His Eye Is On The Sparrow

I walk home a lot from work. There are certain days I dread walking home because there are very perverted guys that call out and say stupid stuff when they play cricket out by the main road and see me walking. I always pray and ask God to either make them shut up or provide a way for me to avoid them on the way home. God never fails. He always brings around someone I know that is able to take me home so I don't deal with those guys.

This may not be a huge deal, but the fact of the matter is God still takes care of me regardless of how small the troubles. God doesn't just want us to give Him the big things in our lives. He wants us to trust Him with every part of our lives regardless of how big or how small.

"What's the price of two or three pet canaries? Some loose change, right? But God never overlooks a single one. And he pays even greater attention to you, down to the last detail-even numbering the hairs on your head! So don't be intimidated by all this bully talk. You're worth more than a million canaries." (Luke 12:6, 7 MSG)

God delights in us making Him a vital part in every situation and every aspect in life. He smiles when we smile and holds us when we cry. You were created to be happy and satisfied with the life that God has planned out for you. He cares so much for you that He knew your name before you were even born, it says so in Isaiah. To find that happiness, you and I need to simply let go and let God.



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Good Company (Dedicated to my Best Friend - Ashley AhLoo)

Since it's my best friend's birthday, my blog is dedicated to our friendship today.

I had known Ashley all my life, but we hadn't become friends until the summer of 2008. She was dating my brother (actually my first cousin) and I was pretty much the third wheel. He had left that summer to go to basic training for the Marines and so we slept over at our friend Angel's house that night. We discovered that night how much we balanced each other out as far as personalities go. As different as we were, we connected so quickly. That night by the pool, I realized I had a found a friend for life. Since then, we have been to so many places and endured the best and worst of times together. Even while living in different places, we managed to stay close. Distance never affected our relationship because we always encouraged each other with scripture and continued to keep each other in prayer. The one thing that gets me about our friendship is that whenever I'm depressed or feeling out of it, she always manages to call right when I need her the most. It's never when I want her to, but it's always when I absolutely need her to.

One moment I'll always remember from that summer, her and I decided it was a  cool idea to go lie down in the middle of the road to take pictures. We got bored waiting for a car to come pick us up so we just kept running on and off the road like crazy people and kept complaining about how Samoa had too many cars.

A best friend isn't someone who just laughs with you. They cry, fight, get mad, get happy, go crazy and are simply there so you can rest your head on their shoulder when you need to just relax. Someone had told me once, you know when you've found a best friend when you can be in the same room with that person and not say anything whatsoever and not have that awkward silence feeling, but be absolutely comfortable with just their presence.

God places people in our life that we can relate to so we don't feel alone in this world. That's why He created family, but sometimes we need to get away from the family drama and that's where friendship comes into play. My favorite Bible story on friendship is the story of David and Jonathan. The bond that they had even when they were separated from each other remained strong because they had God in the center of their friendship. Even though King Saul (Jonathan's father) wanted to kill David because of the calling God had on David's life, Jonathan's loyalty to his friendship with David remained strong. The bond they had was unbreakable because God was at the center of their friendship. In 1 Samuel 20, it tells the story of how Jonathan protected David and the covenant Jonathan had made with David concerning their friendship. This was the covenant Jonathan made to David.

Jonathan said, "As God, the God of Israel, is my witness, by this time tomorrow I'll get it out of my father how he feels about you. Then I'll let you know what I learn. May God do his worst to me if I let you down! If my father still intends to kill you, I'll tell you and get you out of here in one piece. And God be with you as he's been with my father! If I make it through this alive, continue to be my covenant friend. And if I die, keep the covenant friendship with my family-forever. And when God finally rids the earth of David's enemies, stay loyal to Jonathan!" Jonathan repeated his pledge of love and friendship for David. He loved David more than his own soul! (1 Samuel 20:12-17 MSG)

When God is at the center of any relationship, the bond is unbreakable because its not just between you and that person. It's between you, that person and God. Ecclesiastes 4:12 clearly says on our own we're not safe, but with a friend we can face the worst and with a third you are like a rope woven with three strings that is difficult to break.

Ashley, I pledge the same covenant friendship Jonathan had with David will continue to be the type of friendship we hold onto as time goes on and that our families will have the same covenant bond to unify them as God has unified us as best friends. I pray for blessings, happiness and prosperity in your life. Enjoy your birthday in Hilo, Hawaii and I promise we'll celebrate when you come home to Am. Samoa. YAHSII ! =)

You Said What !?!?!

So the other night I got into it with my brother (mind you he's younger but bigger than me). If it wasn't for his pregnant wife and my youngest brother, we would've had a full on WWE match live in our house. There was yelling on my corner, cursing on his corner, my cousin crying "STOP ! STOP IT !" from the pantry and you know how this whole thing started? One word, shut-up, was all it took for me to set my brother off.

The power of the spoken word is something we all take for granted. It can either bring peace or war, stir up love or anger, give out happiness or sadness. What you say to people really has an effect on their behavior and how they perceive you.

A gentle response defuses anger, but a sharp tongue kindles a temper-fire.(Proverbs 15:1 MSG)

Even the Bible talks about how a tongue can fuel the flame of anyone's temper. In the book of James, it says the tongue is a killer. Imagine how many rumors you've heard about you and how much they affect you. It affects people enough to make them want to post statuses on Facebook or to tweet about it.

You literally have the power in your tongue. It's up to you how to use your words. Try saying something positive to someone consistently and see the difference it'll make in their life and in yours.


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Blessed to be a Blessing

On my way to American Samoa from Missouri, I met a man in LA at the airport. His name was Dennis and he was a limo driver for celebrities. Dennis was a very friendly man and he helped me with my bags and find my way around. After I got to where I needed to go, he insisted on staying with me so I wouldn't be lonely. I treated him to lunch and let him talk my ear off. As he was talking, I realized it was him who was lonely since he had no living family whatsoever. His life entailed of work and soap operas. He said he's too exuberant for most people which is why he doesn't really get to talk with many.

We all have at least one Dennis we encounter in our lives. People God places in our lives to showcase His love and grace to. Blessings aren't just to make us happy or for our personal gain. Blessings are gifts given to showcase God's grace. God can even use us as a blessing to others.

Become the kind of container God can use to present any and every kind of gift to his guests for their blessing. (2 Timothy 2:21 MSG)

If you really think about it, we're just walking dirt that God breathed into. God cares for us regardless and wants to use us to bless others. He blessed us with life so we can share it with everyone else.


If God gives you a Dennis, don't ignore the opportunity to be a blessing. God blesses you so you can bless others. You never know you might end up getting blessed yourself :)

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Birkenhead Methodist Youth (Tautua group) FUNNY

I figured we all need something to laugh at. Although I feel bad, this video always makes my day a million times better. L0L. Epic Fail at its finest =) Samoans know how to do it right ! L0L.

Relationship Issues

When you're building a relationship with someone, you constantly crave communication with them especially if it's someone you're very fond of. You text them, call them, FaceBook them, tweet them, Skype them, think of them and whatever else them just to stay connected.

There was a relationship I pursued where at first we constantly talked, but as time went on I felt like I was the only one talking. I became frustrated and would try to thrive off of little squirts of conversation from his end. This wasn't enough to fuel my desire for a relationship but it was enough to fuel feelings of anger, hurt and resentment yet I continued to be patient and tried to be understanding and continued to reach out when he decided to talk to me again. He only came to me when he wanted something and I continued to be there for him.

God is me in this story and that guy represents us and how we treat our relationship with God. Many times we are focused on our relationships with others we neglect our relationship with the one person who never ever forsakes us and is always there, God.

When they heard the sound of God strolling in the garden in the evening breeze, the Man and his Wife hid in the trees of the garden, hid from God. God called to the Man: "Where are you?"
(Genesis 3:8, 9 MSG)

God created people to build relations with each other and with Him. That's why He created Eve for Adam so while God was away, Adam wouldn't feel lonely. God created Adam so He could have fellowship with someone.

Like my relationship with that guy, God is like me in that situation constantly reaching out to us and comes to us when we call, but God does get hurt and he gets angry when we take Him lightly. Just think if you had created something how proud you would be of your creation and how much time you spend admiring it. God loves us and longs for us to love Him in return. That's why He created us not to be limited by the rules of religion but to live freely under our standards of relationship.


My encouragement to you is to learn to treat your relationship with God the way you treat your relationship with the person closest to you. You'll notice the difference :)




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