Letting go and hanging on

" Let me show you how letting go and hanging on work together."

"If you hang on to your life, you will lose it, but if you give up your life for my sake you will save it." Luke 9:24

Let go and rest. Hang to to faith. Losen up on the things of this world. Hold tight to Jesus.

How can I let go and hang on. It would take a lifetime  to learn how to balance letting go and holding on. Its letting go of myself and holding on to God and God gave us His training manual - the Bible.

Even me, its hard to let go and let God. I have tried once in my life letting go and let God take over. It was hard with all the tears and the pain and the sleepless nights but God comforted me and wiped the tears from my eyes. I learned my lesson and tried God to take over. A lot of things changed. I was more independent and was more confident on myself never to depend on someone.

There is no denying the struggles we face when it comes to trading our humanness for God's better way but when we release our hold on a lesser perk to free our hands to grip immesurable treasure, our hope can soar into eternity as God intends it to.

Letting go

Holding on

Hold thou hand, and closer, closer draw near me

To Thy dear self - my hope, my joy, my all;

Hold thou my hand, lest haply I should wander,

And, missing Thee, my trembling feet should fall.

Fanny Crosby.

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The Daily God book

Surprise!
I dont if you are surprised but I am !
I am surprised by myself and I am so excited!
Why?
Because, finally I found this great great book and I fell in the first time I laid my eyes on him. Though its a book, I guess Im having butterflies in my stomach and feels kilig when I read this book.

The Daily God book by Erin Keeley Marshall, its a devotional book that starts with the book of Genesis and ens with revelation 365 days. I found it and bought for P 230.00 on book sale so its around 6 dollars. Its a very nice devotional. Every day you can read heart warming and intruiging titles that could somehow relate very much to each and every one of us. It touches the heart and communicates with our soul. I soooooo love it.

Hopefully, Id be very glad to share inspiring thoughts and messages from God daily. Well, I cant promise but I have to commit myself in doing it because I know we will all enjoy God's revelation through this book daily. Tomorrow is the start of that sharing and I cant wait Im so excited.

Have a nice day and God bless.

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Tips to be good looking

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The best things in life are not things

I thought the best things in life are for free.

The best things in life are not  things for they are not what we can buy for our money. Theres also a song that goes you cant buy me love. I love the beatles and their songs. The best things in life are the people around us, the people we care about, the people who care for us and the Lord. 

Its the insight I got this morning and the thought goes on and on and idea led to realize a lot of things and the many blessings, Im guilty of always thing of the things that I dont have and I praise God for reminding me that He has not giving me much that I would laze around but enough to supply me with my needs and giving Him all the thanksgiving and praise, He not given much less that I would be groping in the dark for more.

The treasures of earth are not mine,
I hold not its silver and gold;
But a treasure far greater is mine;
I have riches of value untold. —Hartzler

Our greatest riches are the riches we have in Christ.

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Chirpy chirping birds

Today, I woke up with the most wonderful sound I ever heard. Its very natural and soothing to the ears, I just heard the sound of the chirping birds, as if they were greeting me good morning with warm welcome and much enthusiasm. I realized it was long ago that I appreciated the chirping sounds, there were there every day, its just that I was too busy to listen. May be if I could take time and pause I could even hear the crickets and the many other wonderful sounds God created for me through birds and frogs and crickets. Im guilty of always rushing, running for deadlines and forgot to appreciate even the gentle rays of the sun. I know the chirping sound of the birds were not record breaking on the charts but a manifestation of God's wondrous power.

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My father

Its a nice cool picture I saw on facebook and its something I cant help but share here on  my blog.

It reminds us of our spiritual father and reminds us of His unfailing and unconditional love for all of us.

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Keep Calm in the Midst of Troubles

In everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all undertstanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippinas 4:6-7

Nothing can clutter our spirit like worry. It cluttered my mind last sunday when flood came and washed our things away and created a clutter that I have never seen in my life and worry swept over me and I got helpless and never knew where to start the cleaning with all the water and mud and wet clothes all over. In my mind I started singing "Where do I begin" and I prayed hard to God, calmed myself and focused my mind on things that needs to be done, got the broom and started sweeping the water. The water on the basement was knee length, I helped in  hauling the water, we've been doing it for the past minutes but it seemed the water did not subside, the minutes went on and on and the same the water level is the same despite the effort, we decided to stop it and did manageable things instead.

I calmed myself, prayed to God.Praying to God is like talking to a trusted friend. Open up and share our deepest self with him. God simply longs to hear from us. We can pray anywhere, anytime about anything. Whether we ask hi, to help us with a problem, thank him for good things, or pour out our hurts to him , prayer is a way of communicating with the one who cares intimately for us.

This is where the simple lived; in a place where we can share everything with God, where he fills us with his restful peace, and where he can become godly woman,  free from worry, that he created us to be.

Simplify.....

Memorize this paraphrase of Isaiah 26:3 God will keep me perfect peace because I trust in Him.

Cup our hands and imagine holding our worries. As a child raises a broken toy to a parent to fix, raise our worries to God as we pray.

Let us embrace these words: The peace of God will guard my heart.

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See God In the Ordinary

Im reading the book Simple Living For Women its a nice book and I would like to share what I have read from that book on this blog.

Day 1 : See God in the Ordinary

There are small wonders of nature everywhere. Yet these miracles are so easy to miss, especially as the pace of life speeds along.Days and weeks whirl by, and time for noticing nature's beauty slips away. We will can see the blessing of these beauty if we just pause for a while and pay attention to the handiwork of the Creator. As we pause and enjoy God's creation, we awaken the presence of God Himself. We experience his finger print in every intricate detail, His closeness in every moment.

I tried that when I went out for work one morning, and alas I felt the fresh of air that greeted me and embraced my with the scent of a sampaguita flower nearby, I noticed how a yellow butterfly who gracefully found its way to some wild roses which grow on the sidewalk. Wow, what an amazing sight. It was indeed a blessing to pause for a while and enjoy each moment. The creation made for you and me. I never noticed that a few mornings before coz I always go out in a hurry. Its seeing God in the ordinary things in life. It gives an enthusiasm that will sustain us throughout the day.
Simplify....
Study the intricate details of a single flower. Thank God for the ways his amazing handiwork reminds us of a simple life.
On a clear night stand outside and marvel at the starry evening; ponder God's love for us.

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which 

God speaks to us every hour, if we only will tune in.

George Washington Carver

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Thank You Lord

Thank you Lord!
Its a beautiful day! Yesterday my heart was anxious and worried but God has given me this joy in my heart and peace of mind. God has a way of making miracles in our lives when things seemed vague and dark but somewhere behind the darkness comes the light that will reveal God's loving promises. He is always faithful, He loves us so much and will give us the desires of our heart as long as we seek Him first in our lives.

I talked with Ate babes ( she is my spiritual leader)  yesterday, I prayed hard before the talk since I expected other things from her, I expected to be reprimanded and imagined things beyond understanding. But praise God she spoke of encouragement and spoke of her frustrations and share her dreams for the training apartment and for the ministry. I know hoe she and her husband worked hard for the ministry and how they have given their lives for the ministry and for the training house but felt dismayed with the attitudes of the people in the training house. Im one of those living in the training house and felt shame that I was not doing the things that is expected of me and me co housemates. I felt relieved and jumped for joy after we talked and I shared it with my house mates. Though what we talked about was not at all positive things but as a whole it brought joy and peace to my heart. I am filled with hope and I have felt the goodness of God.
Thank you Lord, thank you for everything!

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Matthew 21:22

"If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
Im so happy!
Thank you Lord!

That's what the Lord promised me this morning during my quiet time. Just the right motivation God gave me to continue and press on with all my endeavors. There were may times I felt hopeless with some situations in life     (work related stresses, problems at home interpersonal problems, financial problems and etc.) but today God gave me the perfect reason on not giving up praying for everything. Im so happy,very happy.
 He also said in His word in Numbers 23:19
God is not human, that he should lie,
   not a human being, that he should change his mind.
Does he speak and then not act?
   Does he promise and not fulfill?

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