As Christmas comes to an end I hope you’ve received the gift you wanted most this year. We all know the backstory of the most wonderful time of the year but I can’t help but be reminded that the best gift you and I can ever receive came down 2,000 years ago. As a baby. But the story doesn’t stop there. That baby grew up like you and me and died the death we should have died because He loves you and cares for you and He didn’t just die for us, He fought death for us and rose from the dead because He desires to give us hope and life. And because of what He has done we can celebrate Christmas and have fun and errthang!
As Christmas comes to an end I hope you’ve received the gift you deserve most in your life! “For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord” -Romans 6:23
Last Saturday, July 30, I attended a conference that empowered me. You ever get that ache in your chest–the good kind of ache–when you feel so overwhelmed? I did. I was so overwhelmed to worship God and to know that He has a lot of breakthroughs coming for me and for the campus, for you! He has prepared amazing plans for me and you! So why are you okay in dealing with your pain alone? Why are you content with just a grade of tres when you can have an uno? Why are you satisfied with the temporary happiness of lust when you are worth so much more? Don’t settle for less just because you think that’s all you can get in life. God has so much in store for you and He is not yet done with you! He is working in your life and you may not be feeling it for over a month now, a year, or even your whole life, but why don’t you talk to Him? Why don’t you tell Him about your struggles and addictions, about your achievements and things that made you smile today, or about the boy who’s been running in your mind? Why don’t you ask Him the questions you’ve been trying to find the answers to for quite a while now? Because God has been knocking your heart all this time, waiting for you to experience His love that will change your life.
The Artidote has mentioned Elon Musk said that “If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it.” Choosing to accept Jesus in my life is the best decision I’ve made. I get to experience His love everyday that I wouldn’t get from anyone or anything and I want you to also feel it, to experience Jesus, to understand that Someone died for you because He loves you and only wants what is best for you. Because it’s not just your once in a lifetime privilege, it’s your right.
But at the end of the day, it will always be about You. ♡
Although two of my groupmates and I have been competing for Bible quiz bee for years now, we always get the feeling of joining a contest for the first time. The past doesn’t matter, what matters is now. Genesis, Philippians, Colossians, and Hebrews were the coverage of this year’s contest.
We were really frustrated while answering because we focused on Genesis and not a single question came from that book! All the stories and names and ages and places found in that book and not. a. single. question! But then there was nothing to be really upset about. All the efforts spent understanding and memorizing the Bible were not in vain because we were learning God’s Word! While aiming to win, we were actually spiritually growing.
We got first place! We received medals and compliments from people. But we got something better than a piece of gold that brings honor. We got to spend time with God. We got to learn more about Him. And no medal can ever outshine that.
And He smiles.
He laughs at me and says,
‘I have been right beside you this whole time.
I was the warmth on your pillow,
and I was the breeze on a Sunday morning.
I was the silence in the middle of the day,
the dust floating in streams of sunlight,
the peace of mind that defied all logic.
I was in your best friend’s advice,
and in the forgiveness of everyone who has ever been hurt.
I was with you this entire time,
but more than that,
I AM.’
I asked God, “Where have you been?” (via choc-o-late)
Living for 14 years thinking all I did was to seek the best in life through pleasing people, and me. I want fame, I want to be in. I wanted to be friends with famous online people because it feels great to be friends with someone famous right? I want to have a lot of followers on social networking sites. I want to be noticed by people. I feel appreciated when someone reblogs/likes my posts and RTs my tweets. It was a way to feel loved because I felt that people irl don’t really notice me. There was even a point in my life where I told myself I’ll study to please my parents, because that would be a way to feel their love for me. And fortunately, everything happened the way I wanted it to be. I felt that my cup of emptiness is finally filled with a tea (bc not a coffee person) of happiness.
After I gained the fame and all, I slowly lost it. I lost (not totally tho) the interest in kpop (which is the sole reason why I gained ~*^fAmE^*~) so my spazzing Twitter account isn’t really useful anymore. Those famous friends I had were big backstabbers. Not all of them though, but because of some of them I experienced being hated online for the very first time in my life. Once again, my cup of happiness became a cup of emptiness.
But when I met Jesus, everything changed. He made me realize that all the fame I had is nothing compared to His unending love for me. He filled my cup of emptiness with His overflowing grace, satisfying me all the way through. If it weren’t for Him, I’m still probably very desperate for a fill of fame and glory the world offers me. What about you? Are you satisfied with what you drink?
