| its been a while. and since its a special occasion.. i update. ASH wednesday reflection.. [ well in all of 5 mins.] this just reminded me of life you know.. were all soo fake. not to be hypocritical. but now a lot of christians see it as an image rather than a way of life... so all i wanted to say on ash wednesday was that.. you dont need to prove it to the world that your Christian. its about who you really are. if Christianity is what you believe dont go boasting it to the world.. prove it to yourself. but most importantly prove it to God. its not about what you do to be seen. its about what you do when unseen... --- [Jesus said,] “Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
—Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21,
--- LENT BEGINS. |
