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At times I wonder why…

..:At times I wonder why…
At times I wonder why we see the things we see and tend to continue our way without doing anything to help or make the difference.
At times I wonder why our enemies bless us more than the friends we meet.
At times I wonder why the circumstances always bring the best of us than our glorious days.
At times I wonder why is it that through circumstances we tend to get bit stronger and wiser than when we are at montain top and when hitting the gym.
At times I wonder why is it that through tears we see life more clearly than with a telescope.
At times I wonder why is it that problems tend to keep us more humble and the glorious days more arrogant and selfish.
At times I wonder why is it that we are more compassionate when going through the storms of life than when its summer time.
At times I wonder…

A thought came up,
What we now wonder, we never even thought of it before.
What we now ask, wasn't even an issue before.
What we now feel and know, wasnt part of us nor a goal.
What we now see, was far away, yet, so close to us.
We just didn't see.
Things we learned when young,
Didn't really get til we started to get old.

Bottom line is, trials and circumstances come to really teach us, transform us, change us, challenge us, mold us to be the man and woman we were meant to be. Trials and circumstances only come to help us see clearly what for a long time we couldn't see or were just ignoring. They come to help us be more atune to our true selves and to challenge us help this world be a better place. They pretty much dare ask us to "to be the change we want to see in the world"

Through trials and circumstances, we truly learn the meaning of life and its value.
We get to taste and smell its sweet fragance.
We learn understand each other and be kind to one another. We learn to truly live, once we have understand them and use them as wind beneath our wings:..

Prepare.

..:Prepare yourself. Be ready in season and out of season. Do what's need it to be done in order to overcome the circumstances of life. Be watchful in all things. Endure through trials. Do the work that's required and need it in order to fulfill your destiny, in order to reach your goals. Focus not in pain but in the reward your perseverance and discipline will bring. Push a little bit more even when you have strength no more. Reposition yourself and mindset while on the process. Let the trials of life bring forth the best that's in you and not bitterness. See things for what they are and not for what they might seem. Use circumstances as wind beneath your wings. Learn to use the storms of life and let them work for your benefit. Never give up nor let others influence in your life. (Unless they are winners and challenge you to go up to their level) Hold on to the Creator of your life and trust Him with all of your heart. Don't get discourage when things don't go your way. Remember that a delay isn't a denial. Thing will come and happen, when they need to come and happen. Not a minute earlier nor a minute late. Work on patience. Integrity. Your character. Your faith. And most of all, develop your passion. For anything we work on or are to do without passion and right motives, is worthless and a waste of time:..

Circumstances Are...

..:"In the Mission Agricultural Farm at Allahabad, they discovered that when the tops of the eggplants were frostbitten, the plants gave a second crop. Now, after the plants have given one crop, the workers cut them back so that they give a second one. Same is true in life, the cuts you receive from life may not be God's punishments, but instead God's pruning toward greater fruitfulness in your life."

Life's problems and circumstances only come to help us out. They only come to get out of us the very best. What's truly inside of us.
True, they are hard and at times they are very painful. They are cold and bring lonelyness. Frustration, confussion, and isolation. Yet, it is necessary that we learn to lose focus not. That we learn to see them in another perspective. It is important that we see them for what they truly are than what they might seem.

Someone once say: "Who has not seen a frail, clinging-vine type of woman, who upon the death of her husband strainghtens up and becomes an oak, around which the growing children twine their lives, and are forever greatful for such a mother? But this strength would never have come out and developed had it not been for the tears that watered the vine and made it into an oak."

Sometimes our falls and hard circumstances are/were the very best thing that could ever have happened to us. They were or could ever be the very thing that set us up for our Divine Destiny:..

What's In You

..:Edwin Markham said: "Defeat may serve as well as victory. To shake the soul and let the glory out. When the great oak is straining in the wind, the boughs in new beauty, and the trunk sends down a deeper root on the windward side. Only the soul that knows the mighty grief can know the mighty rapture. Sorrows come to stretch our spaces in the heart of joy." Circumstances could easily bring out the best inside us or they could just easily break us apart. The way we respond to a problem is most of the times the very problem. We are to learn to take each opposition as a steping stone. "Hudson Taylor, while seated in a Chinese inn with a new missionary, filled up a glass full of water, then struck the table with his fist. As the water splashed out, he said, "You will be struck by the blows of many sorrows and troubles in China. (Life) But remember, they will only splash out of you, what's in you. Out of some people come complaint and bitterness, but out of others joy and victory. Life brings out, what's in you." Learn to see and use things for the best instead of complaining and being negative about it. Might seem hard, but hard is not imposible. It just means it can be done but with lil extra effort and strenght:..

Rise Up Again

..:It is important that we remind ourselves that even on His way to Calvary, Jesus fell quite a few times. But He never stayed down. He kept on getting back up time after time.
Time and time again He kept His eyes on His purpose. His mission. Even though He was bleeding, in pain, tired, thirsty, was left alone, strength was running low, He kept strong. HE kept humble. He stayed quiet and obedient. He never backdown. He never once complaint nor throwed in the towel.
Circumstances to Him were crucial and vital. Opposition kept rising from everywhere on His way to position.
Yet, am pretty sure He kept renewing His mind time and time again. In every fall, He shook the thoughts of discouragement off. Negativity off. Procrastination off. Criticism off. Low self-steem off. And so for.
If He, being on the worst circumstances ever, gave His very best and His own life for the love of the Father and the game, (purpose; humanity),
we can do the same.
We can fallow the perfect example He gave. Even after He had died, He rose up again.
Your situation and circumstances are only temporary. They will change. And they will change a lot faster once you change your mindset. Once you stay focus and pursue your mission. Your dreams, goals and passions with determination as He did.
While going through the process, learn the lessons you are to learn and stay humble. Learn to encourage yourself. Motivate yourself and love yourself.
Keep fighting and always giving it your best. Be bless.

"What one man can do, another can do better":..

In My Shoes.

..:"Oh, If you just knew the hell I've gone through.
The tears I have cry.
The sorrows.
The pains and cold nights.
If you just knew what I've gone through,
Maybe you'll take back
A lil of what you have added too.

Oh, if you were in my shoes,
You'll understand why I do what I do.
Oh, if you were in my shoes,
You'll just knew how does it feel to be lonely too.
...If you were just in my shoes.

It's so easy to point and judge.
So easy to critize and put down.
It's so easy to be mercyless when you haven't
Gone through what I've gone through.

It's so easy to throw rocks
And have compassion not
Whe you can't relate.

But one thing I must say,
Life tends to throw at us a curve.
Not trying to be rude.

Before you continue this way,
Take a moment today,
And ask yourself,
What would you do if you were in my shoes?"

My point is this:
We never know what others have gone through
Or might be going through.
We know not their pains and sorrows.
We know not that tons of tears
Are hidding behind fake smiles.

We know not that invisible scars and wounds
Are there, deep within
Tormenting someone night and day.

Aware or unawared,
We might of caused more wound.
We might of leave on someone
One more invisible scar.
One that, no one could
Nor would ever see.

Let us ask ourselves what would we
Do if we were to be in such a case?
What would we do if no one comes to our help
And we are desperately and in constant pain?

Let us become more mercyful
And compassionate to one another.
For we know not,
What life could bring us tomorrow.

"We"ll only reap, what we are sowing today."
Let us be more aware that we all go through
Hell every now and then.
And the last thing we should ever do,
Is to be a burden to our friends. (Someone else)

Am pretty sure we all could relate to this.
Am pretty sure we all have gone through those kind of seasons.
We all know the agony and how it feels.
So, let us sow today what we would like for others
To do for us later on.

Be bless.

Filling Up Our Tanks.

..:Driving to work today I notice that I need it to put gas. But my brother told me that I could still make it with what I had left. And it was true. I could of have make it to my destination with what I had left in the tank. But being the very first time headig to the new job site and not knowing what to expect up ahead on the road, I stopped and put gas.
Then I continued my drive to work. Then it just hit me. Same is true in our lives. We know we our running low on gas ourselves yet we do nothing about it and just continue our way. We somehow think we can make it with what we have left. But truth is, we just can't at times. We need to take care of ourselves daily.

Sometimes we think that what once work, is gonna work all the time or last forever. But we need to remind ourselves that we are to constantly be changing and repositioning ourselves and filling up our tanks.
We so need to fill up our tanks with possitive things if encouragement is what we need. We so need to take care of ourselves if rest is what we need. We so need to feed ourselves with what is going to help us get to our Divine Destination. And if letting go of certain things and people is what we need, then by all means, we are to let them go.
We are to take constant care of ourselves, prepare ourselves, we are to stay on top of the game, and always on the go. We might know where we heading or what we want in life. YET, WE KNOW NOT WHAT WE COULD RUN INTO UP AHEAD. A well prepare person counts as two used to said my mom. And it's so true.
Lets fill up our tanks today. Lets start taking better care of ourselves and pay more attention to our needs. For we know not what tomorrow might throw our way. Remember, sometimes people's comments or points of view might mean well, yet, only you and I know our own cars, how we drive, what we need, how we do and run things. We alone know how low we running out on gas. We alone know that its better to be safe than sorry.
I want the very best for each one of you. Take care. God bless:..

Hope

..:Hope will never fail to satisfy our deepest needs because the Holy Spirit that was given to us has flooded our herats with God's love. It's our job to guard and protect such a gift. It's our job to never let go of hope and faith. We have to water them constantly with the Word of God and be constantly renewing our minds. Now more than ever I have seen and hear God talking to His people about renewing their minds. It is clear that without it, we are heading nowhere. We'll be finding ourselves going around in circles like God's precious people from the past. They didn't get to enter the promise land as soon as they got out of Egypt. Because of their poor mentality, lack of vision, obedience, belief, their trust towards God, and lack of commitment. It is a MOST that we take a few minutes to consider His Voice and Words. Let us not find ourselves like the one guy who was asked a simple question In John 5:5-8 and almost miss out on his healing. Missed out on his miracle because of not hearing clearly to His Voice and question. Let us not miss out on our greates victory ever because of a negative answer or because of our desobedience towards Him.
Keep in mind that before we enter greatness, we must leave behind the old. Our poor character and mentality will not be able to keep us in the greatness that we are to go.
Have a great day:..

The Word. (Just How I Feel)

..:In the midst of trials and oppresion, Lord, I cry out to you. Give ear to my voice. Let my prayer be set before You as incense. The lifting of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Lord, in the mids of desperation and chaos, set a guard, o Lord, over my mouth. Keep watch over the door of my lips. So that I may not blaspheme against You nor say things that I may regret. Lord, create in me a clean heart and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Have mercy upon me according to Your loving kindness and according to Your tender mercies. When circumstances start to wrap me and my mind starts losing focus, purge me with hyssop. Wash me and I shall be whitter than snow. Hear my prayer o Lord. Give ears to the voice of my mouth. Answer me please in the days of trouble. O God of.Abraham, Issac and Jacob, defend me. Send help from your sanctuary. Strengthen me. Watch over me. And help my love ones and guide them as you would do for me. You are my refuge. My portion in the land of the living. Attend to my cry and supplications o Lord. Deliver me. Bring my soul out of prison so that I may praise your name. And as I walk throughout this day, that I may humble myself and go beyond my way to help a needy friend. In Jesus name I pray and give you my day. Watch over me today. Amen:..

People Have Asked..

..:People have asked who am I and what do I have to offer? Truth is, am just me. A simple yet complicated kind of person. A person that just like anybody else has gone through the ups and downs of life. Mainly downs. But when I was up, I was there with something new in my mind. Something new In my heart. Dindt quite knew what it was nor what was it for, but now I think I know.
I don't claim to have obtain it all, coz just as I have gained, twice as much have I lost. Why? Because of the old way of thinking. That kept me from truly enjoying, appreciating, investing, moving forward. Kept me from becoming a better me. Kept me from all the blessings He has and has always have for me. Pride and arrogance are evil roots in a person's life. And they could keep you far far away from Him, ur purpose and destiny in life. They can keep you away from you and the very best that dwells in you. And the only way to cut them off, is through the Word of God and through God Himself. You may think that that only happened to me. But some way somehow, you are there or was there yourself. We all go through it. We all are humans.

I once said that what I got to offer is just me. My words which are part of me. I will speak my mind and set my words free. Free so they could fly away and find a dwelling place. A place where they are to be like a refreshing water for those in need. Free so they could be like oil drops in a drying lamp. Why? Because of what the Lord has done for me. The Lord stood with me and strengthened me. And He continues to do so til this very moment. He delivered me out of the mouth of the lion. He rescued me when I was lost, deaperate and in need. When all walked away and kept hindering me, He always came near and took care of me. He has kept me from every evil and has preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. You see, now I know is not about me, but Him. I know that just as I've gone through certain things people from all over have gone through them or are going through them without any help. Ma words are not mine, but His. All I do is share what I have learned from Him and the lessons obtain throughout my life. A word of encouragement hinders no one. On the contrary, it builds up if truly, carefully and gently we well received it. I only give that which I only by grace I have received. I thank God an people that invested their lives, words, resources, prayers, their time to help this brother out. Most of them I know them personally NOT. They send those drops of water to my drying lamp and land. Thanks to God Himself, my parents, university of life, I am who I now am. And Tnx to haters, traitors, bad circumstances along the way, and all those now gone, I am bit stronger today.
My point is this, our lessons learned should be our biggest motivations every day. If we made it then, we could make it again. But we MUST pass it on. We MUST help others along the way, for by doing so, we'll be reaching and changing the world. So, people have asked who am I and what I offer? Truth is, am just me. Another person. Just someone trying to help. What I offer is God's love in me and through me. His words of hope and encouragement. The rest is up to them. God bless y'all and have a great day:..