Life and Faith

Rejection. It’s probably one of the worst feelings in the world. It makes us feel unloved, incompetent and incomplete. It hits likes a wound that cut deep in our heart. Rejection can come in many forms: career, relationships, familial, and spiritual. The scale of rejection can vary – it can be a minor rejection or a major rejection.  Whatever the form or scale, there is one thing in common with every rejection; you were denied something that you thought would make you feel happier. That is why it hurts so much, you thought you found another piece of your puzzle, but It gets knocked out of your hand. At that time, you feel like your life will never be complete now that a piece is gone. Therefore, the best thing we think we can do is to avoid rejection at all cost. We don’t want to risk the pain that comes from it. We start to limit our friendship circle, we become cautious about who we get close with, we want to make sure that the chance of rejection is minimal. But I thi...

My skin warms My feelings are blurred. I am uncertain But I can see it. I want to But I am afraid. One step at a time, But it’s too late. Now, it’s gone The spark extinguished. Left in the blackness. Was there ever a fire? 

I thought it would be good to do a list of my goals for the year 2018. Instead of writing one long blog, I’m going to post one blog for each one of my goals. So here we go! My first goal for 2018, is of course faith. While I do believe my faith in God has improved over the past few years, there is still a lot of room for growth. Below are two areas I like to see myself improve in. First, I would like to see my myself being able to have the patience and resilience to trust God wholeheartedly during times of struggles and adversity. While it is always comforting to know that God is placing me through obstacles and challenges with a purpose and a plan. I will think to myself “ok, cool God. When is it going to be over? I get the lesson; can we move on now?”. I want to truly trust in God and find joy in challenging times, instead of hoping that it will be over quickly. One of my favorite life advice is to “enjoy the process of life”. God has the perfect plan for me - each and eve...