His Love Endures Forever

Before I slept last night, I asked the Holy Spirit to speak to me, to tell me what else to pray for. I woke up this morning singing "... sing praise... His love endures forever." I picked up my Bible and read through the book of Mark chapter 12 and on verse 11 there's a footnote that led me to Psalm 118:22,23. I don't normally pay attention to footnotes but this time I did. As I read along, I came across verse 29 which says, "Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever."

I knew right there that God wanted me to give thanks and to praise Him even before I see my breakthrough.

Wait

That's my word from God. He wanted me to wait. The truth is I'm not good at waiting. If it was some sort of an exam in school, guess what my score will be. I'd probably be lucky to even get a point. That only shows how crappy I am in this area.

Recently, I attended our church's 3-day World Conference held here in Manila. My friends and I had a blast but deep in my heart I was longing to hear from God concerning my situation. I was praising God and at the same time asking Him to speak to me. And He did. He said WAIT.

To view some pictures during our World Conference, please click on Photo Gallery. ↑

Know Who's On Your Side

I was upset with my husband for some stupid brainwork which stressed me out for the nth time. I lost sleep and couldn't concentrate at work. I was so upset that all I thought of doing was mope around. I felt hopeless and was at the verge of giving up. Then out of sheer desperation, I called the first person I could think of to spit out, to my heart's content, everything that's weighing me down. When our friend started reminding me of what Jec did in the past that proved how much he loved me, I thought I felt a slap on my face that brought me back to my senses. A sudden gush of guilt engulfed me.

Still, there are these annoying thoughts that bothers me - the what ifs. And you know what's sad? I often fall for this enemy's trap and I hate it! I just came back from an errand and I got a chance to talk to one of my officemates about life on our way back to the office. It dawned on me the most important lesson I've learned this week - know who's on your side. I began to remember how he was taunted by his colleagues and when news came out that there would be a mass lay off in our company, his name was the most resounding one. But there he was, still doing his job, unaffected by his circumstances. He was unbelievably calm in the midst of the storm in his life. Why? Because he knew who's on his side. He knew that the owner of the company, himself, was the one backing him up.

Who's on our side? When everything around us go crazy, when life's complications pressure us down, when we don't understand what's going on, when fear and worry start to creep in... Who's on our side? The immovable One. The faithful One. Our Rock. He's on my side. He's the one backing me up. He's name is JESUS.

"The LORD said to me, 'You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled.'" Jeremiah 1:12

Count Your Blessings

It's all work for me lately. After office, I teach English to a Korean national for two hours a day. That's extra income for me which is good. I remember a month ago, I was telling God to help me find somebody who needs to learn English as their second language. Two weeks later, my broker introduced me to one of her clients, a Korean, who wanted to learn English and was willing to pay. Isn't that neat?

Nothing much really happened since I last updated my blog but I'd like to leave this verse to you which I've been meditating on for the past few weeks. It's in James 4:2-3 and it says, "You want something but don't get it... You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures." This made me rethink of what I'm asking God for and made me look into my heart to see if there's anything there that's hindering me from receiving the fullness of God's blessings.

This morning while I was browsing the net, I saw this picture and it broke my heart. How often do we complain about so many things in life? And here's a child who doesn't even have a home and food to eat for survival.

Let's not forget to count our blessings!

This Thing I Call Life

It's been awhile, I know. Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, guess again! But they're all water under the bridge now. Things are starting to pick up, at least I'd like to think so. My mom and dad are back from the states. I got myself and Jec a condo unit which we're renting now. I was telling God two months ago after Jec and I decided to give up our apartment, which let me just say wasn't easy because I've grown so attached to it, it's where Jec and I lived since we got married; I wanted to get a unit in this condo which we can call "home" in a year's time or so. I never really expected to get one this soon. God literally kicked me out of my comfort zone and out in the streets until I finally got hold of this unit. Paz and Mags, two of my churchmates, can attest to the kind of hell I've gone through before I got to where I am today. I couldn't even believe myself that I made it this far. And it's all because of GOD. He made everything possible. When I look back at those days, I couldn't even start to imagine how I got from there to here. It was more like God leading my steps, telling me what to do even if His instructions were hurting me, I obeyed. It paid off.

Prayers of friends and families all over the globe surely kept my sanity. Thank you! Now you ask, how am I now? I'm good and expectantly waiting for God's promises to come alive in my life and Jec's too.

Thank y'all for praying. (((HUGS)))