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About Law, Grace and Mercy

When the bus I was on was approaching this bus stop, no one rang the bell so the driver continued.  I heard this woman downstairs yelling at the driver and asking him to stop, but he continued driving. The passenger kept saying, "Oh God."  Finally,, the driver stopped at the next stop, about quarter of a mile away, and the passenger got off. I believe the bus driver represents the Law, which shows no mercy. If you break the law, which in this case was not ringing the bell for the next bus stop, the driver won't stop.   Even if he wanted to show mercy to the passenger, he couldn't anyway because there are cameras on the road. I know for a fact that if a bus driver gets caught stopping where he's not supposed to, he will either get disciplined or lose his job. I believe that's the danger of AI and robots taking over many human tasks in the future.  AIs are like the Law which will punish you if you don't follow the rules.   How do you apply the Law while ...

Inspired by the Holy Spirit

When I share my experiences, I believe it is the Holy Spirit in me who inspires me how to write the piece and helps me understand how the Scripture relates to my life experiences. There is one thing He lets me do - list the Bible verses in the order they appear in the Bible because He knows  I am quite anal that way. 😀  ----  Relevant Bible verses: "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, [17] that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Headache Healed

I woke up around 4am with the kind of headache I used to have years ago when I suffered from migraine.  As I know I have  already been healed from it, I believed this was a  spiritual attack. I reminded myself that I live and move and have my being in God.  I repeated that truth over and over again until I fell asleep. When I woke up two hours later, the headache was gone. I live, move and have my being in God forever. Thank you, God, for being my protection and my health. ❤️ ---- Relevant Bible verses: "Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8: 31-32 "for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’" Acts 17: 28 "...who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed...

Travelling in Central London

After I finished work, I took the tube to central London. I was hoping to see a friend who works at a large art gallery in town. I looked for her at the points where she is usually located, but she wasn't there.  Her colleague told me she was working somewhere in the building. I knew she wasn't allowed to tell me where exactly for security reasons. I decided to text my friend later. I decided to catch a bus home. After waiting for more than ten minutes at the bus stop, I checked the app to see when my bus was due. The app said because of some demonstrations in central London, there were no buses stopping there for the next 90 minutes. Time to use an alternative route. Before I left, I shared the travel information with people still waiting at the bus stop. I decided to catch the tube home. I knew the nearest tube would be very busy, so I decided to walk to the tube station ahead of this one, this way I would get a seat on the train. This tube station was even more crowded with ...

God's Reality TV Show

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 One of my favourite films is "The Truman Show", which I've watched numerous times. Truman doesnt know that he was born and has been living in a reality TV show his entire life. All his loved ones and colleagues are actors, and the strangers he meets occasionally are extras. Every day of his life has been created, scripted and directed by Christof.* (See note below).  When Truman eventually realises that he's in a TV show, he is given the choice whether he wants to remain in the show or go out into the big bad world. Truman chooses to exit the show. I believe when I gave my life to Jesus Christ and accepted Him as my Lord and Saviour, I chose to live in a Reality TV show where  the Living God is the writer, producer, director, casting director, actors and extras. Here are some examples of God at work. I had been thinking of several colleagues I have worked with at museums and galleries and wondering how they are, as I haven't seen them for a while.  I was booked t...

Rooted and Grounded in Love

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Reminder to self: I am rooted and grounded in the Love of Christ. ❤️ "For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us," Ephesians 3: 14-20 Ps: I took this photo three years ago at St James's Park. I was actually focused on the pigeon. 😊

How Sweet!

During my walk, I noticed  this man putting a Christmas tree inside a van, I said to him, "Is it Christmas already?" "What's that, sweetheart?" he said. I repeated myself, which made Him chuckle. It got me thinking about the affectionate terms people use to address others.  I have been called "sweetheart, darling, lovely, hun." I have a friend who was born and bred in Yorkshire, where they address people as "love." Even though he's been living in London for over 40 years, he still addresses me as "love."  I don't get offended at all when a guy addresses me as "darling" or "sweetheart." I think it's really sweet. ❤️