Emotions

 "Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand."

 -Ephesians6:13

It is one of those days when you just feel sad. For some reason, something is not just right, you feel down and lonely--Is it wrong to feel this way? Definitely not! Sadness is a feeling, it is an emotion that is felt by--everyone. It is however an unpleasant emotion. Is it wrong to feel sad? No. But it is wrong to allow sadness or any emotion to be exact to take over you. This is where things go down.

His words says that:

"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." -Romans12:2

It's kind of funny what the media, or other external factors influence us to do with what we are feeling, how it is subtly saying that we should follow our hearts and go with what we feel. Ideally, Practically and Rationally, this is wrong. I mean, yes it should be one of the deciding factors but it should not be the only factor. God blessed us with brains and minds and wisdom to use and not to allow our emotions to take over it, He blessed us with brains for a reason, that He may use our brains to impart knowledge and wisdom to make the right and proper decisions. Mind over heart. That is how we should be. Some of us become too impulsive that it leads to...disasters or unpleasant circumstances because we forget to consult mr.Brain. Our brains are designed our God to be above our hearts for a reason.


Feeling something is normal, whether this maybe sadness, happiness, anger, fear, or whatever, these are all emotions, we are only human beings and we are bound to feel all these things. It isn't a sin to feel. Hey, if it was, why would God allow us to feel anything in the first place? Think about it, if every single one of our decisions were based only on what we feel, what do you think our lives would be like? When we are mad? or frustrated or felt like punching or slapping someone or something, would it make sense? If we cursed and insulted someone because we just felt like doing it, would that be a form of triumph?
What is wrong is allowing the emotion to take over that our judgment about certain things get clouded which would eventually result to chaos. God gave us emotions to feel, and what we do about these emotions is already up to us. With every action that we do, may we always ask ourselves if this certain action would glorify God or would it glorify something else? It says in 1 Corinthians 10:31

 "So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."
-1 Corinthians 10:31

In WHATEVER you do, it should glorify HIM. So whenever we feel something, let's ask for more wisdom from our Father that whatever action we take, it must lead to glorifying Him and magnifying who He is in our lives. Again, it is alright to feel depressed, sad, happy, angry, frustrated, afraid, flustered, joyful, embarassed, etc. It's alright, it is what we do afterwards that matters. And one of the strongest weapons in fighting against these uncontrollable and overwhelmingly strong emotions? Drowning our minds with the word of God. This works, it does. If both our mind and spirit are fed fully by the word of our Lord, would you think you would ever feel these unwanted emotions? Of course not, because through our minds, Christ would whisper and crush every single lie that the enemy is feeding us. God's word is our weapon and HE definitely placed our minds above our hearts because our minds dictate what we should and shouldn't feel. Our minds will be filtering the things that are from Christ and from satan. The Holy Spirit is the scaffold of our minds and the shield of our heart. Never allow the enemy's lies to even enter our minds.

The more we feed our minds with the word of God the more joyful we will be. Any form of sadness or negativity will never even attempt to enter because we are sealed by the word of God.

"We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." -2 Corinthians 10:5

Mr.RIGHT

This letter isn't mine, it isn't from me. I found it on facebook and I believe that it would be too selfish of me not to even share it with anyone, so I'm sharing it with everyone :D Again, I do not own this, These words are not from me, I just found this on facebook :D

Dear Miss Right,
I could ask you the same question. None of us were created to be alone, we thrive off of love and relationship, so I think it’d be mutually beneficial for us to find each other quickly. The truth is, and this is where most guys won’t admit it, I need you as much as you need me. I’ve tried to be one of those super macho guys, but in all honesty, in my heart, nothing could be more satisfying than to be your sensitive and loving provider, your husband. My plans and ideas are everywhere. I ask God daily for direction and confirmation. God’s the only one with the big picture, because I’m as lost as you are. I know that there are wonderful things out there for us to discover together, God will reveal them to each of us in time. There IS a reason we’re still not together. Logically it’s because we haven’t met… or if we have, we haven’t gotten to know each other. You’re not the only one without a line of ducks, I think some of mine might actually be geese, in which case, I have to be rid of them and find the ducks to fill their spots.

I agree with you wholeheartedly about the right woman and the wrong time being the wrong woman. The same can be said for guys. And truthfully, God’s been dealing with me on issues that would only bring our relationship down. I struggle with the idea of being forgiven without cause, and I need to learn to be more accepting of grace. Until I am, please don’t give up on me. Truthfully, the reason we’re not together is that I’ve asked God to hold off on our introduction until I’m ready to be the man you deserve. I have some of the same fears. Trust me, nothing’s scarier for a guy than to think that he’ll be the emotional head over heels in love one, while you look on in disdain. I want to get lightheaded when you walk into a room, and I want you to melt at my smile. Don’t be afraid, you can never ask too much of God. Nothing is beyond His capacity. The very reason you feel like I should be these things for you, is because God has created a desire in you specifically for me and only me, who will be these things, and you won’t be happy with any other guy.

And believe me, I’m far from perfect. My heart aches at the very thought of you getting me. I’m the undeserving one. It’s not fair that someone with a past like mine gets coupled with the woman of his dreams. But the beauty of grace, is that it makes life not fair. I AM looking for you, and I’m waiting for God to deem the time right for us to meet. The fact that I know you’re out there doing the same, only strengthens me further. I hate to disappoint you, but I’m very much into movies and TV… Luckily, to have an interest in something does not necessarily mean to believe it. Love is not a feeling or emotion that coincides with “Happily Ever After”, it’s a choice. And I’ve decided to love you unconditionally into eternity.

Admittedly, a good appearance is nice, but appearances can be deceiving. Don’t worry about it; be yourself. My eyes were made with you in mind, so I’d say you have an advantage over other women. And besides, if you make yourself look too good, you’ll run the risk of attracting more than just me… I don’t want to have to fend the hounds off my woman! Your imperfections are what make you you, and I can put you just as easily on my screensaver or wall, as any of those other women. And the best part is, then I’ll have the real thing right by my side to keep me warm. Good luck with the cover snatching, you’ll need it. (lol) While there are a lot of pretty women out there, there’s only one for me. I would never settle for someone I could live with, and you shouldn’t either. Where’s the fun in that? I’m the one you could never imagine life without.

I’m the guy you might notice at first, but only in that, vague sort of way, but if you got to know me, you’d find a soul that yearns after God, and that’s what will help you understand the plan God has laid out for the both of us. If I only saw beauty from the world’s perspective, I’d be a rather lonely individual, wouldn’t I? There is none more beautiful than a beautiful soul. I can’t wait to be captivated by yours. I’d take on all the pain the world could throw at you, and you’d be the heaven that helped me bare it. I’ll be the first to admit, I struggle with taking a passive role. It’s hard to be a leader with no one to lead. Your point is valid, however, I find it ironic that you were the one to initiate this conversation, to which I am responding.

I have difficulty knowing who to pursue, I guess my biggest fear is accidentally getting in too deep with someone that’s not you. I have been hurt and rejected, and mostly because I’ve pursued… In fact, most of the stupid things I’ve done have come from “the hunt.” Maybe I should learn to do less shooting and more tracking. I can’t just fire into the crowds and hope for a hit. God has directed me on how to set my sights to find you. And you’ll be my trophy wife. (lol, couldn’t help myself with that one.) I’ll have you know, if you think I’d get married for the sake of getting married, maybe it’s you that’s looking in the wrong places. Marriage is a commitment for life, and that’s a commitment I’d be miserable to make to anyone but you. That and I want my rib back. I’ll tell you what, my rib for the covers, sound like a deal? There is no one I’d rather build my life with.

We’ll have our pitfalls, but we’ll also have our mountain tops, and there’s no one I’d rather share my adventure with because I know that there’s no way I can grow to be the man God wants me to be without you by my side.I’m getting kinda tired myself. It’s 58 days after New Year’s Eve, and I kissed no one… I was actually oblivious to the clock altogether as I was watching Monty Python’s Flying Circus (but that’s another story). Believe me, I’d rather have been in your arms. I wasn’t truly alone, but I was as good as. I’m one of the ones that feels lonely in a crowd, because I just don’t fit in. I’m not of this world, and that’s how you’ll be able to pick me out. I can’t wait till I can hold you as we usher in our first New Year together. It’ll be my happiest moment… until the next time you smile.

Good night to you, my love! God’s time is His own, but I pray daily that He take into consideration our time not spent together is time lost. I’ll search for you until I die, but I trust God to make sure it doesn’t take that long. Don’t settle for Mister Sorta Charming, because trust me, when you meet me, he’s going to look like the frog. I know not what form you’ll take, but I know you’ll be the woman God’s formed for and from me. I know you will have honesty, faith, tenderness, and a pure heart: each a beauty in and of its own. Even one of these is worth waiting an eternity for. I’ve loved you as long as you have me, and for the same reason. Don’t give up waiting for me, I’m searching for you. When we do finally meet, you can be sure God will have orchestrated it to bring out the both in best of us and to glorify Him in the greatest means possible. God’s been moving in both of our lives, and He’s been moving us together. It’s only a matter of time before that finally happens.

Forever Yours,

Mister Right

PS: That guy you were talking about that week, the one that was even at the bar in the first place? Yeah, probably not me...

MUSIC

   I will sing to the Lord all my life;

    I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

-Psalm 104:33

    As I was scanning through random pictures in pinterest this afternoon, I decided to look for a few quotes about music. I also created a board for it, and I cannot even believe that I didn't make one before. Anyway, as I was scanning, repinning these photos, it just struck me--the power of music. 

   I found a lot of boards and pictures with different definitions of how powerful music is, as in there are a LOT from different artists. It was inspiring, and then it just dawned on me, Music is indeed so powerful. I also stumbled upon this picture that states the benefits of singing. I was actually shocked by its accuracy. singing has health benefits! I didn't even know that it was possible. I mean think about it, and honestly, when we hear that someone is telling us that singing is his/her profession, we think that it is just a hobby or a waste of time, we think of it as a joke, right? but for real, music and singing has its benefit. Now, I'm not saying taht I want to be a singer someday and that is why I am doing this post, no. I am saying this because I just realized the true and real power of music. It is not a waste of time and it is NOT a joke. It is something that benefits so many things in a person. I'll be honest, for the longest time, I have felt the same way towards music and singing too, I always thought of this as a hobby, something that was just created to kill time, but for real, the power that music brings is like a higher level of healing. MUSIC does play a very viral role in our lives which is awesome. I mean, I love music, Music strengthens my faith. Music is my faith. I have to say this, my faith has grown through the use of music, it speaks a certain language that only God and I understand. I mean, we all have this personal connection with God and mine is in the form of music and writing. I feel HIM speaking to me through music, I speak to HIM through music. He corrects me through music, He comforts me through music. This is how powerful music is, it heals, corrects and convicts us. That is why we have to be careful with what we listen to. Because music and singing affects our mood too. This is scientifically proven. Whenever someone feels down or extremely happy but he or she does not know how 

to express his or herself through words, music comes in and takes its place. Music speaks to us more that we can ever imagine. It is more than entertainment, it is more than an expression, Music is more than a hobby, it is more than an art, it is more than something to do on a boring day, Music is life itself. The feeling that music feeds us is so indescribably perfect that it can only be created by someone SO MAGNIFICENTLY GREAT, GOD. God created music. He speaks through music. I recently (and when I say recently, I literally mean a few minutes ago, when I had that "AHA" moment to write this post) had an answered prayer, I was contemplating on giving up on music. On letting music go, sort of ending this chapter of my life, but lo and behold, the moment I told GOD that I will be giving this up, I couldn't stop singing, as in I find myself singing the whole day, random songs would enter my brain and I just start singing and singing like crazy, not that loud though, cause I live with my family. I now find myself listening to music-all day. Which is odd on my end because it has been a while since I placed an earphone on my ear and actually listen to my playlist. It's been so long when I felt my soul wanting to listen to something again. I admit, I lost the drive, the passion, the fire for music for a while, especially when I started working and when I got back to school. I didn't want to sing nor listen to music anymore. I dunno why, but my fire for music faded--almost disappeared actually. It is sad, but it's true. I lost my love for music. And that is when I told God that I am surrendering this to HIM. I told HIM that I will just allow HIM to direct my life and if this passion is not from HIM, I asked HIM to take it away from me because I didn't want it anymore. I find myself crying without tears because I was so confused. Everything confused me. I felt numb and I didn't know what I felt exactly."Fill A Heart" which is such a great song, 

I just threw it all to God, especially my love for music. I felt lost for a while because I was somehow pushing down these feelings that I should have addressed in the first place. I ignored my soul's longing and hunger because I felt so dried up, but the moment I surrendered everything to God, HE reignited my passion for music, HE revealed to me that music is part of who HE has created me to be. It is more than a hobby, more than a talent, it is who I am in HIM. My passion has been reignited because of GOD. Yayyy! PRAISE GOD for restoring me into HIS original masterpiece. HE fed my soul. He restored something in me that was missing for months. Passion. It was something so   surreal. Honestly, I could not actually believe that I asked HIM to take this away from me in the first place. All I really want is to sing for HIM. All the days in my life, to sing for my King. For everyone to see my love for HIM through singing. I mean, I am not the best singer, believe me, I am not. I am not this GREAT singer at all, a LOT of people can attest to that! Believe me, I'm not. At all. I can carry a tune though but I don't actually care because all I long to do is to sing praises to HIM. To connect with HIM, to connect people to HIM through music.Whether we admit it or not, music speaks. Lately, I've been somewhat obsessing over Tori Kelly's Fill a Heart , It is such a great song. Right now, it encourages me to sing for GOD and bring people closer to HIM. 

Feed a SOUL, Fill a HEART

feed a soul, fill a heart - these are the parts of the songs lyrics that really struck me. It has such a beautiful message that conveys what I really want to do. There are so many instances in my life where I have connected with people through music. I mean, just sharing the same interests, songs, genre--I have written songs with these artists. The power that God has placed in music is so majestic that it truly goes beyond our reach. All I really want is to use this now reignited passion of mine to glorify who HE is in my life. My one and true King, the only LOVER of my SOUL--GOD. Music is where I find my faith. Music strengthens my faith. It is one of HIS many ways where I feel that I am eternally bonded to Him; HE reminds me through music that there is always hope, that we are all connected whenever we feel disconnected in life. I feel like God created music as this majestic glue that brings us all together which allows each of  our souls to let it all go. My music is for HIM. Only for HIM. Always for HIM.

FORGET

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

– Isaiah 43:18-19

      One of the things that really struck me in this verse is when it said "FORGET THE former things; do NOT dwell on the past" --Easier said than done, right? Of course! It's easier to forgive rather than to forget, others may say otherwise, but stay with me on this, what is the main reason why we cannot seem to forgive? The answer is because we can't forget. We can never forget why certain people did such things, why certain things and instances happened to us, it's hard to forget those people who wronged and offended us. It is, and this is the reason why we cannot forgive, why for some reason, even if these people already said their sorry, already paid their dues, are already living a new and peaceful life that is so far from how he/she was before; we still cannot find it in ourselves to forgive them, why? because we cant' forget. No, scratch that, we choose not to forget. That is why we have these burdens, these anger, these grudges within us that holds us prisoners to unforgiveness, this happens; to the best and worst of us. 

     But the thing is, God's word tells us to forget  the former things. Believe me, when I first read this, I was like "Whaaaat? forget? it isn't that easy. This happened, and that happened, he did this and she did that..." blah...blah...blah... Yes. It did happen. This person offended you. That person spoke ill of you. They hurt you. She judged you. He did spread false things about you. It did happen. But, hello. Have you noticed something? They're all in PAST tense. It happened. It was done. It's in the PAST. Do you live in the past? of course not! We live in the present. I am not saying that we should just easily forget the past, because well, the past is indeed part of us, but it is not the whole of us. "Do NOT dwell on the past" --this can easily be said that we should stop living in the past and live in the now, in the present, in what's currently happened. Hey, I am not saying that this is an easy thing to do, it's not and believe me, I know how hard it is, I actually spoke to God about this-and I bluntly told Him that it is not that easy and that it was close to impossible,but you know what HE said to me? He just lovingly answered, 

"I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more." -Isaiah 43:25

   That was such a boom and pow moment for me. I felt both insignificant and so significant at the same time. It's true, Our Father, chose to FORGET our SINS. He who is blameless, and who is being hurt and forgotten by us everyday chose to forgive and forget about our sins. He sees us as the person we are NOW not who we are a year ago, a month ago, a week, a day, an hour or even a few minutes ago. That is not how HE sees us, He sees us for who we are now, kneeling and worshiping HIM now. In the present. Living and dwelling in HIS present. This is how HE sees us, this is how HE sees us. He sees HIS children now. He who is blameless and sinless, He who tells us our unpleasant actions, He who is hurt deeply by our unpleasant actions, He who has the right and the true license to judge us remembers our sins no more. Isn't that just humbling? I mean, out of everyone else in all the worlds combined, He should choose to remember everything, every single moment that we hurt, disappointed, betrayed, cursed, slapped, punched, poked, and snapped -He has the right to remember all of those things and hold it against us, but He didn't. He remembers our sins no more. He chose to forget every single wrongdoing that we did. He chooses to place all those things as part of our past. I cannot even begin to describe how it feels to be so cleansed and to be looked with so much joy and love. I could feel my soul leaping with so much joy because of this. Friends, it isn't impossible to forgive and forget, nothing is ever impossible with God after all, it is impossible if we would rely on our own strength, but if we will rely and lean on our Heavenly Father for strength, wisdom, will and power--Nothing is Impossible with God :D He wants us to be reflections of His glory, and forgiveness is definitely part of His majestic glory. 

The Challenge: 

Learn to Forget. Time to Forgive. Step into Freedom.

Here's to NEW BEGINNINGS! STAY BLESSED FRIENDS! 

PLAN

     If there is anything that I have learned about how God is, He loves surprises. As in He LOVES it. He loves surprising us with answered prayers, with unexpected situations, with random character building situations, with faith stretching circumstances; He LOVES surprises. He invented surprises after all. He plans the best surprises.

   While browsing through facebook and checking out the news feed, I stumbled upon this photo:

*I do not own the photo, I just found this online :)

  And it honestly reminded me of how God plans the best surprises, not because He plans the best surprises but because His surprises are the best. All HIS surprises are a blessing. Sometimes we immediately see that, and most of the time, we realize that HE planned everything perfectly in the long run. Well, no one likes change, admit it. No one likes change at first, but changes are good. God planned it, so it is for the best. In this case, as per the photo, change is an avenue for GREATER BLESSINGS.  It says in HIS word that:

"For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." -Ephesians 2:10
  
  Yes, we've all heard of this before, God plans everything in advance, or He has gone before us, or He planned everything ahead of us, or God has a plan for us before we were even born etc... Sounds like a cliche, right? But a cliche is called a cliche for a reason; it does not mean that it is not true, because it is. God is our Almighty God, The GOD of ALL wisdom, Hello? He is the GOD of everything. He did plan everything for us, so why should we worry when we feel like we are buried six feet deep in the ground? Is it part of God's plan? Probably. Maybe, maybe not. Only He knows. What I do know is that, GOD is FAITHFUL. No matter what situation we are in (That is caused by the choices we make/made) GOD will always remain faithful. He will be there for us as soon as we ask Him to be there. He will protect us as soon as we call on Him. Will it be sudden, maybe, maybe not. What should we do then? Wait. Wait for Him. Be faithful to God just as HE is faithful to us. Trust HIS plan. Trust in HIS timing. Hey, if we can trust our family and friends, then we can most definitely trust our Creator.

“It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.”  -Psalm 118:8

   It is such a sweet assurance of how GOD is always with us no matter what happens. This is why we should always trust in HIM no matter what. No matter how hopeless the situation may be, trust in GOD. No matter how difficult and pointless something may seem, trust in God. His thoughts and mind does not functions the way our mind works. It is far more greater and better than that, that is why we can be sure that HE does NOT make any mistakes, HE makes everything blamelessly perfect.  He planned every detail in our lives. Every detail, and the great thing is, HE does NOT make any mistakes.

"He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all His ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is HE." -Deuteronomy 32:4

There are no such things as mistakes with God. He does NOT make any mistakes. Every situation that we are in is a stretch of faith. It is a process of purification wherein we will know ourselves more and know GOD MORE.

We are all part of HIS plan. His beautiful plan. :)

SINGLE

     Today, I had one of the most wonderful convictions so far. During one of my random dates with God, He reminded me of my value. Of our value. For once, this post would be more about the ladies. Ladies, this is HIS message for you...

During my date with our Heavenly Father, He reminded me something through this verse:

"How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are doves. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from the hills of Gilead. Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn, coming up from the washing.Each has its twin; not one of them is alone. Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon;your mouth is lovely.Your temples behind your veil are like the halves of a pomegranate."
 -Song of Songs 4:1-3

   

    Well, I do not know how that made you feel, but it made me all gushy up inside. I mean seriously, The GOD of everything sees us this way? Our eyes are compared to doves-one of the most beautiful creatures filled with peace and purity. That is what HE sees in HIS eyes. I can honestly elaborate on all these descriptions and it would still not justify the beauty that GOD sees through HIS eyes. If only, we choose to open our eyes that we could see what HE sees, but though HIS word, it is explicitly expressed. Ladies, we are always beautiful in HIS eyes. Let us own that. Honestly beauty is something that Satan has stole from us and replaced it with insecurity. Think about it, why on earth would we feel compelled to look a certain way in a certain place? We lack confidence and we're filled with insecurity. For the longest time, this has been my struggle. I was painfully insecure about who I am that I NEVER saw myself as beautiful, that is until GOD told me I was and revealed that HE did not create anything and anyone displeasing in HIS eyes. I mean, can you look at that verse? Could we be more beautiful? Friends, we are reflectors of HIS beauty and glory! Remember that every time we have our ugly moments, cause I'm telling you, it will come, Satan will take every opportunity he could to discourage us. That's why we have to allow GOD to save us every day that we may be reminded that we are reflectors of HIS beauty and glory. You are radiantly beautiful ladies. You are. Never forget that. 
   
Not only does this verse remind me of the beauty that God generously gave each of us but also; He reminded me that we, HIS princesses are worth pursuing. The reason why women has a higher threshold for patience (men, no offense but you guys are pursuers and not the ones being pursued) is because we were designed to wait and not to pursue. We were created by our Heavenly Father to be pursued and not to pursue.

"He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord."
-Proverbs 18:22

"Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh." -Genesis 2:24

--there are so many other verses wherein GOD has commanded MAN to pursue WOMEN and not the other way around. I am not talking about being legalistic here, but it is only right that women should wait, even if you check it in a psychological perspective; women are more patient than men. There are so many researches conducted to prove this. It isn't a theory it is a fact. It is in our nature to patiently wait. Today, God has encouraged me to always, always, always be patient and wait for HIS perfect timing. Though I know that we have all heard this before, it does not make it less true. We are HIS princesses and we deserved to be pursued by a prince. and not just any prince, a Prince of God. A prince who will lead us mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. Men are made to be leaders, so they should lead their partners and wives and children closer to GOD. Hey, we're talking about Princes here, they should be spiritually mature to lead a family and most especially HIS wife. He should bring her closer to God. Now that is someone who's worth the hand of a Princess.

As women, we were lead to believe that we should aim to have a "happily ever after" type of life or live a life of a Disney Princess-hey I too am guilty of this. For the longest time, I wanted to be Ariel or Repaunzel because these two are my favorite princesses. That is why for the longest time, Eric was my favorite guy name; but today, I was convicted by the Holy Spirit that instead of aiming to be a Disney Princess, I should aim to be a Heavenly Princess--an identity and a right that has been bestowed to us by the Most High. I most definitely should live a life of a Heavenly Princess, and starting today, I am going to. Join me in this journey my sisters. Let's live a life the way our King wants us to live. Free and within HIS dwelling. 

   For the mean time, we should focus on GOD and allow HIM to cleanse and purge everything that needs to be cleansed out. Being single is a season of preparation and focus and fulfillment. Preparation for marriage, focus on GOD and fulfillment in the things that we want to do before we settle down. Maybe go on a mission trip, go sky diving, live in a foreign country, watch musical plays, eat the greasiest burger you can find --do whatever you want and experience this glorious world that GOD has blessed us with. Life just gets better and better; so before going to the next step which is marriage and having a family, why not enjoy this lovely season we're in. This is the season wherein we get to have time with GOD and our family. Focusing our everything on God and fulfilling our mission in HIM while we are single. Delight in the Lord. Enjoy this season, never allow the lie of Satan take over our single season. It is never too late once everything is in God's hands. Enjoy this season, delight in HIM. Trust HIS timing and Believe HIS promises.

"I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,
as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels" 
-Isaiah 61:10

Friends, we are all beautiful and most importantly, we are worth a LOT. :) Have a wonderful day Beloved Princesses! All GLORY to GOD!

Stay Blessed,
Koko

CREATION

      Last Tuesday, my physics professor gave us this documentary to watch. It is about how the universe began. It was a National Geographic film that lasts for one hour and thirty three minutes. Initially, the film tells its viewers about the universe and everything else in it. To cut the long story short, it is about promoting The BIG BANG THEORY. 
      I have to say, I enjoyed the whole documentary. I learned a lot, the biggest star, the milky way, another star that is as old as our sun, venus, neptune, and the rest of the things found in the universe. It was a wonderful journey and a surreal experience. I honestly enjoyed watching the whole thing. It was fascinating to see the beauty of God's creation.  The gassy planets, moons, comets, galaxies, solar systems-it was extremely fascinating. The only thing that was going through my mind was; "man, God is a genius!" I mean seriously, God defines true artistry! What a masterpiece. The beauty that he has placed in our universe it truly unexplainably amazing. I am very much in awe of how God created everything. 
      Getting a glimpse of the whole universe, planets, stars, black holes, moons and galaxies should have faded my faith, but instead, it has done the opposite. It should have promoted doubt and confusion and it should have shaken my faith, but Thank goodness that instead of bringing me farther from God, HE brought me closer to HIM. It made me admire HIS beauty and HIS majesty; why do I say that? well, all of God's creation are a reflection of GOD's glory, and the universe is definitely a glimpse of HIS majestic beauty. I mean, if HIS creations are as stunningly glorious as it is, what more if we get to stand before Him? If the sun in our solar system is that radiant; what more is God's face? I mean, the sun is  not even the biggest and brightest star in the whole universe, but we are all in awe of its radiance; I can only imagine seeing GOD's face. How wonderful would that be like? As this documentary took me deeper into the intergalactic world, it made me even more amazed by the greatness of our GREAT GOD. He has created an amazing universe. The universe itself is so complex that only someone so great could have designed it. Scientists and Astrologists even said that the everything began from light. The type of light that has a vast amount of energy that triggered other chemical components to form and bond with other elements that comets, planets, gases and other scientific stuff were formed. No one has ever tracked down where this strong energy of light came from; well, we obviously know where this light came from:

"God said, "Let there be light," and there was light." -Genesis 1:3


Isn't it obvious? Hello? this is where the so called "energetic light" came from. It was from someone who is a supreme being unlike any other. It came from God. Yes, this is also a throw back Thursday moment if you guys are into that ;) The problem with human beings, we tend to question things too much which can be an opening for Satan to lead us astray. It isn't wrong to be logical, and it isn't wrong to ask why, what is wrong is when we tend to question the answers for the question. God exists. He is great. God created the universe and everything else in it; even the brightest star in our galaxy, Betelgeuse, yeah, God made that. The supermassive black hole, God made that and He is the only one who knows what happens to every single thing that is sucked in there and what happens to it. He knows. Isn't GOD just amazingly amazing? Can anyone make anything as glorious as the universe? I mean, the things that was presented in the documentary are just some of the things that we are currently aware of and what is within human reach, what more if we get to really explore the whole universe? Can you even imagine what that would be like? I can't. And I really want to. but this might be beyond my years here on earth, but at least I get to stand before my Creator. 

Another realization that I had is how insignificant we humans are. I mean, seriously, just the measure of our size compared to everything else in the universe really made me realize that I do not have any right to be so self involved because God can make us as irrelevant as dust if He wanted to, but instead, He has given us authority overall the earth. We are not as big as the earth, nor are we bigger that it is, and the earth's size is nothing compared to the other planets, and despite that fact, God made us, human beings significant and most of all, HE LOVES US. He has the choice not to, but HE did. and HE does and HE forever will be. Apart from that, HE entrusted us to take care of the earth, that itself is a huge responsibility but you can see how much GOD trusts us and the capabilities that GOD has given us through HIM.

   "Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field." -Genesis 2:19 20

 Now, stay with me in this. Notice how God asked man to name the animals, did HE need to do that? Of course not! BUT HE did. Why? because HE trusts and HE loves us that much. I am very humbled by how GOD recognizes us, I mean, we are nothing compared to HIM but HE gave us the attention, love and grace that we do not deserve and why? because of LOVE. HE made this world for us because of LOVE and this UNIVERSE was made by GOD that we may have a glimpse of how glorious and amazing HE is. 
     This was honestly a humbling experience. Humbling in a sense of realizing the power, greatness and love of GOD for us all. I cannot wait to see HIM. I do not know when that will be, but it is such an exciting thought. I am not saying that I am perfect nor am I saying that I am sinless because I am very sinful. I am human and that makes me sinful. But I know what God wants me to do, I just want to give HIM back the glory because HE is the only one who deserves every praise. I know that I will still screw up in the future, I know that, that is why I need JESUS, That is why GOD is there, to show and give mercy, to give love and the only thing that I can do is to fulfill my purpose here on earth...To GLORIFY GOD. 

"So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." 
-1 Corinthians 10:31

That's the dream. That's the goal. That's the purpose.  To Glorify GOD :)

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