Song Sharing

I haven't written on my blog for almost one full month! Well, family visiting and travelling prevent me from sitting at the computer to write something. I also haven't written anything in my private journal for a long time either.

Anyhow, I'd like to commence my blog marathon with some song sharing. If my Chinese friends have watched the just-finished TV series "Heart of Greed" (溏心風暴), hopefully you would find its theme song reflective and meaningful, since I think it is:

歌曲: 講不出聲
主唱: 關菊英
作曲: 鄧智偉 填詞: 張美賢

誰人無得到一切的渴求
誰人無攻於心計的理由
平凡人生 天真過後 要怎麼走
如何從委曲中再相信人
誰無狂想 不可告人
難忘時光 必須散席 留下我

# 快樂時 抱著時 那是至死不渝朋友
決裂時 你為何以為再拖一會 還有時候
即使多風光都要清醒
有幾多掌聲也是孤清
你只可聽到我大笑聲
哭泣 也未放聲
講不出聲 講不出聲
任由自己 半夜驚醒
我只不過偶爾受了驚於是 才遺忘本性 #

誰人能甘心一世一個人
如何才得資格可愛人
誠惶誠恐 只得我是 明白我

Repeat #

Often we pursue unsubstantial, temporal and worldly things (i.e. money, fame, expensive materials, irresponsible/playful relationships, or recognition from others; even drugs, alcohol and immoral sex) to secure ourselves or to turn ourselves away from reality. These things might fulfill our lustful desire, but it would only be momentary. As soon as the delightful sensation has pass, we would feel depressed and empty in our minds again. They are undependable.

What is dependable then? Who/what would truly satisfy our desires? The Lord who is "the Alpha and the Omega," and "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." (Revelations 1:8, ESV) How do we know He is dependable? Look at all the promises He made in the bible and how He had fulfilled them. Study the prophesies and examine how they have come true one by one. Faithful God is the only One who would not let anything end up in vain.

God is not only a God who fulfills promises and prophesies, He is also the One who loves us to the fullest extent. He always accepts us no matter how many times we turn against Him. He even sends His Only Son, Jesus Christ, to take on flesh and die on the Cross to redeem our lives. Three days after Cruxificion He resurrects to ensure our hope to eternal life. Even though we are negligible, God still recognizes us as the most precious beings on earth. Given all that, how can we not believe that He is the One who could depend upon? How can we not realize that He could give us the utmost security in our lives and satisfy all our desires? With God in our hearts, we don't have to chase around for all the perishable things! We certainly don't need them! (Well, not saying that we can live supernaturally. We need necessities to sustain our lives, but not to extremity.)

"The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. " (Psalm 18:2, ESV)