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God Is Your Strength
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. Psalms 28:7, NIV Have you ever experienced those moments when you just don’t know what to do? You feel overwhelmed by the situation around you to the point where you can’t find hope and peace. If you are in this situation right now, this verse is a perfect reminder to trust God. The Lord is your strength and shield. If you think that nobody cares for you, then God is there to help you. In these moments, when you surrender your…
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God is waiting for you to receive His Joy
You are surrounded by blessings that are freely given. God’s love surrounds you a lot more than you ever know. You may not always see it the way He intends to be, but know that He never missed and forgot to bless you. Believe that He understands what you are going through and knows how to mend the pain. His presence will sometimes require your effort and choice to be found and felt. He will never intervene and push to enter your life. He is a God that does not force your heart to believe Him. He is a tender and gentle God who will always wait for you to…
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You will Bloom once you become Honest with Yourself
Sometimes, God will reveal something about yourself that will be hard for you to accept. He will show you your reality that will be hard to believe in. God will bless you in every endeavor that you will choose. Still, sometimes you need to face the things you have been avoiding for a long time or even something you never knew that caused you to be who you are in the present. But despite the pain, know that His intention is always clean and pure. You must acknowledge that there are parts of you that need fixing for you to see more of His blessings. His guidance, and favor are…
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Hope is always there when you Learn to Focus on God’s blessings
Walking on a very dark path is not easy. Your faith will be challenged, and you will feel scared. Sometimes you can’t help but pray for that season to end. You’ll think that there’s no hope left. If in case you are going through that painful moment right now, then always remember that you are surrounded by so many blessings. If you want to see the light, then focus on the good things that God is doing in your life. Look at the miracles that He performed. Recall those moments when He saved you from destruction. Never forget those times when He rescued you from pain. When you set your…
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God can change your perspective towards joy
A joyful life is what we all long and dream of. We want it to be lasting. It is one of our greatest desires. How one defines joy can be influenced by the environment, such as people on social media who flauntingly express happiness attached to material things like money or other earthly pleasures. Sometimes, we could feel the pressure to get what we want because of the standards around us. We get so pressured about feeling happy and joyous since that is what many people have been whispering to us. However, others haven’t noticed that joy comes to one’s life in different ways and forms. It is based on…
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God can Help you Fill the Joy that your Heart Desires
Living this life is like walking along the journey that God designed. Over time, you have experienced different things and events that brought you pain and joy. The feeling of happiness and satisfaction is what most people have always been looking for. Some expressed joy in their answered prayers of work, school, or acquiring material things. Some also look at it from different angles. Others look for it through reading inspirational quotes and books and searching for hacks and easier ways to find one. How one defines joy depends on how one sees life. Happiness is sometimes made. Remember that God already provided you everything that you need. However, this…
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Happiness Sometimes Disguises Itself in Something Unfamiliar To Us
It may not appear like it, but all people have been through different stories and situations in life. Everyone has their own story to tell. The media and other platforms may expose you to an extravagant life. Still, one way or another, there is this part in life wherein misery, and sorrow is present. No one can avoid sadness and emptiness in this life. No one can escape the uncomfortable feeling of not being okay. The more you deny it, the more it will show. People take advantage of different things and make escapes just to handle the anxiety and uneasiness inside them. Their hearts long for affection while trying…
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Carry your Inner Child with you, and Remember to Have Fun in Things you Do
You would find yourself learning a lot along the path of life. Sometimes, life treats you well or somehow it mistreats you. It can make you experience a lot of ups and downs. Now that you are grown up, you see things differently. You learned the value of humility and responsibility as your role in life continues to change. And some of the things you have experienced make you the person you are today. You meet people that taught you so many things. They make you realize how important life is and how to treasure it. They taught you how to be grateful, no matter how small things are. Some…
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Take a look at the Small and Simple things, and let these forms of life bless yours
We live every day searching for something or someone that will bring us happiness and joy. We do well in life, work, and earn to buy things and provide ourselves with stuff that will make us happy. We travel and find a place that will create peace and happiness. We write to express how happy we are, and we laugh to convey that we are having fun. We have creative hobbies that will escape us from pain and things that make us stressed. Being happy and joyful is one thing that all of us long for. Sometimes we associate it with these things – achievements, victories, battles won, etc. We…
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Joy in the midst of trials
I picture myself waitingUnder the shadow of His graceI find myself restingEven in the midst of uncertainties I looked up in HeavenAnd imagine myself in thereMy eyes are closedWhile the tears are falling Unbearable painYet indescribable loveGoing through brokennessYet with a thankful heart Joy in the midst of trialsI thought it was impossiblePeace in the middle of the stormIt’s like a priceless treasure
