MI CORAZON by Don Moen

This song, Mi Corazon, speaks a thousand words for me.

Last November 2009, I made a major decision in life after attending an Advent recollection. When I had that recollection I was in the middle of a discernment on what to do with my life.

I remember I was deeply struck by the verse in the gospel of Matthew 6:33 which reads: "But seek first the kingdom (of God) and His righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides." I realized that the foremost priority of my life is to serve God. And in my discernment I realized that God is asking me to serve Him as a mother and as a community servant.

After the recollection, I made a radical decision to leave my full-time job as an internal auditor so I can give more of my waking hours attending to the needs of my family, and to dedicate the rest of my time to helping our community, the BLD, in its mission.

I know my decision was so radical that it left a lot of why's to many of my kins and friends. But I'm glad my husband supports my decision and he truly understands my reason. Yet it pains me to see and know that some of my loved ones cannot understand why I decided to leave my full time job in favor of motherhood and community service.

But in the end, I thought, I am only accountable to God and not to any man.

I have made a decision to follow His will and there is no turning back. I have to embrace the cross that comes along with such decision. But I also claim in faith the promise He made in the same gospel verse, Matthew 6:33 that "...all things will be given you besides."

So as I sing this song, Mi Corazon, I feel its words and I embrace them as my own. For indeed I wish to dedicate my life in His service, according to how He revealed His will to me and as He reveals more of them...

I am God's servant, though unworthy, I want to follow Him more closely...



Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubQ2HHubLMQ

Here is the lyrics of this beautiful song:

MI CORAZON (English)

My heart is filled with songs of praise
You gave me hope You made a way

Now I long to live In your presence
For all of my day

My soul sings, my spirit shouts
With every breathe
I'm crying out

I want to live for You alone
You have captured my heart
Mi corazon

Lord I give You my whole heart
Mi corazon

Amazing grace has rescued me
You paid the price
You set me free

I will sing Your praises forever
My Savior and King

My soul sings, my spirit shouts
With every breathe
I'm crying out

I want to live for You alone
You have captured my heart
Mi corazon

Lord I give You my whole heart
Mi corazon

I will give You glory
Tell the world the story
How You rescued me

I'm the guilty one
But You sacrificed
Your Son, Your one and only

Now I stand before You
Blameless and holy

My soul sings, my spirit shouts
With every breathe
I'm crying out

I want to live for You alone
You have captured my heart

My soul sings, my spirit shouts
With every breathe
I'm crying out

I want to live for You alone
You have captured my heart
Mi corazon

Lord I give You my whole heart
Mi corazon...

LIVE A LIFE THAT MATTERS

Hello, everyone!

Life is a journey.  I believe the outcome of  our life journey depends largely on the choices we have made or are making  in  this life. Sometimes there are events in our lives that we cannot explain, but I always believe that everything happens for a reason (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8) that only our Creator, the Almighty, knows why. Definitely, He allowed it to happen  so we can learn something out of it. Whatever is the reason,  I trust in God's wisdom, that it is always for our own good- to teach us a lesson so that eventually we can fulfill the purpose for which we were created.

Allow me then to share with you this beautiful poem which was shared with me by a friend some years ago.

LIVE A LIFE THAT MATTERS

Whether you are ready or not, someday your life will come to an end.
There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours, or days.
All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.
Your wealth, fame, and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.
It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear.
So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will expire.
The winds and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won't matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived at the end.
It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant, even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.
So what will matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave.
What will matter is not your success, but your significance.
What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage, or sacrifice that enriched, empowered, or encouraged others to emulate your example.
What will matter is not your competence, but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you are gone.
What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live in those who love you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom, and for what.
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstances, but of choice.
Choose to live a life that matters.

Indeed, the choice is ours. So are you going to live a life that matters or just let it pass you by?