Rise up....
Don't falling down again...
I tried to fly, a while, So high... Direction sky!! ~ Yves Larock
Don't falling down again...
I tried to fly, a while, So high... Direction sky!! ~ Yves Larock
Walk by faith - not by sight!
So the world shook, rumbled and finally split into two... And there was nothing I could do about it.. Not one thing!!
And thus when the dust has settled, its time to raise my ashen self and rise.
And thus when the dust has settled, its time to raise my ashen self and rise.
I say this because it took a while before 100% of the reality would sink in.
We can only handle so much, so we take it in one piece at a time.
Sadly, each piece is no less painfull than the other, nor easier to handle.
We can only handle so much, so we take it in one piece at a time.
Sadly, each piece is no less painfull than the other, nor easier to handle.
Unmerited favour..
This is where GRACE comes in.
Favour that you have not earned, nothing like a harvest... Just immense kindness from Heaven.
It is unmerited because no works on this earth can earn anyone grace. You don't need a certain qualification or history... It is yours to receive; and it is often revealed when we need it the most but don't expect it.
This is where GRACE comes in.
Favour that you have not earned, nothing like a harvest... Just immense kindness from Heaven.
It is unmerited because no works on this earth can earn anyone grace. You don't need a certain qualification or history... It is yours to receive; and it is often revealed when we need it the most but don't expect it.
Grace gives us strength one instance at a time. When strange doors open and opportunities spring up from nowhere... And you cannot explain it..
When you are hit hard by a certain realization, but are able to accept it and despite the pain, you have the strength to move forward.. I call that grace.
When you are hit hard by a certain realization, but are able to accept it and despite the pain, you have the strength to move forward.. I call that grace.
When does grace really set in?
Honestly, I have no idea.
All I know, I just had faith. Like yeah... Just faith!!
Those moments you cannot even sleep because you are so weary, too weary to work, too weary to even eat... they were many.
Since I was not dead (yet) I grasped at the last thing left... intense belief that everything will be alright.
All I know, I just had faith. Like yeah... Just faith!!
Those moments you cannot even sleep because you are so weary, too weary to work, too weary to even eat... they were many.
Since I was not dead (yet) I grasped at the last thing left... intense belief that everything will be alright.
Nothing like it seems...
No... I was not smiling while picking daisies when all I had was faith...
No... I was not smiling while picking daisies when all I had was faith...
It was hard.
So hard, my whole body hurt. My soul hurt. My spirit wept.. And I wished I was dead.
But since I was not dead, and did not really want to die yet, I had to find something to live for.. A hope for some goodness yet to be experienced. A hope for sunshine..
So hard, my whole body hurt. My soul hurt. My spirit wept.. And I wished I was dead.
But since I was not dead, and did not really want to die yet, I had to find something to live for.. A hope for some goodness yet to be experienced. A hope for sunshine..
That is when I experienced grace...
Where kindness was shown to me by those around me.
My immediate needs were met, thankfully.
Even though some people close to me would say unkind things, more would listen and encourage me.
Those I did not expect to see my pain went out of their way to help me without labelling me...
... In short, prayers I had not even made were being answered. I was being met at my point of need.
And slowly, the restoration was revealed. As the dust settled, opportunitied became visible..
And stumbling blocks lay covered in dust. Those things that would have deviated me from my destiny were revealed as covered in dust.
Portraits of people I no longer needed were cracked and covered in ash. I could not understand why, but I did not question it either.
And stumbling blocks lay covered in dust. Those things that would have deviated me from my destiny were revealed as covered in dust.
Portraits of people I no longer needed were cracked and covered in ash. I could not understand why, but I did not question it either.
Deep tranquility took over.
I no longer had the need to prove a point. What had happened could not be undone. I accepted that.
I no longer had the need to prove a point. What had happened could not be undone. I accepted that.
There was a lot that could be done the right way... I accepted that too.
The best part was to know that I am not alone, and that He walks with me.
No rituals, just life and His love manifests. That I could go to Him in tears and end up hopeful, serene and optimistic despite having no clue of what to do next.
I do not mean blind faith... just faith where you know something is bound to happen but you just don't know how its going to happen .... but its going to happen..
I still cannot explain it.. it still gives me joy to know that I can relax and let life be.
We plant the seeds, but God makes the plants grow..
We can have the plans but it is He who grows them to the point of bearing fruits. I guess that explains where faith comes in.
Let the creator take care of you, allow Him to flourish you... For the plans He has for you are good; plans to prosper you and make you bountiful. To build you and not to destroy you.
I guess sometimes we have to be shaken a little to know where to look in the future.
This is Serenity..
Life is beautiful
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