Pinky Promise.

I'll go straight to the point. I don't like promises--promises that are shallow and empty. Why even bother to say your promise when promises are meant to be broken??

This may not apply to you at all. But for me, it does (that's why I'm writing this blog).

"Above all, my brothers, do not swear–not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, or you will be condemned." (James 5:12)

This verse is telling us that you don't have to make a promise, an oath or to swear. You just have to commit to what you have said! Do as you say. Let your yes be yes, and no be no. Easy as that! What are words for when you don't even mean it when you say it?!

And then this verse:

"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life."(Proverbs 13:12)

It's true that when you have put your hopes high and get disappointed, your heart gets sick--it sinks. But when a promise is fulfilled, it brings life and hope!

So whenever you make a promise, be sure to fulfil them. Don't get people's hope high! PROMISE WITHOUT FORGETTING.

I personally don't like promises because I'm such a gullible to the point that whatever favor you say you'll give or do for me, I certainly remembers it. I put my hopes high and totally expects about it. Always thinking that you will do as you say. Always thinking like this even when you have failed me several times already.

Then I was just reminded of Someone who gives all the promises in the world and yet not one has been forgotten. Not even one promise failed.

“Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed." (Joshua 23:14)

Now where would I put all my hopes? Of course, to the hope of all hearts. Only God can make promises that won't be for nothing. All of His promises are certainly fulfilled---in His time and day. And who wouldn't want Someone like that?

Act of Worship.

I was reading my Bible and I was just inspired by this verse.

“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

"Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

“The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’ (Matthew 25:34-40)

After reading this, something just came into my mind-- those kids and adults in the streets who begs for alms. It pains me everytime I see those kinds of people, and the least thing I can do for them is to give them alms. But instead of giving spare change, why not just give them food to eat.

So from now on, this will be my pledge for myself and for the Lord. It will be my act of Worship for all the blessings God has given me. It will be just something I want to share to them.

Every time I would go out the house, I should bring food to bless it to the needy ones.

And for you, I encourage you to do the same. It will be a lot of help for them. What's a small snack compared to your three-times-a-day meal right? :)


Father God, I pray that You will bless me more to be able to bless others as well. What I will do Lord, I will do it for You. All for the Glory and Honor of Your Name. In Jesus' Name.

Especially for you.

I just want to take some time to thank someone who has been a truly blessing to me after all. More than all the struggles we've been through, he has thought me a lot of things. So here goes whatever.

Thank you for being such a blessing to me. More than all the milk teas and ice creams you have bought me for free, thank you because you have always been someone who never fails to encourage me when things are getting rough. You are always the one who just manages to cheer me up, always knows what to say. Thank you because you have thought me how to be patient in everything. For someone like me who is a lot always impatient, thank you for letting me experience waiting for the perfect time God has prepared for all of us. Thank you for always leading me to God and not to you. Thank you for your strong passion to God that has made me want to worship Him more. Thank you because you have brought me closer to my girly best friends. You have made me more accountable to them, telling them everything that has happened to me. Thank you for all the fun memories we have shared. All of those will always be treasured, safely placed in my heart. I pray that in the near future, a lot more new memories will be made. Thank you for just being you when I am around. Thank you.

I thank my God every time I remember you. -Philippians 1:3