Delete “Should Syndrome”
August 9, 2013 1 Comment
“Try to live in peace with everyone. And try to keep your lives free from sin. Anyone whose life is not holy will never see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14 ERV
“Peace-harmonious relations; freed from disputes; the absence of mental stress or anxiety”
“Sin-an act that is regarded as a transgression of God’s will”
“Holy-consecrated; committing righteous acts; a sacred place of pilgrimage”
It is easy to live a holy life when you are living in a community with holy people. It is easy to be peaceful when you are surrounded by people with peaceful attitude. It is even easier to live a “sin-free” life if your environment is rich in spiritual activities like prayer, Bible studies, praise and worship and fellowship with our fellow brothers and sisters.
But reality is not even close to those ideal Christian living conditions. We are still partakers in this world, we are still bound by the earthly rules where both good and evil kingdom exist. We exist to touch the heart of the nation or the world and we are not to be isolated from anyone else. As Christians, our new life does not end our relationship with others who does not share the same views with us when we gave our life to God. We are expected to go on with our lives as normal but with a different heart, different eyes and different ears and different perspective.
I have a regular job just like everyone else. I wake up in the morning, do my morning routines and mingle with coworkers everyday for 8 hours. I interact with people almost every minute while I’m at work. With these interaction with people, I’ve noticed a few commonalities or theme of why people are drowned so deep into their troubles and problems. Some of the statements/stories I’ve heard are the following: I should have not gone out last night, I should have left early, I should have went home straight, I should have not drink last night, I should have said ‘no’ when they asked me to go with them, I should not have over ate, I should have exercised, I should have read a book instead of watching tv all night, I should have not talked to that girl or guy, I should not have said that word. You get the point … those are the “should syndrome” of life. It occurs when you do things that you know is not right and you did it anyway.
There is a shortcut to peace. When we engaged in activities driven by peer pressure or impulse, we usually end up with regrets. Cracking the code of life is not rocket science. Do things which are based in moral and ethical standards and you will not have to worry about regrets later. Violate the moral standards and you will end up with so many “shoulds”.
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AMEN to that…