Connecticut School Killings - a sign of the times

Last Friday news broke across the world of the latest in the wave of violence happening in the world and put Newton, Connecticut on the lips of many people who would have never heard of this small town. The killings of so many small children shocked many people and this tragedy during this Christmas season will have many  people shaken in their faith. Maybe that's what was intended by what ever evil forces they were at play with the timing of this tragic event.

Not so well published was the death of 10 Afghan girls killed by a landmine in Afghanistan over the same weekend.
http://www.voanews.com/content/explosion-kills-ten-afghan-girls/1566267.html

Young lives just as valued by their parents and just as tragic that they were killed by another human being while doing their normal daily activities. Both just as tragic and deserving equal attention for your prayers and thoughts.

I can not for the life of me give any meaning or reason to these deaths as they are far beyond my understanding. Suffice to say that we made this world that we live in and we will need to face the consequences of the decisions that we made. For now, all I can offer is a prayer for comfort for the families of those who have been lost and a prayer that we will actually have the courage to make the hard choices so that this does not happen again.We can only pray for this.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. - Matthew 19:14 

I am the light of the world.

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”-John 8:12

Maybe in the our darkest hour we will discover our true faith for the light shines brightest in ultimate darkness.

A man reaps what he sows

Galatians 6:7-9 "A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."

Everyday we see or hear about people who out of the goodness of their heart try to help someone but instead get conned or tricked into doing something evil or have their possessions stolen. This may be a deterrent to some of us from trying to help someone. We should always view it as our intention to help. If it comes to it that the other person has bad intentions then it would be something that that person will reap later on for themselves. It should not deter us from doing what we feel is right and what we should be doing.

Importance of Prayer

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!

Prayer should not be I want I want...
Give thanks for blessings, your family, your life
And for the joy and safety of others too.

Philippians 2:5 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus

Philippians 2:5


"Your attitude (or mind in the KJV) should be the same as that of Christ Jesus."

Jesus came to give His life as a sacrifice for sin. But many portions of His life were for the express purpose of giving us an example by which to live. With all the power of the Universe at His command, He humbled Himself and demonstrated the mind and attitude of a servant; "The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve" (Matthew 20:28).

To be a mind of a servant is being more the thinking in a sub servant manner. It is to be humble and be of  service to others. Each day we face situations where people who are what we consider of a lower level to us in terms of knowledge or skills. Some times it is hard to bring ourselves to their level to appreciate the world from their side. Every day we struggle with ourselves to live up to this ideal. It is definitely not an easy walk.

John 14:6 I am the way and the truth and the life

"I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me" (John 14:6).

A sobering thought. Recently my girlfriend's mum pass away and I have to wonder what has become of her. Having being brought up in a Buddhist family and having believed this all her life, was there any hope for her ? For Buddhist believe that doing good during their life time will allow them to have a better future which is totally at a tangent to Christianity. For us there is only way and that is through Jesus Christ. That is laid out in black and white as the lawyers would quote. No compromise.

There is no such thing as selling the deceased belongings and donating it to charities to push the soul to a higher plane. It always falls short.

The differences were very stark to me...it is something others find it hard to understand.
Sometimes we as Christians also do not really understand and try to do it on their own.
We need to understand this in order to share the true way with others.

Matthew 24:7 Earthquakes and End of Days

Matthew 24:7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/305331

With the earthquakes in Japan and now Indonesia yesterday, there have been a lot of talk on the end times.  Lets put these news in perspective. There are earthquakes going on daily, it is just that we only hear of the big ones 7.0 and above.

Earthquakes happening around the world

OK so if the end times or end of days is coming...what does the end times mean to you ? What is the impact that it happens tomorrow or next week or next month ? Will you do anything differently ?

Personally I feel that we focus too much on the end times and we loose sight of the present, and what we have to do now. We should concentrate on the things we can do today and do it now. The end times will come when the time comes. What we have done has gone into record, what we do today will contribute tomorrow. What we plan to do tomorrow may not come to pass. No matter how you worry about the end of days, it will not make that day come any sooner and you cannot defer that day. Live your life as best as you can and be true to the word of God.

A call for help

After a scary moment last week when if seemed like mum's neck was getting worse, God sent an angel in the form of a good doctor who not only administered medicine but also some patient words which hopefully healed the soul as well. Now it seems like great strides in improvement of her health.

In life there are no magical miracles...only the miracles of life that God has granted. It only need us to take a momement to look around and see the miracles that God does every day. From the moment you wake up and take a breath is a miracle in it's self. Give thanks for the simple things for it is in these that you find God's hand.

Thank God for the people in your life

Everyday we meet people
Sometimes new faces
Sometime old ones
We meet them on the phone
We meet them through e-mails
On facebook
And even on eBay
Never seeing their face
And sometimes only hearing their voices
Each brings a precious experience for us
Sharing a moment from their lives
God place them there for a reason
To enrich our lives
So Thank God for those little moments
Treasure them
Learn from them
Cherish them