What if Your blessings come through raindrops?

Love.

What does it really mean?

"Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails." 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

I haven't written about love in a while. Feelings, yes, emotions, yes, but not love. I've always felt love is such a strong word. It embodies so many things as depicted in the bible verse above. Yet, it is being used loosely by people everywhere. I'm not judging people who use the word love, don't get me wrong, but I'm just saying to me, it means a whole lot more than a four-letter word.

Speaking to a friend today about relationships, I reflected on what LOVE means. I think I'm still on a journey to discover its meaning. I mean, I know I love my family and friends, but the kind of love it takes to be in a relationship and make it last, I'm not sure if I know how it feels like. Maybe I've loved before and am afraid to do it again, but one thing I know for sure: for now, knowing the love Jesus showed me when He died upon the cross to be my saviour, that would suffice. That love? It surpasses any kind of love I know I'll ever get from anyone in this world.

Thank You for loving me (:

xoxo, elvyna.

Rainbow coloured things.

Pretty macaroons all the way from London. And 3/4 of it is still in the fridge.

There's something wrong with me of late, I'm losing my sweet tooth! (Does that even make sense?)

I'm getting pretty sick of eating desserts and sweet stuffs but don't worry, I'm no where near being sick of baking'em! (:

Pretty food pictures in food blogs still attract my attention (:

xoxo, elvyna.

It's all a part of His great big plan.

Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of the earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.

xoxo, elvyna.

Love came down.

From worship leaders Brian & Jenn Johnson of Bethel Church in Redding, CA comes a beautiful and moving song that I can't stop playing over and over again. This always happens to me whenever I find a song that touches me. Oh well (:

Should've learnt the cello last time when I had the chance. Too late to regret anyways.

P/S: Am totally loving the lightbulbs hanging down all around the room. I want my house to be like that next time (:

xoxo, elvyna.

Skin Deep.

Random post because my blog has been lacking pictures and I've been busy catching up with people everyday I haven't had time to take proper pictures!

Current obsession: Make up (:

One palette for day, one for night, says my housemate (:
Favourite eyeshadow palettes for the moment from MAC's A Tartan Tale Holiday 2010 collection.

xoxo, elvyna.

Blessings.

Because YouTube came up with the new thing where I can't embed videos anymore (booooo!), I'll just post the lyrics of a song I came across recently. It's one of the best songs I've heard in a while. Youtube it and listen to it while reading the lyrics. I think I cried the first few times I heard it.

Be blessed people! (:

Laura Story - Blessings

We pray for blessings, we pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering

All the while You hear each spoken need
Yet love is way too much to give us lesser things

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears?
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You're near?

What if trials of this life
Are Your mercies in disguise?

We pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear
We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough

And all the while You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears?
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You're near?

And what if trials of this life
Are Your mercies in disguise?

When friends betray us, when darkness seems to win
We know that pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home
It's not our home

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears?
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You're near?

What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst
This world can't satisfy?

And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise?

xoxo, elvyna.

Joys (:

Belated 21st birthday present from Mummy. Love love love (:

Trying to jailbreak it now. Having such a hard time since I'm such a tech noob -_-

xoxo, elvyna.