A New Chapter in my life

It happened earlier than expected. The whole things were quite unexpected. And suddenly here I am, joining the sleepless night club..:)

There are just too much of things to ponder and write at one go. My initial thought to list down things which are helpful. That’s to past down the experience to other people who might go through the same path.

There’s definitely a lot of books already about pregnancy, childbirth, and raising up children. Some are really good and helpful. Others just of not much use.

Today, our daughter turn 20 days. She’s been a great joy to the family. And i simply thankful for the fact there are so many friends who love us and support us. The baby needs are just plenty, and somehow, God provides for each of the things she need…somehow.

And how i am very thankful that the Lord answered our prayers. For a healthy and normal child. I can’t stop giving thanks for that.

This afternoon, as I was looking after her…there’s not much things she can do or i can do with her beside carrying her in the house. So i burst into songs praising God. What a wonderful experience…a pure joy of praising God while holding to his precious gift.

For every single friend out there, thank you very much for your love, support, and prayers. This evening a friend also called just to check if we’re ok.

 

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Recalling visit to the Niagara

This afternoon, just had conversation with a staff who’s leaving for internship in USA. He’ll visit Canada, and so we’re talking about it.

The conversation brought back the memory of the visit to Niagara. Somehow i could still recall the sight of it. The atmosphere, and the experience that went through me…

I thank God for such opportunity. And I’d like to pray for my sis also. May the Lord protect her and bless her with a wonderful marriage. Marriage takes more than 2 persons. It needs the Lord to put His blessings, to make it wonderful. Indeed, with the Lord, everything is beautiful. And without Him, there’s only emptiness and restlessness.

The view of Niagara reminds me once again, God is great!

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A Defense from Temptation

The man (woman) who truly and disinterestedly enjoys any one thing in the world, for its own sake, and without caring two cents what other people say about it, is by that very fact fore-armed against some our subtlest modes of attack. I have known a human defended from strong temptations to social ambition by a still stronger taste for liver and onions. – C.S. Lewis (The Screwtape Letters, ch. XIII)

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Life’s Regret

“I now see that I spent most of my life in doing neither what I ought nor what I liked.” – C.S. Lewis (The Screwtape Letters, ch. XII)

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Road to Hell

Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one – the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. – C.S. Lewis (The Screwtape Letters, ch. XII)

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Calling in work

For a reason, this morning devotion had lifting effect on me.
The sense of God’s calling indeed is a powerful theology.
I still remember the illustration given. Looking at the land of Israel, one would wonder, how these people develop a fertile land in the dessert.
Suggested answer is because the sense of calling embedded in them. Hence they work to make it possible.

With the same drives, today i approach my work as God’s calling. And surprisingly, today’s work result in something which i never imagined before. I think it’s like a breakthrough.

Afternoon meeting with group of friends were turned into fruitful discussion also. And short meal sincere prayer, God answered that. Somehow, I could sense God is at work, through all the small mundane things called as work!

So, i thank God for redeeming work. For giving grace in the dry land of work. That with faith, i could see spring of water.

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Housing updates

Tonight, we’re excited to find the awaited mail regarding our housing schedule.
Both of us were praying and still praying again before opening the letter.
It’s very thick, and i knew it’s about the time our schedule.

After we prayed, we opened the mail…hoping to see an early date.
Bit to our disappointment, the date is in September.
So it’d be after the baby is born.

My wife as usual, cheered me up…”it’s not about the date, but that we get good unit.”
And i remember what Moses says:
“The eternal God is your refuge / dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms.” Deu 33:27

Indeed, the eternal God our dwelling place.

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Word of the week – 6

If you, then, you who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! ~ Mat 7:11

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Righteous deeds counted

for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. ~Rev 19:7-8

I shared this with my wife few days ago. If one ever wondered, what are all our troubles mean? This probably an encouragement from Jesus.

All righteous deeds is considered what makes the fine linen for the bride of the Lamb. I can imagine that probably somewhere, there’s small, very small piece of fabric, with my name written. What a joy 🙂

As a good friend said to me the other day. God is just. He will repay everyone rightly. Though in this life you don’t seem rewarded much by men, but God is just and will reward rightly. That Revelation verse just confirms it, that all righteous deeds are remembered and counted.

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Graduating

This afternoon, i took a small walk to check on the yellow bird. I didn’t see it anymore. Probably it has gone. Thinking about graduating, there will be time for birds to graduate and become growing adult. The time they have to leave their nest.

Read somewhere last week. For Christians, we never graduate 🙂 Keep humble, keep learning.

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