Cha-Cha-ing Away From Chagrin.

There are reasons aplenty for the cheshire grin plastered across my mien :

• Vindicated! Good always triumphs over evil - With Honesty and Integrity, I refused to participate in playground politics nor cower in the face of false accusations that had been hurled (and since retracted) by a certain antagonist. In a matter of 3 days, the offending party has not only voluntarily retracted her statements but has meekly attempted to placate me upon the realisation of her folly in turning against me.
• Had a simple but happy dinner with The Man.
• A couple of messages from friends abroad. A little gesture can mean so much.
• A particular call from Canada. I cannot wait for her to return! =)

Let Go.
Let God.

Day by day, Mich is finally learning what this adage truly means. =)

Upon The Lair.

The pictures flicker in her eyes -
A story do they tell.
The beauty in a snowflake's guise,
Amidst the air to dwell.

And come they may,
And so it must
As so do cocker spaniels play.

As darkness cloaks,
And artifice chokes
As each goes on about their way.

~ Mich
[stopped : 1.08am]

What I Found On Google.

This is a must-read for Christians. =)

Tranquility.

Contentment.

Tranquility.

Humility.

Dear God, guard the nurturing of these sprouting buds in Mich's life.

Perhaps this time, Mich finally has it Right. =)

Thoughts.

I pray that one day, You'll return to the place where it all began.
It'll be the close of the chapter, a full circle of sorts.
Not for me, but for Yourself.

It's time to return to Your roots,
Don't You think?

God Bless You.

Brokenness & God.

* Brokenness - God's Purpose *

The priceless perfume falls to the floor, scattered in brokenness. In disbelief ,we face two choices: wasted or restored. When facing our personal brokenness, any hope of restoration often eludes us. It seems safer to accept the loss -- unaware of God’s hand in brokenness.

God calls us each of us according to His purpose, assuring us that in all things, His goodness endures.

• Freed from Shame – “. . . I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high” (Leviticus 26:13). As we walk closely with God, our burden of guilt is broken.


• Delivered from Schemes – “We escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap. The trap is broken, and we are free!” (Psalm 124:7). Praise God for the countless times He has delivered us from our enemies.


• Rescued in Humility – “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those who are crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18). By surrendering our stubbornness and arrogance, He accepts our brokenness and hears the prayers of the righteous.


• Healed from Within – “But he was wounded and crushed for our sins . . . and we were healed!” (Isaiah 53:5). Those who trust in the Lord receive inner peace, as His brokenness satisfies God’s price for our sin.


• Restored Eternally – “. . . He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed” (Luke 4:18). Jesus, the long-waited Messiah, fulfills the Isaiah 61:1-2 prophesy of renewal.

* Brokenness – God’s Wrath *

Brokenness represents God’s authority over all other kingdoms. The mighty hunter Nimrod, tried to build a monument of human achievement above God (Genesis 11:1-4). As a result, Babel’s (Babylon) people were scattered (broken apart). Centuries later, the Babylonian kings, Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar, felt the crushing judgment of God’s wrath (Daniel 4:28-33; 5:22-30). Both kings experienced “The Most High God” (Daniel 4:17, 24, 25, 32, 34; 5:18, 21). Even today, Babylon still represents an economic/political system that compromises God’s will and His Word. We must guard our attitudes and actions, otherwise we also risk the consequences.

• Covetousness – “‘Now at last -- look! Here come the chariots and warriors!’ Then the watchmen said, ‘Babylon is fallen! All the idols of Babylon lie broken on the ground!’” (Isaiah 21:9)


• Deceit – “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon . . . (Jeremiah 28:2, 4)


• Pride – “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘The wide walls of Babylon will be leveled to the ground . . .’” (Jeremiah 51:58).

* Brokenness – God’s Love *

Through brokenness, we understand sacrificial love. Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, offered the broken vial of expensive perfume to express her devotion to Jesus (John 12:1-3). Jesus, the Bread of Life, broke and multiplied the loaves illustrating none would go hungry (Matthew 14:19-20; John 6:35).

• Love that Breaks – “Jesus took a loaf of bread and asked God’s blessing on it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, ‘Take it and eat it, for this is my body’” (Matthew 26:26).


• Love that Endures – “These things happened in fulfillment of the Scriptures that say, ‘Not one of his bones will be broken’ . . .” (John 19:36)


• Love that Remembers – “. . . The Lord Jesus took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ‘This is my body, which is given [broken] for you. Do this in remembrance of me’” (1 Corinthians 11:23-24).

[ Source : All About God ]

The Splinter.

The splinter in your flesh gnaws with each move you make.
It chews your consciousness.
You have to be rid of it.
You must.
However deeply embedded, it is better to lose a pound of flesh than to have your life ebb away.

This Conversation's About Me.

I cannot be taught.
I can only learn through stumbles and falls.
Fostering a festoon of belief is critical before I accept something wholly.

Experiential learning, if you'd like.

Such is my character. Flawed, I know.

5 years wrought grief before I'd realised that You are not my solution. Friends had advised, chided, warned and did all they could to turn me against You but what did they know? They were not me. And so, I'd sought self-inflicted pain by clinging onto You.

As mentioned, the trip to Europe had inflected a paradigm shift in my mindset. I am now free from the blistering yesterdays with You. Regrets with unnecessary agony and tears are a thing of the past. The only person who could convince me to fling off this gripping shroud was, well, Me.

How silly I had been to plunge into an abyss because of You.

That which plagues me is no longer You.

Nothing happens by chance.
Everything happens for a reason.

-- I am a firm advocate of this apothegm.

And I know that in time to come, perhaps yet another 5 years shall pass before I'll stir from My Nightmare. A long-drawn bone of contention, I may add.

It has been 11 years. What's another 5?

God has His will for us, but He also allows us to have free will.
The will to make choices.
And our lives are consequentially determined by these choices, be it an informed decision or an impulsive push of the button.

Dear God, be with me as You always have.
Amen.

1 Chronicles 17-18

• God's Promise To David.
• David's Prayer.
• David's Victories.

= Parallels =
"When, God?"
"Be patient, my Child. I will come for You."
"I will be still and know You are God."

To -- by Allan Edgar Poe

I wake and sigh,
And sleep to dream till day
Of truth that gold can never buy -
Of the trifles that it may.

1829.

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TO ---

I HEED not that my earthly lot
Hath-little of Earth in it
--That years of love have been forgot
In the hatred of a minute:

--I mourn not that the desolate
Are happier, sweet, than I,
But that you sorrow for my fate
Who am a passer-by.

1829.

Detached.

I feel no pain.
And I have no tears.