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her time capsule.
hence, more updated.
Better Than I
by david campbell
I thought I did what’s right
I thought I had the answers
I thought I chose the surest road
But that road brought me here
So I put up a fight
And told you how to help me
Now just when I have given up
The truth is coming clear
You know better than I
You know the way
I’ve let go the need to know why
For you know better than I
If this has been a test
I cannot see the reason
But maybe knowing I don’t know
Is part of getting through
I try to do what’s best
And faith has made it easy
To see the best thing I can do
Is put my trust in you
For You know better than I
You know the way
I’ve let go the need to know why
For you know better than I
I saw one cloud and thought it was a sky
I saw a bird and thought that I could follow
But it was you who taught that bird to fly
If I let you reach me will you teach me
For You know better than I
You know the way
I’ve let go the need to know why
I’ll take what answers you supply
You know better than I
P R O F I L E
nice meeting you too.
yep, my name's janreine. you can call me
reine. at least that's what most people call me. jan.reine@yahoo.com. januarythirteeneightysix. working as a nurse has been a
rollercoaster. as much as i love doing it, it's exhausting yet fulfilling. a simple thank you and a smile from my patients makes my day. i praise God for my
family and my
friends. even though i don't get to see them due to distance, that doesn't mean i don't think about them everyday. my church family is awesome too. i think i'm a
homebody type-of-person. simple things amuses me. Jesus keeps me
sane all the time. even though things has been and will always be unpredictable, i know
HE got me.
T H I R T E E N
RANDOM FACTS
name's reine.
ONE i love Jesus and He's always gonna be my reason. matthew 6:33.
TWO sleeping has been my recent favorite past-time hobby.
THREE i don't know why but i get easily attached to kids.
FOUR blowing dandelions cheers me up.
FIVE i am kinda addicted to facebook.
SIX i am still in this journey of finding my own purpose in life.
SEVEN everybody loves to go the zoo. i do but come on, who doesn't?
EIGHT i'm not hard to please. just smile, i'll be your friend instantly.
NINE mountaintops, lighthouses, waterfalls, hotair balloons, stargazing & sunsets: priceless happiness
TEN simplicity is beauty.
ELEVEN i don't know how to sing. mkay, i do sing but i'm out of tune most of the time.
TWELVE before i grow old, i'm dedicated to learn how to play piano.
THIRTEEN i think sushi is one of the greatest food invention. salmon skin?
T O D O L I S T
yeah right reine
[ ] eat breakfast everyday
[ ] upload pictures
[ ] get-in-touch with people
[ ] clean my room
[ ] update this blog
P L U G - I N
T O T H E
S O U R C E
be blessed
When a potter bakes a pot, he checks its solidity by pulling it out of the oven and thumping it. If it “sings,” it’s ready. If it “thuds,” it’s placed back in the oven. The character of a person is also checked by thumping.
Been thumped lately?
Late-night phone calls. Grouchy teacher. Grumpy moms. Burnt meals. Flat tires. You’ve-got-to-be-kidding deadlines. Those are thumps.
Thumps are those irritating inconveniences that trigger the worst in us. They catch us off guard. Flat-footed. They aren’t big enough to be crises, but if you get enough of them, watch out! Traffic jams. Long lines. Empty mailboxes. Dirty clothes on the floor. Even as I write this, I’m being thumped. Because of interruptions, it has taken me almost two hours to write these two paragraphs.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
How do I respond? Do I sing, or do I thud?
Jesus said that out of the nature of the heart a man speaks
(Luke 6:45). There’s nothing like a good thump to reveal the nature of a heart. The true character of a person is seen not in momentary heroics but in the thump-packed humdrum of day-to-day living.
If you have a tendency to thud more than you sing, take heart. There is hope for us “thudders”:
Begin by thanking God for thumps. I don’t mean a half-hearted thank-you. I mean a rejoicing, jumping-for-joy thank-you from the bottom of your heart (James 1:2). Chances are that God is doing the thumping. And he’s doing it for your own good.
So every thump is a reminder that God is molding you (Hebrews 12:5-8).
Learn from each thump. Face up to the fact that you are
not “thump-proof.” You are going to be tested from now on. You might as well learn from the thumps—you can’t avoid them. Look upon each inconvenience as an opportunity to develop patience and persistence. Each thump will help you or hurt you, depending on how you use it.
Be aware of “thump-slump” times. Know your
pressure periods. For me, Mondays are infamous for causing thump-slumps. Fridays can be just as bad. For all of us, there are times during the week when we can anticipate an unusual amount of thumping. The best way to handle thump-slump times? Head on. Bolster yourself with extra prayer, and don’t give up.
Remember no thump is disastrous. All thumps work for good if we are loving and obeying God.
Thump-Thud, Thump-Thud
-Max Lucado
babu.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
sometimes when we love, we tend to hold them close to your heart. really close because we don't want them to go anywhere but close to you. really close because we realize that it's not the same when they're not around. really close because they know how to turn your frown upside down instantly. really close because they become part of your life already. really close because their smile becomes yours, their support becomes your hope, and their hug becomes your instant remedy. really close just because.
but as my story goes, loving someone doesn't mean you have to compel them to be as close as you want them to be. sometimes when you love, you have to give them their freedom not because they want to but because they deserve it. and as much as you would love for them to stay, love is when you'll know when to let go.
sometimes, you just have to smile and appreciate that you are actually capable of being able to care that much. sometimes, you just have to relax and enjoy the moment. and sometimes you just have to trust and let go - you just have to let go and let God. Mhm, because that is the right thing to do when you really love someone, you let go and let God.
when you love that someone, you entrust everything to Him and you hafta have that faith that no matter how much you care for that someone - His will is always and will always be the best way.
but sometimes because of our own selfish ways, we don't look at it that way. at least sometimes i don't. you know why? because i am scared of the final answer. because leaving everything to Him can either result of you "having what you want" or "not having what you want". that's why instead of consulting the only One who knows us more than we know ourselves, we always resort to our own hypothesis and conclusions.
but i sometimes ask myself, is that really love? or we're just scared to find out the answer itself knowing the answer might not be the one we've been praying for the whole time?
reine, it's time to let go. it's about time to let God do what He does best.
"dear God, i'm sorry if i've been postponing everything since the very start. i guess when i'm starting to really care for someone, i sorta make my own decisions in my own imperfect world tweaking every tiny bit as much as i could just to make things imperfectly perfect. i'm sorry because as this feeling grows, it's harder to listen and it's much harder to let go. dear God, i am sorry but tonight, thank you for making me realize what i've been missing the whole time. tonight, i leave EVERYTHING to you. and this time, i really do mean it when i say may Your will be done. i know it burns a little to let go of something really important and really close to me but it feels good too at the same time knowing WHATEVER the ending of my lifestory will always be a blessing to me. besides, i know in my heart you know me better than i know myself. hugs. amen."
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