Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering.

-Saint Augustine

Second Chances

What would life be without them? Would there be "life"? I know I would not be what or where I am today without having been given a second chance, third chance or was it fourth, fifth?? If He hadn't given me a second chance. Even after taking everything for granted all through, He still gave me one. Thats my God! He loved me at my worst. Why? I dont understand it. I dont think I ever will. But boy am I glad that He does! :)

Following is a scripture portion that was written my King David. Its from The Message version. And it will totally relate to anyone who is reading. Let God give you a second chance and see what a beautiful turn it could take for u! :)

"Generous in love—God, give grace! Huge in mercy—wipe out my bad record.
Scrub away my guilt,
soak out my sins in your laundry.
I know how bad I've been;
my sins are staring me down.

You're the One I've violated, and you've seen
it all, seen the full extent of my evil.
You have all the facts before you;
whatever you decide about me is fair.
I've been out of step with you for a long time,
in the wrong since before I was born.
What you're after is truth from the inside out.
Enter me, then; conceive a new, true life.

Soak me in your laundry and I'll come out clean,
scrub me and I'll have a snow-white life.
Tune me in to foot-tapping songs,
set these once-broken bones to dancing.
Don't look too close for blemishes,
give me a clean bill of health.
God, make a fresh start in me,
shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life."

Tagged!!

1. Last movie you saw in a theater?

Race. Very Entertaining :)


2. What book are you reading?

Am a terrible reader. I started reading A thousand Splendid Sons about 4 months back. I havent read anything in a while except for "War in Heaven" by Derek Prince. Oh and 'Three Mistakes of my Life' by Chetan Bhagat.


3. Favorite board game?

Scotland Yard


4. Favorite magazine?

India Today :)


5. Favorite smells?

Freshly chopped Coriander Leaves.


6. Favorite sounds?

The windows shutting down sound. Dont remember the name.


7. Worst feeling in the world?

Boredom


8. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up?

Did I oversleep????


9. Favorite fast food place?

McDonalds :)


10. Future child’s name?

Not really sure yet :)


11. Finish this statement. “If I had lot of money I’d….?”

save!..... ok am kidding :) Try saving and or maybe start an old age home. Not kidding this time. Oh and I would quit my current job :)


12. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?

Nope


13. Storms - cool or scary?

As long as it doesnt affect the power supply... am happy.


14. Favorite drink?

Coffeeeeee!


15. Finish this statement, “If I had the time I would….”?

still be bad at managing it.


16. Do you eat the stems on broccoli?

Yes.


17. If you could dye your hair any color, what would be your choice?

Dark blue. Yup!


18. Name all the different cities/towns you’ve lived in?

Vasco(Goa), Bombay, Wellington, Delhi, Coimbatore, Cochin, Vizag, Bangalore


19. Favorite sports to watch?

Cricket!


20. One nice thing about the person who sent this to you?

She is extremely good with words. Lively!


21. What’s under your bed?

Bags, shoes


22. Would you like to be born as yourself again?

Am already born again... ;)


23. Morning person, or night owl?

Morning person!


24. Over easy, or sunny side up?

Sunny side up.


25. Favorite place to relax?

Home sweet home! Or is it.. room sweet room.


26. Favorite pie?

None.


27. Favorite ice cream flavor?

Vanilla


28. Of all the people you tagged this to, who’s most likely to respond first?

Angel


I now tag angel,dinesh and flavia

One of my favourites!

Psalm 139
A David Psalm
God, investigate my life; get all the facts firsthand. I'm an open book to you; even from a distance, you know what I'm thinking. You know when I leave and when I get back; I'm never out of your sight. You know everything I'm going to say before I start the first sentence. I look behind me and you're there, then up ahead and you're there, too— your reassuring presence, coming and going. This is too much, too wonderful— I can't take it all in

Is there anyplace I can go to avoid your Spirit? to be out of your sight? If I climb to the sky, you're there! If I go underground, you're there! If I flew on morning's wings to the far western horizon, You'd find me in a minute— you're already there waiting! Then I said to myself, "Oh, he even sees me in the dark! At night I'm immersed in the light!" It's a fact: darkness isn't dark to you; night and day, darkness and light, they're all the same to you.

Oh yes, you shaped me first inside, then out; you formed me in my mother's womb. I thank you, High God—you're breathtaking! Body and soul, I am marvelously made! I worship in adoration—what a creation! You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something. Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth; all the stages of my life were spread out before you, The days of my life all prepared before I'd even lived one day.

Your thoughts—how rare, how beautiful! God, I'll never comprehend them! I couldn't even begin to count them— any more than I could count the sand of the sea. Oh, let me rise in the morning and live always with you! And please, God, do away with wickedness for good! And you murderers—out of here!— all the men and women who belittle you, God, infatuated with cheap god-imitations. See how I hate those who hate you, God, see how I loathe all this godless arrogance; I hate it with pure, unadulterated hatred. Your enemies are my enemies!

Investigate my life, O God, find out everything about me; Cross-examine and test me, get a clear picture of what I'm about; See for yourself whether I've done anything wrong— then guide me on the road to eternal life.

Rain!

I should clarify at the very onset that I am not one of those people who love rain with a passion. In fact I never liked rain. I just could never get past the yuckiness of what rain brings along with it. If I trace back this hearfelt dislike towards rain I will have to go back to when I was 6. I am not sure what it was but even at that age I had already associated some form of gloom to rain. And that was the beginning of this not so lovey-dovey relationship between rain and me. To me rain always meant wet and dirty jeans, slushy, icky roads, dirty sneakers, messy hair, mosquito outbreak, unknown/unnamed flying insects all over the place and falling sick among the many other devilish attributes.
But lately, things have changed. My outlook has changed. Rain makes me smile! I don't know what changed. I have often heard people say how everything begins to appear different in love. Could that be it? Am I in love? Duh! NO! The frequent hail storms could be partially to blame. Or could it be the heat that became so unbearable and made rain seem like a better option. But I have lived in hotter climates. I just can't seem to understand. But right now all I know is that rain makes me happy! :)

Are u weak?

"Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable.
He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.
Even the youth shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint" Isaiah 40:38-31

The beginning

I can blog from office now. :)
Sad that I can't find an option in blogger to migrate from wordpress. So I am still in 2 minds about which to use. Both?