waiting

alone
in the dark
is the last place
one wants to be,
but
alone
in the dark
maybe
the only place...
Let him who walks in the dark,
who has no light,
trust in the name of the LORD
and rely on his God.

blessed

I 'texted' my friends Christmas greetings in pure tagalog and one of my friends responded with this: "Isang malaking pagpapala na ang pagsilang ng Anak ng Diyos sa lupa ay hindi lamang isang pagdating bagkus pananatili, hindi lamang isang pagdalaw bagkus pananahan. Manatili't manahan ang Pag-ibig ni Hesus sa iyo at sa iyong angkan! Mapagpalang pasko at masaganang bagong taon! Zenyatmgaanakatapo" :)

wonderful joy ahead

reserved in heaven for us:
an inheritance--
pure, unsullied, undefiled,
unfading, imperishable, enduring, abiding, indestructible, permanent, enduring,
will never spoil/pass away/be lost,
beyond the reach of change & decay...

everywhere

do you know what's up ahead? do you know what you're supposed to do next? are you constantly asking God whats going to happen? has He told you? He probably won't tell you, tell you-- you know... but He is always revealing Himself... and He is always here, He will always be here & there... hmmm... the closer eternity gets, the more I am discovering God's "wonderfulness".

"...he obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going." Hebrews 11:8

overjoyed

“When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.” Matthew 2:10

the greatest gift

"11And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life."
1John 5:11-12

Thank you God for the greatest gift-- your Son, Jesus. And thank you for for all the other gifts that come with Jesus.

love in deed is love indeed

“Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.” I John 3:18

It is so easy to talk about people and show concern—it is more desirable though to act on this seeming concern. As the old saying goes: actions speak louder than words.

keep looking up

"20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
21 who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body."
Philippians 3:20-21

I am not a citizen of this world! This world is not the world I should be pining for... there is something else in store for me…something else to look forward to-- that is: my home in heaven and my glorious body!

Christmas

21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." Matthew 1:21

“Christmas proves that God is a promise-keeping God! He said that He would send a Deliverer, and He did. Your sin is not beyond the reach of this promise. He is ready and waiting to forgive your sins—all of them.” —Joe Stowell
December….Christmas is coming! Our Savior’s ‘birthday’ is almost here… the world seems to be abuzz with excitement… hmmm, but I think they are excited for a different reason…..

look up

“10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.
11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives.”
2 Peter 3:10-11 (New International Version)

“Crisis has a way of shaking us out of complacency. It reminds us this world is not our home and encourages us to be godly (v.11). When it feels as if our personal world is coming to an end, we should focus on living for eternity.” —Dennis Fisher

This is not my home; I am just passing through… I shouldn’t get so attached to this world, eh? But I should fix my eyes on Jesus… just keep gazing heavenward….