“Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness! . . . Even so, I have noticed one thing, at least, that is good. It is good for people to eat, drink, and enjoy their work under the sun during the short life God has given them, and to accept their lot in life. And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life—this is indeed a gift from God. God keeps such people so busy enjoying life that they take no time to brood over the past.”
Ecclesiastes 5:10, 18–20
encouragement for today
Loving money—pursuing wealth for its own sake—does not bring satisfaction. However, receiving wealth from God as a result of doing work we enjoy and are good at does bring joy and peace. Wealth from God is a by-product of right living. The key difference: what is your motivation? If it’s to become wealthy, you’ll never have enough. If it’s to use your God-given gifts, you’ll feel contentment and enjoyment. As always, it comes down to a heart issue—in this case, whether you love God or money.
—Diane Eble, author of Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions
I know that finding cheap term insurance is a hard work, considering that every thing is so expensive nowadays. And coupled it with economic recession, it makes it even harder to find cheap ones. But actually, if you really look further, you can find cheap ones. You just need to persevere and persist. With internet search engines nowadays, it won’t be hard to find things… cheap things online.
“Young people, it’s wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do. So refuse to worry, and keep your body healthy. But remember that youth, with a whole life before you, is meaningless.”
Ecclesiastes 11:9–10
encouragement for today
There’s a recipe for positive living here: Enjoy what you have in the moment. Focus on what you have, not on what you don’t have or what could go wrong. While you are young, enjoy your youth and take care of your body. But as you enjoy whatever you’ve been given, don’t focus on the thing itself and expect it to last forever. Only God lasts forever. Ultimate meaning can never be found in anything we possess, such as youth or health. Ultimate meaning is only found in that which does not change.
—Diane Eble, author of Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions
I have started my garden at the back of my house. I actually asked my father when they were here to make me a garden. My father has green thumb. Everything he plants would surely grow and bloom. And he likes gardening as well. He really enjoys it. I, on the other hand, loves gardening too… only if I don’t spend so much time working online. I would have grown a beautiful garden by now. But since I procrastinated so much, it took me long to be motivated to do up the garden that my father has started.
Anyways, when I go back from my London trip, I need to really do it up. I have bought some vegetable seeds already. And speaking of gardening, shopwiki offers garden hoses. I definitely need to find a garden hose. At shopwiki, you can find shops that sell home and garden stuff like trimmers, fertilizers, seeds, garden accents, etc. They have a list of shops that sell all these and they will tell you which shop sells the cheapest and the best quality.
hopWiki is revolutionary for shopping since it actively seeks out every store on the internet in a similar way that Google finds every web site, by crawling the web. Traditional shopping sites will only show you stores that have paid for placement, and ShopWiki will give a shopper everything regardless if we can earn anything.
“Too much activity gives you restless dreams; too many words make you a fool.”
Ecclesiastes 5:3
encouragement for today
What an interesting verse for our times! How many of us are involved in too much activity and inundated with too many messages (some say it’s in the thousands)? How do all this activity and all these messages crowd out what’s really important—relationships with God and others and even yourself? What can you do to stem the tide of “too much activity” and “too many words”? Unplug the computer and schedule in some “down time”—or don’t even look at the schedule for a day. Try going through a day speaking as few words as possible—only the words that will truly matter. You’ll be wiser and sleep better for it!
—Diane Eble, author of Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions
I have posted about USANA Reset in my other blog. Yes, I did the 5-day USANA Reset where I only had their Nutrimeal Shake for all my meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It wasn’t a very hard 5-day diet because the shake was very filling and I didn’t get hungry easily. The only thing is… I only lost 1 kg for 5 days of doing this diet. But I am happy nonetheless because I feel healthier now. My skin looks healthier too. My face looks shiny but it’s not oily. Now I don’t need to look for the best cosmetics nor the best eye cream because from this diet, my skin becomes healthier. I hope to be able to maintain this diet.
I have a new discovery for travelers. You know when you travel you feel that you are so outdated because you don’t know what’s happening around you. And especially if you get your latest news on tv… you will be out of the loop for a while. But fret not, there’s this Slingbox that you can use so you can watch tv anywhere in the world. If you’re interested, you can google it up.
I have been getting a lot of youtube links of Miss Singapore World 2009, Ris Low’s interviews with the Razor TV. I think it’s really sad that her winning didn’t make Singapore proud. I remember it happened with the Philippines Miss World last year when Janina won the pageant where it was obvious that she didn’t fare well during the interview portion. With Miss Ris Low, though… I saw that she really hit the spot during the interview portion. The question was: If she was given a choice, what would she choose, money or power. She confidently answered that it was a tough choice to make but she would chose Money because money can buy power. Of course, from that answer, she won the title. But when she was interviewed live after the pageant, her true self came out in the open and made all Singaporeans upset with the winning. Well, she actually resigned from her reign a few weeks after that because she, according to Singapore paper, she was convicted of credit card fraud. I wonder though if she can find a job after all those that happened to her. She can probably try doing a Sacramento Job Search. We don’t know. It’s just a pity that all these uncalled for happenings are actually happening. After what’s being said and done, I still think that the interview with Phua Chu Kang was really funny.
We have postponed our planned birthday party on Saturday for our soon-to-be 5 year old boy. This past couple of weeks had been crazy for us. And it just peaks this week. So we had a “meeting” with our boy last night over dinner about postponing his birthday party and he was promised of a bigger birthday bash in November next month. He was happy to hear about the bigger party so he agreed.
That would give me time to do a clean up too. I have been cleaning here and there… mopping our tile flooring, washing our sheets and couch covers, etc… but it’s not enough. I need to do a spring cleaning. So I hope by the time comes, our house will be ready for a bigger party.
Right now, I am waiting for some answers. My husband and I have been praying for this since in the middle of the year this year. The chance has come. But I’m not so sure whether it’s really for me and husband or it’s just for my husband. Well, the past few weeks, I kind of getting nervy and all that. But today, I am laying it all to God. If it’s not for me, then… it must not be His will. My husband has been encouraging me that whatever brings God the greatest glory, then we will go for it.
So while waiting for the verdict, I’m thinking I’ll probably go to my husband’s office and help him sort out some stuff… or maybe clean up his office furniture… or maybe just be there for him. But maybe I better stay at home. Hmmm… I know I sound a bit confusing. I am not confused though. I know that God knows best.