through different eyes

i think that i recently learnt that what might seem praise-worthy in the world, is not necessarily what God intends for our lives. For example, a man who gives up a 6 figure salary might be called into the slums, to serve there. a mother might be called to give up her job, her passions, to go a different direction, to be a good mother. from crisis home i learnt, that God can even use HIV as a tool to reach out to so many lost people. also, many people would consider obtaining poor results as a failure, provided of course they did their best, but i think i remembered the unchanging truth today, that NO MATTER WHAT, God is still in control. He doesn't always give us what we want, what we think is good, but instead plans out our life in detail, putting in a few detours here and there, all to remind us that at the end of the day, He is still Lord. He is still God and He is still almighty.

so how are you looking at your life today? when everything seems to be falling apart, know that God is working in you. know that He's up to something bigger, greater than you've ever imagined. and that in the years to come, you'll see how all the puzzle pieces of your life fit into place.. perfectly. :) and even as you're stuck in the NOW, take a look at your life, through different eyes. keep praying, and keep the faith. God is moving. :)

therefore, i no longer want to be committed to my dream. i have decided to be committed to God's dream for me, no matter the cost. though i may stumble and fall and break down along the way, i know that no other road but this one will offer me the utmost satisfaction and joy and fulfillment from having lived at all.

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
- Isaiah 55:3

well on another note, i'm come to realize that hoping.. really really hurts. :/ but to live without hope, that's no life at all. to live is to bleed, to hurt, to cry, to suffer, to desire, to thirst, to submit to God. today i thank You God that wherever i go next, i can be so certain that You are with me, and because of that i am able to live.. FREE. thank You Lord Jesus. :) Happy early birthday!

What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.
- Revelations 3:7b


never stop fighting,
candice