Chance? No way! Karma? Hmm...

In my previous entry, miss hello posted a comment,

"Though I wouldn't want to preach, I can't help noticing that whenever I feel down, there would always be someone or something that cheered me up the next day. It would be an inspiring forwarded mail from a friend, a chat with the janitor who made me realise that my problem was just a tip of the iceberg compared to hers, or a conversation with a close buddy. Are they chance occurences or did they come from a higher being or because of karma? Anyway, I appreciate them all!"

I'm no preacher too, but to reply to you, miss hello, I've got this to say... Everything happens for a reason, and God is behind it. Whether it is good, or bad, it is Him. During such times, it is Him who gives us choices, and it is up to us, to do it His way, or our way. These choices will lead us to different paths in life.

Chance? No way! Proverbs 16:33 of NLT says, "33 We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall." It is Him who determines how they fall! Think again, you used the words, "whenever" and "always"! Do you think chance will occur everytime? ...that "lucky"? It is definitely Him who sent you that inspiring forwarded mail and it is Him who has placed that someone (the janitor, you say) to cheer you up!

Karma? Hmm... Galatians 6:8 of NIV says, "8 The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life." But still, I've got this to share.

Let's be honest, all of us have skeletons in our closet. For me, before I came to know Christ, my life was a mess, and I did many mean and nasty things. When it comes to Christianity, I've always tried to prove it wrong, and I was only interested in anything that's against it.

So, why do I believe in Christ now? Well, despite all that I did, I, too, can't help but notice that there's someone up there helping me in many ways and stopping me from carrying out my evil plans. If it's about karma, then I should be getting back those mean and nasty things, but in the end, it was God's Grace that saved me!

Scroll up and just under the title, there is Ephesians 2:8-9. It talks about salvation is only rewarded by His grace, and not by the good works that we do, so that we can't boast that it is us, for being good, that will allow us to go into Heaven to spend eternity with Him. John 14:6 of NIV says, "6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me". I don't deserve the salvation but yet, He gave and saved me! He's my Saviour, the One that turned my life around! And all this, despite all the evil things that I've done!

So you see, miss hello... whether you're a believer or not, He's always opening His arms to welcome you, to guide you through tough times. We all need His love, and it is His grace that'll pull us through our temporary lives here on Earth.

Smile as you go through each problem, because He's at the end of it, smiling back at you :)