Letters to my sister

My youngest sister is highly accomplished- she’s barely 21 and she’s got a hotshot job in Google and climbing the corporate ladder with aplomb! In all that she sets out to do, be it singing, drama, writing, whining (ok, she does that one only to her elder sis’)- you name it, there’s none like her!

Rebecca’s determined that before she has to settle down in life she’s been there, done that. That way she has no regrets in the staid (or so she thinks) married life that’s to follow. Miria and I are extremely proud of her- I don’t remember being this focused or level headed when I was her age. (Any reader who wants to comment on me at that particular age, please refrain! :D, yea yea, I know it’s hard!)She knows all the pressures and troubles she could face and she stays steer clear of them.

But then, it’s hardly a surprise...I remember the seven year old Rebecca whose solution to everything was prayer. The best part of it was hers used to work better and quicker! It was like she had a direct hotline with God! And oh her voice-all the Sunday school songs that I’m trying hard to remember, I seem to recollect in her voice alone!

Yes, indeedy, God’s been faithful. He’s blesses her abundantly for one so young. She’s studying (and passing her tests with the highest marks!), working (and ranked among the highest performers), acclaimed drama artiste (you haven’t sent me the paper clipping yet, Becky!) and one of the Most requested singers in the Goggle TWIF!! And oh, did I mention she got her license recently??

I can’t wait to see what God has in plan for her. He’s given her the opportunities to be molded into someone who can be really powerful for Him. Our lives were created by God to glorify His name. Others may look at us and see the abundance of blessings that come from Him. He knows His purposes for us and how he wants us to live them out. Our very life belongs to Him. Rebecca, my desire for you is to walk in wisdom and make the most of your time and life (Read Colossians 4:5 and Ephesians 5:15). We maybe living one day at a time, but for each of them we are accountable for eternity!

God Bless you, my Love!Remember you are an arrow for Christ!

If Jesus were a charlatan......

If Jesus was as fake as people and other religions claim him to be...If He wasn't really the Son Of God, if He was just a charlatan out to make a quick buck, don't you think he would have said I would spiritually rise up in 3 days.

Wouldn't that have been easier enough to confuse and more difficult to disprove? By raising up the spectre of vagueness and disbelief, A CHARLATAN GAINS ALWAYS!

Why is it we have relics and shrines built to the remains of some saint or the other? How come there are no such relics about Jesus? He transcended in flesh from the Earth once his purpose was fulfilled!

Our Lord, Jesus Christ, rebuilt the temple in three days. For 40 days after the ressurection he was with His people in flesh. He cooked for them. He stayed with them.

Much Thanks to Ravi Zachrias for visiting us in Cochin!!

Does suffering and affliction come from God?

An oft asked question which Ravi Zachrias answered beautifully in many many ways during his visit here in Cochin...Here's what I understood..
1) If you can accept blessings and gifts from God, how can you turn up your nose at all that comes from Him?
2) Suffering, affliction, perfection, and strength these are all parts of God's ultimate purpose for us. Satan—despite his incredibly cunning intelligence, cleverness, and power—is still only a puppet in God's hand to bring about His purpose. We see this clearly in the Book of Job. God is far more powerful than Satan. Though Satan boasts about His power on us (and that too because we let him!), God's power and might is far greater over Satan.