Prayer

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Trusting God When Things Are Falling Apart

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There was a challenging season of my life when I felt like everything was not going well. I was led on by someone whom I thought was a potential life partner, and the cultural pressures to get married made me anxious. On top of that, my PhD proposals had been rejected multiple times.
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Learning to Pray Like a Child

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When I was young, I only thought of God as a genie who granted wishes. After learning that prayer is seeking God’s kingdom and righteousness, however, I started to feel like I couldn’t really tell God what was on my heart.
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We Should Trust God—But for What?

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"You cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone."  So too with God. Yet I have often trusted Him for the wrong thing.
A man is slowly sipping his tea and ask God to wait for him to finish.

6 Signs We’re Settling in Our Relationship with God

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We often tell ourselves and each other not to “settle” when it comes to our relationships, career, or the things we want in life. But what about when it comes to our relationship with God? Is that where we’ve decided that where we’re at now is “good enough”? 
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A Prayer for Turkey & Syria

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It’s been 3 days since the earthquake in Turkey & Syria. More than ten thousand have died, with hundreds of thousands forced to leave their homes.
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I Entered a New Year in Tears, But God Held Me Fast

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At the beginning of last year, I was facing anxiety on multiple fronts. While others were looking forward to the coming year with hope, I was starting mine with dread.
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Which Quirky Malaysian Are You? (The Malaysia Day Edition)

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Ah Hari Malaysia. It’s the day that gets us all brimming with pride as we unite and celebrate all the wonderful things we love about Malaysia. 
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Why I Unplugged from Social Media

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When I first signed up on Facebook, I was an 11-year-old who was just trying to fit in. Over time, I began to feel the need to keep up with whatever’s trending on social media, because I was afraid I'd lose my friends if I didn't.
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3 Mistakes That Taught Me God’s Wisdom and Timing

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When I was in my 20s, I had my life planned out: to be a successful business person, musician, and church servant before the age 25, by which time I’d also be married. Twenty-five came and went, and I hadn’t achieved any of those goals.