BE PATIENT

July 06, 2011

9:36 pm

“Be patient. Wait on the Lord for whatever He appoints, wait quietly, wait trustingly. He holds every minute of every hour of everyday of every week of every month of every year in HIS HANDS. Thank Him in advance for what the future holds, for He is already there.”

Lord You have assigned me my portion and my cup” Psalm 16:5

-       Elisabeth Elliot (Keep a Quiet Heart)

I’ve many a cross to take up now,

And many left behind,

But present troubles move me not,

Nor shake my quiet mind.

And what may be to-morrow’s cross

I never seek to find,

My Father say’s “Leave that to Me

And keep a quiet mind.”

-       Anonymous

Ephesians 1:11

¹¹ In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,

By believing that God means just what He says, and by acting upon the Word (faith always requires action), we apprehend it- we take hold of it, we make it our own. We cannot make it our own by mere reason- “I don’t see how such and such an incident can possibly have anything to so with any “divine” plan.”

Why should we see how! Is it not sufficient that we are told that it is so? We need not see. We need only believe and proceed on the basis of what assured fact.

Let it suffice you, to know that God knows if its time to work, go on with the job. Of it is time to go to bed, go to sleep in peace.

LET THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE DO THE WORRYING.

-       Elisabeth Elliot (Keep a Quiet Heart)

CHRIST

JULY 05, 2011

9:40 pm

Life is in Christ

            Of Christ

                        Through Christ

                                    By Christ

                                                With Christ

                                                            For Christ

                                                                        From Christ

“To live is Christ

And to die is more of Christ”

-       Jean Fleming

SO I WOULD WAIT...

July 02, 2011

It is God who will choose for me… so I would wait…

I believe that God “would” grant my desires, to go abroad, work, help my family, and grow with my faith..

Time will come when I would be living far away from my “comfort zone”- there would be a great deal of change. Far from home, from church, from loved ones… it will be hard. But I have prayed for this.. the testing of faith in fire, so as to see if I would turn to gold…

Easier said done.. I know.. but who says that it is easy.. but it is simple…

“Keep your faith..” testing will always come.. it is never easy… I know…

That is why I need Your grace Father, the strength to overcome, the will to will Your will.

It will be hard Lord, changes in my life will come.. but I believe, You have prepared me and preparing me for this…and so, what I have, what I have learned to be who I am today, would be the “me” that I’m going to bring.

One fear I always have.. the fear to FORGET WHO AM I…

But all these years, You have been with me… all those years of painful lessons, of tiresome journey, of life stories, of faith unwavering and wavering, of doubts and confusions… all those and these years.. You are with me.. Faithful.

Psalm 27:1

27 The Lord is my light and my salvation;
     whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold^[a] of my life;
    of whom shall I be afraid?

Romans 8:31

³¹ What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be^[a] against us?

I believe in Your Word, Your promises, unfailing and true. One truth and one promise that I  dearly hold:

Psalm 119:68

⁶⁸  You are good and do good;

Hebrews 13:5

⁵ “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

So I will wait.. for You O Lord… I will wait…

WAIT FROM PSALMS

Psalm 5:3

English Standard Version (ESV)

³ O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice;
    in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you^[a] and watch.

Psalm 27:14

English Standard Version (ESV)

¹⁴  Wait for the Lord;
     be strong, and let your heart take courage;
    wait for the Lord!

Psalm 33:21-23

English Standard Version (ESV)

²¹ For our heart is glad in him,
    because we trust in his holy name.
²² Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,
    even as we hope in you.

Psalm 37:7

English Standard Version (ESV)

⁷  Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
     fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
    over the man who carries out evil devices!

Psalm 37:34

English Standard Version (ESV)

³⁴  Wait for the Lord and keep his way,
    and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
    you will look on when the wicked are cut off.

Psalm 38:15

English Standard Version (ESV)

¹⁵ But for you, O Lord, do I wait;
    it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer.

Psalm 40:1

English Standard Version (ESV)

My Help and My Deliverer

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

40 I waited patiently for the Lord;
    he inclined to me and heard my cry.

Psalm 119:166

English Standard Version (ESV)

¹⁶⁶ I hope for your salvation, O Lord,
    and I do your commandments.

Psalm 130:5-7

English Standard Version (ESV)

⁵ I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
    and in his word I hope;
⁶ my soul waits for the Lord
    more than watchmen for the morning,
    more than watchmen for the morning.

⁷ O Israel, hope in the Lord!
    For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
    and with him is plentiful redemption.

BUT FOR THEE, I WAIT

June 29, 2011

5:30 pm

“I do know that waiting on God requires the willingness to bear uncertainty, to carry within oneself the unanswered question, lifting the heart to God about it whenever it intrudes upon one’s thought.”

“Truly my heart waits patiently for God; my deliverance comes from Him. In trust He is my Rock of deliverance, my tower of strength, so that I stand unshaken…

Trust always in God, my people, pour out your hearts before Him, God is our shelter.”

“Waiting silently is the hardest thing of all”

“Life requires countless “little deaths”- occasions when we are given the chance to say no to self and yes to God.”

-       Elisabeth Elliot (Passion and Purity)

“When the will of God crossed the will of man, somebody has to die.”

-       Addison Leitch

I wait.

Dear Lord, Thy ways

Are past finding out

Thy love too high.

O hold me still

Beneath Thy shadow.

It is enough that Thou

Lift up the light

Of Thy countenance

I wait-

Because I am commanded

So to do. My mind

Is filled with wonderings

My soul asks “Why?”

But then the quiet word

“Wait Thou only

Upon God.”

And so, not even for the light

To show a step ahead,

But for Thee, dear Lord

I wait.

LOVE IS WAITING

19 MAY 2015

Love Is Waiting

Brooke Fraser

In the autumn on the ground
Between the traffic and the ordinary sounds
I am thinking signs and seasons
While a north wind blows through

I watch as lovers pass me by
Walking stories, whos and hows and whys
Musing lazily on love, pondering you

Ill give it time, give it space

And be still for a spell
When its time to walk that way
We wanna walk it well

Ill be waiting for you, Tutsky
Ill be holding back the darkest night
Love is waiting til were ready
Til its right, love is waiting

Its my caution not the cold
Theres no other hand that I would rather hold
The climate changes
Im singing for strangers about you

Dont keep time, slow the pace
Tutsky, hold on if you can
The bets are getting surer now
That youre my man

Ill be waiting for you, Tutsky

Ill be holding back the darkest night
Love is waiting til were ready
Til its right

I could write a million songs
About the way you say my name (johlily)
I could live a lifetime with you
And then do it all again

And like I cant force the sun to rise
Or hasten summers start
Neither should I rush my way into your heart

Ill be waiting for you, Tutsky
Ill be holding back the darkest night
Love is waiting til were ready
Til its right

Ill be waiting for you, Tutsky
Ill be holding back the darkest night
Love is waiting til were ready
Til its right, love is waiting

ALL I NEED

June 25, 2011

9:11pm

"ALL I NEED"

Bethany Dillon

When the day is done
And there's no one else around
While I'm lying here in bed
You're in my heart, You're in my head
You're all I need, You're all I need
There are a million voices
Calling out my name
But You're the One I want to hear
So make the others disappear

You are all I need when I'm surrounded
You are all I need if I'm by myself
You fill me when I'm empty
There is nothing else
You're all I need

When the morning comes
And Your mercy is renewed
There's a fire in my bones
I'm not afraid to go alone
You're all I need
You're all I need
The sun on my face
I hear You whisper loud
You're still the God that opens seas
Every flower, even me
You're all I need
You're all I need

I'm drawn to everything that You do
Nothing compares with You

MORE OF YOU

June 23, 2011

6:02 pm

MORE OF YOU

Lara Martin

I thirst for you

The one who satisfies my soul

More of You I’m asking for

I wait on You

My hiding place, I rest in You

So precious is Your voice

Lord I love You, really love You

Only in You I am complete

I need You, really need You Lord

I draw nearer to You my God

In moment where My portion from

Where grace like a river flow

I bring praises to You my God

Sufficient One, my all in all

More of.. I ask for More of

Just more of You

BETTER THAN LIFE

June 11, 2011

8:46 pm

Philippians 4:6-7

English Standard Version (ESV)

⁶  do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Psalm 37:4-5

English Standard Version (ESV)

⁴  Delight yourself in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.

⁵  Commit your way to the Lord;
     trust in him, and he will act.

Jeremiah 29:11-13

English Standard Version (ESV)

¹¹  For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare^[a] and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. ¹²  Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. ¹³  You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

Lord, my prayers, my petitions, my requests, are known to You, even the desires of my heart, You have graciously given.

Lord, You said to seek and knock and it will be given..

Lord, bahala na po Kayong mamili para sa akin… and I know You will give what is best for me…

Lord give me a heart that always “will” to do Your will and always says “Thy will be done!”

Above all.. Your love is better than life..

BETTER THAN LIFE

by Hillsong

Better than the riches of this world
Better than the sound of my friend's voices
Better than the biggest dreams of my heart
And that's just the start

Better than getting what I say I need
Better than living the life that I want to
Better than the love anyone could give
Your love is

You hold me now in your arms
And never let me go

You oh lord make the sun shine
And the moon light in the night sky
You give me breath and all your love
I give my heart to you because

I can't stop falling in love with you
I'll never stop falling in love with you
I can't stop falling in love with you
I'll never stop falling in love with you

© 2003 Sony

PROMISED GUIDANCE

June 03, 2011

10:46 pm

“The Lord has promised wisdom to all who ask it. He has promised guidance to those who are willing to accept the way He chooses. He has promised to fulfill the desires of all who fear Him.”

-       Elisabeth Elliot