Posts by Andrew Pubalasingam (Page 6)

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…

In a book I’m reading called “Today Matters” by John Maxwell, given to me by Jerry Chee, talks about the importance of focusing on today and how today matters just as much as tomorrow and even yesterday. One of the chapters talks about attitude and how your attitude shapes your perspective and more importantly how it shapes your day. We all know that the gap between having a good attitude and bad attitude is more than a centimeter long and…

When I went on vacation with my wife, we had the opportunity to do some hiking. Hiking always sounds fun until you actually start hiking. If it’s a significant hike then slowly but surely fatigue will kick in and the sun will switch from a friend to a foe in a matter of minutes and the idea of hiking will lose its appeal when the air gets thinner and thinner and drier and drier the higher you go up, not…

I hope that many of you were blessed by Donna’s message this past Sunday. She dropped a lot of “gems” that I believe are in season for Lifespring. One of the gems she dropped was this line: “Fear likes to cloak itself with Wisdom” When I heard that line something in my spirit clicked. As I sat with that thought in my head, I couldn’t help but reflect on my most recent decisions. The question I asked myself was:Was it…

What a blessing is it to hear from Mae-tuin this past Sunday. It’s always a pleasure and a privilege to hear from the Family of Lifespring. After hearing Mae-tuin’s message, I took away two things. Never get in the car with Mae-tuin unless you have a gas tank, cash, or a means to purchase gas because 9 times out of 10 the car is on “E”  Fill up your tank: Mental, Physically, and Spiritually by Focusing on God Mae-tuin challenged…

What a blessing is it to hear from Mae-tuin this past Sunday. It’s always a pleasure and a privilege to hear from the Family of Lifespring. After hearing Mae-tuin’s message, I took away two things. Never get in the car with Mae-tuin unless you have a gas tank, cash, or a means to purchase gas because 9 times out of 10 the car is on “E”  Fill up your tank: Mental, Physically, and Spiritually by Focusing on God Mae-tuin challenged…

No matter how much you try to be someone else, you can’t. Trust me, I can try to be like Laura, Ryan, Gabe or Jerry but honestly I’d fail. Why? Because I’m not them and they are not me. I cannot be them and they cannot be me. I was created to be Andrew and no one else. In fact, I’m not good enough to be someone else. I just don’t have it in me. No matter how much I…

When you write enough papers, you start to become familiar with the rules of grammar either through violation or adherence. In my case it is often through violation or in other words, making mistakes that helps me learn the rules of grammar. My wife tells me all the time that I should stop writing like I’m talking because it often leads me to write grammatically incorrect sentences. As you read through this, you may find this to be true but…

If you’ve lived long enough you know that bad days are inevitable. Bad days are the worst to say the least. They can send you down on spirals of negativity where it seems like there’s no turning back. Sometimes a day can be so bad that we start to question whether or not God had anything to do with it.  Have you ever asked God this “God, why would you let that happen?” or how about this “God, if you…

After hearing Peggy’s message last Sunday and her sharing about learning how to rest, I was reminded of the importance of resting in the presence of the Lord. One of things I’ve noticed about myself is that I tend to get burnt out really easily. As I was praying to God for strength for another day, He began to speak to me about how I use my time and energy. It’s important to rest but it’s just as important to…