I awoke gradually at 3:15 a.m. I thought it was from the usual nocturnal nudge by my kidneys to head down the hallway. Yet, something else was nudging me. My bedspread was awash in the glow from my window. I glanced out, already knowing the generous source. The full moon was high in the sky in all her glory. I heard her speak loudly in a beckoning language, begging me to put on my glasses,…
Helping a needy person is a blessing. Whenever one helps a needy person, joy is experienced in one’s life. This joy is possible when one has a personal relationship with Jesus. Experiencing joy whenever serving a needy person is possible for all. But who is the needy person? A needy person could be he who is sick and requires someone to run some errands for him. Maybe your neighbour cannot buy the necessary food for…
As I sit and look out the window at the rain, I am reminded of something my father once told me. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to be outside enjoying a nice day, so it always struck me as odd that he also liked to sit inside and watch the rain. Most of the time, he was not interested in just sitting anywhere and especially not indoors. But he told me that it…
Find the things in this world that lift your spirit, bring you happiness, provide a feeling of accomplishment and make you feel loved and appreciated. In just about every case, these are not things at all. They are the people and places that fill your life with meaning. But they are the true treasures of your world. Seek them out, embrace them, cherish them and be thankful for them. And remember that not everyone has…
Just rest, relax and trust. Those are words I have pressed into me during times of stress. I think this is a reminder from God to just let him take over. There is no need to try and figure out what is going to happen. There is no need to keep looking back at our past like Lot’s wife. We can’t do anything about the past. What is done is done. We can’t possibly know…
Everything in life is a balancing act. In most cases, we try to balance or justify the opportunity cost of something with the benefits that it will bring. But to do this, we need to be completely honest with ourselves about what brings us true happiness. Often, we discover that the item we thought we desired is not really as valuable as the time we must give up to get the item. Choose carefully, because…
Even when you are sure that a door has closed, it is so important that you keep looking for that new opportunity in your life and never give up. Sometimes you will find an open door leading to the new path that you are meant to take. But other times you will discover that you only thought a door had closed. All it took was some effort and persistence to continue on your journey.
I can’t let this day pass without a short message about a very special lady… Today would have been my mother’s 85th birthday! Her name was Joy but not because of the date, it was because of the immense Joy that she brought to her parents. She was the tiny bundle of Joy who began to heal the aching hole in their hearts from the loss of their first child who was stillborn. I know…
Never forget that every day is someone’s worst day ever. And on those days when it feels like the entire weight of the world is resting on your chest just daring you to keep breathing, even something as simple as a smile or a kind word from a stranger can be all the motivation you need to hang on. On those days, the victory is just surviving and not sliding backward or just giving up.…
Often, we all tend to get ourselves better on a daily. We strive to enhance our status-quo, but while we do, forgetting there are lives around us that consciously, subconsciously, and unconsciously watches on as we all yearn for betterment. Right from the cultural beliefs to family settings which procure that, “A child learns all he/she would later become or way to go about a particular situation from his parents. ” The child takes retrospective…