Category: Education

God is in Control

Perfect Isn’t the Point.

Very good article written by a mother.  Men read and also learn with humility because much of it applies to us also.

One Important lesson:

Moving from disappointment to grace requires two shifts in perspective. First, we need to shift our perspective from who we think is in control (us) to who is really in control (God). When we trust that God knows what He’s doing, we become more flexible, especially when things don’t go as we planned.

The other perspective change is this: The moment in which we find ourselves is just as important as the moment we planned to be in. We need to embrace “what is” instead of dwelling on “what could have been.” When we allow God to lead and we embrace the moments we’re given, our hearts become compassionate and flexible.

Friends wish you all the best.

One Year Bible OnLine – Where To Look In Times Of Need

One Year Bible OnLine – Where To Look In Times Of Need.

Hi.  When you are in any problem and need help, come to this link and read what God’s Word has to say and you will be helped and comforted.

You Can Energise your Work… And Your Life! – Common Sense Living Newsletter

You Can Energise your Work… And Your Life! – Common Sense Living Newsletter.

Comment: Nice presentation and opening article.  Have some energy at home and work.  I also need it.  Speaking for myself, I felt earlier itself that I need to be like this and started working towards it by cheering people when I walk by or when they walk by my table.  Also on my mind, what is written in Psalm 16 that I have the Lord present with me all the time.  Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.  In His presence is fulness of joy and at His right hand are pleasures forever.  But there is still a long way to go.  But not discouraged but encouraged to continue.

BJP MP’s bill seeks Rs 5000 pension for those from unorganized sector – The Times of India

BJP MP’s bill seeks Rs 5000 pension for those from unorganized sector – The Times of India.

Read the details.  Let us hope it really works out.  Will they connect it to the ration card/aadhar card etc or how to implement?

Always khushi, Never gham: Are we afraid to be happy? – Common Sense Living Newsletter

Always khushi, Never gham: Are we afraid to be happy? – Common Sense Living Newsletter.

Jesus said, The lamp of the body is the eye.  When your eye is full of light, you see well and also have a good attitude.  So pay attention that the light in you is not darkness (wrong attitude), but get the Light of Life.

The F.R.E.E.way to Achieving Your Dreams – Common Sense Living Newsletter

The F.R.E.E.way to Achieving Your Dreams – Common Sense Living Newsletter.

Read and be encouraged. I went to correct some things in my life, it was slow in working out.  But, a number of other things are working out and I am learning humility, gentleness, patience, trust in God, confidence and many other things.

How To Peel Garlic Without Getting The Smell | Life Hacker India

How To Peel Garlic Without Getting The Smell | Life Hacker India.

Garlic adds to the taste like nothing else. That being said, peeling garlic is a pain because of the smell and the sticky peels you have on your clothes by the time you finish.

Today, we tell you a simple and effective trick to peel your garlic, for which you would be thanking us forever.

All you need to do is keep your garlic head on a flat surface, and use your hand to break it into pieces. When you have the garlic pieces with you, put all the pieces in bowl and cover that bowl with a lid.

Shake the bowls well for 5 seconds, and by the end of it, you would have the peeled garlic in your bowl, that too without using any knife or peeler.

Just pick the peeled garlic pieces and add up the taste in your food.

Happy cooking!

How To Clean Your Microwave In Less Than Five Minutes Without Getting Your Hands Dirty | Life Hacker India

How To Clean Your Microwave In Less Than Five Minutes Without Getting Your Hands Dirty | Life Hacker India.

Easy way to do it.  Try it out.

Comforting Arms

Comforting Arms.

Comforting Arms

Dr. Stephen Davy

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. (Matthew 5:4)

There is a vivid memory etched in my mind—a day when one of my sons hugged a tree in our back yard. The tree had a “ladder” of nails driven into it, and he used them for climbing. I was about fifty yards away, watching and admiring the athletic prowess of my son, as he hung from the first branch eight feet from the ground. But his foot slipped off the nail and I saw his body swivel around to the other side of the tree.

As he held on to the trunk with one arm and wrapped a leg around the tree, he yelled for help. I began walking toward the tree, but in his moment of distress, he didn’t wait for me to arrive. Typical of the very young, he hadn’t yet discovered that sometimes it hurts more to let go than to hang on, so—he released his hold on the branch. He slid down the trunk and skinned himself on every nail protruding from the tree. A long bloody gash stretched from his waist to his chest.

He hit the ground, immediately bounded up, and came running. His feet were moving so fast that he even fell once as he ran. When he reached me, he leapt into my arms and began to wail. I just held him and hugged him, because I knew he was experiencing more pain than he had ever felt before. Although I am not a great father—in fact, sometimes, I’m not even a good father—I did what comes naturally to any parent witnessing his child in pain… I comforted him.

Why is it that we think God will do any less for His children? Why is it that we think God groans when He sees us coming to Him in pain? We assume He is thinking, “Oh, no… you’re hurt again?” If we, as fallen, sinful, earthly parents can comfort our children in times of distress, whatever the cause, how much more will our perfect heavenly Father comfort us in our distress—whatever the cause?

The word for comfort in Matthew 5:4 is not sympathy, which means to feel with, or empathy, which means to have experienced the same thing and feel with, but a combination of two Latin words which mean to put strength in; to infuse with power.

This means that God doesn’t just pat us on the back when we are in mourning; He gives us what we need to endure the pain of sadness. It’s as David said in Psalm 138:3, “On the day I called, You answered me; You made me bold with strength in my soul.”

Have you fallen from any trees lately? God will lift you up—blood, tears and all. So go ahead . . . wail to Him in your sorrow; cry to Him in your distress; jump into His arms of healing.

Your Father is waiting to hold you close to Him. Then you will learn what Christ meant when He said, “Blessed are those who mourn . . . for they shall be comforted.”

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