Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2021/10/03/adam-r-holz It had been a long eventful and emotional week for me! Two large value transactions I was handling were approved by the Board of my company to proceed, two major contracts I have been negotiating were finally signed, my son flew off to the UK for further studies, my dog passed away and aContinue reading “Human Frailty”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/10/02/adolescent-faith I remember during my adolescense years with God and it was longer than my natural adolescence years, I was in this constant battle whether to follow God wholeheartedly or follow my dreams and ambitions. During those years, the two appeared to be mutually exclusive. The spirit was rebellious like the Israelites during Moses’ time.Continue reading “Our Adolescence Years”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/10/01/whats-your-name Today’s ODB sets forth an interesting discussion on names, namely (pun intended), the name our parents gave us, the name others give us, the name we give ourselves as well as the name Jesus gives us. Our first name (for example, mine is Ronnie, the name my parents gave me) will remain throughout theContinue reading “What’s Your Name?”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/30/all-that-you-need As humans, we are not perfect. That’s a given. So we might not be as tall as we would have liked. Or we may not be as fair in skin tone. Or we may not have that much hair, that lush long and thick hair. Maybe our features are not so sharp, eyes notContinue reading “God Is My Portion”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/29/joyful-learning Romans 12:2 is such a famous verse that I think most of us will know it like we know John 3:16. In essence it has 4 parts, and starts with (1) not conforming to the pattern of this world, followed by (2) being transformed by the renewing of our minds, and thirdly, so thatContinue reading “True Transformation”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/28/flight-of-ichabod We learn in 1 Samuel 4:12-22 that Israel brought the Ark of the Covenant (which at that time contained the presence of God) into battle in an effort to boost their chances but without consulting God. Eli the High Priest’s sons carried the Ark and were killed in the battle and when Eli heardContinue reading “Ichabod”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/27/unlimited God is definitely unlimited whether in time, energy or capacity. He can be everywhere at the same time and can do millions of things at the same time. The universe is infinitely large, but God is bigger than even that. He is busy with the millions that know Him and yet He still findsContinue reading “The Unlimited God”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/26/rest-well While I agree that enforced rest as in the Old Testament sabbath may be too restrictive compared to the relationship based rest in Christ, I feel there is merit in enforced rest. Even in these modern times, the sabbath is still practiced rigorously by religious Jews especially in Israel and over there, with stateContinue reading “Rest”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/25/god-knows-we-feel A couple of years back, something happened to me that caused a lot of distress, sadness and disappointment in my life. It also brought up feelings of wanting to retaliate, to just hit back, to take revenge. I was feeling really down for a few days. Fortunately, that feeling lasted only a few daysContinue reading “God feels us”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/24/the-whatevers When I reflect upon Philippians 4:8, I realise that often anxiety and fear arise when I think of things that have yet to be done. Looming deadlines, missed milestones, outstanding work, yet more and more work piling in. I feel suffocated, hemmed in, unable to breathe, not able to cope. Yet work like mostContinue reading “Philippians 4:8”