Wordless Wednesday #11: Inspiration

A Few Simple Words Can Make the Difference

Few days ago, I read a book about Marriage given by my fiance. The book is all about tips how to make marriage work. It's more to practical tips. So one of the interesting topic is the title of my post that I would like to share today. Even though this 3 phrase is just a few simple words but it really mean everything in our life. 

The 1st phrase is "I Love You"

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It is a phrase used freely during courtship, but not so freely after marriage. We never outgrow the need to say it or hear it. To say, "I Love You" may at times require discipline. To say it when we may not feel like it, will affirm that our relationship is deeper than the moment and stronger than any disagreement. "I Love You" is something we say to each other regardless of how long we have known each other, or the number of years we have been married to each other. It shows that we are determined that our love will never grow old or stale.

The 2nd phrase is "I Thank You"

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We may receive many valuable gifts on our wedding day. However, the most valuable gift we will have received or will ever receive during our lifetime together is the gift of each other. It is sad that our thankfulness for material gifts received can grow faints as through use we take them for granted, or as they wear with age. Indifference must never overtake our relationship. Therefore, to say thanks to each other for little favours done, or niceties noticed, will renew our appreciation and keep us from taking each other for granted. A timely "Thank You" will lift our spirits and inspire our devotion.

The 3rd phrase is "I Am Sorry"

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When the Bible says, "Let not the sun go down on your anger" (Ephesians 4:26), it gives us sound advice. The first glow of love allows the words "I Am Sorry" to come easily to our lips. "I Am Sorry" readily said and deeply felt will move to mend what is broken. And just as quick, a word of forgiveness: "Thats OK; I Understand... I Forgive You..." will heal the rift and restore what is torn.

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"The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being.

His heart withers if it does not answer another heart.

His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts

and finds no other inspiration."

~ Pearl S. Buck

Source: Practical tips to make your marriage work by Deepu Paul

In Dilemma, I Am

It's been 4 month since i became someone fiancée. I know I should do some preparation for my big day because we been plan for our big day by end of this year. But me, still in dilemma to do our preparation and I only have 8 to 9 month till the big day to do all the preparation. And actually I will only have 3 to 4 month to prepare all things because my fiancée will be busy working till the big day. I don't know where to start, yet still didn't go to church to make appointment to meet father. Thing that I had done is went to pre-marriage course, meet the bridal boutique that I already choose, find the venue but not yet confirm. Other than that, I'm still thinking. (sigh)

Word of God

"Be merciful as your father is merciful, for the measure you give will be the measure you will receive back." Jesus is very clear with his statements. We are not called to be judges or to condemn others. We are called to be brothers and sisters, to help each other, to give courage and seek together to accomplish our mission to announce the Word of God.

~ Luke 6: 36 - 38

What Are Words?

What are words? Mesti ramai yang tertanya-tanyakan kenapa tajuk entry saya hari ini lain dari yang lain. But before proceed to my entry juz wanna ask forgiveness for MIA for a few days. I’ve been busy for closing two month account. Imagine mau buat report for 2 month. Memang terpaksa berhempas-pulas. Huh…. Ok2. Enough nagging about my work. So let’s proceed about my entry today.

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Have you ever heard people said be careful of your words because words are powerful. Every word that comes out from our mouth is dangerous for some people. Even we think the word is true but other people will think it the other way. Don’t you think so??

Every word that comes out from our mouth is a promise for someone life. So when we say out loud the word and other people can hear it, make sure the word are word that come out from what you really think it should be not from your heart (emotion).

Every word comes out from our mouth able to “kill” someone life. What I mean of kill is where you kill someone ability, without any intention, you already kill someone imagination, ability, self confidence, etc… And their life is miserable after heard what you already said to them. You don’t even know how their life after heard what you said. So be careful with you words because it can harm someone.

And they are more causes only because of our words. So be careful with our words. You can see how powerful our word is although it’s only simple and meaningless words. It is another reminder for us to think about our word before say it to other and also to ask for forgiveness from other if we already hurt them with our words without any intention to harm their feeling . 

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P/s: Be careful of the words we speak. They can be evil,deadly, sinful, hurtful and leave a forever scar on those we spew them out to ~ Polyvore.com

 

Words of Life

Hi all, sorry for the MIA. Hihi.. It's been a busy day for me last few days because now I'm preparing for my "big day" so I need to go for a course and get ready for anything. But, today I'm not telling u about this but just want to share some thought n words that I read from today Daily Gospel.

So today Daily Gospel is from Mk 10:46-52

"Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road."

Here is the sharing that make me really love about today gospel:-

The Chinese word for busy consists of two characters (look at the below picture): 

the one on the left refers to the heart, while the other one on the right means dead. When we get so busy that we forget our heart, we "die" and become no different from the animals. Those two characters in Chinese are pronounced as "mang", which can also mean "blind". 

Again, blind consists of two characters (look at the below picture):

the one on top is the same as the character on the right in busy, that is dead, and the one below means eye. I may be healthy and with nothing wrong with my eyes, but because I am so busy, my heart is "dead" that my eyes are unable to see what is essential in life.

Words to be Share

Gospel for today:-

~ Lk 1:26-38 ~

The blessings God gives us are intended to be the blessings we pass on to other people.

They are all signs of God's presence to others through us.

We will all be judged according to the way we share the blessing we ourselves are given.

Our own salvation depends on it.

Words to be Share

"They carried the sick man up on the roof, made an opening in the tiles and let him down on his bed into the middle of the groups in front of Jesus."
 ~ Lk 5:17-26 ~

Coming to Jesus that we must make an effort to do life differently than we may be accustomed to doing it. 

We must first make up our minds to be disciples.

Then we must persist in that vision no matter how hard it is or how many times we fail.

Words to be Share

"As you go, proclaim the good news."~ Mt 9:35-10:1,6-8 ~


Life is not an endurance test, it is a journey to goodness.

It goes through a world full of the poor who wait for the word that God loves them through the love they see in us.

Otherwise, our own journey has been in vain.

Words to be Share

"Accoding to your faith, let it be done to you."~ Mt 9:27-31 ~

God can only do with us what we will allow.

God puts us in places where there is good to be done and we ignore it, call it someone else's problem.

Only those with real faith allow themselves to be used for the work of God so that the needy who call to us for help are not denied.