God's promise to us in the midst of trials and mess...

Hi! I am back to blogging again! Guess what? It's already 2:00 in the morning here but I am still wide awake. Stupid coffee! Uh hah, I had coffee during dinner a couple of hours ago that's why I am still bushy-tailed until now. So, here I am, sitting on the couch, writing the blog while enjoying the bombastic "snoring" ambiance provided by my beloved hubby. sshhhh. hehehe

Anyways, what else is new to my life since the last time I updated my blog? I guess not much as far as I can remember. Ummm, lemme think of my whereabouts these past few days. O yeah, one thing I can think of was when I went to a Christian Women's Retreat facilitated by the women's ministry of Grace Chapel (church that my inlaws go to). My husband's step mom invited me to join so I said "sure, why not", you know, just to do something new and relaxing. And I was more than right, it was more than what I expected for. It was such a blast! I loved it. The testimonies were empowering and stimulating to the soul. The songs of praise and worship were so intense. The women were very accommodating and friendly to one another. I made friends too. At first, I was kinda apprehensive to mingle with them because they were all white but eventually, I blended myself in because I felt that they were really genuine and warm-hearted. Aside from meeting new friends, what I really loved most about the outcome of the activity is that it has brought good learnings and realizations to me. Lemme say that I think, I am more mature now in understanding God's grace compared before. Like for instance, basing on my attitude, I can say that I am really a worrywart, meaning, I tend to drown myself with too much worrying emotions especially when things are kinda shaky or rocky. But, through the retreat, I learned that worrying is not pleasing in the eyes of God. Yes, we will displease God when we worry. This is neither a hearsay nor a humanmade message to us. Facts about it are actually written in the Bible. Discerning the truth really overwhelmed me with feelings of guilt towards God. It made me realize that by being a worry freak, I was actually constantly doing things that were not pleasant with Him. This just showed that I am such a fool of a little faith! I really felt sorry to Him so right there and then I said to myself that it's now time to make a change. A change that will really make a difference. But, I am not a hypocrite to say that I will completely overcome the feelings of not worrying right away because I think it is really a human nature to feel this way especially when things go wrong, nonetheless, what matters is, God knows that my willingness to please Him is really true to my heart.

Now, I have come to take in that each passing day is a challenge to face, however, we need not worry, for every challenge we face is actually a blessing in disguise because through these challenges, we live and learn that God is Sovereign and Is in control of everything. This will strengthen our Faith on Him and will firm our understanding with humility that we are absolutely in total mess without Him.

I wanna end this blog with the verses that I memorized from Philipians 4:6-7

"6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with
thanskgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all
understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Isn't He an Awesome and Amazing God? O, I am so psyched to say that He truly is!