I still recall, it was just a few months ago, our teacher gave us an assignment, and she wants us to answer four questions, and one of them was, "Who am I?" I finished answering the other three questions, and I'm stuck with this last question, "Who am I?" I reread it a lot of times, still my mind was blank. I really had no idea what to put in this question. Until the night before submission day, I added some words to make the sentence a bit easier to answer, "Who am I that God would give me so much blessings?" And there, I came up with an answer, "I am a nobody, yet God loves me so much, unconditionally. I have so much sins and do not deserve all these blessings, yet God still gives me the best blessings." That was the first time I encountered a question like that and it was also the first time I evaluated myself. "Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth Would care to know my name Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love and watch me rise again.
Who am I, that the Voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me"
Reflection: Ask yourself this question, "Who am I?"
Are you afraid whenever you are left at home all alone by yourself? Or are you scared when the place is just so quiet, everyone is sleeping, and you are the only person who is still wide awake? Yes, I've experienced that! There were times, when I was rushing my homeworks which was needed the next day, and I stayed up very late, it was like around 1 o'clock in the morning… Everyone was sleeping, no one was talking, no sound of cars or motorcycles passing by, no noisy cats and dogs fighting, absolutely no noise, it was total silence!! Then suddenly, I heard some creepy sounds!!! Yikes, what was that sound? Monsters? Ninjas? Samurais? Nah! You really watch too much cartoons! Or is it Prince Charming coming for his Princess? I think you should stop reading fairy-tale books! Or some kidnapper or robber? You should go see the psychologist, action series affected you too much! What was that then? It was after a while then I figured out, it was the sound of someone running… Oh! It was my "small buddies" roaming around searching for food. That moment when I heard those creepy noise, I was afraid deep deep inside… But, I forgot the most important thing of all, His Promise in Psalms 118:6, "The Lord is on my side, I will not fear. What can man do to me?" Let us always remember that, no matter where we are, no matter what we are doing, no matter who we are, in any situation, the Lord is always with us, just right beside us, waiting for us to call on Him. This is a song, entitled "Still". "Be still, know that I am God."
Whenever we go through the storms of life, let us not forget Psalms 46:1, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
Did you smile today? Yes? Great, I am happy too!!
^______^ No? Why not? Do you have any problem? :((
Sometimes, my day is so happy, I wanted to smile to
everyone! No problems, no exams, no long quizzes, no headaches, none, nothing!
And it's so relaxing, and I'm happy! But, there are also other times, when
problems come to me, I cannot give anyone a smile. Whenever problems come to
me, I thought of these:
1.HUNDREDS OF PROBLEMS, MILLIONS, BILLIONS,
TRILLIONS OF BLESSINGS!
God gave us everything. Food, house, clothing,
education, family, friends, and many many millions, billions, trillions more to
enumerate! What more could I ask for? We must say, "We are 'Blessed by the
Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits!'" (Psalms 68:19) A point to smile!
:)
2. TINY PROBLEMS.
Other people have more serious problems than we
have, we should be thankful that the problems we are facing are just small.
Like the beggars we see on the streets, food and house are their problems! Or the
ones in the hospital, maybe cancer is their problem. Tell yourself, "How
can my small problem be comparable to their big big big problems?" Another
point to smile! :)
3. "I AM THE WAY"
And let us always remember God's promise, "I am
the way, the truth, and the life." There's a song that goes like this,
"God will make a way, when there seems to be no way. He works in ways we
cannot see, He will make a way for me."
Yes, it's time to smile! :)
Let us always remember Philippians 4:6-7, "Be
anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with
thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God and the peace of God,
which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through
Jesus Christ."
Everyone of us has our own goals, whether to go and work for this big company, or to get a Master's degree at this age, or to earn this amount of money at this time. Are these goals reachable? Yes, of course! ...that's why it's a goal, right? But, in order to achieve these goals, we have follow the step by step instructions, if not, we won't succeed. For example, if you want to go and work for this big company, you have to distinguish if is your skill is fit for you to apply for a position in the company. Next, you have to prepare your resume, and apply in their company. Then, if you got accepted, you have to make sure to use your skill to bring benefits to the company and not disadvantages, so that your position will be stable or even better, being promoted. Or let's say after graduating a Bachelor's degree in college, you want to pursue for a Master's degree. First of all, you have to study more and more and know about the subject matter really well, and then, apply for a school which offers masteral degrees on that course, and if you are already enrolled, you have to concentrate and focus on studying. You have to take more effort and allot more time, so that you can excel in your studies, and not fall behind.
A step by step plan is best for goals!
In order to achieve goals, we have to plan a step by step blueprint on how to achieve it. And if we follow the step by step plan, I assure you, goals will be reached in no time! Do you still remember the last goal you finished? When was it? What was it? What was your secret in achieving that goal? Can you share? :)))
