It’s what’s inside ;-)

A black child isolate himself from the group of kids playing in front of church..  A balloon salesman tried to get their attention so he released one red balloon  and it soared high up… then the blue and then yellow, it all went soarin up till disappeared.  

The black boy asked the man, "Sir, if you sent the black balloon, would it go as high as the others?"

The salesman answered, "it isn't the color, son… it's what's inside that makes it rise…"

I grew up holding on to that conviction that I am brave and strong.  That beyond my known weakness and hang-ups, I manage to survive because of what I believed in…. that I am strong.  Only when I cry that I tend to release all the fears unlocked within.  Only in recollection and retreats did I find time to cry without being judged that I am weak… When I graduated and I found Singles for Christ, there I found an invisible hug that warms my heart everytime I feel like crying…

I heard of one Christian song last Sunday sang during its finale… and I smiled while tears were just hiding at the corners…

Give Thanks

Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks unto the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son
Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks unto the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son 

And now let the weak say, "I am strong"
Let the poor say, "I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us"
And now let the weak say, "I am strong"
Let the poor say, "I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us"

To relate it with the story of the black boy, sometimes, we tend to hesitate and doubt at our talents and capabilities.  And we're wasting years of possible victory because we were so afraid to tell the world "hey, there's something in me that you have to see…"  We were so sensitive at what other people might throw upon us, words of rejection and words that might discourage us from pursuing…

We tend to be weaker and weaker… but if we only knew just how powerful our purpose and our dreams will be if we just stand out and share it… you'll feel the richness in you….

You will disregard all of those negative thoughts… dreams coupled with good and pure intentions will never lead you astray…

The words you might be hearing are just words of humans… of creatures your equal… but your purpose and dreams have been given to you by the One Most Powerful…. all you have to do is ACT ON IT… and find JOY in HAVING IT SHARED WITH EVERYBODY.