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Have you prayed about it as much as you have talked about it?

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When we are faced with problems in our lives, we tend to speak about it to our loved ones and friends. But what we often forget to do is to pray about these problems we face. I read this quote somewhere online ‘Have you prayed about it as much as you have spoken about it?’ This question really opened by eyes. There has been several instances where I felt I have got an epiphany. Like these lines were written for me. I asked myself have I prayed about the issues I am facing on a day to day basis no matter how small or petty it seem. I analyze them and try to come up with a solution myself but I forget that I need to pray about these things I want to change in myself and in my life. We all have the right tools and still we forget at times that we have our Father in heaven to ask for guidance and make decisions. Let us make it a habit to ask God for his advice rather than talk about it too much. Often we feel the need to talk about our problems and that is fine.  But ta...

Christianity- A lifestyle

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Being a follower of Christ is not about religion for me, it has always been about a lifestyle choice. For me following Christ is not just about being spiritual, for me it is a personal relationship with God. I have never known a life without Jesus. I can't exactly recall where I have first heard of him. It has to be either at home from family prayers or at Sunday school. As I come from a Christian family, it was obvious that we were introduced to Bible from a young age, but having a personal relationship with God requires you to have someone guide you and study bible rather than just read.  I was sent to a Christian Boarding school where we had umpteen number of opportunity to study Bible. That was the building block that helped me overcome various obstacles in my life and helped me in building a personal relationship with Christ. I have read several self-help books over the years back from my time at PGDBM and later as well. The one thing I understood is that a Bible can...