Thoughts about Grace…

Its been a while since I’ve written.. i know… Just moved back to Toronto and I was half expecting to start everything all over again… in terms to my relationships with the friends I had here… and the family I have here..

But… it’s like I was never really away… picked up where I left off.. not in all things, of course,… but for the most part..

And trust me… its God. It just shows me God’s grace. How He’s always there- willing to take us back even though we’ve messed up; ruined our lives; broken His heart….

Even with my family… only very few people know my full actual story… and its amazing the love that they’ve shown and the understanding…

God’s the same way… He understands what you’re going through.. He feels what you feel. He’s been there.

What’s even more amazing is that God still gives me opportunities to me to pick up my life where it left off…. He granted me admission in the college of my choice…

There is no one out there that can tell me that God doesn’t exist after what I’ve been through and after all that I’ve seen Him do.

He’s real folks! More real than the air you breathe… and He’s calling out to you… His arms stretched out wide…. just asking you to take a look- notice Him- see what He’s done for you because he loves you.. to give Him a chance…

I found this amazing video- it’s been a while since I watched it… and I think you should watch it too… its just six minutes out of your daily life.. please give just six minutes of your time and watch this…. it will touch you if you let it… don’t watch it with a closed heart and mind… please… just listen and take the words in….. Let His words touch your heart.. I pray that it does…

Been a while…..

I’m really sorry I haven’t blogged for a while… with my move back to Canada and fixing my computers and network, I kinda got a bit behind on the whole blogging….

Forgiveness and moving on is an aspect in human nature that amazes me why people don’t get what they are!!

How hard can it be to look at someone in the eye and tell them, “I forgive you; it’s okay… I make mistakes too, and I would want you to forgive me too if I did something wrong against you”

Again, it comes back to the principle of doing to others what you want others to do to you.

After everything that my family and friends have been through because of me…. no one has given me a hard time… and it amazes me…

I know I don’t deserve it, but i see what God is trying to teach me and show me….. it’s not about me.. it’s never about me……

I’ve learned a lot through this period in my life… my parents and friends have always been there for me…. no matter what I’ve done…

I’ve hurt a lot of people in the process… unknowingly and knowingly… not because I wanted to, but…. never mind…. the point is, God is helping me move on and is helping heal those wounds…..

I know where I have to be right now, at this moment, and it took a lot for God to show me to appreciate my family and friends…. and to look to Him first….

Don’t wait that long… see now what you have… trust me…. I’ve experienced it first hand, and I can honestly say I don’t want to go through all that again……

Learn to appreciate…. and rely on God…

Trust Him!

Learn to trust…. And He’ll show you the way….

and when you find yourself at the edge of the cliff…. almost falling…

He’ll either catch you when you fall….

Or give you wings to fly…

One things for sure…. He will never leave your side

Thoughts on Valentine’s and Love

Wow! There’s so much to talk about on this topic… Unfortunately I don’t have the gift of words that could explain everything that I feel and think about this topic… But I’ll try in a short amount since work is going to be really busy tomorrow (technically today) and I should be getting some rest.

Love is not so complicated as people make it seem. It’s really quite simple to understand. But, to understand it, you must first know the author of love- the Beginning of love.

1. Jesus, the one who loved us so much that He was willing to give up everything for you. That’s sacrifice- one definition of love.

2. He chose to love us even while we were dead in our  sins… even while we were filthy and kept doing wrong things that hurt Him. That’s unconditional love; the fact that He would love us no matter what and that He would bring us back no matter how far we’d go. That’s another aspect of love.

3. He chooses to forgive us and give us a second, and a third, and a fourth…. and a millionth….. chance. That’s because He loves us and understands our weaknesses as humans. Forgiveness-  that’s another characteristic of love. Forgiving no matter what because we understand that we are humans and we are going to fail. 

4. He chooses to bless us and give us things that we definitely don’t deserve. That’s His Grace- another of love’s characteristics. Grace- an unmerited gift. A gift that we don’t deserve. 

There are so many other things that I could say, but if we just practice a few of these things and know the one who authored Love then our relationships and lives would be a whole lot better and wholesome- wouldn’t you agree? If we choose to love – yes, love isn’t a feeling, it’s a choice… a choice to love someone despite of themselves- and practice what love is, imagine how much pain could be avoided.

Let’s remember this valentine’s day what love really is all about. Let’s keep other’s in mind and learn to love how He loved us.

The grace of love is a gift…

The forgiveness of love is a treasure…

The unconditionality of love is a decision…

but all of these are a choice….

So… Love is a Choice