Hmm..in a nutshell..Hakuna Matata!

When our hopes cave, You build us back!

jo — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:33:44 +0000

We’ve been crumbled, we’ve been crushed
City walls have turned to dust
Broken hands and blistered feet
We walk for miles to find relief

When the thief takes, when our hopes cave
You build us back
You build us back
When the earth shakes, when the world breaks
You build us back
You build us back

We are scared, we are poor
All our safety nets are torn
We’ve been humbled to our knees
From these ruins, we believe

Redeemer, redeem us
Restorer, restore us
Oh build us back
Though the mountains be shaken, the hills be removed
Your unfailing love remains
After all that’s been taken, Your promise, still sacred
You build us back with precious stones

This song sung by Newsboys has touched me immensely this week.
Mark Stuart from ‘Audio Adrenaline’ who is a part of ‘Hands and Feet project’
wrote this song keeping in mind those who have lost their lives in the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
On the other hand, this song can be applied to most situations in our lives.
Its a song of redemption and fresh lease of life in Jesus.

Without Hope, we falter.
Jesus gives us a hope that will never falter..

Addictions makes life crumble.. hearts get crushed in relationships.. Yet He builds us back.
Getting through an exam, interview, coming out of a wrong relationship, losing a loved one, fear of the future, unfulfilled dreams and desires, forgiving someone whose hurt you etc., might not be the easiest situations in life for some of us.
Yet He gives us a hope that we will get through all of it…
God is awesome and His power is immense..
He redeems us through His precious blood
Restores lives
Heals wounds
Scars are a testimony
The heart gets bruised yet He gives us an unending hope clubbed along with a new heart!
Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, His unfailing love remains!!!
Where can we find an awesome God like this???

Most of us went through these circumstances in our lives where we just lost hope, we fell down and He picked us up.
He knows our frame and knows that we are prone to making mistakes..Yet He builds us back when we fall at His feet!
We thought- we were nothing cos of our mistakes yet He gave us a ‘value’ and ‘Identity’ in Him- considers us ‘precious’!
We almost gave up on our lives yet He gave us a brand new hope in Him!
All He longs from us is to cuddle up in His arms, live a life that pleases Him by obeying His word.
His promises never fail, they are sacred and are for a lifetime!

Isaiah 42:3-4 says
A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;
he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice on earth.
In his teaching the islands will put their hope.

When life seems dreary, topsy-turvy and everything around you grows dim, He builds us back with an everlasting Hope.
When you feel that the wick of a candle is about to go.. He doesn’t leave us empty handed!
The best part of these ‘tides’ is that we are humbled and Humility portrays our saviour in our lives!

Isaiah 40:31 says
Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

We do go through desperate moments in our lives and God is there in those moments where we need Him the most
God has the best planned for us, so Hang in there!

2011!

jo — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:20:36 +0000

What a year!
Coming soon to a close in about 2 months time….and awakening to a new year, 2012!
Yes..i haven’t blogged in a really long time.. sorry for that!
This year made me to celebrate life all the more..
live for each day celebrating it with God’s love..
and not worry over the future….
be filled with His joy and peace to take over!
After i came back to india last year, i did ask a lot of questions about life to God..
Then i realised that God just wants me to be still rather than questioning Him!
Yes, 2011- its a blessed year for me.. very real for my life!
Showed me the reality in life..with different circumstances around me!
Made me to trust in Him more…
This year is the year that made me dwell more on His word:)
Its the year that i made more friends and learnt about God through their lives!
Its the year that showed me about God being a God of a million chances!
Its the year of asking Him to be my constant companion through the ebbs and tides of life!

This has been my song of the year – Be my everything by Tim Hughes!

God in my living There in my breathing
God in my waking God in my sleeping
God in my resting There in my working
God in my thinking God in my speaking

Be my everything

God in my hoping There in my dreaming
God in my watching God in my waiting
God in my laughing There in my weeping
God in my hurting God in my healing

Christ in me
Christ in me
Christ in me the hope of glory
You are everything

Christ in me
Christ in me
Christ in me the hope of glory
Be my everything

You are everything
Jesus, Everything

Its very difficult to sing this song….
But this song helped me start my ‘many’ days with a blessed Hope!

Thank You Father for giving me a new ray of HOPE and a new beginning this year
Yes…For me, 2011 has been the year of FAITH,TRUST,HOPE and PEACE!

Music and Toby mac..

jo — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 01:59:59 +0000

He’s been my all time favourite artist.. admire the talents that God has given him.. the way he writes the lyrics and the thoughts, words that come in the composition of His mind is just mind blowing..ek dham jhakhas..

It definitely speaks!…jus no words to describe his music!

I was inspired by His song – city on our knees..lately ..actually a lot..that spoke so much to me and how it reflected in my life..!

Never dreamt that i wud play one day in front of an audience.. this was my first time after like 2 yrs on and off practicin de guitar…nothin ws in my hands… all glory to my saviour

My First Love

jo — Wed, 19 May 2010 08:27:23 +0000

I wonder why i was chosen
To be loved so much
You came for a reason
Do i deserve this much?

I am just a clay-pot
But still you picked me
Cleansed my spots
Amazingly set me free

For me, You were slain
Your heart was bleeding
You took all my pain
Just to see me smiling

Stupendous are Your ways
You wiped away my past
Showering Your rays
Assuring a hope that forever lasts

Selfless love so well portrayed
Trying my best to imitate You
A Love that has never weighed
My First Love is always You!

Go Selfless!

jo — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:18:28 +0000

Selfless- a 8 letter word that is hardly seen in the hearts of the people today..
Going up to an extent that you have never been to for each other is selfless..

This world would make a better place if ‘SELFLESS LOVE’ existed.
Its too much of selfishness that is in our lives today.
Its abt what i want, what i need to eat, what i need to look good in,my looks, my wardrobe, my needs, my career, my life and goes on and on…blah blah blah..
Cmon, what are we gaining by looking unto our own??? Why is there so much war and violence?
Why is there so much jealousy? Why are so many self-centered? Why is there no giving??
In all these years of my life so far, I jus learnt to give as much as possible in a relationship..be it any relationship not neccessarily lovers or couples, but also parents, friends, brothers, sisters etc.,..

Give as much love as you can to a friend even if there’s not much love from the other end, even if there’s not much commitment for the important term ‘friendship’, even if you don’t get calls or sms.. jus give your love..pray for your friend..do as much as u can evryday for a friend.. Its purely amazing..
Your heart starts lighting up with joy, when there is so much giving.
Its true that selfless love hurts when there is total ignorance from the other end..
But its all worth it, The Lord rewards it amazingly.

JESUS is the best example of SELFLESS LOVE..
He died on the cross for you and me.. Would anyone die for u? Isn’t that so selfless?
Jesus loved his enemies.. would anyone love a person who hates u? And that’s what we should be like.
Love people who don’t like you by loving them with the love of Jesus.. I have tried it.. its really a gud feeling..Gives inner peace and contentment!

Lenny Le blanc sang this song:

What could make this world a better place?
Nothing less than amazing grace
What could help the lonely ones endure?
I believe I’ve found a miracle cure

Only love could bridge the great divide
Only love can move a mountain
Only love could ever change my heart
Only the love of my Jesus
Only the love of my Savior

You sacrificed everything for me
Made a guilty man so free
Sinless hands nailed to a cross
What would make You wanna
Die for the lost?

Only love could ever change This heart of stone
Only love could ever lead Me home

When i think about the word ‘SELFLESS’, my eyes jus widen up so wide and bright……..
as a flash of all the people come across my mind who are so ‘SELFLESS’..

Mother Teresa, a noble woman who jus blew us away with her SELFLESS LOVE.. abundance of love..
her heart just overflowed for the poor and needy..
She said:
Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired.

And whenever i think about getting hurt(when there is no reciprocation) while loving a person abundantly… immeasurably..
her quote jus comes across my mind..

I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.

Its all about SELFLESS LOVE!

I don’t think there should be room in our hearts to get hurt..but jus give room for growing love!!!
As humans, we tend to get hurt.. But the grace of the Lord suffices..
and makes us love the person more and more

The next kind of people who exhibit selfless love are the firemen and the armymen.
The firemen risk their own lives for saving people.. and the armymen risk their own lives for saving their nation.
I have huge respect for them cos of their impeccable humility and their willingness to serve selflessly.
I believe that God has laid up crowns for these folks.. They are jus marvellous!
Its all about SELFLESS LOVE!

Sometimes the little moments of life are like the most joyful memories that stay in my heart!
Dad and Mum are like the most selfless people.. it doesn’t exist in all families!
But i have seen it so much in my family.. They always want the best for us!
I have learnt so much from them and dream of being like them in this aspect one day!
Again, Its all about SELFLESS LOVE!

One of my close friends, very endearing to me.. kitty.. who i’ve known for almost 5 years and have known her for her selfless nature..
One thing that i noticed in her is about giving gifts on people’s bdays.. She gives so much being a Pastor’s kid..
With the little money she has, She makes the others feel so special and i’ve learnt so much from her..
And again, Its all about SELFLESS LOVE!

I have jus taken few examples and i know its such a blessing to see people who display selfless love.
Its all about giving.. giving and giving.. Perfectly breath-taking.. when you give so much..
You jus can’t believe it and its like this feeling that youv’e let go off your burdens from yourself when you give..

Even if we go thru hassles of life.. we don’t think about our problems when we give.. when we show love to others.. Its beautiful!

So start being selfless if you haven’t started..It’s worth it!

There isn’t much better in this life than finding a way to spend a few hours in conversation with people you respect and love.
You have to carve this time out of your life because you aren’t really living without it.

Buddy.. GO SELFLESS!

Black World

jo — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:02:13 +0000

Shitty world out there
Selfishness brewing at all ends
People dont care
Human race needs to mend

Some good on the outside
Ego shown from the inside
What do you reap?
Nothing, just cribs you knee-deep

Attitude and Hypocrisy pile up
Ain’t taking you anywhere
Life just blows you right up
Your’e going down and life gets a tear

Big Bad world out there to bear
Perverted minds need to be chucked
When will these hearts repair?
God, Have mercy on the havocked

Shuck away the hatred beneath that smile
Genuinity lacks in few hearts
Humanity requires a step to be stabile
The heartless need an upstart

Drop of Love

jo — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:08:48 +0000

I wrote this poem.. thinking about the empty hearts who Jus long for Love…long to be held with love.. someone they can turn to..this is about that little flame of hope for the hurting world .. Here it goes…

Just a drop of love
on the lonely
God is looking from above
watching the gloomy

Beaten on the inside
Struck down and destroyed
Who can feel their plight?
Who will fill their void?

Need a shoulder to lean on
Longing to be hugged
Wish their hope is not gone
someday should be love-tugged

Eyes gaze with a pinch of hope
For tears to be wiped away
In the Darkest hour, they grope
Looking for a miracle one day

I will come to You

jo — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:45:17 +0000

A beautiful song that touched me recently

When you have no light to guide you
And no one to walk beside you
I will come to you
Oh I will come to you
When the night is dark and stormy
You wont have to reach out for me
I will come to you
Oh I will come to you
Sometimes when all your dreams may have seen better days
And you dont know how or why, but youve lost your way
Have no fear when your tears are fallin
I will hear your spirit callin
And I swear I’ll be there come what may

cause even if we cant be together
We’ll be friends now and forever
And I swear that I’ll be there come what may
When the night is dark and stormy
You wont have to reach out for me
I will come to you
Oh I will come to you

We all need somebody we can turn to
Someone who’ll always understand
So if you feel that your soul is dyin
And you need the strength to keep tryin
I’ll reach out and take your hand

How Time flies..

jo — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:06:42 +0000

Jus something i wanted to write..
something really simple..

Am totally mystified.. when i look at the time..

It jus flies miserably..

Sometimes i wonder..

wish i could relive some moments..

like childhood.. school..college..

and i feel.. oh my goodness.. everythin is over..

and am sittin in front of a desk.. with a computer

and u know de rest..

but its all good.. so far..

everything the Lord has planned so beautifully..

u dont know which road your heading

but the Lord hopes for you to go on the right path

sometimes we make wrong decisions and we learn from our mistakes

and we jus feel .. wish we could have that moment again..

not to commit mistakes..

life is like that..

Its like the wind that is just felt in the nick of time..

and time teaches u a lot..

a lot about Life

2009 … so far!

jo — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:57:59 +0000

Wel my blog ws dead for a while.. and now am bak again…
jus for sum updates..
new yr started off well.. but definitely not wel with the recession around us..
but then jus placed my hope in God trusting that He wil do the best for us.
Then i turned 23 in the month of feb…
dint feel lik turnin older..
but ws often amazed by questions.. “which coll r u studyin in??”
wel dats indeed a good goody compliment.. i jus thank them for the compliment
and say .. am workin… .. they r taken aback.. but then it digests wel for them..
Wel am jus livin in the moment.. not expectin anythin much..
Jus lookin unto the Heavenly father for everything.. in happy and sad circumstances..
thats how 2009 is..
And then in the end of feb.. went to valparai for a trip wid frenz from office..
twas a gud chillin trip..
And into the world of BI now.. no more in SAP.. i do mis SAP BI…
Like i said.. He does the best for me.. So looking unto Him for every step of my career
Wel life @ office is goin on by His grace.. ..
Lookin forward to the Project team outing from office soon to Kodai..
..
And am looking for a flat too.. i really mis my cooking and stayin in a flat..
and playin de guitar…
Wel Datz de news 4rm my end.. wil keep my blog alive often 4rm now on