When everything is just temporary

Sometimes, you won't see things because your heart is not into it. There are various lessons God is teaching us yet we sometimes tend to see them with our mere eyes. "Eveything is temporary." This is ringing on my head since yesterday. It's been over a year that I couldn't settle myself in. I have seen changes after changes that I found it hard to catch up. At many times, I found myself just keeping my head above the water. When I was suddenly taken out from the place I thought I was thriving, it took me time to really move on. Then I realized, I was struggling because my other foot was still stuck on the other end - my comfort zone. So I made a declaration and commanded myself that I will get up from bed seeing things from His perspective. It took me awhile to see that but I'm glad I found the courage to do so. One thing I have proven true again is that there's wisdom in letting go, in surrending it all to God. And so after I made that decision, I found myself again walking on water. I started to see myself again in my best form and the best part is, I started enjoying each moment of waiting. But right, this is again "temporary" as another beginning is fastly approaching. Sometimes, when we start to get the hang of it, is actually the perfect message that it's time again to let go. God taught me and still teaching me that all these "temporary" moments have "eternal" purposes. What I have learnt is that obedience to God doesn't really require "understanding" but obedience will later on make us understand. There are a lot of things in our walk that dont make any sense on an outright but God is asking us to just plunge in and as we keep on taking the step of faith, as we keep on holding on to His grip in the midst of uncertainties, He will make us understand and see the beauty of His impecable plan. We just have to make a decision to align our heart to all these wonderful mysteries He has on mind. "The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever." Isaiah 40:8, NLT

INFINITE

Living on my own for almost 2 months now makes me more understand what "infinite" means. I got to keep myself busy in many ways I can imagine. I got to see what fun means in many angles as I could. And the more I discover them in countless ways, it develops infinite hope in me. It makes me see how infinite GOD's goodness is! Remember when Abraham was asking God about his inheritance? God took him outside the house and said "Look up at the sky and count the stars--if indeed you can count them." Then God said to him, "So shall your offspring be." (Gen 15:5) Infinite. It's a simple word yet so profound. It's one word yet has "infinite" meaning. And so is hope. And so is faith. And so is trust. They are seemingly simple words but how they keep us anchored is so deep to measure. God speaks to us in countless ways. In fact, God is infinite. In so many ways we want to comprehend all things in our own infinite ways, God is actually the only ONE who already knows the end even before it has begun. The more we dig into the "infinity" of the future, the more we got to tighten our grip to HIS goodness as only HIM and HIM alone who can truly anchor and take us to where we should be. "He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set ETERNITY in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end." Ecc 3:11, NIV

The WIND

GOD's love is more than tangible! I woke up really early this morning. I looked around in my room and yeah, I am alone and today marked my 1 whole week living on my own in my small rented apartment. In Singapore, I usually greet my roomies and flatmates in the morning. And everytime I come back from my long absence, they would always welcome me with "We miss you. It has been so quiet here without you." Or one will say "I miss your cooking." Or "No one is initiating our housemate bonding anymore". Or "I miss our breakfast together." I also miss hanging out almost every night and there would even times that I couldnt fit everyone in! Yeah, I miss those moments. In fact, it has been a year that my lifestyle has drastically changed. It was so drastic that I let my feet slip at times. But when I woke up this morning, my heart was at peace. My heart is filled with joy. I felt so much loved. I felt His embrace wrapped around me. I am loved. I am soooo loved! HE lavished His love on me. And one thing that really came to me was that HIS love gave me the assurance of victory. I think the assurance of being loved gives us so much to look forward to. It negates our fear indeed as we know that that in HIS love, no matter what happens, we are accepted. It gives us full of hope knowing that the ONE who loves us unconditionally has our best interest on mind. HIS love gives us courage - being assured that His grace will always come to our rescue when all fail. Many of us know this so well already but knowing is one thing and really living to its fullest extent and feeling deep down in our soul is another. It's more than a revelation. It's like the air we breathe - we know it exist and we believe it does... but when the air move or we call it "wind", the feeling is much different. God's love is like that - sometimes it just become so ordinary to us like air but His love does move and when it does, the presence is much felt!

When our best is not good enough

When our best is not good enough, God will complete it. The only thing God is asking us is to give our best - no more, no less. He will not ask us beyond our fullest capacity. When you have given your best and still it's not enough, take courage! Don't look down, look up as it's just about time for God to show us what He can do. It simply means, He wants to take part of that dream. He wants us to be dependent on Him. He wants us to trust Him. If giving our best alone will satisfy that, we tend to take the glory. We tend to look to ourselves more when we should be focusing on Him. I think that's what faith and grace are all about. It's taking God into the equation. Faith to be assured that God is with us. Grace that enables us to do things beyond our skills, strengths and even beyond the best of our best. So when we can honestly say we have given our best and still falling short, don't be discouraged as God will definitely walk you through. "Everything will be OK. When it's not OK, it means it's not yet the end." - anonymous I read and heard this many times, and true enough, God will never fail those whose trust are in Him. “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived the things God has prepared for those who love Him." 1 Cor 2:9, NIV