Just a brief look at yourselves and you might find that you actually do that, you switch to a different mode when amongst workmates, church goers, friends, more-than-friends etc. It is especially so when we as Asians have spent a great deal of time mingling with the Caucasians while we are at university or at work. We speak our normal Manglish/Singlish hybrids once we see someone with mata sepet (small, almost squinty eyes) but switch to this unusual concoction of our Asian-ness and the default accent (in my case Australian). And we do this so effortlessly that sometimes we don't even realise it. I've asked a friend before ages ago to let me hear how she speaks when she is around Australians. She couldn't do it unless there's actually an Australian talking to her.
We switch to how we behave at work from the crude nature to the "holiness" of church goers, behaving one way in front of colleagues but say another to our pastor. And we do this just as easily and as effortlessly as we switch between accents. The worst part of it is that we may not actually realise that we have compartmentalised it. The act of letting God be transparent in all aspect of our lives is actually a really really hard thing to do.
Don't get me wrong, compartmentalising is not all that bad. It gives us some kind of order in our otherwise chaotic lives, helps us process information easily in batches like Lightroom. But God is not a "thing" that you can keep in a drawer or he is "this type of person" so I will naturally assume he will do "these things". He is much bigger than any compartment, whether physically or metaphorically. We can choose to think that he is a "thing" but that doesn't make him a "thing" because it is not his a nature of being that "thing" you've made him.
Are you making God a "thing"? Am I?
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I am not sure what to make out of certain Facebook comments I've been getting today. Let's just say it's to do with past history. Perhaps I'm overthinking it again but I will have to wait and see. Proceed with extreme caution.
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Saturday was one of the most productive but extremely quiet days I've had in a long time. To my surprise, the crummy weather actually helped. Now make it stop.
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Conquered ramen soup base and chilli pan mee (well not quite yet).
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I am highly annoyed that I cannot find Marit Larsen's CDs around and they are not available on iTunes Australia either =( Super love her.
My next obsession is Emi Meyer. At least she has stuff on iTunes
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I'm going to plagiarise a friend's idea and have a pair of timbale sticks and brushes as my go-to kit. While strictly not for a full on drum set, it will do just fine.
Then to get a new bass and headphones. Sigh.
Then to get a new bass and headphones. Sigh.
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I will need the mental strength to go through this week's release without thinking about Mass Effect 3 and the iPad 3. Super distracting.
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great reminder about not compartmentalising God and honouring His Lordship in every area and activity of life. =)