THE LORD IS ON TIME, LENDING MONEY & BEING PAID BACK

I have someone borrow money from me, and I wondered why it took her so long to pay me when she gave me a promised date, and was disheartened when she hasn't informed me as to why. Little did I know that God was preparing the payment date for my own good. I lost my client just a 2 or 3 weeks ago (I know, right. Yet again.) When I got myself a new client, I didn't have any money in my pocket (or in my account) anymore. I had to borrow from one of my friends, and my sister. So at the day when I didn't have any, that was also the day that she paid me. I now had a budget for 3 days before my next salary, which was still a small amount because of the payroll cut-off. How God manages everything in my life! All glory, and Honor to my LORD! :)

These were given by Mary and Ken May 9, 2016 on Mother's day,
but this photo is perfect for my blog for today.

In the New Testament, Jesus tells us not to “turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you” (Matthew 5:42)

He applied this principle even to our enemies in their time of need: “But love your enemies and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great” (Luke 6:35)

The clear teaching of the Bible is that God expects His children to act righteously when lending money. And it helps us to remember that our ability to produce wealth comes from God (Deut 8:18)

More about Lending Money Here: http://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-lending-money.html

"HUSBAND" # 2

This was an FB post about my boyfriend of 8 or 9 years after my husband
and I were separated.

I actually felt a little foolish when I saw this post of mine. Being in a wrong relationship at the time that you thought it was just right, you'll have to expect that it would be a disastrous one. I remember how we used to fight, make up thinking it would be okay again, & then we fight for the same reasons. But being married, separated, and then walked in to another relationship, I thought it was okay. But if it's outside God's will, expect that you will just be living off a dream that everything is okay. That one day, I will just move on with this great man, forget about my previous bad marriage. But we can never run from reality forever. At the early years of our relationship, we were both happy & looking forward to a great future. But reality would hit me big time. Within those years that we were together, questions kept creeping into my mind. How we will get married? How much for an annulment, so I can remarry? How would my daughter feel about it? What about our future kids? Would they be okay with the setup? How would this guy be towards my daughter once we have our own kids? Would it leave out my daughter once she has new siblings to another father? These are just a few questions that left me confused, and indecisive. Our beautiful & happy relationship soon became a burden to me, and it soon made him unhappy. I couldn't for the life of me give him a child, for this would go against my legal marriage.

I knew I was being selfish, and both of us couldn't move on to a good future with this issue. And I soon came face to face with the question, "Is this what God really wanted? For me? For him? And for my daughter?" If it was, it would have been easy. But it wasn't. In my heart, I knew that our relationship was not of God's no matter how beautiful, and fun, and happy it was. No matter how hard I tried to make it work, it is outside of God's plan for me and for all those involved in it. So after 9 years of being together, I had to let it all go. It took me 2 or 3 long years to decide if I should let him go.

Today, I am still separated with my husband. But I can say that I am now in a happier, and more peaceful place. Right now, I am letting God do all His work on me, and in my life. I'd be a hypocrite if I say I don't get lonely. Yes, I do. And in all honesty, I have no desire in my heart to get back with my husband anymore. He has moved on, and I have healed. We both deserve a happier, & better partners for life. I am still for whatever God's desire and will in my life. Whatever He will ask me to do, I will follow. One of the things I will follow is to not sin against our marriage. If we are to annul, and if it is God wanted, it will happen. But this time, it will be a peaceful one. NO heartaches, no hurtful words, or actions. It will just be according to God's plan.

I am following this command Luke 16:18 "Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery."

But I did receive a promise from God (3 times already), in 1 Corinthians 7:15 "But if the husband or wife who isn’t a believer insists on leaving, let them go. In such cases the believing husband or wife[a] is no longer bound to the other, for God has called you[b] to live in peace."

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL!

In my younger years, I suffered from what they call an "eating disorder." Bulimia or Anorexia, I'm not sure what it was because I never consulted any medical help about it, but for sure I had a problem with my health. We strive to get the body of our dreams, but never thought that we should do it right. I went to the gym twice a day, ate only at lunch time. I stuff myself with a lot of food during lunch times (overeat). And then I wait for 5 minutes so my body can relish what I had eaten. After that, I go to the bathroom, and force myself to vomit. Even just eating a tiny bit of food makes me feel that I'm getting fat, and I make do by staying in the gym for 2 hours or more. I remember looking at myself in the mirror, and all the time, I see a fat girl with big hips, big arms, big butt, etc. Whenever someone comments about my body or a certain body part, I won't eat and then again exercise excessively. 

Above is a picture of me. Obviously, on the left side was the time I had an eating disorder. Around that time, I thought I was very fat, but never saw myself that I didn't look healthy anymore. People even commented that I was doing drugs. On the right side, I was happy and eating properly. I have found my resolve.

I had no idea that I was already suffering of eating disorder. Not until I saw a video in YouTube that made me see my reality. This was serious stuff. It creates emotional turmoil, lowers self-esteem, depression, and health problems. Even causes death. I even watched a TV interview about a little girl in grade school or kindergarten who ate paper so that her stomach won't digest it, and she doesn't have to go hungry anymore. I stopped and started eating properly. GIRLS, if you want to look great, DO IT RIGHT! There are a lot of blogs now that helps people lose weight, and look great, but you don't have to go through the whole ordeal of slowly "killing yourself." You are beautiful, no matter what size you are. Don't let anybody make you feel anything less! 

For the YouTube video, watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VoAj_6iKTo 

I super love this woman who gave birth to NOEXCUSEMOMS, LOSE WEIGHT, GREAT BODY, THE RIGHT WAY: Maria Kang