BAD DAY

Sometimes, God allows chaos in our lives.Our plans mess up. Our times wasted. Our energy spent seemed to be useless. Such times tempt us to look back and regret everything we did and wonder about the things we should have done.

But as always, we can't worry forever about the things we can't already change.

Anyone who thinks he/she did a mistake can, "...forget what is behind, and strain  toward what is ahead..." [Philippians 3:13] Anyone who feels he/she missed God's best, "...from there, He can gather us and bring us back..." [Deutoronomy 30:4] to where we should be.

One of my favorite lines in Joyce Meyer's Never Give Up is, "...if you miss  God somehow, don't worry, He'll find YOU..." One of the best things about being a believer of the Living God as I am is we can always choose to hope... Hope that God can use even our most terrible mistakes, "..ultimately to serve His purpose.." "...God can turn it around and use it for your advantage..." AGAIN.

One of my most-said prayer lately is that God would give me the courage to face the unknown ahead, and not to allow fear to stop me even just to try. And among all the noises in my head, all the options, alternatives, plan A's and B's, God would help me "Be still.." [Psalm 46:10] and help me listen to my heart, as it echo what is in His heart.

*italicized words from Bible (NIV), 

Never Give Up (Joyce Meyer),

Reaching for the Invisible God (Philip Yancey),

Joel Osteen (Become a Better You)

CRAWLING

"If you can't fly, run. If you can't run, walk. If you can't walk, crawl, but by all means KEEP MOVING." -Martin Luther King Jr.

Bad things come and go. They sap your strength. From intense enthusiasm, it can push you into your lowest low. It's the reality. This world is unfair. Humans are rude. So your effortless flying can become a desperate crawling, anytime. Most of the time, it comes in times when you least expect it. But you just can't afford staying in what's worst-- because no matter how bleak it may seem, by faith, there are always better things ahead. It's paniful to let go. It takes a pruned pride to forgive, it takes time to heal a broken soul, it requires an effort to be happy-- but it's for the best that you have to move on.