The Prodigal Daughter Returns

 "But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day." 2 Peter 3: 8 ---- The Bible tells us one day in Heaven is the equivalent of a thousand earth years. In earth terms, mum passed away 9 years this year.  But in Heaven, she's only been there for 0.009 years, which is nothing. If I were to live on earth for 1,000 years, it means mum and I would only have been apart for 1 day.  It just shows that time has no power to separate us from our loved ones. ♥️

In the realm of time, today would have been your birthday. In your current reality, you are timeless. Thinking of you, Isa. Thank you for playing the role of my earthly mum so well. Love you forever. ❤️

So I planned to do the household chores after work, but I wasn't looking forward to it as I was feeling tired. I reminded myself that I didn't have to do the cleaning myself, I could ask God to do it. While I was travelling on the bus home, I thanked God for doing the cleaning. Of course, when I got home, the cleaning wasn't done, but when I actually did it, the task was effortless as I was drawing on God's inexhaustible energy. I was even in good spirits. I have noticed when I don't ask for God's help, I find cleaning a real chore and such hard work that it leaves me exhausted. Thank you, God, for doing everything! ❤️

"I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well."  Psalm 139: 14  ---- At the Year 3 classes (aged 7 to 8) I was working in, the teachers asked me to read with the kids individually. Each of them brought a book of their choice and they read a few pages. I then made a note of the book they had read and commented about their reading. Before they started reading, I asked them why they had chosen that book and it was because they loved that genre which included mythical, adventure, mystery, fable and even football. I believe the kids' varied book choices demonstrate how God has given us unique personalities, which influence us to love what we love.   I love how the kids are not only encouraged to read, but to explore the genres they love.  I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Thank you, God, for giving me my unique personality in Christ. ❤️

I usually wake up every morning around 5am like clockwork. If it's the weekend and I'm not working, I go back to sleep till around 7am. When I'm working on set and it's an early call time, I usually ask the Holy Spirit to wake me up even earlier. Our clocks went forward early this morning, but I still woke up at 5am, which was technically 4am. Thank you, Holy Spirit, for always waking me up at 5am unless I request otherwise.❤️

After church, I walked my friend to the local tube station. I then stopped at a local pub to have a late lunch - sausage roll and chips.  It's the best sausage roll I've ever had, served with mushroom sauce. This pub has a really lovely ambience.  I relaxed on their leather sofa and read my book on my phone. Thank you, God, for simple pleasures and for keeping me company..❤️

" God has spoken once, t wice I have heard this:  That power   belongs   to God." Psalm 62: 12 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law." Galatians 5: 22-23 ---- During my bus journey, this man got on and sat beside me. His jacket stank of cigarette smoke. The smell was so pungent, I could feel a burning sensation in my throat.  I didn't want to sit beside him. I was hoping he wasn't travelling all the way to the last stop. I  had a thought to bless him instead. I asked God to bless him with love. I also blessed all the passengers with love. He then took his jacket off, which took away the strong cigarette smell, though there was still a whiff of it on his clothes. I then had another thought. Why am I giving cigarette all that power? It has no power over me. The moment I had the thought, some passengers in front got off and my friend beside me swa...