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Continue reading →: Battleplan – Praise
Today I wanted to share from one of the battle chapters. Jehoshaphat, King of Judah was informed that his enemies have banded together and they are coming to attack. There are 3 things that stand out to me in this chapter (2 Chronicles 20): the way Jehoshaphat prays, the way…
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Continue reading →: Be Still
Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. – Psalm 37:5 For some people, being still is the toughest thing to do. Especially in this fast paced world, filled with flurries of activities, bombarding us one after the other, demanding our attention. Even when sitting,…
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Continue reading →: God can turn things around
I was reading the book of Isaiah chapter 7 where it is mentioned about a threat that Ahaz king of Judah had to face. Now the house of David was told, “Aram has allied itself with Ephraim”; so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken, as the trees of the forest…
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Continue reading →: From 5 to 157
Few months back, I planted 5 seeds of the four o’clock flower (we call it andhi mandhaarai in tamil) Till date I have collected 157 healthy seeds, which are each capable of producing more! It reminded me of the verse: Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat…
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Continue reading →: Luminary
I was looking for a word that would denote a person who inspires. I was searching if “Inspirator” was a word (it’s inspirer!), then came across this word Luminary which is used to denote a person who inspires. Today I want to highlight two of my school teachers who were such luminaries…
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Continue reading →: Hope
Dictionary defines hope as “a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen.” Whenever I think of hope, I remember one of my Professor’s definition of it. I don’t remember the context in which it came up. I think we were discussing something about long term goals…
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Continue reading →: Blockers Dhamaka
It had been a busy few weeks at work. We had just completed developing a new feature and the different phases of testing had started. Slowly the number of issues in my name kept increasing, along with increasing severity. A blocker is the highest level of severity, it means the…
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Continue reading →: After a long wait
And so the countdown begins! One week to go for the big day. An event that we’ve been waiting for, for almost 15+ years is finally here. Yes my big sister is getting married! It still feels surreal. This journey of waiting has been a roller coaster ride for those in…
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Continue reading →: Pruning
Pruning is an important process in gardening. Any gardener would tell you that. I am not good at gardening, most of the plants that I buy, end up dying. So that’s why I enlisted the help of a gardener and asked him to give me some plants for a small…
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Continue reading →: Lead kindly Light
Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead thou me on; The night is dark, and I am far from home; Lead thou me on; Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene: one step enough for me. This one is a famous poem by…