Category: Everyday thoughts
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Who am I?
Through childhood to adulthood, all of us have come across within ourselves our search for our self-identity which ties into our self-worth. Question like: “Who am I?” ” What should I pursue in life? “Will I ever be enough?” “How should I begin?” Where do I start?” These questions I have come across in my…
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Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God.
During the past few weeks, there has been news that have been creeping in the media about the new virus called coronavirus also known as covid-19. It has been causing panic and distress over people and the society. People are getting paranoid and the media is conveying its news to the people. Media has a…
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Filter and Discernment
In today’s generation, our society has become more immersed in technology and more knowledge is available because of the internet. Technology and its effectiveness makes it possible for the economy to prosper. The pillars of society like the education system and healthcare, arts and culture, sports, television & radio media, just to name a few.…
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Part 1: The Battle of the Heart
A Living Sacrifice 12 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and…
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Transformed and Renewed
Accepting Jesus in my life was easy…but staying and following Him takes commitment, dedication and genuine love for Him. Now I realize the saying, “Being a Christian is a lifestyle.” I think many Christians can agree with that statement. Many people have asked me about my beliefs, for example, with drinking alcohol. I drink only…
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The last goodbye
It was night time, I heard a knock on the door, it was the man next door named John. He was asking my father if he could install his new flatscreen television. I called my dad and he agreed to fix his TV. We invited John inside the house and while waiting, I something in…
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Where do you set your identity?
Where do you set your identity? Do you set your identity in… Career? Status? People’s Approval? Success? Love? People would often ask others when they meet for the first time, what do you do for a living? A better question would be why do you do what your doing? People are so into themselves that…
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13 Reasons Why (not)
People have been talking about it and suggesting to their friends, some say it’s a good reminder not to do it, but some say its a sensitive topic for others and especially teenagers who are watching it alone. What am I talking about? Its the new TV series produced by Selena Gomez at Netflix called…
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Erase the stigma of mental illness
Why does it when a person have cancer or other physical disease, that they feel empathetic and react differently compared to when they hear a person has mental illness? Isn’t it the same thing? Then why is still there a stigma of mental illness? Let us erase the stigma of mental illness, if…