Battle Cry.

Life has its series of ups and downs, mine is not an exemption. 18 years of existence is equal to 18 years of God's faithfulness in my life - then double it twice. The open arms of my family and their warm appreciation gives me a fuzzy comfortable feeling of security. The laughter of my closest friends remind me how blessed I am to celebrate the first few hours of my birthday with them. God had been so great for blessing me with people who love me. Despite the barriers of distances, there are friends who remembers & who would never take me for granted. The love of friends and family. This kind of love gives me millions of reasons to get up every morning, to still keep up with life, this kind of love.. thank God so much for His love that radiates through the faces of those whom He's been using to bless my life. The beautiful painting of a life lived in Christ gives me enough reason to never stop singing for Him. The melodious beat of my heart is a proof that God cares. The wonderful tickles of the wind on my cheeks in times of refreshment is a sure sign that God sees. The warm, peaceful, secured feeling I have during the night is a witness of how much God protects.

A shot taken during the shoot :)

Me with my parents. :)

Me sharing God's word. :)

I spoke this message during my 18th birthday :)

Taste.
- A brief experience of something, conveying its basic character [noun]
- Perceive or experience the flavor of [verb]

And.
- Together with, along with, with,
as well as, in addition to, etc., [conjunction]

See.
- Latin word, sequi ‘follow.’
- Perceive with eyes.
- Discern.
- Meet.

“TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD.”

This verse invites us not only to taste, not only to see, BUT -- to taste and to see that the LORD is GOOD.

It might be that you’re going crazy with what’s happening in your life right now, you can’t even see God’s care and love.

It might be that things are too complicated to understand that you just leave it the way it is right now and ignore it like nothing’s happening.

It might be that everything in your life’s wrong and nothings right anymore, that everything’s broken and it’s impossible to even fix the situation.

It might be that you’re losing it all, or it might be that the faith you have in God is gone now and that everything doesn’t make sense anymore.

It might be that you think everyone’s condemning you, that no one understands your pain, or no one recognizes your worth.

This is where the verse comes in. “TASTE and SEE that the Lord is GOOD!”

GOD cares about you. GOD sees what you’re going through. GOD hears the cries in your heart, even the deepest aches. GOD heals. Why? Simply because GOD is GOOD. You won’t be able to experience His goodness if you shut the door of your heart close to Him.

It clearly says, “TASTE.” This word is not only a noun, but a VERB. Try God. Try Jesus. Try to open up your heart to Him. Accept Him in your life. Accept Jesus. He offers EVERLASTING LIFE.

No, God did not promise that life with Him is easy. BUT He did promise that His grace is sufficient for each and every weaknesses that we have. He is the SOURCE of everything you need. Life’s hard? Smile! GOD IS GOOD. See it for yourself. Want to experience His goodness? Just take a step of faith, let go of all the lies of the enemy, because GOD is GOOD. God is great. He is faithful.

You’re asking me, “How can I even experience that kind of goodness when I’m not even worth His love and His attention?”

No. That’s a lie. We keep on trying to do all good things, everything else that we can just to EARN GOD’S LOVE… but that’s not how it’s supposed to be.

We don’t need to earn His love because His love is FOR FREE. Whether you like it or not, God loves you.

You ask me why?

Because He is GOOD.