Thursday, January 21, 2010

God helps those who help themselves


I had a chat with a close family friend last night. He had received a phone call from a friend in Singapore who had invested in a property here and needed some help with tax issues. Seems very common, a friend asking for help. What he shared with me after nearly got me off my seat, not like springing up but rather falling off. Apparently, his friend has been constantly seeking his help with issues concerning his investment property. This got me thinking... If a friend of mine were to keep bugging me for help at every obstacle or hurdle, what would I do? Worse still, am I such a friend to someone?

As I look back on our new journey here in Australia, with all that is unfamiliar and foreign, I ask myself: "Have I been too reliant on others, mistaking them as blessings from God?"

This phrase from my childhood days come to mind: "God helps those who help themselves." Such simple words but it tells a world of a story. I would like to think that I have a healthy balance of being self sufficient and being blessed by God through the people he sends.
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2010 at 11:00 PM

    天主是全能的！天主是全能的爱！由于爱，天主创造一切，保存一切，支配一切。宇宙和历史都掌握在天主的手里。这位慈爱，全能的天主，接近我们，照顾我们，亲爱我们，怜悯我们。
    他不但对我们是这样好，而且对所有的人都是这样好。

    我们什么困难都只是暂时的，没有过不去的坎，不要一会担心这，一会操心那，如果问题不是自己能够解决的，再操心也无济于事。开开心心的过好每一天，与主同在，才是最重要的。

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  2. girlonpolarisJanuary 21, 2010 at 11:52 PM

    welcome to the blogging sphere ivan!
    you're officially a blogger, spilling out your inner thoughts to a unknown audience, tiny as it may appear. But go ahead and share your ramblings...for every person that shares his innermost thoughts, boring as it may come across, there's certainly someone out there who will be interested :)
    Glad that life down under is coming of shape....

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