WHAT’S the fuss all about? Why would a routine temporary appointment stir up so much rhetoric among politicians and NGOs?

A storm of protest has erupted ever since Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim announced that veteran corporate executive Low Siew Moi would be appointed acting general manager of the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS).

Khalid had earlier said that Low’s appointment would be a temporary arrangement until a suitable candidate was found to head the PKNS. But, his choice of Low has not gone down well with certain quarters.

On Tuesday, the Selangor Malays Residents Action Body held a protest against the appointment outside the state secretariat building in Shah Alam. According to Shah Alam Umno information chief Mohd Azhar Othman, the appointment is against the main aim and policies behind the setting up of the corporation and marks the first time it would be led by a non-bumiputra.

It is certainly and surely sad that after 51 years of independence, there are still people, including so-called leaders, who cannot look beyond the racial lines.
Azhar’s statement is only partially correct – the PKNS was set up in 1964 and has been headed by a Malay general manager ever since.

But, is the appointment of a non-Malay contrary to the aims and policies of the corporation? Or ultra vires the Federal Constitution? Or in violation of the special rights of the Malays? Or even an insult to the Sultan, as suggested by one NGO leader?

I don’t think so and, I am sure, many right and fair-minded fellow citizens of all races will agree with me.

The PKNS is a major property developer in Selangor, having built the state capital Shah Alam and the many modern townships like Kelana Jaya and Kota Damansara. To date, the corporation has built about 150,000 housing units in the state.

According to the corporation’s website, its stated mission is in line with the state policies to promote stability, harmony and social justice. It seeks to achieve these lofty goals by the implementation of property development, commercial and industrial development and investment.

Its objectives are to encourage and develop housing estates, industry, commercial and new economic centres. agriculture and carry out other approved activities.

Low is eminently qualified to take the reins at the PKNS, having served the corporation for over 33 years, including holding the post of deputy general manager (corporate development) for the past 11 years.
It is learnt that Low will only serve as the acting general manager until a right candidate has been identified.
Selangor state executive councillor Ronnie Liu has confirmed that the Pakatan Rakyat component parties, including PAS, had given their full backing to the Mentri Besar on his decision to appoint Low.
The DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) have publicly endorsed the appointment while PAS has not objected to it.
“PAS has only requested for preference to be given to candidates the party feels are suitable to lead the organisation,” Liu told StarMetro.
Otherwise, Liu said, the state government had no plan to reconsider its decision on Low’s appointment.
He said Low, who was due for retirement soon, had been appointed in an acting capacity to hold the fort pending a permanent appointment later.
“So, we don’t understand why people are trying to make an issue of this,” he said.
The real issue, however, is not Low’s appointment but the very sad and disappointing racial overtone of the whole matter.

When are we ready to come of age and accept each other without the consideration of colour, creed, culture and class?
Source: The Star.

My question: UMNO, UMNO.. when will you grow? will you ever grow??

Halloween.. BOOH!

Halloween is around the corner. I don't celebrate halloween, maybe cuz i don't grow up in such a culture. N I don't find dressing myself in a ghostly costume funny. Anyway, lots of ppl are celebrating this day, once a year, esp the children overseas.

Ever wondered the origin of Halloween? And what's the significance behind it?
I just learned about it myself.

Click here if you're interested to find out more about it. It's a nice cartoon. ;-)

Have a nice day!

Have you heard of Oprah Winfrey lately?

Oprah's busy with her new movement lately, her new cult. Watch the video if you haven't got an idea of what I'm talking about. or.. if you haven't watched her new movement videos.

I got this chain email from someone, and thought of sharing it here.

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Assalamualaikum wr wb,

Dear Tun Mahathir,

I think you under-estimate the will of the Rakyat to dismantle racialism. In this era of global competition and high technology - for how long can UMNO shield the Malays from the reality of a free market ?

You cannot hide the shortcomings of the Malays. No one stops the Malays from acquiring technology. You yourself sent thousands of Malays to study overseas. Yet where are the returns on your investment in them ?

Think of Proton - shouldn't your Malay engineers work double hard to improve their products like the Japanese ? Malaysia has lots of flora and fauna. Shouldn't the Malays dive into Biotechnology on account of Malaysia's flora and fauna ? Yet where are the Malay scientists etc ? For how long can you evade the shortcomings of the Malays ?

You see - Malaysia is not unique in this matter. The whole Muslim world faces the same problem. Muslims simply do NOT do enough to chase after and acquire technology ! Indeed - there are no industrialized Muslim countries except possibly - Malaysia !!

The NEP and Ketuanan Melayu has been around a long time. The Malays should have used the opportunity they had wisely. Sadly - your own UMNO abused it ! Now the Rakyat wants an end to racialism.

So yes - you are right. The Malaysian Malay is going to suffer because they no longer have the crutch. But thats Malaysia's problem.

What I hope is that you and other Malaysian politicians had better not demonise Singapore in the process. You and others better not look down on Singapore Malays.

We Singapore Malays can hold our head high and proudly so. Because we achieve on merit and not quota. Its a real achievement.

Well - its your country and not mine. I think that you first have to deal with the reality of Pakatan Rakyat.....

Best Regards,
Dr Syed Alwi Ahmad

GREATEST MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM IN THE WORLD

THE GREATEST MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM IN THE WORLD

Moses and the people were in the desert, but what was he going to do with them. They had to be fed, and fed is what they did, according to the Quartermaster General in the Army. It was reported that Moses would have had 1500 tons of food each day.

Do you know that to bring that much food each day, two freight trains, each a mile long, would be required! Besides you must remember, they were out in the desert, so they would have to have firewood to use in cooking the food. This would take 4000 tons of wood and a few more freight trains, each a mile long just for one day.

And just think, they were forty years in transit and oh yes, they would have to have water. If only they had enough water to drink and wash a few dishes, it would take 11,000.000 gallons each day, and a freight train with tank cars, 1800 miles long, just to bring in water!

And then another thing! They had to cross the Red Sea at night. (They did?) Now, if they went on a narrow path, double file, the line would be 800 miles long and would require 35 days and nights to get through. So there had to be space in the Red Sea, 3 miles wide so that they could walk 5,000 abreast to get over in one night.

But then, there is another problem. Each time they camped at the end of the day, a campground two-thirds the size of Rhode Island was required, or a total of 750 square miles long… Think of it These spaces just for nightly camping.

Do you think Moses figured all this out before he left Egypt? I think not! You see Moses believed in God. God took care of these things for him.

Let us take courage, we have the same God. We think our problems are so big.

Remember what God can do!

Commiting suicide is not the way to go...

I had a friend's friend, whom lately was duped by a con-man, who used to be her "close" friend.

Somehow, in some ways, this man managed to assure her to invest some amount of money into a business which he's having in mind. The way it goes? Give a few thousand of cash, the rest? Get 5 credit cards and swap the maximum amount. Using these money, they will start a worthy business.

She gave him a few of her hard-earned thousands, got a few credit cards and swapped them to the maximum amount... only to find him "unreachable" in the next few weeks. She was stunned when she finally realized that the entire business thingy was just a scam!

And her hard-earned money.. and the credit card loans!!! However will she be able to solve the loans???

It drove her nuts and the thoughts of commiting suicide came into her mind. She walked up and down her apartment, contemplating of whether or not she should jump, tat day.

I thank God she's still alive today, but how does she walk the days ahead?

To my friends out there.. remember.. when you talk about money, BIG MONEY, don't trust anyone, even your kins. Only parents, can be trusted. Coz no one else on earth will ever love you like they do.

a weird customer

Today I met a very weird customer. His dog was in a very dire condition, obviously due to negligence, and required to be hospitalized. His dog weighed 10kg, and you know how he carried his dog up onto the examination table? He held him by his scruff (loose skin around the dog's neck)!

The very imbecile thing about this man is, he was insistent to know the exact fees. It is very hard to give exact fees as medications and dog requirements changes with time. Anyhow, I gave him a high estimation, written them on a white board.

And you know what?

He snapped a photo of it with his hp, and showed to me, " NAA... i've already taken down the photo, later you don't change your words aaa..."
Then I requested for his phone number. And he gave me MY.fm's number 03-95433366.. (@#$%^ !!!)
He nonchalantly, like a drunken man, asked many other things like..

"if my dog die, who responsible?"
"You all got insurance here ar? If my dog die insurance pay..."
"Does my dog have to come back?"
"What is the percentage of dogs dying here?"
"You guarantee my dog will survive the anaesthesia?"
"At nite nobody here, so who will feed my dog? Who will take care of my dog?"
"You guarantee after hospitalize my dog can get well?"
"So this wraps up the package?" (heloo.. there's no package here..)

Everytime I explain half way, he interrupted with another unrelated question, and after a few rounds, go back to the same question. Anyway, he then was adamant to know how often do we doctors check on our patients. We told him, "every now and then". He ridiculed and said, "That means how often?"

Frustrated, I told him, "Every half an hour."
"So you can give me a report every half an hour?"

This man got me dumb-strucked. I referred him to another vet. "Go to other vets, ask them to supply you the half-hourly reports."

With a nonchalant mode he replied, "I come here coz people recommend ma.. sure good one.. why go to other vets... "

I wished to tell him, "Say and do whatever, irritate me however, just don't dump your dog here."

The fruit that I'm really scared of...

Everytime i see this fruit, i will automatically.. SHUN!

then people will nag at me..
don't you know how nutritious it is? or...
i don't understand you, it's so tasty!
your immune system is not strong ok. this will help you... or
stop choosing! or...
c'mon.. i don't see your rationale behind it...

whatever they say.. i try my best to avoid this fruit... if i'm forced to.. (you know.. sometimes out of respect or public responsibility).. i'll take an hour to finish a small chunk of it.

and the fruit is.. ( i know it may be some of your favourite fruit)

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THANKS for following me this far. You deserve to know the small fact - it's the pineapple. ;-)

if you share the same view as me, give me a hi-5 !!

Ong Tee Keat wins!

Yeah, congrats to my saudara (hehe, anyone who shares my surname is my kin)

Hopefully he'll be a bold leader, dare to talk, dare to challenge, and please.. do not hide under any shell...

As for Chua Soi Lek, yep congrats as well... you've been a good leader, and hopefully you'll continue to be a good leader.

But bear in mind leaders - what you do in the dark may be revealed any time. So be righteous.
When you're a leader, you don't just lead physically.

Morally, etiquette wise, you must be upright too. Don't give the lame excuse.."Oh, this is my personal life.." If your personal life is the one that God and the people will always be proud of, then do it.
But if you doubt about it, DON'T DO IT.

Misleading sentence on huskies

quoting from ... http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/10/17/southneast/2275064&sec=southneast

..."He added that Huskies howled like wolves instead of barking."...

The sentence is misleading. It tend to turn people to the thought that, huskies howl and don't bark which is not true.

Almost all dogs bark.
Most dogs howl.

Huskies? Though i've never owned one, but I've heard their barkings so many times I'm tired of it.

Btw, keeping huskies in malaysia's temperate weather is unadvisable. Try imagine yourself in an eskimo suit walking around the field.

Well, of course, unless you've planned for your husky to stay in an air-conditioned room most of the time.

Prince of Egypt

I first watched the banned Walt Disney's cartoon years ago.. when I was in uni i guess.. around the time when I started to know God personally. I remembered how I replayed the whole cartoon again and again, and yet still filled with awe.. and touched... eyes always flooded with tears..

I remembered very well the time when the Pharaoh wanted to have all the newborn males killed, Moses was sent to the river in a basket, and his sister Miriam sang this song which i Loved so much, "Go baby brother.. come back some day.. come back deliver us too.."

It was such an easy phrase, but full of meaning. so full... And the parts where God punished the Egyptians with plagues and killed all the newborns, I was dumbstrucked - wasn't God a God of love?

Now I've learned that love in our eyes may not always be right in God's eyes. The only thing that stands true to the end - that God's will is the righteous one. And his promises he'll never break. Amen.

haha, anyway, the best part was when God parted the red sea.. I was like, WHOA... and i remembered the children walkin across the ocean floor saw the whale swimming beside them.. WHOAAAA....

AWESOME God.. ;-)

Today I watched another movie of Moses, this time not cartoon - real human picturing them, and the same WHOAAAA... came back, naturally (tho i preferred the cartoon edition).

Then the sea swept away the Egyptian armies and chariots... thinking back, I remembered a friend of mine once showed me the article of researches on the Red Sea. Scientists indeed found lots of chariots (in ruins i suppose) which perfectly correlates with the cartoon/ Bible. ;-)

common bug flu?

Last saturday i got bitten by a shih tzu (again... shih tzus always got a piece of me..). that same nite, the bug started creating havoc with my immune system.

hehe, no wori, this bug has nothing to do with the shih tzu. this is the flu bug. it all started with fever, some itch around the throat, then some pain there, then i started to sound sexy, and nose started streaming sticky mucoidal stringy liquid endlessly, then i lost my voice, and the sneezing and coughing set in to complicate things.

The fever was there to protect me for the past 4 days, but it caused much discomfort.. i finally gave in, took the magic drug "panadol", but the fever wont go.. till today. Now that i'm typing this - the fever has gone. My immune system is crawling up again. ;-)

the best part during these ill-stricken days - i've got MCs!! haha.. cherished it. 3 days.. guilty a bit for my dear colleagues, but... i'd rather not let the bug transmit to them. otherwise who'll run the clinic? :-)

tomoro will be the last day of my MCs - will spend more time at gardening n playing with lil toff. eyes droopy now.. coz on chlopheniramine.

ciao!

Assignments n presentations?

Usually after my sunday services I'll join the bible study - used to be like teacher preaching, and student listening. It'll be boring if you're not interested, but it'll be enriching if you're looking forward for its contents.

This time round, we have our study on various religions - buddhism, islam, taoism, cults, etc.. in our first session Bro. Isc told us tat we're going to have it a different way this time. I was like, "huh?"

He proceeded - "you're going to do assignments.. bla bla. presentations.. bla bla.. " My eyes narrowed, "oh no.. not again.. " I dreaded the uni times of endless assignments and presentations. Anyway.. so we went ahead as planned.

The good thing about this grouping was - we're allowed to choose the topics which we'd LOVE to research into, and i chose CULTs. haha.. sounds fun.. but sure is not easy.

We had our 2nd session where Lem presented on local deities - and we had really good discussions. Wow.. I came to realize how I used to love fruitful discussions and debates, good arguments. I guess working life has changed me alot.. and I don't want it!

Got to change my wardrobe of personality. One step at a time. With God's grace. aha.. ;-)

Reviving dying people - God's intervention

CHICAGO (AP) — When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. An eye-opening survey reveals widespread belief that divine intervention can revive dying patients. And, researchers said, doctors "need to be prepared to deal with families who are waiting for a miracle."
More than half of randomly surveyed adults — 57 percent — said God's intervention could save a family member even if physicians declared treatment would be futile. And nearly three-quarters said patients have a right to demand such treatment.

When asked to imagine their own relatives being gravely ill or injured, nearly 20 percent of doctors and other medical workers said God could reverse a hopeless outcome....

...It involved 1,000 U.S. adults randomly selected to answer questions by telephone about their views on end-of-life medical care. They were surveyed in 2005, along with 774 doctors, nurses and other medical workers who responded to mailed questions.

Survey questions mostly dealt with untimely deaths from trauma such as accidents and violence. These deaths are often particularly tough on relatives because they are more unexpected than deaths from lingering illnesses such as cancer, and the patients tend to be younger.

Dr. Lenworth Jacobs, a University of Connecticut surgery professor and trauma chief at Hartford Hospital, was the lead author.

Source: http://www.gospelherald.net/article.htm?id=44303&code=education

Personal comment: God is alpha & omega, the beginning and the last, the Creator of the universe and mankind. Contrary to the popular belief, "Our life is in our own hands" - the truth is, our life IS in God's hands.

Read a banned book - The Holy Bible

The American Library Associtation has designated the first week of October as Banned Books Week in celebration of the freedom to read and to express one's opinion "even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular."

The Bible is the all-time bestselling book, but in some parts of the world it is banned because it's considered dangerous. the Bible is dangerous, however, only to those who exploit the weak and the innocent, who use force to keep others enslaved in poverty and ignorance, who don't want to give up their favourite sin, who believe that salvation can be found apart from Christ.

No one wants to be told they are wrong. No one wants to hear that their behavoiur is putting themselves and those they love in danger or thah God's patience will eventually wear out. Yet that was the message God told Jeremiah to write (jeremiah 36:2). When His message was read to King Jehoiakim, the king cut up the scroll and threw it into the fire. (jer 36:23)

The ONLY way to know we are right is to be willing to discover where we are wrong.

Read the all time best selling banned book, and let it reveal to you the truth about God - and about yourself.

*The Bible shows us a picture of who we really are.

Source: Our Daily Bread

No reforms as long as Dr M is around, says Zaid (thestar)

No reforms as long as Dr M is around, says Zaid (thestar)
By SHAILA KOSHY

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will not be able to institute any crucial reform as Prime Minister as long as Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is around, claimed former de facto Law Minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim....

...“Najib is smart and articulate but to change the course of Umno, he has to be brave and why would he take such a risk.

“Second, even if he wanted to, he would not be able to do it with Dr Mahathir around,” he said.
Asked whether that was because he thought Dr Mahathir was powerful or had a strong influence on Najib, Zaid - who resigned from the Cabinet recently after journalist Tan Hoon Cheng, Member of Parliament Teresa Kok and news portal editor Raja Petra Kamarudin were arrested under the Internal Security Act - said:

“He (Dr Mahathir) has a large group of friends, otherwise the Prime Minister (Abdullah) would not have been ‘thrown out’ just like he wanted.”

“Mahathirism was all control, control, control. He has a strong influence on the top Umno leaders who had to choose between doing his bidding or facing his wrath.

“So many in Umno are bound to the old, making it difficult to abandon old values and principles...

...“I don’t see it (major reforms) happening but I hope that Najib will prove me wrong, for himself and for the country’s sake.”

On his recent comment that Najib has never talked of reforms, when asked why a deputy prime minister would need to do so when the agenda is set by the Prime Minister, he replied: “Yes, but after the Prime Minister talks, shouldn’t the deputy strengthen it with his own comments?”

my... i like this man. he's prudent, for one. firm with his words and decisions, for two. brainy with an analytical frame of mind.

ISA abuse by the Malaysian government -3

Current PM, Abdullah
In late 2007, Hindraf 5 were detained under ISA for having links with the militant Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam of Sri Lanka. To date, no concrete evidence have been presented to support this assertion.

On 12th Sept 2008, outraging detentions of Tan Hoon Cheng, Teresa Kok and Raja Petra Kamarudin under ISA.

Journalist Tan Hoon Cheng was detained for her own safety was farcical. Released 16 hours later.-prior to her detention, she has reported in Sin Chew Daily on the racist remarks made by Bukit Bendera Umno division leader Ahmad Ismail.-the report had sparked nationwide outcry and led to Ahmad Ismail suspensions from UMNO for 3 years.

Seputeh MP Teresa Kok was detained to have incited religious sentiments which was unfounded. Released on 19th Sept 2008.-the arrest was based entirely on the false, malicious and unsubstantiated article written by senior editor Zaini Hassan, in UMNO-owned Utusan Malaysia on 10th Sept 2008.-Selangor opposition leader Mohd Khir Toyo had reportedly alleged Teresa Kok.-the imam of Bandar Kinrara mosque however, has publicly denied Teresa Kok's involvement.Teresa Kok has lodged police report & sued Utusan Malaysia, Zaini and Dr Mohd Khir Toyo for criminal defamation.She has also sued Malaysian government for her unlawful arrest and detention.

Raja Petra Kamarudin was arrested for publishing articles on his news portal (Malaysia Today) which allegedly tarnished the leadership of the country and insulted the sanctity of Islam.-Under the Act, the initial two-year detention without trial can be renewed indefinitely.This outspoken hero is detained in Kamunting, may your spirit remains High!! -His wife, Marina Lee & his legal team have filed second habeas corpus on 30th Sept 2008.

ISA abuse by the Malaysian government -2

The infamous Dr Mahathir
Operasi Lalang in 1987 which saw the infamous arrest of 106 opposition leaders and social activists. Why they were detained has never been made clear to Malaysians.

In 2001, Keadilan ‘reformasi’ activists were detained for attempting to overthrow the government via militant means and violent demonstrations.Seven years have gone and yet no evidence in support of this assertion has been presented.

Around the same time, members of PAS were also detained for purportedly being militant and allegedly having links to international terrorist networks.To date, no promised-evidence has been produced by the government to Malaysians.

to be continued...

ISA abuse by the Malaysian government -1

People forwarded this to me - find it eye-opening (if not already open). Have a nice day, =)

What is ISA?
ISA - Internal Security Act; was enacted in 1960 by our 1st PM, Tunku Abdul Rahman, to deal with communist threat.Tunku promised that the Act would never be used to stifle legitimate opposition and silent lawful dissent.

Who has failed us, the Rakyat?
Firstly, Tunku himself-under his administration in 1965, Burhanuddin Helmi (a nationalist who was political opponent - PAS leader) was detained under ISA until his death in 1969. By any chance, Helmi has never been involved in the armed rebellion or communism that the ISA was designed to deal with. This appeared to have set a precedent that politics can trump the rule of law.In the following years, ISA was used against people who was viewed as threatening to the incumbent administration.

In 1976, ‘sasterawan negara’ the late Tan Sri A Samad Ismail was detained under ISA.
How can this writer ever been a threat to national security?
...to be continued...

Forgiveness Vs. Reconciliation

Forgiveness Vs. Reconciliation

"Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all men. If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men." Romans 12:17.

This is an amazing phrase - simple looking, terribly hard in application to be honest. But I'm trying.. still learning... (forever learning one ler...) hehe.. anyway.. this post is not a platform for me to SIGH... so here goes... the rightful content.

Following a series of Daily Encounters on "Forgiveness," a number of readers wanted to know if forgiving another person meant that we have to forget what has happened; or to love and stay with them if they are abusive; or to trust them?

The answer is no, no, no! Let me explain further.

When we have sinned, we need to be reconciled to God,2 but while reconciliation with others is the ideal, it isn't always possible—and sometimes not to be desired. Some teachers argue that forgiveness isn't possible unless the offending person admits what she/he has done and asks for forgiveness of the one they have hurt. If this were true, many of us would be stuck for life for the fact that many people do not, or will not, admit that they have done anything wrong, let alone apologize for it.

Forgiveness is dependent only on the person who has been hurt.

Reconciliation is... read more here.

The Promises of Problems - 3

The Promises of Problems
by Mary Southerland

Promise of perfection
Problems, when responded to correctly, are character builders. I recently spoke for a women's conference that used the theme of "Problems into Pearls". Strands of pearls were everywhere -- the center of each table, on the podium from which I spoke, draped across tables -- and many of the ladies wore pearls that day. When the worship leader welcomed me, she said, "We have to get you some pearls!" Digging in her purse, she produced the most beautiful pearl necklace and placed it around my neck. As the day went on, I spoke several times, counseled and prayed with numerous women and tried to meet as many women as possible. When everyone had left, the woman came to retrieve her pearl necklace. I was embarrassed. I had worked up quite a sweat with all of that hugging, laughing, talking. She brushed my apology aside and said, "Sweat is good for pearls. It helps them keep their luster."

"We can rejoice when we run into problems... they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady." Romans 5:3-4

God is at work in and around you. You may not see His hand, hear His voice or even understand His process, but you can rest assured that you can trust His heart.
Remember, every problem points to a promise.

Let's Pray
Father, thank You for each problem that points me to You. Help me to see trials as handles for Your promises and tools for growth in my life. I choose to accept the lessons You want to teach me in the dark times and celebrate their truth in the light. Give me the strength and power to trust You completely.
In Jesus' name, Amen

The Promises of Problems - 2

The Promises of Problems
by Mary Southerland

Promise of correction
God uses problems to correct us. I have come to realize that some lessons can only be learned in the darkness, through pain and failure. When our daughter was a toddler, she was fascinated with electrical outlets. Nothing we said or did seemed to deter her...until the day she stuck a safety pin in the outlet. "Ouch!" she cried, holding up her little red finger for me to kiss. She never played with an outlet again.

"It was the best thing that could have happened to me, for it taught me to pay attention to your laws." Psalm 119:71-72

Promise of protection
A problem can be a blessing in disguise if it keeps you from being hurt by something more serious. It was so hard for me to take our children to the doctor to get immunization shots. I would take a healthy child into the doctor's office and come out with a little one who was fussy, sore and running a low grade temperature. Our pediatrician finally said, "Mary, just think of it like this. You are allowing your babies to experience a little hurt in order to prevent them from experiencing a bigger hurt. A tetanus shot is nothing compared to tetanus itself.

"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good." Genesis 50:20

Source: Crosswalk: Girlfriends in God

The Promises of Problems - 1

The Promises of Problems
by Mary Southerland

Today's Truth
"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good." Genesis 50:20

Friend to Friend
If you are like me, you prefer days when the sun is shining, the sky is blue, and not a cloud in sight. Problems tend to irritate me because they make me realize just how frail I am as a human. But I have come to realize that every problem points to a promise.

Promise of direction
God uses problems to show us the way. We would walk through the wrong door if He didn't close it. Years ago, I dated a young man I thought I would marry. We had it all worked out. He was a preacher and I played the piano and sang. What could be more perfect? I began to pray, "Lord, if he is not the one, just close the door!" The very next conversation I had with this young man ended our relationship and resulted in my taking a church staff position that led me to Dan Southerland. I look back and thank God for that closed door.

"Sometimes it takes a painful situation to make us change our ways." Proverbs 20:30

Source: Crosswalk: Girlfriends in God

Matthew 6:32-33 - Seek first the kingdom of God

(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:)
for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness;

and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 6:32-33

Fight of Faith (Here I am/On Eagle's Wings - gospel song)

spent afew hours doing this.. finally.. it's done.. not perfect.. but i'm contented. phew.. ;) praise the LORD... lurv this song so much.. ;-)

Here I am (On Eagle's Wings)

Here I am at your feet Crying out to you
Draw me near hold me close Lord I wait on you
For you’re my greatest love You’re my comforter and strength
You’re the first you’re the last You’re my guiding light
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I will run I will soar on Eagle’s wings
As I wait on your arm my strength is restored
Fix my eyes on you Jesus As I run this race
Help me find this final faith

Ecclesiastes 3:15-17

Ecclesiastes 3:15-17

Whatever is has already been, and what will be has been before;
and God will call the past to acoount.
And I saw something else under the sun:

In the place of judgement - wickedness was there,
in the palce of justice - wickedness was there.

I thought in my heart,

"God will bring to judgement bothe the righteous and the wicked,
for there will be a time for every activity,
a time for every deed."