early morning dew

It was in December of 2012 when climate change in California went down terribly. I had to wrap myself with thick get-up to protect me from the freezing temperature. Going to my work at RB on a bus posed a real challenge. As regular commuter, I got used to the ways of life inside the bus. It is a matter of just getting used to it.

prayerlife

How is your Prayer Life?

Have you ever thought through why you do not spend more time with God?

What aspects of your time and commitment hold you back from prayer?

Most of us do not have the kind of prayer life we should have; in my experience, most people give up because either they do not know how to pray or they do not understand the significance of prayer.

Getting Ourselves Ready for Prayer

For real prayer to function at its apex, we need to acknowledge who God is, and see Him as Lord Supreme over all things, including our very lives.

We must seek Him out for all occasions in life so that in all situations, we have a first response of praising and adoring Christ for who He is, and because He is worthy of eternal praise. But, do we do this?


Being Formed for Prayer
What is prayer? Prayer is an intimate communication between God and man. It is the wonderful privilege of talking directly to God at any time about anything.

We have this opportunity because of what Christ did. The Christian life is about the ongoing, personal relationship you have with God through Jesus.


The Battle over Prayer
Prayer is not just about what our own needs are. It is about putting our lives and experiences in Him, sharing our days and lives, both in times of urgency and times of happiness, and bringing others to our thoughts and into our prayers.

Continual and effective prayer will build our relationship with God. We will realize that He is in charge of all that happens in our lives, and that we are in His Hands. How we interact with Christ as Lord and respond to others is rooted in how we communicate.

Prayer Life is a Relationship
Our spiritual growth and how we can connect to God with an effectual relationship is determined by how effective our prayer life is. It can be put this way: all we do in life is based on our ability to communicate—and our principal communication is to our loving Lord.

A relationship is a living, a growing entity that needs the fuel of attention and heart. Like in a relationship, we need to allow prayer to build slowly—just really like a relationship. Growing our prayer life is like growing a relationship. We start off as acquaintances; then, as we get to know each other, we become more confident and thus spend more time together. The time spent helps us get to know each other, and that helps build our trust, intimacy, submission, and so forth.

Prayer is a Recognition of God

When we grow more in our prayer life, we will see more of God in our lives, more realization of Him and His power. Thus, everything we do will be affected in a positive way as a response of His work in us and our personal adjustments in becoming less of ourselves and more of Him.

thinking aloud

green money

The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD) is the official currency of the United States.

The U.S. dollar is normally abbreviated as the dollar sign, $, or as USD or US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies and from others that use the $ symbol.

It is divided into 100 cents.

The U.S. dollar is the currency most used in international transactions.

Several countries use it as their official currency, and in many others it is the de facto currency, and is also used as the sole currency in some British Overseas Territories.

rubber shoes

Gomusin (Korean pronunciation: [komuɕin]) refers to shoes made of rubber in a form of Korean traditional shoes. Its width is wide and heels are low.

The gomusin for men were modeled after "gatsin" (갖신), and ones for women were danghye (당혜).

Gomusin first appeared in the early 20th century.

They were much easier to keep clean than danghye and jipsin (straw shoes) and they could be worn when it rains.

Therefore gomusin gained a popularity and were replaced with traditional shoes