Maureen’s Thoughts

Joy Stealers:

These are taken from Joyce Meyer’s book "Seven Things that Steal Your Joy".  She is the author of bestseller "Battlefield of the mind".  As she said, Jesus certainly did not die for us so we could be joyless and miserable.  He actually said in John 10:10 that He came so we could have life and ENJOY it.  Let’s take His promise and keep our joy in life

Do you know you have asked for the costliest thing
Ever made by the Hand above?
A woman’s heart, and a woman’s life –
And a woman’s wonderful love.

–By Lena Lathrop–

Here I am Lord and I’m drowning   

In your sea of forgetfulness 
The chains of yesterday surround me 
I yearn for peace and rest 
I don’t want to end up where you found me 
And it echoes in my mind 
Keeps me awake tonight 

I know you’ve cast my sins as far

As the East is from the West

And I stand before you now

As though I’ve never sinned but today

I feel like I’m just one mistake away

From you leaving me this way

Jesus can you show me

Just how far the East is from the West

Cause I can’t bear to see the man I’ve been

Come rising up in me again
In the arms of your mercy I find rest
Cause you know just how far the East is from the West

From one scared hand to the other

I start the day the war begins

Endless reminding of my sin

Time and time again

Your truth Is drowned out by the storm I’m in

Today I feel like I’m just one mistake away

From you leaving me this way

I know you’ve washed me white

Turned my darkness into light

I need your peace to get me through

To get me through this night

I can’t live by what I feel

But by the truth your word reveals

I’m not holding on to you

But your holding on to me

Your holding on to me

When the idea is not right, God says, "No"
No - when the idea is not the best

No - when the idea is absolutely wrong

No - when although it may help you, it could create  problems for someone else.

When the time is not right, God says, "Slow"

What a catastrophe it would be

If God answered every prayer at the snap of your fingers.

Do you know what would happen?

God would become your servant, not your master.

Remember: God’s delay is not God’s denial

God’s timing is perfect

Patience is what we need in prayer.

When everything is all right, God says, "Go"

Then miracles happen

A hopeless alcoholic is set free

A drug addict finds release

A doubter becomes a child in his belief

Diseased tissue responds to treatment, and healing begins

The door fo your dream suddenly swings open

And there stands God saying, "Go!"

Whatever our hands touch -
We leave fingerprints!
On walls, on furniture
On doorknobs, dishes, books.
There’s no escape.
As we touch we leave our identity.

Lord, send me out today
To leave heartprints.
And if someone should say: "I felt your touch,"
May that one sense YOUR LOVE
Touching through ME.

Helpppp….I’m hooked!!!!

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It’s funny how life works out sometimes.   Just when you’re about to give up, it decides to throw something good at you.  And all of the sudden it all seems just too good to be true.  Then, you’re contemplating, should I give it another try?  What if it fails again, as it always does?  What if it’s all just a dream and you’re going to wake up one day and get hit with reality?  You know you just don’t deserve to have it.  You know it’s too good to be yours.  Come on, wake up!!!

Yes, those are the thoughts that I have been struggling with for some time.  Luckily, a very good friend of mine recommended Joel Osteen’s book "Your Best Life Now".  While reading it, I soon realized that what I have been going through in the last couple of years has been the result of my negative, narrow-minded visions.  I have led a life thinking that I deserve nothing more than a bad, shallow life without love.  In the process of doing that, I have also hurt people around me who cared for me.  If you read this, wherever you are, I would like to apologize deeply for what I have done and I will continuously pray for your happiness.

Now, that being said, I am really thankful to be where I am now.  Where am I, you asked?  Well, for one thing, I know where and who I belong to now, and no one can tell me what I deserve or do not deserve, including myself.  I am God’s child and I am meant to have and do big things in this world.  I can finally picture all of God’s favor pouring down on me.  I am ready for my best life now.    Are you?

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Yes, it is literally a campus.  One of my collegue in Bellevue used to work for Microsoft in the Headquarter office in Redmont and he offered to show us around the office.  Well, what I expected was a really big building, but what I saw were lots of buildings, not so tall, along with landscape, parks, water fountain and even soccer field.  It is just like a campus with directions, street names, etc.  He even told us that the soccer field is where Bill Gate’s helicopter usually lands on.  And there are some pavements in which they printed each and every one of Microsoft’s products.  Isn’t it cool?  I’ll put some pictures that I took in the photo albums, in case you want to check it out.

If you ever go to Seattle, Washington, be sure to visit it.  It is not so far away from Seattle.  It’s in Redmont, by car is about 1/2 hour.

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I’ve always loved travelling, I do.  But now I finally understand what "Home Sweet Home" really means.  It’s funny how when I was back home, I’ve always wished to be somewhere out there, doing lots and lots of travelling.  And here I am, half a world away from my home, wishing I was home.  I’ve been to several places, these past few months, not on vacation, altho sometimes it feels like it, but for a temporary work assignment. 

It’s been awesome to learn so much from many different people trying to enrich oneself.  But man, don’t I miss the smell of Indonesian food, the humidity of the weather (at least we don’t have to put on lotion everyday), and most of all, I miss my cute little red Jazz.  And guess what, I even miss the traffic jam.  I’ve been walking to the office here for the past couple of weeks, sure, it’s healthy and everything, but I’d prefer driving.  I’ve never been a fan of walking, jogging or worse, running.  I only run if I’m chased by a dog.

So, the moral of the story I guess is to cherish the time you get to spend at home, coz you’ll never know

PS: I’m coming home soon…yayyyy

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