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Faith should go hand in hand with work. That is the lesson from the verse above.
As a new wife, I am overwhelmed with the things I have to do and the things I want to do. We now rent a unit, so being by ourselves as a couple, we have to divide the chores. At the same time, I am transitioning from old habits (and hobbies) to my new married life. Sometimes, I feel so guilty if I oversleep. But I am happy especially if I am able to cook for my husband.
In this new chapter of my life, so as with the past chapters, there are many ideals. But the key is pressing forward, adjusting, just acting with faith! There is no perfect thing. As Bro Bo Sanchez discussed in one of his preachings, steps in action include making a mess. It is the same concept as discussed in "Failing Forward" by John C. Maxwell, wherein we allow ourselves to fail fast, in order to learn quickly because each failure is a step to success.
I am currently reading a good book, bought by my husband, entitled, "Unstoppable" by Nick Vujicic. It is an inspiring book because first, Nick Vujicic has no arms and legs, and yet he has managed to use his talent in public speaking to inspire other people. He can also swim, surf, and he has his own company that sells his inspirational books and DVDs. Included are the book are stories of other people he has met, with inspiring stories themselves.
This book has allowed me to renew my faith in myself, but most importantly, the faith in God's will for my life. That wherever God leads me, He sees it through, helping me to overcome challenges along the way.
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I felt it before, and I felt it even more in our wedding planning. What I felt is God's hand working through my life. So I truly believe if something is meant for you and you work on it hard enough, that God's graces will fall into place and make it happen.
During our wedding planning, it was difficult as first because I was in Australia and my fiance was in the Philippines. But surprisingly, we agreed easily on things like our wedding color motif, wedding dress and coat design. When I came back to work on the details, we were easily able to find our church, reception location, and other suppliers. And the wedding suppliers we talked to were agreeable and some even gave discounts. God is truly amazing!
Our wedding day was a joyful celebration - our labor of love. We of course thank our families and friends for their help in the preparations. But in most of it, even if some unexpected problems came up - like the music did not play in the laptop but the pianist knew how to play the songs - I consider them miracles. God's grace was working in what we acted upon.
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Spent the night at my parent's house today to be able to bond with them and my sister over the weekend.
My mom now knows how to use an Android tablet and she is into a game called "Flow Free".
This game entails connecting dots of the same color. On the Android app, there is one bridge or flyover where two colors can intersect.
I am happy because this would help in my mom's brain exercise. I used to buy her Word Search books and even taught her Sudoku.
I played Flow Free game with her, alternating puzzle solving per level. She is good at it! I am getting addicted to it to, as it reminds me of one of the games I played before, included in Windows, named "Pipe Dream" where you re-arrange pipes to let water flow from one side to another.
While playing this game, I usually think of a strategy first so I can connect the colors. But while thinking is good, I have to try it out to see if my planned route is correct. This is so similar to life where we usually think of many things to do, but eventually we have to do, otherwise it just remains a plan. We cannot go a level higher if we do not first finish something in mind.
But unlike in the game, in life we can choose to let go of some plans especially if these are no longer relevant to our present situation.
Faith, action, letting go - three facts of life we learn, re-learn and renew.
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