Enkounters

Courtesy of: Thingsveryspecial.com Be careful what you pick up what traits you copy and what habits you adopt; It’s never easy to shed the old self and it takes even longer for people to accept the new self. Be careful what you say. Think it through a hundred times or more if it needs to be said. Words expose your true character and what you say cannot be taken back.   What you say has the power to build up as well as tear down another;what you say has the power to make you unclean. At times silence is best kept. Exercise wisdom in all things Wisdom comes through experiences. No one can gain it for you It is the good that you take from experiences both good and bad that is the building block of wisdom… Not the wisdom preached by this world, but the wisdom which comes through knowing one’s self. Practice self control. The small step you take today in this direction will make a huge impact tomorrow. Discipline is key to growth while indiscipline leads to sta

~Love God,Live life,One Enkounter at a Time~

Psalm 62   is not normally considered the prototype amongst the passages looking at love, but read a bit further and decide for yourself. “ 1 My soul finds rest in God alone; My salvation comes from him. 2 He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken.  11 One thing God has spoken, Two things have I heard that you, O God, are strong,  12 And that you, O Lord, are loving. Surely you will reward each person according to what he has done”. Out of all the verses in this Psalm, these are the four that struck my fancy at a particular point in time and out of the four, verse 11 is the one that intrigued me the most.  God is strong and God is loving . It just hit me like Wow , God is loving and God is strong! This psalm really speaks of God as a refuge and impels readers to place their trust and hope in God. Though not a prototypical passage on love, this made me question for the umpteenth time what is love? Surely, this feeling that human beings all yearn for

In awe of you I stand, examining your plan for this life and the next, but all the world’s a mess My vision is at best clouded and all around me shrouded by the darkness that unfolds in the most unlikely of places I see it on those faces Once filled with your joy and peace Now they’re longing for release From the sickness and disease in life See how they struggle with the strife that seeks to pull them under Lord sometimes I wonder, when will it all end? But until then Until the answer comes When at last the battle’s done My gaze will remain transfixed Never flailing, forever remaining with you The Unchanging One. ~Live Life, Love God, One Enkounter at a Time~

I am not familiar with any studies on the topic and I am no anthropologist but I have observed an increase, worldwide,  in the ‘awareness’ of some of the more noble things in life, like family life and spirituality. At this time, I can point specifically to Marriage and Lent.  There seems to have been a reversion of sorts where, like their fore parents, the young working class of the 21st century are marrying comparatively early. It seems they have diverted from Sociologists' projection of them delaying marriage in favor of career advancement and extended exploration of their sexuality etc.  Similarly, at the start of Lent, many appear more spiritual and express a growing interest in parting with prized possessions or giving up comfortable habits for the period. While these two seemingly unconnected things are outwardly praiseworthy, it would be interesting to consider the heart of the matter . After all, the heart has been said to be deceitful above all else! Truth be told, if we

~Live Life, Love God, One Enkounter at a Time~