Bible verse

Pray... Pray... Pray!

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

John 15:7,9 NIV

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Be cheerful no matter what;

pray all the time;

thank God no matter what happens.

This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.

1 Thessalonians 5:16 - 18 MSG

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For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Hebrews 4:15-16 NKJV

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Then He spoke a parable to them, that men
always ought to pray and not lose heart,

He said, "The things which are impossible
with men are possible with God."

Luke 18:1,27 NKJV

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We need a Savior because we are sinners,
and the wages of sin is death...

Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift:
Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God is the object of
our faith; the only faith that saves is faith in Him.

Mail vrs Email

I was writing a mail to a friend the other day when this guest of ours asked me

"Bte, are you writing a letter?"

Me (laughing): "Yes, I am. Isn't it funny? We are living in a computer world and I am writing a letter." and I laughed it off.

Then he said, with somehow a serious tone, "No, its not funny. In fact I love letters, it is priceless. Nothing will replace mails. It is so precious".

Me: "Hey, you know, you are right. It is priceless and I love receiving them. It is to be cherished".

May be I am a sentimental person. I remember when I read 'Firestarter' by Stephen King several years ago, the girl, the Firestarter burnt down a couple's house when the lady cried to her husband and said "I do not care about the furnitures but I lost all the love letters that you have written to me while you were in the army." I can feel her pain (though only a book, lol).

Yes, mails - all you have to do is take out the mail when you feel lonely, feel the sender's presence.

No problem is there is a power cut for 24/7, you can still read them.

They will never be deleted from the servers, in case you neglect to check your emails for months.

Free from virus or hackers or whatever there is in the internet world.

Well, that's a personal opinion :)

Just to make myself clearer, let me quote out lines from the song 'Love Letters' by Diana Krall -

Love letters straight from your heart
Keep us so near while we're apart
I'm not alone in the night
When I can have all the love you write

I memorize every line
I kiss the name that you sign
And darling, then I read again
Right from the start
Love letters straight from your heart

Don't know much - my all time favorite song

Isn't it strange?

I was browing my old emails and found this in my inbox:

"Isn't it strange ?"

Isn't it strange how Rs. 20/- seems like such a large
amount when
you donate it to temple, but
such a small amount
when you go shopping?

Isn't it strange how 2 hours
seem so long when
you're at place of worship, and how
short they seem when you're
watching a good movie?

Isn't it strange that you can't
find a word to say when
you're praying,
but you have no trouble
thinking what to talk about
with a friend?

Isn't it strange how difficult
and boring it is to read
one chapter of
the Bible/ Quran / Gita, but how easy
it is to read 100 pages of
a popular novel?

Isn't it strange how everyone
wants front-row-tickets
to concerts or
games, but they do whatever
is possible to sit at the last
row in a holy place?

Isn't it strange how we need to
know about an event for
temple 2-3
weeks before the day so we can
include it in our agenda, but we can
adjust it for other events in
the last minute?

Isn't it strange how difficult it
is to learn a fact about
God to share it
with others, but how easy
it is to learn, understand,
extend and repeat gossip?

Isn't it strange how we
believe everything
that magazines and newspapers
say, but we question the words in the
Bible and other holy books?

Isn't it strange how everyone
wants a place in
heaven, but they don't want
to believe, do, or say anything
to get there?




IT'S STRANGE ISN'T IT?

Time for Bible verse :)

Be Joyful

Be joyful always;

Pray continually;

Give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV

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Rejoice in the Lord always;
again I will say, rejoice!

Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer
and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests
be made known to God.

Philippians 4:4-6 NASB

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Call upon me in the day of trouble



God our Creator Hears and Answers Prayer
Call upon me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you,
and you will honor me."

Psalm 50:15 NIV

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He shall call upon me, and I will answer him:
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him, and honour him.
With long life will I satisfy him,
and shew him my salvation.

Psalm 50:15,16 KJV

I am rich :D

Here's for a laugh:-

Proved that I am about to be the richest Mizo, :P


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So, anyone wants to marry me?..hahahhahaa

At home

I finally got the energy to update my blog, eh! Ok, I finally put my laziness aside and update my blog. My apologies to the visitors :).

So, I decided to fill you all up with what happened back home, my home sweet home.

Where shall I start???, Let me start from when I landed at the airport.

I was happy to see my mother at the airport. I kept on sending smss from Kol airport, reminding her of my flight and there she was, waiting for me :), thanks Mom, though I never told you how happy I was to see your face that day.

the best thing about going hoem this time was that no one pressured me to get married...no talk about my marriage, for a change..surprising, whew.

So, everyone noticed that I've gained weight.

"Bte, you've gained weight and you look better. Don't lose weight"

Though I never know if that was a genuine comment or not but I guess its better than to hear "You've gained weight, you look terrible, you need to lose weight"..cos thats the comment I usually get, lol.

Friends stopped by..which was great, I really missed them a lot..more than I thought. I realized how important they are in my life :). I always feel fortunate to have them.

I used to be in shorts, real shorts. So, I wore this shortd one evening and when my aunt sees me, she said,

"Dear, your shorts are too short. Though you used to wear them where you are, its too short for here"

Whew..got no other choice but to change, lolzzzzz.

I ate lots, yes, with all the best stuffs, how can anyone resists. I had corn, Mizo corn, best corn in the world..with its chewy taste *slurp* and the bamboo shoots, the vegetables, etc etc. However, I was unable to have the best chow in the world (hee hee), which is at Buannel. Sad that they have shifted and I do not know where the new loc is.

I had a dinner at my friend's place and I just have to talk about their cat. I have mentioned earlier in my blog how I hated cats and this cat proved how hateful they are..hahahaha.

I was preparing beef and this cat comes to me, seems to be asking for not only a piece but a handfull of beef..as if I am going to give him or her. Then I send him away and this cat makes sound like a child who is angry..gosh, how I hated him or her..

A dinner at one of my friends' was great..a simple dinner, as always - eggs, potato, bean leaves, chillies, dal and that makes a good feast.

My only complaint was the rain and the clouds..too much of everything is sometimes hard to bear.

All in all, the holiday was great and beautiful.