Why?

Last night I got a treat from a friend, Albert along with his friend Iti. The three of us had a conversation while we were eating dinner and Iti suddenly said “Why don’t you go with her to the church?” to Albert.

 I didn’t know how the conversation could turn into that, but Albert reaction was funny. He said that he is an infidel ( he said “kafir” in Indonesian) and it is still not the right time.

Well, perhaps it is not the right time but when is the right time and why “infidel”?

The same reaction also happened when Dewi visited my boarding house last Monday night. Even more, most people I know have the same reaction…

I was a gamer and I despised the church so much. I even reached the point of doubting the Lord and almost step in the world of atheism. My reason was simple, I hated the people of the church that always babbling and asking private matter while I don’t know them at all. I was a cyber world citizen and the internet was the source of my information. Too much information (most of the information contain no truth tough) made me doubting the Lord and wondered about many trivial things. I didn’t want to go to the church because I hated it and it would prevent me from playing games, not because I was an infidel or it was not a right time.

Then, why so many people use this alibi?

How come the word “infidel” came out easily from their mouth?

Why do they think “it is not the right time”?

The Lord Jesus Christ is a loving God. He loves us and willing to die for us, why do human easily say “infidel”?

I can’t help it then, in my view – people that declaring themselves as infidel are underestimating the God. It might be a joke, but forgive me… I can’t take that joke. It disturbs me.

Try to see the trivial things around, such as the new day every morning,  eyes that can see, nose that can smell, mouth that can talk along with its tongue that can taste, the heartbeat, the feet, and sooooooo many small things yet complicated. The God’s mercy always shine upon us and the human simply ignore it? Are we really that ignorant?

“It’s not the right time” – when is the right time then? Who are we that could push the Lord to wait?

It reminds me of the conversation with my old gaming friend, Mutso. We talked about trivial stuff and the topic ended up to my sudden transformation. I told him about my experiences and simply told him that the time is near, soon, Jesus will come. Then, he asked, “Is there any sign?” My answer was, “You have to see the sign first then?”

To be honest, I too, was frightened about the Jesus second coming that made me atone and rushed to the Lord. I didn’t want to perish in hell, I want to live; and look at me now… I’m addicted to the Lord XD~

Yet, why do people keep asking for signs when I told them “the time is near”?

Do people need to face the death first to make them understand and repent? 

Why?