The Greatest Trophy - A Changed Life

I thank GOD for giving me HIS heart for the lost. For HIS compassion.  For HIS power in prayer. For HIS answers to our asking.  For HIS love that casts out all fear. For HIS love that covers a multitude of sins.  For HIS love that is unconditional. And for HIS love that laid down HIS life for me. And HIS laid down life that gave me eternal life.

And what an honor to lead the lost, broken and lonely to the Way, the Truth and the Life.

I once had a jigsaw of 2000 pieces.  It made a beautiful scenery when put together.  The first time I opened the box i was all overwhelmed with so many tiny pieces.  It didnt make any sense.  The hues and small details on each piece seemed so different and independent of each other.  I looked at the picture on the box: a blue sky with light cotton clouds, a meadow with daisies that blended together and i wondered how am i ever going to put the picture together.  Discouraged I put the puzzle away.

Then one cold rainy day,  I took the box out and got down to doing it simply because I had nothing else to do. One piece after another fell into place. And then soon it was almost done but only a few pieces missing. More pieces found its place and the picture looked more complete.  And then what joy I felt when I placed the last missing piece and completed the jigsaw. 

We see broken lives shattered into a zillion pieces. And from the looks of it we'd never understand how they'd have the beautiful life JESUS came to give them. In our natural abilities we cant understand how GOD's love can deliver them.  But we take the first step of faith and share GOD'S love with them (prayerfully).  And slowly we see the many pieces of a broken life put together and becoming more and more beautiful. The Bible says 'LORD YOU know all things. No plan of yours can be thwarted.' Our lives find perspective only when we find HIS perspective for our lives.

What is more rewarding than to see a heart turn to CHRIST ! A heart turned to GOD is a life changed....

Like Anthony Bonner said: The greatest trophy - a changed life !

High Profiles and Big Names

I was strolling with my friend Nikita in the mall last week. We were discussing life, future plans and other things. And Nikita brought up her plan to apply for an immigrant visa sometime soon.

And thats when I remembered a girl I met in church who worked with the US Embassy. And I said it aloud... not meaning to brag but a general mention of the girl. And the mention of this got Nikita very excited. She was so happy about having a contact/ reference in the Embassy and already began imagining how easy the visa process could be !

I told her that the girl doesnt work here anymore and has returned to the States. And the mention of this brought such disappointment to Nikita that she could barely hide it.

And I quickly realized that there was a way to save the situation and her mood !

I told her not to worry about the girl who doesnt work here anymore because I have a bigger reference. Someone I know many levels higher who could help her get the visa very very easily with absolutely no hassles. I told her that this person I know is so influential that even the interview process will be a smooth sail through. And I told her that this person is so important and powerful that even Obama would have to listen to him... and his name is JESUS !

The mention of that suddenly seemed too cliche for my friend... you could tell from her expression that she was expecting a real person's name. Like Mr Simon Smith or Andy Drew or John Cooper  or something like that.

It brought to my memory the many times I have approached JESUS like that. Like as if HE isnt real or alive or able. I have been so familiar about HIM that I would rather look for a job  with a reference than with JESUS HIMself. I would rather depend on a real person with a real name than the biggest influence that goes with me. Many times I catch myself envying the daughter of Bill Gates or Narendra Modi or Sanjay Dutt for all the benefits they have because their father's are powerful and people of influence.

And that's when the HOLY SPIRIT reminds me that my FATHER is the KING of kings and the NAME above every name and that I am an undercover princess with a mansion in Heaven !