A need to be heard September 10, 2018

This kept on going in my head: “Because sometimes, someone just needs to be heard…”

And a verse came up:

“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” (Jeremiah 33:3 KJV)

After I read this post, I felt all mixed emotions. I berated myself for sounding like an unselfish human being.

The week had been emotionally and mentally stressful for me. Or maybe it was only a result of my having a nasty cough and cold. No matter. The thing was, I’ve been thinking a lot about things and I was feeling a little…alone.

 

Five Minute Friday: Sing April 21, 2017

Every Friday, a community of writers write on a particular word. No edits, no overthinking, with only five minutes to write. Now, I’m no writer and I always wonder how these amazing writers come up with something intelligent and encouraging in only five minutes. I just enjoy flexing my vocabulary, that’s why I still link up even if my posts are not up to par.

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This week’s word is “sing”. And start…

If I’m feeling happy, I sing.

If I’m feeling sad, I sing.

If I’m feeling bored, I sing.

I sing in the shower, I sing while driving, I even sing while cooking.

I do believe that I came from a culture of people who love to sing. And we do love to, and can, sing!

Even at the beginning of our school life, our lessons are embedded in songs. Every event included a song or two. And even a whole choir.

I sing because most of the time, the lyrics speak to me. I memorize each line when the song speaks to me. I sing because I want to voice out what I’m feeling or thinking. I may not be able to write out what I want to say but I can find a song to tell it.

My favorite songs are those that I grew up with in my adolescent years. No matter how great people say the singers are now, nothing compares to the music of my generation.

Stop.

Five Minute Friday: Empty April 16, 2017

Empty words, empty promises

Empty lives, empty house

Empty heart, empty mind.

How can I be refilled and rid of this emptiness?

Will I ever experience a full life again?

Full of laughter, full of love

Full of happiness, full of dreams

Full of friendships, full of hopes.

An empty tomb is what makes it all possible

And yet this day, I feel empty and void inside.

When can I grasp this promise of a life

That’s way beyond this worldly mire?

Struggling, fighting

Tired of all this emptiness

And this grappling for meaning.

Everything’s a mess

Everything’s amuck.

I want out.

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Five Minute Friday: Enough April 10, 2017

How many times have I said to myself, “I’ve had enough of this!”

I feel like troubles and worries are way beyond my limits. I’m stretched too thin. The demands of daily life are pulling at me from all directions. I’ve had enough!

With all the responsibilities that I have to do, though, I feel like I’m so inadequate. My knowledge is not enough. My experience is not enough. My time is not enough. My resources are not enough. People expect too much from me and yet I seem unable to deliver. I can wing it from time to time but at the end of it all, I feel depleted and dried up. I’ve had enough!

And yet, every day, when I wake up, I have to push myself one more time. I have to accomplish this task for one more day. Because, whether I like it or not, people depend on me. I have given this load to bear for a reason, for a purpose. And whether I see that or not, I have to move on. I have to do my share.

When I feel like I’ve had enough, and when I feel like I am not enough, these words come to mind:

“Each time He said, ‘My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.’ So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.” (2 Corinthians 12:9)

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