No Locks without Key

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🌿 Bible Verse
1 Corinthians 10:13
"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it."

This verse assures us that God never leaves us in a situation without a way through it. Even if the answer doesn’t come immediately, He always provides — in His perfect timing.

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📖 Biblical Example: Joseph in Egypt
Joseph was betrayed by his brothers, sold into slavery, and wrongfully imprisoned. For over 13 years, he faced hardship. But God had a purpose — Joseph eventually became the second-most powerful man in Egypt, saving countless lives from famine (Genesis 37–50). What seemed like a problem was actually a path to God's bigger plan. Joseph waited — and trusted.

🕊️ Historical Anecdote: Corrie ten Boom
Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch Christian who hid Jews from the Nazis during WWII. She and her family were arrested and sent to concentration camps. She suffered, lost loved ones, and questioned God. Yet, even in the horrors of Ravensbrück, she held on to her faith. After the war, she became a worldwide witness to God’s faithfulness and forgiveness. Her story shows that when all seems lost, God's plan still stands — we must trust and wait.

🎯 Group Activity: The Missing Puzzle Challenge
Objective:
To teach patience, teamwork, and the idea that every problem has a solution — even if it takes time.

Materials:
- Several small puzzles (20–50 pieces, depending on time)
- Envelopes or boxes to hide pieces from each team

Instructions:
1. Divide children into small groups.
2. Give each group a puzzle — but hold back a few key pieces from each one.
3. Let them begin assembling. After 5–7 minutes, pause and talk about how it feels to be missing pieces.
4. Then, hand over the remaining pieces and let them finish the puzzles.
5. End with a reflection: “Sometimes we feel like something is missing in life. But in God’s time, He provides the missing pieces.”

💬 Short Message Life brings trials, but God is never absent. Like Joseph, or Corrie ten Boom, we may not see the solution right away — but God does. He’s already working it out. Our role? Trust Him, wait on Him, and know that He is faithful.

Prayer Dear Lord, Help me to have my fait rooted in you and trust in your ways. I know you have plans for me. Thank you for your love. Amen.

Spiritual Warfare

My friend Jeffrey once introduced me to a book long back. Sun Tzu's "The Art of War," is a Chinese military treatise written centuries ago, but ofcourse after the biblical texts. However, there are some biblical principles and teachings that share common themes with the ideas presented in "The Art of War." Here are a few biblical references that i would like to relate with respect to the concepts in the treatise:

1. Strategic Planning: Proverbs 24:6 says, "For by wise guidance, you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors, there is victory." This verse emphasizes the importance of strategic planning and seeking wise counsel before engaging in any endeavor.

2. Knowing Your Enemy: Ephesians 6:12 states, "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." This verse reminds believers to be aware of the spiritual forces at play and to understand the true nature of their adversaries.

3. Adaptability: Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, "For everything, there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven." This verse highlights the importance of adapting to different situations and recognizing that circumstances change over time.

4. Deception and Wisdom: Proverbs 11:9 states, "With their mouths, the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge, the righteous escape." This verse touches on the theme of using wisdom and knowledge to avoid traps set by the unscrupulous.

5. Unity and Leadership: 1 Corinthians 1:10 says, "I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought." This verse emphasizes the importance of unity and effective leadership within a group.

While the biblical references don't directly correspond to "The Art of War," they share some similar principles about strategy, leadership, and wisdom. It's important to note that "The Art of War" primarily focuses on military strategy, while the Bible addresses various aspects of life, including spiritual warfare, but extends its teachings to encompass broader moral and spiritual lessons.

Ask for wisdom

 James 1 : 5

This is a very interesting verse that we learn right from when we were kids. There are some interesting lessons that we learn from this verse. The letter by the apostle might have a lot of historic reasons and addressed to some particular churches. However, verse is very promising and can be imbibed by everyone. It is very encouraging for children and I remember praying with this verse before exams. 

There are some thoughts to ponder. 

"If any of you lacks wisdom.." How does that person even know that he lacks wisdom? Doesn't he need wisdom to know that he doesn't have wisdom.. This used to amaze me as a child. But like Pauls writes as a child I used to think like a child. Which means its ok to think as a child when you are still a child but eventually you need to grow. Coz if you don't grow you will be cut down. Do you remember the parable of the gardener who pleaded the owner to allow another year to bear fruit. It is a standard definition of life. You need to grow. Both in stature or valor and wisdom. Only fools despise wisdom as written in Proverbs 1 : 7. As you grow you definitely will analyze your self. The quite time is thus essential. And God reveals the amount of wisdom you already have and that you will have revelation of the need for more wisdom. Very often we mistake this sentence as to comparison with other in the targeted group. We should not compare. God has made every one unique and in His own image. 

Once you have that revelation and the wisdom that you need more wisdom.. what next? The search begins. Now when James says you need to ask God also infers that there might be other avenues also to gain wisdom. But don't do that. Do the right thing. James writes that if it is not from God then it is not the right one. Only God is the truth and the light. His truth will provide wisdom. And it is absolutely free.

The God of wisdom in generous and is willing to provide in abundance. The only condition is 'Ask'. I always believe all the promises come with a condition. Here the condition is to ask.  Now 'to ask' is not an easy task. To many 'ask' is associated with ego and courage too. Let go off the ego and build that courage to ask. if you ask me asking God is pretty simple. It just requires a strong faith. This God of wisdom doesn't have to be begged, pleased or provide sacrifice to obtain. You just have to ask. 

The Lord that surpasses all understanding give liberally without any reproach, admonishment.         

         

#wisdom #JehovahJireh #GodofWisdom #Provider #GodsLove

JSOM - Delete all items in the sharepoint 2016 list

<input type="button" id="btnSubmit" value="Delete All Items" /><br/>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(function () {
bindButtonClick();
});
function bindButtonClick() {
$("#btnSubmit").on("click", function () {
deleteAllItemsFromList();
});
}
var clientContext;
var website;
var oList;
var cnt = 0;
function deleteAllItemsFromList() {
clientContext = SP.ClientContext.get_current();
website = clientContext.get_web();
oList = website.get_lists().getByTitle('Announcement');
var camlQuery = new SP.CamlQuery();
camlQuery.set_viewXml('<View><RowLimit>100</RowLimit></View>');
this.collListItem = oList.getItems(camlQuery);
clientContext.load(website);
clientContext.load(collListItem, 'Include(Id)');
clientContext.executeQueryAsync(Function.createDelegate(this, this.onQuerySucceeded), Function.createDelegate(this, this.onQueryFailed));
}
function onQuerySucceeded(sender, args) {
var listItemInfo = '';
var listItemEnumerator = collListItem.getEnumerator();
while (listItemEnumerator.moveNext()) {
var oListItem = listItemEnumerator.get_current();
var ID = oListItem.get_id();
var oListItemDel = oList.getItemById(ID);
oListItemDel.deleteObject();
clientContext.executeQueryAsync(Function.createDelegate(this, this.onDeleteSucceeded), Function.createDelegate(this, this.onDeleteFailed));
}
}
function onQueryFailed(sender, args) {
alert('Failed');
}
function onDeleteFailed(sender, args) {
alert('Failed');
}
function onDeleteSucceeded(sender, args) {
cnt = cnt + 1;
alert('Delete success : ' + cnt);
}
</script>

Javascript Button with two redirect..

<input type="button" value="Submit" name="btnSave" onclick="javascript: {ddwrt:GenFireServerEvent('__commit;__redirect={http://sharepoint.apps.anz/teams/CFX_OTS/ThankYou.htm}')}" />

Sharepoint hide URL and show only the title in HTML

<script type="text/javascript"> 
// Text to HTML 
// Feedback and questions: Christophe@PathToSharePoint.com 
var theTDs = document.getElementsByTagName("TD"); 
var i=0; 
var TDContent = " "; 
while (i < theTDs.length) { 
try {  TDContent = theTDs[i].innerText || theTDs[i].textContent; 
if ((TDContent.indexOf("<div") == 0) && (TDContent.indexOf("</div>") >= 0)) { 
theTDs[i].innerHTML = TDContent;  }} 
catch(err){} 
i=i+1;  } 
// ExpGroupRenderData overwrites the default SharePoint function 
// This part is needed for collapsed groupings 
function ExpGroupRenderData(htmlToRender, groupName, isLoaded) { 
var tbody=document.getElementById("tbod"+groupName+"_"); 
var wrapDiv=document.createElement("div"); 
wrapDiv.innerHTML="<TABLE><TBODY id=\"tbod"+ groupName+"_\" isLoaded=\""+isLoaded+ "\">"+htmlToRender+"</TBODY></TABLE>"; 
var theTBODYTDs = wrapDiv.getElementsByTagName("TD"); var j=0; var TDContent = " "; 
while (j < theTBODYTDs.length) { 
try { 
TDContent = theTBODYTDs[j].innerText || theTBODYTDs[j].textContent; 
if ((TDContent.indexOf("<div") == 0) && (TDContent.indexOf("</div>") >= 0)) { 
theTBODYTDs[j].innerHTML = TDContent;  }  } 
catch(err){}  j=j+1;  }  tbody.parentNode.replaceChild(wrapDiv.firstChild.firstChild,tbody);  } 
</script>

Beware!!

By far, the most searched for terms on the internet are related to pornography. Pornography is rampant in the world today. Perhaps more than anything else, Satan has succeeded in twisting and perverting sex. He has taken what is good and right (loving sex between a husband and wife) and replaced it with lust, pornography, adultery, rape, and homosexuality. Pornography can be the first step on a very slippery slope of ever-increasing wickedness and immorality (Romans 6:19). The addictive nature of pornography is well documented. Just as a drug user must consume greater and more powerful quantities of drugs to achieve the same “high,” pornography drags a person deeper and deeper into hard-core sexual addictions and ungodly desires.

The three main categories of sin are the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life (1 John 2:16). Pornography definitely causes us to lust after flesh, and it is undeniably a lust of the eyes. Pornography definitely does not qualify as one of the things we are to think about, according to Philippians 4:8. Pornography is addictive (1 Corinthians 6:12; 2 Peter 2:19), and destructive (Proverbs 6:25-28; Ezekiel 20:30; Ephesians 4:19). Lusting after other people in our minds, which is the essence of pornography, is offensive to God (Matthew 5:28). When habitual devotion to pornography characterizes a person’s life, it demonstrates the person is not saved (1 Corinthians 6:9).

For those involved in pornography, God can and will give the victory. Are you involved with pornography and desire freedom from it? Here are some steps to victory: 1) Confess your sin to God (1 John 1:9). 2) Ask God to cleanse, renew, and transform your mind (Romans 12:2). 3) Ask God to fill your mind with Philippians 4:8. 4) Learn to possess your body in holiness (1 Thessalonians 4:3-4). 5) Understand the proper meaning of sex and rely on your spouse alone to meet that need (1 Corinthians 7:1-5). 6) Realize that if you walk in the Spirit, you will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh (Galatians 5:16). 7) Take practical steps to reduce your exposure to graphic images. Install pornography blockers on your computer, limit television and video usage, and find another Christian who will pray for you and help keep you accountable.


Read more: http://www.gotquestions.org/pornography-Bible.html#ixzz2NO3KrliN

Sharpeoint internal names display..

<select id="spLists" onchange="displayFieldData(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value)"/>
<div id="spListsSelected"></div>
<table id="spListFieldTable" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: auto"></table>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var siteURL = 'http://' + window.location.host + L_Menu_BaseUrl + '/_vti_bin/lists.asmx';
$(document).ready(function(){
 var soapEnv = "<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xsd='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:soap='http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/'> \
     <soap:Body> \
     <GetListCollection xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/' /> \
     </soap:Body> \
     </soap:Envelope>";
 $.ajax({
  url: siteURL,beforeSend: function(xhr) {
   xhr.setRequestHeader("SOAPAction",
   "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/GetListCollection");
  },
  type: "POST",
  async: false,
  dataType: "xml",
  data: soapEnv,
  complete: processResult,
  contentType: "text/xml; charset=\"utf-8\""
 });
});
function processResult(xData, status) {
 $("#spLists").append("<option>Select a List</option>");
 $(xData.responseXML).find("List").each(function() {
 var liHtml = "<option value='" + $(this).attr("Title") + "'>" + $(this).attr("Title") + "</option>";
 $("#spLists").append(liHtml);
 });
}
function displayValue(splistname) {
 $("#spListsSelected").text(splistname);
}
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var arrSkipFieldTypesOf = ['Computed'];
var arrIncludeOverrideFields = ['Title','Author','Created','Modified','Editor'];
function displayFieldData(listname) {
 if(listname == "" || listname == undefined) return false;
 var soapEnv = "<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xsd='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:soap='http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/'> \
     <soap:Body> \
     <GetList xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/'> \
     <listName>" + listname + "</listName> \
     </GetList> \
     </soap:Body> \
     </soap:Envelope>";
 $.ajax({
  url: siteURL,
  beforeSend: function(xhr) {
  xhr.setRequestHeader("SOAPAction",
  "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/GetList");
  },
  type: "POST",
  async: false,
  dataType: "xml",
  data: soapEnv,
  complete: processResult2,
  contentType: "text/xml; charset=\"utf-8\""
 });
}
function processResult2(xData, status) {
 $("#spListFieldTable tr").remove();
 $("#spListFieldTable").append("<tr style='font-weight:bold;'><td style='padding-right:10px'>DisplayName</td><td style='padding-right:10px'>FieldInternalName</td><td style='padding-right:10px'>FieldType</td></tr>");
 $(xData.responseXML).find("Field").each(function() {
  if (($.inArray($(this).attr('Name'),arrIncludeOverrideFields)>-1) || ($(this).attr('FromBaseType')!='TRUE' && $(this).attr('Sealed')!='TRUE' && $(this).attr('DisplayName')!=undefined && $.inArray($(this).attr('Type'),arrSkipFieldTypesOf)==-1)) {
   var trHtml = "<tr>";
   trHtml += "<td style='padding-right:10px'>" + $(this).attr("DisplayName") + "</td>";
   trHtml += "<td style='padding-right:10px'>" + $(this).attr("Name") + "</td>";
   trHtml += "<td style='padding-right:10px'>" + $(this).attr("Type") + "</td>";
   trHtml += "</tr>";
   $("#spListFieldTable").append(trHtml);
  }
 });
 $("#spListFieldTable tr:odd").css("background-color","rgb(206,206,206)");
}
</script>

New Year!! Got to do something!!

Romans 9:1-5

Paul says in v.2, “I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart.” The heart of Paul is laid bare in the opening of chapter 9. “Sorrow” is from a word (lupe) that often refers to the grief & sorrow of loosing a loved one.

“Grief” is from a word (odune) that refers to consuming grief, pain, sorrow. It is from a word that is used of the setting of the sun.

Have you ever felt your heart Sink when you heard some bad news about someone you cared about?

The intensity of this pain and sorrow is indicated in v.2 by the words “great” and “continual”.

“For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh V.3  Self Sacrifice

Churches not responsible?

Youngsters.. Who can actually approach the youngsters? How are youngsters responsive to oldies? How do they react to the elders? What is their response to even middle aged groups?

Who are they best fit with? Same age group? What is their mental maturity level? Will they be able to respond positively to a negative situation of their friend or does it take a little bit more maturity?

Who will mould a slightly more mature friend to the younger society? To pull out a thorn do we need a needle?

Love your neighbour.... as what??

Bangalore is the Suicide capital.

On an average, around 80-100 callers seek counselling through suicide helplines every day.  - Source: IBNLive.in

Times of India / Deccan Herald

2,167 suicides in 2009,

1,778 suicides in 2010. (134,599 in India)

 

The number shot up dramatically in 2011, getting Bangalore the tag of the suicide capital. 

2012 in six months, cops have recorded a minimum of two cases everyday.

According to the National Crime Records Bureau, Bangalore is followed closely by Chennai (1,325), Delhi (1,242) and Mumbai (1,192).Study by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (Nimhans), Bangalore,

says 10 per cent of suicides in Bangalore is by youngsters between 10 and 14 years.

Source: news.oneindia.in

The study - published in the Lancet medical journal on Friday - says suicide rates are highest in the 15-29 age groups, peaking in southern regions that are considered richer and more developed with better education, social welfare and health care.

Source: NDTV.com

--- Take up a mission will ya?

Fantastic SMS I read!!

Jacob was a cheater,

Peter had a temper,

David had an affair,

Noah got drunk,

Jonah ran from God,

Paul was a murderer,

Miriam was a gossiper,

Joseph was a dreamer,

Martha was a worrier,

Gideon was insecure,

Thomas was a doubter,

Sarah was impatient,

Elijah was depressed,

Moses stuttered,

Zacheus was short,

Abraham was old

and Lazarus was dead.

God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called  (now what’s your excuse?)

adding to them

Baalam was greedy but Donkey Spoke

Bartimaeus was blind but waited to glorify the Lord

Ruth was a widow, Rahab was a harlot but found place in heroes of faith in Heb 11

You are wanted....How long will you eat and fatten your self? The Gardener pleaded to let the tree live for just another year. it may give fruit. He dug the sides / added more of required minerals and fertilizers/ poured more watered. Cut of / trimmed all branches and Pruned and waited........yet another year!!! God Bless you!!