sometimes its very hard to see some people behaving to others just because someone got a promotion… jealousy can take weird forms in different stages of life… a recent example i saw is when one of my colleagues got promoted… she is quite hard working… i have never seen her coming late to work… she is good to others… and my manager recently sent out a mail saying that she got promoted to senior engineer… the next thing i see is a group of my colleagues standing together and showing their disappointment at the decision… in the group, there were those people who were expecting a promotion… but what made me confused was, in that group, there were those people who is very friendly to my colleague who got promoted… they have breakfast, lunch and tea together everyday… always they are together sharing jokes and making fun of other people… but after the email came, none of them talk to the person who got promoted… no smiles too…
now, my colleague didn’t go to our manager and ask for promotion… she is not a high profile person… she doesn’t go around bad mouthing people like some others who were expecting promotions… but from the way my other colleagues behave to her, i get a feeling that she had committed a terrible sin by being promoted… when i congratulated her after few ours of seeing the email by manager, she told me that i was the first person to wish her and its good to see a smiling face, when many so called good friends stopped smiling… i hope and pray that i won’t be like my other colleagues at any stage of my life… i pray that i will be able to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep… coz that’s what Christ wants from me…
as far as other things are concerned, life is going on… started reading a book yesterday… ‘running with the horses’ by Eugene Peterson… from the initial few pages, i get a feeling that it’s a good book… its based on the book of Jeremiah… he is one of the prophets i like the most… that’s what made me buy the book…
work is going on smoothly… so is life… nothing to complain as He is in control… u guys take care and keep smiling…
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
FLEXTRONICS!!!! The company to be in ??
happened to read news about flextronics in 'my paper'... they are saying someone is admiring flextronics coz they are committed to staff... i didn't know how to respond to such things... so does most of the people whom i work with in flextronics... my strong recommendation to all people who read my paper is better to use 'my paper' to play sudoku rather than reading the news that comes in it…
a fortnight of bad news is nearing its end… it has been tough time… first got to know that dad was hospitalized… then about his tests… manager tendered his resignation (he did it today... guess he did it after reading the news in my paper)… tricky times… now confused with what i should do… should i look for new jobs or should i continue here without knowing what my future holds for me… if i happen to find a job and leave, its like asking the whole team to drown and die… but if I don’t find a new job, its like giving a dagger in the hands of management and asking them to stab me… need heavenly guidance… need it a lot…i am confused… but that doesn’t mean that i am worried…i know i am safe in His arms… He knows whats the best for me… and He will provide me with everything i need at the time of my need…
today got plans to go for the book sale by national library at expo… hopefully will find good books... when stressed, its better to read... wish i could have those childhood story books to read... i used to laugh reading those... and i love to laugh... need to check with mom whether she has kept any of those...
nothing much to write other than this... so till the time of next update... bye bye
keep smiling...
a fortnight of bad news is nearing its end… it has been tough time… first got to know that dad was hospitalized… then about his tests… manager tendered his resignation (he did it today... guess he did it after reading the news in my paper)… tricky times… now confused with what i should do… should i look for new jobs or should i continue here without knowing what my future holds for me… if i happen to find a job and leave, its like asking the whole team to drown and die… but if I don’t find a new job, its like giving a dagger in the hands of management and asking them to stab me… need heavenly guidance… need it a lot…i am confused… but that doesn’t mean that i am worried…i know i am safe in His arms… He knows whats the best for me… and He will provide me with everything i need at the time of my need…
today got plans to go for the book sale by national library at expo… hopefully will find good books... when stressed, its better to read... wish i could have those childhood story books to read... i used to laugh reading those... and i love to laugh... need to check with mom whether she has kept any of those...
nothing much to write other than this... so till the time of next update... bye bye
keep smiling...
Thursday, July 17, 2008
After a Long Time
haven’t been blogging for a while now other than copy-pasting some messages which made me think… life has been a kind of mess recently… was stressed out completely… family… work… sometimes i forgot to smile… but at the end of the day, i can’t do any thing about any of those…
had a high tea yesterday sponsored by manager… something that looked like a last supper… manager was moody… i felt sad for him… poor man… he was sincere in his words… i might stop looking for other jobs and support my manager in this current product transfer… may be i will loose my job after that… but still, i don’t feel like looking for another job… i should support this project… He will take care of me coz He has always provided for me at the right time and right place…
tomorrow, will have first cell session with the multiplied cell… still having kind of mixed feelings… hopefully everything will be alrite once it starts…
have heard recently that people are noticing or sensing things about me… doesn’t look like a good sign… so let me be more careful from now on…
that’s all for now… will write again when i feel like… may be today itself or after a month… till then keep smiling and make someone smile…
NB. i completed 50 posts... never thought i would reach this far when i started this blog....
had a high tea yesterday sponsored by manager… something that looked like a last supper… manager was moody… i felt sad for him… poor man… he was sincere in his words… i might stop looking for other jobs and support my manager in this current product transfer… may be i will loose my job after that… but still, i don’t feel like looking for another job… i should support this project… He will take care of me coz He has always provided for me at the right time and right place…
tomorrow, will have first cell session with the multiplied cell… still having kind of mixed feelings… hopefully everything will be alrite once it starts…
have heard recently that people are noticing or sensing things about me… doesn’t look like a good sign… so let me be more careful from now on…
that’s all for now… will write again when i feel like… may be today itself or after a month… till then keep smiling and make someone smile…
NB. i completed 50 posts... never thought i would reach this far when i started this blog....
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Forget Your Past, God Has A New Beginning for You
So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, feed my lambs. John 21:15
Listen, if you're going to walk in the new beginning that God has for you; then you're going to have to let go of the past. Starting now, forget about what you did, or what they did and look toward a new beginning in your life. Today is your opportunity for a fresh start, but letting go of the past is key.
Peter is a good example of a man who had to forget his past. He denied the Lord three times and he even cursed while doing it. However, when that cock crowed three times, he knew he had blown it.
It hurt Peter so much that he had denied his Lord and he had trouble getting past that. In fact, even after Jesus had risen from the dead and appeared to the disciples, Peter was still in a depressed state. You see, Peter should have been out preaching that, 'Jesus has risen from the dead and he is alive!' But instead he decides to go fishing and all the other disciples went with him.
So in John 21, verse 15, Jesus asks Peter, Do you love me more than what you use to do, your old profession? Do you love me more than your self-pity?
Remember this: you can't have a new beginning if you're stuck in the past feeling sorry for yourself and drowning in self-pity. Sometimes self-pity feels good because people will sympathize with you and try to cheer you up; but Jesus didn't come to Peter with that stuff. He said, "Peter, do you love me more than this?"
And Simon Peter answered, "Lord, you know I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my lambs." Then Jesus asks Peter the same question two more times and again Peter's reply was Lord, you know I love you, for you know all things." Jesus says, then get out there and feed my sheep.
Then Peter gets it. He understands, I'm not supposed to be sitting here doing nothing. I have a new ministry. Jesus has forgiven me. He's telling me to go preach even after I denied him.
Now, you might have denied the Lord and done some things you shouldn't have done, but if you will repent, God will forgive you. There is fresh mercy for you every morning. God is still calling you. He is saying, come to me, I have a new beginning for you.
Scripture References: Philippians 3:12-15; John 21:3-17
This message is by Bishop Keith Butler
Listen, if you're going to walk in the new beginning that God has for you; then you're going to have to let go of the past. Starting now, forget about what you did, or what they did and look toward a new beginning in your life. Today is your opportunity for a fresh start, but letting go of the past is key.
Peter is a good example of a man who had to forget his past. He denied the Lord three times and he even cursed while doing it. However, when that cock crowed three times, he knew he had blown it.
It hurt Peter so much that he had denied his Lord and he had trouble getting past that. In fact, even after Jesus had risen from the dead and appeared to the disciples, Peter was still in a depressed state. You see, Peter should have been out preaching that, 'Jesus has risen from the dead and he is alive!' But instead he decides to go fishing and all the other disciples went with him.
So in John 21, verse 15, Jesus asks Peter, Do you love me more than what you use to do, your old profession? Do you love me more than your self-pity?
Remember this: you can't have a new beginning if you're stuck in the past feeling sorry for yourself and drowning in self-pity. Sometimes self-pity feels good because people will sympathize with you and try to cheer you up; but Jesus didn't come to Peter with that stuff. He said, "Peter, do you love me more than this?"
And Simon Peter answered, "Lord, you know I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my lambs." Then Jesus asks Peter the same question two more times and again Peter's reply was Lord, you know I love you, for you know all things." Jesus says, then get out there and feed my sheep.
Then Peter gets it. He understands, I'm not supposed to be sitting here doing nothing. I have a new ministry. Jesus has forgiven me. He's telling me to go preach even after I denied him.
Now, you might have denied the Lord and done some things you shouldn't have done, but if you will repent, God will forgive you. There is fresh mercy for you every morning. God is still calling you. He is saying, come to me, I have a new beginning for you.
Scripture References: Philippians 3:12-15; John 21:3-17
This message is by Bishop Keith Butler
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Press On and Reach Forward
The way to progress is not to try harder in the flesh but to believe stronger in the spirit. The flesh is weak (Mark 14:38), and fortifying it through resolutions will only get us so far. We need the power of the Spirit of God working in our hearts and transforming our minds to provide lasting change. Discipline is only as good as the faith of the person exerting it. May God increase our faith as we rest in Him Who is the Faithful One!
Paul had done a lot of ministry by the time he wrote the letter to the Philippians. Yet he correctly understood that even he had not arrived yet. He was still short of being perfected. Did he give up? Did he lose hope? Did he decide to make some fleshly resolutions and simply try harder? Philippians 3:13-14 says, "Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." Paul's resolutions were of faith and centered on Christ. He accepted the fact that he was a work in progress. He didn't beat himself up for his imperfections, nor did he gloat in his successes. The sum of everything to Paul was Christ Who was by faith sanctifying him and Who would one day perfect him (Galatians 2:20). So his focus was not on perfecting himself but on the God Who would eventually perfect him. By the end of this year of service to the Lord, hopefully he could look back and see how God had conformed his heart and mind to be more in line with the character and mind of Christ.
Paul emphasizes forgetting what was behind. He is not saying to forget all things past, for we are to remember the sacrifice of our Lord and how God has worked in the Scriptures, even meditating upon them. In his letters, Paul references the past many times, particularly as he shares his own conversion experience. Paul's point is not to forget the past altogether but to stop dwelling on past sin, defeat, and failures.
We must make an intentional choice to leave the garbage and disappointments behind, for they can single-handedly cripple us from effective service and ministry. We are to fix our eyes on Christ, the author and perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:2). It accomplishes nothing of spiritual value to dwell on sin, hurt, suffering, or difficulty. We are to dwell on Christ and look forward to what He is going to do. We should enter each successive phase of life with hope of what God can do, not living mired in failures of the past.
There are things that we, like Paul, wish we could have done differently, but Paul doesn't dwell there. He chooses to reach forward and press on toward the goal. He is focused on the future such that his future hope impacts his present. We need to live in light of finishing our race in Christ strongly even if we have had a few, or many, poor early stages. We must reach for the prize, running as if we want to win (1 Corinthians 9:24). Each day, we must set our focus by faith on the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. This is a call toward holiness, growth, sanctification, and maturity in Christ. It is a call toward eternal priorities, and it is a call toward putting our faith in what God can do. If we want to suffer another year of failed resolutions, we can dwell on the past, stay mired in sin, and not even attempt to reach forward. But we must press on in faith, trusting God that He will cause all things to work for our good. May God's glory be lifted high in our lives this upcoming year, and may we let our future hope of glory impact how we live each day in the present. May God give us strength to press on and reach forward, and may God grant us faith to believe that God is able even when we are very unable. One day, by faith, we will reach our goal, but it will only be because of Christ at work in and through us. To Him be the glory both now and on that wonderful day.
This message is by Brent Barnett
Paul had done a lot of ministry by the time he wrote the letter to the Philippians. Yet he correctly understood that even he had not arrived yet. He was still short of being perfected. Did he give up? Did he lose hope? Did he decide to make some fleshly resolutions and simply try harder? Philippians 3:13-14 says, "Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." Paul's resolutions were of faith and centered on Christ. He accepted the fact that he was a work in progress. He didn't beat himself up for his imperfections, nor did he gloat in his successes. The sum of everything to Paul was Christ Who was by faith sanctifying him and Who would one day perfect him (Galatians 2:20). So his focus was not on perfecting himself but on the God Who would eventually perfect him. By the end of this year of service to the Lord, hopefully he could look back and see how God had conformed his heart and mind to be more in line with the character and mind of Christ.
Paul emphasizes forgetting what was behind. He is not saying to forget all things past, for we are to remember the sacrifice of our Lord and how God has worked in the Scriptures, even meditating upon them. In his letters, Paul references the past many times, particularly as he shares his own conversion experience. Paul's point is not to forget the past altogether but to stop dwelling on past sin, defeat, and failures.
We must make an intentional choice to leave the garbage and disappointments behind, for they can single-handedly cripple us from effective service and ministry. We are to fix our eyes on Christ, the author and perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:2). It accomplishes nothing of spiritual value to dwell on sin, hurt, suffering, or difficulty. We are to dwell on Christ and look forward to what He is going to do. We should enter each successive phase of life with hope of what God can do, not living mired in failures of the past.
There are things that we, like Paul, wish we could have done differently, but Paul doesn't dwell there. He chooses to reach forward and press on toward the goal. He is focused on the future such that his future hope impacts his present. We need to live in light of finishing our race in Christ strongly even if we have had a few, or many, poor early stages. We must reach for the prize, running as if we want to win (1 Corinthians 9:24). Each day, we must set our focus by faith on the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. This is a call toward holiness, growth, sanctification, and maturity in Christ. It is a call toward eternal priorities, and it is a call toward putting our faith in what God can do. If we want to suffer another year of failed resolutions, we can dwell on the past, stay mired in sin, and not even attempt to reach forward. But we must press on in faith, trusting God that He will cause all things to work for our good. May God's glory be lifted high in our lives this upcoming year, and may we let our future hope of glory impact how we live each day in the present. May God give us strength to press on and reach forward, and may God grant us faith to believe that God is able even when we are very unable. One day, by faith, we will reach our goal, but it will only be because of Christ at work in and through us. To Him be the glory both now and on that wonderful day.
This message is by Brent Barnett
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