If your partner in life's spiritual principles don't match yours, your spirituality will surely be grieved...

"He may not be the man some girls think of as handsome; 

To my heart, he carries the key"

"One light, one candle

Shining through the night for me

One light, one candle

Even though it's dark I still can see"

-- These are the lyrics of the song I used to listen to as a child, from a casette tape called "Beary Sleepy". Sadly, I can't find it anywhere on the internet today. I wonder if anyone here has listened to Beary Sleepy, or if this tape's still out on the market?? o.o

"Little children, we must stop expressing love merely by our words and manner of speech; we must love also in action and in truth."

-1 John 3:18, ISV (International Standard Version (©2012))

Good deeds and kind words-- you never know how much they impact the lives of others...

I love hearing people share their life's adventures. I love reading books of different stories. They just make me realize that I am not alone. They just make me realize that in every situation that I currently encounter, and situations that are yet to come; I am not alone after all.

Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone

“The single best way to develop leaders . . . is to take people out of their safe environment and away from the people they know, and throw them into a new arena they know little about. Way over their head, preferably. In fact, the more demanding their challenges, the more pressure and risk they face, the more likely a dynamic leader will emerge.” 

― Bruce Wilkinson, The Dream Giver: Following Your God-Given Destiny

Feeling Lethargic...

Now, I understand why some people tend to be sluggish as a result of tiredness. I think exhaustion would be a better description. I remember reading the book, "The Dream Giver" by Bruce Wilkinson, which I am planning to read again. It is an inspiring fictional story describing or illustrating God's great purpose in our lives and how we
should respond to it.

Ordinary is the main character of the book. He is just an ordinary person, as the name puts it, but not until God gave him this dream one morning. His journey toward his dream wasn't easy. There are doubts, lots of uneasiness, and discouraging people. In fact, most of these people are the ones closest in his heart.

I wish I could go back to the chapter on which he felt exhausted. I want to remember what he practically did, so I can do it right now, given my present feeling. Gladly, God reminded me that all I have to do is to rest for a while, kneel and pray. 

Anyway, here's a wonderful quote from the book:

"For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose." -Philippians 2:13

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