You are like the salt for all mankind.
But if salt loses its saltiness,
there is no way to make it salty again.
It has become worthless,

so it is thrown out and people trample on it.

Matthew5:13

How can you not be happy? Salt is an important part of our daily diet.
However, can you really be happy when you no longer is the salt?

This then, is how you should pray:

Our Father in heaven.
Hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven,
Give us today our daily bread
Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 6:9-13

When you don't know what to pray, just pray 'Our Lord's Prayer'.

I can recite this prayer in 3 languages. However, what use is that if I don't pray at all?

Look at the birds in the air;
They do not sow or reap
or store away in barns.
And yet,
your heavenly Father feeds them.

Are you not much more valuable than they? (Mathhew 6:26)

I still remember during one of my Sunday school many years ago, we sang a song like this. I was very young that time, and I did not know how important the song would be to me later. I have met failures many times. Every time I want to give up, that song will creep into my mind. I will reflect again the verses........... Yes, God is good and wise.
I read the Bible many times, and every time I come to this verse. I meditate for a while, thanking God for reminding me not to worry about tomorrow. His gift for me is the 'present'.

Who of you by worrying can a single hour to his life?

(Mathhew 6:27)

As the deer pants for the water,
so my soul pants for you, O God.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God
When can I go and meet with God?

(Psalms42:1-2)

Everyone yearns for someone .....................
It's the filling of the soul that's what we are looking for ..........

Do not boast about tomorrow

Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day
May bring forth.

Proverbs 27:1

There are many times we dreamt of better tomorrows. Many times, we woke up to be disappointed that it was just like yesterday. Then, we did not learn to appreciate that day all. Another 24 hours wasted.

Keep your dreams to yourself. Hold on fast to the present, pray hard for the next morrow!
Then, whatever happen will happen, in our Lord’s timing.

Greed

Jesus saith unto him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me”
John 14:6

Most of the time, we thought the truth is somewhere out there. We wasted much of our time looking for it. We thought there are aliens in other planets. We thought secrets of life are in the food or medicines we took. We thought working our way up to riches and fame would solve our problems.

Yet, most of the time we were left in desperate situations. We wanted more and more. The thirst was never satisfied.
Even if we have the whole world in our hands, what could it mean when we did not have the means to enjoy the moment?

Good friend?

Perfume and incense make the heart glad, but the sweetness of a friend is a fragrant forest. Proverbs 27:9

How true indeed.
How many true friends do you have?
One who doesn’t care about your wealth?
One who doesn’t care about your appearance?
One who cares if you are well?
One who still cares even if you bade farewell?

JESUS cares

Life's Secret

Life’s Secret

A friend gave a bookmark to me with these words:

Life’s Secret is not what happens to you
But what you do with what happens to you.

How true!
Many times, we reacted the other way. We thought we would die if something bad happens. We thought we could not take it if we lost our job, lost the very much needed income, lost a loved one, and so on.
Yet, most of us survived.
We went on living, telling others how to go on living ………..

And that’s life’s greatest secret …… be strong!

Be yourself!

"As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two..." -Sir Norman Wisdom

The other two …… money and sanity!

How about that?

A Dose of Daily Supplement

Psalm 100 :2 - 3

Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before Him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is He who made us, and we
are His;
we are His people, the sheep of
His pasture.

Do you like to take supplements?

I don’t. To me, it means I’m not eating right all the time. Yet, I read somewhere that our body does not generate sufficient nutrients by itself. So, taking supplements is a way to help the body to function well.

It’s the same with a daily dose of prayer. Even though these prayers may be short, yet they are powerful enough to sustain our sanity throughout the 24 hours a day.

Our Maker never forsakes us!

Reassessing Life

Psalm 105: 2-4

Sing to Him, sing praise to Him;
tell of all His wonderful acts.
Glory in His holy name,
let the hearts of those who seek
the Lord rejoice;
Look to the Lord and His strength,
seek his face always.

Re-assessing the time we spend in a day is very important. We also need to re-assess our relationship with God. Knowing He will never let us go on life alone as He knows we will lost our way soon. Seek His hand at all times.

Praise Him

Psalm 113 :1 -3

Praise, O servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord,
Let the name of the Lord be praised,
both now and forevermore.
From the rising of the sun to the
place where it sets,
the name of the Lord is to be
praised

Another day has gone by. Has anyone of us wonder what we did the whole 24 hours? All right, minus an eight hour long sleep, what about the rest of the 16 hours? Work? Are you sure you are working? Did you really finish your work? Or just sign in and out like all the others?
Isn't it a shock that our days are numbered, not by our Maker, but by ourselves?

Have you been praising your Maker? Have you done anything interesting for Him today? Don't wait too long, as the day will never come, unless you decide it yourself!

New Hope

Psalm 116:5-6

The Lord is gracious and righteous;
Our God is full of compassion.
The Lord protects the simplehearted,
when I was in great need, He saved me.

Every morning, as I wake up, I thank my Maker for allowing me to stay alive.
My Maker has no reason to let me die yet, I think.
But, I want to give thanks too, as being alive is the greatest gift I can give back to my Maker!