Love One Another...?

Whenever some one tells me, be nice to others! I would think, Yes I will be nice…. But when the situations become difficult, what I feel is that, why? Isn’t the other person being nice to me? It is not fair LORD, I am struggling to be nice, and you help me!! “It is not at all fair that I have to be kind and nice to other person when they are being mean to me”

Our Heavenly Father says the same thing, “Be nice to your brother. . ."

Many times I feel like shouting, "No! I don't want to! Even though he's a Christian or even though I have been nice to him/her many times, he/she isn't treating me nicely. It isn't fair that I have to be kind to him/her when he/she is treating me like this." Still Our Heavenly Father says, "Be kind to one another." In fact, He goes so far as to say, "Love one another as I have loved you."

Right from our Childhood, I am thought to be nice, but am I really nice??? My mom and dad did their best, now its time for me to prove them best! Sometimes I tend to think about instances when I was good to that person and feel bad and hurted thinking that though I was good so many times, this is what I get in return! But Loving one another includes being willing to respectfully confront one another when necessary, to work to find solutions to disagreements, and to forgive those who hurt you. That means giving up your desire to be angry and to get back at the offender. The secret lies in abiding in Christ.

And when I ask again and again, "Why LORD?" He replies, "So others will see that you follow Me."

Awesome LORD!! I don’t have any more questions about this. But one request, MAKE ME STRONG! :)

Prayer:

Beloved Father, make me ever mindful that the world is watching my life. Guide my thoughts and guard my lips when feelings of hurt and fear overtake me. Let me show love to my brothers and sisters so that others will say, "Truly Christ can change a life. Surely He is the Son of God."

“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” - John 13:34-35

“Be ye kind one to another . . . forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.” - Ephesians 4:32

Poem for my Dad...

A dad is someone who wants to catch you before you fall but instead picks you up, brushes you off, and lets you try again.

A dad is someone who wants to keep you from making mistakes but instead lets you find your own way, even though his heart breaks in silence when you get hurt.

A dad is someone who holds you when you cry, scolds you when you break the rules, shines with pride when you succeed, and has faith in you even when you fail...

Dad, you're everything a dad should be and some.

By Susan Ceylise

What Are Fathers Made Of?

Heard this poem in my Church today. Its written by Paul Harvey. I loved it... because I felt it real... So here it goes.... A father is a person that is forced to endure childbirth without an anesthetic A father is a person that growls when he feels good...and laughs out loud when scared half to death A father never feels worthy of the worship in a child's eyes. He's never quite the hero his daughter thinks...never quite the man his son believes him to be...and this worries him So he works too hard to try and smooth the rough places in the road for those of his own who will follow him A father is a person who gets angry when the first school grades aren't as good as he thinks they should be He scolds his son...though he knows it's the teacher's fault Fathers are persons that give daughters away to other men who aren't nearly good enough... so they can have grandchildren who are smarter than anybody's Fathers make bets with insurance companies about who'll live the longest One day they lose...and the bet's paid off to the part of them they leave behind I don't know where a father goes when he dies But I've an idea that after a good rest... he won't just sit on a cloud and wait for the girl he loved and the children she bore He'll be busy there, too...repairing the stairs...oiling the gates...improving the streets... smoothing the way.

Adieu Mail & Few replies to be cherished...!!

Dear All,

I just wanted to take a moment to let you know that I am leaving my position at MindTree Ltd and today is my last working day!!!

It has been memorable journey from the day I joined (2^nd July 2007). Being my first company, I have grown up from a fresher to a professional and will always be thankful to MindTree for this.

Over this period in MindTree, I have worked with Symantec and would like to take this opportunity to thank each one of you for the support, guidance and help provided. There were many moments that can be cherished and remembered. But never the less I enjoyed and learned from every moment of it. I have many fond memories of Mindtree that I’ll always take with me.

The friendships that I’ve made over the years will never be forgotten, and I want to thank each and every one of you for touching my life and the way you have made my journey a successful one.

Professionally and personally I have learned a lot and enjoyed my learning all along.

Before I take my leave I would like to wish you all a very best in your future endeavors ,a best of health and great career ahead.

Thanks again for everything

Do keep in touch:

Thanks & Regards,

Diana Rebecca Gaddam 

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Keep cruising..

All the best and good luck for your professional and personal future endeavors..

God bless you !!

Regards,

Sreekanth..

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Wish you all the best in your future endeavors Diana. Thanks for all your good work and professional attitude you displayed.

Subramanyam Putrevu General Manager. ======================================= This was a surprise!!!

Anyways congrats… all the best too J

Regards,

~Vikas

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All the Best for your future Diana !!!

Wish you a great journey ahead both personal and professional. :)

Regards,

Neha

=============================================== Enjoy!!! Let success follow u!! Have a colorful career and peaceful life!! Thanks, Muthu Muthukumar M Senior Test Engineer ===============================================

Hi Diana,

Wish you all the best for the next innings in your life. Keep mailing…

Advance congratulations for your new life with Sumith. Live the way you want !!!.

Thanks

Sanjya Vyda

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ALL THE BEST motti :)

~Satya

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Hey Diana,

All the best for your future endeavors.

I am sure; I am going to miss the company of one of the sweetest gal at MindTree who laughs so heartily.

I think you have the charm of making anyone smile :)

I am very happy for you and wish you a very successful future both personal and professional

Do keep in touch. Good luck :)

Regards,

Seema Bhandary

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Heard about this from J Shree ..

Guess this should be your best day in MindTree ;) !!

Wish you luck and all the very best for your future endeavor.

Try keeping in touch J

Cheers,

G1

Jeevan Tyagatur

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All the best !!

Be in touch –

My personal email id – and connected on www.linkedin.com

Thanks

Regards, Binoj V Balakrishnan Technical Director 

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Dear Diana,

I am surprised to hear this. I would like to meet you before you leave. Can you come down to my desk ? I sit in Phase 2 – IV floor (WCP2-4F-HH-02) just across the elevator area

Regards

Kesava

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From: Tamal Mukherjee Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 10:22 AM To: Diana Rebecca Gaddam Subject: RE: Adieu!!!

Hmmm,…. :P

Thanks & Regards,

Tamal Mukherjee Module Lead

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Memories in MindTree

Well .... welll... the moment I thought I will blog about my last working day... all the memories flashed across my mind.. These 2.9 years have just passed by... though each day dint teach me much leasons....but years have definitely tought me many leasons... There were moments of happines.s.. moments of laughter... till the tummy nd he jaws ache... moments of heart aches... moments of competition... moments of testing integrity... moments of appreciation... moments of anger... moments of loneliness... moments of silence... moments of frustraion to work... and off course many moments that were too short to be lived ....and also moments that were very long to bear..... all together a wonderful LIFE!! Would love to thank all my friends ...

Flowers Blooming all over

Its spring time and flowers were blooming everywhere....!!

How wonderfull is God's creation!

Battle in the soul...

Its an individual who has to face each and every minute of Life... Yes Its me !! and its you too!!... Lot of changes that happen in life... But the fact is how happy am I???... Happiness is within... Its when I find myself safe and find peace within... Happiness is not about "thinking happy thoughts"...Most of the times I prefer having happy thoughts... feeling happy... But the leason to be learnt here is that,"do not run away from situations thinking everything is fine...!" You need to find out the proper solution for every situation in Christ! as per Col 3:17.


There will be things that I think I will do... things that I wish I could do... things I like to do... my opinions..!! but how does these things matter to God? Is He Happy? Yes in doing His will Iam very much delighted..! Being delighted means, being in Love and Joy that I experience in Him..! This Joy is more than just an emotion,... its the inner peace that helps me decide what is 'good' and what is 'bad' for me! Joy is the attitude of the heart...Joy is not based on something positive happening... Joy is something that lasts... Joy is something that God deposits into us through the Holy Spirit. The enemy tries everything in his power to steal the joy because it is that important. On the other hand, the enemy will tempt you with things that will temporarily give you happiness and at the same time drift you away from God...I have re-learnt this leason many times "Submit to God"... that's why I pray to Jesus that 'Lord, Help me find peace for whatever your will is..." Yes we donno what is in store for us, so be prepared and be at peace that He is under control...

Each time I have a desire... or a wish,I start creating a scenario of the future outcome... but that may not be the right thing for me!  As soon as I start dreaming of what I want, the inevitable fear of failure, of  "What if..." starts in my head. Next thing I do is I start having options for each "what if" and imagine scenarios as an excuse to justify that I dont have to worry... but deep down in my heart I knw... it will not work out this way...!! I have to find peace and I have to be happy and content with what I get... and what God gives me. I can't tell you how many times I've thought "Well, I'm not going to get excited.... but just in case if it doesn't work out. I don't want to be disappointed." Funny!!!...Silly me... though I have the solution for myself... I still find it difficult to submit... but immediatly I get convicted...and I remind myself Jer 29:11 :)

Guess what??? despite of the excitement and the axiciousness I have prior to anything happening in life, I am always safe and happy... because my God is in control... Plus, getting excited is part of increasing your FAITH in the LORD. Things may be obvious to turn out to be bad.., but that is when you need to manifest your FAITH... and Praise God....the future hasn't happened yet. The pivotal turning points in my life took place when I stopped lying to myself about what was possible

This war in the soul is real and what the scripture says about this in Eph6:12 is

Yeah... this war is real...!!!

Its not only on the strongholds that each person has...It is also about our thoughts... imaginations... negative thinking... many other things which does not build us in the LORD.

To win this battle we need to wear the armor of God. Ep6:10-18

We all need a reminder on this..!!

Showers of Blessings...!

Here comes the first showers of the season...!
Its raining here since yesterday... just few showers, and the change in the weather...! From scorching heat to fresh cold breeez and then the pleasent rain..! Iam loving this...Thank God for this wonderfull morning...Today as I started from home it was drizzling... and the cold breez upon my face... I felt so refreshed! I started walking towards my cab...slowly it started raining heavily... As I was walking... I thought, Lord these showers are coming directly from you and reaching me... which gave me the happiness and thus started the new day.. Rain always brings the memories of the past... It reminds me of the days i spent in my college as a fresher, when we were ragged and forced to wear a sare during this rainy season... The rains in Pune are horrible becuase of the damage it causes to the roads and the streets..!!

As I travel to office in my cab, feeling the gentle breez by the window,reminding my self Ezekiel 34:26b where the LORD says "...I will cause the shower to come down in his season: there shall be showers of blessing" in the literal sense, the LORD is in control of all the seasons...Praise to the Jesus!

It also reminds me of the song...

There shall be showers of blessing

This is the promise of love;

There shall be seasons refreshing,

Sent from the Savior above.

Showers of blessing,

Showers of blessing we need:

Mercy drops round us are falling,

But for the showers we plead.

There shall be showers of blessing,

Precious reviving again;

Over the hills and the valleys,

Sound of abundance of rain.

There shall be showers of blessing;

Send them upon us, O Lord;

Grant to us now a refreshing,

Come, and now honor Thy Word.

There shall be showers of blessing:

Oh, that today they might fall,

Now as to God we’re confessing,

Now as on Jesus we call!

From Fear to Faith

This is one of the life transforming incident in my life... and one of the times when God manifested himself to me and increased my faith. Most of the actions in my life were based on fear...and all questions like 'what if... ?' would come to my mind... I think most of the times it was unconscious... I had many fears in  my life... If I look back and read one of the testimonies that I got on my orkut profile from my close friend, he says I am afraid of everything...!! finally he puts a question "afraid of being afraid?" Hmmm.. may be yes I was really afraid of everything in my life... Yes and that is what it is when life is without Jesus! I could trace the fears to some stories that I heard or to the things that I had been through which have caused fear in my heart...

I was most afraid of darkness!! and I was even scared to move from one room to another in my own house when I wake up during the night... I used to switch on all the lights in the way and walk and come back switching them off and finally jump on to my bed..! many times I got hurt while running :) During those moments I used to truly face the FEAR and I used to feel or think that some one was around the corner trying to catch hold of me and drag me off - donno where!? perhaps even I used to pray and go while in dark, but I would more concentrate on my heart beat or on my thoughts rather than concentrating on how wonderfull and how close my God can be!

This was the very reason that when I was in pune, my friends used to stay with me in the night when my sister was in night shifts. They even used to tease me. After coming to know the LORD, once my sister was in hyderabad and I was alone in at home. That day I was very much scared to sleep... and I thought I will either watch TV or I will talk over phone and sleep off. But to my surprise, the power went off even before I could sleep... I was so scared and I started calling and messaging my frined and my sisters. Though I dint show how much fearfull I was, I just told the situation in which I was in... and everyone suggested me to pray. I was just wondering, why should I fear? even after coming to know my Jesus personally.??? I started praying and the power came. Though the darkness was not there, I was little bit afraid of the way the dogs were barking....!! :) So I prayed.. and I opend the bible, and the chapter that I read that day was Psalm  4. The Lord spoke to me through the verse, where King David says... "I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety." Ps4:8
I was back to my senses... and God again lifted me up and His word gave me so much strength..!! Such an awesome God!.
I never knew that there was something like this written in bible...!!
I never read this before...!!
No one told me to read this passage..!!
It was God who was talking to me..!

Yes..! The fear vanished..!
Later in  my days I read the word on the armor of God where Paul is asking us to wear the shield of FAITH!
Yes, he uses FAITH as shield because the devil knows that when we are weak in our FAITH it can attack us by giving us fear... Fear is the opposite of Faith... Devil knows taht once you are strong in your FAITH, it has to flee from us! so it will attack on our FAITH. with faith we can quench all the feary darts of the evil one...as a shield which the warior uses...God has helped me and still helping me to move on and grow in FAITH along with Him :)
Yes, now Iam not scared of the darkness :) because I knw He Lives...

Jehovah-Jireh: Jehovah My Provider

I was very much happy and delighted on that day when God gave me good sleep while I was travelling back home after a very hectic day... Thats how once again I am convicted of LORD being called as "Jehovah-Jireh: Jehovah My Provider ". Conviction is something which you are convinced of and it is not the same as having an opinion. Simple difference is, a 'conviction' holds you but you hold an 'opinion'...!! Clear isnt it??

Yes, Iam very much convicted that my LORD is my provider.

There are many small things in life and many circumstances,... and situations where God cares for us and we as normal human beings cannot realise or notice it with our natural being.

God opens our eyes... the spiritual eyes to see his work in our lives and to glorify Him alone!!

We should be willing and able to do that.... We should be totally surrendered to Him to let Him open our eyes and ears....

Thats the reason Jesus keeps saying while He teaches using parables as "Let those with ears hear, and those with eyes see"

Thats the reason we sing... "Open the eyes of my heart LORD, I want to see you....!"

I would like to narate how He really worked out to make me sleep...

That eveing I was very tired...and usually the shuttle in which I travel is the small one & the seats are at low level..due to which I wont be able to rest my head and sleep. On my way to catch the shuttle, I was thinking to go by another shuttle which is the big one and the seats are higher but this shuttle does not stop near my house and I would have to walk a little to reach home. But I was very tired and I dint wanted to walk... So thought of going in my regular shuttle and try to rest on the seat which is in front of me...But I was little bit disappointed and I wished to get the window seat so that I can make myself comfortable... As I got into the shuttle, I was disheartend because all the window-seats were filled... and I get to sit on the seat which was exactly in front of the shuttle door. As soon as the security blowed the wistle all the Shuttles started, but to my surprise, our shuttle brokedown even before it could start...I was praying "Lord, not today...please! I want to go home early and sleep" but the shuttle dint start... and my faith flitched....I prayed again..."Jesus! please start the Shuttle.."... Even now the shuttle dint start... this time I closed my eyes and prayed.."Lord, you either start the shuttle or give me strength or petience to sit untill next shuttle comes...!" As I opened my eyes...the transport incharge came in and said... "another shuttle is coming in 5min". Then I thought..."ok Lord, your way be done...!" and I was hoping in my heart for a big shuttle where I can sleep... That person asked us to get down and wait for another shuttle... as I was sitting near the door, I was the first one to get down... and I saw another small shuttle coming to pick us... I thought... "again the small one..!" But I was happy that I was the first one to board the shutlle... as soon as I got in, I noticed that the seats were higher and were comfortable, and I could get the window seat...!!! Praise God..! I closed my eyes this time again... & gave Thanks to Jesus for the shuttle... I know God will give me rest admist of all my foolish desires and restlessness :)

Thanks to God, I slept in the shuttle... & He gave me good sleep..! & He even woke me up when I crossed my busstop. Though I have  missed my stop, I woke up at next stop & I took auto. Because I was not willing to walk, He provided me a situation where I would take an auto to reach home...!!

He works in ways we cannot see...!! So True..!

I realised my God's strength..!! He can do anything for me...!

Yes..! Jehovah-Jireh is My Provider... :)

JESUS Made me to Forgive....

Few years back, I have written a blog about 'letting go of the resentment'... But that was the time when I was still angry... and actually speaking I was not letting go of the resentment... neither was I willing to let go of the resentment...While Jesus was making me to forgive, He was helping me. I always had a thought that forgiving people is really hard... and I felt very unfair to forgive when people hurt me... But I have choosen to forgive... and I think, this choice had made a big difference in me... The process was like sowing the seed of obedience in me... and once this seed was sown, He is faithful to bring a harvest of blessing to us one way or another...This unforgiveness was hindering my FAITH from working... as the scripture says clearly in Mark 11:22-26 that unforgiveness hinders our faith from working...We reap what we sow.... we sow mercy, and we will reap mercy....we sow judgment, and we will reap judgment...So I was doing myself a favor—and forgiven... and my fellowship with Jesus started flowing freely... and while I was angry, the devil was trying to get the foothold.. but now I realise that Jesus has strengthened me. I asked Jesus daily to give me the strength to forgive... and I complained to Him about myself... about how bad I felt when I see the person on whom Iam angry... and how their actions and behaviour effected me... I used to tell Jesus that Iam not able to do it alone... I felt the resentment... the bitterness... when they flourish... when they are happy... though Iam not to that extent of jelousy... but it used to pinch me...Initially I was not feeling like forgiving... It was a tough time... for me to resist all my bitter thoughts...I used to tell myself.. "Diana, you are not supposed to do it... you are not supposed to think like this..." But the very next moment...more thoughts were invoked... and I had all the bitter memories always fresh in my mind...and I remembered the time when my friend behave strangely... and the time when I used to listen to ppl talk bad about her..and the time when people thought bad about me... It was too Hard for me to do it alone... actually now I know that it is impposible to do it alone...Then I started involving Jesus...& what I used to do is, when everI had the thought about that person... I used to complain about myself to Jesus... and He always helped me immediatly...to forget every thought... and he removed the bitterness...and immediatly I acknowledged Him... and given Him the Praise... this gave me immense Joy... It was too Hard for me to do it alone... actually now I know that it is really immposible to forgive by our own self...

Jesus helped me in many ways... First thing He did is, He gave me the heart to forgive... He soften my heart... He spoke to me in many ways... through Bible... through people... through books... and that was the time when I always heard ppl talk about forgiveness :) He convincted me and also gave me the strength to overcome the situation Iwas in.

The first thing we need to do is Involve Jesus.... take His help... Next thing is we must stop talking about it... Even in doing this we need help from Jesus.

Realise that "vengeance belongs to the Lord".... Let God pay you for past injustices...hurts....dishonor...insults...anything....Do not try to collect information from other people, because the people can’t pay you....people can give you hope...Also, forgive yourself for past sins and hurts you have caused others...You can’t pay people back, or if you cant forgive ask God to...

Many times, I have heard ppl say that they are angry with God....because their life didn’t turn out the way they thought it should be... How can you think...about what you want... when you donno what will happen tommorow...Jesus knows what is in hold for you...He is always just. There may be things you don’t understand, but God loves you, and people make a serious mistake when they don’t receive help from the only One who can truly help them...LORD says in Jer29:11 as..."For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future" and also in Is55:8 as "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD.For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.”... My point in saying all this is that JESUS is our only help in times of need. I know that during my pain I cried out to God and poured out my grief to Him, but then, instead of being still and letting Him minister to me, I ran around like a crazy person, I kept talking about my circumstances... about the people who have hurt me... trying to be happy this way... thinking that Iam letting this anger out so I will be happy... trying to comfort myself... trying to change my circumstances... But it didn’t work out. “Be still and know that I am God,” He says. And He means it. He is the only source of help for us in times of need.

So if you’re struggling and not finding the peace and comfort of the Holy Spirit, take stock and see if you, like me, are running around, refusing to wait on God...refusing to listen to His still voice.. It’s only in the waiting that we can actually feel His warm and comforting touch. Without waiting on Him, we miss Him entirely.

You may even need to forgive a situation or an object—the mobile... the pen.. the machines.. the product you are working on..., a certain store that may have cheated you, a car/vehicle that always gave you trouble, etc. Get rid of all poison that comes from bitterness, resentment and unforgiveness...And remember Proverbs 4:23: "Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance...for out of it flow the springs of life."

Praise be to the LORD...!