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Personal Power is Temporal

I find it interesting watching how top seeds tennis players rise and fall over the years.  They start off with a lot of energy and power as they are still really young. The moment the top seeds hit their mid-thirties, they start struggling against the youngsters and they have to retire as professional tennis players. That's what happens when you rely on your personal power, it can only take you so far. I remember how much energy I used to have. I was constantly running up and down the stairs at the tube stations. The moment I hit my mid-thirties, I found I was constantly exhausted.  That's when I became humble and knew I needed to find another source of energy. I realised that source of energy was God. A lot of the places I work at these days requires long hours of standing. I couldn't do those jobs if I didn't know God was giving me His strength. Back to the tennis hotshots. I believe their career would last a lot longer if they acknowledged God as their source of powe...
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The Peace of God

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"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." John 14:27 ---- While my flatmate and I were chatting in the kitchen, our feline companion, Zeus, was chomping away at his dry food. Suddenly, he looked up at us and we immediately knew what Zeus was thinking. Zeus is a very placid cat and doesn't like loud noise. The moment he hears noise, he runs away to find somewhere a lot more quiet and peaceful. When Zeus is around us and we're chatting loudly, he either gives us the "look" or he walks away to find somewhere quiet to relax like in our bedrooms or on his bed. After my flatmate and I apologised to Zeus, we lowered our voices and he returned to his food. After he finished eating, he went outside for some peace abd quiet. Zeus' attitude to noise reminds me of the two kinds of peace: worldly peace and God's peace.  With worldly peace, you have to ...
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Quality Time

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"I only have eyes for you." Spending quality time with Baby Zeus before going to work. ❤️
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Christ is My Everything

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Since I gave up the notion of having my own personal life and accepted Christ as the only life (Colossians 3: 4), I now understand that His Life covers everything I need to enjoy life now and forever. Christ's Life includes abundance, blessing, deliverance, forgiveness, freedom, grace, healing, joy, love, peace, perfection, protection, provision, redemption, relationships, salvation, truth, wholeness and wisdom. For instance, two days ago, my flatmate texted me to let me know they had been given food at work and she was going to bring me some chicken noodles. She even brought me some chocolate cake.  In other words, the food I received from my flatmate is Christ's Life as provision. I had half of the cake and kept the other half and the chicken noodles in the fridge. Today  I had the chicken noodles and cake and it was delicious. Thank you, Lord, for being everything I need.  ❤️ ---- Relevant Bible verses: "Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His h...
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Trip to Brighton

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On my birthday, I planned to spend the day with a friend at Southend-on-Sea, a seaside town in Essex, but as the time drew near, I had a change of heart and decided to spend the day alone. One day last week on my way home from work, I had an idea to stop at another friend's house for a quick visit. While we were having a chat, he asked me if I fancied going to Brighton with him on my next day off. I said yes. He quickly booked the train tickets online. Today was the day. Although it rained on and off, we still had a great time. We walked through the area of Brighton that has independent shops, had lunch at this pub, walked on the pier and promenade and attended an exhibition at the local museum. In the evening, we got on the train back to London. I didn't plan to go to Brighton, but God blessed me with an all expenses paid trip to Brighton. Thank you, God, for the lovely day out. ❤️ ---- Relevant Bible verse: "Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly abo...
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God’s Unlimited Power

I was chatting to my friends about how to save power on our phones. I said before I go to sleep, my phone is usually fully charged. I've noticed when I wake up in the middle of the night to check the time on my phone, the battery  power is no longer 100%.  I believe it's because my phone automatically backs up data when the phone is idle, which requires power.  I had a theory that if I switched off the wifi, the phone will not be able to backup, as it needs wifi to do so. Last night, I tested that theory.  Before I went to bed, I turned off the wifi on my fully charged phone to see if I can save power that way. After a while I checked my phone's power and noticed the battery was slightly depleted. It was then I remembered that the moment I switch off the wifi, the 5G network kicks in, which is faster than the usual wifi. As London has a wide coverage of 5G, I have constant access to the Internet wheher my wifi is switched on or not.  The only way to save power i...
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On Being a Student

In my dream this morning, I was a student again. I didcovered I had two essays due in two days. I went looking for my course tutor to ask for an extension. My extenuating circumstances were I had been ill and hadn't attended lectures. I told him I  had already provided medical evidence. While I was waiting for the tutor to decide, I woke up from the dream. Thank God it wasn't real! I work with a lot of GenZs and they tell me they have used AI to help them write their essays.  In my student days, there was no such thing as the Internet. You had to do your own research and write it without any aids. When you finish writing the essay, you had to print it out and take it to the office, hand it in and make sure it was received before the deadline time or you'll be penalised. I wouldn't want to be a student again then or now. I prefer the teachings I am now receiving daily from the Holy Spirit about how to walk by faith in Christ and not by sight. ❤️ ----- Relevant Bible vers...
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