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Felicitations! It’s Christmas! Photos by FeyVored Every year, I look forward to spending this time with loved ones, sharing happy moments, and laughing at  “Uncle Jokes" on Christmas. This season is filled with acts of service for the helpless, giving to the homeless, sharing what we have with the less-privileged, charitable deeds everywhere- isn’t that what Christmas is all about? What does Christmas mean to you? Christ is the reason to celebrate Christmas. His birth marks a pivotal point in history: the coming of a saviour who will take away all our sins and give us His life, reconciling us to God. Every Christmas, you and I should be reminded of this. Away in a manger, on a silent night, in a small town of Bethlehem, He was born as no ordinary child but He Himself being the Son of God and in fact, God-incarnate, God in flesh. If Christmas to you is about thrills and wonder, what is more enthralling than the glory of Christ? If Christmas to you is ...

All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes, a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be the blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king The poem above was written by J.R.R Tolkien for his novel, the Lord of the Rings. The quote "All that glitters is not gold" is a more familiar version (taken from Shakespeare) but it relays a different truth to what this poem means. The latter calls for a discernment between real quality and what is fake in the simplest of translations, but Tolkien wants us to see far beyond the surface, and beyond the present situation. All that is gold does not glitter; Not all those who wander are lost (I am learning even more to look past the shell of the body and to see the treasure of the soul, I am learning that the one who stumbles or falls can rise again) The ...

Freebies! We all love them. That stand with tasters for Aunt Millie's cookies, the free samples of your favourite perfume, and the buy-one-get-one-free promo? Say it, and we'll be there! But there is one free gift that we all hesitate to grab. Romans 3:23 says : For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Our salvation has been handed to us freely as a gift, it is not something we can earn. Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,    not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Is there a catch, you might ask, why is it free? Well, it is because the price has already been paid. Paul speaks extensively in the book of Romans about Christ's gift of salvation. In Romans 8:3-4  Paul states, "[God] sending his own Son i n the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order tha t the...

This is a guest post from my dear Jem. She likes hashtags and writes on her blog too. Check it all out here ! I wear glasses. I’ve been short-sighted from a young age. It’s not been so much of a problem ‘cos Spec-savers fixes that for me. However, there’s a short-sightedness that can ruin our lives if we don’t get our vision back quickly.  This weekend, I got really upset about not being able to do a few things. I’ve wanted to invest in property for a while now and not being financially capable made me really frustrated. All of a sudden, I felt I hadn’t achieved anything in life, I was not on the level of my peers and the cycle of thoughts sent me down a line of ingratitude and an all-time low. Ingratitude. Don’t even get me started. This is the biggest killer of joy and the stealthiest thief of what you actually have. 2 Corinthians 10:12  states “When they measure themselves by themselves, they are not wise”.  Whenever I think of this ...

Yes! It's Tunes Thursday! This is the time when I share my feyvorite contemporary music with you lovely people! Today, I found this gem of a song called "Lay It All Down". I used to have Will Reagan's music on repeat- my flatmates may testify of how his songs are etched into their memories, all for their good, I believe! 😁 After a long break from his music (and a lot of music in general), I am glad that this came up on my feed. Here's the video . Enjoy, and tell all your friends too! Love, FeyVored P.S. Please share the music you love to listen to with me in the comments sections. I'd love to have new songs on playlist!

I found myself fretting about a LOT of things last week. There were bills to pay, deadlines to meet, relationships to build all in a world where each day is filled with uncertainty. The fear of the future got to me like it had never before; I was drowning in my worries about life. But GOD in His mercy heard me even before I prayed for help. I had only just started to notice that my fretting was becoming a problem when GOD spoke to me through His Son. He first reminded me to cast my anxieties on Him because He cares for me ( 1 Peter 5:7 ). I read that but it didn't really sink in. Then, the next day, He reminded me of His promises in Matthew 6:25-34: "Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?" The writer of the devotional stated, "Since your body and life are more complex and difficult to provide than f...

Source: skyandtelescope.com And when the night falls and we cannot see, He will bring light, when the time’s right for you and me. Jon Bloom, an excellent writer for Desiring God , reminded me of the beauty of the eclipse: The shadow of the moon against it does not stop the bright and burning sun and so, the darkness in our heart and minds in times of despair does not mean that the Lord is not present. We may perceive His presence less in times of despondency, and even worse, we may not feel it at all. The obstruction of our mind's "moon" may prevent the warmth of His love from filling our hearts. But we are to be reminded the eclipse is for a moment. The dark night eventually rolls on into dawn and light shines upon us. Jon Bloom, in this article  where he writes the quote above, shares with us how God assured Him of His presence and answered his (Jon's) cries when he was groping for some meaning in his dark times. God is always n...