Ask, Share & Receive

Why do we compromise and choose things in our lives that gives us temporary happiness ?In doing so is our life in eternity in jeopardy ? It’s a question we all need to ask ourselves. Sometimes we feel that it’s ok to do things as everybody in the crowd is doing so , hence must not be harmful at all! How come so many of us educated people blindly follow rituals and festivals but don’t look into the significance of it and why its been practised in a certain way ?   While in India , our community indulged in observing halloween every year and with even much gusto and enthusiasm every following year . Kids and adults looking spooky, gory and scary , going from home to home chanting “ trick or treat “ !!! Trick means if the family would want to be tricked or if they rather would give a treat instead in the form of candies or chocolates . This all looks harmless and super fun.  Here in the Middle East too many communities follow this with much pride and enthusiasm and

‘Fear you don’t own me , there is no room in this story’ is an interesting song that we came across on one of the FM Radios .   How the singer decides not to cave in to loneliness and fear of the future after her breakup but rather chose to rise above the situation.   Why are we fearful ? What are we fearful of ? Words could not explain the excitement of getting my driving license in UAE. However the very next day at a moms coffee morning all the conversations were about accidents that took place in Dubai and specially someone who just survived a horrible crash that happened on Sheikh Zayed road . Boy, I just closed my ears and walked out of the coffee shop . That conversation definitely was not meant for my ears and I had to erase every negative thoughts and fear that came my way. I had to trust and say ‘ The Lord is my refuge , and no harm will over take me , for He will command His angels concerning me to guard me in all my ways ‘ [ psalm 91:9-11]. If this is prom