Thank you Lord for the Trials that Come My Way

18-Nov-2010, A Thursday evening @ 5:45PM.

I got into my company cab after work and on my way home, was having a heartfelt chat with mom and planning things for Diana's wedding and discussing about shopping,..then I got a sms saying some amount has been debited from my account, I got scared and started checking for my purse but could not find it then I understood that I dropped my purse some where and some one found it and is misusing it. The tension I faced for those moments was too high, I saw a HDFC bank there on the way and without even thinking about the time I got down my cab and wanted to rush to the bank asap, only God protected me while crossing the Highway, which has service road and people come in both directions...My mind was blocked and I dint wait for traffic to stop, All I could think was to reach the bank and  block my card so I just ran from one side of the road to the other and by the time the debit card was blocked a little amount of the money was already used, rather misused!!

Since my cab had also gone, I thought I'd take a bus to reach home and I got into a volvo bus, a bit relieved and thinking it ended there since I blocked my card, then I suddenly realized that I had no cash  for the bus ticket!  that's when I got weary! couldn't control my tears, I cried, I let my tears out and I said to the conductor to stop the bus coz I lost my purse and have no money. The conductor was kind enough to me and without creating a scene he told the driver to stop by and I got down the bus and took an auto.

All the while I was talking to God, asking him to help me, saying, "Lord, you are seeing me right? You are with me right? Help me Lord! Help me! If  anything wrong in me please forgive me and have mercy on me " and was assuring myself that no pain will come over me beyond my endurance.

By His grace only less amount was used, I could cross the road safely,  the money saved for wedding was safe.. Yet again I would like to count my blessings! God had saved me from major trails which could have come. God gave me the Peace and now I can testify that He was with me amidst this situation and is with me  now and will be with me..always!! 

Though its been a painful experience to handle myself but I could see the change in me, though I was crying, I wasn't cribbing!! Thanks to the Holy Spirit's sanctification work in me! I've been renewing day by day and want to move in closer and deeper in relation with my Lord, My saviour, My Provider, My helper, My every present Help!

John 14:27 

²⁷ Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

After all this I so very much realize the commitment of Thanksgiving, and its also the sermon I heard in church last Sunday on the 21st Nov 2010.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

 ¹⁶ Rejoice always, ¹⁷ pray continually, ¹⁸ give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Though it took a little while for me to see things, the Lord through His Holy Spirit gave me an insight to see beyond the trails, and escaping from being commited to be thankful was easier. The learning to me in this experience of mine is to be careful and be a good steward of the money which God is granting me.

I'm Glad I can count on His Blessings amidst all the trails, Its a very good learning experience and I want to be committed to Thank the Lord for every trail I face, I'm ready to say, Yes Lord, You are with me and I can face this trail!  Its just a phase which will pass..!
In Philippians 4:11 Paul said, "I have learned in whatsoever state I am in therewith to be content". The Amplified Bible describes being content as "satisfied to the point where you are not disturbed or disquieted"
So here's a praise from my heart..THANK YOU LORD!

Thank you Lord for the Trials that Come My Way

Thank you, Lord,
for the trials that come my way.
In that way I can grow each day
as I let you lead,
And thank you, Lord,
for the patience those trials bring.
In that process of growing,
I can learn to care.

But it goes against the way
I am to put my human nature down
and let the Spirit take control of all I do.

'Cause when those trials come,
my human nature shouts the thing to do;
and God's soft prompting
can be easily ignored.

I thank you, Lord,
with each trial I feel inside,
that you're there to help,
lead and guide me away from wrong.
'Cause you promised, Lord,
that with every testing,
that your way of escaping is easier to bear.

Must mention this sentence which I read somewhere, When trails come...Instead of saying "Why me?", lets say "Try me!" :)
I've learnt to speak God's word in such trail times, So here I come my dear trails...! Be(a)ware!

Romans 8:28

 ²⁸ And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

1 Chronicles 16:8-10

 ⁸ Oh, give thanks to the LORD!
      Call upon His name;
      Make known His deeds among the peoples!

 ⁹ Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him;
      Talk of all His wondrous works!

 ¹⁰ Glory in His holy name;
      Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD!

Psalm 50:14-15

 ¹⁴ Offer to God thanksgiving,
         And pay your vows to the Most High.
 ¹⁵ Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
         I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”

Yes Lord, I Rejoice! I Sing for Thee, I glorify Thee! I just want to thank Thee for everything !! Amen.

I call out to You again and again....

'My Lord! My Lord! '...This is all I have on my mind now...!! Lord, You know my confusions....You know my struggle.....You know my restlessness..You know my worries...You know my pain....You know my thoughts....You know my heart....You know it all........and I want to again surrender them all..yeah all...yet again... at Your throne of Grace...

2 Corinthians 12:9 (New International Version)

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

Give me your grace....Have mercy on me loving Lord!! Have mercy on me...

Psalm 32:7-8 (New International Version)

You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.

 Lord!! I pray that you guide me through father! Show me your way and help me to be in center of your will. All I want to do now is to stay in your presence..

Isaiah 30:21 (New International Version)

Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”

Sorry Lord, for I have been trying myself instead of letting you take control over everything in my life... Lord, I give You all the control, the steering wheel and I step back and relax in your presence, give me Your peace, You direct my paths and show me your ways....Amen..

Faithful One, so unchanging
Ageless One, You're my Rock of peace
Lord of all, I depend on You
I call out to You, again and again
I call out to You, again and again
You are my Rock in times of trouble
You lift me up when I fall down
All through the storm
Your love is the anchor
My hope is in You alone.....

Somewhere Down The Road

So much pain and no good reason why
You've cried until the tears run dry
And nothing here can make you understand
The one thing that you held so dear
Is slipping from your hands
And you say

Why, why, why
Does it go this way
Why, why, why
And all I can say is

[Chorus:]
Somewhere down the road
There'll be answers to the questions
Somewhere down the road
Though we cannot see it now
Somewhere down the road
You will find mighty arms reaching for you
And they will hold the answers at the end of the road

Yesterday I thought I'd seen it all
I thought I'd climbed the highest wall
Now I see the learning never ends
And all I know to do is keep on walking
Walking 'round the bend, saying

Why, why, why
Does it go this way
Why, why, why
And all I can say is
[Chorus]
Why, why, why
Does it go this way
Why, why, why
And all I can say is
All I know to say now
[Chorus] 

-Amy Grant 

Lord,  I am waiting and asking for answers and in hope that you will show it at your appointed time. 

Amen.

Something about September

September has been a tragic month every year in my life since many years now. Every Sep, some loved one would fall sick and get admitted in hospital. And a major add on to this feeling was, mama meeting with an accident on the 17th of Sep'2004 and then leaving us all on the 21st Sep, 2004. 

Since then we (me and my cousins) are all just gripped with fear whenever September arrives...Have developed a strong hatred towards September now...half of September has passed and yeah offcourse with sad news this time too....

Got up with a fear today morning....having an uneasy feeling of being lonely and in a kind of restless state and was just wishing to remove this day of Sep  rather the whole month from the calendar. Asking God to help us sustain the remaining days of this month, by his Grace. 
I was trying to get over this low feeling and started humming the song, "What a Friend we have in Jesus...."  I had never understood the meaning of it in depth in during school days when i actually learnt this song, but  now, when I sing this, every word means so much to me..and  I cant really stop myself from praising the Lord for what HE is ....Totally In AWE of HIM... Indeed we are privileged...I am actually relearning that I need to carry everything to Him in Prayer!! And today being one such lowly day for me, this song means even more to me.....

Yes Lord, you are so very faithful and all knowing and I can come to you at any time, in any state, with any thought, with any feeling, You are ALWAYS there for me!   24*7 throughout my life...THANK YOU LORD!! 

Lord, at this hour, I want to submit all our fears about September unto your throne of Grace. Take control Master. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

What a friend we have in Jesus,  

all our sins and griefs to bear! 

what a privilege to carry 

everything to God in prayer!

O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer. 

Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
take it to the Lord in prayer. 

Are we weak and heavy laden,
cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In his arms he'll take and shield thee;
thou wilt find a solace there.

HE's still working on me.....

I'm in such a phase of my life where I am facing different kinds of situations and challenges and the most tough phase of decision making!
The spirit of fear is attacking me time and again...
Thoughts like....  “What if I’m wrong and not in God's plan?"
So afraid of being judged or criticized or getting laughed at or totally into yet another whirl pool!! My own thoughts and fears totally immobilize me and I'm afraid of going wrong. I tell all my junk to myself, my friends and family and It helps me to relax for a while but then again the reel starts......
I breathe a Prayer and say to myself..............But God offers me a hope that I am meant to be...will be what he wants me to be... he was with me at the worst times and will be forever and ever...He is Just a Breath away!!
Hebrews 13:5,6 says
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,
"Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."[a] 6So we say with confidence,
"The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.  What can man do to me?"  
When God "Prepares the way," we can trust that whatever happens will turn out for our good according to His perfect plan for us.
Philippians 2:13 

For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.  
Even when there seems that absolutely nothing is happening in our life's, He is working.   Yes!, I believe God has a PERFECT plan for each of us, but just that He’ll manifest it RIGHT on time.

Romans 8:38,39,says:
For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

 
He's still working on me....

Chorus:
He's still working on me
To make me what I need to be
It took him just a week to make the moon and stars
The sun and the earth and Jupiter and Mars
How loving and patient He must be
'Cause He's still workin' on me
(Repeat Chorus )
There really ought to be a sign upon my heart
Don't judge him yet, there's an unfinished part
But I'll be better just according to His plan
Fashioned by the Master's loving hands
(Repeat Chorus )
In the mirror of His word
Reflections that I see
Makes me wonder why He never gave up on me
But He loves me as I am and helps me when I pray
Remember He's the potter; I'm the clay

Heavenly Father, Thank You for your Love, Thank You for being there always!!
I choose to trust that You are working behind the scenes on my behalf no matter what I see and think and feel..You know it all and I know you are working...
Yes Lord, I sing for Joy at the work of your hands, Forever I'll love and forever I'll Stand, nothing compares to the promise I have in You...
I will praise You today and always...
In Jesus' Name.
Amen.

De STRESS!

The past week has been an exhaustive week for me, manier times I continued to push myself to go on with my thoughts....doing nothing but just ending up being exhausted not just being tired but becoming impatient, had continuous headache, insomnia and all different tensions as if  my nerves were tied in knots with my brain entangled in it.
Though I was trying to relax, I was stressed out!
The verses which gave me comfort during such learning times, The De STRESS verses,

John 14:27

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
John 16:33

I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.
Luke 10:19

I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
Proverbs 3: 6 

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Psalm 46:10

Be still, and know that I am God…
 

In one of my interviews which I had given recently, I was really unaware of the answer at that point of time and there was a very gentle prompting, I was unsure about it if it was right or wrong, so I just breathed a milli sec prayer,"God! Help!", then the prompting was made clear and I was able to answer the question -right. :) and Yes! I got through that interview, all by God's grace :)

Thanks to the Holy Spirit's promptings...
And my all time Command and Promise,
Philippians 4:4-7 

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 

Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Thank You Lord!!! Thank You for all your ABUNDANT BLESSINGS!  Want to Praise God for all his works!!

Salvation Belongs To Our God - Crystal Lewis

Salvation belongs to our God
Who sits upon the throne
And unto the lamb
Be praise and glory
Wisdom and thanks
Honor and power and strength

Be to our God
Forever and ever
Be to our God
Forever and ever
Be to our God
Forever and ever, amen

And we the redeemed shall be strong
In purpose, and unity
Declaring aloud
Praise and glory
Wisdom and thanks
Honor and power and strength

Slowly but Surely

In the Home Away from Home session-Changing "Attitudes and Thoughts" Positively held at KMC on 5th June(http://hahkmc.blogspot.com ), the question we were asked was, What do we think most of the time everyday?
Each of us had different answers, work, family, music, what to eat, how to shed weight?, etc...Since then I've been thinking of blogging about what do I think?

Each day my mind is bombarded with a constant stream of nagging thoughts, suspicions, doubts and fears, causing just a mental combat. I get discouraged about how far I had to go,and I am reminded of it every day, sometimes too often in a day! It’s true that we all still have a long way to go but somehow at some point in the day every now and then we tend to carry a constant sense of failure—a feeling that I just wasn’t who I needed to be, I wasn’t doing good enough, and I needed to try harder or do something else, rather give up?

 The fear of future or even the current comfort sometimes prevents us from starting anew, even when we know it’s quite probably the best thing we could do.Still, many times the fear of either starting or letting go paralyzes us to remain in an uncomfortable situation.
Every time I think of something and I feel, just if I get freedom in this area, everything would be all right. But then something else appears/happens that needs to be dealt with, and I’ll be back in that same frame of mind again, thinking, “If only I didn’t have this problem, I could be happy.”  I have been realizing again that I must learn to look at these things in a new way.
I want to enjoy myself while I am changing to adapt to new ways....
I want to enjoy the journey! and do not want to waste all of  my “now time” trying to rush into the future.
I remember the verse, tomorrow will have troubles of its own (Matthew 6:34).
and
Romans 5:1-5
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we[a]have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we[b] rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3Not only so, but we[c] also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

I'm finding this process very difficult. Growing and learning is never easy, but the changes make us better people.We begin to think differently, then to talk differently, and finally, to act differently.
The important thing to remember is that even though we’re not perfect, but we’re still unique and God loves us all. Slowly but Surely, we will be changed.

My Prayer,
I’m not where I want to be, but I thank you Lord I’m not where I used to be.You've bought me so far and hence you would lead me through till the end.
I know with all my heart that you are with me all the while.
Thank you Lord for the Strength to persevere and Hope to Press On.
Amen.

Mammaya....We Miss You....

Pic with Mammaya and cousins taken in Sun city

Its been six long(or too short?) years and still the memories are fresh on my mind and have been flashing before me since morning and I wanted to share it....

It was hard to see him get admitted in hospital every now and then for few months, then the unexpected road accident, then the frightful 4 long days in ICU, all this just to let him leave us all.....
It was even harder to allow his body to undergo the postmortem. Don't know why but I've been revisiting mama's death more often and still having trouble to accept that he isn't around, I just don’t want to explain how I am feeling – Don't have words to explain :(

He meant so much to me....My Best friend and My mentor.
It’s hard to believe we've lost him. We've lost that part of us which he held: as a friend, a family member, a Guide, a best critic, a son, a father, a brother, a good teacher, a disciplined man.
I know..that we cannot see you now, cannot hear you talk , cannot hear you laugh, cannot hear you asking for "One cup tea", cannot hear you crack jokes, cannot go outing with you,but can only remember you, the way you were! Just the way u were!

Things have changed so much, its not the same any more, but still the days are moving on... from day to night but you aren't here. I wish you were here still to guide us, to celebrate, to laugh, to love, to hug.
I wish you were here for us, more than us, for athama, Chaki n Vinee....

Even though we have a hope to see him again, our heart aches in waiting....
Its June!! so herez Wishing you a very Happy Birthday!!Love you Mammaya...
Miss you a lot!!

The Verse of comfort which stuck me while writing this Blog,
2 Corinthians 4:16-20 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

This verse reminds us of the hope we have to see him again :) Thank you Lord for this hope.
Waiting to see you mammaya :)

Sometimes.....

Sometimes I wish I were a kid again;
Sometimes I wish that I was the weather, a bird or a tree! Sigh!
Sometimes I tend to over analyze the past
Sometimes too much of planning for future
Sometimes forgetting to live the "NOW" time
Sometimes I end up paying most for the things for which I get nothing.
Sometimes I can't make it on my own;
Sometimes I can't make it;
Sometimes I wonder whats up with me?
Sometimes all I do is to just to go on with....whatever happens-happens!
Sometimes thinking about good old days with friends
Sometimes have to take a step back, just to see who's still by my side.
Sometimes I want to put walls around me and keep people away;
Sometimes have to just be MY self, just to see who's really inside.
Sometimes I find others in that same situation as I or even worse!
Sometimes I feel like Screaming!
Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.
Sometimes little brief moments become memories that last a life time..
Sometimes taking things too personally.
Sometimes being overly sensitive, over-reacting to minor things,
Sometimes when Am really good, I don't get a compliment
Sometimes I will spend too much in a day
Sometimes I sigh, and sometimes I smile
Sometimes I actually say nothing at all.
Sometimes I get quite gloomy about the future when I think about people like myself in it!
Sometimes several days attack me at once.
Sometimes has to just keep on trying to persevere hardships
Sometimes I think sometimes I don't;
Sometimes I ponder what makes me myself!
Sometimes it's hard to find the words;

"Sometimes the answer to prayer is not that it changes life, but that it changes you."

To all my above such or even more "Sometimes".....There is an ALWAYS....and that is -'God sees US always!' and want to say, Oh God, You are my God And I will ever praise You !!

One of my favorite songs that inspired me to think about 'my sometimes', Sometimes By Step-By Rich Mullins

Sometimes the night was beautiful
Sometimes the sky was so far away
Sometimes it seemed to stoop so close
You could touch it but your heart would break
Sometimes the morning came too soon
Sometimes the day could be so hot
There was so much work left to do
But so much You'd already done

CHORUS:
Oh God, You are my God
And I will ever praise You
Oh God, You are my God
And I will ever praise You
I will seek You in the morning
And I will learn to walk in Your ways
And step by step You'll lead me
And I will follow You all of my days

Sometimes I think of Abraham
How one star he saw had been lit for me
He was a stranger in this land
And I am that, no less than he
And on this road to righteousness
Sometimes the climb can be so steep
I may falter in my steps
But never beyond Your reach

CHORUS

And I will follow You all of my days
And I will follow You all of my days
And step by step You'll lead me
And I will follow You all of my days
And I will follow You all of my days
(Sometimes the night was beautiful)
And I will follow You all of my days

Elll.Ohhh.Viiii.Eeee

For a change wanted to blog something about LOVE..each of us have different opinions and definitions about love...Have been thinking....Whats it all about?

Is Love a Decision?
It takes commitment and action and not just mere feeling. Love is a choice to stand by someone, regardless of faults, imperfections and past failures. A love that is strong and hopeful will prevail. Knowing that this love will last forever and only grow, nothing can replace the joy of Love....

Is Love a Challenge?
It requires more patience and forgiveness than you sometimes think you have. You can choose to be stubborn and have a miserable relationship, or you can choose to humble yourself and do whatever it takes to make the other person feel loved by you, no matter what..... Yes, it hurts at times but produces patience through perseverance :)
Is Love a Dream?
Love is one of the most beautiful, rewarding gifts, God could ever give us. To have someone who knows your heart and soul and loves you unconditionally.
What does the Bible say about Love(The Agape Love)?
1 Corinthians 13 :
1If I speak in the tongues[a] of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
3If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames,[b] but have not love, I gain nothing.
4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
9For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
10but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.
11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.
12Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

We all must love with all our hearts, not according to any situation, not according to image or past, but of pure intentions :)
We all must care and abound in compassion, We must love and love again.....and, just as well, we must accept love.
We all must admit to the love we deserve.
We all must love and be loved.
We all must Love not according to season, but like God's unconditional love.
Just love.....Elll.Ohhh.Viiii.Eeee.....

Jus a little love for thought ...........;)

Pit-Pit Patter of the rain drops

Its so interesting to see the changing seasons, filling our hearts with happiness...The cool breeze blowing through is jus so soothing to my soul...

Oh My Goodness!! I'm just so much in love with the weather !!!

Rain showers my spirit, and waters my soul. ~Terri Guillemets

Thinking of...
A long drive.....
A Walk in the woods....
Dancing in the rain....
Sipping Hot tea :) with mirchy :)....
Go under the blanket and sleep....:)

Weather is just a great metaphor of life- Its got times which are good and also bad. All we need to do is move on and live every moment :)
Just cant stop humming this song which I learnt in school :)

I Love the Pit-Pit Patter of the rain drops,
I love the buzz-buzz buzzing of the bee,
But the sound I love the best, the very, very best,
Is to hear that God loves me.
I love the hiss-hiss hissing of the green snake,
I love the roll-roll rolling of the sea,
But the sound I love the best, the very, very best,
Is to hear that God loves me.
Is to hear that God loves me.
Is to hear that God loves me.

God is in Control

We all have times when we wake up in the morning and feel the blahs and blues; we don't feel very excited for the new day in our life but see discouragement.

But just because we feel those emotions doesn't mean we have to stay there and give in to them; we can shake it off and move forward in faith relying on God's strength.
Sometimes the best thing we can do is talk to ourselves and speak scripture over our lives.


I love the way how King David talked to himself. He said in Psalm 42:11,
"Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God."
We very well know that being in a sour mood because of our problems doesn't make it better, instead makes it worse!! It puts more pressure!! It makes us more miserable!
Oh yeah! we can rule over your emotions and choose to be in a good mood in spite of how we feel.
The Choice is ours!! To be happy or sad! To enjoy life or brood over it!
I've chosen this approach...to say...
1. God, I'm turning this situation over to You. I'm not going to let it steal my joy. I know You're in control.
"Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account." Hebrews 4:13
2. And at the right time, I believe You'll not only turn it around, but You'll bring me out better off than I was before.
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. "Galatians 6:9
3. I Do not want to live by how I feel. But start living by what you know. I know you are there in my future already!
"Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. "Matthew 6:8
4. I know that You've got a great plan for my life.
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
5. I know your power is greater than any other power.
"being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. "Colossians 1:11-12
6. I do not want to give into my emotions.
"For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning." Psalm 30:5
7. I choose to live each day in your peace by committing everything to you.
"Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. "Proverbs 16:3
8. I am going to have a great day.
"This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24

All we need to know is God is in Control no matter what!!
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Thank You Lord!

What's your name?

Count your blessings; name them one by one,
Count your blessings, see what God hath done!
Count your blessings; name them one by one,
Count your many blessings, see what God hath done.
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

Wanted to blog about the first Blessing of God on me , here I do it...Finally!!!
When I was born, God blessed me by saving me, my mom always recollects that day and says that I am a Blessing. The umbilical chord connected to me was not properly tied after I was born, and since I was covered warmly and was not noticed by any one. I was crying and everyone were thinking it was just a baby cry after birth..
But only after a while when my athama(my dad’s sister) took me in her hands, she felt something wet and when checked found blood all over, then the chord was retied properly. That’s when God started bestowing his blessings on me, by giving me this life to live.

Thank You Lord for your blessing, LIFE !

My parents named me Dorcas, It means A Gazelle (A Gentle deer). We all have a name, and we all love our own names, it means something really special for each one of us. My name was chosen from the Bible, from the book of Acts, chapter 9, verse 36, “In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which, when translated, is Dorcas), who was always doing good and helping the poor.”

* Both Tabitha (Aramaic) and Dorcas (Greek) mean gazelle.

Story of Dorcas in Bible: Acts 9:36-43
36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which, when translated, is Dorcas), who was always doing good and helping the poor. 37About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room. 38Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, "Please come at once!" 39Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them. 40Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, "Tabitha, get up." She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up. 41He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called the believers and the widows and presented her to them alive. 42This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord. 43Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon.


Question ringing in my mind today is, Do I actually live up to my name? Do You?

Need or Want?

I was evaluating my need...rather a want?? !!
Reminding me of the verse,
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. Psalms 23:1
and also,
And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19
We all do face wants and needs.....
The endless cycle of materialism has confused the word "need" with the word "want".
All we need to do is to identify the kind of need or want we have.It is the needs that the Lord promises to take care of, whereas most of us keep chasing perceived needs(wants) that are often shaped by emotions and vanity, mainly due to selfishness in leading us to believe God will give everything we want and not seeing that needs are not wants.
This is a good learning for me because I tend to over-rationalize things....is it my need? or just a want? Will it happen? Do I really need it or badly want it? What if i don't get it?

God's answer to Our Prayer's are always,
1. "YES"
2. "YES BUT NOW NOW" (a few real needs require God's children to wait for a bit more.)
3. "I HAVE A BETTER PLAN FOR YOU"(do we realize that a good number of unanswered needs are not real needs at all, but just wants!)

In Christ Alone

We all know songs which we've learnt when we were kids and enjoy singing those songs
...there some songs which are catchy and
...there are some songs which we feel as if it was written for us...
..there are songs, which we easily associate ourselves with and enjoy every word of the song and cannot stop praising the Lord our God.
This is one such song which is very close to my heart, whenever I hear this, it just makes me SMILE and feel comforted for the HOPE we have and I love to hear this song day in and day out...

In Christ alone my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
this Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
when fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All,
here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone! who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones he came to save:
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied -
For every sin on Him was laid;
Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain:
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave he rose again!
And as He stands in victory
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me,
For I am His and He is mine -
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death,
This is the power of Christ in me;
From life's first cry to final breath.
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home,
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand.

God will make a way

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:6

An inspiring song for me to trust, keep on trusting....keeping on...


God will make a way
Where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see
He will make a way for me
He will be my guide
Hold me closely to His side
With love and strength
For each new day
He will make a way
He will make a way

By a roadway in the wilderness
He'll lead me
And rivers in the desert will I see
Heaven and earth will fade
But His Word will still remain
He will do something new today

@ The Baptist Day

This little story that may sound corny but to those who know, it will find an accepting audience:
“At the University of Chicago Divinity School each year they have what is called “Baptist Day”. It is a day when all the Baptists in the area are invited to the school because they want the dollars to keep coming in.
On this day each one is to bring a lunch to be eaten outdoors in a grassy picnic area. Every “Baptist Day” the school would invite one of the greatest minds to lecture in the theological education center.
One year they invited Dr. Paul Tillich. He spoke for two and one-half hours proving that the resurrection of Jesus was false. He quoted scholar after scholar and book after book. He concluded that since there was no such thing as the historical resurrection the religious tradition of the church was groundless, emotional mumbo-jumbo, because it was based on a relationship with a risen Jesus, who, in fact, never rose from the dead in any literal sense. He then asked if there were any questions.
After about 30 seconds, an old, dark skinned preacher with a head of short-cropped, woolly white hair stood up in the back of the auditorium “Docta Tillich, I got one question,” he said as all eyes turned toward him. He reached into his sack lunch and pulled out an apple and began eating it.
“Docta Tillich … CRUNCH, MUNCH
My question is a simple question, CRUNCH, MUNCH…
Now, I ain’t never read them books you read…CRUNCH, MUNCH…
and I can’t recite the Scriptures in the original Greek CRUNCH, MUNCH …
I don’t know nothin’ about Niebuhr and Heidegger…. CRUNCH, MUNCH…
He finished the apple.
All I wanna know is: This apple I just ate–was it bitter or sweet?”
Dr. Tillich paused for a moment and answered in exemplary scholarly fashion: “I cannot possibly answer that question, for I haven’t tasted your apple.”
The white-haired preacher dropped the core of his apple into his crumpled paper bag, looked up at Dr. Tillich and said calmly, “Neither have you tasted my Jesus.”
The 1,000 plus in attendance could not contain themselves. The auditorium erupted with applause and cheers. Dr. Tillich thanked his audience and promptly left the platform.”


Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

A Time for Everything

One of My Fav Chapters-Ecclesiastes 3

A Time for Everything

¹ There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:

² a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,

³ a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,

⁴ a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,

⁵ a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

⁶ a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,

⁷ a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,

⁸ a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

⁹ What does the worker gain from his toil?

¹⁰ I have seen the burden God has laid on men. ¹¹ He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. ¹² I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. ¹³ That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil—this is the gift of God. ¹⁴ I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him.

¹⁵ Whatever is has already been,
and what will be has been before;
and God will call the past to account.

¹⁶ And I saw something else under the sun:
In the place of judgment—wickedness was there,
in the place of justice—wickedness was there.

¹⁷ I thought in my heart,
"God will bring to judgment
both the righteous and the wicked,
for there will be a time for every activity,
a time for every deed."

¹⁸ I also thought, "As for men, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals. ¹⁹ Man's fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; man has no advantage over the animal. Everything is meaningless. ²⁰ All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return. ²¹ Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?"

²² So I saw that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?

God's Perfect timing

Habakkuk 2:3 For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.

God gives us hopes and dreams for certain things to happen in our lives, but He doesn't always allow us to see the exact timing of His plan.
Although frustrating, not knowing the exact timing is often what keeps us saying...
When God When?
How long?
Yes...there are times when we might give up if we knew how long it was going to take, but can learn to live in hope.. when we accept God's timing, we can enjoy our lives while God is working on our problems. Knowing that God has promised good, just need to entrust our self to Him, to experience total peace and happiness....
Reminds me of Exodus 13:17,18 which tells us that God led the Israelites the longer, harder way on their journey to the Promised Land because He knew they were not yet ready to go in. There had to be time for their training, and they had to go through some very trying situations. They wasted a lot of time wondering about God's timing, but God never failed to take care of them and show them what He wanted them to do.
The same is true in our lives.
God's training/testing period simply requires us to do what He tells us to do when He tells us to do it......and I'm learning to accept God's timing.....
Thank You Lord !!
Reminds me of this song, which gives strength and hope,
IN HIS TIME, IN HIS TIME
HE MAKES ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL IN HIS TIME
LORD, PLEASE SHOW ME EVERYDAY
AS YOU'RE TEACHING ME YOUR WAY
AND I'LL DO JUST WHAT YOU SAY
IN YOUR TIME.

IN YOUR TIME, IN YOUR TIME
YOU MAKE ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL IN YOUR TIME
LORD, MY LIFE TO YOU I BRING
MAY EACH SONG I HAVE TO SING
BE TO YOU A LOVELY THING
IN YOUR TIME

BE TO YOU A LOVELY THING
IN YOUR TIME.