TOTD, Jan 26-28

Enjoy the Journey

Whatever your present station in life, whatever you are called to do, whatever you are called to go, enjoy the journey. Don't waste one day of the precious life God has given to you.

The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).
--- John 10:10

My own reflection on this Thought:
* Maybe it's just another bad day for you. You wake up in a rush, late again to go to the office. Traffic jam is making you crazy, it's raining cats and dogs outside, and you are stuck in the middle of the jam. And today's TOTD reminds you to enjoy the journey, is it possible? In the midst of bad day, could you still feel the enjoyment along the journey?
It's not easy, we all know about that. But at least we should give it a try, to rejoice in every situation, even though the worst part of it, because we know that God works even in the worst of our situation. Trust Him today and enjoy the journey, coz sometimes the worst part is the part that lead our leap of faith in Him (-fon-)

Scars Become Stars

Sooner or later, we must come to the place where we stop feeling bitter, resentful, and sorry for ourselves. There must come a time when we stop living in the past and asking why. Instead, we must learn to let God turn our scars into stars.

Do not [earnestly] remember the former things; neither consider the things of old.
Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
--- Isaiah 43:18,19

My own reflection of this Thought:
* Everyone has a past. It might be a condition that we'd like to bury, to forget it forever. Or maybe there's something in our past that we wished had never happened at all... But if we remember there's a verse in the bible that said, all things work together for good... Why those things happened in our life? Because God allowed them to happen to us. And if God allows, He might have an unrevealed plan for us. Even a scar can be made into star if He wants to, so accept our past, trust Him once again to guide us in this life (-fon-)


The Power of Thanksgiving

Part of the power of prayer is the power of thanksgiving because there is no powerful living apart from a life of thanksgiving.

Do not fret any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.
--- Philippians 4:6

My own reflection on this Thought:
* In this stressful and depressed world, it might be hard to offer a thanksgiving to God. Or it's even harder to say good things in a negative or sarcastic environment. While things are getting harder, it's really really hard to be thankful.
But as God's Children, we have to make a difference. Even in our worries or anxieties, we need to offer a thanksgiving and stay positive. Because we know, that if He wants something good to happen to us, there's nothing, I repeat NOTHING could ever change that. So, in all things we give Him thanks-praise-and thanksgiving...
(-fon-)