Live in the moment.

I can say that this 2017 was one of those years when time flew so fast and in the middle of it, I was like: "Mama mia, what am I really doing in life?! Where am I going? ".

After taking time thinking about it, I have to admit that at some point, confusion grips me then I feel stuck between my wishes and my so-called "achievements" (which are actually those of God). 
And you know what? 
- When my eyes are on my wishes, I start complaining because the reality is pretty far away. 
- But then, I look back and see the blessings of God and all the milestones so far ... I can no longer deny the facts: 2017 has been a wonderful year <3. Immediately, I am so humbled before God, recognizing His infinite goodness behind all that had happened and acknowledging His hand of grace to me, "a sample of sinners". I can definitely say that even now, He is continually working on my heart and my attitude, and this, through all those circumstances of life that I experience. And believe me, the list of things that need to be changed in my life is loooong.

In my rare time of reading (as I should read more), I came across this beautiful quote, to which I can very well relate, as if it had been written for me:

Yes. God invites me to ask Him to change the things that I long to be different. He invites me to persevere. To trust that my prayers make a difference. But at the same time, God bids me to accept where I am. To let Him meet me in the darkness. To find comfort in his presence. To see Him as more important than any change in my circumstances. God calls me to do both. Every day. On every road.

- Vanetha Rendall, The scars that have shaped me. 

With all of my heart, thank You Lord!