Respect & Love LOVE... love... Awwwwww

A friend called me from Australia during my lunch... and asked..

define 'Love' cos she was heartbroken & her ex abused her verbally nor gave her the "freedom" to do things she once enjoyed, she could not breathe in that relationship and worse yet, did not receive any basic form of human-to-human respect.

I guess, respect can come in 4 forms:

- Respect for God

- Respect for Elders

- Respect for your fellow human counterparts

- Respect for yourself and your body

(read: decent dressing, don't expose yourself)

This week has been trying for me as I learnt to forgive my dad..

last Sunday's sermon hit the nail on the head!

Family is all that really matters

so its high time I "settle the score" with myself & my dad.

My mum peeped at the note I left for my dad.

She said she was proud of me...

Cos as PAINFUL and HURTFUL as he has caused DISrespect

and spoke HURTful words back then into my Life (even recently)

I emerged victorious,

my Mummy says the sensibility in the act and contents of the note

was truly what a Mature Christian ought to do.

She was happy for me, so was I cos I moved on.

I, according to my mum was being a more MATURE (read: Old..hahaha) and

spiritually sound Christian ( my dad is suppose to be better than me in this aspect)
BUT I said.. my HEART (see PICTURE above) is BIG

I CAN LOVE my Daddy! once again.. its tough but I did it anyway

Daniel believes in me

I believe in me

importantly, God needs me to do this cos HE LOVED ME first on that cross!

I did it!

I have been walking the talk

I will continue chasing God madly

I will continue to SHINE a Bright Light with this Life on earth!

The harder it is, the GREATER the joy!

I can swallow hurt, pain and pride to set things right & grow as a Living Testimony... can you?

Just try it!