About this site

This blog includes thoughts and reflections of one undergoing a spiritual journey. I am feeling winds of change in the Spirit and yearning for a renewal to be reconnected with God in Christ.  The Lord’s plan started way back mid-2002 when I accidentally found via online my childhood friend who I haven’t met for some 30 years. She lives in the US while I in Sydney. The site where I found her  is equally significant being a ‘Walk to Emmaus.’

Thank God for phone lines and occasionally email, since then CJ has patiently guided me with my spiritual turbulence, with utmost patience and understanding in all my roller coastering, ah, countless times. A year after, in 2003, when I started joining online writing forums and groups, I next “met” and became close to an award-winning American author and writer, Janet Elaine Smith, a former Christian missionary in Venezuela for 9 years. Janet has been both my writing mentor and also spiritual support. I haven’t personally met ‘mum’ Janet, nor gotten together in person with my childhood friend CJ. But “who can separate us from the love of God?” (Romans 8:37-39). Collectively, I have a handful of friends, some of them non-Christians; they have been a strong support in each of their own unique and caring ways. Their friendships extend much understanding, encouragement and compassion.

As I write my raw thoughts, it is never my intention to sound preachy or appear with a holier-than-thou attitude. On the contrary, I sincerely share them, humbled by God’s grace and love through Jesus Christ.

God works in mysterious ways. No coincidences. I marvel at His plans. Our timing is often not His. I realize that to give way to a new beginning and let the Holy spirit move in, I must first empty what is not of God. Not an easy task. But the Bible tells us that we can begin by earnestly repenting for our sins. So will I – slowly … as I start with the immediate ones I know of, then build on to others, until I’ve laid my misgivings and weaknesses at His feet. This process is never going to be easy. It will take take time. With His guidance and in obedience to His will, firstly, I cooperate in His plans, primarily growth plans.

Secondly, important in my journey along with prayer, is to regularly spend time reflecting and meditating on His holy words, to make Bible reading a habit. I know … in the run for of a busy day, one of the first things I’ve taken for granted is reading the Bible, and occasionally, praying.

I also believe that when we are filled with God, we can’t help but bring His presence to others. The scriptures promises that those who hunger and thirst after righteousness will be filled (Matthew 5:6). For now, my simple term is sharing.

To a certain extent, this blog deviates from the typical weblog which is a personal journal or diary. I will still use a dated log format but my entries will primarily contain insights and reflections for day to day challenges aligned from Bible verses.

Titles will include topics close to my heart – spiritual insights, prayer, career and finances, relationships, life’s crises, life in the faith, retirement and beyond, and more … and hopefully to everyone that gleans in this blog – friends, loved ones, colleagues, and like me, fellow traveler into spiritual journey – I hope you too can relate and find my pieces perhaps at times thought-provoking, nevertheless, insightful; most of all, shared with love and joy.

In return, I welcome thoughts and insights in the spirit of sharing, which can be posted under the ‘Comment’ option.

Joy and blessings,
Tel