Christmas

Christmas is a time when we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
We remember God's love and affection for mankind in sending his only begotten son to die for our sins and restore man to God.
Christmas is a time when people give gifts, both young and old. People give and also expect to receive gifts. This act of giving is a symbol of God's act of love in that he GAVE. However, many have forgotten the reason for the season. Christmas season has been commercialized into retail season. People buy, buy, buy and buy till they can buy no more. Many don't have a clue of the significance of gift giving. We often get carried away by the hustle and bustle of the season(eating, drinking and partying) forgetting the original message of Christmas. What then is the message of Christmas? Christ was born to reconcile man to God, restore the glory of man and remind us of the pure love God has for us. Love so sweet,so divine.
Lets take a moment to reflect on the message of the Christmas.
Is it real in your life? Have you recieved Christ as your saviour? Have you been reconciled and restored?

Blessed Be the name of the Lord

One of my favorite songs...
Blessed Be The Name

I am standing beneath Your wings
I am resting in Your shelter
Your great faithfulness has been my shield
It makes me want to sing

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be the name of the Lord
I will bless Your holy name
For all my days
Blessed be the name of the Lord

I sing praises to Your name oh Lord
For You daily bear my burden
Your great faithfulness is my reward
It makes me want to sing

©1995 Mercy / Vineyard Publishing
Words and Music by Andy Park

"Comprehensive Eye Exam"

Okay now, I am overdue for an eye exam. They recommend you do it every year but I haven't been to an optometrist in 2 years. My optometrist called me to remind me for my annual exam long time ago and I did not get around doing it.
My eyes started giving trouble a few weeks back so I was like.. lemme go check dem out. I called my optometrist but was told she relocated and left all her files with the person who bought out her practice. I was like ok, Can I book an appointment? The nice lady I spoke to said, Yes, of course. She got me a time slot and I felt happy. I now remembered that if you are between the ages of 18-65, you go pay for your own eye exam. We never paid for them before as my provincial insurance plan covered it. Anyways sha, so I now called the optometrist back asap cos I needed to know how much they were charging(IJEBU???) She said 80 bucks. I was like.. um, thanks. I will call you back to confirm my appointment. I started shopping around and found one for 64. While shopping around, the range I got was between 64- 105 bucks. I mean common, why would I in my right senses go and pay so much more for the same exam. Privatization is good sometimes but for basic health care, I think it should be regulated. On the other hand, I guess people like me will go for good quality for less money. What do ya think?

"God don't make no junk"

Everytime I go to work, I pass by a receptionist and right by her desk, there is a picture posted on the wall with a little boy looking sad. The caption on the picture says, " I know I am somebody because God don't make no junk"
Those words jump out at me every single time I read them.
It makes me wonder why there is a picture of a sad looking boy with those words.
It is amazing how different people interprete differently things in different ways.Personally,if I am saying " God don't make no junk; I probably will be smiling, walking with a little bounce in my steps and with my head up high.
Just a thot.


And oh, a friendly reminder...."You are somebody, because God don't make NO junk"