It just is.

Whenever you love somebody, there is usually a list of "I love you because of....."

Your voice.

Your smile.

Your confidence.

The way you laugh at your own jokes.

The way you crinkle your nose when you laugh.

How you change your mind a hundred times at the drive-thru.

How you bend down to a child to speak to them at eye level.

The list goes on and you will keep trying to find more reasons to make everything have perfect sense in its way of loving someone.

Then you hear the truth about what Jesus says when He says He loves you. It changes your perspective about love. It changes you as a person. 

This is what happened to me. When I didn't seem to see myself loved because of my debilities, He came to me and whispered, "My beloved, I love you just - because."

No specific reason, not based on externals and not even based on anything I say or do.

It just is.

At the end of the day, we all get old and gray. 

We all change over a lifetime. 

The reason that others love us never stay the same, because we are people in progress shaped by the edges of time. 

In fact, God loves us when our souls turn ugly, when we are cowardly and crass, when we fail and stumble. He loves us when the dress stops fitting. Our God is the God who stays when everyone else leaves. He loves us just because and He can't help it. 

This is who He is, regardless of who we are, because His love does not reside in a list.

His love is free.

It is reckless.

It is forever.

Thoughts.

Whenever someone ask me my opinion about gay people, or people who support abortion, or people of other religions, or transgender people, or overly religious people..

I usually say, 

"You mean what do I think about people? 

Well, I am a people too and we're all pretty screwed up. 

And I think we all need Jesus."

God loves people. 

We are all invited.

End of story.

Back to Life.

Oh Hello Everyone!

I have made some changes here and there to make my blog looks more interesting. Yet, it will not make a huge different without posting anything. So here's some updates about my life.

Life has been a roller coaster for me for the past 4 years. 

I had been through so much and I am now stronger than I was yesterday.

Nothing to brag about myself at all. 

In fact, I am currently wandering in the middle of wilderness discerning God's promises for me and still in a day-to-day mission of pursuing Him even more. 

a Dreamer. yes I Am!

It’s cliche. i know. and i hate things that are cliche. but still. it’s so true. i feel like i should rephrase it. but i won’t. just don’t give up, ever. there’s always something to live for, someone to breathe for, some reason to walk, talk, dance, sleep, eat. it’s the things that are placed in front of us in attempts to stop us that really should inspire us to keep going. those brick walls are placed strategically to try to make us give up. what’s better: saying that you gave up when something difficult showed up, or being able to say that you were able to overcome that difficult situation and proceed with your life. i think the latter. so keep pushing. finding one small thing that gives you a push can be your saving grace. whether it be a person, poetry, writing, music, singing, dancing, photography, anything. just an outlet that you know will always be there for you when you may not be at your best. knowing that one thing is there may help you accomplish things you never dreamed you would ever accomplish.

THE 45 LESSONS LIFE TAUGHT ME, BY REGINA BRETT

1.Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.

8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement, starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past, so it won’t screw up the present.

12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness, but you.

26.Frame every so-called disaster with these words: ‘In five years, will this matter?

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.

35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.36. Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.

Instructions of Life

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the 3 R’s: respect for self, for others, and responsibilty for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

ABOVE ALL, SEEK GOD FIRST IN YOUR DAILY LIFE.

9 Hardest Times of Life

1. Being questioned when you yourself don’t understand.
2. Pretending to be innocent of what you are guilty about.
3. Trying to forget something you know you never will.
4. Admitting you were wrong after you have been so insistent that you were right.
5. Debating with yourself.
6. Accepting the fact that some things are not meant to be.
7. Trying to understand when you just can’t.
8. Realizing that you’ve been fooled after you’ve given your whole trust.
9. Parting with and letting go of someone who made you believe in love again.