going on. going strong.

Some said my dream was too high. Some others said it would never come true. My God said it's possible in Him. Whom shall I listen to?

It's our daily choice to whom we would listen to? When we always listen to the world, we would end up being discouraged because we would never be good enough for everybody. When we try to listen to the Word of God, it gets challenging for us because it tests our faith. "His ways are higher, His ways are best; though sometimes strange." - Mandisa.

When we are sure that we live in God, we just have to believe that God is for us and we can do all things through Him. Our circumstances may tire us out, we may be drained that we feel we cannot do anything anymore. But lately these days, I learn to come to God and just surrender, saying "God I'm tired. I had given my all, and I dedicate all my works to You. You appointed me for the works I'm doing, You will empower me." God is a faithful God, He will never leave His works undone.

In all the pressure, all the stress, all the trouble, there is always a place of rest open 24 hours for us. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. His rest is truly refreshing, and it simply gives us new hope and new strength to face the day. Even when you think you can't do it, you can always find a new courage in Him. My form teacher often portrayed this picture to her students, that when we feel like giving up, we should just imagine that God is waving a flag of our favorite color with our name on it, cheering for us till we reach the finish line. Knowing that Someone is there for us to support all our endeavors encourages us that we are not alone. Knowing that we are loved gives us an extra confidence to continue our race in excellence.

The toughest cliffs are the ones closest to the top. The eleventh hour is usually the toughest, but when we just hang on and push through, we would make it till the end. Stop the complaining and grumbling because it would only drain our energy and waste our time. By the time we reach the top, we would be glad to say, "I'm thankful I didn't give up back then." We didn't just barely finishing our race in mediocrity, but we finish it WELL.

going on, going strong.

Natasha Crescentia. :)