Prayer for my friend

Just got news from my friend who has migrated down to Australia and he says he has found God and is now a practicing Christian. While this is great news, I pray that this is not one of his swings of interest and that he will truly embrace God's love and grace. May he find the peace that God brings and embrace the future that God has planned for him.
Amen.

Conducting yourself

"Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved--and that by God."
— Philippians 1:27-28 (NIV

Happy Thanksgiving !

Wishing all my friends a Happy Thanksgiving.

We should have Thanksgiving every day 
For all the blessings we receive.
From the small blessings of safety, a home and plenty to eat
To the larger ones


Thank you God for giving provisions to us every day.


Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is life not more important than food and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life.
Matthew 6:25-27 New International Version

A driver called GOD

There is a curve called failure
A loop called confusion
Speed bumps called friends
Caution lights called family
And you will have flats called jobs

But if you have a spare called determination
An engine called perseverance
Insurance called faith
And a driver called GOD
You will make it to a place called success...

(from Everyday is a Saturday)

Psalm 9:10 - Seek the knowledge

Psalm 9:10
"Those who know Your name will trust in You, for You, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek You."

Sometimes we need to remember that not everything in our life is in our control and we need to place our trust in God who will never forsake us if we seek him and keep our trust in him.
Amen.

Prayer

Here is what I received in my Daily Wisdom e-mail :


"Prayer is a vitally important part of our Christian walk, but it's often greatly misunderstood.  Prayer is how we talk with our Heavenly Father.  It can never be used to manipulate God nor cause Him to do anything outside His perfect will.  God is not our magic genie who has to grant our wishes! "


How amazing this passage is. Our walk with God is unlike any other religion. We do so based on free will, but also based on God's grace and guidance. He does not force us to follow his path, and in return we cannot manipulate God to do what we want him to do because we do not have the foresight of his greater plan. Sometimes things will happen, that we do not wish to happen, as it is part of God's plan for us. No matter how hard we pray to the contrary.  

The idea of prayer in Christianity is not to request things, but rather to have a discussion with God and also to give thanks for his many blessings. As any Father, all requests are heard but not all can be fulfilled, to the way the requester wants. To be able to understand this concept, is to be able to have a better communication with God.


Remember "Daddy daddy I want..." doesn't always work !

Romans 14:8 Live or Die

"If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord."

— Romans 14:8 (NIV)