University of Life

In the school of life, particularly University of Life,
Suffering is a core course or major subject,
not an elective.
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Preach to the suffering, You will not lack a congregation because there is one in each pew who is suffering or broken hearted
— Joseph Parker
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Man: Why do good people suffer?
CS Lewis: And why not? They should be because it is only the righteous or the good people that can handle suffering the proper way.
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Sin does not only affect the sinner but
also the people around him or her suffers.
Inspiring texts:
I Cor 10:13
1 Pet 4:12, 13
Some points i took from the messages yesterday.
AM topic: Expect the Unexpected
PM topic: Seeing and Tasting God’s Goodness
Speaker: Pastor Arden Perdon, VP-SA, AUP
Theme for the whole week: The Trials and Triumphs of the Tried.”

Mountains and Valleys

From my mailbox. Thanks Chris -

“I sought the LORD, and he answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.” ~ Psalm 34:4 NIV
Every life is an unfolding series of events; some fabulous, some not so fabulous, and some downright disheartening. When you reach the mountaintops of life, praising God is easy. But, when the storm clouds form overhead, your faith will be tested, sometimes to the breaking point. As a believer, you can take comfort in this fact: Wherever you find yourself, whether at the top of the mountain or the depths of the valley, God is there, and because He cares for you, you can live courageously.

The next time you find your courage tested to the limit, remember that God is your shield and your strength; He is your protector and your deliverer. Call upon Him in you hour of need and He will protect you.


photo by Sunshine2008

The Need To Pray More

Christians are always admonished to live Godly life daily. The Bible speaks of how God living as a man on earth and was unhumanly treated but still become triumphant over sin.

For someone like me who has spent 15 years in an Adventist school and has grown up in an Adventist family – we are always reminded to do this. But now I realized that it is not easy to live a Godly life when you don’t have a personal conviction that you can overcome sin or temptations. I do pray — several times in one day but still i fall. It is so easy to talk ill of someone, it is so easy to kill someone even without the use of guns or swords — bt just by our tongue, we could kill many even our own family. So sad.

How can we live a Godly life when the following abounds in mass and so strong: selfishness, jealousy, hatred, theft, hunger, worldly treasures, drugs, sex, money, alcohol, gluttony. Not just all that — it seems in everything. When too you take too much of everything is already a sin.

Am sure, God has read my thoughts here and even before i have penned it down, He has read it in my mind. Somehow He will understand that am having a hard time shunning sin eventhough i prayed daily.

If i have prayed now i guess I need to pray more and earnestly.