Tuesday, March 16, 2010

What the World says: "FML"

What the world says... Am I to listen? I'm gonna try and confront the wordly philosophies with what the Word of God says and hopefully learn something out of my examinations.

You see it on facebook statuses, you see it on the display names of people in msn, you see it in forums, if you're ever on the internet you'd see it somewhere, somehow. It's also something verbally spoken, though much less used. Personally i think it sounds stupid verbally because it's like THREE sillybuses. Now, why use 3 syllabuses when that one word is probably enough to describe your frustration? (That said, it's something i'd never say since it's a profanity after all.)

Okay, if you're really out of touch and still do not know what i'm talkin', "FML" stands for "F#&% my life". Here's a couple of instances of how it's used usually; "I forgot to bring my maths textbook to lesson today and the teacher sent me to 99 hours of detention. FML", "My mum nags and nags and nags at me everyday nonstop 24/7. FML". As you can see, it's like icing on the cake of expressing your utter frustration.

Well, the cause of the frustrations comes in different sizes, c'mon there are always things that just puts us off. I've read something interesting from Max Lucardo's "On the Anvil" and here's a portion of it: " When a potter bakes a pot, he checks its solidity by pulling it out of the oven and thumping it. If it "sings," it's ready. If it "thuds," it's placed back in the oven. The character of a person is also checked by thumping. Have you been thumped lately? Do we "sing" or do we "thud"?".

Now this dont apply to non-christians, it refers to the moments in a christian's life where he comes face to face with a choice of going "WOW FML" like the world or "WOW thank God for the thumping! He's still interested enough to mold my character!". Remember! Such thumpings are a reminder that we are in the process of sanctification and we sometimes need to be disciplined in the process. Hebrews 12:4-13 would be a good scriptural reference as to the discipline of God.

Take heart my friends!

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