God Wants Me To Know

We live by believing, not by seeing. - 2 Corinthians 5:7

I've been following an application on Facebook named as "God Wants You To Know." I don't know who is generating that application and of course, I know someone can give those kinds of words but I truly believe it is a good instrument of God. Sometimes, it really hits me. There are moments that when they give me notifications to read the message from God, seems it does by happenstance and very timely and there are others which it gives me learnings.

This time, I wanted to reflect about my life right now through the messages GWYTK had sent me. In times of troubles, pains and sufferings, we always look forward for reading a message from God coming from the Holy Book and by means of sermons, inspirational words and guidance from Him. With that, we feel we're very close to Him and we believe that He only wants us for the best. Reflecting God's messages is the best way to get near to Him and putting aside the sorrows and pains we experience in our daily lives. I will be choosing five of the best messages I have already shared in Facebook which I totally got touched and mortified.

God wants me to know that beginnings are only possible where there are endings...

Clear acknowledged endings are as necessary to intelligible life, as pauses between notes to intelligible music. Although endings sometimes feel like the end of you, take them for what they really are, the end of a stage in your life. Here is to new beginnings!

There was a moment in my life that I needed to end something because I chose to begin a new chapter to my life. The beginning will only be possible if I ended something which I don't like to go for and through. Some time, I'll be leaving the institution who nurtured me. It's going to be an end of my journey there but with a new job, or career will be a new beginning to me. I only look at it as a chapter of my book just ended and needed to move on to the next chapter because it is something new to work on, to look for and to live in. Now the question is, how is that beginning possible? Numerous answers will surely be said but the only thing which is the best is to start afresh and anew. Enough of what was happening with the life that you had in your previous chapter. You've ended it already! Here is to a new beginning of the journey of life, which is to find a new job, a new working environment, new set of colleagues and professionals, and a new kind of world. The only thing that lacks in this message is the perfect emotion to be felt. For me, I'm balancing nervousness and excitement. It's a passe but every time there's something new in life, you feel nervous because you do not what's going on. It is going to be either right or wrong. Excitement, at the same time, because it is something new. New experiences, new acquaintances, new world. In all this, beginnings are surely possible because the person is ready.

God wants me to know that you can conquer your fears...

When fear is holding back, don't give up. Even the bravest people feel afraid. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the will to go on in spite of it.

For the past years of my life, I couldn't say I already conquered my fears. I don't even know if I did one. In the simplest things which I felt frightened were speaking in front of large crowd, trying to drive a car in expressways, doing an interview with an HR executive, and handling different students with different traits and personalities. In the simplest things I felt, I didn't give up easily because I conquered it. Basically because they're all simple. I never tried doing death-defying acts, going to another place alone and without maps and other ideas, putting myself under the knife, and death. It's true that even the bravest people feel afraid. We're not sure if Dr. Jose Rizal never felt afraid when he was about to fired down at Luneta. We're not sure if Pope Francis never felt anxious to himself to lead the largest religion in the world. We're not sure if first-time mothers never felt giving-up after knowing she was about the deliver the first baby of their family. When there is fear, the only true thing we need to do as humans is to never give up. Giving up means quitting, and quitting means no winning. Conquering fears are like facing reality. If you're not ready to face problems and circumstances in life, you have never even tried conquering your own fears.

God wants me to know that it's okay to ask for help.

Sometimes we get overwhelmed with the details and complexities of our lives. Sometimes we need some help to get untangled, to gain new perspective. Ask for help. Help may come in human or divine form. It may be seen or unseen. Ask, and ye shall receive.

Whenever I commit to do something, I never ever tried to ask for help. I know for a fact that I can do it, I can finish it and the idea is all mine. I just wanted the credits to be all mine but when the time comes I needed help, I doubt about my ability. I have this thinking that when someone tried to help me and doing the things I should do, what I feel is it is not going to be perfect. I am such a perfectionist human being that whenever things are done, it should definitely be correct. Even in situation which I need someone to talk to or to help me. At first, I don't come in and telling to my dear friends I have a problem. I need to wear a smiling mask just to hide what I feel. I feel ashamed at first because I have this thinking that my problem is only as little as a pebble, which everyone has huge problems. This message is an eye-opener for me. There's no reason to shy away asking for help because it is a big deal for me and to the person I am asking for. Yes, God grant me the privilege to be helped and so as to people who are so dear and close to me.

God wants me to know that when you are in doubt, stop and listen.

There is not one question in your life that God is not ready to give you guidance on. All you have to do is stop and listen. Listen long enough to know.

Being doubtful is truly a man-made disaster to character and relationships. You exercise mistrust to people, to society and even to God. When in doubt, do not go further and believe it is not working. When in doubt, do not stop in the middle of nowhere and just rely on the flow of life. Stop and listen, stop on whatever you are doing and listen to Him. Listen long enough to know what is best and what is the right answer. It is truly a sin by having doubts in Him because He knows all for our lives. I am doubting myself so many times because I know myself more than others and I guess more than God. If I couldn't do it, I will let it. Many opportunities have come and gone and so I let it. It is because I doubted myself I cannot do it. There is still disappointment because I let it go. Next time, I will be opening my minds for opportunities and changes in my life. I shouldn't doubt myself anymore because it will lead me to nothing. And I need to stand really strong because that's what God wants us to see. We can stand on our own feet strongly and going further.

God wants me to know that in order to move forward, you must open yourself to new experiences.

There is no failing, only results. Be courageous and push yourself to new heights. Besides, what is going to happen if you made a bad decision? - You will learn from it. The more results you make, the faster you will reach your destination.

My friends always tell me I have a personality of being too relaxed and laid back. I'm always on my comfort zone because I don't want to feel sick and tired. Aside from doubting (from the previous message), I also think I couldn't do it because the requirements are highly-facilitated, I don't fit in, and my abilities, I believe, are not match to it. I don't fully open myself to new experiences because of the factors like time, money, changes and much more. And also, I am afraid of the decisions I am taking. I used to do a bad decision and for the whole year, I was wailing and telling that I didn't accept it from the start. How would I experience it if I didn't step in? How would I have the learnings if from the beginning I didn't try? I'm not courageous enough to experience something new. I just wanted to be like this and that and not exerting effort to try harder and braver. It's true that moving forward is done alongside taking chances and new experiences. Your life will move forward because you embraced changes in your whole life. And that's what I need. Like they say, I'm no longer getting younger, at all!

I know for a fact that God is everywhere. He knows everything from the beginning of our journey to its last phase. He is such an incredible, intelligent and loving Father to all of us. And what we should do in His lessons in life is to live on it. Nothing will surely be gone to Him if we didn't follow. We will just act on what He said that benefits us. And everything will come in order. Just believe!

God, thank You very much for the words of encouragement to live by. You know much about me more than I am and I truly appreciate that. I hope You couldn't stop believing, teaching and tracking me to where my life will lead. I will love You forever and ever. Amen!

Toodles!!!

All messages came from alldevotion.com. You can choose them as your Facebook application and every time, they will be sending you messages as a form of notification. Try it, it really is the message from God!