Walking with God

As a born-again Christian, my identity is in Christ, but the world would have me believe otherwise. For instance, my ten year passport, which I use as my legal ID, expired recently. I soon received an email from a casting agency, I am registered with, to remind me that my proof of ID has expired and needs updating.  When I got in contact with the agency and told them that I am in the process of renewing my passport, they told me the out of date passport will suffice as proof of my right to work until I get my new one. They told me I may continue to receive reminders from their automated system. What if I had told my agency that as my identity is in Christ, God has gven me the right to work anywhere I choose? They might think I'm nuts and remove my name from their books. 😆 Actors playing different roles know they are not their characters. In the same respect, my human identity is a character I am playing which comes with the equivalent props like my passport and my own unique natio...

When I woke up this morning, I thought: "This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118: 24 Before I went to catch my second bus to work, I stopped off at the local supermarket to buy a croissant and a banana. I can be very fussy when it comes to buying bananas. I prefer bananas that have no marks on them inside and out. Sometimes, I go through all the bunches of bananas to find my perfect one. Today, I didn't have to as I found one instantly. I even shared my joy with the shop assistant and he agreed with me that it was a perfect looking banana. When I peeled it, it was just the way I like my banana - no marks; neither too hard nor too soft; and not too sweet. It was perfect. Thank you, Lord, for your constant provision including  my perfect banana. ❤️ ---- Relevant Bible verse: "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning."...

When I got on the bus, the driver said  "Enjoy your empty bus!" I smiled at him and said "thank you!" He was right, there was only me and the driver on the bus for a few minutes until two more passengers got on.  Thank you, God, for our London buses. ❤️ Photo of the empty bus

I noticed this robot cleaner at Charing Cross station. It looks like it's enjoying its job. 😆

I've been looking after my flatmate's cat while she's away. While Zeus was keeping me company in my bedroom, I started playing a music video and was dancing to it. Zeus gave me this horrified look and quickly ran out. I'm not sure if he was offended by my singing or dance moves.  I reckon he was thinking, "Don't give up the day job!" 😆

Whenever people hear that a "high profile" person has died, social media becomes flooded with RIPs i.e. Rest in Peace. What does RIP really mean? As a Christian, I believe in the afterlife. Jesus, who we follow, teaches us that those who have received Him as their Lord and Saviour will live with Him forever and those who don't will live with the other guy,  the devil, in hell forever. Either way, we all get to live forever. In the Bible, we are told Jesus was crucified with two criminals.  While one mocked Jesus, the other acknowledged Jesus' innocence and divinity. That criminal had such faith in Jesus, he repented and asked Jesus to remember him in His kingdom. Jesus granted the man's request. (See Luke 23: 39- 43) In other words, before the criminal died, he was saved and his sins were forgiven.  He is now living with God in heaven forever. The criminal's conversation with Jesus on the cross reminds us that it's never too late to call on the Lord and be...

A week ago, I was inspired to buy a friend a gift. When I gave him the gift, he said to me, "But it's not even my birthday!" To my friend, love is transactional; you do something good if someone has been good to you. Why should you receive a gift for no good reason at all? I explained to him what grace is. I said grace is receiving favours you don't deserve, but he didn't get it. I understand perfectly where my friend is coming from because I used to live in his world. In that world what you receive is based on merit, how hard you have worked and how lucky you are.  As Christians, we are saved,  blessed, protected and healed not because of our good works, but because of Jesus' death and resurrection. In other words, God pours His blessings on us and through us because of Jesus Christ. I am now not only open to receiving unmerited favours, I  see God's favours as natural. That doesn't mean I take God's favours for granted. I acknowledge every good g...