you know, being a Christian is tough.

Sometimes, i wonder if you're a Christian for many years and havent encountered many difficulties, (difficulties not as in a lot of homework) then are you swayed by the rest of the world? i experienced how tough it is to be a Christian particularly in these 2 years of JC. So so so many struggles. I'm still an amateur only.

Last Friday, i felt really upset, i dunno, its just really upsetting to me. I've 3 Christians in my class-including me. thank God for them, they're a constant source of encouragement and support towards me, we've grew really close to each other. i dunno how am i supposed to survive my JC life thus far without them. Last Friday, they got berated publicly by furious and indignant classmates. you can picture a teacher giving a personal scolding to the poor student standing there. My sisters did something that was for the good of the class- they voiced out some major concerns to the teacher regarding the classmates' misconduct, but not very welcomed or appreciated by the rest, without telling the classmates who were at fault.

This matter really set me to ponder. It was true that my sisters were wrong in telling the teacher without confronting the classmates 1st, telling them to stop( not that they would listen anyway). But my classmates are such incorrigible, immoral, petty and childish people that ehy won't see their wrong in doing many things until a higher authority knows about it, even still, most of them still do not realise HOW WRONG they are.

Many times, we were castigated by doing the correct thing. i dunno, but doing right is no longer right in their eyes any more. they will ask me' why you all are so moral?'. Morally good i think they meant. well, because we are Christians who are supposed to preserve good values. doing it is not as easy as it sounds, we've came under fire many times. Its even more difficult to influence them, so just make my stand as a Christian and ensure i guard myself, don't join them in their wrong doings, they're just the victims of their own folly.

So do not conform any longer to the patterns of this world, doing the right things may not be favourable among your friends, they may even dislike you, but love Christ more. Preserving good values over preserving friendship. So guard ourselves, not to succumb to negative peer pressure, e.g skipping lessons.

As what Geok said, no friendship will last longer than the Christian friendship. No matter how much you value it now, it will eventually be broken naturally, or ripped asunder at death. There's the most important element that is missing-Christ. So what you waiting for? Share to your friends!!!

life ain't easy
vin