Me and My Eureka Moments

  Where is Our Root? In the previous blog, we saw how Peter received a net full of fish simply because he listened to Jesus. The very thing he had been struggling to achieve all night was given to him in a moment — just by obeying God’s word. Now, we might think this is the moment where the story ends with, “and they lived happily ever after.” A fisherman finally gets the catch of his life — shouldn’t that be the highlight? But what happened when they reached the shore changes everything. Before going further, we can ask ourselves something: Where is our root? What is the foundation of our prayer life? Is it rooted in blessings — or rooted in God? Are we praying because we want God to do something for us? Are we praying only because we want peace, success, or wellbeing for ourselves and our loved ones? Or… Are we praying simply because we love Him? Because we want to talk to Him — as one talks to a friend — without petitions, without conditions? That difference matter...

 When Doubt Creeps In It’s very easy to say, “ Hey, I’ve got this. I thank God, ” when victory is within reach. It’s also easy to say, “ Okay, I lost, ” when defeat is clear. But what about those in-between moments — when you’re still in the race, in the middle of a trial, and the memories of past failures creep in? When you fear getting your heart broken again? When you hear that quiet, taunting voice whisper, “ Hoping again, are we? You already know how it ended last time. ” What do you do then? Do you choose hope — or give up? I once read, “ The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying. ” How true that is. Hope is all we have — Hope in God . When doubt rears its head, my favorite book to turn to is Psalms. Most of David’s psalms were written in times of deep trouble — times far worse than ours. Take Psalm 3, for example. David was fleeing from his own son, Absalom. Imagine his heartbreak, disappointment, and humiliation. Yet, even then, he declared: “But You, O Lord, are a s...