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My Prayer for 2010

Lord I pray That 2010 will be as great as the 2009 years before, In our spiritual and physical lives And in this world You have created for all of us. Grant us wisdom and strength As we go through another set of 365 days... Equip us with unfailing memory To be reminded of your sovereignty always. Cloth us with your mercy And hide us behind your cross So that others will always see You who is in us. Keep us focused on what truly matters Increase our appetite for learning Keep us glued to Your words And restrict us to towing Your line. May Your name be glorified in our lives this 2010 and the years to come.

Simplify Christmas

by Francis Kong ( Inspiring Excellence ) For the last decades the world has gone into a credit card binge. Just swipe it, and make sure you get that thing that would make you at par with the joneses. And the whole world has bought into the great marketing ploy that delivers the message that if we do not have their products or use them we would remain second-class. Suddenly, the things we have are just not enough. What used to be God’s blessings upon us has dissolved into a culture of coveting driven by greediness and materialism. Our desires became bigger than our wallets. We no longer live within our means. This is not a very good thing. Here is something for all of us to think about. Ask yourself, "How simple is my life compared to 5 or 10 years ago?" Yes, while we have developed the skills of Multi-tasking, what we should not develop is to have multi-billings and killer interest that place chains on us as real as iron shackles. If there is one thing that the

Thanking God For 2009

A grateful heart is all that you need to let God know that you are pleased. Be thankful for things you have been blessed this year, remember to thank God before anyone else. Things may not have turned out the way you wanted them to, but clasp your hands in gratitude to God for He has better plans for you. For those who had peace and were contented, thank God in silence,for no one else in the world could have given you that solace. For those who prayed for bonuses and didn’t get what they expected, thank Him just the same with all due respect because in receiving, you are still blessed. For the times this year when you were bestowed the things you have not sought, thank God cheerfully for possibilities you have not thought. For the times you received some things you most need, thank God for not waiting your call and for taking heed. For the times you asked God for things you need to live, understand

An Opportunity of Time

The kids and I often call my wife before we go to sleep when she's on hospital duty. Monty and Sam would say their usual 'baby talk' and ask silly questions like 'what are you doing mommy?", etc. It's always fun to hear their naive statements and queries. Last night, Monty was telling my wife that how she wishes her mom would just stay home and leave the 'working for the money' with daddy. She said, " working is for the fathers". It was an innocent but a strong statement. It may seem that kids don't understand how adults do things but their childish views are significant too. Monty just wanted to spend more time with her mom and dad. Period. The holidays are fast approaching and it's a wonderful opportunity for us to spend more time with the kids.

2009: A Good Year

God is good. He was, He is and will always be. My wife and I were talking a couple of days ago about how blessed we are. Our two daughters are growing up to be smart and beautiful persons. Our careers have reached a stable and comfortable level. Our finances...a blessing indeed. Our principle and theology is very simple. Out of God come all things. God loves all of its creation.Give Him what is due Him and all things will be "added unto thee". As the bible says, “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it” (Malachi 3:10 NIV). We follow the spiritual law of tithing given by God to ssist us in finding abundance, fulfillment, and gratitude in our everyday lives. As we fulfill our part of the covenant by giving 10 percent to Him, He fulfills His part by continually blessing us. This is no

"Don't Judge Me: I'm not a Book!"

Borrowing the famous Melanie Marquez quote, Susan Boyle's story is an example of misjudging people because of their looks. I am writing this post as I listen to the wonderful and angelic voice of this 48-year old Scottish woman who shocked the likes of critical Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan of Britain's Got Talent. "The moment the reality show's audience and judging panel saw the small, shy, middle-aged woman, they started to smirk. When she said she wanted a professional singing career to equal that of Elaine Paige, the camera showed audience members rolling their eyes in disbelief. They scoffed when she told Simon Cowell, one of the judges, how she'd reached her forties without managing to develop a singing career because she hadn't had the opportunity. Another judge, Piers Morgan, later wrote on his blog that, just before she launched into 'I Dreamed a Dream', the 3000-strong audience in Glasgow was laughing and the three judges were suppressin