Do not know how it would be -but thank God for this!

This week was an interesting week, maybe all along it has been great and wonderful but this week after choosing to give thanks, I am extremely grateful for things that have happen.

For those of you that know, I am writing about coffee makers (well, if you google coffee makers, I should come up as the top result), and so has been reading and writing numerous things about them.

It just happen that last week, I saw that keurig brand is marketed in singapore by UCC. This got me really interested, because there is a choice to market this brand of coffee maker in Singapore!

I thought it was a good opportunity, but that is about all. On Monday, I saw an old colleague, told him about this, and he encourages me to call and meet the UCC folks and that he might have some ways to market this product.

So, I called the next day (Tuesday), and the guy is very interested in the whole idea, wanted a meeting the next day (Wednesday). I meet the guy on Wednesday, have a great chat and would meet up for more discussion.

Moreover, he gave me a contact for my sweets business. Oh, yes I have submitted a tender for the sweets and is now trying to build this SKUs. Well, I take note of this contact and kept it.

Thursday morning, I gave the contact a call -she wants me to go down immediately! Well, surprisingly, but I went down. It was another good chat, she would feedback to her boss. Then I came back to "office", less than an hour later, she called me and said her boss wanted to meet tomorrow.

At this moment, I am writing even as I am going to meet the boss. I do not yet know what the result would be, but this week with the flow of events has been a great blessing from God.

I would not have meet so many people if there was not some divine intervention. Praise God.

In my heart, I hope that the deal would go through however, I am trusting him in all things and know that he would provides.

Imagine, if all things have not fallen into place, I would be having none of these. Now, no matter what happen, I know a few more person, get a lot more opportunity to sharpen my presentation and negotiation skills.

So, in all things give thanks. In the morning, I was still thinking if I should share this during the cell group meeting tonight and wonder if it is good to share, now I think, I should!

It would just lift somebody else spirit that is feeling down...:) Sometimes if you think about it, everything around your life happens for a reason...

Give thanks for Wednesday

What is so special about today? Nothing. And that is exactly what to give thanks for. This is the interesting part about people, we would definitely give thanks when good things happen to us, and we are told to give thanks when bad things happen to us, so if nothing happens to us -isn't is a better idea to give thanks!:)

However, if there is nothing happening in our life, it might mean that we are settled into a comfort zone. I heard somewhere that it might not be such a good thing. Usually, it is when people are comfortable that they grow "fat" both physically and spiritually, and is most prone to temptation.

Do you remember the story of David? He committed adultery when he did not "work" as in go to battle but stay in his palace and saw Besheba (I think that is the spelling). Now this is another reason to give thanks right?

If you happen to see this post, do know that this is really an its infancy stage, and even the writer (me) is cracking my head to post interesting thing to give thanks for. I hope the day would come when I would always be thankful and there would be tons of things to give thanks for.

I look forward to that day because that would mean my maturity level would be so much higher, and I am able to see things in very different perspective (the Way Jesus sees it).

That is all for today folks, thanking him that nothing is happening

Thanking him for the little things

I was preparing to write this little post when the internet connection just would not connect. There are too many uncertain things in life. So, first and foremost, I give thanks for giving me a good internet connection so that I would be able to post this.

Being thankful and looking at the better side of lives I think is a process. You need to be doing it always so that your heart and mind would be accustomed to the thinking. Have you noticed how easy it is to pass judgement and evaluations on people, on their mannerisms, on their clothings and stuff?

Well, as I mentioned in the previous post, how easy it is to think of bad things instead of good things. I wanted to thank him and remember his goodness in all things that has passed by my life, I know that not only would it make me a better person, it would bring me more joy.

For the things that failed to work, I thanked him for the things that works. I was telling my wife about this blog, about how posting my thoughts about giving thanks makes me more aware of his goodness.

It brings joy to her. I am glad that I have someone that is sharing this life with me that see being closer to God is a joyful thing. This is just a blog about giving thanks, and it makes my love one happy.

You probably read in papers on the tons of marketing story about how diamonds, and many other expensive stuff would make ladies happy. So, I just thank God that this is a lady that not only offers unconditional support, but sharing the same ideals in life...

In a way, it also bring me closer to him, remembering the bible story and how we need to be closer to him. By being closer to him, we give thanks, have faith, read his words, and eventually live an overcoming life.

I remember the story about Peter seeing Jesus walk on water and he wanted to do it as well, and after being on the water for a while, he panicked and started to drown. When I read the story, I was thinking about how little faith Peter has, Jesus is already besides him, what do he has to fear?

That wake me up! You mean Jesus is not with me today? He is. And then there is the Holy Spirit, there is his pastors and all the friends that he places besides me. When we profess that we love him and that we are following him, how serious is that thought?

If it is very serious, and we are enjoying a very good relationship with him -fear has no place. In the world, there are good times and bad times, but we know with him, it is can only be great time -he holds the future.

There are things that you have, billions of people out there would never have seen it before, if we know how to give thanks for the little things, we would harness our desire and personally I think it would make our day much more brighter.

Give thanks for the Grace

I love the doctrines of the bible and since young loves to read about it. For those of you reading it, this might or might not apply to you. But, in my church, one of the doctrine is to separate the bible into various periods (what has it got to do with Grace? Bear with me, we would come to it shortly).

The first before man, is known as the Angelic period (before Lucifer fell with one third of the heavenly angels), then there is the conscious period, where the folks after Adam and Eve are guided by their conscious. The period goes all the way until Moses with his 10 commandments, where it becomes the law period.

All these periods are pretty tough. What do I mean, you get priest that is not clean enough and if he would to go into the holies of holies, he would be struck dead, that is the reason they have bells at the hem of their rode.

You do wrong things and immediately you are judged, but after Jesus came, he brought Grace with him and begins what is known as the Grace period. Your sins would always be forgiven so long as you confess.

I do not know if people knows how precious this is, but doing sin and being forgiven is really great if you think about it. Can you imagine telling a white lie and then that it is? As long as we are in the world, there is so many things that we can sin, "angry with friend", "being lazy", "lustful thoughts", "envy of others wealth", the list can go on.

Imagine what would happens if the Grace is not here and we are not forgiven! So, this post is to give thanks to the Grace that was given and till today is still available.

I am grateful for I have sins, and while I tried to live an overcoming life, I still sin, and I prayed by his Grace and mercy that I would sin less and be more like him. Do you sin?

Well, do know that it is okay if you sin because that is the reason Jesus came, just commit it to him and pray for strenght to prevail against it. When I was younger, I always thought about sins and the damages sin can do you.

The thing is, sin is very attractive if you are into it. Doesn't it feels good to take control of an arguement and make the other party smaller? But what would happened after that ? You would maybe lose a friend, maybe you would not be respected after that?

Sin would never give you a good ending, if we continue in it, there is one place that we would go that is not meant for us, do you know where it is? I cannot even begin to imagine how bad that would be, imagine burning your fingers, that hurts.

Now, imagine your fingers, your toes and all parts of your body being burned and the pain goes on forever. The word forever is very scary, it goes on and on, it would not end.

I should not go further with how bad it is. But by this intensity, you can see why I am grateful and giving thanks for the Grace.

I prayed that like me, you would be grateful for the Grace and lets work towards a time where we can really be like him -perfect.

The sun is bright and the day is beautiful...

At this moment of writing, there is a slight breeze blowing, the sun is up, not blazing but providing a glow to everything around me. This is beauty. If there is a thing to give thanks for, it would be the morning glory that God has created for all of us.

Unfortunately, under the fast pace of modern life, such thing is lost. The thing on people's mind as they commute to work, is to make it for the train or bus, trying to walk faster than the person before them and what do to do first when they reach office.

The breeze is still there and the sun is still shining but to many people, it doesn't mean a thing. And it is sad that only when people is nearing the end of their life that they find sun rise and sun set beautiful.

But, at that moment, they would have so little time to enjoy this beauty that has been with them for such a long time.

I do not know if this would make some folks reading this and that has been out of job better, but I left my job knowing full well that there is a recession coming. Trust me, just some time back, I was griped with panic attack at the decision that I have make -I was fearful of so many things.

At that moment, I remembered what I used to think about the people of Israel when they are in the wilderness going to Cannan land. They were always complaining and saying god did not do enough.

Can you imagine people saying that after they have witnessed the 10 plagues, the opening of the red sea. I thought that they should have greater faith that this!

And if I would to be fearful, then I would be like them! The evidence of his miracles are aplenty. If I have lived through and been blessed by so many accounts, why do I still doubt about the future -he holds it, so what is there to worry about?

If you are reading this as a christian, worry not. While he work in his own timing, when he says he would bless you, he would. If you are not yet a christian, know that this is a god that do not need you to find him, he first come looking for you and all you need to do is to accept him into your heart.

Is he real? Well, let's just say that the whole world believes in him. The world chronological event is seperated into two part, BC and AD. The first part of world history is before Jesus birth and what we are currently in is after his birth.

So, in a way if you are counting the days as most people do, then you sort of believe his existence as well.

Wow, do not know how this giving thanks would lead to this. I am just thinking that as I write, this passage might be meant for some one out there. So, if you are looking for something but you do not know what it is -it might be a purpose, a hope or some peace, then knowing and having a relationship with him would definitely help.

Should you pray this prayer? Well, if you are reading till this moment and everything make sense to you, do note that I neither know you nor am a great writer, so guess who is speaking to you then?

He speaks through all types of medium and if this is the medium he chooses to reach you -accept it.:) There is this saying about better to have a friend, and you can never find a better friend than Jesus Christ.

This is the prayer for you if you want to make Jesus your friend and of course your lord and savior:

“Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from you. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward you. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.”

source: http://www.allaboutgod.com/sinners-prayer.htm

So easy to be negative...

This is the third day, and as I think about what to write to give thanks for, I cannot think of anything! Which frigthens me and of course make me wonder why it is so easy to think of negative things then?

It might be the car that cut my path, it could be the auntie that is spitting on the floor, there are many little things that can cause me to be negative, but yet when I want to think of the good things, there is none.

And seriously, I think it is good that I am becoming aware of this point because this really reflect the thought process which I am having negative.

To overcome it, is simply to praise him and thank him for every little things. I do not think God asked us to praise him just to praise him, he has us in mind in everything he command us to do, and in this instance, it is for the good of our soul.

Can you imagine what a person would be if he complain about this and that? This would eat into him and grow into some person with very little good things to say. However, a person that is always thanking god for every little thing is easily contended and would be a happier person.

I would want to be a happier person and do you know what I want to thank him for today? Well, that is to be able to write this post! This is really an awakening!

Give thanks that I woke up

Well, of course there would be a post today! This is the second day that this blog is being started and if I would to give up today, it would simply meant that the theme is wrong and I would have to choose another new theme!

So, what makes me so sure that there is a thing to give thanks for? The fact that I am able to write this post is a great reason to give thanks to God! Do you know how dangerous it is out there in the world?

The cars, the diseases, the falling things, the falling down and even sleep can apparently take a man's life away. So, do you not think that simply by being alive is a great enough reason to give thanks for?

I do not know what is your mood, how are you feeling as you are reading this. If you are sad, there is bound to be people sadder than you are. And if you are poor, I can assure you that there are tons of folks poorer than you (just think about it, you can at least afford to surf right?).

Often, we look at the sadder things in life that we failed to count the blessings that we have. I suffered from this situation as well. When I have money, why do little, when I have presents, why not bigger.

It is about why that house is bigger and the car is nicer, in fact, we should be thankful that we have a house and a car! Moreover, this envy and this negative feeling makes you feel down, small and incomplete and in the long run would make you less of a person.

Being thankful is to look at things in a different light, in a more positive way and definitely looking at things above and not at things on this earth.

Currently at this moment, I do not have any "power verse" in mind, but a simple verse which I asked my kids (7 years old) to memorize encourages me greatly -Matthew 6:26. Remember he feeds the bird, are we not greater than the birds:)

This is how it all started...

The day is 16th February 2009, not a particular Sunny Morning (which might explained my not so sunny feeling). Anyway, this blog is started for many reasons, one is which I want to have an avenue to thank God for things which he has blessed me with.

Rather than doing it in my head, I would want it to be written down and hopefully a blog that would lift up somebody when they are down. This is really just one of the reason. After knowing him for so many years, I know that he works in his own timing and I just want to have a platform to count the things that I have been blessed instead of looking at the things which I did not have.

In short, I want to be like Job, who praised the lord no matter what happens. Now, at the time of this writing, I have just left my job and is trying to start a business on my own. The plan is scratchy, the deals are not coming in and my income revenue is only from some advertising revenue from a website.

It does not seems good, but I have a very supportive wife, a beautiful baby and a great family. Moreover, all of us are in great health, so thanking him for all these.

It is not difficult to thank God in good times, anyone can do that. It is how we praised him and think about his goodness during the lean and difficult times that help shaped our character and make us better carer moving forward.

You know what? Simply by writing this blog, I am already feeling better.:) I prayed that I would be able to write this everyday and hopefully my character would get better as the days goes by