Shades of Pink Joy...

"May the God of hope fill you up with all joy and peace as you trust Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit"         Romans 15:13

Unexpected things happen in your life, well at least in mine ALL the time. It's normal, it's natural (I assume and hope lol). But even in the mist of my darkness season (which is frequent) I realize how the enemy is trying to steal my joy. These several past weeks I've been hearing sermons about how the Lord transforms your sorrows into dance and how it is possible to be joyful even when unexpected things occur. I was meditating on this concept and to be honest it was hard to believe it when you are living it right? I mean most of us have heard those sermons (which are totally true) but yet I did not understand them personally. I am not perfect, I make dozens of mistakes daily and I tend to cry in every situation (good or bad lol) but I think that when you are facing difficult situations where things around you seem to really go against you and people just want to step on you, IS the time to prove them wrong. My life is not perfect (even though many believe it is), I was actually told that this weekend I was like "girl, you don't have an idea on the struggles I have to face everyday but I still manage to wear my pink lipstick to look presentable!". Being joyful does not mean your life is perfect, that you don't know know what pain is, that you don't have any worries, its COMPLETELY the opposite. Its having all those things at the same time (and many more) and you are still able to be thankful and smile for the many MORE blessings God has given you. My life is not perfect like i said (not even nearly perfect) but i like to look at the bright side of things, hey I have a job, a car (the car of my dreams), my family (which is my mommy), my school, friends ect. really more than i deserve. Yes many times i cry myself to sleep because the enemy is right there in my ear whispering all the bad things that the day portrayed or the unexpected things that changed my plans BUT i still have joy in my heart because my faith is placed on Him. No matter what your situation may be, no matter if you are facing a heartbreak or if you failed your writing class, whatever it is, your blessings are BIGGER than all that. The bigger the ache your heart feels the greater the joy should be and wake up brush off all the sorrows away and apply a pink lipstick and smile with joy:)

We Are Ornaments...

"Therefore, "Come out from them and be separate", says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you." 

2 Corinthians 6:17

Now that we have reached the jolly season of family time and into a Christmasy ambient I have been noticing Christmas trees all over department stores and pretty happy old songs of "Let it snow". The other day I was observing a Christmas tree at Target, it was so beautiful, full of color and decorations, all of the ornaments were coordinated all nicely but assorted in different places there were unique out of the ordinary ornaments that didn't quite fit in. I spotted a little pink ballerina with a small golden crown that sparkled so precious and it made it all look even more radiant. I see ourselves as Christmas ornaments yet we portray something unique and special that the rest don't, the presence of God. Just like the little pink ballerina that I spotted right away we should be, not be camouflaged with the rest. I believe we were born to be special and unique, we have no need to blend in with this society(which is the christmas tree) because we are not from this world, but from a celestial ground. I had been told this many times since my childhood but it never meant anything until now. Being a university student is being in a sea of sororities and non-stop profanity. Being different has helped me lead others to Christ without knowing it, (well I'm in the process of doing so too!, but thats for the next post). Dare to be different, be happy when others ask you why you don't dress a certain way, why you don't write a certain way or why you don't listen to the same music. Little things lead up to a greater impact that believe it or not is shining in the mist of the darkness, its being the pink ballerina with a golden sparkly crown ornament on the Christmas tree:) 

Hello November...

A new month has arrived, well actually three days ago but for me today seemed like the first day of November! November means so many things to me from an upcoming year in my life to giving thanks on a table eating turkey (and ham!) and pumpkin pies. All of my life November has been my favorite month but it was not until this year that I realized a deeper meaning to it. I was born on a hot November night in a far away city in Mexico, (it was hot because I was born in a beach city, Mazatlán). I always thought it was normal for another birthday to come around (since I’ve had twenty-two of them already). But another November is another opportunity to work on God’s purpose in my life. For the longest time I’ve been wasting Novembers and I’ve been living them as if I have a million left, but I don’t. I do not know how many Novembers God will give me, how many more birthdays I will have, how many more times I will have a Thanksgiving dinner around the people I love. I do not know how many Novembers I’ll have to wear boots (one of my obsessions!) or how many more pumpkin pies I’ll enjoy (gosh I’m in LOVE with them!). Or how many Novembers God will grant me to write poetry, prose and non-fiction. I do not know if on an upcoming November I will have published my own book. But what I do know that on this November (which is already beautiful!) I’ll live it like it were my last, do the things that I love, (even if I have to wear boots everyday and eat pumpkin pie every night before I sleep listening to Christmas carols) and most importantly living my life the way God intended. So I challenge you to live this November loving the ones you care about and telling them how much you love them everyday of this monthJ (hey: be creative)!