Don't.Fall.For.Me.or.I'll.Fall.For.YOU.

Ecclesiates 3v11
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
Ecclesiastes 3v14
I know that everything God does will endure forever, nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it, God does it so that men will revere him.

Everything in life truly does happen for a purpose. A reason. At the point when it happens, things may seem like such a blur and all but in the future, you'll actually be able to see things in a different light and perspective. Case of point, ME. Truly so much has happened since I entered IMU, so much I've learned, so many things I've seen, and yes, no one said it was going to be an easy experience, but I've come out of it so far, and I am, stronger and more mature in more ways than one.

God's timing is truly amazing. His plans are not my plans (definitely), and His ways too, not mine. Sometimes in life, we can get so caught up with what WE want, what WE plan to achieve, what WE WE WE.. That's when things should come to a halt. Take time to ponder again, the whole purpose of life- to live according to His will. Not ours, but HIS. And that's what I'm coming to grasp, to learn, that the whole point of my existence in this world is Him. Nothing more, nothing less, and surprisingly, I like it. wait. I love it.

A few years ago if you told me all this would happen, I wouldn't have believed you. I wouldn't have ever thought that life could be this MEANINGFUL, this PURPOSEFUL, but it is. It truly is. And to be a blessing to people around me or just to take some time to listen to them, I'm beginning to truly understand the amazing grace and love of my Father. And to all those ppl who've been such an amazing blessing to me, sending me notes, cards, smses of encouragement, cookies, pat pats, hugs, I cannot begin to thank you guys. It really does brighten up my day the way you all take time to just pen down something for me or walk over and hug me. I love you all (:

Things are not always what they seem to be, actually, there is ALWAYS more than meets the eye. And time is something I can offer to those who need it. It's one of the simplest things in life which we tend to overlook nowadays, but really, even a simple 5 minutes to a dear friend can make a whole lot of difference. I'm glad I made a difference in your life. Even though it's just one, it has truly made me such a grateful, thankful and happy person, thinking of how God is so amazing and I'm beginning to count my blessings for all He has done for me and is going to do. I know there are many more amazing things for me to learn in the near future, and I'm ready. Use me.

Rid me of myself and fill me with more of you. Made by you FOR you.

xoxo, elvyna.

Ecclesiastes 3 v 1-8
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:
a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.