New Perspective of the Ordinary

I just LOOOOOOOOOOOVE having one-on-one's when we can just share. All christians have stories to tell, about how God has come into their lives and changed them and these are the stories I absolutely love to hear!

Today I met up with Jenn Samo and we just went to it's a grind (i love this place!!) and talked. Deng, starting from just how our lives are like now to how our lives were before and how He has been constantly changing us... Truly amazing! Hearing her testimony of how God changed her life was such a big blessing, which led me again to say "these are the things in my life that I turn to, the evidence that God exists when I am filled with doubts at times." Because I am one of those that gradually came to accept Jesus, not having one single definite moment where I changed 180 degrees, I used to even envy a little those people with such crazy testimonies in my foolish mind although I knew that I am so blessed with many other testimonies of God's working in my life.

"Only if I had that kind of testimony..." But this is what I love about talking to other people: they give me a new perspective on things that I was so blind to see otherwise at many times. Jenn Samo told me how people that think like me don't see the flipside of it: they didn't go through all those things all because of God's grace. And really, thinking about how "normal" my life has been, without any serious hardship, I am surely very very blessed. And to be able to see that, in this seemingly ordinary life of mine, is definitely extraordinary! =P

Okay, the point is not that my life has been sooo good (which is true) but that everyone can relate to it, that in our lives, things so much worse could have happened or can happen at this very moment, but it's only by God's grace we did not or are not going through what can be worse. We all deserve nothing but condemnation so even at this very moment, we are in sooo much better condition than where we should be. Not only our "compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love (Exodus 34:6)" doesn't only withold his wrath and is patient with us, but also He loves us even to point of giving us the blessing of eternal life thru the life, the death, and the resurrection of His own Son, Jesus... amazing, isn't it?

Finding Extraordinary in the Ordinary

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's for you in Christn Jesus." - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." - Romans 8:28

I've had a blog for awhile, but have been using it as a personal journal. But recently, God's been moving my heart to share the blessings and the lessons that He is teaching me; yes, I've been selfish to keep them all to myself. I don't know if anyone who reads my blog will find it interesting, inspiring, or whatnot, knowing that I am a horrible writer (I write like I talk HAHA). But really, God has been and will be so good to me to allow me to see His grace in the ordinary things. My pastor preached on this awhile back and it's always been on my heart to see the extraordinary in the ordinary. My prayer is that God would open the eyes of anyone who reads this as they see the evidence of His grace in my life.