I lay my heart at Your feet
I surrender my life to Your lead
I offer my mouth, use it as Your flute
Let my mouth be a conduit
for Your word to go through
Let my worship come to You
as a sweet smelling fragrance
Let my story be that of Your grace
Let my actions speak of Your love
Let my heart be clean towards all (wo)men
Let my gaze be on You primarily
May I not be carried away by earthly things
May I rely not on my own understanding
nor think that it's by my own might
May you forever by my Lord!

I'm super rich in love
But I can't afford to hate
I keep my mind open
Yet I protect its peace
I welcome challenges,
'cause I'm aware of its
underlying opportunities
What you see is not all there is,
I've embedded this into my principles
My kindness is sometimes
mistaken for foolishness (no regrets)
I've found gratefulness to be
a boost for happiness
I love the easy life and I'm content,
But I repel slothfulness
God is my foundation,
The solid rock on which I stand
God is my support,
I keep Him always in my thoughts
I believe my destiny lies in my hands
Hence I keep my hands clean
Life is beautiful,
Your perception can change the reality.

If you've ever represented your school
in a competition, you'll remember that
Months/weeks/days before the day of contest,
You're subjected to exercises/tasks that
were more rigorous than your peers'
Timed challenges, tougher goals
Sometimes, lesser resources were provided
However, that is not considered torture but training
While your peers were sleeping/playing,
You were going through something "unpleasing"
The good news is, no matter your place in the contest (won a prize or not),
You're potentially better and more experienced than your peers.
You would have learned things your peers didn't know.

Maybe the things you're currently going through
Are preparatory grounds for greater wins that await you ahead
Maybe God has permitted the challenges
to come your way, not as torture but training
And God does know your breaking point,
It's not His desire to watch you break.
Embrace the "unpleasing" tasks today,
Knowing that there is a glorious win ahead.

I'm grateful for the air that I breathe
I'm thankful for the soil on which I stand
Blessed are the foods that I eat
I'm immensely grateful for my health
Thankful for the lessons I was privileged
to learn from my past
I'm full of gratitude seeing the beauty of this present moment
I'm thankful for my five senses (and the sixth)
I'm grateful for the manifested and
the yet to manifest blessings
I'm thankful for the blessings hidden in challenges
I'm thankful for life in its fullness

Dreams alone are somewhat lifeless
Plans and actions are its heart and blood
You would also agree with me that
It takes more than those two (heart & blood) to keep a person alive, dreams alike.

Life is a big stage, full of happenings

Somewhere, a child is born
yet in another, a life is lost
While someone is making a fortune,
another person is losing it all
Someone somewhere is leaping for joy
while someone is wallowing in tears
Someone has way too much to eat
while someone somewhere is starving to death

Is it then fair to say that life isn't fair?

While someone is living in sound health,
another is accustomed to pain
One baby is born into riches,
yet another into misery
Someone is living in a peaceful land
Yet another's land is a war zone

It seems like life has different sides,
Different folks are seeing different views
That's why it's important to be kind,
you never know what a person is going through
Certain things are just beyond explanation
Sometimes, life feels like a mystery.