What We See Sometimes Isn't Always What It Is

I spent almost two hours searching for this video in my FB wall since I got it posted last year. I got exhausted and I felt like almost giving up but my inner voice (spirit) told me to go on and do few more try. Ending, I still didn't find it. Frustration started to fill me so I buzzed two of my community friends to help me how to quickly search for it. They gave me inputs and tips but those tips were the same thing I just did awhile ago. 

But my search didn't end to that, I then shift to YouTube in the hope that I might find it there by using key words. I tried few key words but I failed. I tried again and again to the point of almost losing my patience. Still FAILED! But at the back of my mind, I keep on convincing myself  by saying " Don't give up, sayang ang effort". So, with all the positive thoughts and energies backing me up, I did continue to search. 

Occasionally, the thought of letting it go keeps bugging me, forcing an entry into my head. But, I hold on. I persisted. I persevered. And luckily I found it. Wow, as in wow. I'm on the brink of giving up...really. It was like I was hangin' by a thread and ready to let go anytime. But, thanks God I did it. And you know what were the key phrase I put in? It's this "Invite someone to church" and bingo! below video popped-up in the list of choices and this is what I exactly look for.

And what's the big deal with this video anyway? It is a big deal for me. Well, it had an impact in me when I saw it last year. And even until now. It changed my perspective of how to initiate an evangelization task. And on how to see people as God's image despite their appearance or the way they look. 

I came to remember this while in the midst of prepping up for an advertising and promotion campaign for an upcoming event in our community where I was tasked to do. In the hope of winning more attendees, I need to devise an ad that would convince them especially the lukewarm ones to attend to this important event.

As the intro words would say, “Do not judge the book by its cover”. It is so true yesterday, today, and even until eternity. 

It is our natural tendency to pre-empt judgement to people who looks different from us, who behaves way different from the usual norm. But who are we to judge them, who are we to put words into the lives they live. They are accountable for their lives as we are of our own. 

Before throwing any degrading words, we must reach out first, we must get to know them beyond the appearance, beyond the physical looks. As Christians, it is our duty to extend a hand, to go far beyond our comfort zone and experience an adventure that is out of our shell. There are new opportunities life's door opens everyday. It is up to us how we react on it. 

What was shown in the video depicts a weird way of evangelization, of inviting someone to attend to someone's church. When I saw the video, all I thought was the guy reading a book will initiate the invitation who's having doubting thoughts if it's the right opportunity or not. Yet at the end of the video, it was the guy sportin' a rock star punk look ended up inviting the other guy. Weird right? 

But the video reminded us that we must be open into possibilities that sometimes what we see isn't always what it is - that we should go beyond the surface before we're blinded by our own judgement.

Have an interesting read everyone!