We Prayed, He Answered

The past nine months have been full of ups and downs, tears and disappointments. But Praise God, our faith has been able to get us through every obstacle along the way. 

Late last year, I declared my greatest desire in this blog, and that’s my desire of becoming a mommy. At that time, hubby and I had already been waiting for 4 months, and there were moments when I would feel very concerned, though according to many, it's too early to worry. It was the time I realized that, a baby is not that easy to make (at least not for all.) But one is thing is for sure.. God is really the one to give, and to open our wombs.

As months went by, I realized how His timing couldn't be more perfect. We had always known that God will make it come true, in His perfect timing. All we have to do is trust Him and have faith in Him because God's plan is always the best plan. Maybe God is just waiting for the time, when He will be most glorified! :)

After about nine months of actively trying, it is with great joy and unimaginable excitement, that I am able to announce that God has finally answered our prayers. Thank You Lord! :)

As of this writing, by LMP I am already 7 weeks pregnant! Praise God! And we are so excited for the arrival of our little angel on November, my birth month! :)

1 Samuel 1:27

BIG THANKS to those who joined and stood with us in prayer for this little angel. I firmly believe that the faith and love of those around us and the power of prayer truly made this baby a reality. The more people we got involved in an act of faith asking the Lord for a baby, the more magnified became God's glory. So when God answered our prayers, many are blessed, many are sincerely rejoicing, and many praises His name! Because God answered not only my prayer, or Percy's prayer, but all OUR prayers! :)

Truly, my joy is nothing compared to the joy of knowing that I have a gracious God. It is really all about Him.. even my pregnancy is for God's glory! 

Very Blessed,

Hello 2015!

It is the last day of December, and the last day of the year! As we all know, when a year ends, another one begins. Around this time, people usually make lists of things they want to change about them and be resolved about really doing them in the New Year. 

This our first New Year celebration together as hubby and wifey, and we've decided to start a tradition of making list of things-to-accomplish in the next twelve months, only that they arrive at something quite different. Instead of resolutions, these lists draw less focus on ourselves and aim to magnify the goodness and faithfulness of God in our lives. 

We thought of a lot, but we only jotted down those which are really important. To guarantee that, we prayed so that we will produce a list that is borne out of the Spirit’s leading, and not by our own unguarded and deceitful heart, and limited mind.

So here’s a temporary list I made for 2015 in no particular order. :)

God has planned out the best for us, and we don’t want to trade that in for our own petty requests. But in order to really understand this, one must always start by asking Jesus to come into his/her heart. As Proverbs 3:5-6 says:

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.  In all your ways, acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." 

Go and do that today and believe for an encounter with Him. Who knows, this might just be your best year yet.

Happy New Year Everybody!!!

Expecting Great Things From God,

 

Making Time for God

Do you ever feel that you are so busy coping with the pressures of life that it is a struggle to make time to spend with God? A woman's work is never done. It can be hard juggling everything that needs to be done, spending time with your husband/family, catching up with friends, cleaning the house, doing the shopping, ironing, pressures at work etc. I've tried to be organized and write a list of jobs that I need to do, and I take great delight in crossing them off when they are completed. But often it seems that just as one list is finished, I need to write another even longer one! It can be very discouraging! 

Many times, we can feel that there isn't enough time in the day to get everything done. Time. It is something we all treasure, something we wish we had more of, but it just seems to slip so quickly through our fingers. I find myself thinking sometimes if only I had time I would.... spend more time in prayer and reading the Bible, helping people etc. 

It is at these times that I find I need to assess my priorities. What should my focus be each day? My main aim as a Christian should be serving God and putting him first no matter what I am doing. Jesus said there are two important commandments ...

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbour as yourself." (Matthew 22:37-38)

How can we do this? I believe the most important way to do this is by remembering these commandments in all we do. Firstly, we need to love God with all our heart, soul and mind. If we love God with all our heart then we will want to spend time with Him and give Him the best times of our day. 

Start the day committing it to God in prayer and asking for his help and guidance throughout the day.

Very Blessed,