Promissa update...

Guys, I want to thank all of you that always keep me and Promissa in your prayers. We feel God's love through each and everyone of you.

We have a gig tomorrow night in Panorama, CA and will be ministering at a Church in North ridge, CA on Sunday. Please join us in prayer, that God shows up to do His thing, that we allow Him to flow through us and that lives may be touched by His amazing power.

I'll give you the report of how it all went down ;)

When I make it to the top...

31 God's way is perfect. All the Lord's promises prove true. He is a SHIELD for all who look to Him for protection.

33 God is my STRONG FORTRESS and He makes my way perfect.

34 He makes me as sure footed as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights.

2 Samuel 22:31, 33, 34

I don't know if you like hiking, but I do. My favorite part is to just stand and look at the awesome view once I get to the top. I like to embrace that moment; me standing there and remembering the great effort that took to actually make it to the top of the mountain. My first hike was when I was sixteen and I still remember that moment, I still remember the view and how awesome it felt to make it there. I also remember how difficult it was. I remember some friends holding my hands and encouraging me to not give up.

Life hasn't gotten any easier since then...in the contrary. The mountains have gotten bigger, the pain and effort have been greater, but the view from the mountain top has also gotten better and better.

This time the mountain seems bigger than ever. The thoughts of giving up or finding shortcuts have popped up. I've had many friends hold my hand and told me "you can do it!", I've cried because of how much it hurts and, at times, I have even regretted starting the hike. But then I remember His promises, then I remember how He has strengthen me during other hikes and how He promises to make my way perfect and to not let me fall. That's when I remember how good it feels to get to the top. I can hardly way to see the view from this one!

"Time flies when you're having fun", I'm sure we've all heard this common phrase. But the truth is that time flies whether you're having fun or not. It doesn't stop or slow down. Time keeps going and it's our responsibility to use it wisely. Don't let it pass you by, don't wake up one day wondering where time went. Instead, do something with it....today!

Keep on....

Keep on walking. When discouraged, when tired, when sad, when crying, when weak, when hopeless, keep putting one foot in front of the other...strength with rise as we wait upon the Lord. Walking will turn into running and you WILL finish the race. Just keep on....

Don't get it twisted...

Because some things don't turn out as we desired or as we had planned, that does not mean, in any way, that God has failed us. It just means that He's the one in control and His plans for our lives are way better than ours. When we know this, and truly believe it, we can be at peace.

Do I really love?

Have you ever been confronted by these verses found in 1 Corinthians 13?

Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn't want what it doesn't have. Love doesn't strut, Doesn't have a swelled head, Doesn't force itself on others, Isn't always "me first," Doesn't fly off the handle, Doesn't keep score of the sins of others, Doesn't revel when others grovel, Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth, Puts up with anything, Trusts God always, Always looks for the best, Never looks back, But keeps going to the end.

Today, I have.

Consistancy...

Definitely one of the things I need to work on. Whether it's blogging, working out, prioritizing my quiet time with God, writing or reading, I struggle with being consistant. So today, although I don't have a deep life lesson to share or some life transforming revelation, I've chosen to be consistent and blog anyway. Have you struggled with this too? What do you do to help yourself be consistant? Please share...I can use all the help I can get.