Combating Boredom

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Pastor Vincent - 3 October 2013

The Way Of Evangelism: Christ Convictions

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Conviction means a believing heart, and it's the prayer of a convicted remnant that mobilizes angels to work. Convictions come from deep prayers as you confirm the truth and inscribe it unto your heart, so that it can be the strength in your heart and give you the ability to do the good in you. Convictions come from the the many unresolving problems in your life that drives you to have the continual need to turn to God and be comforted by His truth, again and again. Conviction comes when you train yourself to live before God, not man. And very importantly, conviction certainly comes through brethren living. After crossing the Jordan river, God made Joshua circumcised the people before the enemy, in a state which the Israelites were so vulnerable and could be easily attacked by the enemy. What does it tell us? Be afraid of not your enemy (problems); rather, be really afraid when your heart is stolen by the enemy. Even before the storm, before the big and challenging problems, God was more concerned with His people's circumcision than fighting the war. God has every ability to fight and win the war and give His people the promised land, but the reason why He wanted them circumcised is to set them apart and put His covenant in their hearts first - their identity, their purpose of living, and that they must not forget the works of the Lord in their lives. Live as one circumcised, be convicted by the truths.

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“Harms” of boredom.

  • Negative emotions.
  • Easy prey for the evil one >>> Sins and distractions.

 

What cause boredom?

1) May not be due to “nothing to do”.

  • “Not interested” rather than “not busy”.

 

2) Overstimulation.

  • Bombarded with much info and feeds, but feel bored again when ‘high’ wears off.
  • 2019-2020: Average daily social media usage of users worldwide is 145 minutes.
  • World of data and entertainment in our hands, yet still suffers from “leisure boredom”.

 

3) Not awestruck enough by God.

  • Our flesh easily loses appreciation for God’s glory.
  • Thus, becomes under-committed to God >>> Lose passion in

 

Combating boredom.

1) Set our hearts on God again.

  • <Col 3> 1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
  • Boredom is both a sign and an invitation.
  • Boredom is a sign that our life is moving in the wrong direction.
  • Boredom >>> Trivial distractions >>> Boredom again!
  • Boredom tells us something needs to change: Our Heart!
  • Boredom invites us to be in awe with God again.

Ecclesiastes 1:1 The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem:

2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!”
    says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
    Everything is meaningless.”

3 What do people gain from all their labors
    at which they toil under the sun?

8 All things are wearisome,
    more than one can say.
The eye never has enough of seeing,
    nor the ear its fill of hearing.
9 What has been will be again,
    what has been done will be done again;
    there is nothing new under the sun.
10 Is there anything of which one can say,
    “Look! This is something new”?
It was here already, long ago;
    it was here before our time.

14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

 

  • Earthly things cannot cure our
  • We have to look to God who is above (not under the sun).

 

2) Revive interest in the Bible.

  • Oops, cure boredom with boredom?
  • The Bible is NOT boring, but we are not curious enough, our sinful disinterest makes us think it is boring.
  • Amazing book: Easy enough for kids, yet intriguing enough for the wise, and has the power to transform lives.

 

3) Have a thankful heart.

  • Col 3:17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
  • <Lam 3:23>: God’s mercies are new every morning.
  • Learn to enjoy God in very ordinary day-to-day life.

 

4) Lively and dynamic fellowship with God.

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Huijun serves as Secretary of The Blessed RUN Ministries. She is also the Preacher at The Life Church and Missions (Singapore). She graduated from Singapore Bible College and currently lives in Singapore with her husband, Chengji.

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