hmmmm
i need to find a way to see my inability to foresee and predict the future as a blessing,because today it seems like a curse. Coupled with the fact that the decisions twentysomethings make can affect the course of their life on this planet, and being that God doesn’t exactly send text messages to guide each decisions, i really would prefer my crystal ball powers right now.

hmmmm
i’m still thinking

Step 1: Surrender your will to God: You do this by admitting you have a preference,

I’ll leave the rest to you

For me, I know that I am very bad at making decisions on my own - experience has taught me that. So my prayer life always gets more intense whenever I have a major decision to make. And part of that prayer involves me asking God to close every door and block every path that is wrong for me, so that only His way remains.

I remember it working out like that when I was deciding what to study in University. I applied for a few different programs and I had the grades to get into all of them. But I only got into one - and it was almost by accident. But of course there are no accidents with God. Anyway since I have been following that career path I have found that it fits extremely well with the gifts that God has given me. But I know I would have never figured it out and I would have never looked at channeling that gift towards a career unless I had gone through the program I did.

A bit long - but I hope you get the point. I believe that if you really really want to do God’s will in your heart of hearts, you should pray sincerely and often and ask for direction, and then get up and move. God will make sure you end up in the right path.

The ultimate search for the eastern philosopher was peace.
I am sure that atleast one of the three wise men was looking for a way to attain peace.
No wonder they called Jesus the Prince of Peace

Paul looked at Faith, Love and Hope and called Love the greatest. Love is to reach out to people, but peace is to be reconciled with yourself so that you can value others. Unless you are at peace with yourself genuine love to others cannot overflow. Isn’t that true. If I have not reconciled the fact that the islamic world is my brother, how will i be at peace with them and how will i proceed to love them.

When we think Love we visualise the heart – the life support of our body, love makes your heart tick they say, it is actually the anxiety of love that makes your heart go pitter patter.
When we think Joy we visualise the face, our expressions never betray us.
When we think of Peace we visalise the mind- calm and serene. Like the Zen master who has nothing to loose because he is equipped internally.

Chaos rules the day. Chaos rules the universe. Where is Peace. How does one attain it?
Peace in our every day lives is lost to anxiety. Is lost to mistrust with our neighbours, is lost to not understanding our purpose in this world.

The eastern philosopher searched for ways to control his mind, he invented meditation, he underwent suffering, he gave up wealth, and gave up all wordly things including clothes (Jains) to be a master of his own mind. He knew if he wanted, he would get. He knew that all powers lied within himself and all he had to do was search for it, untangle it, suffer for it and it will then just pop out, giving him a halo, making him a sadhu, saint, zen master. A man who conquered the world by conquering himself. No ego would hurt him, because he is himself, No task would be difficult, because it is the fear of the task that makes it difficult. He would have no enemies because he was himself and would not dare anybody else. Om Shanti Om (Shanti-Peace, OM is the soothing sound that brings us peace, the word first uttered by God)

This idea of peace is still popular in our pop literature, the book stores on our railway staions and airports abound with them. They call them self help books. This my friends was the biggest deception track the devil led the people.

Shalom – is another word for peace. It has the same root as Shanti.

Shalom- The Lord is the author of peace. We cannot find it in ourselves
Peace, I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 
(John 14:27)
The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.  
–Psalm 29:11

1.Peace flowed from through us and through us to the rest of the world.

Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Peace comes out of following the Law. The law is and was the antidote to Chaos. The Law ensured peace.

Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
–Psalm 119:165
 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. 
–Isaiah 26:3
 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:  
–Romans 5:1

Just as the Shepherd leads the Sheep to the still waters, Jesus would lead us down the paths of peace. A place where anxieties are put to rest, where they sleep for ever. The peace Paul enjoyed after changing from Saul is conversion. The peace in him which allowed him to stand before crowds and kings was unnerving. The kings said there is something about this man. He was at peace, he was at ease.

so right now i am claiming his promises daily especially on those days when opening the front door is scary

happy sabbath

Any word on where they’re hosting it next year?