To every purpose, there are good reasons and there are true reasons. In writing a blog, for instance. People seem to have a gazillion of reasons why they are doing it, some monetary, others altruistic. As for me, the good reason is that I wanted to help other people, heal them and inspire them to live better lives. On the other hand, maybe the true reason is this: I write it because I wanted to be heard, I wanted to know - that I am not invisible.
posted by itakeoffthemask.com
It is God who pursues us
who uplifts us
and protects us
and provides for everything we need
It is God who loved us first
who showers us with every good thing
we do not even know
All that is required of us
is the faith to believe
that He is there
that He is our Greatest Lover
the source of all that's wonderful
there is in our lives
It is our part to be able to receive
such a love
to rejoice
because we have been called
because we have been found
because we learn
that despite the mundaneness of what we see
we are special
we are cherrised
we are in truth
God's beloved ones.
One can test whether a thing is good or not in this way:
If it causes you to lose interest in life
and thereby wish to cease in existence,
such a thing is not good for you.
If it gives you interest and enthusiasm,
if it ignites in you the desire
to live your life as you have never lived before,
such thing is good.
Be not deceived however,
for there are things
we cling on to
not so much as to live life
but to have a means of escape from it,
to make us forget
how dead we really are within.
{ hi joyce. my partner told me that he needs time for him to think things over. i know that its the end of our relationship. i have been in pain for the past 3 months until a week a ago when he told me through text message about this. he didnt even care to talk to me face to face.why am i in so much pain? i cant escape from the pain joyce. help me } – Feb 02, 9:45 AM
{ Hi joyce, i feel that im at the lowest point of my life...late last year i found out that my bf ( for 6 months) is still going steady with her prior gf. i was crushed after learning that he fooled me for 6 months that we are together. but since i love him so much, i forgave him with his promise that he will end things with her and come back to me clean slate. but he did not come back at all. he said he was empty after breaking up with her (doubt if they really did break... } – Jan 29, 2:20 PM
{ Dear Joyce, I don't have a husband who physically abuses me but i have one who does so verbally and emotionally. He doesn't care whether we be in public places like malls, offices etc he just feels he needs to, in his own terms, "vent out his spleen". He had called me many things and often times says that i am stupid. He said i needed to reform, and that the only way was "his way". for the past year i have been doing all he asks of me, i am not allowed to talk to my friends, neither am... } – Jan 24, 9:16 AM
{ Hi Ms. Joyce I really need someone to talk to.. I can't open up to my family about my problem. The past few months me and my husband where talking about things we need to discuss together..I asked him to find a job and i will help him coz nahihiya na ako sa mga mom in law ko who's been supporting us for the past 4 years. I talked to him calmly.. But the last 2 weeks i never bothered him about it for i didn't see any willingness to work, coz he wants daw to build a business which... } – Jan 23, 12:41 AM
{ Hi Joyce, Its Johnathan here. I just recently came back from my trip.It was an incredible trip and I saw a lot of great things and opportunities God has to offer in my life. I have come back to work fully now and it was not long until the intensity of work has caught up with me. This year, work will require to go to places that I have never been before and it is certainly out of my comfort zone. I still miss my friend dearly...every single day. Some days I make good progress, but there are times where... } – Jan 22, 1:11 PM
