love

i love Jesus.

ever since i was in my mom's womb,

i had the blessings to love Jesus and believe in Jesus.

now, i am 23 and i still love Jesus because He died for me.

i love Him because...

He is the Son of God.

He is my comforter.

He is my redeemer.

He is my healer.

He is my friend.

He is my shepherd.

He is my Rock of Ages.

He is the reason why I sing.

He is the reason why I live.

He is ...

i can go on and on about the reasons why i love Him.

But the truth of the matter is...

my love for Jesus is conditional.

i love BECAUSE HE _______________.

Jesus loves me just because.

Jesus loves me.

no reason.

no question.

no doubt.

He loves me.

another thing...

I always think of Jesus as

someone that will be there for me,

someone friendly,

someone that can comfort me, you get the idea...

someone that is fluffy and round and soft.

after-all, He is our Shepherd.

However, i fail to realize that

Jesus is the Son of God, King of all Kings, Prince of Peace,

the One so powerful that blazing storms and crashing waves obey.

the One who overcame the chains of Satan, death ruled by Satan.

the One who sits on the throne, next to God.

He is the Conquerer

He is the one that will return to judge you and me.

with that said,

i want to say that

He died for me

and

I will live for Him.

i love Jesus.

John 5:25-29

²⁵I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. ²⁶For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself. ²⁷And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.

²⁸"Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice ²⁹and come out—those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned.

sunshine

i love the warm sunshine.

and today is just too good of a day to be at work.

someone take me to the beach!

people use weather as a segue from hello into other conversations

to avoid the awkward flow.

(which i think sometimes is more awkward but i do it too anyway..)

but i use weather as an indicator of my mood and emotions.

the warm sun makes me happy and warm

the cool breeze makes me want to do something adventurous

the cold rain makes me emo and sluggish

the gloomy cloud makes me want to sit at home and read like there's no tomorrow

the wintery snow makes me want to start new and sets me up into the planning mode.

today, i am happy because it's warm and sunny.

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what makes me more happy is that my BIG DADDY

is the creator of the sun, wind, rain, cloud, snow and me.

You alone are the LORD.

You made the heavens, even the highest heavens,

and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it,

the seas and all that is in them.

You give life to everything,

and the multitudes of heaven worship you.

nehemiah 9:6

impression on the heart

*These commandments that I give you today

are to be upon your hearts.

Impress them on your children.

Talk about them when you sit at home

and when you walk along the road,

when you lie down

and when you get up.*

Deuteronomy 6:6-7

what do you want to make yourself out of?

what is your dream?

what is your vision?

what is your hope?

what do i want to make myself out of? i want to be a mother.

what is my dream? i dream to be a wise mother.

what is my vision? i see myself to be a mother who's wisdom reflects her actions.

what is my hope? i hope that my children will love God with undying passion and keep His commandments.

i long to impress His commandments to my children.

i will talk about them

when i sit,

when i walk,

when i lie down

when i get up.

MY THOUGHTS vs. your thoughts

'My thoughts are not your thoughts,

neither are your ways my ways,'

declares the Lord.

'As the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.'

+Isaiah 55:8-9+

i acknowledge this 100% and i now need to live by it.

although, i will never comprehend God and His wonders, all i have to do is to be still and TRUST Him.