Mengembara Di Tengah Badai...

Waktu bergulir...

Entah kapan mencapai hilir...

Surya bersinar, terik tanpa tabir...

Membakar asa, mengasah pikir...

Musim berganti, banyak yang t'lah dilewati...

Hujan dan badai tetap kuterjang...

Keinginan hati mencari tempat tuk berhenti...

Tetapi kaki tak boleh berhenti karena perjalanan yang masih panjang...

Pedih...

Lelah...

Tak berdaya...

Semua itu telah kurasa...

Bosan...

Enggan...

Amarah...

Semua harus kulawan...

Berlomba dengan waktu dan perjalanan yang panjang...

Tanpa mengerti kapan akan selesai aku berlari...

Susah...

Senang...

Sakit...

Bahagia...

Semua kulewati...

Demi mencapai titik waktu kan berhenti...

Mencari dan terus mencari...

Menggali harta terpendam dan tersembunyi...

Tak kenal waktu maupun musim...

Panas terik hingga badai yang mencekam...

Selama nafas masih berhembus...

Dan jantung masih diijinkan untuk berdetak...

Asa di dalam dada tak boleh pupus...

Semangat hidup terus bangkit dan bergerak...

~novitz~

He is always with me...

And the LORD shall guide thee continually, 

and satisfy thy soul in drought, 

and make fat thy bones: 

and thou shalt be like a watered garden, 

and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

Last month, when I read the Bible in Isaiah 58:11, I realized something that I've always been asking in the deepest of my heart...  The question is about my prophetic vision about myself... I always see myself as a little girl that walks on a long path with one of her hand held by someone... He is Jesus of course, who holds my hand and guides me walking along the path...

Even though I walk through the desert, He's always with me and provides everything I need...

I've never seen He leaves me alone...

I've never had bad things whenever I walk through the dark valleys...

He protects and keeps me safe in His presence of love...

Even though He allows me to have a big difficulty or obstacle...and it makes me falling down... He never leaves me... He pulls me up and makes me walk again...

How great is my God...

How great You are, Jesus...

I am proud to be Your daughter... ^_^

~novitz~

A Journey is...

A journey of life

isn't begun by a birth...

It starts from consciousness

to face the life given...

Love...

Hope...

Faith...

are the keys to be strong

to win every storm...

~novitz~

Late Night Post

It's 1.30 Am.... Too late for me to write this posting... But I just wanna do this before I fly to the island of dreams.... Haha...

Suddenly this statement came to my heart, "Give thanks to The Lord for what He's done in my life!"

I don't know why it cried out in my heart strongly.... But one thing I know it's the Word of God and He wants me to do it before I have my very good rest... 

Yeah...it's a hard day yesterday and won't be easy days ahead... But I just believe that God will always be with me to face many things... 

So... I just let my heart sings to God and praise Him for His goodness in my life.... 

"and now, let the weak says I am strong... Let the poor says I am rich... Because of what the Lord has done for us... Give thanks... "

~novitz~ 

His Grace be with you...

An interesting thing i've found today is about Paul's closing statement in every letter that he wrote in the Bible...He wrote that the grace of Jesus Christ be with you...

I do not know exactly about the circumstances of the church on that era... Based on what i read, persecution was always waiting for the people whom found out as the follower of Christ.

If i think about it, it must be hard to face by the church so that Paul always encouraged them with those words in every closing statement of his letters.

When i read it, it strengthens me so much...

It wasn't by chance for Paul saying that powerful words... I believe that God gave special revelation for Paul to write every word of his letters, including the closing statement, and it becomes a powerful blessing for me and for all the people who believe in Him too...

Whatever life-challenge we might face these days, remember that God's grace is always be with us!

Emmanuel...!!!

Love,

novitz

When He entrusts us...

When He entrusts us something, it must be a big responsibility...

When He entrusts us something, it won't be a duty we can't do...

For He knows our strength more than what we know about ourselves...

Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us...

~novitz~

Psalms 16:7

I praise You, Lord, for being my guide. Even in the darkest night, Your teachings fill my mind.

(Psalms 16:7 - CEV)

I like this verse so much when i read it this morning...

It reminds me about my days with Him since i was still a student of Junior and Senior High School. I remember every i went out lonely and had to go home lately at night, He guides me even until today.... I don't fear anything because one thing that i know He is with me.

Many times for along i am on my way back home after working, He leads and protects me...even though for a few times the pick pocket tried to take my belonging...

This verse is the basic thing that reminds me every day to think about what He has done in me and to give Him thanks... Sometimes i can take a note before sleep at night when i remember something that make me amazed.

His teachings fill my mind...

Even to a little thing, He reminds me...

Actually, the time before I sleep is the best time to have a journal for a day...

It is a lovely thing i usually do since i was at junior high school.

~novitz~

FHL #6 ... How majestic is Your name...

O Lord... our Lord...

How majestic is Your name in all the earth...

You have set Your glory above the heavens...

Suddenly after reading this verse, i felt amazed.... i said to God, "How great is my God... who am i that You have given your life for me on calvary?... Thank you for loving me... You lifted me up from my sins and cleansed it away... Beautiful is Your love, Lord... How powerful is Your name... I am nothing without You..."

My faith is raising up...

My soul is longing for His love...

Every day and every time i think of Him...

He strengthens me again and again...

~novitz~

FHL #5

Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

I thank God for these days...  I believe He has made my days beautiful... 

This morning He speaks that i may not see every circumstance through my own perspective... I should consider every thing i do if it is appropriate with the Bible or not...

Be carefull with my words is the thing i should learn more and more...

Faith

I believe that my words can give big impact for everyone i meet...

My words can encourage and build their spirit and faith...

Hope

I hope for a new level of faith in my life...

God speaks to me that everyone is being trained by Him to face a great war...

The biggest enemy is in us...ourselves that firstly should be conquered...

Love

Love one another...

When love fulfills our hearts, it will make our words and acts be a great impact for others. 

~novitz~

FHL #4

Colossians 3:24

Remember that the Lord will give you as a reward what He has kept for His people. For Christ is the real Master you serve.

This morning, God comforted my heart with this verse. It was like a real voice i heard. Mostly i think that i have to make a maximal achievement in every thing i do.... all things have to be perfect done.

Lately, i feel that i've done wrong things... i think that i've done my best but there's nothing i could get from it.

When i read this verse, i realized that i've done bad response and i want to change my heart and thoughts.

Faith

I want to entrust my life to God and believe that God has kept His best reward for me.

Only God who gives the reward.

Hope

There's a time for every thing...

Keep believing that His time will come...

Love

I have to love people who have rejected and humiliated me.

Even though it isn't easy... i want to learn doing those things...

I believe that i can do every thing with Him.

~novitz~

FHL #3

Day 3 of my FHL Challenge....^_^

Colossians 3:3-4
For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. (NIV)

Faith

My life is for Christ.

If i live for Christ, i have to live in spirit and in truth.

All the parts of my body is belong to God.

Hope

Christ is my hope of glory.

Appear with Him in glory is my burning desire.

Love

Loving Christ = offering my body as a living sacrifice to God.

Let's live our lives for His glory... ^_^

~novitz~

FHL #2

Strenghthening my faith...

This second day of FHL Challenge I read Colossians 2.
I found an interesting thing at verse 7...
"rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing in thankfulness."

Faith

My faith has to be strengthened day by day... The question is by what?

It is surely by His Word which has been taught in my life.

I have to be rooted and built up in Him by His Word, so that i can grow and become a strong person in spirit and in truth.

Hope

Christ is the Hope of Glory.

I have to reach it till the end of the day.

Love

To love His Word and meditate it day and night is my desire.

How great He is....

~novitz~

FHL #1...

Starting on Monday, i challenged myself to have a new breakthrough about Faith, Hope and Love... I just want to have a new mind set and discipline in doing something like this... reading, writing and sharing...

As we know that it isn't easy to face these days but we have to...

We can only face our lives with Him... We need God to help us... We need the power of His Word to change hearts and minds...

Here's the sharing of my first day in FHL Challenge...

I read Proverbs 22... When i read verse 29, - "Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men." - i got something in my heart... i felt God spoke spesifically for my life...

Faith:

In everything i do, i believe that God is still in control.

I do my job not for men but for God...

I believe that i will gain something which He has prepared for me...

Hope:

Even though i see bad or wrong circumstances around me, i wanna see like God sees because I believe that would be better days of working or maybe a challenging new place someday...

Love:

I learn how to love my job, even there's a list of boring job i have... hahahaha... beside that... God also teaches me to love my co-workers although some of them are not cooperative... 

In conclusion, I can't change every thing around me... the one thing i have to do is changing myself... ^_^

Praise God... *_*

~novitz~

in freedom....

Brighter sunlight...

Brighter shine and shine...

Brighter days of future from now on...

Sounds of freedom crying out on my ears...

Make me wipe away all my tears...

My heart shouts aloud i hear...

To Your court You draw me near...

Because of Your power...

Because of Your righteousness...

I can be stronger...

I can have courages...

In the freedom i'll dance...

In You i have my repentance...

For You died just once...

And i am saved and have acceptance...

~novitz~

Fighting Spirit....

Year 2014, i have passed seven months by the grace of God...

It is not easier than 2013... 

At the end of last year, i was very very under a lot of pressures when i imagined the new year ahead...whereas many hard things had to be faced before leaving 2013...

Finally, i found new strength when i was in Surabaya... I came to church to celebrate old and new with my friends... The sermon strengthened me so much and God spoke to me so clearly about 2014... He said that i had to keep walking no matter what... "Just keep walking on, Vi!", His voice was so gentle and comforted my heart...

I didn't know how i should response that voice... even crying nor laughing, i couldn't do it... I just wrote all things that i felt and what He said to me...

Day by day... Week by week... Month by month... even it's up then down, i tried to fight all the feeling and thoughts... i tried to find new strength...

One thing that i know, i couldn't get any recharge from people around me... I just can have my recharge from The One and Only my God...

Seeking Him in a quiet could give me new power and strength...

Are the problems getting away from me?

NO!!!

They're even added in my life...but the difference is how i face them...

Does the future (God's plans) become more clearly?

IT IS NOT!!!

It's too complicated to say...but i believe that He is always with me to accompany me facing all the "giants"....

He is with us... ^_^

~novitz~

Forget all behind... Remember One Thing Only...

A few days ago when i came to Sunday Service, i got good statement from the sermon.

The pastor said that "We have to forget all things about our past which could make us down... No matter who we were, God loves us as His children... One thing we have to remember from our past lives is just about The Power of The Cross..."

Sometimes, we feel condemned by what we have done in our past... our sins, our mistakes, our failures or everything which makes us feeling discomfort.

Condemnation is like poison in our lives... in our bodies...

Every condemnation can kill us even it is slowly or directly...

The only way out is to forget and release all the memories which always come...

Come to our God and confess all of our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Remember one thing... His sacrifice on the cross that has set us free from all of our sins...

Then... what's next?

Doing His will in our lives!!!

Have a wonderful journey with Him... ^.^

~novitz~

good bye for good life...

Today i learn about Ruth in my devotion...

She had good characters which we can learn... Even though her husband had been dead, she was very loyal to her mother in law... She left all her family to follow her husband, mother in law and also God.

Her mother in law, Naomi, didn't want her lived in sadness anymore... Naomi wanted Ruth to leave all the sadness and started to see her future with Boaz.

What an amazing thing that Ruth did... She obeyed what Naomi said to her... She put off her old dress and put on a new dress to meet her future husband, Boaz.

For a woman...i believe that it isn't easy to do something like she did...

Shy and afraid feeling might be mixed in her heart...

But she still obeyed... and passed all the challenges till she got married with Boaz.

In our daily lives... many things that we have like Ruth had...

We have many different backgrounds, experiences, families, feelings, etc...which are good to remember or are good to forget.

Things which should be forgotten we should forget and leave them. Because if we want to hold them in our lives, we can't move forward. They could be big obstacles for us to move.

So... Leave them behind!!!

Catch what God wants in our lives...!!!

Take a new step in Faith with Him....

Through this story of Ruth... I am strengthened again to have a brave heart walking in His promises until the end of my life and until all His purposes are done...

How about you?

Let's say good bye to our past... good bye to what left behind... good bye for just a good life... because a best life is waiting ahead...

and Let's Walk in Faith with Him... ^^

He is with us.... :-)

~novitz~

New Life in Christ

 ^{Galatians 2:20}

^{I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life now I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave me Himself for me.}

New life in Christ...

A simple statement but sometimes we forget about its meaning in our lives...

I am not who i am but Christ lives in me...

If Christ lives in me, it means that i have to think, act and respond like Christ.

Things make us worry...

Things which aren't clear...

We don't have to give up to all of those things...

Let's have good response to face them...

Because the life now we live in the body, we live by faith in the Son of God.

Surrender our lives to Him... He will do His part...

~novitz~

little good things...

 Well... i've just got a lit bit of time to share...

Remembering my birthday last month, God spoke to me that He will give His blessings all the days of my life.

I got a confirmation from my friend in Medan who text me about Deu 28:1-14.

You know? He revealed some of His promises through some of friends and my cousin. They gave me presents which are I hoped and wanted to buy.

Even though those are little things, I could learn something about thanksgiving and how great is my God that I have because He doesn't answer big things only but also little things.

And for big things that I hope for, i have to wait for His time come into my life.... 

Still do not know when, how, He will reveal it....but I am sure the time will come.... Ec 3:11

~novitz~

when...

when i am weak, You make me strong...

when i am poor, i know i am rich...

when people see an impossibility,

i believe there is a possibility in You...

when things go wrong, i know that all things work together for good 

to them that love God,

to them who are the called according to Your purpose...

now...

i have seen many things You've done in me

things which are good for my life...

even though i couldn't see what the goodness is at the beginning...

but now...

You've shown me...

Your Love...

Your Power...

Your Purpose...

and i wanna say,

"thanks God for everything..."

love

~novitz~