Negative and positive

When you are about to say some negative words to someone

or, when you are bothered by some negative thoughts about someone,

just take a deep breath

and try to see from very different way

Ask yourself,

Are these "words" what God is trying to speak to me?

Sometimes you will be very surprised

to find out that those words are absolutely what you needed to hear from God at that moment

Then your conclusion will be "It was God who sent that person to me!"

Thank God!

King of suffering

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

When I started to think about him, suddenly one phrase from his speech came up in my mind:

"You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive..."

He said, "veterans of creative suffering".

Even though the context differs, I got this message today:

"Suffering" comes to all of us whether we like it or not. Therefore, you should make up your mind to deal with them with your creativity that is given by God.

And when you are using your creativity, just think about God and how he used his creativity when he created us all.

Then, you might find excitement, joy and hope as you continue to use your creativity. You will then enjoy your "suffering" and when you do so, "suffering" will evolve into another "chance" to grow, for which you can even be grateful.

Thank God for suffering!

Nobody will judge you--the day of judgment

This is a metaphorical description, but it's worth considering seriously to find out what is the right thing to do today:

"When the Son of Man comes in glory...and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. Then the King will say to those at his right hand, 'Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.'

Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee? And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?'

And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.'

Then he will say to those at his left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'

Then they also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to thee?'

Then he will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these you did it not to me.' And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." (Matt 25: 31-46)

Nobody will do this to you, but in fact, you will be the one who will be judging you according to the reality of your heart. Hopefully before that day you will be able to tell how true you are.

Life is short, but it will not end

I mean, your life on this physical plane (on earth) will end very short

You could experience and learn so many things during this period of around 80 years; but you will most likely say "I wasted so much time!" in the end, thinking you could have leaned more precious things

But, the good part of the story is that your life will not end; it will continue in the next environment for quite a long period--eternity

So, the question: what kind of life would you like to live over there?

It is very likely that what you build on this life here will have a big influence on how you start the life over there, and how you carry it on-- what you build, I mean, your character; your thinking habit or feeling habit; what is the center of your life; capacity to understand and love the people; control over your emotions; etc. etc.

Do not underestimate the gravity of this influence, so, no time to waste

You may not like this conclusion, but certain things we have to face it with our total honesty and sincerity

Do not lie

Do not lie because you are the one who will pay the price for it

Do not lie to others, and do not lie to yourself

Don't think you can cheat, or, you can hide anything

Heaven may be quiet for now

but that doesn't mean they approve your lying

They are quiet for some other reasons

You should know they are not able to move, or even touch the "price" which is scheduled for you

It is totally your responsibility

You will pay the price for what you do, period.

Green has come out of brown in January???

Last year the first snow came in the end of October

This is January, and out of brown somehow green came out everywhere

What's next?

It is good to have a dream

It's not that you should not have a dream

Question is who that dream is for

Is it for your own satisfaction?

or, for "God", for other people?