silent treatment....

Are you listening; To anything that I say; 'Cause I been praying; How many prayers can I pray; I'm still waiting
Maybe You'll show up today

I know You're here, but I can't feel You; And if You're speaking, I can't hear You; How much longer will this last

So okay; Answer me with silence; It's okay if You don't say a word; You're testing me to trust You'll be faithful in this quiet
So okay; Answer me; With silence

Why do I question; Your intentions for me; When Your affection; Is a proven legacy; Oh Father, Father; Turn my fears into peace
I know Your love will never leave; I know You want what's best for me

You're testing me to trust You'll be faithful in this quiet

Oh, it's okay; If You answer me with silence; And it's okay if You don't say a word; You're testing me to trust You'll be faithful in this quiet
So okay; Answer me; With silence

have we ever felt this way? i know i have, so many times.
we heard it many times, the terms, silent treatment. in many circumstances. we heard at home, at school, at work, between b/f and g/f, between husband and wife, between brothers and sisters, etc....most of the time, the meaning of it is always, the other has to do something to make it up to the others. usually, one of them made a mistake to the others. but is it the same way with GOD?
i believe not. the words above is from a song. most of u proly don't know. but, the singer had made quite an impact in my life. altho she no longer making music as a solo artist, but she is indeed a Christian.
she describe that the silent treatment that we sometimes received from GOD has a meaning to it. many times when we feel like we are lost and/or lonely, we questioned God. we asked why God leave us alone, but is it really? does God really ever leave us alone? with the so many frens that we hv all around us. with the roommates(s), brothers, sisters, husband, wife, kids, and everyone around us. have u ever wonder? how wonderful God is?
yes, as a human being we sometimes forgot that somehow we had prayed for something for so long, but somehow we heard no answer. maybe God already answer it, but we can't hear. because we always want to hear God's voice. but, maybe the fact of the matter is HE already answer, but we weren't listening. maybe we did not see. because we don't want to look.
silent treatment from GOD is not like the one that we see in the world around us. u don't hv to do something special for GOD, but we do have to keep faithful to HIM as HE is doing to us....Gb.....

accompanying bird....

this past weekend, i had a pleasure of finding more new routes around the area. this time, i went to the north side of the east. as i ride back from church to where i live, which is on the south side, there was this 1 bird that was flying just right beside me. all this happened while i was pedaling at abt 18-20mph. it felt like i was racing with the bird, but then i realized and i felt different. i wasn't racing with the bird, the bird was accompanying me. the bird stayed on my side for abt 100yards, and then it fly away above me.
these are the things that i loved the most abt biking. it gave me so many different perspective abt life. so, what does that mean?
sometimes when we're going thru certain things in our life, God brought us something and/or someone along besides us. most of the time, we felt like we are being ticked off. we felt like that this person and that something is our competition. or,maybe even we thought they're out enemies. but, is it really? is he/she out enemies, or our competitor? maybe he/she, or that something is that thing that GOD brought into out life to accompany us; to be friend for us; to be somebody and/or something that GOD wants to be the one that walk/run beside us. it might started as a competitor, but hv u ever thought that maybe GOD wants it to be our compatible.
GOD promises to send a helper to each and everyone of us in many different shapes and/or forms. yes, it's true, it could the Holy Spirit, it could be the Angel, it could be a boss, it could be a leader, a pastor, or did u ever thought that maybe even it could be a girl and/or a boy for ur future spouse?
GOD is amazing and life is wonderful the way HE made it....acknowledge HIS abundant and amazing grace and blessings.......

quotes

Some quotes that I came across for life, training, racing; courtesy of ryan hall and josh cox;

the only just literary critic is JESUS, who admires more than any man the gifts HE HIMSELF has bestowed - jrr. tolkien

PAD - Passion; Ability; Destiny

Gal 6:4-5 – ‘…each of you should test your own actions. Then you can take pride in yourself, without comparing yourself to somebody else, for each of you should carray your own load…’

COl 3:23-24 – ‘…and whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ…’
Seek God’s presence, not God’s presents

what is HE 2 u?

to David, God is a shepherd;
to Abraham, God is a friend;
to Jacob, God is a wrestler who cannot b defeated;
to Joshua, who had battles to face, God is the commander of the army of the Lord.

what is HE to u?

愛

'...love without expectation...'
'...u r indeed loved...'

my g/f said it rite. somehow GOD is teaching both of us to love without expectation and to realize that each one of us is indeed loved, not jst by GOD (4 sure), but also by each other and others.

such a simple word, but yet, so hard to understand and explain. that's why we need GOD every second....

myb

mayb sometimes i'm jst not grateful enuff to the ppl around me. mayb i hd been thankful enuf 4 all these ppl that God surrounds me with.

i hd been used to being on my own. not hvin ppl around me 2 much, but with the more kommunities i'm around with, God surrounds me with ppl that want 2 help me, that want 2 b with me, that want 2 b around me, that wants 2 help me....

to God, thank you so much for all...

to all the ppl, thanx 4 making urself available and willing 2 b used by GOD.

to the special one, i'm sorry if sometimes i forgot to appreciate, forgot to thank; deep inside, i really really do appreciate and very very thankful 4 all that u had done, doing and will be doing.... i really really thank GOD 4 u.....

life

life has a way to change things. life that we have must always b cherished. nobody will ever know what's gonna happen in tomorrow, let alone the next hour, or even the next minute. life is a gift. life is a blessing. life is fragile. life is from GOD. life is gift from GOD for all of us in here to be cherished. not to be wasted. some of us might live life like a waste. we might feel that we are a waste, but it was never intended. even if rite now u feel u are a waste, u still have a chance/an opportunity to make life not wasted. everyone always have a chance to change it. the sooner the better.
this past few days, some of us might had gone thru some very unfortunate situation, whether it is within self, or to the ones that is close to us, or even jst close to our heart and mind. think about those things jst for a moment. not too long tho. don't dwell on it too much. think abt whether there are some things that we can learn from those situation/event. it doesn't mean we have to feel regret. it doesn't mean we have to think lie, '...oh, i should've done this/that differently...' but it's more to do some thing after it. learn from it. change our perspective abt certain things. do something different. do something special. do something that u never thought u'd b doing ever. do something more of what u had done, that is good, or even great.
hug someone more. kiss someone more. care abt someone more. call someone more. volunteer more. give more. anything and everything that u can think of that u'r not used to do, or maybe u had done less.
to the one(s) that i cared the most, i will do my best, and yet GOD is always by ur side(s).
to the one that i may not know very well and might not got a chance to meet, u r indeed with GOD...now....