Sometimes you wake early in the morning with vivid plans in mind for the day ahead. You wake with squinted eyes as you stretch yourself out from under the warm covers that cuddled you over the night. You shower, gently pat yourself dry, caress your body in your favorite scented lotion, snuggle in to your favorite cotton T-shirt and soft worn faded jeans. You hum a familiar happy tune as you slip into the comfy pretty sandals welcoming in your tingling clean feet.
But, then a current flows in...
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Hola Readers, Familia and Friends! Hope you are nice and comfy in your little corner of the world. I'd like to share a series of unexpected events that unfolded one early morning. A series of events that evoked a new perspective in my life. A perspective I thought I already had a grip on but, I guess we are human after all so, we lose grip without even realizing we have.
I have never spoken of my faith here on my blog because I do not believe in religion and I felt that if I spoke of my faith, it will be viewed as religion. So, although I truly believe it is through God's grace that I began the blog and although in my heart of all hearts I believe the name PonderWonders was Godsent, I still made the decision never to speak of my faith. I did not and still do not wish my blog to entail anything having to do with religion. In my opinion religion separates. I believe in God. I believe in Jesus Christ. It is my faith in Him that has kept me sane in this otherwise insane world. I seek his guidance all the time. And he has led me through some trying moments and darkness in my life. And he still does even though I hid him from here. That is how God is. He is everlasting. He is loyal and always there no mater what. He was there that morning. He was the current guiding my way.
After sipping my tea and admiring the beauty of the sky in the wee hours of the morning, I make my way back inside, walk up the stairs, open my laptop ready to browse around blog-o-sphere, respond to comments and catch up with some draft posts I never seem to finish. So, that morning I woke determined to get organized, complete some drafts and schedule some posts for the week. But, then a current flows in. Precious Treasure1, my eldest daughter, came into the room yearning for a motherly shoulder to lean on and a good listening ear. So, I pushed my plans aside, listened and loved. She opened up and shared of her struggles and fears. Long story short she shared the following song that ignited a spark in me. Yep, God does speak to us in many different ways. This particular morning, I felt it deeply....no doubt.
After sipping my tea and admiring the beauty of the sky in the wee hours of the morning, I make my way back inside, walk up the stairs, open my laptop ready to browse around blog-o-sphere, respond to comments and catch up with some draft posts I never seem to finish. So, that morning I woke determined to get organized, complete some drafts and schedule some posts for the week. But, then a current flows in. Precious Treasure1, my eldest daughter, came into the room yearning for a motherly shoulder to lean on and a good listening ear. So, I pushed my plans aside, listened and loved. She opened up and shared of her struggles and fears. Long story short she shared the following song that ignited a spark in me. Yep, God does speak to us in many different ways. This particular morning, I felt it deeply....no doubt.
I'm Letting Go
My heart beats, standing on the edge
But my feet have finally left the ledge
Like an acrobat
There’s no turning back
Chorus
I’m letting go
Of the life I planned for me
And my dreams
Losing control
Of my destiny
Feels like I’m falling and that’s what it’s like to believe
So I’m letting go
This is a giant leap of faith
Trusting and trying to embrace
The fear of the unknown
Beyond my comfort zone
Chorus
I’m letting go
Of the life I planned for me
And my dreams
Losing control
Of my destiny
Feels like I’m falling and that’s what it’s like to believe
So I’m letting go
Giving in to your gravity
Knowing You are holding me
I’m not afraid
Feels like I’m falling and that’s what it’s like to believe
Feels like I’m falling and this is the life for me
(by Francesca Battistelli)
After the shared tears, hugs, thank you's and kisses, I focused back to the original plan to browse around blog-o-sphere, respond to comments and catch up with some draft posts I never seem to finish. I was adamantly determined to get organized, complete some drafts and schedule some posts for the week. But, then a current flows in. Now, I am one to be conscious about my surroundings and my environment. I try to be conscious to what I refer to as the "whispers", which are things or situations that happen around you to help guide you in this journey called life. I do not believe in coincidences. Things happen for a reason whether we understand them or not. It is up to you to be aware of them, to see them, to learn from them.
The next morning's current led me to coincidentally stumble upon a new found blog which coincidentally is named Most What Matters. I saw the the image below and pondered if I should press the play button (funny how sometimes we still question ourselves). I pressed play. And my soul resonated as a zillion trillion goose bumps invaded my entire being. The message hit close to home. Very close to home. To mi corazon. To my heart.
Sometimes things happen to us that we find no meaningful reason for. Or we don't understand why. Have you ever had something happen to you that you can't conceive why? Have you asked God "How could you do this to me God?" "How could you do this to me?" Even though we know there are things that happen that we will not understand, we tend to ask these questions anyway. I know I have. The message on the video has given me a new perspective and I encourage you to take a moment and click the play button. You never know what you will get out of it. And besides, you are not here by coincidence. Or are you....???
Tootles!
thanks for sharing your faith i love that song you listed.
ReplyDeleteHola Lorrie!
DeleteThat song is beautiful! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
~SimplyyMayra :)
Awesome Video, I really enjoyed watching it.
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Hola Amna!
DeleteGlad you enjoyed the video, thanks for stopping by!
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mm good stuff. Beautifully written. Thank you.
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DeleteHope you're enjoying China! Thanks for the kind words!
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How wonderful that you decided to share this. I don't talk about faith much on my blog either, I might mention it in passing but never really get into it. I'm spiritual not religious. My husband and I have had a lot of exposure to different religions being from a multi-cultural, multi-religious country but we both seem to have issues with organised religion. We try to be good people, be in touch with our spirituality without being tied to a religion as such. In terms of what you're saying, a friend once told me, "God only gives you as much as he knows you can handle, and then he watches how you handle it" I thought that was comforting, "this is happening to me, because I am strong enough to be able to deal with it" :) Wishing you a great weekend xoxox
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DeleteHow nice of you to stop by, I LOVE it! Yea, I agree with being spiritual and not religious. I believe it true that God does not give you more than what you can handle. Thanks for voicing your thoughts!
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~SimplyyMayra :)
Just listened to that song - so what I needed to hear right now! Thanks for sharing!
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New follower from GFC bloghop! Love your blog!
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