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Birds, lilies and treasures

I read Luke 12:22-34 again. This is not the first time I read it. It is said that God will provide us. Interestingly, this time verse 34 got my attention. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. So if we treasure gold, there our heart will be. We will think about it day and night. Worry if someone will steal it. If we treasure life, there our heart will be. We think about people we love and care. We pray for their blessing. So what are the things that sit in your heart and become your treasure? Financial providence, life and all the nitty-gritty? Note: I just realized this is the 500th entry. Time flies. Lately have been writing less frequent. Hope will share more insightful thought in future writing.

Debt settled

Interesting illustration on debt settlement in an economy system: A merchant happened to come across a village on one of his travels. This village was not doing well economically. Business was slow, jobs were hard to come by and many people were in debt. He stopped by an inn to see if he likes it enough to stay for the night. He put a $100 bill on the counter as deposit to the innkeeper to allow him to inspect the available rooms. While the merchant was busy checking out the rooms, the innkeeper went out, taking the $100 with him, to see his supplier. He gave the money to his supplier to pay his outstanding bills for supply of goods to the inn. After receiving the $100, the supplier then gave it to his employee as wages which he had owed for a long time. The employee then went home and on his way met his neighbour who had lent him money several months ago. He repaid the loan from his neighbour with the $100. The neighbour who took the money then went to the inn wher