Silent Time

If you compare your current situation with your own past – are circumstances these days pleasant or unpleasant?

Do you have many plans for life?

Do you believe in resurrection, a second life?

The bible tells us about it. It does not tell us in which format it will happen exactly, but it tells us all that we need to know here in order to get prepared in this life here.

Do you like others to talk bad about you in your absence?

No one likes it, yet it is common among the people to spread rumours.

Let’s not blindly join in gossiping and rather build up lives.

Do you know the game monopoly?

The person who is most greedy and buys most properties, will get more and more rent from the others and finally succeed to win the game.

In real life the situation seems to be similar.

And yet it is not the ultimate strategy.

We do well to listen to God’s warnings considering what finally counts.

What do we really need in life? What is the most important thing?

We need oxygen to breathe, but even more, we need the Lord of eternal might and wisdom.

How many people have been blinded and misguided by false promises of evil people who only have their own interests in mind? How can we know whom we can trust?

People have their own agendas. But the almighty creator God is above and beyond that.

May we walk in his good ways, then we do not fall into traps of evil people, and rather have a good life and can be a blessing to others as well. The Lord has a good long term plan for each and everyone individually.

What do you seek in life these days?

Many people look for joy, for wealth, for luxuries, for a good job.

Blessed is the person who is thirsty for a fulfilled life, who predominantly seeks the almighty, eternal creator God. The heavenly Father of mercy offers grace, true hope and confidence that lasts through pleasant and unpleasant times, even beyond this life.

If you had a wish – what would you wish for?

What are your prayers?

We can bring all our wishes and desires to the Lord in prayer.

Beyond that, we can learn for example from the Lord’s prayer and from the psalms, a far wider range of elements of prayer, such as to pray for others in intercession; to give thanks and praise to the Lord; to humbly turn to the Lord in repentance; to seek guidance from the Lord; and to seek his presence: “do not cast me away”.

What do you remember when you have a moment to think back?

Usually we remember the most impressive things that had stirred up emotions, both positive such as a great holiday as well as negative such as fear of punishment.