"Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity."
Colossians 4:5
Thursday, 4 October 2007
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY!
“Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.”- Proverbs 27:1My friend said that all my pictures are so beautiful, and I have to agree with her so delighted I am every time I look around and I see the nature changing in so beautiful colours.
The plants are still green. Some flowers are colouring the garden, with their bright and beautiful colours, even when the day is gray.
I need my camera in my hands all the time, to register and certify what my eyes have seen lately.
Try to enjoy your day and what it brings to you at the moment. Nobody knows about tomorrow. So, smile, hug someone you love, say "I love you" why you can say it. Try to finish every task you have started. Always.
Wednesday, 3 October 2007
Morning Has Broken
I am not the person who stays in bed for long hours in the morning. On the opposite, I always get up early, it doesn't matter if I am working or not.
But it is interesting, how my mornings have broken since I arrived in Scotland.
But it is interesting, how my mornings have broken since I arrived in Scotland.
If it is summer, it is day light at 4am, and I can hear the birds singing in the garden. One very small window is open every night for some fresh air. It is beautiful to hear all the sounds that come from outside of our house. I mean, the silence has broken, because the nature is alive...plants growing, birds taking and bringing seeds, some gentle showers, new season. The winter is coming, all the leaves are falling, and all the trees are getting bare so quickly, the sun is shining at 7am so shy, and sets at 5pm. Short days.
Morning has broken when it is time to get up and put my feet on road. Smile in my lips and in my heart because as the nature, I am still alive.
Morning has broken when it is time to get up and put my feet on road. Smile in my lips and in my heart because as the nature, I am still alive.
PRAYER
"Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful."
COLOSSIANS 4:2
My Jesus Lord, thank you for your absolutely love, care, mercy upon my life.
COLOSSIANS 4:2
My Jesus Lord, thank you for your absolutely love, care, mercy upon my life.
NEW BIRTH
“Praise to God for a Living Hope,
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,...”
1 Peter 1:3
I always think about the relationship between a new birth and a child. Do you?
Well,probably it is because a child has that innocence in her behaviour. She says what she thinks and acts accordingly.
It is certain that a child has to grow and develop to maturity. It is not different with a Christian person, who accepts Jesus Christ in her life. It is a new birth with Jesus Christ. The person needs time to learn, grow and develop to maturity.
There is no perfection, and when we grew up, we quit our childish ways, but since and then, every time we need a new start is like the first steps of a child. It requires time, training, fix.
What makes a child confident, happy and strong?
Love, care, food, and time. This is our walk with God!
We need time.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,...”
1 Peter 1:3
I always think about the relationship between a new birth and a child. Do you?
Well,probably it is because a child has that innocence in her behaviour. She says what she thinks and acts accordingly.
It is certain that a child has to grow and develop to maturity. It is not different with a Christian person, who accepts Jesus Christ in her life. It is a new birth with Jesus Christ. The person needs time to learn, grow and develop to maturity.
There is no perfection, and when we grew up, we quit our childish ways, but since and then, every time we need a new start is like the first steps of a child. It requires time, training, fix.
What makes a child confident, happy and strong?
Love, care, food, and time. This is our walk with God!
We need time.
APPROACHING WITH LOVE
PROVERBS 16:24
"Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones."
I believe everybody has already had an experience trying to help someone in need. I have learned that the words can be so sharp as a knife. They can cut the good, as they can cut the bad.
How to avoid "who-are-you-to-tell-me?
Two things: love and humility
Don't hide yourself as a hermit crab. You know, since you start growing, the shell is going to be tight, and probably you are not going to fit properly inside, and then you have to look for a bigger one to live.
Spread your love, share your heart, listen to God's voice and live.
"Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones."
I believe everybody has already had an experience trying to help someone in need. I have learned that the words can be so sharp as a knife. They can cut the good, as they can cut the bad.
How to avoid "who-are-you-to-tell-me?
Two things: love and humility
Don't hide yourself as a hermit crab. You know, since you start growing, the shell is going to be tight, and probably you are not going to fit properly inside, and then you have to look for a bigger one to live.
Spread your love, share your heart, listen to God's voice and live.
Tuesday, 2 October 2007
USE YOUR WORDS WITH RESTRAINT
Proverbs 17:27
" Those who have knowledge use words with restraint, and those who have understanding are even-tempered."
It is used to say that good ideas are wasted when it is a "ram-it-down-your-throat". It means, we have to learn how to say the right thing, the right way.
" Those who have knowledge use words with restraint, and those who have understanding are even-tempered."
It is used to say that good ideas are wasted when it is a "ram-it-down-your-throat". It means, we have to learn how to say the right thing, the right way.
Monday, 1 October 2007
WATCH WHAT YOU SAY
"THE LORD GOD HAS GIVEN ME HIS WORDS OF WISDOM SO THAT I MAY KNOW WHAT I SHOULD SAY." ISAIAH 50:4
"You can offer your ideas to others as bullets or as seeds. You can shoot them or sow them. Ideas used as bullets will kill inspiration and motivation. Ideas used as seeds will take root, grow and bear fruit in the life in which they are planted. But there's a risk: once it becomes part of those in whom it's planted, you probably will get no credit for originating the idea. But if you're willing to do without the credit...you'll reap a rich harvest." Richard Harverson
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