Sunday, July 18, 2010

Feeling Super Holy or NOT!!!

There is something deep down in my subconscious that thinks all Christians are holy but somehow manage to be way more Holy on their way to church during church and returning home.
This last Friday (that is the day I go to church here) I proved that this so is not the case :)
So to put thing into context I get a rickshaw to church it usually cost between 30 and 40 Taka depending on how long I bargain for.
So I am running late for church (nothing to unusual) I start to look for a rickshaw the first rickshaw wallah asks for 150 Taka - I respond in Bangla saying no way too expensive.
I go to the next rickshaw wallah by this time I am a little mad (how dare he try to charge me 150 Taka doesn't he know that I know how much it should be)
The next rickshaw wall quoted me 100 Taka well I didn't hold back this time. I yelled at him in Bangla quite loudly. He came down in price straight away and offered to take me for the 30 Taka which was reasonable.
I responded by saying no I will walk you are not a good person for saying that price etc etc
Kind loving patient Christian totally coming to the surface
I walk for about 10mins and get on a rickshaw who is willing to go for the right price.
The whole ride I am getting more and more mad about what happened.
By the time I arrive at church I am fuming such a small issue made me so mad.
Most funny thing was we were studying the Holy Spirit and one of the things mentioned was that our lives demonstrate how much of God we have let in. This happens in the way we react to those around us and in the way we treat others.
WHOOPS
So good to know that I can come to church with my issues and frustrations and the realness of life and not have to pretend I have it all together cause God sure knows I don't.
Church is the place I can come to be filled afresh and renewed to carry on living in the knowledge of a God who loves and forgives.

4 comments:

  1. Hey Pip, I love that you're a human and any one of us would have responded in pretty much the same way over anything similar. It's true we feel a bit silly afterwards but that's all part of the learning curve. Bet they'll know not to "take you for a ride" next time!
    (get it? "take you for a ride"?? Huh?...huh?? See what I did there?)

    :-D

    Ange
    http://quirkyisokay.blogspot.com
    http://godandange.blogspot.com

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  2. HEHE Angela yip we are all human and some days remind me of my humanness more than others :)

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  3. Thanks for your honesty and challenge about how we live between Sunday (Friday) services.

    Incidentally, if you are able to growl at people in Bungla like you said you did in your post, sounds like your language skills are really coming on - LOL

    Blessings
    Matti

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  4. Yeah Matti - The language skills have improved over the last month. I can now hold a decent conversation and yell at people :)I am trying to find situations which will challenge me in my language and take me to the next level

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