The Choice

Excerpted from When God Whispers Your Name by Max Lucado

It’s quiet. It’s early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world is still asleep. The day is coming.

In a few moments the day will arrive. It will roar down the track with the rising of the sun. The stillness of the dawn will be exchanged for the noise of the day. The calm of solitude will be replaced by the pounding pace of the human race. The refuge of the early morning will be invaded by decisions to be made and deadlines to be met. For the next twelve hours I will be exposed to the day’s demands. It is now that I must make a choice.

Because of Calvary, I’m free to choose. And so I choose.

I choose love. No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves.

I choose joy. I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical… the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.

I choose peace. I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live.

I choose patience. I will overlook the inconveniences of the world. Instead of cursing the one who takes my place, I’ll invite Him to do so. Rather than complain that the wait is too long, I will thank God for a moment to pray. Instead of clinching my fist at new assignments, I will face them with joy and courage.

I choose kindness. I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone. Kind to the rich, for they are afraid. And kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me.

I choose goodness. I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one. I will be overlooked before I will boast. I will confess before I will accuse. I choose goodness.

I choose faithfulness. Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will not regret their trust. My associates will not question my word. My wife will not question my love. And my children will never fear that their father will not come home.

I choose gentleness. Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice, may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.

I choose self-control. I am a spiritual being. After this body is dead, my spirit will soar. I refuse to let what will rot, rule the eternal. I choose self-control. I will be drunk only by joy. I will be impassioned only by my faith. I will be influenced only by God. I will be taught only by Christ. I choose self-control.

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithful-ness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek His grace. And then, when this day is done, I will place my head on my pillow and rest.

What I've Read in 2016

Photo Credit: Amazon

Here's the list of books I've finished this year. They're all a great read and I would definitely recommend them. :D

• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child -J.K Rowling ♥ 
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them -J.K Rowling  
• After You - Jojo Moyes
• Me Before You - Jojo Moyes 
• The Supreme Gift - Paulo Coelho ♥ 
• The Warrior of Light - Paulo Coelho
• Life to the Max - Max Lucado
• In the Grip of Grace -Max Lucado ♥ 
• The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint Exupery
• My Life on The Rock - Jeff Cavins
• The Rosary: It Beats the Rhythm of Human Life - Jeff Cavins 
• The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto - Mitch Albom ♥ 
• Reflections of a Man - Amari Soul
• Talent is Never Enough - John Maxwell
• God's Way is Still the Best Way - Zig Ziglar
• Life Lifters - Zig Ziglar 
• The Greatest Thing in the World and Other Addresses - Henry Drummond ♥ 
• Joyce Meyer's Quotes In 365 Days - Joyce Meyer

Current: Just Like Jesus - Max Lucado


Prioritize your life according to your passion. Realign your work and your personal life
so you spend time doing what you're passionate about and you can't help but make giant strides forwards. -John Maxwell

Excerpts: After You (Jojo Moyes)

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-So here is the thing about being involved in a catastrophic, life-changing event. 

You think it's just the catastrophic life-changing event that you're going to have to deal with: 

the flashbacks, the sleepless night, the endless running over events in your head, 

asking yourself if you had done the right thing, said the things you should have said, 

whether you could have changed things, had you done it even a degree differently. 

-...enough times will actually make it okay. -Lou

-Allow yourself moments of happiness. -Lou

-I saw what I had really done. I saw that I could be somebody's centre, their reason of staying.
I saw that I could be enough. -Lou

-We don't know what will happen. Which is why we have to take chances while we can.
And ...I think this might be yours. -Sam

-...it's okay to feel sad. Or lost. Or angry. It's okay to feel a whole host of things that other people might not understand,
and often for a long time. Everyone has his or her own journey. We don't judge." -Marc

-I hope if you're looking down, and you can see me, you're glad. That I exist.
Because me being here sort of means you're still here. -Lily

-I let mine go. -Lou