God the Artist

God's creations display not only God's magnificence, but also his humour and creativity.

A little panda cub. Cute as cute can be.

God created them for our pleasure. God created them for us.

God made us such that we would appreciate these things He gave us. It's like a Christmas tree with heaps of presents underneath. There are still some boxes we have not opened yet.

Boxes which include the sea creatures at the bottom of the sea, flowers that grow on icy cold mountains, the kindness of a stranger, or even the colour of your eyes.

Let's put our life on PAUSE - then look around at God's love - just next to you, for you.

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I was looking at the full moon on chap goh meh (15th day of the chinese lunar calendar, marking the last day of chinese new year celebrations), and i was so taken by the large round orange moon.

It was right there, so near, yet so far.

Glancing upon the moon and thinking how complex it was for God to ensure that we get moonlight, time, gravity and the change of tides - because of the moon.

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It's All Right

Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is born of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God — for God is love.

God showed how much he loved us by sending his only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love. It is not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.

Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love has been brought to full expression through us.

1 John 4:7-12 (NLT)

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To take the intangible,
Hold on to it firmly,
With the assurance and trust that the intangible is so very good
- It eventually becomes tangible in us.



Because God first loved us, we are given a gift, a feeling. This feeling will naturally overflow out of us to others around us.

But how do we obtain or acknowledge this love God has for us?

1. It was already given the day we were born.

We do not need to seek it. It's already there. So, it is a question of whether we want to accept it in our hearts and believe in it. God made it our choice to decide if we want His love in our lives.

2. Love is tangible.

Love is an emotion. It is deemed as unseen. We cannot see God. But how do we know He's there? We were created to 'know' certain things. I call these things 'truths'. It could be a mere belief. But once you believe, the actions and manifestation of the love you receive will be what makes it tangible.

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We're not only commanded to love. We're politely asked to realise that we have this ability and this emotion of love, to love others. We're well-equipped to love others.

Enjoy your day... loving someone with the love of God.