LOVE IS PATIENT

Oh, how I wish I had more patience. Whether it's loosing those extra kilos or waiting for the right person in your life or even waiting for promotion at work place. It requires lot of patience. I’m prone to impatience. I can’t honestly blame this merely on my temperament or in this fast moving world of everything being so instant. I’m not sure why “Love is patient” is the first thing in the list in 1 Corinthians 13. Forget the rest of his list for a moment. God has been teaching me to be patient. Waiting patiently is so hard. Here are few things on patience.

Patience is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. Impatience is a fruit of selfishness. Selfishness seeks its own private happiness at the expense of others. Love seeks its happiness in the happiness of the beloved. Love is patient because patience is a dying to selfishness.

We are to be:

• “Patien[tly] bearing with one another in love,” (Ephesians 4:2)
• “Patient with them all [the idle, fainthearted, and weak]” (1 Thessalonians 5:14)
• “Reprov[ing], rebuk[ing], and exhort[ing], with complete patience” (2 Timothy 4:2)
• “Patient in tribulation” (Romans 12:12)
• “Patiently endur[ing]…sufferings” (2 Corinthians 1:6)
• “Patiently enduring evil” (2 Timothy 2:24)
• “Imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises” (Hebrews 6:12)
• “Still before the Lord and wait patiently for him” (Psalm 37:7)
• “Patient…until the coming of the Lord” (James 5:7)

We are to be patient with people, pain, evil, and God.

Patience requires both faith and humility. It requires that whenever things go differently than we wish, we believe that God is working all things for good, that he will complete all the good things He begins and that we can trust Him.

Ultimately, love is patient because God is patient!

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GOD PROVIDES

Genesis 22:2

Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”

Just like God told Abraham to sacrifice his son whom he loved so much, God told me that I need to sacrifice people whom I love. I have climbed Mt. Moriah over and over again. I held people I love dearly. Nothing could snatch them away from me. God had to deal with me. Every time I started getting close to people rather than getting close to God, He would ask me to sacrifice them. I had to let many people go from my life. Letting go off people whom you love is not easy. I’m sure it wasn’t easy for Abraham to sacrifice his ONLY son, whom he LOVED. I had to obey God without questioning Him just like Abraham. I climbed Mt. Moriah, I laid people on the altar and God took them away from me. He did not stop.

The last time I climbed Mt. Moriah, it was very hard. I laid the person whom I love the most on the altar. I also laid my desires, my strength, my weakness, my marriage, my family, my job, my future, my tears; I laid EVERYTHING on the altar. I gave him to God. I gave my Isaac to God. This time, God gave him back to me. Indeed God provides. No wonder Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”

There may be situations in our life where the Lord is asking to lay something on the altar. It may be something close to your heart. A loved one, a loved job, a loved vehicle, a loved thing, a loved house or even a loved place. You may have to obey God and climb Mt. Moriah. Lay it on the altar. God may either give it back to you or take it away from you for your good. He is God. He knows the best for you. He loves you.

Are you ready to climb Mt. Moriah now?

The story of Abraham is found in Geneisis 22 1-18

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SPRINKLE A BIT OF FAITH

I was raised conservatively (and that’s an understatement believe me). I went to Christian schools from kindergarten to college. I could say that I grew up knowing God. It’s only when I was in my 20′s though when I got to know Him on a deeper, more personal level. I used to know Him only in theory, until life became a little dramatic and I felt and understood that theory. God is love, He is nearer when we are heartbroken, He provides our needs, His plans are far better than ours.

Society is brainwashing us into thinking that when we reach a certain age, we need to be married unless we want to be considered as outcasts/rejects/losers. What a silly idea. My faith keeps me from following such folly. My faith prevents me from becoming desperate and hastily jumping into wrong decisions. It teaches me to see my worth not the way the world sees me, but the way the One Who truly knows me does.

10 things about FAITH:

1. Faith allows me to celebrate my friends’ marriages and babies without envy, knowing that God is preparing the best for me.
2. Faith assures me that in my loneliness, in my pain, in my emptiness, God is enough for me.
3. Faith keeps my eyes on the reward and lets me ignore the obstacles along the way.
4. Faith keeps me strong when I’m about to give up and question God’s plans.
5. Faith lets me stand firm despite the discouragement and criticisms thrown at me.
6. Faith allows me to wear a smile on my face like nothing ever happened.
7. Faith also led me to other beautiful people who share the same beliefs and are with me in this journey.
8. Faith makes me whole. My faith completes me. My faith makes my life better, easier and more awesome.
9. Faith keeps me sane in this crazy world.
10. Faith gives me courage and boldness to take the path less traveled.

How much does my faith affect my relationships and relationship status? Big time! It’s not easy, but that’s okay. I’ve got power in my faith. I believe and I trust Him!

I'm going to sprinkle a bit of faith into my world and hope a little magic comes my way

“Faith it till you make it”. I don’t know who came up with that quote but I love it. Basically its saying to keep the faith until the manifestation of God is done. It’s hard to stay faithful when all in the natural feels so hopeless. Giving up is easy, real easy! Anything worth having sometimes requires a fight. Keeping the faith and waiting and allowing God to work things out takes more strength, but it is so worth it in the end. Keeping the faith sometimes means not knowing what the exact outcome will be but you are trusting that God’s will is greater than your own. But as human beings having our own freewill we want things when and how we want them and conforming to other’s will is hard. Which means surrendering to God can be hard too. It’s like, God can you just do it how and when I say do it? Why do I have to wait so long? Why don’t you do it this way and not that way? But thank God that “for my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the LORD” (Isaiah 55:8). God knows what is best. Keep the faith regardless of how hopeless you feel the situation you’re facing may be God has it all worked out. “Faith it till you make it!”

Hebrews 11:1- Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

-The praying women

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MOM'S ONE-LINERS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MA, MOM, MUMMY.............

I have no idea what I would have done if this lady wasn't in my life...Thank you for all your love and sacrifice ma!

This time I'm not writing a poem for you but just wanno recall your popular one-liners :)

Wake up its late
Did you turn off the lights?
Have your breakfast
Take your plate to the kitchen
Have some fruits
Eat this vegetable
Drink water
Change you dress is too tight
Take a sweter. Take a jacket.
Take one anyway.
Hurry up.
Hurry up. Everyone is waiting.
Take some money
Did you reach?
When are you coming?
Get some milk on the way
Oh I forgot get some tomatoes
Don’t fight with you sister
Say hello to uncle/aunty
Behave
Switch off the laptop and eat
Did you wash your hand?
Have snacks after food.
Move your glass. It's too close to the table.
How many times have I told you don't do that.
Always on the phone
Why is he calling you often
Can you stop texting and listen
Clean you room
Don’t throw your shoes in front of the TV
Who did this mess?
I'll think about it.
Not now.
Ask your father.
Keep your bag inside
Put on the motor
Cover the car
Put off the TV
Lock the door(L-O-C-K)
Keep the footwear inside
Go to bed its late
etccccccccccccc...........

Thank God for you MA... Love you!

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SOMEBODY'S ME

I feel sometimes I'm not loving God as much as I need to. I so wanno start loving Him all over again. God was showing me lil' bit of His love for me in this powerful passage. It was like He told me, "No matter how much you have messed up, I'll still have mercy on you". Especially the last line, "I'll say to Nobody, "You are my dear Somebody".

This was God's message from Hosea chapter 2:

14-15 “And now, here’s what I’m going to do:
I’m going to start all over again.
I’m taking her back out into the wilderness
where we had our first date, and I’ll court her.
I’ll give her bouquets of roses.
I’ll turn Heartbreak Valley into Acres of Hope.
She’ll respond like she did as a young girl,
those days when she was fresh out of Egypt.

16-20 “At that time”—this is God’s Message still—
“you’ll address me, ‘Dear husband! 'Never again will you address me,
‘My slave-master!’
I’ll wash your mouth out with soap,
get rid of all the dirty false-god names,
not so much as a whisper of those names again.
At the same time I’ll make a peace treaty between you
and wild animals and birds and reptiles,
And get rid of all weapons of war.
Think of it! Safe from beasts and bullies!
And then I’ll marry you for good—forever!
I’ll marry you true and proper, in love and tenderness.
Yes, I’ll marry you and neither leave you nor let you go.
You’ll know me, God, for who I really am.

21-23 “On the very same day, I’ll answer”—this is God’s Message—
“I’ll answer the sky, sky will answer earth,
Earth will answer grain and wine and olive oil,
and they’ll all answer Jezreel.
I’ll plant her in the good earth.
I’ll have mercy on No-Mercy.
I’ll say to Nobody, ‘You’re my dear Somebody,’
and he’ll say ‘You’re my God!’

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Reminds me few lines from Enrique's song, "SOMEBODY'S ME". It's like God telling me these lines:
Somebody wants you
Somebody needs you
Somebody hopes that one day you will see
That somebody's ME
- GOD

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CAN BONES LIVE?

May be this morning you are feeling as dry as the bones, saying "My hope is gone; there is nothing left for me on this earth". But God Almighty says, "I will breathe my life into you and you will live. Your best days are ahead of you." God is not done with you yet!

Be encouraged by reading Ezekiel 37: 1 - 14 of how the bones came alive. (Sounds kinda creepy) :P

1-2 God grabbed me. God’s Spirit took me up and set me down in the middle of an open plain strewn with bones. He led me around and among them—a lot of bones! There were bones all over the plain—dry bones, bleached by the sun.
3 He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said, “Master God, only you know that.”
4 He said to me, “Prophesy over these bones: ‘Dry bones, listen to the Message of God!’”
5-6 God, the Master, told the dry bones, “Watch this: I’m bringing the breath of life to you and you’ll come to life. I’ll attach sinews to you, put meat on your bones, cover you with skin, and breathe life into you. You’ll come alive and you’ll realize that I am God!”
7-8 I prophesied just as I’d been commanded. As I prophesied, there was a sound and, oh, rustling! The bones moved and came together, bone to bone. I kept watching. Sinews formed, then muscles on the bones, then skin stretched over them. But they had no breath in them.
9 He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath. Prophesy, son of man. Tell the breath, ‘God, the Master, says, Come from the four winds. Come, breath. Breathe on these slain bodies. Breathe life!’”
10 So I prophesied, just as he commanded me. The breath entered them and they came alive! They stood up on their feet, a huge army.
11 Then God said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Listen to what they’re saying: ‘Our bones are dried up, our hope is gone, there’s nothing left of us.’
12-14 “Therefore, prophesy. Tell them, ‘God, the Master, says: I’ll dig up your graves and bring you out alive—O my people! Then I’ll take you straight to the land of Israel. When I dig up graves and bring you out as my people, you’ll realize that I am God. I’ll breathe my life into you and you’ll live. Then I’ll lead you straight back to your land and you’ll realize that I am God. I’ve said it and I’ll do it. God’s Decree.’”

God can make your bones(dry life) ALIVE(fruitful)!

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LEARNING FROM CRISIS EXPERIENCES

After Daddy's accident, God has been teaching us lot of things. This morning Daddy just told me to type this, felt like publishing it here. Hope it blesses you if you are going through some crisis.

Sometimes or the other in our life we face Crisis Experiences. Serious sickness, unexpected death of loved one, or even accidents can be a Crisis Experiences to some. For others it could be marital unfaithfulness, break away of relationships, financial crisis or a spiritual crisis. In Gods economy we all can learn life lessons in these Crisis Experiences. The following are the three important life lessons that we can learn in Crisis Experiences.

1.LEARNING FROM THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD

Whatever the crisis experiences we may face, we can always learn something about the Sovereignty of God. God is Sovereign. He is the controller of the Universe. It is true we may not understand God’s Sovereign dealings. But we can always believe in the Sovereignty of God. King Nebuchadnezzar had a very serious Crisis Experience. He became like an animal. He had this Crisis Experience for seven long years. But he learnt a precious lesson on the Sovereignty of God. We read about it in Daniel 4:35, “He does as He pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back His hand or say to him: ‘What have you done?’”. Learning about the Sovereignty of God in our Crisis Experiences is a life lesson.

2. LEARNING NOT TO TRUST IN OURSELVES

This is a very important life lesson that many miss out in normal life situation. We all have a strong self-will. Watchman Nee says most believers do not learn this important lesson before going to heaven. Once you learn this you will be dynamite for God. When Apostle Paul was in the province of Asia, he has a series of Crisis Experience. Kindly note the lesson that he learnt through it all. “Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.”- 2 Corinthians 1:9. Learning not to trust in ourselves in our Crisis Experiences is a life lesson.

3. LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OTHER GO THROUGH

The Lord Jesus becoming human is to identify with what we go through. Therefore He was compassionate towards the Crisis Experience of humanity. “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are — yet was without sin.” - Hebrews 4:15. Just as our Lord understood what we go through in Crisis let us also understand others in their time of crisis. We understand others better when we ourselves go through the Crisis Experiences they go through. Learning to understand what others go through in our Crisis Experiences is a life lesson.

Amy Carmichael was a missionary in India, who opened an orphanage and founded a mission in Dohnavur in Tamil Nadu. She served in India for 55 years without furlough and wrote about many books. She had a Crisis Experience in 1932. She had a fall and severely injured. Carmichael remained bedridden for the final 20 years of her life. However, it did not stop her from continuing her inspirational writing, for she published 16 additional books, as well as revised others she had previously published.

Crisis Experiences in life need not paralyze our life for God on this earth!

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THE HEART ONLY WHISPERS

My heart leaped with joy the day aunty (A Great Poetess ) asked me if I could contribute one poem for her book. She also mentioned that she’s bringing out an anthology of love poems to be released on Feb 14th, 2014. There I was more than happy to join her in this journey. I began to search my old books and my journals to bring out the best poem I have written. As days approached, I wrote this new poem and sent it to her, which is published in this book.

Yes! today is “Feb 14th, 2014”. The book has been released as planned. I'm so happy to be a part of this book which contains poems from various great poets. The book is called, “The Heart Only Whispers...”

Cover page of the book, "The Heart Only Whispers..."

I'm truly honoured and humbled. All glory to God Almighty!

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