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On Friendship

“Friendship is one of the sweetest joys of life. Many might have failed beneath the bitterness of their trial had they not found a friend.” -Charles Spurgeon

Mindful Mondays

The Little Things in Life

Last night after ages, our family sat together for dinner at the table. It felt really good to eat together as a family and laugh over some silly things. Strangely enough, for the past couple of days I have come to appreciate the little things in life. It’s these little things that make our life so meaningful and interesting. Here’s a list of things that makes my life beautiful.

                               

•  Sipping morning tea with my sister in the balcony
•  Listening to the birds chirping all day long
•  Reading the bible in my room
•  Walking to church on a Sunday morning
•  Chatting with my folks
•   Listening to music while commuting to work
•   Watching my favorite series on the laptop
•    Reading my unfinished novels

Now that my list is out, what are some of the little things that make your life meaningful?

Coffee and Conversations

I have always noticed that conversations flow with ease around coffee. I wonder if there is any connection to it. Is it the caffeine that kicks in or just the environment surrounding it? 

I am not much of a talker. I like to observe and take in what I see. Talking takes effort and sometimes I feel we become vulnerable when we talk. But lately, I have come to appreciate conversations. Not superficial conversations, but real conversations that take place between friends,

between a parent and a child, between folks who are in love.

There is an exchange of thoughts and ideas. We get an insight into the life of the person we are engaged in a conversation with. In fact we spill a lot about ourselves with our words. 

Maybe that’s one of the reasons why sometimes I avoid long conversations. I am never comfortable with people getting an insight into me. But I guess, people figure out who you really are in the end. There’s no hiding in this world. So, I guess a cuppa coffee would be great!

The Beauty of Silence

All my life where I grew up I was accompanied by solitude and serenity. I quite naturally didn't

appreciate at all. As a kid, I always complained about my residence being very quiet. I complained about the fact that my home was far tucked away from the main city. Yes, I did complain how quiet it was and that the quietness at times drove me a wee bit crazy.

Fast forward to 2001, where after a whirlwind of situations, our family landed up in a residential locality in the heart of din and noise. Want a clue about where we lived? Close to a major IT park near Hadapsar. Well, well who knew it was the beginning of a long enduring nightmare.

Our flat faced a highway that had major trucks and buses plying nonstop. Before we could settle down, a big hospital began to crawl from the ground. Within a couple of years, a flyover appeared bang opposite our home. And before we could sigh, two major malls appeared in our vicinity.

We were constantly surrounded by the honking and the rattle of the vehicles. Sleep was a luxury for us. Oh how I craved a little bit of quietness. It was a tough lesson that I learned on how to really appreciate what I had in my life. How easy it was to take things like living in a quiet surrounding for granted.

Well, after 13 years of living a nightmare, our family finally shifted to a quieter residence. And even as I write this post, I am enjoying the serenity around me. I can hear my thoughts! But above all, I have learned an important lesson of gratefulness unto the One who wisely grants things in my life.

Bless the Lord oh my soul and all that is within me, bless His holy name.

Of Hopes and Umbrellas

Summer was coming to a close and how expectantly I was looking to the skies in the hope of rains to come down. But no rains, not even a drop! It was hot and dry and the sun was happy to welcome me every single afternoon. (My work would end at 3pm.)

We were already in the middle of June and still no sign of rains. So I was in two minds about carrying an umbrella. Why bother lugging this thing around when the weather folks predicted the delay of rains?

But there was something in me that I carried my umbrella every single day. My logic: it’s the rainy season and it will rain. Maybe not today, but it will rain. Days turned to weeks and the weeks into a month. No rains at all. But I carried my umbrella as planned. I was hopeful that it would rain. C’mon, a delay doesn't mean that it wouldn't rain at all.

                                   

One day when least expected, it rained. And how it rained! I was so excited to pull out my umbrella and finally be able to use it. Folks on the road were caught off guard. But I wasn't, coz I knew it would rain and when it did, I was ready!

Sometimes I think of the” things” I am waiting for. Waiting expectantly and hoping that today would be the day. Especially if you have been praying about it and waiting expectantly on the Lord to answer your prayers. I think of Habakkuk who went to the watch tower and waited for God‘s answer. 

So here I am waiting upon God to answer in much hope and anticipation.

“For God alone my soul waits in silence; from Him comes my salvation.” Psalm 62:1

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Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of. - Charles Spurgeon

Happy Resurrection Sunday!

"For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures"

1 Corinthians 15:3-4

How great our salvation!

Sing to the Lord, all the earth!
    Tell of His salvation from day to day.

Declare His glory among the nations,
    His marvelous works among all the peoples!

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
    and He is to be feared above all gods.

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,
    but the Lord made the heavens.

Splendor and majesty are before Him;
    strength and joy are in His place.

1 Chronicles 16:23-27

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If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him. C.T. Studd