When Someone Does Not Treat Us Right...

If a man abuses a woman, the man has a problem - not the woman;
If parents mistreat a child, parents have a problem - not the child;
If a wife does not respect her husband, the wife could have a problem - not the husband;
If a husband does not love/cherish his wife, maybe the husband has a problem - not the wife;
The list goes on..

Next time, when someone does not treat us right, lets take a minute to think who actually has a problem.
Then, lets take the time to pray for the person who has the problem.
That way, we will not only be able to take the first step towards forgiveness, but we can also empathize with the person who is actually not good to us.

NOTE: This exercise must be done with the guidance of the holy spirit; there can be circumstances when we actually have a problem - but are tempted to blame the other person.

All I Need Is God's Love

It is not the end of the world if I did not get a career of my choice;
It is not the end of the world if I never got married;
It is not the end of the world if I never had children;
It is not the end of the world if everyone thinks I am a looser;
It is not the end of the world if I had made a million mistakes;

However, it is the end of the world if I failed to realize how much God loves me.
God's love is all that we need to endure any type of hardship that life puts across.

God loves us so much that he gave himself up on the cross to make a way for all those who seek him.

When Jesus died on the cross, he bore the sins of the world so that we would be justified to receive the love of God (sin blocks our relationship with God).

So, the gate is open - all those who want to receive God's love is welcome into his family through Christ Jesus.

RELEVANT BIBLE VERSES

"The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love" 1 John 4:8

"So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus." - Romans 8:1

"This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him." 1 John 4:9

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16

"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?" Romans 8:35

Is God There - Let Us Reason.

If I don't believe there is a God, then (logically speaking) my belief system includes the following:

• Good and bad does not matter. This means that I can murder, steal and commit adultery as long as I don't get caught.
• My existence on this earth is an accident or chance.
• My life has no more purpose than the life of a pig or a chicken.
• If I face trouble that no one is able to help me solve, I have no where to go.
• The flawed/ imperfect judicial system is all that I have to count on for justice.
• Nothing that happens in this earth, solar system and universe has a meaning.
• Love is just an illusion or feeling. If no one loves me, then I am in a very pitiable state,

If I believe there is a God, then (logically speaking) my belief system includes the following:

• Holiness is very important. This means good and bad actions have consequences.
• My existence on this earth was planned - I am not a chance or an accident.
• My life has a purpose - which I need God's help to find out because he created me.
• I can go to my creator when I am in pain, struggle or any other trouble.
• There is a super power who will judge our every motive and action. There is justice that goes beyond our life time.
• Everything that happens in this earth, solar system and universe has a meaning.
• Love is real. If no one loves me, I can still be assured that God loves me.

If we look into ourselves carefully, we will realize that our inmost being desires purpose, meaning, love, justice, goodness and more.... We desire these things because we were designed by God to desire these things. If we were here by accident, then we are nothing more than matter that cannot desire the things of the soul.

IF GOD IS NOT THERE, WHY WILL WE DESIRE THE THINGS THAT ONLY A GOD-PROGRAMMED BEING WILL DESIRE.

IF GOD IS NOT THERE, WHY IS EVIL, INJUSTICE AND LOVELESSNESS BOTHERING US SO MUCH - WE SHOULD BE FINE WITH THESE THINGS NATURALLY.

Unless I take the first step towards understanding there is a God, I cannot go to the second step of knowing how to find him.

I welcome all questions regarding this discussion. I hope and pray that God will be able to use me to reach out to people who are searching for him.



 

Getting Beyond Perceptions

What people think of me is not my problem - in fact, it is their problem!

As long as i have got the approval of God, I am free to be the person that I want to be and do the things that i want to do - and safely ignore people's perceptions and opinions.

I am beginning to realize the amazing amount of freedom I have when I let God (rather than the world) define my self-worth, value and identity.

For the world, performance is a criteria for acceptance - but for God, honesty is.

As long as I am honest with God about everything and I am willing to work with him to become the person that he wants me to be, I have freed myself from the jail of 'what will people think about me'!

In the end, God has created me to live for him - he did not create me to live for the world!

RELEVANT BIBLE VERSES
"Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe." -  Proverbs 29:25

"Stop trusting in mere humans, who have but a breath in their nostrils. Why hold them in esteem?" -  Isaiah 2:22

"Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." - Matthew 11:30

Women Are Blessed

Yes, Women are weak - but God's power works best in our weakness;
Yes, Women may not be worldly wise - but the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God;

Yes, Women are not given first preference -but in the kingdom of God the first shall be last and the last shall be first;
Yes, Women cry a lot - but blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted;

Yes, Women suffer in a patriarchal society - but that helps us to get closer to God;
Yes, a girl child might not be valued much - but God is most close to the broken-hearted and the lowly in spirit.

Yes, women may lack logic - but logic does not work very well when it comes to faith.
Yes, the world is not just to women - but our hope is not in this world anyways.

A woman is first God's daughter before anybody's wife or mother. Big Daddy does not take it lightly when his beloved daughters are mistreated.

JUST BECAUSE I DON'T SEE JUSTICE, IT DOES NOT MEAN IT IS NOT THERE;

JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE GET AWAY OPPRESSING THE WEAK IN THIS WORLD, IT DOES NOT MEAN THEY CAN ESCAPE GOD'S ETERNAL JUDGEMENT - UNLESS THEY REPENT.

RELEVANT BIBLE VERSES
"My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness." - 2 Corinthians 12:9

"For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's sight." - 1 Corinthians 3:19

"So the last will be first, and the first will be last." - Matthew 20:16

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted." - Matthew 5:4

'The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.' - Psalms 34:18

"Let the one who does wrong, still do wrong; and the one who is filthy, still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous, still practice righteousness; and the one who is holy, still keep himself holy." "Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done." - Revelation 22:12

Each Person's Struggle is Unique

Let us never belittle or ridicule the struggles of another person.
What comes easy to one person might be a extremely difficult for another person.

Each person's battle is unique in God's eyes. We should never compare our battle with another person and feel small or big.

There is great hunger for love, value and self-worth in this world.
Most of the times, fight for value is as great as the fight for life.
Loss of value and love kills the spirit.
In God's eyes rejection and loneliness is one of the greatest poverty.

God never measures a person the world measures - in terms of achievements and accolades.
God understands what each child is capable of and accepts each one for what he/she is.

PERFORMANCE IS NOT AT ALL A CRITERIA FOR GOD'S LOVE;

We do not perform to earn the love of God; When we experience the love of God, we are motivated to perform.

Also Read: We Don't Have To Work For Our Self-Worth

RELEVANT BIBLE VERSES
"Do not judge so that you will not be judged" - Mathew 7:1
 

Desire Is NOT The Root Cause Of Any Evil

Desire is not the root cause of evil or suffering.
God has created us with desires; to kill desire is to kill life; this concept be dangerous and suicidal if it is taken to serious proportions.
If fact, desires keep us alive.

Then problem is not with desires; the problem is with what we desire.
Our perverted mind (sinful mind) is full of sinful desires which is not good for ourselves or for the society in large.
Because we only have sinful desires that get us into trouble, we assume (another Godless reasoning) that desire is wrong.

DESIRE IS NOT THE ROOT CAUSE OF ANY EVIL; SIN IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF EVERY EVIL.

For example: We are naturally not inclined to desire God and his holiness; instead, we are naturally inclined to desire our glory and our selfish desires. Since, we have no clue of what it is to desire God, we assume that desire itself is wrong.

Only if we desired God, we will have a renewed mind which will allow us to desire the right things - that will lead us to wholesomeness.

In fact, we are created to attain self-realization through our desire for God.

I could write at length on this topic - but I stop here because I have intended to keep my articles short.

Also Read:
God wants us to choose what is good for us,
The greatest battle is with myself
Sin is a motive

RELATED BIBLE VERSES

"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." - Mathew 6:33

"Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4

"This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil." John 3:19