"All You've Ever Wanted...Was My Heart"

"Lord, Help Me Stay True To You..."

When The Heart Speaks...You Better Pause & Listen & Seize The Moment!

It's 1:46pm Central Texas. Mind you, it's 71 degrees F. My body is cramming for "work out" in the park but piles of dirty dishes are waiting to be washed. I also wanted to go over boxes of old pictures and compile them where they belong and some of them just need to go. I don't have anymore issue discarding them.

However, my heart at this very moment is so secure in ushering me to write. Before, I couldn't just write when there seems to be so much clutter visible within my peripheral vision. But now I learned how to be more attentive and mindful of my heart's deeper inclination. 

It's funny as well as edgy that I have transformed the beauty of clutter not as a hindrance to fluidity in writing but to owning what your heart is saying amidst things to do. I believe that if I sojourned with what is pulling me away, I would have abandoned writing and have missed what may be called a divine moment. Thanks to my joining the 31-day writing challenge with Jeff Goins. That helped me reckon with my weakness to postponing things-- to holding up to my share of self-discipline & trustworthiness to my craft.

Sometimes the words that I use couldn't make up for the level of gratitude I have for God's grace in my life. There's no significant part of my past that can ever hold me hostage anymore especially those memories that need to be swept by the ocean's turbulent waves. They say that time heals every wound and I don't believe that anymore. That's a faulty quote or premise. Something is missing in it. Time doesn't even eases the pain; it only exacerbates as you go through life. But what it takes for you to be free from any kind of pain & suffering is simply to believe and have faith in God and allow Him to temper your heart with forgiveness and transform your mind to His will for your life. There is no greater prize than knowing that you can rest in His promises that He is with you always.  I am there now--free of guilt, condemnation, and suppositions.I have moved on forward. God be praised.

The message of the cross is the fulfillment of God's redemption for our sins. If we live our life slipping through our dreams of restless nights and unfulfilled days, then Christ's resurrection and the gift of eternal life has not served you & me & humanity. You don't want to waste a moment in your life anymore what you could have experienced, explored, and discovered about following Jesus as your personal Savior & Lord. It is an absolute adventure and a journey of victories and disappointments but the truth remains: He is the One who is the source of love, life & true essence of freedom.

Moments Carry the Momentum of the Past and  Fuel the Momentum for the Future~~Erwin Raphael Mcmanus

This moment is real. How I'm feeling is contingent to some moments in  my life that never run out of favor, a real blessing to my memory with a grateful heart. I wish I could thank people in person who had been instruments for me to experience the exhilaration of a life fully lived. My sincere thanks to those of you who takes the time from your busy schedule to read my blogs regularly. I hope to be more of service to what would commit your will to a meaningful life with Jesus.  I pray that God helps me be true to His absolute truth and not be swayed & tempted & compromised. 

However, for now I can't deliver my gratitude physically, but be expectant that my prayers to those who have gotten me here...wherever I am, there you are,also--in God's grace & covering! Don't let your troubles rob you of the joy of life.

Have A Very Blessed and Happy Sunday.

Thank you for reading and You take care Always.

"1 Corinthians 13: 4-7 "

 On Truest Love...


  

  It's the first day of the month of love--February. I would like to celebrate by reiterating love's purest essence. "Love is an act of the will and not just an emotion." Therefore, loving by faith is a life's decision. Being fickle has no place in the breath of true love. Its width is immeasurable. Commit to it and you'll experience marvelous miracle of God's love & compassion.

Let agape love and loving His ways begin Today...

Have a Blessed & Joyous First day of February, 2014

You Take care Always 

"Writing Offers HOPE"

What I Learned On This 31-Day Writing Challenge:

"Sometimes the universe conspires to lure you away from your sacred calling..."

Relieved--is my operative word as today is the last day for the 31-day writing challenge. It was tough, I'm not kidding. There were uneven nights when words didn't fill my head with creative words and worst, when my heart just ceased to grab the "muse" of my writing. Sometimes waiting doesn't cut it. My emotions, my stamina, my imagination and my will held me back. I almost quit this writing challenge whenever the difficulty of the craft freezes my train of thoughts without warnings. No wonder it's called a writing challenge because it challenges your perseverance, determination, and self control. And I'm so glad that I kept my eyes wide open--to "sacred" calling. I have learned to resist distractions in increments keeping my writing challenge in perspective.

"Writing is the gateway for truth..."

There is nothing more valuable in a writers' arsenal list than sheer honesty in their work. You can't be abstract in communicating your theme in your writing. I realized through reading and listening to wisdom of other writers that my platform, "On hope, faith & love" is too broad to conquer. Although all these three feed on one another because they're the cornerstones of living a positive life, still lacks to enlighten and enchant the reader/s, even to my taste. So, I'm deliberating on specifying my title blog that would ground  readers feel at home with my writing.

"Writing offers Hope..."

Beyond food and shelter, hope is what keeps us alive. Especially Today. I have had my own personal conflict going through this 31-day writing challenge. "I had my share with "burning the midnight candles" almost every night and believe me three hours of sleep is hard labor especially when you have to wake up at 5am to get ready for work. There were some errands and appointments I had to cancel just to prepare myself for inviting words to flow in my psyche. And frequently I feel betrayed by my own inconsistencies. 

However; in the depth of my gut, writing still brings out those sentiments I am most fond of: serendipity-- the unusual coincidences; having epiphanies; nostalgia and wondrous entrances of dazzling words to sentences unto paragraphs and before you know it, your thoughts unfolding...

"Writing...a life journey"

When some of us struggle for astonishing traffic, subscribers, viewers, visitors in your site, my heart only concedes to a soul that support my stance, what I believe in and will trust my instincts even when my intentions keep you guessing. 

Writing is a lonely endeavor. You want to be alone when you're crafting words. Everybody is sleeping while you're writing. The quieter your surrounding is, the louder your mind is communicating with you...The more you write, the more it hones your skills and liberate your creativity--hoping your writing is thoughtful enough to teach and inspire.

So in closing, joining the 31-day writing challenge was more than a precursor to engaging yourself to writing more passionately. I have gained new insights about considering to embrace the wisdom of opposing views not just views that affirms my perspective. Again, I have to thank God for guiding me through...

As always, thanks for reading and journeying with me for 31 days and many more. You

 Take Care Always.

"Lord, Please Keep Making Me"

I can't force myself writing tonight. Instead I'm posting another music video of one of my favorite Christian groups, Sidewalk Prophets. I'll make it up tomorrow night. Good night and you take care always.

"Let Them See You"

All I have tonight Is a Song...

I  Know I won't be able to produce 500 words nor even half of it that is required for the writing challenge. But I won't skip and give myself an excuse for not sharing anything.
I've heard this song through K-Love radio station and it just so moving--it makes you feel how each one of us wants to demonstrate that sense of longing for God's touch.  

Tonight I was watching Frances & friends at TBN and their topic being forgiveness. The panel has resonated to the truth that we are all able to forgive no matter how people have broken your heart many times. If you're walking in the forgiveness of the Lord and letting God deal with your pain & hurt, then you can let go of your suffering and whatever is tearing you down...That's when your faith is tested. Let God take his vengeance for you...
 I wanted to elucidate further but with me I don't really have anybody to forgive. It's more on forgiving myself for the choices and decisions I've made. And how I let the unforgiveness took residence in my heart & mind.
First of all, before you take a course of action you know that deep within it boils down to owning accountability. Your own conscience will tell you if you're right or wrong. We all have that, built in us. We just ignore it for our own selfish reasons. Be mindful though that there are repercussions to choosing the wrong path. But what is life without shifting to solid ground to sinking sand and in the end of that journey, you're still a nomad, a wanderer, a dreamer of lost hopes.

For sure, everyone of us has carried guilt in varying degrees and never let go. So what happens...you keep on adding layers to the wound. Never learned your lesson after all these years.

Good Night and thanks for reading. You take care always.

"Hope & Gratitude Spring From the Heart"

From The Heart--Springs Hope & Gratitude  

This is my greeting page I shared to our high school homecoming more than two years ago. I just wanted  to share...

I'm not going to ask how long has it been for I know that what matters is how the journey after high school is attributed to where we are now, personally and spiritually.

In retrospect, my heart could easily travel to that senior year in high school effortlessly. With my eyes closed, my reservoir of good memories still prevail richly. I still remember our classroom vividly where meaningful instructions were implemented with wit, ardor and humor. I still have a mental picture of the school surroundings; the Catholic church especially as a symbol of faith and refuge; the flagpole that perpetually anchors the flag swinging higher, veered from just outside our classrooms; and the many extra-curricular activities that were held into high gears on school grounds. These symbolic insights will forever etched in my mind and in my heart...They have become an integral part of conversations at the dining table, periodically at home. It sure feels like it only happened yesterday.

Another visual delight is the fact that many friendships were formed at that time, but to last...I believe that this is the catalyst of our global alumni homecoming. We never forget the unselfish gestures and many acts of loving kindnesses from friends and classmates that had brought us rays of sunshine to a bleak and hectic day before. I am grateful to all of my former senior high school teachers for having paved the way to hone such potentials in our young minds. To all of my dearest friends and to those who have imprinted testaments in my heart, my life has been hued immeasurably because of you. And these monumental arrays of unquenchable personal discoveries are all rooted from where it sprung--high school days in DCHS. Thank You.

I may not be physically there to join all of you but my heart is with you...celebrating all the many good stewardship that God has endowed and propelled us to remain steadfast in the gifts of love, friendships and unbound possibilities. I pray that may the time that you spend altogether infuses truth, reconciliation,nurture and joy that manifest the love of God in all your ways. To all who have traveled far & near, I pray for traveling mercies and abundance of patience, understanding, hope and even...love for one another. Lastly, to every helping hand whether behind the scenes or in the forefront working for success of this global event, I give you my props...CHEERS!!!

God Bless, and I've missed All of You.

In closing, let me share you one of my favorite Biblical Scriptures: God's peace...is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Jesus. (Philippians 4:7 TLB)

Thanks for reading and You take care always...