SHARING LIFE

Have you ever felt tears well up in your chest so hard and heavy that you know you could easily burst into heaves of tears in any given moment? I had one of such moments today.  The first reading at Mass today was from the Book of Jeremiah 17:5-8 and there is a portion that talks about how accursed is the man who puts his trust in man and in his own strength. It talks about the dryness such a man encounters and how this man will never see prosperity.  I was convicted by this Scripture because it showed so clearly that the condition of my heart has been like one of such a man. Why am I saying so? Aside getting my second degree, I am trying to be intentional about my Spiritual growth and about music ministry in church. Basically, I am trying to be intentional about becoming.  ("Becoming" is the expression I give to my quest to attain my fullest expression as His daughter).  ...but that has just been the problem... "I am trying to become"  Havin...

Hi, hi, hi!!! I find myself in a very interesting place lately. Loving Jesus is the death of me.  It is the death of me because my Lord takes eminence and precedence over me in every sense of the word... over my thoughts, over my intentions and over my dispositions. It is interesting because right now, I understand that Jesus being Lord over my life means that His plans and His will overrule every bit of mine.  This means that even in the choice of spouse, although I may like someone, I know so well that His preference is a 100% determinant of my choice.  Which means that if He Is not in, then, I am not. Although painful and somewhat scary, this knowledge and acceptance makes me proud of myself because it shows me that by His Grace, I am understanding what it means for Jesus to be Lord over my life.  I know I am a Princess of the King of Kings but I know so well that this doesn't mean I get to have my way all the time.   His ...