LET US COME TO JESUS CHRIST

 "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” - Matthew 11:28-30

When we come to God, He promised that He will give us rest. It means that He will give us a solution to everything that troubles us or any kind of problem we may that causes our suffering. And He will not just give us rest but He will also teach us to succeed in life. So let us come to Jesus expecting to receive great things from Him!

NO ONE EVER WARNED HER

About how much she'd miss.

While doing the work that she loves.

And no one ever told her,

How hard it might feel,

Putting her dreams on pause,

To nurture her world in her lap.

And no one ever mentioned,

That loving her baby,

Might not always equal

'Loving every moment' of motherhood.

And no one ever admitted,

That mothers cry too.

When their world feels so new,

Just like their baby's does.

And because nobody told her,

She thought she couldn't say it.

So she instead spoke her secrets,

In every moment she was alone, but not.

In the quiet hours, she whispered,

Before this, I was someone else, and I miss her so very much.

In the lonely moments, she spoke,

I don't want to be anywhere else, but it's hard to not have a minute alone.

In the moments when everything else was on pause, she shared

Someday I'll get back to those other things I love; I can't wait to show you who else I am.

And in the moments when she was missing, she softly assured,

I love you so much, and though this is so very hard, I'll never regret a minute with you.

And as she told her story to her baby -

The one she thought she couldn't say,

She began to understand the truth about motherhood. The one that no one had told her:

That it is a complicated but lovely journey, full of moments of missing, but lifetimes of love. Where there is boundless happiness, but also some sorrow. And that it is always, always okay to feel both.

And she realized that there was nothing wrong with her story - Because although she hadn't heard one like it before, it was honest. And it was real.

And she was free, and she was happy.

And her baby was happy, too.

To be loved by a mother who had so much to share. But most of all, love 💗

☀️🌻

MY HUSBAND

 "You're the one who knows my stories, gets my jokes, warms my feet, takes my sides, ignores my quirks, finishes my sentences, soothes my worries."

GOD'S APPROVAL

"Anak, ang approval pa rin ng Diyos ang pinakamahalaga. Kung pakiramdam mo ay hindi kayang iappreciate ng tao ang ginagawa mo,  nakakasiguro naman ako na iappreciate ng Lord ang kabutihan mo. Katunayan, hindi naman natin kailangan ang appreciation ng tao dahil sa Diyos tayo naglilingkod at sa Diyos din tayo magsusulit. Higit sa lahat, hindi tayo dapat gumawa ng mabuti para sa ikaluwalhati ng ating mga sarili kundi gumagawa tayo ng kabutihan para sa ikaluluwalhati ng Diyos."

"So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." - 1 Corinthians 10:31

HUWAG KANG LUMAYO SA AKIN

 "Anak, sa panahong ramdam mong nanlalamig ka, doon mo mas lalong tiyagain na hindi lumiban sa mga gawain, doon mo mas lalong tiyagaing manalangin at magbasa ng Biblia. The more kasi lumiliban ka, the more na mas mararamdaman mong lumalayo ka at nanlalamig ka."

"Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord." - Romans 12:11

UNANG PAG-IBIG

 "UNANG PAG-IBIG"

Naaalala mo pa ba?

Noon ang sabi mo "LORD AKO'Y MAGLILINGKOD SAYO" 

kahit anong mangyare," kahit mahirap kakayanin, hinding-hindi ako bibitaw, 

kinakanta mo lagi,  

"I have decided to follow Jesus,  no turning back"? 

Pero bakit ngayon tila nagpatangay ka ulit sa agos ng mundo.

Marahil nadisappoint ka, nadiscourage ka, naulanan ka ng napakaraming problema,  nandyan yung pang-uusig kaya nanghina ka, nagsawa ka, napagod ka, sumuko ka, huminto ka. Hanggang sa unti-unti,, unti-unting lumalayo nang lumalayo....hangang sa bumitaw ka🥺

Nawala yung commitment mo, tuluyan nang nilamon ng lamig yang pananampalataya mo, 

nawala yung intimate na relationship mo kay Kristo, Nakiayon ka ulit sa takbo ng mundo, gusto mo nang bumalik..... Subalit sadyang kinakabig ng karimlan ang iyong mga paa, at hinihila ka patungo sa kadiliman at kawalan ng pag-asa.

Alam ko, alam kong namimiss mo na rin yung dating ikaw.

Dating ikaw na sabik na sabik sa pagbabasa ng Bibliya,  dating ikaw na masigasig sa pagshishare ng Salita Niya, Dating ikaw na gagawin ang lahat para lang sa Kanya.

Aminin mo man o hindi...

Kaya ka lang naman Nahihirapang bumalik,, kasi pakiramdam mo, wala kanang mukhang ihaharap.  Nahihiya ka lang lumapit sa Kanya dahil pakiramdam mo,,,,, sobrang dumi mo na.

Pero alam mo ba na may gusto Siyang sabihin sayo? 

Na kahit sobrang layo mo na sa kanya kapatid.

Na kahit sobrang dami na ng kasalanang niyakap mo ulit.

Nais Niyang bumalik ka, Hindi para isumbat sayo yung mga mali mo, kundi para muli Siyang magpakilala sayo. 

Nais Niyang itama yung daan na tinatahak mo kasi naliligaw kana.

Nais Niyang bumalik ka kasi,,, kasi anak ka Niya.

Nais niyang ipaalala sayo na sa iyong paglalakbay kapag naliligaw kana , bumalik ka sa daan kung saan ka nagsimula..bago pa dumating sa punto na lunurin ka ng napakaraming problema,, hanggang sa hindi mo na maihakbang ang iyong mga paa pabalik sa Kanya.

Nais Niyang mapabuti ka, Nais Niyang tuparin ang pangako at plano Niya sa buhay mo. Kung maaaring magsimula ka ulit sa umpisa yan ay gawin mo. Upang maipagpatuloy mong muli ang sinimulan mong laban, wag Kang aatras,wag kang susuko, wag Kang panghihinaan, dahil kailanman ni Hindi ka Niya pinabayaan, 

Bangon kana mula sa pagkadapa, at harapin ang kasalukuyan na may matibay na pananampalataya.

Takbo kana ulit sa Panginoon 🥺

Balik ka na, Kapatid, Miss na miss kana Niya.

IN GOD

Take a break, and spend time with God as often as possible.  

Because, in God we find peace. We find hope, we have joy, and love.  In His presence, there is no hurt, no stress and no worry.

And with the way things are these days. With pandemics,  financial woes, family strife,  and other hardships, we need that break from it all.  We need somewhere to go where we can escape the darkness for a time. And that place is God. 

God is our refuge, our hope. Our safe space. And the more time we spend with Him. The more often we will find peace and rest.  In the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, amen. 

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid."-john 14:27 (esv)

"I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”-john 16:33 (esv)

"6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."-philippians 4:6-7 (esv)