• Hi lovelies! So, many people told me that my life is always filled with heaps of interesting stories and that I should share it with everyone. Some even told me to publish a book haha! That would be a dream of mine though. Anyway, it got me thinking and it's actually what I've been meaning to do. There's so many things in the media for people to explore - the good, bad and the ugly. They could either be things that uplift and edify you or corrupt you and get you addicted/ waste your time. 

    For whatever reason that landed you on to my page, I'm glad that you stumbled upon this little blog of mine and I hope that my posts would really engage, encourage, captivate and inspire you! I'm just as human as everyone is but I just hope that the posts I put up would nourish your soul or just simply entertain you hehe! 

    Some days I would share about life issues, some cool things that I've learnt, amazing food places that you should try out, some of my struggles and victories, awesome personal miracles and testimonies, reviews on my holiday destinations, some epic & funny things that happened to me, some of my hobbies & interests, videos or stories of others that really touched me, my hopes & dreams and any other musings :). 

    "Let your light shine for the World to see"
    Be blessed,
  • We are all purposely made, just like these beautiful crockeries, for a special purpose. Their appearance and functions are all very different from one another. However, one thing is the same. They all have a specific purpose to fulfill when it was made. The potter definitely did not make that tea pot for nothing. Before it was made, The potter conceived it in his mind that he wanted to make it to contain tea so that it can be poured out to serve people a drink. The potter wanted to make tea cups to contain tea poured out of the tea pot so that people can drink from it. The potter made plates of different shapes and sizes for different purposes too.

    I don't know about you but just looking at all these amazing crockery makes me so happy. I love to admire crockeries. They each have such exquisite detail and design of it's own. And if we, mere people can admire their beauty, what more the potter himself who created these crockery? Won't he be fascinated with his own designs and be proud of what he has made? Won't he take full delight in each one of them?

    Can the tea pot say that it hates being a tea pot because it doesn't want a big 'nose' sticking out of it and say she'd rather be a cup because they are smaller and prettier? Can the cup say that it hates being a cup and wants to be a plate instead? Or can the plate say to the other plate that she would rather look like her because she hates how she looks? No way

    So likewise, why do we humans like to compare with one another and want to be like someone else? It's such a shame because we are missing out on our very own destiny that we were all originally meant to fulfill when God, the Maker of the Heavens and the Earth conceived us in His mind for. 

    If only the tea pot stops looking at others and realises how important and beautiful she actually is to the Potter. If only the tea pot stops trying to find ways to break her 'nose' off to be like a cup. No matter how hard she tries to be like a cup, she can never be a cup. She'll just end up looking like a funny looking pot that has a hole at her bottom because her 'nose' is gone. Even if she tries to contain tea, she can't because of that big hole. Haha sounds ridiculous for the tea pot to do it, right? Likewise for us, I bet it looks ridiculous to God when we try to do the same. To be something/ someone that we are not. 

    Imagine if you are the Potter that specially handmade all the crockeries the way you like them to be. But all of them starts complaining to you that they hate how they look and say to you that you don't know what you're doing? :O! I'd be upset! Do the clay think that they are better and greater than me? How can they think that at all? I am the one that created them and fashioned them all into being.

    Don't you know my dear that it breaks God's heart too when you do the same to Him? Ranting about how you dislike yourself... That IF ONLY I have this, or look like this, or have this talent, or have that instead of this, I would be happy. Sounds familiar? 

    I've seen many people fall into depression because they dislike being themselves. They alter themselves to fit in the mould of the World.

    If that's you today, I pray that you would not keep comparing yourself to others, stop putting yourselves down, stop hating yourself and embrace yourself the way God uniquely made you to be. You are his marvelous and beloved creation! You have an amazing destiny planned out by God that no one else can have except you. When you stop walking in other's shoes and realise your own potential and calling, you'll shine so brightly. You'll inspire many! 

    So lift up your head and wipe away those tears pretty ladies. You are all fearfully and wonderfully made by God! :)

     You're BEAUTIFUL 
    God said "You turn things upside down, as if the potter were thought to be like the clay! Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, "You did not make me"? Can the pot say to the potter, "You know nothing"?" Isaiah 29:16

  • Being married to the man of your dreams is what many girls long for. 
    Who wouldn't? I've always been a hopeless romantic since young. I love to see people in love. When I was in high school, I would fill up my time reading HEAPS of romance novels and chick flicks and in the act of doing so, fill my tank of feeling loved, by placing myself in the shoes of the female character. I would bubble up with fuzzy joy and elation when I read/ watch how she falls in love with her 'dream' guy and him with her. I would ball my eyes out and feel their pain when the guy loses her. I would laugh at all their silly goofiness and hope that I would one day experience this same love when I grow up. Looking back, I wish I could've told my young ignorant self that they are just glamorous lies and not to waste my time dreaming of a 'perfect' romance but rather focus on improving myself for my future and the man that I'll marry, whoever he may be.
    Having matured over the years, I've come to realise that while marriage is a great joy, it's also hard work and constant decisions to lay yours rights down for the benefit of your partner. More importantly, no human being can ever satisfy your deepest desires to be completely loved unconditionally because we are all imperfect beings, living in a fallen World. As much as we try to be perfect, we will still fail and make mistakes every now and then. Disappointments, betrayal, anger, unforgiveness etc kicks in. Where then can we find true love? A love that never fails, never ever gives up, never disappoints? A love that you can always trust, a love that forgives time and again when we mess up, a love so satisfying that it makes us giddy with joy all the time?
    I came across my friend, Rachel's blog and what she said in her post struck me and reinforced my stand in marriage too. Amen to every word said!:
    “I have always been amazed at the kind of preparation that the future queen Esther (a biblical figure) had to go through before she was able to come before King Xerxes. Imagine the possibilities when we have one year set aside for one sole purpose – becoming all you can be for the one you love the most. Precious time to cultivate beauty, to make an investment in education and etiquette, to strengthen virtue, and build character.
    The preparation of Esther reminds me of that precious time between the awakening of desire in a young woman’s heart to share her life with a mate and the moment she walks down the aisle. For many, this time of preparation is seen as nothing more than a time of waiting. Single women often see themselves as sitting on the shelf while life passes them by, or as sitting on the bench while others play the game. They do not realize that they are wasting the most important time of their lives, they are robbing themselves of great joy and reward, they are robbing their future husbands of a more virtuous woman, and they are robbing God of a servant through whom He desires to do great things.
    As Esther had to be prepared before she could be queen of an entire realm, so the woman must be prepared before she can embark on one of the most important and difficult callings in life – marriage and motherhood. Esther had to learn the ways of the kingdom to which she belonged, she had to learn the manners of court life, the intellectual, emotional and spiritual challenges of high position. To put it simply, Esther had to be transformed from a young lady into a queen before she could wear the title and fulfill the role. In the same way, the single Christian woman must learn the ways of the Kingdom of Heaven before she ever unites with the one that God is preparing for her. She must be prepared intellectually, emotionally and spiritually, not by court attendants in some pagan temple, but by God Himself, His Word, and by other godly women who have been prepared before her. Singleness is not a waste of time or a sitting on the sidelines, but a time that God has set aside especially for the woman, to make her into what He wants her to be, and to use her in ways that just might be impossible after marriage.
    Singleness is a time in which a woman is to cultivate the virtues that pertain to being a woman of God, so that she can offer to her future husband and the world something more than just a pretty face. Remember in your singleness that you are not the only one single, but your future husband is passing through the same stage as you. Would it not be a terrible thing to finally meet the man who is to become your husband only to find out that he has used his singleness to serve God and to prepare himself to be a better husband for you. And yet you did not use the freedom of your singleness to serve the Lord, nor did you take advantage of the training that God offered you? Would it not also be a terrible thing to realize that your husband spent his days as a single man praying daily for your needs and the work of God in your life, while you neither prayed for him, nor responded to the grace of God that was given you as a result of his prayers.
    It is a wonderful thing when God blesses a woman with a husband. That special someone who is “just perfect” for her in that he has been carefully and thoughtfully designed by God to be united as one with her. It is such a joy for the woman to look back and remember how God enabled her to wait on Him and that He was faithful to bless. It is still an even greater joy for her to know that her time as a single woman was also a time of seeking God and being faithful to Him and His purpose. That she did not for one moment wish to flee that state, but desired only to trust in God and wait upon His gracious sovereignty.
    By no means is it a tragedy to be a single Christian woman, but the way of the world has once again infiltrated Christian- ity with the false idea that it is. One of the greatest lies is that if you do not “have someone” or are not “actively looking”, there is something wrong with you. Another lie is that the single woman should be dating around as though looking for a husband were the same as shopping in a mall. Still another even stronger lie is that the single woman should be giving her affections away indiscriminately so that she may be more “experienced” and know what to do when she finally finds the man of her choice. My dear Christian, it is a lie and an affront to God to say that experience is the best teacher, when in fact it is God who is the best teacher, and though the world’s' motto is “live and learn,” the Bible’s advice is “learn and live.” You do not need to be experienced, you only need to be knowledgeable of what God has said and obedient to it. You should not be looking for the man of your choice, but should be waiting on the man of God'’s choice. And when he comes, it will not be past experiences that will make your marriage work, but past chastity, purity, and godliness. We should hide our faces from the ways and experiences of this wicked world and look upon only those things that God has placed in the path He has prepared for us.
    God knows exactly what you need and He even knows the desires of your heart better than you do. God loves surprises. He does not want you to be looking for your husband, He wants to bring him to you, and probably at a time you least expect it. If you disobey this advice, as so many other women before you, and take it upon yourself to look for a mate, you may find someone, but chances are that someone you find will not be the right one.
    As women, our nature desires the company and companionship of a man. This is from God and therefore good. But at the same time, we are wrong to think that death will be the result if this need is not fulfilled. Needing another as a companion is not like needing to take your next breath of air. That is, you can survive without companionship, at least until God has done His perfect work in you. Remember the Scripture, “God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.” (I Corinthians 10:13)
    I have found that there are two primary reasons why someone “desperately” needs someone else. First of all, it is because they do not know God as they should. Is God not the God of all comfort? Is not Christ the exalted Lord who fills all things everywhere? Then why do we complain about how empty and alone we feel? Could it be that God extends our time of singleness so that we might find our life in Him and learn to be complete in Him? If we seek to be married because we feel that a husband will fill our lives or will in some way make us complete, we will be sorely disappointed in our marriage. No man, no matter how Christ-like could ever take the place of God in our lives, to think such a thing is pure idolatry. If we are not filled by God now and complete in Christ in the present, then not even a marriage made in heaven will be able to change our emptiness.
    The second reason for desperately needing someone in our lives is plain selfishness. When we need someone in order to feel loved, or when we need someone so that our feelings of loneliness might dissipate, then we are wanting marriage for all the wrong reasons. Marriage should not be looked upon as an opportunity to have our needs met, but as an opportunity to meet the needs of another. If we have not learned to take our own needs to God, then we will probably overwhelm our husbands with our own needs and be unaware of his. I have known Christian women who spent their days consumed with their own needs and constantly lamenting about why God had not brought someone into their life. But why should God entrust a godly man to a woman that is absorbed in herself and her own needs, and does not use the freedom of her singleness to serve God and prepare herself for His purposes? Such a woman would have little to offer a godly husband!
    My dear friend, being single, like being married should be considered a very special and enjoyable time in the providence of God. It should not be considered a mere circumstance or a curse from which one should try desperately to flee. Being single is a time to learn of God and of ourselves, a time to discover who we are in Christ, and to grow in Christlikeness. It is a time to be zealous for good works and involved in ministry to others. Being single has a magic of its own that should be enjoyed in its time because once passed it may not return.There is nothing quite so sad as a woman now married who regrets what she could have been and done with her life while single. All was lost for the sake of hurrying to be married without consideration for the plan or work of God.
    Every season in life has a beauty and wonder of its own. My prayer for all single Christian women is that they might enjoy their time in spite of the lies of the world. That they might be demanding and not settle for anything less than the perfect will of God. That they might wait patiently on God who is the giver of every good and perfect gift. That they might be like Esther, using whatever time God deems necessary to make them beautiful on the inside and out. 
    – by Charo & Paul Washer. 

    I don’t wanna just be a lady in waiting, I don’t want to waste one of my most valuable seasons in my life… ultimately I wanna be a women that my future husband can say…
    “A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” Proverbs 31: 10-12, 30

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    If only I knew God earlier in my life, I would have saved precious time given to me. It breaks my heart to see girls look for love in all the wrong places or placing relationships with a man above their relationship with God, the giver of love Himself. I want my future husband to say of me "a wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies" too. I believe in keeping myself pure, growing in the Lord and saving myself for the godly man God has prepared for me. Likewise for you, whether you're a Christian or not, I hope that despite what the World says, you too will believe your amazing worth and not settle for any less and focus on building yourself up in character rather than just external appearance because you are made for so much more :)

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    Lots of love,