Test Your Limit

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One of the many excuses I have heard is: "I can not do it!"

Can not and will not are two of our very own enemies inside us that limited our abilities to grow and to move forward. We will never know our own strength unless we give it a try and so many times, the first try, second and third might not get us right to the top. Everything has its own process and purposes, including strength, whether it is physically, mentally or spiritually strength. Strength is trained and gained, it is not given or received overnight. It is a journey and process in life, sometimes it is a short ones and many times it is a long one. But one thing for sure is that you will get stronger when you try one day at a time, one foot ahead of the other, one step at a time. A step further is better than a step backward!

What might seemed to be impossible will not be impossible unless you try it, right? Everything seems impossible for those who never try to seek the possibility. A baby will think that walking is impossible, then he tried to walk and succeeded. What seemed to be hard, might not be as hard once you trained yourself to face it.

You are stronger than you think! I used to not being able to do a perfect push up or pull up, now I am able to do any form of push ups and pull up (with some help lol). I used to think that lifting weight is for men who wants huge muscles, but I was so wrong and I am in love with lifting weight now and I could lift heavier weight with squats or on a balance ball, name it! lol!!.

So picture what you want for yourself, set a goal in your mind, get moving and make it happen! A stronger, leaner, healthier, happier, better you is just one step ahead (for starter). I used to see a fitness model and thought, wow she must be crazy to do that. Today, I look at them and I was like "I could do it too with one leg or one arm" ;)

Test yourself and see how far you passed your so called "limitation".

xoxo,

Lindsay

soMEbody loves you

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Nothing is better than to love and be loved by other people.

This is for all of you who read my blog. 

I hope that you all know that I love you and appreciate your time to read, comment,
pray and share my thoughts.

Have a great week and wonderful journey everyone!

Be Strong and Courageous,

Be Happy and Joyful,

Be Wise and Honorable.

Enjoy Life Without Losing Yourself In The Making!

xoxo,

Lindsay

Strong, Brave and Humble

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Our body, mind and soul could do amazing things even when we thought we would not be able to do it. Our weakest moment could be the time when our true, inner and most of the time, hidden, strength comes out and fight back. 

We survive because we try to do our best and the result surprised us, because we limit our ability to do something greater and settle for less, until something happened and we have no other choice but to survive. In our survival mode, the strength will rise and shine to its limit or I should say the ability to be the best.

Bravery is not just for those who fear nothing in life, but also and especially needed for those who worry a lot, freaked out too many times over little things, and scared of almost everything in life. Yes, life is (sometimes) unpredictable and is a scary place to live, but life also happens in a way that we never thought possible.

Whatever meant to happen will took place, whether we like it or not, ready or not, expected it or not. We could not control everything in life, so why bother by worrying about things that might never gonna happen to you anyway?. Deal with what is in front of you now, take it one day at a time, everyday has its own trial and triumph. 

So, try to be brave even when you are scared simply means to put up a fight even when you think you might not win the battle. But when you fight back, you do not give up easily, you put up a good show and who knows? you might win the battle, but if you never try, you never know, right? ;)

Strength is mostly mental than physical! If you set your mind to do it, the result will be much better than when you already think of "I can't do it!". When you set your mind to try your best, bravery will rises in you and will gives you the boost that you need to face everything in life.

Now, winners are those who defeated their enemies, may it be your own struggles and problems within yourself or with other people. Whatever it is or whoever they are that you defeated, keep in mind to stay humble. Yes, you are happy, do your happy dance and share your success with others, you deserve it. But, stay humble, because when your pride takes over your humility, you will not go far. A great leader and winner showed others how to be success, they do not keep it to themselves, they shared. A great leader and winner help others to reach their goals. A great leader and winner is the role model to others, that includes being humble, wise and smart, especially in victorious moment, when your character is being tested.

True compliment comes from other people who praises you based on your performance, accomplishment and testimony. Action speaks louder than words and people will see your action and hear/listen to your words. Be careful, don't let you defeated your own victorious  moment. 

Seek wisdom!

xoxo,

Lindsay

Who's Your Daddy?

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Those are just a little samples of what our Father in heaven is all about. He is ALL that, more and beyond our languages, understanding, wisdom, and words could ever describe. 

The idea of having a heavenly Father might be new, foreign or sounds ridiculous to you. Maybe you don't believe in God and the concept of trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) is silly according to you. But, if you want to know more or just curious about it, please click on these websites just to get an idea of what this"Father in heaven"  is all about:

-Trinity: http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/articles/what-is-the-doctrine-of-the-trinity 

-Fatherhood: http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/sermons/honor-thy-majestic-father

-Father in heaven: http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/sermons/ask-your-father-in-heaven

-Anything about Christianity in general, you could check out this website: http://www.desiringgod.org/

(PS. Of course there are a lot of Christians websites, but just be careful before you read them, check out their credibility and doctrines. "Desiring God" is a great website that I, personally, find helpful.)  

Some of us when we heard the word "Father, Daddy, Papa, Pops, Ayah, Bapak, Abba", etc. We immediately  think of our own father or I may say it our "earthly/biological/caregiver/step/adopt parent", etc. The father figure that we grew up with since we were a kid is not necessarily describe or represent our Father in heaven. Our "earthly" father might be a great man, wise, provider, etc, but he is not perfect, he is after all just a human, just like you and I, we made mistake. 

There are also fathers who are far from perfect; they are abusive, lazy, run away from their responsibilities as a father (or husband), etc. But, whether we like it or not, that man is your father and as much as we hate them, it will not eliminate the fact that he is your father. 

It is NOT your fault if you have a father who is just a "sperm donor" and does not do anything as a good father suppose to do, for example: teaching your kids discipline and shows love at the same time, provide for the family, work with their own hands not begging from other people, protect the family, loves your mother, your friend but also your mentor/leader that teach your right and wrong, etc. 

Sadly, there are so many children grows up these days without knowing their own father (or mother). Some people chose to love themselves more than to be a responsible person, too selfish to sacrifice for someone who desperately wanting and needing their love and affection. 

There are fathers who are having problems with the "baby momma" and neglects their children, even though the children is caught in the middle. Adults make love, get pregnant, have a baby, problem comes, fight, and get a divorce, but you will never get divorce from your own flesh and blood. You are the father and will always be one, even if the court limit your time with your kids, it does not mean you are not responsible for their lives. 

Mothers, even if you have problems with the daddy, he is still your children's father, respect his right to be with the children (unless he is not a "fit" parent, then protect your kids from the evil one-vice versa for the daddy with the evil "baby momma" lol).

The good news is even though our "earthly" daddy is a jerk, horrible person, far from perfect, neglecting you, forsaken you, disowned and abuse you in so many ways, WE have a heavenly FATHER who will never forsaken, forgotten, neglect and abuse you in any way. We could always come to Him in prayers, believing by faith that He is Lord, our Father in heaven, who will provide for us, guide us and gives us eternal life.

"For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the LORD will take me in."

Psalm 27:10

“Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you."

Isaiah 49:15

"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you."

John 14:18

“I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Hebrew 13:5

Read/Click: Matthew 6:1-34 and Luke 11:5-13 

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xoxo,

Lindsay

From Trial To Triumph

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James 1:2-3 ESV

When we are facing struggles, problems, trials and all of those not so fun circumstances, the last words that will come to our mind would be "pure joy". What is so joyful when we are on trial? if anything, that would be unpleasant, uncomfortable, painful and not fun. But yet, the Bible teaches us to consider those moments as pure joy. Consider does not mean it is what it is, but to think outside the box, to fix your mind on a different approach, to see things on a different perspective/angle.

 "We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance" 

(Romans 5:3).

And then there is another verse who basically says the same thing; to rejoice in the suffering moments! What?? How could I rejoice when my child is very ill? How could I consider it pure joy when my husband just left me for another woman? How could I rejoice when I just get fired from my job? How could God asked me to do such things and if He is a good God, then He would never let anything bad happen to me (or the world). The list of questions, doubts, denials, anger and unanswered questions will always occur and will never end, until we fully understand the power of rejoicing in the midst of our problems, the power of laughing in the midst of an unhappy moments, the power of letting go and let God, the power of faith because there is nothing that you could do as a human being to change it. 

It is easier to say it than done it and I am still struggling with that everyday of my life. I am a Christian who loves and believes in God, but when someone treat me unjustly, when I am facing problems, death, sickness, unfairness, etc, I have my "Why God?" moment and I also have my denial moment as well as my complaining and self pity's moments. But, the denial, complaining and self pity's moments do not get me anywhere and those stuff never solved my problems, sheesh, if anything, they make my problems even bigger, complicated and not to mention I am more depressed when I let those thoughts and attitude enter my heart and mind.

This world will never be perfect because of everything and everyone in it are not perfect and therefore the sickness, poverty, famine, war, fight, unjust, etc, will exists simply because we are human with our own pride, strength and weakness and we used it without wisdom, love or compassion for others. 

We, human, tend to keep everything for ourselves, our selfishness defeats our own humility or compassion toward others, may it be for other human, animals, plants. We killed animals so that we could have tasty foods, even though we would be fine without eating animals. We destroyed our own environment in the name of comfort and survival. We declared war against other nations in the name of power, politic, religion and wealth. We neglect our own body to live a healthier lifestyle and then we got sick. We failed as a parent to be the role model for our kids, we failed as a child to obey our parents. We failed on a lot of things...yet we blamed God for everything that went wrong in our lives.

However, there are times when we did our best to prevent bad things from happening and they still exists. There are things that is beyond our control and there are things that God allowed us to experience so that we could help other people who are facing the same situation. 

There are also things that God allowed us to experience because He wants us to experience His love, power, grace, miracle and blessing. When the doctor told us a long time ago that my dad only had a couple of months to live due to his liver failure/damage, we were devastated, but God allowed it to happen because He then showed us that He healed my dad completely and He is still alive until today. 

When my uncle fell deep into the drug addiction's world, we thought he would die. Then, God took my grandpa to heaven and at that moment, my uncle turned his life around to Jesus and he is living the best life today. It takes a death of my grandpa to save my uncle's life. But, we are rejoicing for his life and yes, we mourned when my grandpa died, but we all going to die anyway. Grieve, cry and feel the pain, then get back up and live the rest of your life with gladness. Just because someone die, it does not mean that you must die either. Their job on this earth is finished, they are resting now. Our jobs are not finished yet, so we better live our lives and cherish the moments of being alive.

Consider it a joy or rejoice when we face trials speak about faith, hope, and love. Life happens, whether we like it or not. Surprises comes and go, whether it is a good or bad ones. We could not control everything and we could not control what other people will do to us, we could try to prevent certain things from happening, but everyone of us has a free will to do whatever we want. Some made wise choices, some made bad choices and it caused pain to themselves and other people. 

Faith does not mean everything will always be O.K., faith means possibility, faith means ability, faith means chance, faith means you are not alone. God promised to be with us until the end of time (Matthew 28:20) which simply means, we will never going through it all alone. He was there before you were born, He is still here with you and will always be there for you until well..forever. He comes, he stays and will never leaves..HA!

TRIAL => TESTING => PERSEVERANCE => MATURITY => TRIUMPH

The power of training to become a champion!

Suffering produces endurance, perseverance and patient. Every athlete or successful people do not just get it, they were going through a LOT of pain, gain, learning, defeating, winning moments. They were going through a hardcore training that requires strength and suffering along the way, for their own good. The stronger you are, the better chance you have to become a champion.

Trial exists to produce endurance, we persevere so that we could be stronger to face life, growing and mature in our faith in order for us to survive the life until the end. Strength is NOT an overnight process! It takes a lifetime of continuous process of training, endurance, perseverance, getting knock down and get back up, determination to become a winner not a loser, focus on the goal ahead instead of the circumstances, which is temporary. 

If you want to have a strong healthy body, then trained your body everyday to become stronger. If you want to have a strong mentality, trained yourself to not giving up when life is hard. If you want to have a strong faith, pray and understand God by reading His word and obey Him, trusting Him and train yourself to rejoice even when things go south. Yes, to rejoice takes training! We have the ability to chose how to react when trouble comes. We could trained our soul, mind and body to accept certain things the way it is, to endure, to be happy even when life sucks, to switch our mind from useless thoughts to useful ones, to rejoice when we are pushed down. Do you know that it is very painful for our enemy to see us rejoicing even when they meant evil toward us? Haters hates happy people, their goal is to make your life as miserable as possible just like theirs!! LOL.

Push through your problems, stop complaining and comparing, stop the pity party and the blame game. Push through your pain, reach for that strength, reach for wisdom, be still and know that God is in control.

Hardship builds a strong characters and attitude toward life, which helps a lot when we are under pressure :)

"Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him."

(James 1:12)

xoxo,

Lindsay

Update On My 100 Miles In August's Challenge

Remember my  "100 Miles" post that I posted in the beginning of this month? Well, I could happily say that I have finished the challenge today, a day before my birthday! yay!!! Nothing like an early birthday present from you to yourself, right? hmmm that might sound a little weird, but anyway, what I am trying to say is that receiving presents from other people for you is a joyous feeling, but when you do something that benefits yourself for a better you, that is like the best feeling ever. I found it easier to give than receive, I hate being the spotlight, center of attention and I even hate an unexpected surprise. So, when I actually do something for myself, I feel good!

Along the way, I find out that I do not push myself to the limit when I workout. I mean, I run on a regular two to four miles daily, but because I do not have any miles goals in my mind, I do not push myself more. Now that I have a goal in my mind, I am actually capable of running or biking more that my regular miles daily. I did this challenge five days a week for forty minutes to one hour a day, with two rest days, or when I know my body needs more rest. I also did some strength training three times a week along with my cardio and I did not die LOL.

The best way to motivates yourself is to motivates yourself! You must be your number one supporter and fans in order to push yourself. Do not compare your journey to other people's journey because everyone has a different body type, metabolism and goals in mind. Every person has their own workout that works faster for them, but maybe not for you. You must find out what works for your body, lifestyle and goals. I also stay away from those who makes fun of my journey, simply because I know that when I am sixty years old, I would still have toned muscles, running a marathon, have a glowing skin, happy and looks hot (it is a fact, google it) LOL.

I prioritize my health because God gives me this body and I have an obligation to take good care of my own body, so that someday I will not bother my grand children to take care of their sick grandma with hospital bills because grandma did not taking good care of herself when she was younger. Sometimes sickness just happened even though you have been taking care of yourself, but many times, you know exactly why you got sick and that is not right or fair to those who have to taking care of you because of your ignorant and laziness. I eat everything, I do not live in a wrong diet world, but I eat in moderation. You will be surprised of how good healthy foods tastes like and do for your body, try it first before passing judgement.

I rarely get sick, but this month, unfortunately, I got a little sick because I was hiking on a very hot day and I did not have enough water. BIG mistake! So, I got sick for two days and after that I got back on track again and finished strong.

I would like to encourage all of you to start living a happy, fun and healthy lifestyle. Do it for yourself, your kids and the environment. No more excuses, because excuses will not get you places, but moving will do that. Start with a fifteen minutes walking, then increase to twenty, thirty and more. Start with a walk to a jog to a run or bike or swim. Do what works for you! Do it for at least three days a week, once you started working out, your body will wants and requires more from you. Working out is an addiction! HA!

Some helpful tips:

-Drink water before, during and after workout.

-Stretch before and after workout.

-Eat good foods, mostly fruits, nuts, vegetables and good proteins. Eat before and after workout (before: oatmeal, banana, etc. After: Protein Shake, Chicken Breast, etc- Google it)

-Rest and listen to your body.

-Run, swim, hike, bike, walk for at least thirty minutes a day for five days a week.

-Read or watch some workout videos before your workout, it helps you learn new techniques and motivates you as well.

-Do it for or with other people who would be a motivator/inspiration. Stay away from those who does not motivates you to be better. My inspiration is this girl, Jen, check out her Facebook page, like and support her journey!

-Join a health club if that will make you go workout.

-Mix your workout (run-bike-jog-swim for example), also try to burn a lot of calories not just counting the miles. If you are running/biking at the gym, run with some inclines or when you do bike, make sure you watch your RPM and paddle on a high level, increase your level of difficulties every three to four minutes for example.

-Find great places to workout outside your gym (nice hiking trail, run by the beach, etc). My husband and I (plus our dog, Luke)  found one new place to workout every weekend. I calculate my miles and calories by using some apps like Nike+ to help me on track.

-Buy some cute and comfortable workout outfits and shoes that you would love to wear and feel good about your body. If you are a runner, find a good socks, shoes and sport bra (women).

-Take it day by day, do not over think it, over analyze it or over do it.

-Take a nice hot shower or cold shower, it helps my muscles to relax.

-Write down your accomplishment each day, write down your workout for the day, also I like to write down some encouragements words.

-Entertained yourself during a workout, may it be with music, videos/books/magazine (when you do bike inside a gym, not when you are running or riding your bike on the street lol), taking pictures before-during resting-after workout, like me (below) LOL!! Before you knew it, you already killed ten miles! woot woot!!

-Reward yourself.

xoxo,

Lindsay

100 Miles

August is my birthday month,

I am going to give myself a birthday present by doing this "100 Miles Challenge."

A friend of mine did that on July and I am doing this on August.


First Day (7.10 Miles) yeah baby!!

Basically,

I will run, swim, bike, hike for a total of (at least) 100 Miles this month.

It is not too much if you start it now!

My fitness level has been up and down this year,

So I am determined to start living healthy again.

I just love the feeling of a healthy body,

the energy level, the good mood, the confidence, the toned muscle, the sharp mind, the strength, the joy of wearing skinny jeans ;)

I am not into "skinny to the bone"-unhealthy- body type,

I am into athletic healthy body!

We have one life, one body, one soul to take care of now,

So we better take very good care of it.

When it comes to working out,

Do what you love to do,

What works for you!

The first step is always the hardest,

Do one step at a time,

Once your body tastes the beauty of being healthy,

Your body will beg you for more challenge.

Educate yourself, 

ask your personal Doctor or

ask those who are experts in working out, 

hired a trainer if needed, 

enroll into a gym,

or use nature as a free and useful place, equipment and tools!

I like working out by myself,
(sometimes I run with my husband and my dog)
but I love support group to lift me up when I am lazy or lose focus.
Find your work out buddy (if you like to do it with others),
Build a support system/group that works for and with your lifestyle,
including telling your spouse to support you in this journey.

Nourish your body with good foods
(healthy food does not mean taste bad),

Give yourself a rest (and treats occasionally lol),

Enjoy life by doing things that you love,

Find a balance in life to fulfilled a better-healthier-happier-life.

Life is God's gift to me,

What I do with my life is my responsibility.

If you do not like what  you see or how it makes you feel,

Do something to change it,

Because excuses, complaining, pity party, blame game and comparing
will never do you any good or progress.


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~Together We Can Do It~

Go Lindsay Go!!

100 Miles start... TODAY

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Comfort Zone Is Boring!

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This is my AHA!!! moment today.

A ship is built to sail, to explore the beauty of the oceans, to take you places, to experience adventures.

'Though when it is not doing all that, the ship will stayed in port, afloat, safe but going nowhere.

If only a ship could talk,

I am sure it will be like this, 

"Let's Sail!"

Our lives sometimes are way too boring,

because we hold onto our past (or present),

we hang onto our safe harbor,

we do not want to let go the comfort zone to the unknown zone!

I mean it is pretty much understandable that some people are willing to take risks more than others,

But it is not acceptable that some people would rather die holding onto their death wishes than to chase their dreams!

What do you want to do with your life?

What legacy would you like your kids to remember you someday?

What dreams that you still wanted to accomplish in life?

What nightmares that you wanted to let go, even if you think you could not do?

TRY!

Get out of your comfort zone,

Explore the unknown world,

You might like it!

If you hate it,

You could always comeback to your own "known" zone,

But at least you have tried instead of wondering.

I took a chance to come to the unknown country,

Live by myself,

Fighting for life,

Surviving the impossible

..and..

I could proudly say, I live my dreams because I took a step of faith to try first!

My journey is not always fun and all that,

It has ups and downs,

It's never easy to live in other people's country,

Without any immediate family member or friends that go to school and play with you since childhood.

Not everyone has the same destiny and path in life,

Not everyone has the same exact dreams, wants and needs in life,

But everyone has dreams, wishes, wants and needs in life.

Not everyone is brave enough to take a chance/risk,

Dreamers are those who likes to sleep,

Doers are those who lives their dreams.

Wake up,

be who you are created/meant to be,

make your dream come true by doing it.

A bird will never know she could fly until she try it.

You will never know how far you will go until you take a first step

and discover your strength, ability and greater self.

There is always a next port in your journey,

if you don't like the next port,

you could go to the next port after that, 

or you could always go back to the first one.

But at least you had experiences to remember,

Lesson to learn,

Story to tell,

A life to inspired other people.

God created you and I with a big dream and vision on His mind,

do not limit your God given talent by hiding it,

covered with fear and lack of faith,

or too lazy to even try it.

xoxo,

Lindsay

The Waiting Room

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One of the thing that I hate in life is waiting!

I just do not like the anxiety, the unknown, the uncontrollable mixed emotions!

I just hate looking ahead and see nothing,

or I see something but I could not reach it.

"Waiting Room" for me is a period of time/place in life when we are getting ready for something ahead of us, a process of being and having a better life.

If we are wise enough to wait, learn and moving forward, 

 those waiting moments in the waiting room are very rewarding in life.

It taught us about being patient, trusting, hoping, surrender and admitting that...

 "I am just a human."

We become smarter, wiser, stronger and more mature.

The waiting moments also taught us a lot of things on how to reach the top, how to get ready, how to grasp what we have been wanting- waiting - working  for in life.

Sometimes, we rushed things that we are not ready to received and we got burned,

we failed!

Stupidity, impatient and pride are a very bad combination while we are in that waiting moments. 

Think of the waiting moment as a step that you need to go through before the next step exists. 

There are steps that we could skipped because we mastered them already or they are not that important, but there are steps that needed to be precisely done step by step or you had to start all over again.

But,

many of us stuck in the waiting (moment's) room because we do not want to let go of the past (before the waiting room) and too afraid, too stupid, too lazy to walk to the next room.

We hold on to our past because the future is uncertain,

-understandable but arguable-

How do you know what tomorrow hold if you are too afraid to let go of your past?

Whether it was your golden moment or dark moment..

let it go!

If it is your golden moment,

be proud of it, 

keep it as your best memory 

and use it to motivates you.

But, 

it happened in the past, 

you need to let it stay in the past 

and create your new golden moments.

If it is your dark moment,

be proud that you get out of it, 

keep it as a lesson 

and use it to motivates you to be better 

or not to do the same mistakes you or the persons who did that to you.

It happened in the past, you need to let it go!

I hate being in the waiting room, 

but I keep myself busy in any waiting room,

may it be the dentist, doctor appointment, job interview, waiting for my food or for my next chapter in life.

I try to switch my frustration of being stuck in a waiting room into looking forward for the next room's surprises so that I could move forward.

Once it is my turn to go to the next room,

I am so ready,

sometimes nervous,

excited, scared, 

but ready.

Every process in life will either make you stronger or destroy your strength.
Choose strong and be strong! 


An athlete who won a gold medal did not just win it without training.
It is a long process of dreams, focus, motivation, patient, sacrifices, learning, up and down, sweat, tears, strength, hope, pray, dedication and work,
..in the waiting room..
but the reward is priceless!

-Things that we have seen are history, things that we see now are history in the making, things that we will see are still unknown. But unknown does not always mean bad..it could also mean great, awesome, exciting, better, promising, life changing, blessings-

xoxo,

Lindsay

Bad Things..Bad Things..Go Away!?!

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Many times we only appreciate the good things and cursed the bad things because it is bad anyway and therefore we do not want anything to do with it.

It is true that nobody wants a bad news, experience or life, but the truth is the bad things that God allowed to happened in our lives are great tools for us to learn.

Many times, bad things happened because we chose a bad decision anyway, but there are many times as well when we tried our best to be a great person, do the right things and bad things still happened to us. Meanwhile, there are a lot of people that we personally know, and many strangers as well, who lives their lives "not as good" as we think what "good" is anyway, and they have all the "luck" in the world.

Why do bad things happened to good people, right?
But then again, what is and who is the good people?
What is our standard of goodness in a person's life?
What's good for us might be bad for others and what's bad for us might not be as bad as we thought for other people's standard.

At the end of the day,
It will always comes back to yourself,
as a person.

It is easier to point finger at others than to take a closer look at ourselves!

You know what..,
If God allowed bad things to happened in your life,
It simply means that you are a strong person, He knows you can handle it!

When I feel overwhelmed with life's struggles and problems,
I told God that I have learned my lesson and that I am not that strong, I need Him to help me and strengthened me because I cannot take it anymore.

Admitting that we have a problem is a first step,
Asking for help and actually doing something to change the "bad" circumstances is step number two,
Surrender to God, after doing your part and hope for the best to take place is the last thing that we could do as a human being.

There are things that is just beyond our control and understanding,
Sometimes we just need to let it go and stop over-analyzing them.

We all have our limit when it comes to strength and weaknesses.
We all have our own ways to cope with problems in life,
We all have our own escape.
Just make sure that the escape is not worst than the actual problem,
because if we picked the right escape route, then we will find freedom.
If we make a wrong escape route, we will add more problems to the existing ones,
we create more stressed in our life.

Sometimes what seemed to be the best escape plan is not the best after all, even though it offers you the quickest way to find a temporary way out.
You can have fun or "forget" your problems in a certain amount of time,
But when you wake up,
Your problems are still there and because you chose the wrong/temporary escape plan,
You ended up with more problems in your life.

Why do bad things happened in our life (my own version lol) :
- Our own choice that leads us there
- Other people's decision that affected us
- Sin and Temptation
- There is a great lesson that we will learn and will benefits our future and others
- To show God's greatness in the middle of our weakness
- To see/understand that we are stronger than we thought
-For us to appreciate the good things, even the little things in life, because we never know how good things are until bad things happened to us
- It's just part of life, good and bad exists

Solution:
- We live, experience, learn, move on!
- We live, experience, learn and help others who might benefits from our own experience
- We live and we survive
- Do not compare your struggles with other people's victory


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You are not the only one with problems,
You are not alone,
You will be fine,
You are stronger,
Keep your head up and keep on going!

Fight,
Defeat the enemy,
Victory is yours!
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Bad things will happen, whether we like it or not.
It's a part of life!
Don't ask for bad things to never happened in life because you will be disappointed,
Ask for wisdom, courage and strength to face it.
Don't ask for bad things to go away when you are the one who made it happened in the first place,
face it and solve it like a responsible human being.
Don't play the blame game, it will never solve anything.
Running away is an act of a coward, face it like a warrior, and you will  not get haunted with your own problems.
Just do you part,
always let God involved!

xoxo,
Lindsay

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THOUGH YOUR LIFE IS A MESS NOW,
TEST AFTER TEST THAT MAKES YOU TIRED,
TRIALS THAT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE GIVING UP,
TOO MAD AT THOSE WHO MADE YOU A VICTIM,
WHERE IS JUSTICE?
WHERE IS GOD?

YOU ARE NOT ALONE THROUGH EVERYTHING IN LIFE.
YOU WERE NOT EXPERIENCING THINGS BY COINCIDENCE,
THEY HAVE A PURPOSE, A REASON, A LESSON, A PROMISE TO KEEP.

THERE IS HOPE FOR A BETTER TOMORROW,
THERE IS FAITH TO GIVES YOU STRENGTH,
THERE IS LOVE TO EMPOWERED YOU.

KEEP ON FIGHTING UNTIL YOU REACH YOUR VICTORY!

"Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him."
James 1:12


"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer."
Romans 12:12


"Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us."
Romans 5:2-5

"I can do all things through him who strengthens me."
Philippians 4:13


"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9


"As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
Genesis 50:20


"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me."
Psalm 23:4


"For the Lord your God is he who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory."
Deuteronomy 20:4


xoxo,
Lindsay

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Have a great week everyone,

Remember that we are stronger especially in our weakest moments,

Because when we are weak, we fight with ALL that we have left in us,

And we survive!

:)

xoxo,

Lindsay

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HAVE A GREAT SATURDAY

XOXO,

Lindsay

BE STRONG!

Tough year?! ..ALREADY?!


The year just started and you have been excited and optimistic about the whole NEW year, NEW start, NEW beginning, NEW visions, etc. But, reality hits your life..hard! Your personal life taking a downhill, work sucks, relationship issues, your sport teams lost (BOOO!!), etc. You have lost all the joy you had on New Year's eve. You started to think negative and hating your life. DON'T!!

Don't let anything or anyone brings you down. When life gets tougher, FIGHT BACK! Know who you are and your strength. Do not let other people cross your line for their own benefit.

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Whoever and whatever that needed to stay in the past (that include one second ago), SHOULD be left behind, in the past, where they belong. Don't get lost in your own past, get out of there and move forward with your head up! I am a quiet, shy, introvert person. But, underneath all of that quietness, I have a powerful voice and I use that power when needed.

STAY STRONG! 

xoxo,

Lindsay

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