Posts by Andrew Pubalasingam (Page 5)

When Silvia shared her testimony she said something that sparked a thought in my head. She said “Growing up God was the same in every season of my life. I was the one who was changing.”  Hebrews 13:8 (NIV) says “8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Malachi 3:6 (NIV) says “6 I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.” One of the things that makes God such a…

“5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write…

Have you ever noticed that food and drinks at the airport cost way more than they do elsewhere? Why does a case of water cost $5.00 at a grocery store but a bottle of water at Pearson cost $3.00? It’s because the food and water is not priced at what it costs, it’s priced at what it’s worth.Both bottles of water are manufactured the same and cost the same to make. However the grocery store knows that you can buy…

One of the gems that I caught from Ryan’s sermon on Sunday was the line about “The right thing at the wrong time can make it the wrong thing.” It reminded me of all the times I’ve played Rock, Paper, Scissors with Sam Lai. Let me explain:  One of the things I love about playing Rock, Paper, Scissors with Sam Lai is that he always goes Rock. Like, he even says he’s going to go Rock and for a second…

Growing in the Lord has always been a bittersweet thing for me if I’m being honest. The ideas of growth seem sweet to the ears. The idea of going deeper with God and allowing Him to take you to a different level than you were once at is something we all long for in our spirit. But when I focus on the pain more than the promise I end up resisting the process of growth. What makes growth bittersweet for…

After listening to Gabe’s message last week, I was reminded of all the benefits that I have as a Canadian citizen. Some in which I didn’t even think were benefits until I realized that other countries would charge you for those same benefits in their country. I couldn’t help but think about what were some of the Kingdom’s benefits of being a Christian and a Son of the living God? What were some things that I was missing out on…

As I was spending time journaling, one of the things that God brought to my attention was the idea of transferable skills. Transferable skills are skills that you possess that can be transferred from one job to the next and even to different areas of life. Many of us possess skills in areas of our lives that have the ability to transfer from one area to another. For example, some of the skills I learned in working out over the…

Pain is part of success. It’s part of the process. God is in the pain just as much as he is in the pleasure. We often associate God with pleasure – How good we feel – But he’s also in our pain.Think about a breakthrough. Breakthroughs are mostly during times of great pain, pressure and stretching (literally at the breaking point). This is not when you’re at your greatest but weakest.  2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV) says: 9 But he said to…

“If you take life more slowly than your energy level is capable of, you can become lazy. If you continually run at a pace faster than you are capable, you can burn out. You need to find your balance.” I used to think that being lazy meant that you didn’t care or that you didn’t want to put in the work needed to do the thing you needed to do. As I read this quote, it highlighted to me the…

16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? 18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:16-18…

During this week I was listening to a podcast and one of the guys said this quote that really struck a chord in me and it goes like this:“You don’t get right with God, you get righteous.” When I heard that I felt the Holy Spirit start to speak to me about what this could mean. The guy on the podcast didn’t fully explain the quote except highlighting the fact that we don’t have to be all “prim and proper”…

I remember on Sunday July 24th, 2022, we got to hear from Mary Cho & Carl and Rosy Wilson, both missionaries who chose to serve God and continue to choose to serve God despite all the setbacks because they’ve tasted something that only God can give and they want to share it with the world. There was a line from Carl that really caught my attention. He said “Evangelism is one beggar telling another beggar where to find bread.” I…