurhur. Hmm. My sense of guilt is NOT because I'm not feeding the poor, but rather me not doing anything to teach them.... Need more ideas to equip the needy and commit myself to those ideas! Labels: contemplative 4:40 PM
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