" Because you are special* to me, and I love you, I gladly give up other peoples in exchange for you; They are trivial by comparison to your weighty significance. " _Isaiah 43:4* (The Voice)

Saturday, March 26, 2011

{ Forever Reign.. }

for the past months and especially this one, i have been in a mode where all else keeps coming at me at full speed. and each time it does, i immediately retreat to Him and things would stabilize. or so should i think because it does not last long till the bumpy ride begins again.

the pause button seem to be held in a minimal, and in two days time at the most, the hectic and madness would play itself over again affecting every bit of my state possible. up and down it goes, and the repeat of always going to Him about the same issue is getting rather redundantly burdensome.

and because relationships mean so much to me, it spills throughout my whole area of life and now i find myself to not want to be apart of my constant ever growing circle that also seems to be joint to each other in somehow or way. it is like, is there any possible form of escape or space?

dealing with the character of others does take more than grace to attempt to understand their actions and motives which one may not be entirely agree to. you think you have done enough, or actually beyond what your emotions and heart can take on, and yet it blows up in heat and hatred -- harsh but true in that very moment itself.

but seriously, does one really take into consideration of the other person all the time? even most can be rather taxing on the heart and if so, what about all the time? the world always goes to fend for ourselves and yet He turned around and fended for each and every 6.5 billon of us. 

for what i am experiencing right now, i would say He is definitely working on something; something that in the first time of my life brings me to the end and lowest of my very self, and not even my God given abilities can pull me through this.

every single area of my life seems to be targeted at some point of level, and that level is the is one to do with relationships. since some of it does hold a long term effect of my heart, be it in relationships with family, church, work and others, my spirit gets so low that the attacks are one unbearable.

quite honestly, if it had not been Him and the journey that He took me for 24 years, and soon to be 25 in less than a month, i would not be at my post right now. yes the storms and waves are crashing in, but He has been rising up in every single one of those and will definitely continue to do so. 

He always prepares us for every single situation that hits us so that when we fall, we get back up quicker and with a better and stronger armor and weaponry for the next. have realized that since last year which is never too late.

so this time round, i would say is by far the most chastening i am experiencing and it takes more than a big lump of dosage of the same old routine to get me back up. everything that i learnt and have worked previously is out of the door because He is not a man with routine and methods of doing things.

it goes above the typical saying of letting go and letting God. no seriously, is like He is stretching myself and my limits on how far i can go and take it on spiritually and physically and all i can say is, the reason i am still living and breathing is all Him.

He is the very reason of my little existence on this earth. i am tired of doing, pleasing and putting my confidence on man, both the world and even among my closet circle. it is time to make another paradigm shift not just into a whole other level but dimension of what my walk with Him is all about. and, He will be solely the One responsible for all of its goodness.

i am dying to myself and my carnal desires (even they may seem good or "Godly") and living in the presence, being and glory of His likeness. nothing and i mean nothing is going to hold me down any longer. He is builder and up-grader of all things which means victory is always on our side.

we have the upper hand because with God, it is beyond possible in everything that we set our mind, eyes, ears, mouth and heart upon. there shall be no more striving, stress, worries, anxiety, hatred, disappointment, hurt, pain, tears, lack, lies, condemnation and attacks because He took all that with Him at the cross, and destroyed its very existence with His blood. 

now i am living not in the aftermath of what adam has done, but in the aftermath of what Christ has done. this is truly a life made for kingdom days. am not going to look here or there, because the kingdom (realm and reign) which is inside of Him is also and already in my midst among me, within me, inside me, surrounding me and here with me.

"Nor will people say, Look! Here [it is]! or, See, [it is] there!
For behold, the kingdom of God is within you [in your hearts],
and among you [surrounding you]."

Luke 17:21 (Amplified)

that means we were never born to settle, we were born to reign from the beginning till the end - "the reign of God is within you.." -- in these heaven on earth days, we are destined to be, forever reigning.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

{ Importance of Rest*.. }


The Importance of Rest by Bill Johnson


A heart of #rest..

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" I know the Lord is always with me.
I will not be shaken, for He is right beside me.
No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice.
My body rests in safety.
For You will not leave my soul among the dead,
or allow your holy one to rot in the grave. "

Psalm 16:8-10 (NLT)

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" Truly my soul finds rest in God;
my salvation comes from him.
Truly He is my rock and my salvation;
He is my fortress, I will never be shaken. "
Psalm 62:1-2 (NIV)

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" Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High,
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the LORD,
“He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Surely He will save you from the fowler’s snare,
and from the deadly pestilence. "
Psalm 91:1-3 (NIV)

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This is what the LORD says:
“Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths,
ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
and you will find rest for your souls."

Jeremiah 6:15-17 (NIV)

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"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion?
Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life.
I'll show you how to take a real rest.
Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it.
Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.
I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you.
Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."

Matthew 11:29 (MSG)

Sunday, March 20, 2011

{ True love said the loudest, without words.. }


What Are Words by Chris Medina

Anywhere you are, I am near
Anywhere you go, I'll be there
Anytime you whisper my name, you'll see
How every single promise I keep
Cuz what kind of guy would I be
If I was to leave when you need me most

What are words
If you really don't mean them
When you say them
What are words
If they're only for good times
Then they don't
When it's love
Yeah, you say them out loud
Those words, They never go away
They live on, even when we're gone

And I know an angel was sent just for me
And I know I'm meant to be where I am
And I'm gonna be
Standing right beside her tonight
And I'm gonna be by your side
I would never leave when she needs me most

Anywhere you are, I am near
Anywhere you go, I'll be there
And I'm gonna be here forever more
Every single promise I keep
Cuz what kind of guy would I be
If I was to leave when you need me most

I'm forever keeping my angel close

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True love said the loudest without words..

Just like He did 2000 years ago..
He didn't just said "I Love you"..
Love gave His life for all 6.5 billion one of us..

And now He can say..

"And I'm gonna be by your side..
I would never leave when you need me most.."

God's words comes does not only come by Him meaning it,
but also by Him showing it.

Oh His love will never fail.

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PS: Good on ya Chris, you are her miracle.

{ Familee, my constant safe haven.. }

when things out there are not as stable as we are normally use to, and this inc. all of our circles, there is one place where you can rest secured in and that's,

familee.

not only they are our constant safe haven, but the very ones whom God has gracefully placed us in with a strong bonding and relationship, has already accepted us unconditionally.

even at our darkest, they embrace us with open arms of love and grace like no other which outshines the very worse in us.

now that's love.

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crazy love to my God given M. and D. who hearts me unconditionally much proving that grace is not only undeserving, but grace is also beautifully amazing.

you'll never let me go.

with familee like this, how not to say i am rich?

Monday, March 14, 2011

{ Away with Jesus & His beauty.. }

"come away with Me.."

when you start to look at the world and all it's ugliness, there is nothing far better to be away from it. who wants to camp in constant strive and burden?

now all these that surrounds are starting to become shadows in His light.. just going to camp and soak here for awhile..

how not have my eyes and heart turned to Him?

Friday, March 11, 2011

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

{ The God things are worth the wait.. }


down to the seconds, in His time, everything flows by only one rhythm and realm, and that is His to reign in and control. for when He says it will happen, it has already happened.

waiting for God to move is never a wasted time because when He moves, things gets accelerated. one God moment can change everything; He restores and He increases.

dare not trust in the situation even though it maybe one that is hard to lay your eyes and heart upon, but trust in the God who says He is able to do far more greater things that we dare not even dream or imagine.

in all things, especially in times of heavy doubts, pray. there is power in declaration and it not only rises our faith but rather enlarging our human perspective of the greatness of who we serve.

we serve a God who is more than willing and able. there is no one else like Him or can do it like Him. He is the God who orchestrates both what is done on earth as it is in heaven.

this is, living in the center of His irrevocable and unchangeable will.