Cursed is the man who trusts in man!

Psalms 118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man back to back with “I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not.” - Jer 33:3


Its hard to keep track of your heart and feel each pulse. And I know too well that the heart is deceitful above all. Recently an old friend, also a colleague told me that she wants to sponsor my fare once they settle down in Australia, just in case I would like to go on a vacation. Its a bit heartwarming And whether or not it comes to pass, the desire to invite me is touching. Ive known them and a lot about their family background since college. God, in His goodness, allowed me to share His love concretely with them during their most distressing period. Their life was a long dark tunnel. And now, light can be seen as they are almost at its end.

They have heartbreaking stories, the soap opera kind which I thought could only exixt in movies alone. I was wrong. I praise God for the things He has done in their families, a new chapter has dawned in their lives.

I too have a share of these episodes and God in His extraordinary mercies changes the channel so that I would not stay long glued to one episode. He shields me from such unnecessary looking back.

So I write this, I remember the verse, "Cursed be the man who trusts in man."
My love my prayers go with them always. And whether or not they reciprocate, any observable goodness in any act in what I did for them in the past, or even until now is something God prompted me to do, I remember that everything I did for them I did for God and God alone.

Dear God, I pray You bless their family as I finish my post for the day. Bless them beyond their wildest dreams. Help all the siblings finish school. Lord thank You because I was able to share the gospel with her sister when she was a struggling teen-ager back in college. Lord take care of her and her walk in You. Help them all find a church where they can grow in the things of You.

I pray for her mom's relationship with their new stepdad. Please make things work out. Please help the siblings to be always close to each other. May they always remember Your faithfulness in their lives. May their gaze always be only upon You Jesus. May they not be mesmerized with the material things they are about to be flooded with. Lord, may Your tug and pull at their hearts overshadow every tangible good their new life will offer.

In Your Name,
Amen