His Forever

O God, You have cast us off; You have broken us down; You have been displeased; Oh, restore us again! You have shown Your people hard things; You have made us drink the wine of confusion. You have given a banner to those who fear You, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah That Your beloved may be delivered, Save with Your right hand, and hear me. Who will bring me to the strong city? Who will lead me to Edom? Is it not You, O God, who cast us off? And You, O God, who did not go out with our armies? Give us help from trouble, For the help of man is useless. Through God we will do valiantly, For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.
- Pslam 60


There are times in life when it seems like God has left us to ourselves in our sorrows and to failure. Has God really left our side??? Has He? For if He did so then He would have been lying when He promised never to leave or forsake us. But God could not go against His promise neither can He act against Himself and His character.

But even in confusion, sorrows and short comings  Gods faithfulness will never cease to be. Even when we are in our lowest times, God has a purpose for allowing us to fail and experience a time of weakness so we may realize what we truly are - imperfect. That we may look to and depend on who He really is. That we may understand how much we need Him and never take for granted what He has done and will continue to do. So that our hearts will learn to rejoice and trust the Lord God Almighty no matter what circumstances we maybe having at anytime, just one thing remains for certain - we are His forever.

Death

A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume.
And the day you die is better than the day you are born.
Better to spend your time at funerals than at parties.
After all, everyone dies—
so the living should take this to heart.

Sorrow is better than laughter,
for sadness has a refining influence on us.
A wise person thinks a lot about death,
while a fool thinks only about having a good time.

- Ecclesiastes 7:1-4

We all try to have a good reputation but no matter what, it's not what others think of us that truly matters, but it's the way we think about ourselves and how GOD thinks of us.  At the end of this life we are not accountable to anyone else but GOD. We will give account of everything we done in our lives day in and day out. And no matter what we do, it's not about the results of our work but about why we are doing what we are doing. GOD searches the motives of our hearts. We are most likely to achieve success when we do things out of pure and right motives. But with all our hard work, King Solomon says it is better to think be at funerals than to enjoy at parties because it is wise to think about our death. When we realize how short our time here on earth is, and how alll people will go to the grave one day, we will think about our loved ones more and make better decisions. So that one day when we die, we will not regret spending most of our time just making money and doing useless things, things that only affect the temporary but no effect on the eternal.

It is even better to be sad than to be happy because sorrow refines our hearts. Happiness can last for only a short time while joy is a permanent value that is independent of the circumstance going on around them. We have joy when we know and truly understand that GOD loves us and we love HIM. Joy is beyond emotions, it is deeper and more than just temporary. Even joy surpasses death. When we think about death, we understand that our time is short. The body passes and the Spirit remain. We will review our lives, what have we done in our lives that has an eternal effect? Have we invested our time on Spiritual things? What have we done that have affected other people spirtually? What are we doing to please GOD? Death is scary for most people, they don't want to even think about it, but denying it doesn't mean it's not real. It's a fact that we will have to face one day. If you don't know GOD, it's natural to be afraid of death. But if you know The One who promised eternal life, then you will not be afraid of death, you will even have joy on your dying die day, excited to meet your Maker. Do you have this kind of joy? You can decide right now to have this kind of joy today. Let us be wise with what we do with our short time.

In Tears

Those who sow in tears
Shall reap in joy.
6 He who continually goes forth weeping,
Bearing seed for sowing,
Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,
Bringing his sheaves with him.
- Psalm 126 : 5-6

What does sowing in tears mean? When we sacrifice something for a better outcome in the future, when the sacrifice we give is painful, when it cost us time away from our family or loved ones, when it cost us what means so much to us, then this is sowing in tears.  People suffer from all kinds of pain, physical pain can hurt but who can endure the pain of a broken heart? Emotional pain that cannot be expressed in words are the worst pains every human could ever encounter. The heart it holds so many dear things and sometimes we need to sacrifice what is dear to us now so that in the future things will be better.

Sometimes when we are in pain, we feel that there's no longer any hope for the future, nothing better should come out of tears and pain. But as frail and human as we are, we will never get to understand GOD's mysterious ways of that moment. Most of the time GOD works in pain, in the sorrows of the heart where HE is easily found because HE is near to the broken hearted. It may be hard to believe now and we can't ever conceive or understand what HE is trying to do but GOD has a purpose for pain, HE has a reason why things have to be so devastating. We may not understand the hand of GOD now and we may never understand until we look back after we have already reached the results of HIS doing so shall we understand the reason GOD allows pain and sacrifice of sorrows for a time. If you are in pain, if your heart is broken, there is hope, for the GOD of all flesh proclaimed it in HIS word that if you are sowing in tears now, it means you will be reaping in joy in the future. So take heart and don't lose hope, hold on to the GOD who gave you life. HE has a reason for your life, a reason for all your dissappointments, frustrations, pain and suffering. HE holds your best interst at heart. When it hurts just remember, HE loves you. And if HE loves you, HE would not allow anything unless it is for your good. Everything that happens is always for our good for GOD is faithful, and if your wounds are great now, HE is your healer. So you don't have to cry all alone, the GOD of all compassion cares deeply for you and HE understands the pain that you go through. Call on to HIM, HE's just a prayer or a tear away.