Short Course In Human Relations

Short Course In Human Relations

1. The least important word: I - gets the least amount done

2. The most important word: We - gets the most amount done - relationships

3. The two most important words: Thank You - appreciation

4. The three most important words: All is forgiven - forgiveness

5. The four most important words: What is your opinion? - listening

6. The five most important words: You did a good job - encouragement

7. The six most important words: I want to know you better - understanding

The above is taken from Be A People Person by John C Maxwell, Chapter 1.

Enjoying Nature

Has the high rise of modern society replaced the garden view and green nature? Has tall designer metal buildings covered the views of those green tall trees? Enjoying the green garden and nature now really takes real decisive discipline. Green pictures background desktops and screen savers on your smart iPhones do not count.

Fearfully And Wonderfully Made

I praise God because His word says that I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

There is only the one and only me and you cannot find a similar me. Even a twin will have their differences and though the firstborns may have similar traits, each is made differently. Respectfully made. Fearfully made.

Taking time to reflect on the make up of you may literally cause you to fill up with wonder and awe. How did all these come together and formed the existing me? How in the world did I grew so big from so small?

Doesn't all these move you to respond:

I praise God because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

REST

How do you take time to rest? The purpose for rest is very clear - to allow you to recover yourself be it spiritually, physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially. This rest is essential to travel the next lap of your journey. It is not a 400m dash, but a marathon for one who should pace himself or herself appropriately.

What do you do when you rest? Here are four simple ways to rest:

Reflect - on the week's or day's activities. Write a journal. Record down your thoughts and prayers on paper so that you use all your five senses to digest on the written words. Who knows - you may discover the next new idea!

Exercise - not only mentally but go for a walk, or jog, or go participate in a sports. Improve your discipline in waking up early by using alarm clock and sleeping early. Involve a like minded partner in this endeavor.

Sleep - by giving your body physical rest. Symptoms of breakdown and burnout will show up if our bodies are not given the needed rest. Watch out for pimples, heatiness and all kinds of sicknesses. Resting your bodies will allow God to work on your bodies.

Talk - with a friend. Catch up with someone whom you have lost touch for a while. Socialize not only over the Internet like Facebook or Social Media Networks. Meet up over a cup of coffee or tea or over a meal. You could also take time to pray with and for one another. In this aspect you and your friend have talked to Almighty God as well.

A Story In A Song

Many songs have been created which were based on their life stories and many more songs are being created at this very moment based on events and moments of daily life experiences. You and I can read these stories as you listen to the songs written. You can feel the emotions therein and also connect to the words which may come alive before you. I am sure you have heard many of these "Story In A Song".

Here is one which I have copied the lyrics for your convenient read.
God's Own Fool
It seems I've imagined Him all of my life
As the wisest of all of mankind
But if God's Holy wisdom is foolish to men
He must have seemed out of His mind

For even His family said He was mad
And the priest said a demon's to blame
But God in the form of this angry young man
Could not have seemed perfectly sane

Chorus:
When we in our foolishness thought we were wise
He played the fool and He opened our eyes
When we in our weakness believed we were strong
He became helpless to show we were wrong

So we follow God's own Fool
For only the foolish can tell
Believe the unbelievable
Come be a fool as well

Come lose your life for a carpenter's son
For a madman who died for a dream
Then you'll have the faith His first followers had
And you'll feel the weight of the beam

So surrender the hunger to say you must know
Have the courage to say, "I believe"
For the power of paradox opens your eyes
And blinds those who say they can see

Chorus

So we follow God's own Fool
For only the foolish can tell
Believe the unbelievable
Come be a fool as well

Taken from http://www.mp3lyrics.org/m/michael-card/gods-own-fool/

Here is a YouTube video clip of the song composed and played by Michael Card.


For those interested in playing the guitar, check out this link http://www.christianguitar.org/csong530/Michael-Card-God's-Own-Fool

911 September 11 Anniversary

911 September 11, 2011

This date is etched into the minds of many of that tragic day.
For comfort once more those who lost their loved ones I pray.
For thanksgiving to God for those who came alongside and stayed.
For renewed life purpose to comfort those in future dismay.

For God's justice shall prevail
Though time will tell us more detail
Also give you and me moments to inhale
The breath of life which is not for sale

911 September 11
311 March 11
And what more shall come
With the Lord we shall overcome!

Start Well End Well

This morning's sermon pointed out the tendency you and I experience on falling away like many; falling away from the belief of who Jesus is, amidst struggles and temptations around.

The Bible recorded that the Israelites fell away in rebellion and unbelief in God any more because they saw the people in the Promised Land were like giants. They wanted to go back to their comfort zone, to the land of Egypt.

So the experience is true not only for the believers whom the author of Hebrews wrote to, but also for us today. So how can we escape this great temptation and sin?

Hebrews 3:1 records fixing your thoughts on Jesus. Hebrews 12:2 records to fix our eyes on Jesus. Then choose to obey God despite the situation and circumstances. Join a community of believers so that the journey is easier as a cord of three stands is not easily broken.

I Am Joining My Husband Down There

Just heard a story of a woman being enquired if she would like to believe in God and go to heaven. She replied that her husband was down there waiting for her arrival. She wants to keep him company.

To this, the man told the weathered woman how does she plan to meet him down there in hell, in the netherlands. That place is such a huge place and so many levels maybe.

Then the next problem may be is how do you know if you have the freedom to roam around to look for your hubby. You may be locked in chains and escorted by the minions of hell to suffer the purpose of that place.

Let us say you get to see your hubby, what do you think your man will tell you. What advice will he give then and do you think he wants you down there with him?

Life is short. Live it well now!

Welcome Back

Talk about super busyness, you will not believe it that it was really non stop work after work, task after task and the list of things to do just keeps going and growing. How to find the time to write and post a blog or blog a post?

Thanks to this little gadget, the Blogger app which I just installed. Useful for me to simply post and publish the post on the go. I could even save it as draft and leave it for a later time to complete it and publish it.

So I need not access to the browser or Safari to get to Blogger and put this post. I am going to explore this app and see what else I can do with it.

Welcome back indeed!