Sunday, July 20, 2008

Superhero from God


One of the famous superhero from fictional Marvel comics is X-Men (mutants). They are so special because they acquire supernatural power either from birth such as Cyclops, Storm or through incident such as Wolverine. In the stories, many ordinary humans harbor an intense fear of mutants just because they are different from normal human.

The group were formed by the benevolent Professor Charles Xavier, a wealthy mutant who founded an academy to train young mutants to protect themselves and the world from Magneto, the Brotherhood of Mutants and other mutant threats.

So what is this got to do with superhero from God?

It is natural that when somebody is different from the other, people tends to despise them. We shouldn’t blame the natural human nature. I myself am an ordinary girl who always acts naturally.

Don’t feel bad if you forgot to say a word of prayer before you eat. It is natural.
Don’t feel bad if you hate someone. It is natural.
Don’t feel bad if you didn’t read bible. It is natural.
Don’t feel bad if you’re playful. It is natural
Don’t feel bad if you tend to worry and being anxious. It is natural.
Don’t feel bad if you dare not talk about Jesus in front of your friends. It is natural.
All these are natural human being’s character. It’s normal that Christian behaves so.

But to be supernatural in God’s eyes is difficult. That needs a lot of effort and training. We might have the supernatural character hidden in us but we do not know how to release it. We need God’s guidance to teach and train us to unveil our supernatural character. These supernatural power is not that we can produce powerful "optic blasts" from his eyes like Cyclops or born with telepathic and telekinetic power like Jean Grey.

Let me tell you what supernatural Christian is and how to be a superhero in God's way.

If you can pray in every circumstance, it is supernatural.
If you can forgive someone for hurting you, it is supernatural.
If you can put aside your worry and submit to God, it is supernatural.
If you can read God’s words everyday, it is supernatural.
If you can pray more than play, it is supernatural.
If you can share about Christ with everyone, it is supernatural.

Of course, there are many more supernatural behaviors that I couldn’t list out.

But I believe that God put all these ability in us. It is our choice to make whether we allow Him to unleash our power or continue to be the “natural ordinary human” that accepted easily by most people.

But I wish that one day, when I’m ready; I can proudly walk out and say

“Hey there, watch out! I’m the Super-Heroine from God”


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