Random Thoughts, V

Turn back time:

Random Thoughts, I

Random Thoughts, II

Random Thoughts, III
Random Thoughts, IV

I'm excited not because I already know something. I'm excited because I know I will be learning more things.

I love long, stuck in traffic kind of travels. 
They turn out to be 
one of my most productive times: 
I read, I study, 
I listen to music,
I rest. I sleep,
I pray.

Sometimes, we don't need a lot of sources. What we need is but a One, Faithful Source. And The Source has been faithful in reminding me just that.

From my desk calendar:

"Rest will come as you learn to adjust to the place in which God has put you, as you joyfully and thankfully adapt to the purpose that He intended."

Dear Lord, help me not to take matters into my own hands. It is by Your leading and direction that I am (now) handling 'Two', by Your grace, help me to put my complete trust in You. Bring to my remembrance that in every way, everyday, You will see me through. And in every single moment between, gracefully teach me what it really means to dance and embrace this 'Season' with You. Amen.

So I Won't Forget

I have been out of the blogosphere for the longest time I ever remembered. Being hard pressed by time and circumstances led me to put blogging to a temporary halt. It is just by the sudden gush of inspiration I find myself here now, banging the keys. I am so glad I did.

I tried hard, really hard to keep my posts from showing the vulnerable side of me. I put conscious efforts (that I so often failed) to hide the heart of this blogger. But I now feel and think that a blog should be functional to the blogger himself, and that he must write what's in his heart for that will give him the drive to keep writing and writing and writing.

Whoa, that's a swift introduction.

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I am thankful to the Lord for leading and placing me in situations where I would learn to trust Him and draw unto Him all the more. I am thankful that He has taken me out of predictable situations that I so often find comfortable. I am thankful He has placed me in situations for me to experience His supernatural provision, encouragement and strength that I would experience nowhere else than in my present situation.

It's a blessing to be reminded of these things from the book I just read today. It ministered to me beyond words and it's just too good not to post. So I am doing this now so I won't forget this momentous time ~ what the Lord did for me today:

* For some who pray expecting an answer, it takes a long time to learn that delays of answers are not denials. In fact, in the "Delayed Blessing Office," there are deep secrets of love and wisdom that we never imagined! We tend to want to pick our blessings from the tree while they are still green, yet God wants us to wait until they are fully ripe.

* Do not grieve Him by doubting His love. Instead, lift up your eyes and begin praising Him right now for the deliverance that is on its way to you. Then you will be abundantly rewarded for the delay that has tried your faith.

O you of little faith,

God has not failed you yet!

When all looks dark and gloomy,

You do soon forget ---

Forget that He has led you,

And gently cleared your way;

On clouds has poured His sunshine,

And turned your night to day.

And if He's helped You to this point,

He will not fail you now;

How it must wound His loving heart

To see your anxious brow!

Oh! doubt not any longer,

To Him commit your way,

Whom in the past you trusted,

And is just the same today.

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Teach me, dear Lord. Help me not to forget.

From This Book

Nevertheless We Must Run Aground

Have you ever put heart and soul into something, prayed over it, worked at it with a good heart because you believed it to be what God wanted, and finally seen it "run aground"?

The story of Paul's voyage as a prisoner across the Adriatic Sea tells how an angel stood beside him and told him not to be afraid (in spite of winds of hurricane force), for God would spare his life and the lives of all with him on board ship. Paul cheered his guards and fellow passengers with that word, but added, "Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island" (Acts 27:26, NIV).

It would seem that the God who promises to spare all hands might have "done the job right," saved the ship as well, and spared them from the ignominy of having to make it to land on the flotsam and jetsam that was left. The fact is He did not, nor does He always spare us.

Heaven is not here, it's There. If we were given all we wanted here, our hearts would settle for this world rather than the next. God is forever luring us up and away from this one, wooing us to Himself and His still invisible Kingdom, where we will certainly find what we so keenly long for.

"Running aground," then, is not the end of the world. But it helps us to make the world a bit less appealing. It may be even God's answer to "Lead us not into temptation" – the temptation complacently to settle for visible things.

What's on my Desk?

Literally, there has been so many days the time I open my eyes to begin the day, I read. And before I close my eyes to end the day, I read. More so, I do a lot of reading in between. Poor eyes.

My room desk has a lot of forbearance, too. It is such an active participant to my day-to-day and occasional activities. Utilized to the max, but loved so much! :)

What's on my desk?

I am currently preparing for a talk next month. So, I pulled out my tools from my shelves, put them on my desk for easy access. Even with resources now available online, paperbacks still work for me --- perfectly well. These books are my choicest and have personal imprints. I am no Bible scholar, nor a theologian. I am but a simple student of the Word. Me, being given an opportunity to share and teach the Word never ceases my status as a student of the same. 


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I've got a handful of devotion guides/companion on my shelf. Sometimes, I don't know which one to use. But one day, as I was tidying up the room, this book came up. I almost forgot I have this. The title came so striking and so relevant that I felt the need to put this on my desk. This is the one.

A quiet heart on quiet times.

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How about you, what's on your desk?

Random Thoughts, IV

Turn back time:

Random Thoughts, I

Random Thoughts, II

Random Thoughts, III

Prefer to understand context over content.

One thing that moves me to tears: God's grace.

Lord, give me the heart to Ask.

Word for the moment: Redefine.

Lord, you have been so good, and so kind, and so gracious to me. Thank You.