Saturday, February 18, 2012

An Activa, A Blessing

My Journey.........
The moment I posted this pic on facebook, I was little scared if I was flaunting too much..but then made up my mind to blog about this new blessing I received today, because I want to Praise God for this Blessing and nothing else...and hence, din't want a delay in writing it...so here it goes...
The journey of owning a vehicle began way back in the year 2007 when I came to Bangalore, I always wanted to own a 2 wheeler but I delayed it and kept on postponing it knowingly just to buy a car, but was yearning for it deep inside though. An year back the craze started off again like an ignition, to buy a car, searched for few cars, took suggestions and help from friends but didn't happen!  Thanks to all of my friends who were bearing my talk and thoughts which were really very volatile :)
Then slowly somehow the craze for a bullet crept into me! really love the way it looks, except for the sound it makes ;)...was all excited and was really thinking of buying it and added to this feeling, a lady in Bangalore buys a Harley Davidson!! and dad agrees with me to buy it! ohho suchaa temptation it was! but good I sustained it and did not act in haste :)
Then the accident, I'd rather call it a Blessing in Disguise :) I could get enough love and attention from my loved ones, accumulated all the more fat, had a time for myself for 6 long months..
In Jan 2012, once I got back to work, traveling in crowded buses, the first day itself someone stamping my wounded foot in bus, long standing hours in bus and then I actually, seriously started praying about it. That's when I've got my Prayer answered, In HIS Time :) Yes, I did not stress myself about taking this decision as I struggled all the while since 2007, but yes I made the decision with much ease and I am glad that I booked my Activa Honda-White on Feb 6th 2012 and Yes, today, 18th of Feb 2012 I've bought it home :) Tomorrow is going to be our first ride to the Church! :)
I even had a lingering thought that why did I wait all these years to buy an Activa, I could have bought it in 2007 itself. But then I pondered on how things were, I am grateful to GOD that all these years I din't have the need, my company had provided me cab and It was a blessing to travel in cab in Bangalore.

All I want to do is Thank and Praise God for His thoughts and plans are higher than ours and they are SIMPLY PERFECT!

Now is the time, Hence He granted it! only by HIS grace can I travel on the Activa. I am not the proud owner of my Activa, but It is the LORD who has bestowed HIS Blessing and He owns it! 
Thank You Lord! Thank You so much! 

Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. 
Psalm 40:5

I Testify, yet another testimony......

It was 26th Jan 2012.. The republic day...a holiday...
was at home and it was a day with holiday chores and preparation for a friends wedding that evening..had good time at the wedding and came home around 10:30pm and was getting ready to sleep, then I got a call from Chinni(my lovely younger sister), and I in my usual tone answered the call and it was the least expected news!
She said, "akka just called to say that dad is little unwell and we took him to hospital and he is under observation and is fine.."
This din't make any sense to me, she was saying dad is under observation and also was saying he is doing well...I just couldn't control my tears and dint have any way to reach him...hate these distances for this matter! 
I was praying and struggling with the idiotic thoughts the satan was giving me...I was in the battlefield of my mind..
Since the ECG report was not fine, the doctors had to keep daddy under observation and proceed with Angiogram to check if there were any blockages in the veins. The term angiogram itself scared me soo much! 

Next day, It was a friday, I had rushed to office with my luggage all ready to go home and see dad! that was all I was wanting to do, though I was told by my friends and relatives that  he is already in hospital and has doctors around to help and check.. 
I would say it was the toughest day at work, with emotions running all over and much deeper as I had joined back the project after many months after the accident and they  were kind enough to offer me a role with the same client. All these confusions and fears made it more tougher for me, I did not know what not to think and what to think! was just taxing myself sooo much that too knowingly!:( Thank GOD! I call it "was" and the phase has passed by!

Doctors conveyed that the angiogram had to be done and it was scheduled to happen at 3:30pm.  I had decided to take a flight to Hyd and go see dad...!
I wanted to take the immediate flight once I reach the airport, and it was at 5:30pm. I started from work at 2:30 and just reached airport at 4:30pm and was yet to buy the ticket, That's when I got a call from chinni, saying that the angiogram was successful and nothing serious. The doctors  who did the angiogram were surprised to see no blockages, since dad being a long standing diabetic, he was susceptible to changes. They identified that the blood flow was slow and was given medicines for 2 weeks. Thank and praise God for the miracle he did to dad. 
The doctor there told my sis," Your dad is lucky" to which my sis replied, "He is Blessed" Yes! Indeed He is Blessed! what A Blessing we share in HIM.. He is Jehovah Rapha, the healer, He is Jehovah Jireh, our provider!
Now dad has joined back work last week and is doing good by God's grace. Love you, daddy! Love you so much for being a blessing to us all..All Praise and Glory and Honor be to JESUS alone...!

Filled with gratitude and can't stop praising the LORD for the mercies HE shows  day in and day out. I did not travel home that day and so was able to attend Don Moen's concert the next day and that was a Blessing too. I specially thank The Church, friends and relatives who had prayed and were an encouragement to me in such time.
Thank You soo much Jesus! Blessed be your name!

Psalm 28:6-9
King James Version (KJV)
 6Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
 7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
 8The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
 9Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.

You deserve the glory
And the honor
Lord, we lift our hands in worship
As we lift your Holy name (Repeat)

Chorus:

For You are great
You do miracles so great
There is no one else like You
There is no one else like You (repeat)

Saturday, February 11, 2012

On the fly...

Woke up with thoughts on emotions and feelings...and wrote this...


Emotions are a lie, 
Don't be so high!
Feelings run dry, 
Don't you deny!
Life is battle cry,
But Jesus is our Rabbi !

All to end in a blink of an eye
Then we meet up in the sky!
And bid a good-bye
Time just runs by,
Until then abide by!