I attended a three day church camp and was faced with a
difficult question in my mind.
Christian - Speaking in Tongues!
My Church encourage her members to speak in tongues and many of
my close pals have that gift. I am the only one not knowing how to
speak and sometimes I'm pressured to fake speaking a few
sentence... I prayed hard in receiving the gift from God but I just
can't get it!
I'm so upset! Does not having the gift means I'm lesser of a
Christian? I feel like an alien among my christian brothers and
sisters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossolalia
I am not a Christian, but some things are pretty obvious.
Does being physically or mentally handicapped make a person
'less' than a human in the spiritual sense? The answer is no. There
are always things which one can do and things which one cannot do,
so there is no point in fretting over it. Look at your own
strengths, and the things which you can do instead.
You can try to be a more sincere Christian by following the
teachings of the Bible more faithfully. Many Christians nowadays
are half-baked, and the same goes for followers of other religions.
I have seen quite a number of Muslims eat pork, and I can tell you
quite a number of Christian teenagers do not follow the path of
abstinence. I know that there are a lot more other rules of
Christianity which are often broken, but you could prove yourself
as a devout follower by following them. Hence, you will have
succeeded where many others have failed.
On a side note, there are two things I will like to tell
you.
Firstly, next time post such stuffs here:
http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1381
Secondly, please do not become a fanatic just because of what I
have adviced you.
