Dear..
'I was too troubled to speak. I thought about the former days, the years of long ago'
Psalm 77:4-5
The only thing troubling me today is the hot and humid weather, for while life is still full of troubles, time with God has ensured that the tentacles of troubles have very little grip upon those who know that God is Sovereign, and who knows God, because we seek Him.
'Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget His deeds but would keep His commands.'
Psalm 78:7
Today's Sunday Times has an article on a very entrepreneurial gentleman in his 30s, who started an on-line tyre business, and one niche he served is the many damsels in distress, who needed a change of tyres for their four-wheelers. This same chap has aspirations for a life of ease and he thinks that $2mio cash in the bank, with home paid for and no debts is the gateway to nirvana.
I was like him once, and with the kids down with flu, I had a little time to do my own stocktake of my worth, in dollars and cents, and not as in the eyes of the beholder. A cusory examination of my past follies and what could also passed off as intelligent decisions then, would surely have sent me to the poor house.
But God is good. Even as i chose to ignore him the first 4 decades of my miserable life, He never left me adrift, and while Eve was not good for Adam, my wife was truly good to and for me, for without her, I would have moved off keel many times over.
'But they continued to sin against Him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High. They willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved..'
Psalm 78:17-18
Life after 40, knowing and acknowledging the grace and love of God for me has been a bliss, even though life is not always a breeze. I have come out of the desert and prayerfully, the only desire in my life is to be holy, for God is holy. Needs I still have, but I know that God has and will provide, including lunch.
And so, if you care to read the same Sunday papers today, there is another article entitled "Food for thought.'
The writer talked about the joy of being able to move from what was a clinical lunch with an acquaintance to one of greater connectivity, when his lunch partner shared about her renewed spirtuality as a Catholic.
The writer thinks that he can no longer be a Catholic given his present lifestyle choice. As what alternatives it is, best for us to keep our guesses to ourselves, but God is everpresent and ever-ready to hold our hands, if only we are willing to turn to Him and away from the devil.
'I am the Lord, and there is no other.'
Isaiah 45:6
For me, the first 4 decades of my life was what should have not have been. But it matters not, for what is now is a life of joy and peace, for i no longer walked my own way and lived to regret it, and life is now one of thankfulness and joyous anticipation, as God brings me on a new yet not daunting route, for He is the same God, today, tomorrow and when Christ returns
'You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron'
Psalm 77:20
'O My people, hear My teaching.; listen to the words of My mouth.'
Psalm 78:1
God Blesses
Eng Hieang
(11oct09)
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