True Happiness ...

Mathew 5:1-12

"Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor; the kingdom of heaven belongs to them!

Happy are those who mourn; God will comfort them!

Happy are those who are humble; They will receive what god has promised!

Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what god requires; God will satisfy them fully!

Happy are those who are merciful to others; God will be merciful to them!

Happy are the pure in heart; They will see God!

Happy are those who will work for peace; God will call them his children!

Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires; The kingdom of heaven belongs to them!

Happy are you when people insult you and persecute you and tell all kinds of evil lies against you because you are my followers. Be happy and glad, for a great reward is kept for you in heaven. This is how the prophets who lives before you were prosecuted."

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What an awesome way to start the day ! This is one of God's promises which is so simple to understand that in any situation which we are faced in, this should help us to figure out the correct thing to do.

Feel like you haven't been in touch with your inner self and god since lately ? Been having the feeling that you want to be closer to God ? But you regret not having done so earlier ? - Be Happy The Kingdom of God is yours !!!

Feel like there is nothing that no one can say to make your pain go away ? - Be happy, God himself will comfort you !!!

And so on ... any situation which you are faced with, if you feel lost, just look at what God has promised you, and find your path to his embrace and love !

Praise be to god and may you have a blessed day !!!

Did I Let Go ?

More often in life, when we are faced with an overwhelming crisis, we question god. Yes, we question him as to why this is happening to me .... Me of all people who has done so much and who has been so loyal to God ... When its clear as daylight that the world is full of sinners worse than me who are living life in a far better way than me ... Then the question in our minds is justified ... "Why Me Lord ?"

I'm ashamed to say, that I have asked this question many a times in my life. And I probably might do it in future as well. But the real question is to find out why we are asking this question again and again in our lives .... Why we feel compelled to ask this question from the one person who holds our very lives in his hands .... The only true god who loves us most .....

To answer this question is to do some soul searching of our own ....

God's love is abundant ... It flows through and around us at all times ... in all directions ... I'm sure you agree with me on this one ... But yet, the question remains , why don't we feel loved ?

There are 24 hours every day ... out of which we are busy with our very lives and this never ending fight for survival night and day ... We are always in a hurry, always panting, always searching ... even when we are drinking our coffee, we either browse through e mails, or work .... We want to be connected at all times to our phones, e mails face book or what not ... because we don't want to miss out on anything ... and then where is time for god ?

God has sowed his grains of love around us and is waiting for us to harvest them. Yet, do we have the time ? Do we at least take half an hour ( If you calculate, this is 0.12% of our day ) to spend with this one person, whose love has the power to change every gloomy night which we experience ?

This is what I realised and confirmed ... When i open up to his love ... When i take that time to pray and to experience his divine love in his arms ... Everything else falls into perspective ... The shades of gray which has blinded us, lifts and opens our eyes to a world of possibilities. This is the love which we need to make it through each day of our lives ...

So the question is ... Did God Let Go Of Your Hand ? ... Or Did You Let Go of His Hand ? ... In the answer to this question lies your salvation !!!

Praise be to God and may you have a blessed day !!!!

How Great is our God !!!!

Today's Gospel

Luke 12:4-7

"I tell you my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot afterwords do anything worse. I will show you whom to fear: fear God, who, after killing, has the authority to throw into hell. Believe me, he is the one you must fear!

Aren't 5 Sparrows sold for two pennies ? Yet not one sparrow is forgotten by god. Even the hairs of your head have all been counted. SO do not be afraid; you are worth much more than many sparrows!"

Praise be to god for his words of love .... the words of re assurance ... the words which drive power into my veins ... because my God is alive, he is with me and he is telling me not to be afraid !!! He is telling me that he knows what I am going through ... what I have been through ... and what lies in front of me.

Someone who takes the time to do all that, can never do you any harm ... His love overpowers me ... His love drowns me ... In his love, I breathe and stay alive ... alive from all that threatens me in this world ... Nothing matters but his love !!!

So how great is our God ? .... The greatest there is and there ever will be !!!!! Praise and thanks be to his name !!!!

Back with the Spirit ....

Today's Gospel

Galatians 1:13-24

Quote 15 - "But God in his grace chose me even before I was born, and called me to serve him."

Quote 23-24 - "They knew only what others were saying: 'The man who used to prosecute us is now preaching the faith that he once tried to destroy!' ... And so they praised God because of me"

Psalm 139:1-3, 13-15

Quote 13-15 "You created every part of me; you put me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because you are to be feared; all you do is strange and wonderful. I know it with all my heart. When my bones were being formed, carefully put together in my mother' womb, You knew that I was there."

Luke 10:38-42

Quote 41-42 "Martha, Martha! You are worried and troubled over so many things, but just one is needed. Mary has chosen the right thing and it will not be taken away from her."

Welcome back my friends after a very long break. My life has been so hectic, I've drifted away from my work within the lord and I am back.

The lord has chosen to bless me with a Son, who has shown new perspective of my life for me. Praise be his name for the blessings which he has chosen to bestow upon my family !!!

But that is not the topic of the day.

The topic of the day is about choices. We often surround ourselves in so much of work. We are practically drowning in our own. With all the things which we are desperately trying to hold on together, we have lost focus in life altogether.

Lets break this down .... Im sure all of us have achievements which we pride ourselves in. From the days of our childhood, upto now, there must be so many things which we have excelled in, achieved and made a mark of.

We all have those remarkable, interesting stories to tell our friends over a cup of coffee or even a mug of beer, of the incredible things which happened to us and how we made it through. Our eyes have a certain gleam when we recall those memories and we pride ourselves in what we have done in our lives.

Hang on, if God created us and knew us before we were born, If he called us to serve before we were born, If he put us together in our mother's womb, I tell you, without his knowledge a single hair would not have falled from our bodies. The entire life which we have lived is a blessing from him. Yet, how often do we recall his name, if not in thanks, atleast in prayer to remember what we have gone through and how the lord has taken us through.

And this is the choice. We choose to be busy, we choose to be surrounded by friends and people, we choose to be healthy or not, yet, do we choose to keep god in our lives ? Do we choose to let god lead our lives and enrich it ? Do we choose to accept Jesus Christ as our savior ? As Jesus says, if we choose the right thing, it will not be taken away from us. Which means, everything else can and will be taken away ... someday!

Thats an ultimatum which none of us are ready to accept. It is difficult as humans to comprehend that someday, all this which we call our lives, will be nothing. On that day, do we wish to pride ourselves in holding on to the one truth in life ? That Jesus is our savior ? Or do we regret not making that choice when we had the opportunity to ?

That choice my friends, is upto you ! Praise be to god and blessed be your day !