Forever Reign

I have been a music lover since I was a little girl. One of the things that got me in BIG trouble that I use to do as a little girl was record my voice over cassette tapes. My mom would get so upset with me because she would be listening to her Jim Reeves gospel cassette and all of a sudden, a recording of my voice singing some random song will overwrite Jim Reeves. That was the first of many cassette tapes that I ruined.

Music is a constant in my life. I listen to music when I am sad, happy, grieving, joyful etc. I grew up singing in a praise team at different churches and youth rallies in Malaysia. I enjoyed every minute of it! Worship music whether it is a capella or instrumental can take me to a place where I feel the presence of God and nothing else around me. It is the simplest form of prayer for me. Through worship music, I am able to soak in and taste every bit of grace that I have received through the death of Christ. It always puts things back in perspective for me which I need pretty often.

The song below has been on my heart the past few weeks. It is 'Forever Reign' by Hillsong. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

 

My two favorite lines are, "You are peace, You are peace, when my fear is crippling, You are true, You are true, even in my wandering". 

How amazing it is to have such hope and love!!! Have a blessed week.

Love,

Nellie

A Whole New World

Three years ago I signed up for this blog. I have written several blogs since but never could get myself to post them.Writing is one of the most UNCOMFORTABLE things for me to do. It usually takes me a good 30 minutes to form a 200 max character facebook status and that's after asking sweet Jed to read it about 5 times. So, it should not surprise anyone that it has taken me 3 years to publish my first blog post. I'm writing this blog with a whole lot of insecurity. Insecure about my grammar (English really is my 2nd Language!), insecure about people judging me, insecure if someone is going to think I'm crazy after listening to my thoughts and the list goes on and on! 

So, why write this blog? I'm writing this blog to work on all those insecurities and I want to be able to look back someday and see the various 'places' I've been. I have also realized that I have a gift. A gift to empathize. It's by no means an easy gift but I'm truly honored to have it. I wish words could explain the ache that I feel in my very being when someone else is hurting. It can easily consume me if I rely on myself for wisdom and strength. The great thing about this is I get to experience God's mighty omnipotence and I want to share my journey from the rawness of the ache to the hope and grace that is found in the ever changing seasons of my life and the people around me. I'd also like to think that I have a decent sense of humor and a smidgen of craftiness in me, so that will be part of this blog too. 

Now that i've scared the majority of my readers away, let me introduce myself.

I'm Nellie. A wife to an amazing and wonderful man, a daughter to parents that have sacrificed so much to give me a great life and parent-in-laws that love me like their very own, a sister to the best brother in the whole wide world, a sister-in-law to three Godly women and two amazing brother-in-laws, an aunt to four charming little boys & a beautiful baby girl, a friend to many, an acquaintance to some but most importantly............an imperfect soul loved by a PERFECT God!

Love,

Nellie