Revisiting Ancient Poetry

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

With all the rejection the world offers, you tend to retreat back to your so-called comfort
zone broken while you sulk and whine. With the demands that the world has set on you, your
only response is a shout with all your might inside the constraints of your skull “What is
wrong with me?” or “What do they have that I don’t?” You sigh at times saying “I just
couldn’t do the right thing.” Do not fret. The Lord is your shepherd you lack nothing…

He makes me lie down in green pastures

At times, we end up so stressed out looking for most secure job. We waste away countless
minutes perfecting a strategy for the economic stability of our business. We pressure
ourselves to break point just to meet daily targets. Anxiety seeps in as the days pass by
aggravating the tension caused by deadlines. For as long as you are working for God and not
for men; relax and rest assured that He will bring you to green pastures

He leads me beside quiet waters, He refreshes my soul.

Problems weigh you down. You feel disturbed by the world’s view. You worry about how you
are going to eat, dress and live through the day. You doubt people who have offended you.
You get agitated and alarmed by even the slightest threat to your personality. Be still and
know that there is a God who cares. He will lead you to where it is quiet, and cool. Be
refreshed. Be at peace.

He guides me along the right paths for His name’s sake.

We all face tough decisions daily. For some, a wrong decision could wreck their reputation.
A promise that we could not fulfill could ruin relationships? A duty we could not
carry out could mean death to a loved one. A task we can’t do that could make us lose
our job. Don’t we all wish that there is an easier way to do things? Even if there isn’t He
guides us along the right paths, because in the end, He wants to get the glory. Hang in
there.

Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for You are with me;

At your loneliest moments. At your darkest nights. When you hit your all time low. When you
are struck down, there is Someone who will make sure that you are not destroyed. When you
are hard-pressed on all sides, do not fear. God is with you. Again I say. God is there for
you.

Your rod and your staff, they comfort me

You hate limits. You don’t like boundaries. You say that you need to be free and yet you
are in chains. No freedom is absolute so they say. But His words says that “Whom the Son
has set free, is free indeed.” When a flock of sheep are inside the fence, they are in
prison. They are not free. The rod, might represent discipline and the staff could mean
guidance. If you broaden how you think they could also mean that you are not fenced. Be
comforted when God disciplines you because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he
chastens everyone he accepts as his son.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.

Have you recently discovered how it felt to be back-stabbed by a so-called friend? Were you
a victim of unfaithfulness? Did someone organize something for you to take the blame for
something your did not do? Are there struggles in your own mind? Hold on. That is just half
the battle. God will fight for you. He has overcome the world. The battle is His, not
yours. Vengeance belongs to God. Appropriate the victory that God has given you.

You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Are there ailments that bother you? A sickness that just wont go away? Maladies that annoy
you? Does life stink? God offers a solutions. He anoints you with oil. Oil that heals any
disease. Oil that makes life better. Oil that overwhelms the stench of an imperfect life.

Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life.

Have you been chasing the wind? Have you been looking for good things. Are you looking for
love? Have you lost your identity trying to be someone other than what God intended you to
be? Have you been running around in circles? Stop! Be still. Goodness and love have been
following you all your life. Let them catch up.
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever

You belong in His presence. Where He goes, there you should be also. Delight yourself in
the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. It is better to be in the presence of the Lord than anywhere else. Stay in his presence. There is no place you would rather be.

Non-Negotiable

I could never see myself as a single person forever. I’ve always had that wish to have a family. Marry a beautiful woman and have kids. I’ve always dreamt about that family picture. Although the “dad-mom-and-kids” kind of family picture sounds great indeed. I’m looking forward to the “grandpa-grandma-kids-and-grandkids” kind of family picture.

The Mohinder Suresh Quote

Mohinder Suresh (a character in the Heroes TV series)  said that:

“The default scientific position is skepticism.”

Where one only believes after a statement or an event has been proven by so-called facts. Most scientist, use this argument to “disprove” God. Since they can’t prove God, they dismiss the fact that there is a God.

Before the telephone existed, one scientist believed (first) that there is a way to make communications a bit easier. We have come a long way after the telephone but some scientists ( and researchers too) still believe that we haven’t reached the last frontier in discovering new things. What was once proven as a fact, maybe dismissed or superseded by another (newly discovered) fact. There is proof that some scientists still believe that there is a cure for AIDS or Cancer. It is only a matter of technology or time until they find out how.

If we truly think about it; the true default position of science is faith. Where one believes a statement until the such time that it becomes a fact. This is why we should believe in existence of God. It is recommended that we keep on believing until facts point us to proving that God indeed is real.

Do you want to see new things? Why don’t you start believing?

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Hebrews 11:1-3
¹Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. ²This is what the ancients were commended for. ³By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

Experiencing Freedom

It is sad that most Christians miss the point on how to live a bondage-free life. What is even more saddening is that, us Christians are bound, simply, by our own human nature.

Thought Nugget

Would you eat chocolate-cake with a minute mixture of poo? How about drink iced-tea mixed with pee?

“Certainly not!!!” I hear you say. “That is first disgusting, and second confusing.”

Same way with Christianity; one shouldn’t mix his prayer and testimony with a hint of curse words and lies nor should one mix luck with blessing.