Who's driving you crazy?

A city on a hill that can't be hidden because of its light.
The how-we-should-live.

We arrived to a nearby province up north of the Philippines by 3:30 in the morning. What about that? Waking up from your shallow sleep in a lazy boy and not knowing that we're there already. I did not know that the bus flew. Haha.

The city from top of the tops.
Chocolate of the top instead of cream of the top. Haha.

While on the road, I can't catch my sleep though I am in dire need of a rest from a week's work, and the anxy knowing that I have to leave for Baguio just eight hours before the scheduled departure from Manila.

I can't sleep because I don't trust the bus driver. Haha. Despite the reminder posted above in filipino, "Ako ay isang maingat na driver.". In englsih, "I drive safely.".

I look at the windshield since we're on the first row, after a quick folding of the eyes. Though my mom advised me to take a nap, I guess she's telling me to have a real nap. But that didn't happen. I think because I encounter news every so often that falls of a cliff or bangs into a wall going up this region. In short, bad memories.

A cafe near the bus station.
I just included this though it didn't made sense why I did,
it's a note wall with a cafe on it. Hahaha!

I then thought of my relationship with the Lord.If I don't know Him, I won't trust Him. If I don't know of His track record in my life, I won't entrust my life to Him. The secret is. Knowing Him and Walking with Him. But that's not easy. It takes all of us. Anyway, He gave everything for us, didn't He?

Sunset before we go.
Praise God for His creations! Someone in awe over here!

Intimacy with Him. Remember His goodness and faithfulness to you and you'll learn how to trust Him. As how Abraham trusted God as he surrendered Isaac. Because though he sinned in the prior chapters before he learned to trust God, He now knew that God is faithful to provide a sacrifice. Moment by moment listening to God's still small voice and obedience.

It's hard because you have your preference but be still and we should know that He is God and He cared for us. Even the number of our hairs He knows, how much more our desires?

We arrived 3:30am at Baguio City with the coolest air I've ever felt in my entire life, prolly. With no sleep and that kind of weather? Perfect combination for flu. But praise God He strengthened me and I didn't get any cold.

Can you trust God to drive your life to the best that He wants? Absolutely.

In His Pursuit,
Michelle M. Aquino <3

P.S. I missed writing here. This was in the draft. May 2014. Hihi.

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