Money Matters Part 1

Spending CUT!! This phrase is everywhere around the world, especially since the financial recession. Managing money is a vital part of our life; a life without financial transactions is unthinkable. It is not just about money but I mean a life with no transactions. Before the monetary system arrived the barter system was one of the methods of transactions.

In this blog I would like to share some of the Biblical and practical aspects of handling money in our daily life. I was born and brought up in a middle class family with both of my parents being teachers. I think their lives influenced me a lot in money management. Some of the principles they followed were trying to avoid spending beyond their limits or borrowing money for unnecessary things and clearing debt as soon as possible. They also gave money to people in need (most of the time), especially poor people and other needy people. My grandmother was a woman of God and I believe my parents learned some Godly principles from her.  It has been a blessing to me.

My Second Marriage...a real story..

At last I broke up, left him, decided to die and marry another man…my true story…
July 12^th, 2008 was our wedding day and after my second marriage this is the most memorable day in my life, but my second marriage was on April 14^th 1996, when I had just turned 15 years old.

Escape Velocity...Prophetic Momentum

Escape Velocity...a life carrying prophetic momentum 

New Year’s day, 2011, I was driving my car back home from Sheffield city centre, playing a worship CD, which my dear wife gave me as a birthday present. I changed the CD over to the radio to listen to some news. I am not sure which FM station it was but there was a great discussion taking place about New Year resolutions and how can you make it possible by feeling good. There was a guest psychotherapist talking to different listeners, answering their questions and prescribing right solutions. People were asking different questions, like how can you overcome the state of feeling low?

One of the answers she gave was, if you feel low, do whatever makes you FEEL GOOD

1. Hug your cat or dog
2. Drink a hot chocolate when you are having a bath.
3. Hold your teddy bear or pillow for some time.
4. Try FB
5. Or watch Jeremy Karl on TV, then you can see that you’re not like ‘those people’; that should make you feel good

Do it till you feel the FEEL GOOD feeling. That is it, resolved.

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Balanced Singles

“I hate men, leave me alone!” the girl screamed from the crowd. “They are not trustworthy, he cheated me and he just left me when he found another girl.. so I am not at all interested in marriage.” Lucy Mark (not real name of the person) is ok now, just leading a normal life, happy to mingle with people but cautious about serious relationships as she has been hurt, and feels rejected and cheated.

‘Lucy’ was someone that I knew as a single person. She’s a Christian who’s passionate for God and mission. Whether you’re a Christian or not, you will have to face some sort of challenges as a single person. Handling the situation wisely will help you to move forward without carrying with you loads of baggage.

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Two Covenants

Two Covenants

One day I was invited for a meeting near my city. The meeting started at 10am and I was waiting in the guest room for my time to preach. At that time I was inspired to read Galatians 4:22. I started reading that passage repeatedly, although I had already read it many times, because of the inspiration from God. “For it is written that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bond maid, the other by a free-woman.” While I was reading this passage I felt that God was revealing something new to me at that time.

When someone hurts you

When someone hurts you

One day, as I was on the way to a conference for church leaders (Cochin, Kerala), many faces came to mind of my friends, family, church leaders and ministers. I was just thinking about their lives. Some of them are really struggling to overcome the hurt that has happened in their lives.

Before starting this subject we need to have a look at the meaning