God Makes Ice Look Awesome

Before coming to Erie PA, I never saw rain freeze as it falls down. And I always wished I could see that. One thing I didn't know though, was that the rain would be very cold and everything (understand EVERYTHING) would become slippery, cold, and wet.
One of these freezing rains came this Tuesday. And contrary to what i expected, I was complaining about the weather. This was the second time this year when I happened to be on duty, had to walk outside till 11.30 p.m., while getting this sleet.
Now I actually like the results - everything covered with pure ice. How beautiful the nature looks... I took my camera for a walk (and a friend too) and so we spent good 20 minutes in the snow and ice beauty. God made the ice look great!
This whole story reminds me of how sometimes I wish for things to be different, things to come, or things to go. Then God makes one of my wishes come true. I complain about the changes not knowing what they are for, but in the end, God always makes changes so that we all could experience how much He loves us every day.

TIME

Take TIME to think
... it is the source of power.

Take TIME to play
... it is the secret of perpetual youth.
Take TIME to read
... it is the fountain of wisdom.
Take TIME to pray
... it is the greatest power on Earth.
Take TIME to love and be loved
... it is a God-given privilege.
Take TIME to be friendly
... it is the road to happiness.
Take TIME to laugh
... it is the music of the soul.
Take TIME to give
... it is too short a day to be selfish.
Take TIME to work
... it is the price of success.
Take TIME to do charity
... it is the key to heaven.

You guessed it, this did not come from my own creative mind :) God sent this short poem into my email inbox one day. And I loved it! Sometimes it is so difficult to find what are the important things to do in my life. Sometimes there is so much to do that time for work comes first and time for God last, what a shame. Yet, I can glorify God through what I do and as pastor Ben-Ezra says, 'To make Jesus look good.'
My motivation for life is here in a couple words.

Who is it?

Yes, I believe that God has given us toys too

Friendship

To all my dear friends:

Thank you all for being part of my life. I thank God for blessing me with your presence. My life without you would be empty and sad. Thank you for being my inspiration and for keeping me on the right path (the Jesus one). I received this rose from Adiel and it is supposed to be a rose of friendship, so, dear sisters in Christ, this rose is for you.

In the lord I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, "Flee like a bird to your mountain...." - Psalm 11:1

What if.....the sun fell down? - Worries

A hand trying to hold up the sun... what if it falls down or something? What if it does not rise again the next day?

This reminds me so much of worries of everyday life. Worries I used to have and worries I sometimes still have. If you saw me couple years back, you would say that I was the most worried person on earth (:oO Worried about anything and everything - friends, no-friends, the weather, family, life, the future, the past.... you name it.

But then.... life went on and I met this man, a very wise one. He taught me a lot about life and a lot about the true Life. In His Book, he says, 'Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body; what you will put on....Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not more valuable than they?'

You can imagine how much peace His words added to my life. Just knowing that God loves me and will provide for me what I need is very encouraging. I still cannot fully comprehend how God manages to provide for all of us.... It is amazing.

The man I met is Jesus and his book is the Bible. He taught me that God loves me, and that trusting him is the best I can do with my life.

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