FREE WILL

Isn't it so amazing that God decided to give men free will? The freedom to choose what we want in life, and the path that we want to take? And this reminds me of obedience that when He gave us free will, we could choose to obey what He wants of us, or choose our own way! But for those who decides to obey His will, thats obedience!

Ever heard the saying " our choices could either make us or break us " ? Ever since the last I posted, it has and still is a journey of self- discovery. And I've learnt most importantly to make the BEST out of every situation that He puts me in! And that there is no one situation in life that He'll entrust to us without providing us the strength to overcome. There is no one situation that He would give to us that is demanding!

Throughout the week, it seems to me, that many around me are tired, drained and exhausted from their own crosses that they have to carry and it was through these people that made me realised that in the crossroads of our lives, during the time when we are carrying our little crosses, and the burden seems too heavy for us to continue, its as though we are in a little sampan sailing through the storm in the vast ocean!

This analogy came to me last night and it occured to me that in the history of mankind, there was no such incident of a storm that lasted forever! Even the most destructive ones, like the tsunami or the hurricane katherina ended. So will our own 'storms' end if we keep praying, perservering, and being patient knowing that soon, the sun will shine behind those fluffy clouds and the rainbow would appear!

On a more personal note, 'storms' in life are just one way that God teaches us life learning lessons. These lessons don't break us UNLESS we allow them to! It boils down to our choice of allowing them to affect us negatively or positively. Each and every 'storm' that we have is a passing shower. They are going to make us who we are next time round, they will make us strong mentally and emotionally, they'll shape us into the person who we would never imagine ourselves to be! But thats the beauty of problems stacking and stacking, being able to see the goodness out of a bad situation really helps to lighten things up and sets your expectations higher that the storm is going to end!

And remember the footprints in the sand story that we are NEVER WALKING ALONE in this! That He is truly present in our lives, holding our hands and carrying us on His back, supporting us and filling us with His love. Providing us the sufficient strength that we need to pull through the obstacle.

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers whenever you face trails of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance." JOHN 1:3

- julie