Faith and Life Blog

  I looked at the document I was working on and realized that I had inadvertently corrected something that in fact, didn't need to be corrected. It was an innocent mistake, but thanks to the undo/redo feature in Microsoft Word, the matter was quickly rectified with the click of a button. I could go back and correct the error I had made without suffering any consequences. All I had to do was to select the undo option. And, if at any point I had a change of heart, I could simply select redo , and revert to the original text. How convenient! As simple and easy as it may be, what works for Microsoft Word, cannot work in real life. The mistakes that we make, innocent or not, cannot be erased at the click of a button. It behooves us then to be careful of the choices that we make - the things we do, the words that come out of our mouths, the way we treat others, how we use our time, and the people that we invite into our lives. Let us be mindful that we can never go back in time, so it ...

  The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of  light.    But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that  is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! (Matthew 6:22-23) I overheard a humorous exchange between two ladies as I walked one morning. One was telling the other that she had, for a  while, been using her old pair of glasses because she had misplaced the newer one.  When she eventually found the new pair, she realized that all she had not been seeing was as clearly as she should have. Everything had looked so dull and unreal but she had gotten accustomed to seeing them that way and that state had become her reality. The new glasses, however, shed new light on things.  In her words |' everything seemed brighter and clearer .' She now had a new perspective. She was now literally seeing things from a new vantage point.  She lamen...

  Abide in me, and I in you.  As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.  I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. John 15:4-5 My new Bluetooth earphones provided me with a powerful reminder a few days ago. I was on a break at work and decided to watch a YouTube video on my cellphone. As I was doing so, I remembered that I needed to use the photocopier downstairs. I stepped away from my desk but forgot to take my cell phone with me. The beauty of this wireless earphone was that though I was not physically near to the cell phone, I could still listen from within a certain range. So it was not until I reached a point beyond the blue tooth range that I realized that something was wrong. The earphone speaker suddenly announced to me that I was disconnected. No sweat. I continued walking as I was confident tha...

  My sheep hear my voice , and I know them, and they follow me John 10:27 Recently I was watching the Sports news on television. When a particular item of news came on, the video of the event came up on the screen, but the reporter's face was not shown. Even though I did not see a face, I instantly recognized the voice of the reporter. It was easy for me. I did not have to struggle because I watch the news on a regular basis and as such, I have become accustomed to not just the faces, but also the voices of various reporters. Distinguishing one from the others was therefore not an issue for me. This to me was simple, yet profound. We often struggle to hear the voice of God. God is always speaking but we do not always hear because of the clamor around us. In addition, we sometimes do not hear because we are not sure how to distinguish the voice of God from all the other voices we hear.  There are many other contending voices that can cause a sense of confusion and doubt, hence ...