A Glimpse of Me

“This is what the LORD says:
‘Be just and fair to all.
Do what is right and good,
for I am coming soon to rescue you
and to display my righteousness among you.
Blessed are all those
who are careful to do this.
Blessed are those who honor my Sabbath days of rest
and keep themselves from doing wrong.
For this is what the LORD says:
I will bless those eunuchs
who keep my Sabbath days holy
and who choose to do what pleases me
and commit their lives to me.
I will give them—within the walls of my house—
a memorial and a name
far greater than sons and daughters could give.
For the name I give them is an everlasting one.
It will never disappear!’”

Isaiah 56:1–2, 4–5

encouragement for today

Refusing to work on the Sabbath is right in there with keeping from doing wrong. How easily we ignore this issue of not working on the Sabbath! What the Sabbath is really about is trusting God rather than our own efforts. We cease our own “work,” recognizing there is a limit to what we can do on our own. This kind of trust is precious to God. It is demonstrated by keeping the Sabbath, and God eagerly rewards such an attitude. See what happens when you try not working and leaving all up to God one day a week.

When I was in Watson’s to buy my slimming tea and waist trimmer belt, I spotted in one corner some bottles of slimming pills. While I was so tempted in getting a bottle for myself, I also hesitated. I know I need to slim down a bit. It’s a fact. But also, I need to find out whether that product would really be effective. I need to know if there are side effects too. That’s why no matter how tempted I was to get one for myself, I resisted the temptation. maybe when I read some good reviews, I would consider buying. For now, it’s losing weight the natural way.

My husband has always been mistaken for being younger than his age. Every where he goes, people would ask him about his age. For such a young man, he’s so accomplished, They’d think. But when the husband reveals the true age, they would all be surprised. And no, men don’t get offended ( nor get flattered) when people mistaken them for their age…

My husband used to have acne a lot. He was tempted to use acne pills, he confessed one day. But I think those acnes were seasonal. It only happened at a certain age and stage. After that, they all never came back. Thank God.

Now back to mistaken age… I think men prefers to look older than they look, no matter how old they are.

When I was a little boy, I grew up thinking the world was going to come to an end really soon. Earthquakes, economic crisis, moral values were declining, crime rate were increasing, natural disasters, and lots more were happening , and I thought we were soon going to be raptured and gone to heaven.

So I grew up thinking insurance policies were not important coz i thought I was not going to live to reap the benefits of an insurance policy BUT then one day, I came to my senses and realized that insurance policies are meant to protect you and give you and your loved ones a blanket of security in case something happens to you.

Dad met in an accident in the 1980s. He had to go on medical leave for 2-3 months . His leg was in cast. Broken bones. It was tough those few months, not just for Dad, also for us as a family. Thankfully, after he recovered, his insurance company gave him compensation for the months he had not worked and paid for all medical bills. I was glad Dad made some wise decisions in getting life insurance quotes early enough when Mum and Dad got married to care for his family when emergencies happen. Thanks Dad, for planning far ahead for us.

(This is one those stories my husband used to tell me)

Nowadays, it’s not about being rail-thin but toning the body. Gisele Bundchen uses different kinds of cardiovascular and muscle-toning activities during her exercise and she doesn’t usually do it in the gym. But if you want to have muscles like football players you can take muscle supplements while doing rigorous exercise. Muscle building supplements are widely available and they are convenient. Together with exercise a person must maintain a healthy diet in order to achieve the body they want.