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Monday, February 23, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Testimony of Mr. Thomas Uledar – How God saved him and 100s of other in Cama Hospital when Terrorists attacked Mumbai on 26th November, 2008.
Today while checking my mails, i received this mail of how Mr Thomas Uledar and other 100's of people were saved so miraculously by God on 26th Nov 08 when Terrorists attacked Cama Hospital in Mumbai. So i thought it has to be shared with everyone. I have now one more reason to Praise and Thank God and hope after you read this, you too will feel the same.
The Bible says "He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide in the shadow of the Almighty GOD - Psalm 91:1 And "God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in the times of trouble"
My name is Thomas Uledar, I am a believer, Jesus saved me 12 years ago. He saved my life then and now He's given me a new meaning to my life. I am involved in Children Ministry and also run classes where we teach English. On 31st October 2008, I got married to a girl who is a believer and has the same calling i.e. involved in Children Ministry.
I have been preaching and teaching the Word of GOD since many years, however this was the first time I experienced this reality in my own life. I used to think of Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego how GOD saved them miraculously, however the LORD helped me and my friends to experience this in our lives.
This is how God saved me from the hands of terrorists on 26th Nov 2008 in Mumbai.
My sister was admitted in Cama Hospital just adjacent to Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria Terminus). She delivered a baby girl on 25th November 2008, but her baby had slight complications due to which she was kept in incubator.
On 26th November 2008 myself, my Mom, elder brother, elder sister, aunty, cousin brother, two brother in-laws and two of my believer friends (totaling 10) went to visit her. It was quite late about 9.30 pm that we decided to go back home. We wanted to leave in two groups. Five left earlier and the rest of us were also leaving the Hospital. Suddenly after 15 minutes, the 5 who left earlier came running into the Hospital asking us to run and shouting that terrorists were firing bullets in the CST station.
We all started running back into the Hospital as we saw 2 terrorists entering into the building premises. They shot dead two security guards at the entrance.
We, the 10 of us are all believers in Jesus and were cautioning people to hide in the hospital room and wherever they could. They all responded well and went to hide. My mother and Aunty went into the 2nd floor where my new born niece was, in an ICU. Rest of us ran to the 5th floor to be with my sister. There were many other ladies in the Ward (Hospital General Ward). We tried to secure the doors but could not as there was no lock inside. Hence we tied the gate outside the doors with a piece of cloth and switched off all the lights in the Ward.
After few minutes I noticed that a tube light at the corridor was on and so I went out of the room to switch it off and my younger brother-in-law (Timmesh Chinakar) and one of my friend (Soumen Ghosh) followed me. I could not locate the switch, when I turned back to head for the ward, I saw the 2 terrorists coming up the stairway and they were armed with AK 47 assault rifles & guns. As I saw them I was stunned, at this time I prayed in my heart "Father I am coming Home, receive me" because I felt there was no way of escape. However there was no fear at all in me because the Word of GOD says "The LORD has not given us the spirit of fear, but of Power, of Love and of a Sound Mind" (II Timothy 1:7), further one of them (Ajmal Qasab) came directly towards me and pointed the rifle at my chest and asked "Where are the other people"? I replied "I don't know as I came running up the stairs".
At this time they saw my brother-in-law they caught hold of him too and then they asked me what is this? I replied "This is a hospital sir people are already half dead here" he looked at me in anger and took us inside the ward. In the meantime my friend (Soumen) was hiding under the Nurse's desk holding the scissor in his hand thinking of attacking the other terrorist (Abu) but LORD gave him the wisdom not to use the scissor because the Word of GOD says "For all who take the sword will perish by the sword" suddenly the terrorist (Abu) saw my friend and asked him to stand with us he stood with us quietly. Abu told us if we have mobile phones to throw on the floor, so we did accordingly. They then told the 3 of us to lie down on our stomachs and then started loading their rifles, after loading their riffles we were asked to stand with our hands up. However there was hope in us according to Romans 15:13. Then Abu started looking around for people in the ward like a hungry lion. But the LORD took control of each and everything. The most incredible thing was that there were many newborn babies and some ladies who had undergone operation just few hours back but nobody made any kind of noise. I believe the Holy Spirit took control over the little babies and all were protected and kept them unharmed.
Suddenly Abu saw my elder brother (Vasu) who was lying near the bed GOD gave him the wisdom to pretend as if he was dead. Abu saw him very closely he wanted to be sure if he is dead so he kicked him on the sides but he rolled down and fell as if he was dead. The LORD confounded their (Abu and Qasab's) minds and made them blind as HE did with Syrians in the time of Elisha. As he heard the noise of firing by policemen down the building he stood on my brothers thighs and started firing from the window. Then they told us to go inside the bathroom and Qasab followed us, there were four latrine rooms inside, in first room my elder bro-in-law and my friend were there which had no latch, in second room my cousin and a one more person was there, in third room my sister who had delivered the baby and my elder sister were there and the fourth room was empty. When Qasab came in he kicked the second and the third door but the LORD did not allow him to kick the first door which had no latch otherwise it would have opened easily. Qasab pointed the gun towards my brother-in-law and asked him to call the people out. The LORD gave wisdom to my bro-in-law and he called out in HINDI "Come out" and then in Telugu (language spoken in Andhra Pradesh) "Don't come out" . The terrorists could not understand this language. The Word of GOD says "A thousand may fall to your side and a ten thousand to your right hand but it shall not come near you". Qasab asked us to stand facing the wall we obeyed him, he was trying to shoot us but he was unable to do so as the Word says "The weapons formed against you shall not prosper"(Isa-54:17). As Abu was searching in the ward he found an elderly man (Harischandra Shrivardhankar-56 yrs old). He was asked to stand with us but he refused and kept pleading with him" Don't kill me in the bathroom, kill me here itself". So they caught him by his hair and pinned him on the ground. They told him say "Allah" and shot him on the shoulder (we later found that the bullet went through his body and had hit the floor) and stabbed him on his back.
We were praying in our hearts "LORD save him" knowing that next is our turn. But the Word of GOD says "I will satisfy you with long life" and "Call ME in the times of trouble and I will rescue you and you shall glorify ME".
Abu found one more person in the corner of the ward, who was an employee of the hospital. And made him stand with us in a queue. Both of them (Abu & Qasab) were trying to shoot us but were unable to do so because I believe that the LORD sent HIS angels to save us..
We were just waiting for them to shoot at us and suddenly they stepped backwards and went out of the bathroom and locked us from outside. However inside there was no latch to keep ourselves safe. Through this the LORD was showing that "I AM the Redeemer and battle is MINE". Later my brother told me that when he was lying on the floor they (Abu & Qasab) stood in the ward for around ten minutes quietly. In the meantime few policemen went on the sixth floor searching for them. Abu & Qasab followed the policemen on the sixth floor and shot two of them dead and left others injured. The LORD confused them to such an extent that they wasted their arms & ammunitions by exploding 4 Hand Grenades and firing 100s of bullets on the walls, ceilings and empty elevators (we could hear the gunshots). (I visited this floor a week later and photographed the walls.)
Meanwhile we were praying and interceding inside the bathroom and the HOLY SPIRIT led us in prayer, we were confessing the Word of GOD, binding the spirit of terrorism and death simultaneously releasing the Spirit of Life. No one came till 2 hours, then 10 policemen came and opened the door. When the doors were opened we saw the old man who was shot, lying on the ground, my brother who was unharmed and other people injured on the floor. We helped to take the injured to G.T. Hospital. I would also like to share that I used to faint at the sight of blood but the LORD strengthened and enabled me to help the injured people. We came back to Cama Hospital, we opened the doors of the Consulting rooms and other room where the people were hiding to tell them that they are now safe..
I had asked the Lord "Why did you allow 10 of us believers to be trapped by terrorists in the Hospital"? The LORD GOD answered me "Because of your presence other people were saved". My mind went to the book of Genesis where Abraham pleaded for Sodom and Gomorrah & God promised him "If I find 10 righteous people I will save the city".
I had prayed "LORD I don't want to die now, and I want to serve you. Nevertheless, I leave it into Your Hands, if I die so be it". The LORD saved not only me but also hundreds of people in CAMA hospital.
Praise be to the LORD for this great miracle. I urge you my friends share this testimony wherever you get chance to share that the name of our LORD be glorified through this testimony. And forward this mail to as many as you know.
Now I really want to use this New Life for Jesus.
Thank GOD.
The Bible says "He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide in the shadow of the Almighty GOD - Psalm 91:1 And "God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in the times of trouble"
My name is Thomas Uledar, I am a believer, Jesus saved me 12 years ago. He saved my life then and now He's given me a new meaning to my life. I am involved in Children Ministry and also run classes where we teach English. On 31st October 2008, I got married to a girl who is a believer and has the same calling i.e. involved in Children Ministry.
I have been preaching and teaching the Word of GOD since many years, however this was the first time I experienced this reality in my own life. I used to think of Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego how GOD saved them miraculously, however the LORD helped me and my friends to experience this in our lives.
This is how God saved me from the hands of terrorists on 26th Nov 2008 in Mumbai.
My sister was admitted in Cama Hospital just adjacent to Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria Terminus). She delivered a baby girl on 25th November 2008, but her baby had slight complications due to which she was kept in incubator.
On 26th November 2008 myself, my Mom, elder brother, elder sister, aunty, cousin brother, two brother in-laws and two of my believer friends (totaling 10) went to visit her. It was quite late about 9.30 pm that we decided to go back home. We wanted to leave in two groups. Five left earlier and the rest of us were also leaving the Hospital. Suddenly after 15 minutes, the 5 who left earlier came running into the Hospital asking us to run and shouting that terrorists were firing bullets in the CST station.
We all started running back into the Hospital as we saw 2 terrorists entering into the building premises. They shot dead two security guards at the entrance.
We, the 10 of us are all believers in Jesus and were cautioning people to hide in the hospital room and wherever they could. They all responded well and went to hide. My mother and Aunty went into the 2nd floor where my new born niece was, in an ICU. Rest of us ran to the 5th floor to be with my sister. There were many other ladies in the Ward (Hospital General Ward). We tried to secure the doors but could not as there was no lock inside. Hence we tied the gate outside the doors with a piece of cloth and switched off all the lights in the Ward.
After few minutes I noticed that a tube light at the corridor was on and so I went out of the room to switch it off and my younger brother-in-law (Timmesh Chinakar) and one of my friend (Soumen Ghosh) followed me. I could not locate the switch, when I turned back to head for the ward, I saw the 2 terrorists coming up the stairway and they were armed with AK 47 assault rifles & guns. As I saw them I was stunned, at this time I prayed in my heart "Father I am coming Home, receive me" because I felt there was no way of escape. However there was no fear at all in me because the Word of GOD says "The LORD has not given us the spirit of fear, but of Power, of Love and of a Sound Mind" (II Timothy 1:7), further one of them (Ajmal Qasab) came directly towards me and pointed the rifle at my chest and asked "Where are the other people"? I replied "I don't know as I came running up the stairs".
At this time they saw my brother-in-law they caught hold of him too and then they asked me what is this? I replied "This is a hospital sir people are already half dead here" he looked at me in anger and took us inside the ward. In the meantime my friend (Soumen) was hiding under the Nurse's desk holding the scissor in his hand thinking of attacking the other terrorist (Abu) but LORD gave him the wisdom not to use the scissor because the Word of GOD says "For all who take the sword will perish by the sword" suddenly the terrorist (Abu) saw my friend and asked him to stand with us he stood with us quietly. Abu told us if we have mobile phones to throw on the floor, so we did accordingly. They then told the 3 of us to lie down on our stomachs and then started loading their rifles, after loading their riffles we were asked to stand with our hands up. However there was hope in us according to Romans 15:13. Then Abu started looking around for people in the ward like a hungry lion. But the LORD took control of each and everything. The most incredible thing was that there were many newborn babies and some ladies who had undergone operation just few hours back but nobody made any kind of noise. I believe the Holy Spirit took control over the little babies and all were protected and kept them unharmed.
Suddenly Abu saw my elder brother (Vasu) who was lying near the bed GOD gave him the wisdom to pretend as if he was dead. Abu saw him very closely he wanted to be sure if he is dead so he kicked him on the sides but he rolled down and fell as if he was dead. The LORD confounded their (Abu and Qasab's) minds and made them blind as HE did with Syrians in the time of Elisha. As he heard the noise of firing by policemen down the building he stood on my brothers thighs and started firing from the window. Then they told us to go inside the bathroom and Qasab followed us, there were four latrine rooms inside, in first room my elder bro-in-law and my friend were there which had no latch, in second room my cousin and a one more person was there, in third room my sister who had delivered the baby and my elder sister were there and the fourth room was empty. When Qasab came in he kicked the second and the third door but the LORD did not allow him to kick the first door which had no latch otherwise it would have opened easily. Qasab pointed the gun towards my brother-in-law and asked him to call the people out. The LORD gave wisdom to my bro-in-law and he called out in HINDI "Come out" and then in Telugu (language spoken in Andhra Pradesh) "Don't come out" . The terrorists could not understand this language. The Word of GOD says "A thousand may fall to your side and a ten thousand to your right hand but it shall not come near you". Qasab asked us to stand facing the wall we obeyed him, he was trying to shoot us but he was unable to do so as the Word says "The weapons formed against you shall not prosper"(Isa-54:17). As Abu was searching in the ward he found an elderly man (Harischandra Shrivardhankar-56 yrs old). He was asked to stand with us but he refused and kept pleading with him" Don't kill me in the bathroom, kill me here itself". So they caught him by his hair and pinned him on the ground. They told him say "Allah" and shot him on the shoulder (we later found that the bullet went through his body and had hit the floor) and stabbed him on his back.
We were praying in our hearts "LORD save him" knowing that next is our turn. But the Word of GOD says "I will satisfy you with long life" and "Call ME in the times of trouble and I will rescue you and you shall glorify ME".
Abu found one more person in the corner of the ward, who was an employee of the hospital. And made him stand with us in a queue. Both of them (Abu & Qasab) were trying to shoot us but were unable to do so because I believe that the LORD sent HIS angels to save us..
We were just waiting for them to shoot at us and suddenly they stepped backwards and went out of the bathroom and locked us from outside. However inside there was no latch to keep ourselves safe. Through this the LORD was showing that "I AM the Redeemer and battle is MINE". Later my brother told me that when he was lying on the floor they (Abu & Qasab) stood in the ward for around ten minutes quietly. In the meantime few policemen went on the sixth floor searching for them. Abu & Qasab followed the policemen on the sixth floor and shot two of them dead and left others injured. The LORD confused them to such an extent that they wasted their arms & ammunitions by exploding 4 Hand Grenades and firing 100s of bullets on the walls, ceilings and empty elevators (we could hear the gunshots). (I visited this floor a week later and photographed the walls.)
Meanwhile we were praying and interceding inside the bathroom and the HOLY SPIRIT led us in prayer, we were confessing the Word of GOD, binding the spirit of terrorism and death simultaneously releasing the Spirit of Life. No one came till 2 hours, then 10 policemen came and opened the door. When the doors were opened we saw the old man who was shot, lying on the ground, my brother who was unharmed and other people injured on the floor. We helped to take the injured to G.T. Hospital. I would also like to share that I used to faint at the sight of blood but the LORD strengthened and enabled me to help the injured people. We came back to Cama Hospital, we opened the doors of the Consulting rooms and other room where the people were hiding to tell them that they are now safe..
I had asked the Lord "Why did you allow 10 of us believers to be trapped by terrorists in the Hospital"? The LORD GOD answered me "Because of your presence other people were saved". My mind went to the book of Genesis where Abraham pleaded for Sodom and Gomorrah & God promised him "If I find 10 righteous people I will save the city".
I had prayed "LORD I don't want to die now, and I want to serve you. Nevertheless, I leave it into Your Hands, if I die so be it". The LORD saved not only me but also hundreds of people in CAMA hospital.
Praise be to the LORD for this great miracle. I urge you my friends share this testimony wherever you get chance to share that the name of our LORD be glorified through this testimony. And forward this mail to as many as you know.
Now I really want to use this New Life for Jesus.
Thank GOD.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
T.H.O.U.G.H.T.S
As i went through this magazine (Activated), i came across
this wonderful article which i felt a need to share it
with all. An accepted and common hitch in every one's life
is the battle with the mind. But with inflow of positive
thoughts and Gods grace and power which is a great secret
of overcoming bad thought. I encourage you read the
article below if you really need to come out of the bad
the thoughts of the minds. This will surely help.
Source: Activated Vol 8: Issue 11
" I JUST CANNOT OVERCOME MY BAD THOUGHTS," a woman wrote
me, asking for advice. "As you may remember, I had wrote
you before about someone near to me who is very spiteful
and says such unkind things, and i told you that i had
overcome my urge to say anything back. i have been able to
control my tongue, but i haven't changed my thinking any.
I may have self-control outwardly, but I’m seething on the
inside."
That letter reminded me of a story about a little boy
named Jimmy who was punished for doing something that his
mother had told him again and again not to do. At last she
said, " You sit in the corner until i tell you that you
may get up." Jimmy sat there, but he was very angry and
willful about the whole thing. After a while his mother
asked "Jimmy, are you ready not to obey?" And Jimmy said,
"Well, I'm sitting down, but I'm still standing up in the
inside!
Often it's the inward struggle of the mind that's the
hardest to win. That's why God's Word makes it so plain
that we're supposed to take control of our thoughts:
"Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest,
Whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure,
Whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of
good report: if there be any virtue, and if there be any
praise, think on these things" (Philippians 4:8 KJV)
I once heard someone say that he believed the greatest
power God has given is the power to think. Our thoughts are
a vital part of us, and they accompany us wherever we go.
We can no more get away from our thoughts that we can get
away from our shadow. When our thoughts are positive and
principled, they become the best of traveling companions,
but when they aren't, they dog our steps and rob us of
happiness and peace of mind.
It's the old foundation principle that our desires, which
are what motivate us, are the direct result of our
thinking. We exhaust our energies dealing with those
results, which failing to deal with the source, which is
the mind; we fail to "think on these things."
All high and holy aspirations come from high and holy
thinking. When we stop to consider the miracle of life,
the world God created for us, and the marvel of His love,
we realize that we're surrounded with so much love, we
realize we're surrounded with so much that's beautiful and
wonderful. It's an awful shame that our thoughts go
wandering among weeds and brambles, when they turn to
ungodly and ugly things.
We get so busy that we don’t take time to think properly,
to meditate. It reminds me of another story about a mother
who went to visit her son in the big city. He was so busy
rushing here and there that all he had time was for, "
Hello, Mother!" and she said to him, “Son, when do you do
your thinking?"
Many of us are like that. We get too busy to stop and
think, to turn our thoughts toward God and the life-giving
truth of his Word, so "set our minds on things above, not
on things on the earth" (Colossians 3:2)
The battles of life are first fought on the battleground
of the mind, and the issues of life are determined there.
Murder is first committed within the precincts of the mind,
before the shot is fired. The thief puts out his hand and
steals the watch, but first he has stolen it within the
precincts of his mind. We teach our children that they
shouldn't do this or they shouldn't do that because it's
wrong, but do we teach them to think? Do we teach them to
center their thoughts on things that are "true, honest,
just, pure, lovely, virtuous and praiseworthy"?
Thinking seems to be lost art these days. People don't
take the time to think things through. If they did, God
would allow them a plan; He would show them how to get the
things done or how to unravel the problem situation if
they would just stop, look to Him, and give him a chance.
Getting back to that woman's letter, it seems almost
unpardonable to allow our minds to linger on thoughts of
hate and criticism and resentment. But how do we overcome
such thoughts?
The only way to get rid of impure thoughts is to overthrow
them with thoughts that are "pure and lovely." The way to
get rid of malicious thoughts is to overthrow them with
loving, positive thoughts. The only way to reap a proper
harvest from the fertile garden of the mind is to
carefully sow good seed and carefully tend the crop. As my
father taught me when i was a little girl, " Sow a thought
and you reap an action. Sow an action and you reap a
habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow character
and you reap a destiny" God's word says that as we think
in our heart, so are we ( Proverbs 23:7)
Thoughts may seem to be the most insignificant of things,
known only by ourselves, but psychologists tell us that
each thought influences the total of our consciousness. If
a thought is repeated enough times, it becomes a thought
pattern. Those who train their minds to think kind,
gentle, loving thoughts will grow to be kind, gentle and
loving. But those who habitually think negative thoughts
will develop ugly temperaments and be ruled by feelings of
resentfulness, bitterness, and anger. Their life will
shape itself, not in a way that is beautiful, but in one
that is debasing. They will find their soul bending
downward in a sort of a permanent moral curvature, while
those who " set their minds on things above" grow straight
and tall and true.
Ask God to help you “set your mind on things above," and
as you continue to look to Him, He will transform you
through the renewing of your mind (Romans 12:2). That's
the secret of overcoming bad thoughts!
this wonderful article which i felt a need to share it
with all. An accepted and common hitch in every one's life
is the battle with the mind. But with inflow of positive
thoughts and Gods grace and power which is a great secret
of overcoming bad thought. I encourage you read the
article below if you really need to come out of the bad
the thoughts of the minds. This will surely help.
Source: Activated Vol 8: Issue 11
" I JUST CANNOT OVERCOME MY BAD THOUGHTS," a woman wrote
me, asking for advice. "As you may remember, I had wrote
you before about someone near to me who is very spiteful
and says such unkind things, and i told you that i had
overcome my urge to say anything back. i have been able to
control my tongue, but i haven't changed my thinking any.
I may have self-control outwardly, but I’m seething on the
inside."
That letter reminded me of a story about a little boy
named Jimmy who was punished for doing something that his
mother had told him again and again not to do. At last she
said, " You sit in the corner until i tell you that you
may get up." Jimmy sat there, but he was very angry and
willful about the whole thing. After a while his mother
asked "Jimmy, are you ready not to obey?" And Jimmy said,
"Well, I'm sitting down, but I'm still standing up in the
inside!
Often it's the inward struggle of the mind that's the
hardest to win. That's why God's Word makes it so plain
that we're supposed to take control of our thoughts:
"Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest,
Whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure,
Whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of
good report: if there be any virtue, and if there be any
praise, think on these things" (Philippians 4:8 KJV)
I once heard someone say that he believed the greatest
power God has given is the power to think. Our thoughts are
a vital part of us, and they accompany us wherever we go.
We can no more get away from our thoughts that we can get
away from our shadow. When our thoughts are positive and
principled, they become the best of traveling companions,
but when they aren't, they dog our steps and rob us of
happiness and peace of mind.
It's the old foundation principle that our desires, which
are what motivate us, are the direct result of our
thinking. We exhaust our energies dealing with those
results, which failing to deal with the source, which is
the mind; we fail to "think on these things."
All high and holy aspirations come from high and holy
thinking. When we stop to consider the miracle of life,
the world God created for us, and the marvel of His love,
we realize that we're surrounded with so much love, we
realize we're surrounded with so much that's beautiful and
wonderful. It's an awful shame that our thoughts go
wandering among weeds and brambles, when they turn to
ungodly and ugly things.
We get so busy that we don’t take time to think properly,
to meditate. It reminds me of another story about a mother
who went to visit her son in the big city. He was so busy
rushing here and there that all he had time was for, "
Hello, Mother!" and she said to him, “Son, when do you do
your thinking?"
Many of us are like that. We get too busy to stop and
think, to turn our thoughts toward God and the life-giving
truth of his Word, so "set our minds on things above, not
on things on the earth" (Colossians 3:2)
The battles of life are first fought on the battleground
of the mind, and the issues of life are determined there.
Murder is first committed within the precincts of the mind,
before the shot is fired. The thief puts out his hand and
steals the watch, but first he has stolen it within the
precincts of his mind. We teach our children that they
shouldn't do this or they shouldn't do that because it's
wrong, but do we teach them to think? Do we teach them to
center their thoughts on things that are "true, honest,
just, pure, lovely, virtuous and praiseworthy"?
Thinking seems to be lost art these days. People don't
take the time to think things through. If they did, God
would allow them a plan; He would show them how to get the
things done or how to unravel the problem situation if
they would just stop, look to Him, and give him a chance.
Getting back to that woman's letter, it seems almost
unpardonable to allow our minds to linger on thoughts of
hate and criticism and resentment. But how do we overcome
such thoughts?
The only way to get rid of impure thoughts is to overthrow
them with thoughts that are "pure and lovely." The way to
get rid of malicious thoughts is to overthrow them with
loving, positive thoughts. The only way to reap a proper
harvest from the fertile garden of the mind is to
carefully sow good seed and carefully tend the crop. As my
father taught me when i was a little girl, " Sow a thought
and you reap an action. Sow an action and you reap a
habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow character
and you reap a destiny" God's word says that as we think
in our heart, so are we ( Proverbs 23:7)
Thoughts may seem to be the most insignificant of things,
known only by ourselves, but psychologists tell us that
each thought influences the total of our consciousness. If
a thought is repeated enough times, it becomes a thought
pattern. Those who train their minds to think kind,
gentle, loving thoughts will grow to be kind, gentle and
loving. But those who habitually think negative thoughts
will develop ugly temperaments and be ruled by feelings of
resentfulness, bitterness, and anger. Their life will
shape itself, not in a way that is beautiful, but in one
that is debasing. They will find their soul bending
downward in a sort of a permanent moral curvature, while
those who " set their minds on things above" grow straight
and tall and true.
Ask God to help you “set your mind on things above," and
as you continue to look to Him, He will transform you
through the renewing of your mind (Romans 12:2). That's
the secret of overcoming bad thoughts!
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Five Finger Prayer
" Prayer does not equip us for the Greater work. Prayer is the Greater work." Oswald Chambers
Have you ever thought folding hands while praying had a meaning?? Here is an easy way to pray.
1. Your Thumb is nearest to you when you fold uour hands. So begin our prayer by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember.
2. The next finger is the pointing finger. Pray for those who teach, instruct and heal. This include teachers, doctors, ministers. They need support and wisdom in leading others in the right direction. keep them in your prayers.
3. The next finger is the tallest finger. This reminds us of our leaders. Pray for the country, our nation, our leaders. These people shape our nation and guide public opinion. They need God's guidance
4. The fourth finger is our ring finger. Surprising to many is the fact that this is our weakest finger, as any piano teacher will testify. It should remind us to pray for those who are weak, in trouble or in pain, They need our prayer always.
5. Last but definetely not the least is our little finger, the smallest finger of all which is where should place our relation to God and others. As Bible says, " The least shall be the greatest among you." By the time you have prayed for the other four groups, your own needs will be put into proper perspective and you will be able to pray for yourself more effectively.
Have you ever thought folding hands while praying had a meaning?? Here is an easy way to pray.
1. Your Thumb is nearest to you when you fold uour hands. So begin our prayer by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember.
2. The next finger is the pointing finger. Pray for those who teach, instruct and heal. This include teachers, doctors, ministers. They need support and wisdom in leading others in the right direction. keep them in your prayers.
3. The next finger is the tallest finger. This reminds us of our leaders. Pray for the country, our nation, our leaders. These people shape our nation and guide public opinion. They need God's guidance
4. The fourth finger is our ring finger. Surprising to many is the fact that this is our weakest finger, as any piano teacher will testify. It should remind us to pray for those who are weak, in trouble or in pain, They need our prayer always.
5. Last but definetely not the least is our little finger, the smallest finger of all which is where should place our relation to God and others. As Bible says, " The least shall be the greatest among you." By the time you have prayed for the other four groups, your own needs will be put into proper perspective and you will be able to pray for yourself more effectively.
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