Tag Archives: life
– Thorny hearts need miracles too!
Mark 4:7-8 talks about the seeds that were scattered by the farmer, which fell on different types of ground. The last two types of ground is the thorny one and the good ground. We know that thorns choke even the most hardy seed as thorns…..
L – learn to live
I – intentionally
F – focused in faith
E – everyday closer to eternity
So often we focus on making a living but not a life. We forget to live our life to the fullest. Everyday is a new day and tomorrow is never guaranteed to anyone……
I have a lot to be thankful for in my life. I am so amazed at how I was plucked from the grips of death and given another day to celebrate the goodness of God in my life. This is the fourth incident where I came so close to losing my life. The first…..
The cost is the price you pay to get something you want. If you want a really good perfume, you pay the price for it. If you want first class seats on an airbus, you pay the price for it. That’s the basic principle, which is common knowledge to everyone.
The price you pay depends on how…..
Regret is one of the heaviest words in the dictionary. When we leave home, we normally say goodbye to our loved ones with the casual ‘see you later!’ But are we assured that we will really see them again? The answer is a resounding ‘No’.
When babies starts to walk, they falter and they fall. That…..
So, you turned Eighty today – that’s eight decades of living! That’s 960 months, 29,219 days – wow! No doubt, the celebration of life lived so long is something to be savoured. It is a time for reflection and thanksgiving.
When we look back at our lives, it often resembles a roller coaster. There are ups and downs, high and lows, thrills and spills and everything in between. People, places, things and memories all the way.
Very often, the word…..
Death is the leveler!
It is our reality check,
It keeps us in balance,
And points a sober finger to that ambitious ego.
Death makes us sad,
It makes us cry,
It stops us in our track!
Death makes us reflect on our lives and take stock.
Like a Boeing,
Life keeps us going.
We…..
When life seems chaotic, when things don’t seem to make sense, what do you do?
Everything can change in the blink of an eye. We are here today, gone tomorrow!
Everyone has to go through birth, ageing, sickness and death. There are no exceptions. This is the destiny of our life!
Someone said – ‘Let the doctors handle your body, let God handle your life, but be in charge of your own mood.’
We know that our attitude determines our…..
Lessons I have learned over 59 years of my life on how to be content and joyous in life:
1. Focus on the Blessings (80% = A grade) and not on the challenges (20% = G grade) in life.
2. As long as we live, we will face challenges.
3. Learn from…..
So you have been dealt a major setback! You can’t seem to move on. All you do is lie there and burrow in the situation that seems so insurmountable. You wish you could just curl up and die. Well, DON’T! As long as you have breath, you have life!
Even if you cannot even crawl, the fact that…..