Home Alone

My thoughts:

Remember the movie "Home Alone"? I believe that it had many other sequels because it was, after all, a funny film for the family. It mostly features a kid who was left alone in their house (the first movie; I think the other movies was somewhere else) who basically felt that he had the freedom to do whatever it is he wanted to do because no one is there to force him to do things. His mom won't be there to nag him. His brother is not there to bully him. His sister isn't there to disturb him. Practically everyone is not there to have anything to do with him.

Well, just yesterday, I felt like I was that kid in the movie. My youngest sibling was out to camp. My parents and other siblings went to sleep in a hotel for free (why didn't they tell me...) Well, I thought to myself, at least i got the whole house to myself. No one will disturb me now when i do my business. Hours of watching TV, playing some games, reading books... (you get the point) This was supposed to be fun. No one's bothering me but why do I feel sad and lonely (like I'm missing a part of me?) Suddenly, I remembered what my dad usually say that once his children get married, he'll miss the noise in the house. Probably he's right because the kid in the movie, he felt very alone and sad towards the latter part of the movie (and it could be dangerous too).

I also was reminded about our topic in the "Disciple Another to Love Jesus". Freedom as it states is not the ability to do what you want to do, but the ability to do what you ought to do. This got me to think because I think it is somewhat relative and may be open to misunderstanding. If I am a person who comes from a worldly perspective, probably it would be different from a person who comes from God's perspective. In a very competitive world, Christians face a very hard reality of being a minority. More often than not, our co-workers, colleagues, even bosses might not be Christians who understand your beliefs and stands. And sometimes its just hard to do what you ought to do and just follow (forced to follow) what everyone wants to do.

I wonder how Christian companies "do what they ought to do?" How do they keep themselves above all others who are using a wordly standard to measure their success and reputation? Hopefully a book that I bought will give light to these questions.

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My prayer:

Dear Heavenly Father, what do you want me to learn from this experience? I pray that I may find You in my life and the lives I touch. help me to use my freedom to do the things that I ought to do for your global glory. I am that you forgive my selfish nature and encourage through your words in the Bible. Always remind me that freedom is not an excuse to do want I want or even evil deeds, but it is a tool to glorify You and edify my brothers and the people that i interact with. All these things i ask in Jesus' name, Amen.