A Stray dog and a Foreigner..!

As you know I'm not a habitual writer but when something really inspired me I pen down my thoughts.

This time it is a Stray dog and a foreigner. Yeah the duo’s is the reason for this post. They stimulated me to think for a while and made me to feel the unconditional love.

Everyday I happen to wait in a signal on the way back home from office. It was a cool drizzling Friday evening and a tranquil music of Don moen was on. What else you need at the moment; with the heart overwhelmed I was looking straight outside the right window.

I saw a foreigner who is in full suit and has the high quality leather bag in front of HAL entrance. I just glazed at him and suddenly thought he must be a scientist or a high profile person from his outlook. He came out and then went to the security guard and spoke to him. After a moment he came with a box and kept that box outside the gate. I was so very curious to watch him further because I didn't expect a person like him, meaning well dressed with leather bag carrying a not so good looking box.

Then the security guard came with a jug and was clueless what’s happening over. Then I could notice the security guard pouring water into the box. Till this moment I have no clue on the ongoing scene. Then the foreigner took the box and placed near a dog and that too a stray dog. He kept the box so nearer to the dog so that it can drink water.

You know what, till that moment my eyes were watchful only on the foreigner and not on the stray dog. Then a luxury car came out where he is ready to board the car but still he took that extra moment to take out some of the costliest cookies from his bag and fed the dog with his hands.

Truly speaking, my heart besieged for the love that the foreigner has showed towards the stray dog. In fact he looked like a true hero for me at that moment because of kindness and love he showed to the dog. The best part is he didn't even bother about the drizzling; his heart’s intention was to only make the dog to get away the hungriness.  I just recapped the thing which happened for a moment and positioned myself in the scene.

I have not even had a mindset or my eyes didn't even take a chance to look at the stray dog which is not so attractive but full of dirt. But this man really stood out on his character.

People don’t be surprised how come I have got so much of time in the signal. With not much surprise that’s a Bangalore traffic signal, so I had to wait for such a long time until the scene gets over J

After feeding the dog, he boarded the car and the car passed by on the other direction of where I was waiting in the signal. Wholly my heart felt something good the chance God gave me to watch this man’s heart and kindness.

I questioned myself that I m being over joyful after seeing this man’s attitude. How much more I should be joyful and thankful to God the father for providing me everything in all my needs according to his riches and glory.

Straight after this, I took a moment to thank God for showing me HIS unconditional love to me in my imperfections. I’m an imperfect person loved by a perfect God..!!!

J

                                                                                                                  

Finally I would like to end with the verse, John 3:16  “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Let God be with you!

In Christ Alone,

Justina Stephen

A lifestyle of Worship!...

Like every other time ,this time too God gave me the grace to hear His words. Yes I went to the Prayer group which has been scheduled on every Friday's.There are times when we hear HIS words we would feel guilty, convicted and rejuvenated to get on track to run the race once again.But after few days or sometimes even after few hours we tend to forget the decisions which we made.

Yet our Jesus was patient enough to take that extra step to speak to us continuously and train us not only to complete the race but to come out as a winner. But have we really made efforts to put it in practice?

It was a simple but yet pro-founding message and exercise given by our coach which made me to realize the significance of the truth which is God's word.

These are the simple questions which I need to answer in the paper,

On an average,

1. How many hours do you spend in-front of TV every week?.

2. How many hours do you spend on Facebook, YouTube, Mobile every week?

3. How many hours do you spend in church every week?

4. How many hours do you spend reading the Bible every week?

Identify the gap between (1+2) and (3+4) and see what is feeding your life more?. Don't you think those are the toughest questions to be answered? I found it real hard to answer the same and envision how bad I' m performing to finish my race as a winner.

Yes there is so much of gap between the questions mentioned above and realized which is feeding my life more. So what  could be the major hitting factor in our Prayer life? It could be a lack of prayer time or mainly it could be lack of reading GOD's word.Why we are not able to read God's word for long hours as desired and planned every-time than the time we spent on other activities.

These are the few things which really touched me when the brother was preaching.

Here is the verse quoted,

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16, 17 NIV)

As the verse says, all scripture is God breathed, so if I start reading the scripture regularly it will surely equip me for every good work which will help me to come out as a winner. But would satan be really happy about it? Certainly not as we may know how he dealt with Eve,

"Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” Genesis 3:1". Serpent questions Eve that ,does God really said that and deceived her with the very same word God spoke which is the truth.

So we know what happened after Eve and Adam ate the fruit?

Hope now you would have got the pulse of it,

" You shall know the truth and the truth shall let you free" John 8:32

"It is HIS job to speak to you and it is your job to obey HIS words." Since this message really touched me I thought I would share my learning and experience which will definitely help you to win your race.

Here is what given in the exercise to re-establish the place of scripture.

1. Study it daily

2. Discuss it - Proverbs 27:17 - " As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another"

3. Apply it.

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do. (James 1:22-25 NIV)

So I have decided to Re- establish the place of scripture. How about you.?Is it not so important for us to obey his word? Obeying HIM is the actual worship we do and that's what God's expectation too is often we hear from our Pastors speech..!God Bless!

In Christ alone

Justina Stephen