Tag: Christian

The will of God is not what I wanted

The will of God is not what I wanted

A friend texted me this encouragement: “I found it encouraging to see how you would commit all matters (money, housing etc) into God’s hands. I think God is in all decisions we make! Big and small, spiritual or so-called “secular”. Truth be told, I was 

Let go

Let go

“You need to let go,” my friend told me. I shook my head, “It’s so hard.” “Pray and get the shalom peace,” she said. My heart was troubled. I blamed God. God, you knew, why didn’t you… I was harping on the expensive mistake, on 

More than enough

More than enough

In the wilderness, the future seems like a lost cause. I could not see the land in the fog. Is there really a promised land we could root ourselves in? Or is it a less-than-ideal shelter we had to contend in? In my dented state 

Story: Never enough

Story: Never enough

Bs for all her subjects, she was an average student. “Why can’t you be like your good friend who scored all As?” “But there are people who did worse“, she retorted her mother. “Don’t compare yourself with those worse off but with those better than 

Faith, Flow, and Elijah

Faith, Flow, and Elijah

Faith. This juncture of faith and doubt felt similar to what I’ve experienced a decade ago. Quit without a job? What are you going to do? Years came by and left without a solid answer, or at least an answer satisfactory in the eyes of 

Trials and Tribulations (Part 1): Altar of Rememberance

Trials and Tribulations (Part 1): Altar of Rememberance

I hope this series doesn’t come across as a rant or a self-pity party. I hope it will help you see the light in your dark situation. If you are going through a similar situation as me, may my experience be an encouragement and comfort 

Looking Back 2021

Looking Back 2021

I drafted a post on my personal vision of 2021. Then, I decided not to publish it because of the word, “prosperity“. A word that is somehow contentious in the religious circle. I have this greed in me that would interpret the word as having 

Death, the inevitable.

Death, the inevitable.

We were saying our usual grace, and the girls ended off with an amen. Then EX, my 4.5 year old turned to her grandpa, my dad, and said, “Those who don’t believe in God, will go to health.” She repeated once more, and then turned 

Joseph Prince: Support or Detract him?

Joseph Prince: Support or Detract him?

A decade ago, I left my promising career because of a calling to be an evangelist. The first logical step was to go to a bible school. (Spoiler alert: I didn’t go to a bible school, but the school of the Holy Spirit. Graduation time