Sayings of Samuel Godfrey George - June 2017

There is guidance and misguidance. The guided are those who love. The misguided are those who hate.

The God I have come to know, is not on the side of those who terrorize and murder people for being different from them. He is not an advocate of lawlessness and bloody violence. He is a lover, who is waiting to save everyone, who will come to him, of his or her own accord. But if people want to turn away from God, and follow their human stirrings, they are likely to submit to the hatred that is rife, where divine love and tolerance are absent. Such hatred is from the devil, for he who spurns God is a person who is more like the devil, than he or she may realize.

A common temptation might afflict this world. But, not everyone is similarly tempted. The greatest temptations come to the ones who are most driven to God. Every human teacher knows that the hardest questions are for those who exceed others in understanding, and more suitable for greater challenges. In short, not all tests are similar in severity. And the way of escape is not similarly accessible to all the tempted. Some tests are so terrible that they produce a gut-wrenching cry of desperation from the cross. There appears to be no hope of any way out.

"We all need help". Let this not be our excuse for not helping others. We need help, but we should help others in greater need.

There is a world of difference between doing something and trying to do something. We should try first in order to do later.

Humility is an endearing quality. Be humble particularly with those who have less than you.

For us to be harmonious, we need not only to tolerate difference, but also to appreciate it.

For all of us to be harmonious, we need not only to tolerate difference, but also appreciate it.

God is going to bless you soon. He is already blessing you. Soon you will know how much he cares for you. Just believe.

Enjoy the good in your life. Don't be troubled by the bad. Give it to God, and ask him to help you overcome it.

Care for animals. Feed a stray animal. Take care of plants. Do whatever you can for the creations of God.

Believe that God is working for you. Believe that God is going to answer your prayer soon.

Try to care for another person, as you would care for yourself. Try to love another human being, as you love yourself.

Speak well to those who have been impolite to you. Show them by example how to use words constructively.

Do good to please others. Don't do good to please yourself. But above all, do good to please God.

Do good every day. But don't overdo it. Enjoy the good that you do, and look forward to it.

Don't worry about what you cannot change. Give it to God, and ask God to do what only he can do.

I will pray for you. Be of good cheer. Your God will not fail you. Believe that. Say that.

Don't forget to help the needy. Also remember God's workers and help those who work for God.

There is always hope where God is present. God knows your need. Believe that he will grant your request at the right time.

If you are in need, pray for others who are in need. If you are troubled, pray for those who are in trouble.

If people are rude to you, be polite with them in return. If people insult you, praise them in return. Only do this sincerely.

Try to do good to those who have been unkind to you. Try to bless them, and pray for them. Believe that you can do this.

Even if people have not been good to you, try to think well of them. Think about forgiving them. Try to pray for them.

Learn to think of others. Try to wish them well. Help them if you can. Pray for their welfare.

2000 years have added considerably to human knowledge and understanding. To ignore this increased wisdom, and indiscriminately prefer biblical knowledge to contemporary knowledge, would be a great folly.

God as a lover on one side and a hater on the other side, may be alluring to some terrorized and terrorizing creatures in the world, but the truth is that God is, above all. love, and that he did not send his Son to condemn the world. The Bible that some modern day Pharisees are married to, does mention these things plainly But along with these things, there is a great list of warnings, that drives the neo-Pharisees to a self-righteous frenzy. What a man chooses to focus on is his business. I choose to see the good. I choose to accept love, and tell others about it. Some lap up love and fury together, and try to sell it to the world as pure love. Only tormented, terrorized and insane people may accept it as such.

Biblical slavery begins with an attitude that says that the Bible writers knew God better than we do today. It ensures, in many cases, a lifetime of craven servitude to the Bible, which is a man-made anthology of so-called Spirit-inspired writing. There is much truth n the Bible, and there is much truth elsewhere as well. When Jesus Christ was here, close-minded, God-distorters opposed his teaching. Christ's teaching was quite revolutionary, and he transformed the image of a vengeful, vindictive, exclusive, local God into a forgiving, global, inclusive God. What bible-centric, fear-mongers are doing today is not very different from what the Pharisees did with Jesus.

It is my prayerful hope that those who worship God in fear, will one day worship him without fear. No one, who has had a loving parent, can conceive of being terrified of that parent. And God is greater than the greatest human parent. His love is a beautiful thing. Many of us have such a distorted image of God's love, that we can never rest easy, after we are told that God loves us unconditionally. We see him as a lover, who is constantly monitoring our behaviour, like a cruel headmaster, and will not hesitate to punish us, if we disobey him. And since we cannot obey him in human strength, we despair that we will never live up to his expectation of us. This terrible fear will kill any regard or love we might have for God. And what we end up showing to him is a false affection born of fear, and bred in terror. Such a sham can never please God. Still, God loves all of us, even the cowardly ones, who cower under him.

I too quaked in fear once. I too feared God's judgement. It certainly seemed more convincing than his love. But we are told unequivocally in the Bible that God is love, and that he forgives a multitude of sins. We are also told that he sent us his Son, Jesus Christ, to save us from our sins. He laid down his life for us to wash all our sins away. He did not come to condemn the world, but to save the world. Jesus Christ told an unforgettable story of a lost son, who returned to his father, after a terribly sinful life, and is accepted without the slightest reproof. Is this the image of God that we should cherish in our hearts, or should we still quake in fear at the thought of weeping and gnashing of teeth? John the apostle of Jesus Christ, who leaned against his Lord in a tenderly intimate manner, states that there is no fear in love, and that those who fear are not perfected in love, for they still live in fear of judgement. Many believers in this world fall under this category. Fear is their great motivation to worship. Such people struggle to love God, and are constantly in fear of displeasing him. They say that he is a great loving Father, but are terrified of his judgement. No one who sees them will believe that God is love. Such people do more damage to God than unbelievers.

God is not an evil sadist, who continually displays an image of fiery hell, or an emotional blackmailer, who perpetually flashes an image of the crucified Jesus Christ to intimidate us into submission to him. The love of God compels in other ways. And when we are drawn into his love, we don't feel used or manipulated. When we begin to know God, we fear him and his judgement. We are terrified of him, when we read the numerous warnings in the Bible. But this is the truth. God's great anger at human sin is now a thing of the past. Jesus Christ satisfied the demands of that great wrath on a cross in Calvary, thousands of years ago. There is no more sacrifice required by God, beyond the death of his own beloved Son. The blood of Christ washed every human sin that was ever committed. There is nothing more any God-believing human can do to make his salvation secure or insecure. And those who believe in God's work through Christ, are born of God, and indwelt by the Holy Spirit, who gently renews their human minds to conform to the divine mind of Christ. When people resist and turn away, the Spirit disciplines them and brings them back into his fold. He does not fail, for God is not incompetent. Those he holds in his grasp cannot be wrested away from him. When believers accept these truths, they will pass from fear to fearlessness, and their love will be perfected. However, those who believe that the people of God can fall away and be lost again, have no idea of God's mastery over his own people. They are still quaking in fear, for divine judgement overwhelms divine love in their unperfected hearts and minds.

The notion of a bible-centric, fear-ridden human stopping me is ridiculous. I have seen my share of bible-thumpers, and beam-bearing, mote locators, and I have absolutely no regard for them. I will continue to speak of a scandalously loving and gracious God, for that is the only one I know.

A fear-ridden faith is a despicable thing. And those who advocate it are pitiable. I hope they see that there is no terror in love. And God is not a terrorising tyrant anymore. That portrait has been done to death. There is no currency for that among the perfected.

Spirituality without common sense can be madness. That kind of madness may appeal to some people sometimes. It even appeals to me at times. But we cannot abandon common sense forever. If we were to do everything that the Bible tells us to do, we would be unfit to live in modern society, Even that may be acceptable to spiritual lunatics in this world, But I would like to strike a balance between spiritual lunacy and spiritual common sense. That might dilute the Christ message in some fanatical eyes. But, it is a risk that I am willing to take.

Don't be determined to succeed. But be determined to enjoy what you are able to do.

What if you've failed often? Start enjoying your failures. You might even become an expert in failure.

Life could be very difficult and terribly unfair. But it will still be a gift that cannot be kicked away.

I care not for the offence. But sometimes I kick the offender out.

We want to help. But the best we can do sometimes is to shut up, and let people live their lives.

If you care about what people say, you will often be hurt.

When the same thing appeals again and again, you have become addicted to it.

Someone asked me, "How do you write like this?" My answer was, "I was allowed to make many mistakes in my life."

It is sad when things don't happen as you wish. But you should learn to be happy about even this.

You may harm people by not letting them make mistakes. They may never discover who they are, if you stand in the way.

This is what God has done. He has given me a life that I never wanted to live, and showed me how to live it with grace.

I never wanted to live this life. But I now willingly live it. I never wanted to speak this message. But I now freely speak it.

It's good to be neat, but we are often slovenly. Not everything will be as we wish . We should accept the lack of control.

Don't guard people too much. Let them wander and get lost. Let them fall and know the pain. Pain will teach them what you cannot.

Let others make their mistakes. Let them fall, and let them learn how not​ to fall again.

Take it easy. Let others live their lives.

There are some who have impaired relationships in the process of giving constructive advice.

Sayings of Samuel Godfrey George - May 2017

Sometimes you will have to do it late to do it best.

There will always be those who deny that Jesus Christ is God. And they will use the Bible to discredit his divinity. That divinity is unquestionably clear in the Bible. We have situations in the Bible, where the word "God" is made distinct in reference from Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. But this is simply on account of the inadequacy of language. God is One and in three. Consider the words in Genesis, when God says, "Let Us make man in Our image." This reveals a great mystery to me. And the word Elohim in that context, refers to a plural God.

The God of the Old Testament is also Jesus Christ. He is also the Holy Spirit. The three are One.

If Jesus is not God, who is he? Is he just another son of God, like an angel or a spiritually regenerated human? Is he simply a messenger? Is he just a prophet or a holy man, as some people say? Or is he something worse, a deceiver or a lunatic perhaps? Consider the words of John. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word Was God." Consider the words of Jesus, as he refers to himself. "He who has seen me has seen the Father." Consider Isaiah's words, "And he shall be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and the Prince of Peace." Consider Paul's words, "Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to." I see no reason to discredit the divinity of Jesus. And I don't discredit it myself.

Good speech is not just a skilful observance of rules, it is also a respectful awareness of the other person.

You cannot speak well, without being well-mannered.

A good learner is someone who changes his behaviour appropriately.

It is unethical to record people's conversation without letting them know in advance.

Mockers will only hear silence from God. It is when the last shred of their human foolishness is lost, that God will respond.

If you want God's help, ask for it humbly. And wait for God to respond.

As a human being, I cannot respond to everyone who knocks on my door. But may God do what I cannot.

It is not in having more that happiness lies. Happiness is being satisfied with whatever we have, and sharing it with others.

Be grateful for what God gives you today, and don't be envious of someone who has more.

God's purposes are good, even if we don't like them.

Break out of the mould. People do it time and again. Lives change. You don't have to be stuck with anything.

To journey from fear to faith, everything that supports you must be thrown away.

As I lie in bed, I address my fears. I write reminders on my smartphone and share it with others.

Do it for God, and you will be happy. Do it for yourself, and you will not be happy.

Only a man born of God can speak for God.

Know your inadequacy, and then you will know God's adequacy.

God alone will take care of you. And this you will know when everyone exits the scene.

Fear happens when you focus on what you can do. Faith happens when you focus on what God can do.

Fear is when you believe in what the world tells you. Faith is when you believe in what God tells you.

If you've done no wrong, you have no reason to fear. But, if you've done wrong, confess it to God, and he will forgive you.

Face your fears. There is no other way out of them. But face them with God, knowing that he will never leave you alone.

We are all instruments in God's hands. But only some of us are willing to be used.

You cannot see white properly without seeing black beside it. To see white in its purity, you need the knowledge of blackness.

The longing for the day overcomes the lusts of the night.

You cannot value the day without the night. The night makes the day desirable.

In my search for God, I met the devil first.

Seek God even as the devil walks beside you.

You cannot​ have God without the devil bothering you.

To see God, you must see the devil first.

Don't be dismayed by the devil in you. Only God can make you see the devil in you.

Man wants to be like God. But he is more like the devil. The more he desires the divine nature, the more he recognises his devilishness.

When giving hurts, it is far more meaningful and closer to the heart of God.

You truly help when you deprive yourself of something that you will surely miss.

Pray always, but whenever possible, you should do more. When you can do more, don't stop with praying.

Praying for someone is not as difficult as helping that person in a time of trouble.

Who is Jesus Christ? He is the Saviour of the world. He is the Messiah, who came to bind the oppressor and set captives free. He came to lay down his life for the sins of this world, so that people may be justified with God and spend eternity in Heaven. It is by his blood that our sins are washed away. It is by his stripes that we are healed — spirit, soul and body. In him, we are more than conquerors. Through him we can do all things. With him, we are seated in the heavenlies. But without him, we will live in darkness, and we will always be captive to sin. We will die, and rise again to an eternal life of shame, pain and separation from God. This is the essence of the Christian faith. And those who believe in it are reassured of a new life, abundant with love, joy and peace, and all the good things that God wants to give his children. They will live with Jesus Christ and like Jesus Christ even on earth.

Those who turn to Jesus Christ are the sheep who hear the voice of the Good Shepherd. Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd, who lays down his life for his people. He was crucified on a cross for the sins of the whole world, and his blood washed away the sins of all human beings. But humans need to believe in Jesus Christ, to receive their salvation. Salvation is free, but it is not cheap. The people of God should believe in the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world. They should accept the forgiveness of God that comes through this sacrificial death of Jesus Christ. And they should confess with their mouths that Jesus Christ is Lord, and believe in their hearts that God raised him from the dead. When they do so, they will be the sons and daughters of God, who will live eternally with God. By faith, they travel from darkness to life, and overcome physical death to inherit everlasting life with God. Their road is narrow and difficult. Their path to God is filled with strife and pain. They do not =reach the pearly gates of Heaven, without shedding many tears on earth. But God holds them firmly in his grasp, and comforts and strengthens them in their distress. Christ himself lives with them through his Spirit, and enables them to live like him. Through his Holy Spirit, they are spiritually renewed every day, so that they become more like Christ. And with the Sprit of Christ in them, they overcome every challenge in their way. In Christ, they become new creations, dead to sin, and alive to God. They are able to overcome their sinful nature, as they daily submit to God, who reigns in them. Truly the Kingdom of God is established in their hearts. And they live like Jesus Christ even on earth.

Not all of us turn to Christ. Very few of us run to him. Even fewer find him and live with him. Many of us in this world are not aware of the terrible plight in which we find ourselves. We are not consciousness of the terribleness of sin, and its eternal consequences. Many humans believe that they are a little flawed, but they do not believe that they are terribly flawed and powerfully drawn to sin. They do not realize that they are slaves to sin. They are not aware that they are destined to go to hell, a place of eternal separation from God, if they are not justified before God. They do not recognize that they are under a divine curse that only the Son of God can lift. They do not recognize Jesus Christ as the Son of God. They do not acknowledge him as the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world. They are not aware that it is in the spilling of his blood that payment for the sins of humanity is made. They do not recognize that it is Jesus Christ alone that can save them, therefore they do not seek him. And they live their earthly life without him, and they die, only to rise again in a dark world separated from him forever.

Why do we want to live like Jesus Christ, when what he did on earth, is way beyond our ability to emulate? Why are we drawn to be like someone who is not like anyone on this earth? The thoughts and ways of Jesus Christ are far removed from human experience. Yet, why do we desire the extreme difference of Jesus Christ? Perhaps we are fed up with being human. We were made in the image of God, and we desperately desire his godliness. But we are trapped helplessly in selfish living. We are under the yoke of sin. And sinfulness is a great burden to bear. That is why we turn to Christ. We run to him, because he takes our sins away, and makes us right before God. He also enables us to live a godly life through the power of his Spirit, working in us. Through him, we are reconciled to God, and restored to the original image in which we were made.

How did Jesus Christ live? What is so good about his life, that people should want to emulate it? Jesus Christ lived for God, in obedience to God, doing God's will in this world. He spoke only what he heard from God. He did not do anything, which God did not want him to do. He never transgressed God's law while he was on earth. He helped all people. He particularly cared about the socially marginalised people. He was kind and considerate, and did not turn anyone away. He healed sickness, and raised people from the dead. He performed many miracles. But, his greatest act was to lay down his life for the entire world. When we consider all that Jesus did in this world, we realize that no human being can emulate the way Jesus Christ lived. But, we still have the desire to live like Jesus.

Is it possible to live like Jesus Christ? It is not possible in human strength, but with God it is possible. Is it desirable to live like Jesus Christ? The answer may vary from person to person. As far as I am concerned, it is not a bad idea to live like Jesus Christ. In fact, it could be the best kind of life a human being can live.

Never be ashamed of what you have. Be proud of what you have. Because what you have was given to you by God. And what he has given must be displayed with joy.

Life is a great gift. Life is a privilege. Let us acknowledge how precious this gift is, before it is too late. And let us bless the Lord who gives us life. All life proceeds from him. We cannot be alive without God. Shall we bless the Lord today? Shall the living people bless their Lord today?

I bless the Lord today. I thank him for my life. I thank him for the lives of all his people. I thank him for life, the life that I see all around me. I bless him today. I thank him.

A hateful heart should learn to love. And there is only one teacher as far as love is concerned. His name is God. Those who hate should know God. Ironically, some God believers are the ones who hate the most. People who say they believe in God do such hateful acts. They destroy other people’s lives. The question that must be asked is, “Who is God? What does he want us to do?” As far as I am concerned, God is love. And God has put us on earth, so that we may live together in harmony. We should not end up killing one another. That is what is happening in the world today. And before the situation gets worse, let us who know God is love, show what love is. Let us show by example what love is, so that others may learn from us. It is our job to show the world love.

I stand in the light, but I live in a very dark world. There is much hatred in this world, hatred arising from intolerance. Some people cannot tolerate difference. They cannot live with difference. So, they try to obliterate difference. They try to destroy difference. And this results in terrorist activities.

Terrorism is intolerance. People terrorize others because they cannot stand them. They cannot stand otherness. They cannot stand difference. This darkness comes from hatred.

Let those who love humanity stand up against those who hate them. Let those who want to preserve diversity in life stand up firmly against those who want to obliterate every difference. There is strength in unity, and there is greater strength in love, when it binds diverse people. Let the heavenly strength of love stand up against the demonic power of hate. In such a conflict, love will overcome deadly obstacles. But let love go hand in hand with God. Let us say a prayer to the Maker of this world, and let us ask us him today and every day to deliver us from evil. For evil in its purest form can be brought down only by God, the ultimate preserver of order in an unfathomable universe.

Murders and killings are a part of human history right from the very beginning. Much blood has been spilt because of intolerance. Carnages are reported in holy books such as the Bible. God himself is reported as having ordered some of the worst blood baths in history. But one cannot be certain how accurate these accounts are. Jesus Christ came into the world to show us love. He came to bring forgiveness and not condemnation. This loving-kindness and unlimited forgiveness together form his significant revelation about God. And as Jesus said, he who has seen him has seen God. As a believer in Jesus Christ, I say that God is indeed light, and that there is no darkness in him at all. Whatever darkness we see in God, is human misperception, resulting from our inherent limitedness. The God I have come to know, is not on the side of those who terrorize and murder people for being different from them. He is not an advocate of lawlessness and bloody violence. He is a lover, who is waiting to save everyone, who will come to him, of his or her own accord. But if people want to turn away from God, and follow their human stirrings, they are likely to submit to the hatred that is rife, where divine love and tolerance are absent. Such hatred is from the devil, for he who spurns God is a person who is more like the devil, than he or she may realize.

There is guidance and there is misguidance. Those who are guided are people who love. Those who are misguided are people who hate. We are alive in this world to help one another make sense of a troubled life. We need the help of one another to go on, even as life throws its endless challenges at us. We cannot burden ourselves further by hating one another, just because we cannot be the same in every way. We should realize that difference is in everything, and that there is much variety in all that we find in this world. We should value difference and even desire it, for it makes life far more interesting than it would be if all of us were alike in every way. Let religion or any other consideration, not attempt to homogenize a heterogeneous world population. Such an attempt will never succeed, and if forced upon humanity will cause great distress.

You should value human life. To be able to do this, you should value your own life, and see it as a gift from God. If you don't believe in God, then see life as a gift that should be appreciated and guarded, as much as you can. It may be a gift from no one in particular, if you are an atheist, but life does not cease to be a gift because you have no theistic belief. Enjoy the gift of life and let others enjoy it as well. We are not here on earth to be identical in every respect. We humans are different and varied in our beliefs and lifestyles. Let us enjoy our differences even as we seek similarities. Let us not be dismayed by difference, and try to set it right intolerantly through deadly violence. Let us not dare to destroy other people's lives, just because they are different from us. Such actions do not stem from love. And love is what will keep us alive in this world, as long as life is possible on earth.

If you think that there is something wrong in the world today, you cannot correct it through violent actions that ensue from hateful intolerance. You should share your knowledge of life with people respectfully and sensitively, and hope that your approach to life strikes a chord with those who hear you. If people do not find your approach desirable, then you should let them live according to their own wishes, without encroaching on their freedom, and troubling them in any way.

Let us be ruled by love and tolerance, and let us promote life rather than destroy it. Those who destroy human life for the sake of religious belief, are guided by hatred and intolerance. Such qualities no longer appeal to a majority of human beings as divine in origin.

You should not take your own life, for it is a gift from God. And you should not take the lives of others as well, in the name of God. Such killings are reported in holy books, but they don't have any approval anymore either from God or from Man.

The father of the lost son in the Bible, did not tell his son how to behave. He let the young man misbehave, and when the son returned repentant for his wrongdoing, the father accepted him wholeheartedly, without a single word of censure. This person, above all, truly represents the character of God. Jesus Christ is the author of this portrait, and it must count. But God is often seen, and even portrayed in the Bible, as harsh and vindictive. And this image stays longer in the mind than the image of the forgiving father.

"This is what I've done for you" is a glorious line, if you say it once. But if you say it every day, it will become despicable.

It is important to say, "I love you", and repeat it as many times as necessary. But it is self-defeating to say, "I love you, so do what I want you to do." And when repeated, this will be counter-productive. It will turn the loved one away.

Don't try to impress people with words, which are uncommon and long. Always choose words that convey your meaning directly and without distortion.

A beginner needs help as much as anyone else, and probably even more. There are levels of difficulty in life, and the higher we go, the more difficult it gets. But there is nothing as difficult as the beginning of a learning process. If you are a beginner, then your initial steps will be wobbly and unsteady.

A love that constantly reminds you of what it did for you, is no love at all.

From complexity to simplicity is the progression of knowledge.

Your work in life will not be completed.When you die, you will leave something incomplete. So rest in your incompleteness today.

Those who are in the hands of God do not care about themselves.

I don't spend too much time writing anything. I let the words tumble out of me. There will always be a better expression. But I try to come up with a sincere expression as quickly as possible. I don't go after the elusive best. I stick with the spontaneous and not- so-perfectly-formed expression.

Language proficiency is power. But how do we use this power? Do we use it to denigrate others? Do we use it to point out their deficiencies and thus emphasize our superiority? Do we use language to highlight differences and widen the bridge of separation that has already given rise to a divided humanity? Should we not use language to heal wounds and bind up those who are wounded by the consciousness of their own perceived differences?

It is not learning to speak English that has made me happy. Initially it did bring happiness. But now my happiness lies in understanding others and helping them discover themselves. Everyone is uniquely gifted and can do something worthwhile in this world. If language learning helps someone do this, then it is indeed a worthwhile occupation. But let language proficiency not be an end in itself. Let the ability to speak a language lead to greater searching and sharing. Let us use language to minister to the needs of others and harness their hidden potential. Let us enable them with language to do the same for those who are still undiscovered.

Just be direct. Say what you want to say, and nothing than that. Say it politely. Say it clearly. Don't try to speak something for the sake of effect. The only effect that you should have on others is an air of sincerity. There is nothing as charming as a sincere expression, no matter how flawed it may be in other ways.

When you are in trouble help someone else. When you are in need of inspiration, inspire another person. When you need urgently to pray for yourself, urgently pray for someone else. Think about someone else today.

If you try long enough, if you persist long enough, you will succeed. You will do what you want to do. This is what discovered. I will not give up even if I fail a few times. I will not give up even if I fail many times. I will not give up. I will not give up. And I don't want you to give up today - whatever you are trying to do.  

We can find something good even in someone who appears without merit if we look deeply with sympathy. And when we find the good we must declare it and celebrate it, so that the person may feel good and desire improvement. We cannot help people through unfavourable criticism and disparaging words. Such methods kill the spirit of others rather than give life to it.

Moderation is best. In belief and practice, in thought, feeling and speech, don't move to the extremes.

Stay in the middle. Stay in the zone of not knowing enough. For incompleteness is the lot of Man. And moderation is his safest zone.

Smile today and help someone else smile. Your future is in God’s hands, and he will not fail you. So don’t lose your joy today.

Fortunate is he who can celebrate God daily.

Look away from your achievements. Look at your Maker, the giver of all abilities. He is the reason for everything you prize.

It's poverty to be labelled where God is concerned. What he feels for us, and what we feel for him overflows man-made containers.

Labels cannot contain what I feel for God.

Don't alienate anyone, by favouring someone. Receive all with the same warmth. Let no one feel less than another.

For a change to take place you must feel the hurt of your mistakes. If you are not bothered by your faults, you will not change.

The first thing in education is: be aware of the person next to you. Let your behaviour not inconvenience the other person.

It is when you are aware of your mistakes, that your are not likely to repeat them.

Some learn only from their own mistakes. And there are some who learn from the mistakes others make.

Some people are starving for love. Don't hesitate to be generous with your smile today.

Don't resist the one who tries to help you, even if he hurts you in the process.

Some pains will have to be borne. But all things will work together for your good, if you trust in God. May God give you the strength to endure your suffering.

Don't be too hard on yourself. We all lose our head from time to time. That's why we need to support each other in this thing called life. Just try to do good whenever you can.

Don't be content to be a sinner. But be prepared to be a saint. For that is how God sees you, after Jesus washed your sins away.

Don't try to deserve God. But try to receive his forgiveness without condemning yourself.

God knows who you are, and what you've done. And​ he still loves you. So, be at peace with yourself.

Don't approach God with guilt. Approach him with gratitude.

Don't be desperate to know people. Be desperate to know God.

Let a book not become a god. Let God not become a book.

God is in places which you may not like to visit. God is in people whom you may not like to meet.

If you can hear my words, you are already being taught by me.

I will be a teacher to those who want to be taught.

I write so that I may be understood. So I try to strip away everything that hinders understanding.

Let the weak say, "I am strong." If you confess your weakness daily, weakness is where you will stay.

The more time you spend away from the light, the more you are to be pitied. You think you have found shelter in darkness. But the truth is that you are afraid of coming into the light. For you do not belong to the light.

Those who see the mixture — the god in the devil, and the devil in the god, have gone far enough.

Don't totally reject the ugly. For they have something beautiful in them. Don't totally accept the beautiful. For they have something ugly in them.

When you get close to someone, you will have show that person the other side of you, which you zealously guard from being seen by others.Closeness calls for disclosure of what you normally hide.

There is good in the bad, and there is bad in the good. Mixture is the essence of life.

When you need help, you will be ready to help anyone.

Be encouraged, for God is not heartless. Our very hearts are his creations.

Let your cry for help go to God again and again till he responds to you. But if he does not respond, as you want him to, maybe there is another response from him, which you cannot hear now. Just seek him, knowing that he is good, and that he will not disappoint the one who places trust in him.

When harmful desires diminish in power, they pave the way for inner peace.

We must learn to live peacefully, thankful for what we have, without complaining continually about what we do not have.

Every woman has a mother in her, and this she should celebrate, whether she is biologically a parent or not.

There are no care-givers in the world as lavish as mothers. May God bless all mothers today. May he increase their joy.

The love that comes after the rage is greater than the love before it. The peace that comes after the turmoil is greater than the peace before it.

What you say in rage cannot matter more than what you say when you are calm. The hasty words spoken in anger will be cancelled by the remorseful wisdom that comes when the rage is long gone.

We cannot be always calm, in the face of every challenge that life throws at us. Often, we lose our temper, and sometimes we totally lose our peace over something, which we later find inconsequential. It is when we suffer from the consequences of our great rage, we gradually detach from it. Calm arrives after much suffering. And such calm will prevail over future troubles.

Small mistakes can bring about a great fury. The sheer foolishness of some mistakes is hard to take.

Help others take care of you. Don't hinder the process by complaining. Life is difficult for all people. Even those who help you have their problems. Be sensitive to others, even as you are suffering with your own problem.

My safety lies in God. I can take all the precautions and still fall. Or I can dare the devil and still survive. With God.

Jesus is already here. He is in you. He is in me. Don't look for him in the sky.

We are all bad. Calling ourselves bad is telling only half of the truth. We are also good. If God lives in us, we are good. And that is what we should proclaim every day.

Be encouraged. You have a God who never wants you to be discouraged.

My wiring is not yet perfect. But my lights will continue to burn.

Grace is where I am.

I welcome back those who run away from me, just as God welcomes me when I run away from him.

I am troubled by me. That is why I go to God.

It is hard, but God makes it easier day by day. This is what we should believe as we submit our failures to him daily.

Keep trying hard, but before that say a prayer to God, and ask him to help you to get what you want.

We all prefer the fake look of strength to the genuine look of weakness.

We are all pretenders. Some of us are great pretenders.

The prayer that I said after my breakfast ​today was probably more robust than any I could have said before it. Often it is better to say a prayer while well-fed than to say one while starving.

It is not the physical posture, but the state of your heart that is crucial to the effectiveness of your prayer. A sincere prayer said sitting down or lying in bed is more effective than a insincere one said while kneeling down

A chronic excuse maker is more blame-worthy than anyone whom he or she blames.

Any human being who blames another person for a job not well done, is more to blame than the one who is blamed.

Sometimes you have to obey God even if you disagree with him.

It is never a bad idea to ask for forgiveness, if you have​ wronged someone. You don't have to wait for the other person to be willing to forgive you.

Good day to you friend. Make this day count. Use what you have. Don't be disheartened by what you don't have. Gladden someone. Lighten that person's burden. Show that person a way out of trouble today. Remember, your own happiness lies in making someone happy today.

God can help you with anything, provided you need his help. But his help doesn't always come the way you expect it. Most of the time, your own mind works out the answers. And your mind, like every other part of you is a gift from God.

Children of God, who have experienced many a heartbreak in this life of faith, I wish you the very best that God has in store for you. May he answer your prayers today in the way you want him to.

Don't strain too much. You cannot know everything. You need to be happy with the little that you will eventually know.

Happiness lies in accepting one's limitedness, and in being content with incompleteness of experience.

Just speak to God. Tell him what you want. And believe that he will give it to you, if it is according to his will. When you make requests to God, be willing to accept any answer from him. Submit to his plan for your life, and ask for his will to be done at al times.

Outward appearance without inner worth is a sad self-deception. It may not deceive the onlooker, but it may deceive the one who wears that look.

What's meant to be will be. Who's meant to be with you will be with you. You don't even have to try. What comes without effort is indeed what is destined.

If your interest in something doesn't last long, you can forget it. You will probably not get it, and if you do, you won't know what to do with it.

I don't know whether I believed in myself at first. I was just very attracted to something and l pursued it and I wouldn't quit until I could lay my hands on it and make it my own. Self-belief if it ever entered the picture was a late entrant. This is how I came to know what I know, and be what I am.

You don't need to know if you can do it. Part of the excitement of life is in discovering that you can do it.

We are all both learners and teachers in the lesson called life. Many times we learn, sometimes we teach.

Those who want more are always unhappy. The secret to being happy then is to be content with what you have.

Love will attain its object, if it is relentless. If the romantic pursuer will not abandon hope, there is a good chance that his love will be requited.

I leave often, but I always return, until now at least.

I have little time and much work. I do my very best to be useful, but I always fall short of my own expectations. But that's the nature of life.

Sometimes impatience does find its object. But many times, patience has a better chance to seize its object of desire.

The best communication is conveying much by saying little.

Leave no room for bitterness. Get what comes to you with gratitude. Leave what refuses to come with a blessing. Use what you have to produce even more. Do good as much as you can, without feeling remorseful for what you cannot do.

I am a student first, then a teacher. I consider myself a learner, who will not stop learning as long as I live.

Sayings of Samuel Godfrey George , April 2017

Don't let anything or anyone disturb you when you are in the zone. Let inspiration alone be your companion.

 

It is better not to try shortcuts. You just might meet with an accident if you do.

 

To be able to love someone even when that person does not return the love is the kind of freedom that should be particularly desired.

 

To be able to love anyone without expecting anything in return is an enviable freedom.

 

Not to care about results is a great freedom, which may even improve one's performance.

 

True freedom is to be able to do something without expecting any response from anyone.

 

Don't wait for someone to do the dirty work. Do it yourself if you care about the mess.

 

God does not always speak. Nor is he always silent. That is why it is hard to turn away from him.

 

Sometimes you just have to keep quiet. The undesirable will leave on its own.

 

Moderate desire will not get you to the top. If you want to climb an impossible peak, you need to be madly passionate about getting there.

 

Prayer is not a matter of uncertainty, but certainty. Almost certain is not certain. Total certainty is total abandonment.

 

You cannot be a sensible person of faith. You can only be a crazy person of faith. In this world, the true people of faith are perceived by the faithless as lunatics.

 

If you do something because you have to do it, it is better for you not to do it. It is good for you to do something only when you want to do it.

 

Life may seem hopelessly complicated. Some may even find it meaningless. The world is an evil place, some think. Yet God loved the world so much. What did he see in this world that captured his heart? He saw his own children without a sense of identity. He saw human beings misled by the devil, who usurped the role of father. God saw people behave like their satanic father. And he had to do something to redeem his children from the clutches of this murderer. If he had done nothing, that would have shown us that he did not love us. But he actually did something, which changed the course of history. He sent his only Son. Jesus Christ came into this world. He came to take us all back to God. And his sacrificial death for us on the cross, establishes beyond doubt the love that God has for us. That God is love is an eternal truth. That God loves human beings is the specific truth that Jesus Christ demonstrated to us. Whether we believe in the truth of God's love is up to each and every one of us. We may not be convinced of any truth regarding God. But if we would only believe, despite our doubts, that will do. And God will be pleased.

 

God is love. We are his children made in his image. Yet, we are so full of hate, you say. And God does nothing to stop this hatred from spreading like wildfire. What about wars and genocides? What about evil tyrants who gas their own countrymen? Why does God not intervene, when innocent children are abused and killed? Didn't God himself order genocides, you ask. Didn't God himself order the killing of all Canaanites, children included, in the Bible? If he is like that, how could he be described as a lover of humanity? This is my response: let Jesus Christ be a mirror to God. Whatever Jesus is, God is. Whatever Jesus is not, God is not. Did Jesus order genocides? Did Jesus advocate cruelty of any kind? Did Jesus not lay down his life for all human beings? Does that not show his love for us? Did he sacrifice himself so that we may perish on earth, and even go to hell? No, he did that, so that we may live with him in heaven. Only God loved us so much that he did not want us to perish. Also, consider how patient God is with the world. The first century Christians expected Jesus to return in their own lifetime. Twenty centuries later, we are still waiting for the end of all things. Why is God taking his time? I believe he is waiting on account of his love. He loves us so much, that he does not want to put an end to everything, without giving everyone a chance. This may not still convince you of God's love, But God does not want to convince anyone of his love. He wants us to believe in his love, even when we think we see the opposite of it.

 

God is all-powerful. Yet he seems to do nothing, when we want him so desperately to help us. He even seems not to care about us. Did he not walk away from his disciples, when they were tossing about in that wild sea? Why does God behave like this? God wants to build our trust, you say. God wants us to enlarge our faith. Did he not reprove his disciples for the little faith they showed? Yes, that could very well be the case. In difficult times, God seems distant and uncaring. It is at that time, we must hang on to the eternal truth that God does not abandon his children. No one who trusted in him was ever disappointed. But, there are many cases of disappointments with God, you say. That however, is the short-term picture. But in the long-term, from an eternal point of view we ought to believe that if we place our trust in God, he will not disappoint us, no matter what happens while we undertake the journey from earth to heaven.

 

God is good. But his goodness is not easy to understand or appreciate. He is good in a way human beings​ cannot conceive. His goodness may come across to us as its very antithesis. But let us remember that we see very little right now. And much of our understanding is coloured by our selfishness. If God did not do what we wanted, he is just not good, we think childishly. But if we want to know God's goodness, we have to give up our childish way of thinking. We need to believe in more than what we can see. We need to believe in the eternal truths of God.

 

Trust in God even though the pain is great and inexplicable. How can a good God allow such turmoil and disorder? How can he remain indifferent to pain? Could God be not as powerful or good as we thought? Such questions may linger in your mind. But relegate them to the periphery. Let faith alone be your greatest impulse, and let the eternal truths about God occupy the centre. And let our hope in the eternal virtues of God rage like an inextinguishable fire.

 

Should I be happy that I am popular? Should I be happy about my influence on others? I derive happiness from whatever popularity and influence that I have in this world. However, let my chief happiness not consist in statistical achievements, but in God-ordained and meaningful​ connections that help save lives.

 

Marriage makes little sense if you have a child while you are still engaged. It​ is unfair to the child that will be born. And it completely overrides God's design of the holy union, which marriage ought to be. People should be willing to wait for great blessings, and should consider them very sacred, that they don't trivialise it by doing it their own way.

 

You cannot understand God all the time. There will be times when you will totally misunderstand him. There will be times when God will seem insensitive and cruel. But remember this in your darkest hour. God is on your side, and always good, as long as you keep trusting in him. All things, even terrible things, will work together for your good in the end, if you will only hold on to your faith.

 

Don't focus on your disability. But focus on your ability and be happy that you can still do something useful today.

 

Be happy about what you can do. Don't be sad about what you can't do. This is how you get the most out of your life right now.

 

The world is not your own. Even the piece of land that you may own right now will have to be relinquished on the day of your death. So, live your life knowing that you own nothing. And be aware that you are owned by God. Your soul belongs to him. So, you belong to him. Live knowing that you are owned by God, and if you have anything now, it is God who has given you temporary control over it.

 

The best way to live is to be grateful for every day as if it were our last.

 

A very hard part of life is dying. And when you have die to early and suddenly and painfully, it has the power to destroy you utterly. But it can also be a golden opportunity to overcome fear and hopelessness and embrace the life that is everlasting with greater passion and tenacity than would be the case when a person dies in ripe old age.

 

Paul never intended his letters to be a part of the Bible. They were included in the Bible many years later. We need to read them carefully because there are many personal opinions in these letters, along with God-given instruction. We should ask the help of the Holy Spirit to make a distinction between personal opinions and divine instructions.

 

The biblical writers do not always speak for God. Sometimes they speak their opinion. We need to make a distinction between God's words and human opinion And we cannot do this without​God's help.

 

Only God knows what is right for you. Let him decide it in his own time in his own way. But if you are in a rush, you may do it your way. But you will have to live with the consequences.

 

The purposes of God are beyond human understanding. Suffice it to say, if it is meant to happen, it will. But if it doesn't, accept God's no with grace. And even that grace must come from him.

 

I didn't know who I was until ten years ago. And it has been a steady unravelling of God's plan in my life. I discovered myself, as I was actually doing what the Holy Spirit inspired in me. It started with a casual video recording of the Lord's Prayer with my limited smartphone camera. Now it has emerged into compulsive video-making, churning out message after message, generated by some invisible mechanism that works even in total darkness. My tools and output have evolved in time. I talk and write at a pace that I cannot fully understand. It looks like I have more energy and direction than I expected from myself.

 

Let the Holy Spirit guide you. He is your Master, and he is at work in you. When he empowers you and directs you, you will know that somehow. Your work will display a quality, which you never had before. It will benefit others in ways in which you had never imagined before. Do not train yourself to do this. But let the Spirit train you up in God's ways. And he is a most unconventional teacher. He may guide you in total darkness, but he will eventually bring you out into everlasting light.

 

When you are a child, you will be a child. You are a growing child with growing awareness of who you are and what you should do. You are by no means grown up until God completes his work in you. You will discover yourself more and more, as the Spirit's inner work makes outward manifestations.

 

We are all rebels. We all rebel against God daily. We fail him daily. We deny him daily. But he will forgive us daily, if only we would admit our failings and return to him seeking his grace.

 

Don't worry about failing God. Every disciple of Jesus Christ failed. The greatest among the disciples denied him three times, to save his own skin. But Jesus Christ restored him to his position, when he received three tearful assurances of love from that person. When Jesus Christ could welcome betrayers back again, you need not worry about your own betrayal of God.

 

The greatest discovery we can make about ourselves is that we belong to God. He paid a high price for us, to secure our souls, so that we may live forever. When we realize this, our old perception of us will cease to matter, degree by degree, until our old way of life will make way for the new way.

 

You are a child of God. There is nothing more to find out about yourself.

 

It is not enough if you pray for peace. You should also work for peace.

 

Not everyone knows the language of the heart. Some know only the language of the wallet. It takes time to develop the heart, and those who know the language of the heart should teach it to those who do not know it. And they should do so patiently, allowing time for learning.

 

Let us thank God for his precious Son, Jesus Christ. May Good Friday be a day when Man and God will connect meaningfully. Let the Calvary scene inspire lost sons and daughters to return to their Father.

 

Knowing that Jesus Christ died for us is not enough. We need to experience why He had to die for us. We need to experience sin, and why it is impossible for us to make atonement for our own sins. When we recognize that, we will be able to appreciate what Jesus Christ did on the cross. And we will be able to respond desirably to His Father, who sent him to us. May Good Friday be a day of such responses. God bless you all.

 

Till then let me not give up this struggle. I will not cease to do what God tells me to do in my heart. I have walked far and abandoned much. If I wanted to turn back, it will be too late. But I do not want to turn back. I want to go where this path leads me. And though there are horrible disturbances and impediments before me, I will overcome them all with the strength of God. For when I am weak, then he is strong in me. Let the people of God continue to trod in troubled paths. For God himself goes with us, and he is near us, when the journey becomes unbearable.

 

The disciples of Jesus quarrelled among themselves. There were rivalries and jealousies among them. I notice the same spirit of strife in my home. People are constantly warring and competing. There is no time or desire for giving and serving. If service is rendered, it is often done grudgingly and complainingly. In such an environment, God has allowed his desert flower to grow within me. Not only have I bloomed in hostile ground, others have also seen me and been delighted by me. This is my great consolation as I toss around on a sleepless night, which threatens to go on without end.

 

I have spoken of strength despite a terrible weakness in me. I have spoken of light despite a great darkness within me. I have spoken of peace, even as war raged in me and out of me. I have spoken of godliness, even as ungodly anger and discord surrounded me nearly uninterruptedly in my life. I feel I must speak of what I have not experienced, because even if it is not true in my life, it is true according to God and precious in his sight, and what matters to him matters to me.

 

I go through the Jesus experience every day. When I pray, the people around me are often sleepy and weary. But I continue to pray. I continue to hope in a new day, when the ugliness will be dispelled, and the suffering will cease.

 

I will not let the attitudes of people shape my worship of God. I will worship God as I am led by his Spirit. Even if people around me are sleeping, or not paying attention, and even if people are fighting and quarrelling bitterly, I will continue to read the Bible, and say prayers for the well-being of all. This is my labour. This is my cross. But it is a pretty small cross compared to another I bear silently.

 

Even an excellent depiction of Jesus Christ does not automatically lead to salvation of souls. People may receive the message and fail to respond to it with their hearts. The act of conveying a message is twofold: one, the ability of the communicator and two, the receptivity of the receiver. The success of communication lies equally with the receiver, whose mental and spiritual states are vital to his receiving the message. So ultimately success in the process of conveying Christ to others does not lie in the hands of the communicator, but in the hands of God who alone facilitates both the communication and its reception.

 

If miracles happen every day, they may not qualify as miracles. Still, it is not a bad idea to think that miracles happen every day. It helps us develop gratitude for small blessings.

 

A madness is overwhelmed only by another. You cannot sweep it away by rational arguments.

 

You cannot rationalize a mania. Even if you try, you cannot lessen its severity.

 

Jesus had to fall from a place of adoration to a place of disgrace for the sake of human beings. It is because of that fall we get to rise to the level where God is. Somebody had to fall to get us to rise. Somebody had to be punished for us to be exonerated.

 

The sudden fall of Jesus took place because God had ordained it. Spiritual forces obedient to God’s will were at work in the life of Jesus, particularly in those final days of his life. They orchestrated the catastrophic events that culminated in the Calvary moment. Even though the Roman governor, Pilate, tried to save Jesus from his deadly fate, he could not prevail over the clamorous mob who unequivocally demanded that Jesus Christ be crucified. The Good Friday moment was above all spiritually induced. It was not brought about by the argumentative skills of Caiaphas and his priestly cohorts or the mob they so successfully incited against Jesus Christ. They might have had a small role to play in the way the events played out. But powerful spiritual forces were the ones that dictated the course of events in an unalterable way. These unseen forces are ultimately responsible for the Messiah falling into disgrace, and being sentenced to a form of death reserved for the worst criminals in the Roman empire. For such was the will of God, that his only Son should suffer the worst death as the worst criminal ever on earth. Let human beings who observe this terrible fall of the greatest man who ever lived remember that this ignominious fate was thrusted upon him for our sakes. Jesus suffered and died in the worst possible manner to save us from sin and death. And let us not forget that he fell from a great height to a great depth, so that we may rise from a great depth to a great height, by God’s grace.

 

The fall of Jesus Christ is the rise of Man.

 

As you wave your palms exuberantly today, don't get lost in the ritual, but try to remember the truth that Christ must be king in your life. Or you will only be an onlooker and not an inhabitant in his kingdom.

 

Reaching people should not be the goal. Helping people should be the goal.

 

You can pray a most fervent prayer and still receive a negative answer. Jesus Christ discovered that the day before his death. Answers are ultimately in God's hands, and not always in the quality of our prayers.

 

You cannot discard your past, because the present is all that matters. Learn from the past, and avoid past mistakes in the present. If you do this, your future will be better.

 

When you wait for something and it finally happens, it may give you some joy. But when you are tired of waiting for something, and it finally happens, it may fail to give you any joy.

 

When something doesn't happen when you want it to happen, it does not make a great impact when it finally happens.

 

I'm from a place of trouble, so I believe I can understand those who are in trouble. Trouble varies from person to person, but the reaction to trouble should be the same. You should face it bravely and calmly. And you should hope that your life will get better. If you are a believer in God, you should rely on God to solve your problem. No matter how terrible your situation is, believe that God will help you find a way out of it eventually. Stand firm then, and stop complaining and feeling sorry for yourself. Otherwise, you will be in worse trouble than you are in right now.''

 

You need to weather your storm. And if you believe in God, trust in him, and cast your cares on him. Your worry will only make you feel worse.

 

You are small only if you want to be. Think of yourself as big and capable of handling the troubles in your life.

 

Many in this world have problems. And some have many problems. But it is not to your advantage when you buckle under the weight of your problems. You need to face them, and do even better. You need to overcome them. That is what true living is all about.

 

Does love your neighbour mean only love a fellow believer? If you love only believers, what is the great achievement in that? Jesus Christ told us to love our enemies. But how do we love our enemies? We pray for them. We ask God to be gracious to them. We pray that God would show mercy to them. But should we live with them as best friends? I don't think so. We should try to get along with all kinds of people. But we cannot live with people who hate God, unless we are forced by circumstances. Sometimes, in a marriage, people find themselves unequally yoked in the spiritual sense. That is when people need to stay faithful to their marriage vows despite spiritual differences. In all other cases, it is best to maintain a distance between the believer and the unbeliever. But distance in this sense does not mean frostiness or hatred. It just means a physical and mental space brought about by spiritual incompatibility. And this may be necessary for most spiritual humans, who are vulnerable to the evil of others.

 

God is doing something new in your life every day. So be ready to see the new. He asks you to do something new today, something you have never done before. Be willing to be used in a new way.

 

In this life with God, be prepared to see your weakness thoroughly exposed. It is when you know your utter inadequateness, you will discover God’s overwhelming adequateness.

 

God rarely asks you to do what is easy. Many times he asks you to do something, which you find very challenging. But you should be willing to do what God asks of you, for he will provide you with the resources to do his task. But to be enabled by God, you need to trust in him more than in your own intelligence.

 

Seldom do people stay and prove through their actions what they passionately said.

 

We don't like to be called servant. We'd rather be called worker or something even less disparaging. But God has called us to be servants. God himself became a servant, and he served us by doing for us what we could not do for ourselves. So let us not be dismayed by the label servant. It is mightier to serve in heaven than to reign on earth.

 

A poor talker who is a great doer, is better than a great talker who is a poor doer. Actions always matter more than words.

 

You serve God by serving his creations. You honour God by respecting the works of his hands. You worship God by sharing his love with those who have never known him. You live for God by dying for all that you desire selfishly for yourself. You work for God by doing what many others are unwilling to do, for such work is beneath their self-image, and offers no gain that they value.

 

We need to walk dry roads to reach wet places. We need to travel with parched mouths for a long time to reach a place where our thirst will be permanently satisfied. We need to experience lasting pain to receive a joy that cannot be taken away from us. This is heaven's design for earth. And the sooner we realize it, the better for us.

 

Don't spend your time seeing what you have seen before. But devote your time to seeing what you have never seen before. When you have seen the old, turn to what is new, and always be in search of the new.

 

Don't criticize your servant. Be willing to serve like her, and do what she is not able to do. Show your servant by example how to serve.

 

Talk less and do more. The greatest doers are the least among talkers. Action is what matters in the end. Your words will amount to nothing, if they are not superseded by action.

 

Instead of complaining about what someone has not done, do the work that is incomplete or unattempted, and don't even complain about it. This is what will make you a great worker.

 

We should learn to be happy with what we have accomplished in less-than-ideal circumstances. Instead of berating the flawed process, we should be grateful for the end result.

 

The best way to worship God is by giving thanks for the life he gave you. The best way to give thanks to God for life is by enjoying the life he gave you. The best way to enjoy life is by expressing the gifts that God gave you. The best way to express the gifts you have is by sharing them with with others. It is by making others happy that you are happy. And you cannot worship God without being happy in this life.

 

Take care that you don't spurn your brother on your way to worship God today. Make things right with your brother so that everything is right between you and God.

 

You cannot love God without​ loving people. You cannot worship God without honouring people. You cannot have a good relationship with God without having a good relationship with the people around you.

 

Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter and Christmas are man-made holidays. We need to think about God every day. We need to celebrate Jesus Christ every day. We need to think of the birth of Jesus Christ every day. We need to remember the death of Jesus Christ every day.

 

We worship God by honouring one another. We celebrate God by celebrating one another. If we fail in interpersonal relationships, we will also fail in our relationship with God.

 

God is with us. No matter what is against us, it cannot succeed. So, let us not be afraid. Let us trust in God today.

 

Being in Christ means believing that we have a Saviour called Jesus Christ, who saved us from our sins, and who conquered death for us, and made us right before God, and gave us his Spirit, who lives within us, revealing to us the mind of God, and enabling our mind to agree with God's mind, as we submit to him degree by degree.

 

The commandments of God will never cease to be important. Only perfect obedience to them will not be by us, but by Jesus Christ, who has already done it for us.

 

The commandments of God cannot be obeyed perfectly by anyone. Only Jesus Christ could obey. And if we are in him, we have also obeyed perfectly.

 

It is the law that gives sin its power. It is the Spirit that frees you from the power of sin.

 

You should consider yourselves dead to the law of Moses. You died to it when you were born of the Spirit. If you still live under the law, you are under its curse. For no human except Jesus Christ was justified by keeping the law. You now live in the Spirit by the grace of God. But if it is the law that you prefer, you will find out that it will arouse every desire that it forbids.

 

When we are born again, it means that we have died already. When we are born of the spirit we have already died to the flesh.

 

God is good. In difficult times, he has helped me once more. He turned my wailing into dancing once more.

 

The advise that I give is first for myself and then for others.

 

I minister to myself, thus I minister to others.

 

The more you look at something, the less remarkable it becomes.

 

If you are happy about what you received today, even though it is little, you surely have a big heart.

 

Sin is dead. God is alive. This is the truth that overrules every worldly reality, if you are born of the Spirit.

 

You don't always have to do good. You don't always have to enthuse others. Sometimes you should just sit down and take care of yourself. If you cannot take care of yourself, you cannot take care of others.