My Princess Danielle

Extracted from a book title- Rooted in God's Love by Dale and Juanita Ryan Many people have the impression that good Christians are happy ,joyful ,victorious people. In this fantasy,good Christians are people whose problems vanish when they trust God and pray. Unaffected by the pain of life, these relentlessly cheerful people read the Bible, sing praise songs and feel no pain. We seem to forgotten that Christians are at heart followers of a man who was called "Man of Sorrows." Jesus was not relentlessly cheerful.He did not practice a mood-altering,pain-numbing religion. He grieved.He wept. He was familiar with suffering.Our God is a God who knows suffering.He is a God who grieves. In those times when we shame ourselves for our sorrow, believing that we are disappointing God because we grieve, it can be an enormous encouragement to remember that God is personally familiar with grief.God grieves. It is right for us to do the same. God, you surprise me again! When I grieve, ...

An article that I extracted from my devoutation book. Most Richly Blessed I asked God for strength, that I might achieve, I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey. I asked for health, that I might do greater things, I was given infirmity, that I might do better things. I asked for riches, that I might be happy. I was given poverty, that I might be wise. I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men, I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God. I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life, I was given life, that I might enjoy all things. I got nothing I asked for- But everything I had hoped for. Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayer were answer. I am, among all men, Mostly richly blessed.

It has been 11 weeks since Danielle was out of the hospital stay. We have been busy with stuffs like improving her condition and quality of life, finding a good caregiver, carrying out the daily respiratory procedures, giving her the daily hygiene care, going for therapies, giving her therapies, finding the right diet... While things settle down a bit and many of these stuffs stabilised, I began to find time for rest. In between the 11 weeks, we did have some timeout here and there, like small outing and even a few days away from home. I can say I have sufficient physical rest, but not soul rest. Today I got some and would like to share with you. Extracted out from www.fcbc.org.sg/daily_devotion.asp Prayer, Praise & Promises Daily Devotional Warren Wiersbe walks us through the Psalms - updated daily (SGT 5:30PM) Title: Out From the Depths Author: Warren Wiersbe Read Psalm 42-43 The next time you feel like quitting, read these chapters. The psalmist presents contrasts that depict t...