Isaiah 55:6

Seek the Lord while He may be found;

call on Him while He is near.

A few years ago, a depressed friend contacted me for a drink. I knew she had some personal problems and needed someone to talk to. It was just, I was not in town at that moment. I felt sad because she would not talk to anyone else. When I got home, I called her. But, there was no reply. I contacted a few friends but they did not know where she was. It was a real sad time for all of us.

Later, someone told us ... she was dead. Apparently suicide. Her family did not even want to talk about her anymore. They had her cremated and we were not told where her ashes were scattered. Now, she is our greatest memory and regret ..... the fun and love we shared with her ....... and the time when we could not be there when she needed us ...............

She did not know God, eventhough she used to hang out with us when we had our Bible studies. She used to laugh out loud when she heard our prayers. She was there because there would be free supper after the gatherings. Well, she had wasted the only chance to know God.

If you read this, and you know, someone who is like 'she' in the story above, please pray for them. Nobody is perfect. Not everyone wakes up every morning wanting to thank God. We should be grateful that we seek and found our souls' Saviour!

Say it out!

Luke 11 : 9

"............. Ask and it will be given to you,
seek and you will find,
knock and the door will be opened ....."

Someone commented in my previous post about prayers. Well, let's just say, God does know what we want. However, if we do not tell Him specifically what we really want, it would only be another prayer.

I have a friend, who years to have a life partner. We told him to pray for it. He said he did. Once, in a prayer gathering, he said like this, "........ Please let me have a 'Miss'....". We almost laughed out.
Yes, he was brave enough to pray out, but the word 'miss' has ambiguous meanings. I guessed he did not know it at that time. Someone pointed it out to him later. A year later, he got married.

So, be very specific with your petitions. It is not that God does not know. He knows your every thought. But, like the verse ............ ask and it will be given.

A New Day

Sing to Him, sing to Him;
tell of 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.
Psalm 105 :2-4

It is already a few days into the new year of 2007. Any new changes or resolutions you want to make this year is another new hope for you.

However, most of us always forget to take in each day fully. We seldom appreciate every day that we are alive. We hurry through each minute, hour and then day, week, month and year. Finally, the whole 365 days are behind us.

The only time we would slow down is, when our health is affected or when there is a death that saddened us. But, do we have to wait for all these to comeby?

Should we live each day fully?

Certainly. Isn't that what God wants us to do? Like the butterflies polienating new plants everyday, He wants us to grow each day, seeking Him out for strength. Bringing joy not only others but ourselves and God as well.

So, live out and in the day!