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There was heavy rain this afternoon. And couldn’t find something nice to eat…somehow i just walk, and thought to enjoy the long queue for a very nice lunch. It works effectively..:) After the lunch, the rain stopped, and weather is cooling, so i walked to the cathedral. I thank God that my workplace next to a cathedral \ud83d\ude42 I passed through the green patches, and saw beautiful wet grass after the rain. I always like the green after rain color.<\/p>\n

Without any agenda or anything specific, just inviting the Lord to speak anything to me. The first thing came to my mind is about forgiveness. I thought i’ve learnt a lot for the last few years. Knowing myself better and my mistakes….also what mistakes others made to me.<\/p>\n

Once i stand before God, forgiving doesn’t seem difficult…I thought on the face of eternity…what wrong others did…just so small. People can cause me suffer…but most pain and injury just last for a lifetime. Compare that to injury and wrongs i caused to God…they’re eternal…for He is eternal, and i’m eternal too. Thanks be to Lord Jesus that paid all my sins…else there’s no real forgiveness.<\/p>\n

I guess that’s what lifted up my spirit. To know no matter how big mistakes or injuries others might cause to me, in the light of eternity…..they’re nothing. I might suffer in this lifetime, but when i’m in eternity….it’ll be just pure joy there. All the past will be forgotten.<\/p>\n


\nAnd the next thing the Lord brought to me is about this worrisome spirit here in sg. While i was eating my lunch, i hardly find someone whose face shown some happiness. Except the two men sitting next to me. They’re not wearing nice clothes or “looks” good. But the casualness and easy-goingness, enjoying their meals stirred me. I remember my wife and i thot how much have i become like majority sgan..So i joined them in eating my lunch heartily…:)<\/p>\n

So that incident brought me to God’s love promise. He knows everything. He knows my needs…even before I knew, or even before everything…he knows. And it’s He who wants us to be care-free, and enjoy life in thanksgiving. I don’t think there’s worry in the life and face of Lord Jesus when he’s walking on earth 2000 years ago. With today’s spirit of humanity … we plan and make sure things don’t fall out with our own strength, hence lost the joy of enjoying God’s hands and providence. <\/p>\n

Again i recall what my wife’s fave verse could be: “eat and be merryr, for you don’t know what will happen tomorrow”. How true those words..:) Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow. Whether this bowl of noodle we’re eating will be our last dish here on earth. Better to enjoy it to the fullest! <\/p>\n

So it’s just the pure joy that can’t be explained spring there in my heart. I thought if the world need to witness a child of God, i want to show it. There’s spring of joy within sons & daughters of God, for they know God is with them. There’s no reason to worry about basic necessities….or anything else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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