Joanadette

Have you ever thanked God? For this life that He gave you on this earth? For the miracle of your birth, For being able to touch, smell, see, hear, walk and stand, For being able to do the things you never thought you can, For being able to wake up every single day, Or did you just hurried by without even stopping to pray? Have you ever thanked God? For the parents that you have at home, For the annoying siblings whom you think are troublesome, For the grandparents you hardly ever visit, For the relatives you don’t always meet, What about the friends which are so rare, Did you thank Him for all these people he has sent your way? Have you ever thanked God? For all the talents and abilities that you possess, Have you put them to good use or just let it all go to waste? He has given you more than you need in this life, Did you share it with your neighbours, friends, husband or even wife? Don’t compare but appreciate what you have and pray for those who have none, Who

Well, I think the chicken came before the egg. Why? Here is my theory. But in order for me to explain my theory, I will have to take you back to the beginning of time when God made the world. Yes, I’m going to be a little religious about this because it is the only way I can explain my theory. In the beginning, God made the world, with which He then filled with animals. He said, “Be fruitful. Multiply.” He commanded the animals to have offspring of their own. Meaning, they will have to ‘make’ their own babies and then either give birth or lay eggs. I suppose when He made all animals, the chicken was also one of them. So, the chicken must have come first before the egg. Where else would the egg have come from? Still not convinced? Look at it this way. Who came first? Man or baby? Who did God made first? He made man. A man named Adam and then He made Eve. He made humans in their adult form and then asked them to have babies of their own, which they did. They ‘made’ their ow

When people point out our mistakes, we usually feel insecure, hurt, angry and offended. We feel uncomfortable when we are faced with the truth and we usually react by pointing back the person's faults, we become defensive and we try to justify ourselves. It's quite natural actually. It's very human of us to react that way because we are made in God's image, meaning perfection. We are suppose to be perfect. However, in our fallen nature and world, we feel ashamed and hurt, feeling exposed when our pride has been torn down.  This is the cause of sin (our mistakes). Sin leaves us feeling ashamed, useless, hopeless, or in other cases, builds our ego higher because we don't want to admit our faults and we stick so strongly with our opinion. In another sense, to admit  our mistakes means to throw in the towel, to admit defeat, to lose face, to show weakness and also we feel embarrassed to do so. It's only with God's grace that we are able to be humble e