Our day to day responsibilities ...!

Our day to day responsibilities……….

 

We must move from being irresponsibly responsible to responsibly irresponsible. Our day to day responsibilities numb us to the possibilities around us and the passions within us. We can find ourselves buried alive by our day to day responsibilities and can totally miss out on the opportunities for spiritual adventure all around us. In Matthew 8, Jesus invited a young man to follow him, but the young man responded negatively (and responsibly). "Lord... first let me go bury my father." And Jesus said, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead"(Matthew8:21-22). I think this young man was doing what many of us do. He turned responsibility into an excuse which most of us do. In order to break from such burdensome responsibilities, we need to pay attention to the passions of our hearts and work for God. God has given each of us unique gifts, passions, and opportunities, and we should pay attention to those things because our calling is often found in them. Can you identify your God-ordained passion? If you don't have a God ordained passion, you are out of touch with the emotion and heart of God. Passions aren't like you discovering; they're really about God revealing. If you're seeking to glorify God, if you want to live on mission, if you want Christ to be at the center of your life, if you are dwelling on the Word of God, if you are praying, if you are worshiping, if you are sensitive to the Spirit of God, he will reveal those things. He is going to conceive passion within your spirit. "Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires. "He places passions in you that might seem unexplainable at first. You don't really have to handle them, you feel like God is doing something deep inside you. As you grow in a relationship with God, those God-ordained passions are going to grow deep inside you, Sometimes; the hardest part of passion is waiting. Personal preparation often begins years we start actively pursuing or living in our God-ordained passion and calling. To prepare ourselves during the waiting period, we should focus on developing godly character and being faithful in the little things. When you're given a God-ordained passion, you need to talk about it, you need to think and pray about it. Come out of the cage of responsibility and chase your passion. "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God. So that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, because He cares about you" (1Peter 5:6-7)

Fwd: Prayer Request (please read the mail)

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From: karthik vempa <karthikvempa@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 12:02 PM
Subject: Prayer Request (please read the mail)
To: karthikvempa@gmail.com

Dear All,

An acquaintance of our friend Shiuly had met with an accident while driving a bike 2 days ago in Vizag (Vishakhapatnam). His name is Kittu. Doctors have kept him on ventilators as his brain has been declared dead. He is a christian and his mom has requested the doctors to allow the body to be kept on ventilators for 2 more days so that they can pray.

Please keep praying for him

Thanks,
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Karthik V
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http://www.jobsntrends.blogspot.com
"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. (Proverbs 16:3)"

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Thanks & Regards,
PeterK. Sudeep

Great gardener mixes the right soil………

Great gardener mixes the right soil………

 

A little girl was enjoying the beauty of the garden in her home. Her father had a good collection of rare and exotic plants. He grew them with tender care. The girl was fascinated by a plant full of fine and fragrant flowers. She went near the plant and enjoyed its beauty and the fragrance of its fine flowers. Suddenly she noted that the plant was growing in a heap of filth. She could not tolerate the presence of dirt at the bottom of the plant with such fantastic flowers. She conceived a plan to clean the plant. She pulled the plant with all her might and uprooted it. She then carried it to the tap and washed the shoot and roots in running tap-water till all traces of dirt were washed away. She then placed the plant on a clean stone and went away, thinking that she had done a great deed indeed. Later her father came to the garden and saw the uprooted plant. Its flowers and leaves had wilted and the plant had almost died in the scorching sun. His little daughter ran to him to exhibit her achievement. "I have cleaned it, Daddy", she reported innocently. "It was placed in dirty soil. Now it is clean." The father showed her how her treatment had almost killed the plant. He told her that he had collected the filthy soil and placed it to cover the plant's roots as it was the best medium to grow that plant. It could grow up healthily and produce fine flowers only if grown in filthy soil. She was sad that the plant had suffered and withered by her cleaning. Pain, poverty and illness may cause agony in our life. Sight of successful persons may make us depressed and envious. A great gardener mixes the right soil for each plant. In the same way God provides each of us with the best environment required for optimum spiritual growth. But it may appear to be unpleasant to us and we may even complain to God about our plight.

You can change the world and reach your destiny…

You can change the world and reach your destiny……………

 

Archibald Campbell was a nobody. He was one of the thousands of Americans living in Revolutionary War times. No TV stars will ever tell us how it was "200 years ago today" with Archibald Campbell. Archibald Campbell was a school teacher. All he did was teach the boys around Fredericksburg, Va. He tossed out ideas to them. He made his boys read and think. He challenged their imaginations. He was an insignificant school teacher that few people remember. Do you ever feel like a nobody? Only daydreams succeed for some people. Are you one of them? Greatness is destined for the very few. Earthshaking accomplishments might not be your fate. The only way your name would get into a history book is if you put it there....inside the front cover, with your address! There may be thousands of names in somebody's "Who's Who" book, but there are billions of nobodies that make a society social, a religion practical, and a life livable. Without the nobodies who live their faiths every day, work their jobs with pride and conscience, and really try to "love their neighbor as themselves," no society could survive and no great cause could prevail. The truth is that nobody is a nobody in God's eyes. Everybody is a somebody. In fact, everybody is a somebody special. God wouldn't send His Son to die for a bunch of nobodies. Neither would he entrust a mission so great to nobodies. We are all somebody special. In the church that I pastor there is a plaque that someone donated. I often read it when I think I am the "World's Greatest Nobody." The familiar quotation reads: "I am only one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. What I can do I ought to do and what I ought to do, by the grace of God, I will do." If all so-called nobodies could do this, we'd all feel like the somebodies we really are. Yes, Archibald Campbell was a nobody. But his life was not wasted. No one remembers Archibald Campbell, but no one will forget three of his students.... George Washington first President of United States America, James Madison fourth President of the United States America and James Monroe fifth President of the United States America.

 

Have a Good Opinion of Yourself………..

The opinion you have of yourself is the most important opinion that you have. Too many people go around feeling wrong on the inside not realizing that how they feel about themselves is affecting what is perceived by others around them, and in return, affecting their relationships, their opportunities and overall life. But God wants you to have a different opinion of yourself. You are created in the image of God and are fearfully and wonderfully made. You may not feel worthy at times, but He has made you worthy. When you come to Christ, you are no longer a sinner living in a weak worm of the dust mentality. You are a new creation; a son, a daughter of the Most High God. You have good in you, the spirit of Almighty God dwelling in you telling you, "You are victorious and can do all things." When we go against that and have a poor opinion of ourselves, feeling inferior, intimidated, and insecure, it doesn't bring any honor to God. Instead, it's like we are criticizing His creation. So often it's easy to see the best in others, but it's important to start seeing the best in yourself. We were created to soar, and it all starts with our thinking and how we view ourselves. Don't go through life being against yourself. God wants you to feel good about who you are and take you places that you have never dreamed! It's time to get in agreement with God and dwell on your victories and the good qualities God has given you. If you want to see God open doors that no man can shut, if you want your faith to become effective, you have got to put your shoulders back, hold your head up high and start seeing yourself the way God sees you!

Your ordinary life into adventurous………….

Your ordinary life into adventurous………….

 

When our routines become routine, boredom ensues. Moses had been tending sheep for 40 years. He practiced the same daily routine for 40 years, and Moses might have probably felt like God has put him out to pasture. Moses thought he would tend sheep until the day he died. He might have literally felt unqualified and disqualified. But, God took him back to Egypt and made him confront Pharaoh. He had no idea that he would reveal the glory of Israel's God through 10 miracles. He had no idea he would be the one who, after 400 years of captivity, would lead the people of Israel out of Egypt and toward the Promised Land. But one day: One day God showed up. I don't think a shepherd named David knew he would become a king, an orphan named Esther knew she would become a queen and Elisha knew he would become a prophet. The invasion of God can change everything in a moment just like he invaded Moses' life. When you are in a relationship with Jesus, all bets are off. You never know what you're going to do, where you're going to go, or who you're going to meet. You never know when or where or how God is going to invade the reality of your life and turn it inside out and upside down in a single moment.  It's better to stop painting a prettier picture of our own life and wait for God to complete our painting. He takes care of the past to invite us into the future, so that we can realize the potential he has given us and truly live the spiritual adventure. "Boredom is the root of all evil." There shouldn't be announcing of boredom in our lives.  Disrupt your routine to think new thoughts. Celebrate for who God is and whatever He is doing right now in your life. Enjoy the journey of your life instead of getting too frustrated or discouraged with your routine life. Ask God to give you emotional energy to think about a spiritual adventure. God will change your ordinary life into adventurous one which he intended it to be. God will make some small changes in our lives that would make a huge difference in our routines. Be of good cheer and look forward for what God has in store for you.

Cycle of Evil

Cycle of Evil................

 

There was once a king who was so cruel and unjust that his subjects yearned for his death or dethronement. However, one day he surprised them all by announcing that he had decided to turn over a new leaf. "No more cruelty, no more injustice," he promised, and he was as good as his word. He became known as the 'Gentle Monarch'. Months after his transformation one of his ministers plucked up enough courage to ask him what had brought about his change of heart, and the king answered: "As I was galloping through my forests I caught sight of a fox being chased by a hound. The fox escaped into his hole but not before the hound had bitten into its leg and lamed it for life. Later I rode into a village and saw the same hound there. It was barking at a man. Even as I watched, the man picked up a huge stone and flung it at the dog, breaking its leg. The man had not gone far when he was kicked by a horse. His knee was shattered and he fell to the ground, disabled for life. The horse began to run but it fell into a hole and broke its leg. Reflecting on all that had happened, I thought: 'Evil begets evil. If I continue in my evil ways, I will surely be overtaken by evil. So I decided to change". The minister went away convinced that the time was ripe to overthrow the king and seize the throne. Immersed in thought, he did not see the steps in front of him and fell, breaking his neck. Bible tells us "Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin" – James 4:17

Atheist Couple......

Atheist Couple..............

 

There was an atheist couple lived in a remote area of Texas, USA, along with their 5 years old child. The couple never told their daughter anything about God. One night when they were having their dinner, the parents fought with each other and her dad took his gun and shot her mom right in front of the child. Then, the dad shot himself. They never thought about the future of that little girl, the little girl watched it all. She was then sent to an Orphan home. There was a Christian warden working in that orphan home and she took the child to church. On the first day of Sunday school, the warden told the Sunday school teacher that the girl had never heard of Jesus, and to have patience with her. At the time of group discussion, teacher held up a picture of Jesus and said, "Does anyone know who this is?" The little girl said, "I do, that's the man who was holding me that night, when my parents died." Is it any wonder that Jesus loves the little children? When I heard this incident, it made me stop and think.  Oh, to have the innocence of a small child, to see the beauty in everything around us... May be we all need to stop and look at life through the eyes of a child? Look for the beauty in people that we meet. Look for the beauty of the things that God has created. Live for the moment, and drink in the beauty of what life has to offer us. We only pass by this way once, so take time to stop and smell the roses. We are the children of God, and Jesus loves us all.

God is at work, never give up…………..

God is at work, never give up…………..

 

This is a true story happened at the time of II world war, In 1949, Mr. John had just returned home from the war. On that day every street and highway you could see soldiers in uniform hitchhiking home to their families, that was the custom at that time. Sadly, the thrill of John's reunion with his family was soon overshadowed. John's mother became very ill and had to be hospitalized. It was her kidneys effected, and the doctors told John that she needed a blood transfer immediately or she would not live through the night. The problem was that her blood group was AB-, a very rare type, even today hard to get, there were no blood banks or air flights to ship blood. All the family members were tested, but not one member was a match. So the doctors lost the hope; John left the hospital in tears to gather up all the family members, so that everyone would get a chance to tell his mother Good-bye. As John was driving down the highway, he passed a soldier in uniform hitchhiking home to his family. Deep in grief, He had no time at that moment to do a good deed. Yet it was almost as if something outside himself pulled him to a stop, and he waited as the stranger climbed into the car. John was too upset to even ask the soldier his name, but the soldier noticed his tears right away and inquired about him. Through his tears, John told stranger that his mother was lying in a hospital dying because the doctors had been unable to locate her blood group, AB-, and if they did not locate her blood group before nightfall, she would surely die. It got very quiet in the car for a moment. Then this unidentified soldier extended his hand out to John, palm up. Resting in the palm of his hand were the tags from around his neck. The blood group on the tags was AB-. The soldier told John to turn the car around and get him to the hospital. John's mother lived until 1996, 47 years later and to this day no one in his family knows the soldier's name. But John has often wondered, was he a soldier or an angel in uniform? Sometimes, we never know who God will bring into our lives to carry out a special mission nor do we know whose lives God will touch. Dear friends God is at work, never give the hope…

Genuine Joy...............

Genuine Joy...............

 

Every decision that we make and every action that we take is an attempt by us to gain some measure of happiness. The Bible calls us to rejoice in the Lord. Genuine joy can be found in having our relationship with God restored through faith in Jesus Christ and celebrating all that He has saved us from and all that He has given us now that we are adopted into His family. Joy can also be found in walking in Gods ways and obeying His commands. There is also joy in using the creation in the way that God intended and enjoying the good gifts that God has given us without making them into idols. We often short circuit this process and end up miserable and frustrated because we get so caught up in trying to get joy out of creation that we neglect our relationship with God and start disobeying his good commands in a futile attempt to get more joy, but God calls us to first and foremost seek our joy in Him.