Song of the Moment: Yet I will Praise You Lord

Yet I will Praise You Lord - Vineyard

I will praise You Lord my God
Even in my brokenness
I will praise You Lord
I will praise You Lord my God
Even in my desperation
I will praise You Lord

And I can't understand
All that You allow
I just can't see the reason
But my life is in Your hands
And though I cannot see You
I choose to trust You

Even when my heart is torn I will praise (trust) You Lord
Even when I feel deserted I will praise (trust) You Lord
Even in my darkest valley I will praise (trust) You Lord
And when my world is shattered and it seems all hope is gone
Yet I will praise You Lord

I will trust You Lord my God
Even in my loneliness
I will trust You Lord
I will trust You Lord my God
Even when I cannot hear You
I will trust You Lord

And I will not forget
That You hung on a cross
Lord You bled and died for me
And if I have to suffer
I know that You've been there
And I know that You're here now

Joy in the Darkest of Valleys

Have you ever had moments in your life when your heart seemingly cannot contain everything, you feel so desperate about expressing them? If having that profound joy in my spirit was a place somewhere, I can say I am there. I just can't simply put into words and sing any song to acknowledge God's goodness in me. The life I have chosen; giving up few things I had was difficult and some people might have thought this is somehow senseless. But I know God of whom I have put all my trust will never forget about me. He'll make ways through the darkest valleys.

I stepped out of my comfort zone. It was never easy yet I have never been this hopeful as before. The Bible says in Hebrews 11:1-2, "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients are commended for." And I believe God will commend those who believe and those who are not blinded by difficulties and adversities.

We could be considered the wisest of men setting things at the right place as we reach our dreams but apart from the Lord, they are worthless and put our toils to nothing. Moreover, we may have had the worst decisions in our lives but it doesn't change God's goodness. He will always remain faithful and His love is still unfailing. Through this, I am always reminded to be humble and praise God in any circumstance.

My heart is grateful, I am satisfied and my faith is unshakable.

"In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps." - Proverbs 16:9

Acceptance

"For after all, the best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain."
- Henry Wadworth Longfellow

Song of the Moment: What Faith Can Do

What Faith Can Do - Kutless

Everybody falls sometimes
Gotta find the strength to rise
From the ashes and make a new beginning
Anyone can feel the ache
You think it’s more than you can take
But you are stronger, stronger than you know
Don’t you give up now
The sun will soon be shining
You gotta face the clouds
To find the silver lining

I’ve seen dreams that move the mountains
Hope that doesn’t ever end
Even when the sky is falling
And I’ve seen miracles just happen
Silent prayers get answered
Broken hearts become brand new
That’s what faith can do

It doesn’t matter what you’ve heard
Impossible is not a word
It’s just a reason for someone not to try
Everybody’s scared to death
When they decide to take that step
Out on the water
It’ll be alright
Life is so much more
Than what your eyes are seeing
You will find your way
If you keep believing

I’ve seen dreams that move the mountains
Hope that doesn’t ever end
Even when the sky is falling
And I’ve seen miracles just happen
Silent prayers get answered
Broken hearts become brand new
That’s what faith can do

Overcome the odds
You do have a chance
(That’s what faith can do)
When the world says you can’t
It’ll tell you that you can!

I’ve seen dreams that move the mountains
Hope that doesn’t ever end
Even when the sky is falling
And I’ve seen miracles just happen
Silent prayers get answered
Broken hearts become brand new
That’s what faith can do
That's what faith can do!
Even if you fall sometimes
You will have the strength to rise

Why Live?

Someone asked me why is this life worth living. It wasn't just like any normal conversation we have had before in messenger. I didn't need to hear the entire reason why this was brought up. I knew at that very moment that there was something wrong that day.

I've read a lot of articles about how to have meaningful life or how to make our stay here on earth worth it. There could be thousands of ideas human minds could come up with. But when I tried searching for blogs that tell a thing or two about why we actually need to care about making this life worth spending, I found few.

Suddenly I was like on the hot seat. I cannot describe that time when I was just staring at those words without the least idea of anything I should say. My friend logged out with that question left hanging.

Thank God a church mate who happened to be online told me how I should be handling situations such as this. When somebody tells you that he or she's done with life and you're concern on that person, would you still be able to refuse to answer and just drop the topic?

I prayed and asked God for His guidance and protection for my friend. This reminded me not to stop interceding for people by the way. Then I recalled those time when I have at least my own thought about life and how God showed me His unfathomable love for everyone.

I didn't have an exact answer for the why question but I had to give the idea how much ones life weighs. All I know is that Jesus won't die on that cross of calvary for nothing. He won't be healing the sick and get a dead man back to life without reason. He won't prepare His disciples if He wasn't concern enough not just with people during His time but for those who would come after He's physically gone. When He demonstrated His love, He made known to man his value.

At the same time, knowing our purpose could answer the very reason why we're here. And having the idea where our journey should head, we can then follow the trail until it ends. When we know our destiny that needs to be fulfilled, we'd realize that this life is more than just today as how we see it. And time comes that life itself will tell more a lot about the future that would answer why this life is worth living after all.

A Humble Beginning

Praise be to the Lord, for He has heard my cry for mercy. The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to Him in song. - Psalm 28:6-7

I'm a liar if I would say that I've recovered fully after a painful break up. It was never easy for me having to wake up each day knowing I'd lost something I ever wanted for myself. There were times when I had to fake the way I was feeling. I was afraid that people might say something I never wished to hear.

That was almost 3 months ago. This afternoon as I was writing on my journal, I examined my heart's condition. Not at all surprising, I know I feel better today.

There are moments in our lives when we face dead-ends and set backs after putting too much efforts to keep something we feel so important to us. Disappointments and frustrations would then come in and knowing that things are getting out of control, we feel powerless. What would be our last resort then?

Reality shows that most of us would run to God after realizing that we can no longer fight and win over circumstances. It's fairly usual to us human. But despite this, God willingly accepts us with open arms. He keeps on giving His boundless love and reassuring us of His promises. For me, there's nothing else I'd rather want to feel but the comfort God is providing me. I am confident that His mercy is new every morning. Everything He has given me are sufficient to pull me up to start over again.

The question now is who's holding my heart this time? None other than the One I'd like to give thanks on my songs. This sounds weird but I'm learning to trust God for who He is.