Ang tagal ko ng di nakakapagblog. Ang dami kong gustong ilagay dito ngunit kulang sa oras. Bagamat ganun ang mga pangyayari, tunay akong nagpapasalamat kay Lord dahil ginagawa niya akong busy sa Kanyang Kingdom. Talagang STEP UP ang buhay ko ngayon.
Salamat din po pala sayo, oo ikaw, na walang sawa na nagbasa / nagbabasa ng mga entries ko. I blog to teach, correct, rebuke, train, encourage, entertain, and most specially to glorify God. Di ko man kayo kilala, nawa ay may natututunan at naipapamuhay kayong maganda sa inyong mga nababasa. Sa susunod na entry na muli. Pagpapala po! :)
The start of the endless Journey :)
Friday, May 24, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
You don't do that to me!
Dahil sa kung ano anong post ang nakikita ko sa facebook na sa huli e nakalagay ang phrase na "YOU DON'T DO THAT TO ME!", nainspire akong magsulat ng maikling reminder para sa ating lahat. :)
Kadalasan sa atin, naaalala naten si Lord kapag may problema o pangangailangan tayo. Normal lang. Kaya lang ang masaklap dito, nakakaalala LANG tayo kapag MAY KAILANGAN NA tayo.
Ngayong finals ng mga estudyante, sigurado ako, maraming nakaalala kay Lord God, Papa Jesus, Father God, Father in Heaven, o sa Ama nating nasa Langit. Mapa-kung ano pa man ang tawag natin sa Kanya, siguradong naalala Siya ng karamihan sa mga estudyante, lalo na nung FINAL EXAMS, PASAHAN NG REQUIREMENTS, DEADLINE OF PROJECTS, etc. Para sa mga nagtatrabaho o naghahanap ng trabaho, magaling tayo magpray kapag nandyan na ang JOB OFFER, PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL, o di kaya e MATATANGGAL NA SA TRABAHO. Madalas pa ugali natin, MABAIT TAYO MAG PRAY PAG MAY KAILANGAN, pero pag everything's fine, @#$%^&*! dito, @#$%^&*! doon, at kung ano ano pang gawain na pwede na natin i-censored dahil sobrang Rated PG.
Nakakalungkot. Sana mabago natin ang ganitong ugali natin. OO, MAHAL TAYO NG DIYOS. At sinasabi natin na MAHAL NATIN ANG DIYOS, pero, totoo ba, o hanggang salita lang tayo? Naaalala ba natin Siya kapag may achievements, blessings, o kahit anong magandang nangyayari sa buhay natin? Napapasabi pa ba tayo ng "Thank you po, Lord"? O baka naman ang nasasabi nalang natin eh, "PANGINOON, PENGE NOON." Ang saklap lang talaga. :(
At syempre, ngayong palapit na ang HOLY WEEK, sigurado ALALANG ALALA naten si Lord. Tama na ang papala-palaspas lang. Nagawa na ni Jesus yun bago siya ipako sa krus. Mabuti pa e alalahanin natin yung ginawa Niya na yun. Sana lang, wag lang naten Siya basta maalala. Let's spend time para makilala pa natin Siya lalo, magpasalamat sa lahat ng ginagawa Niya sa'tin, at syempre humingi ng tawad sa mga pagkukulang natin sa Kanya.
Isama na rin natin yung MAGBAGO NA TAYO. Kasi kung hindi pa ngayon, kelan pa, malay naten wala ng bukas. At kung sakaling mangyari man yon at PALOKO LOKO PA TAYO, baka eto ang marinig natin kay Lord:
"Kung mahal mo talaga ako, YOU DON'T DO THAT TO ME!"
Magandang gabi sa ating lahat. :)
Kadalasan sa atin, naaalala naten si Lord kapag may problema o pangangailangan tayo. Normal lang. Kaya lang ang masaklap dito, nakakaalala LANG tayo kapag MAY KAILANGAN NA tayo.
Ngayong finals ng mga estudyante, sigurado ako, maraming nakaalala kay Lord God, Papa Jesus, Father God, Father in Heaven, o sa Ama nating nasa Langit. Mapa-kung ano pa man ang tawag natin sa Kanya, siguradong naalala Siya ng karamihan sa mga estudyante, lalo na nung FINAL EXAMS, PASAHAN NG REQUIREMENTS, DEADLINE OF PROJECTS, etc. Para sa mga nagtatrabaho o naghahanap ng trabaho, magaling tayo magpray kapag nandyan na ang JOB OFFER, PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL, o di kaya e MATATANGGAL NA SA TRABAHO. Madalas pa ugali natin, MABAIT TAYO MAG PRAY PAG MAY KAILANGAN, pero pag everything's fine, @#$%^&*! dito, @#$%^&*! doon, at kung ano ano pang gawain na pwede na natin i-censored dahil sobrang Rated PG.
Nakakalungkot. Sana mabago natin ang ganitong ugali natin. OO, MAHAL TAYO NG DIYOS. At sinasabi natin na MAHAL NATIN ANG DIYOS, pero, totoo ba, o hanggang salita lang tayo? Naaalala ba natin Siya kapag may achievements, blessings, o kahit anong magandang nangyayari sa buhay natin? Napapasabi pa ba tayo ng "Thank you po, Lord"? O baka naman ang nasasabi nalang natin eh, "PANGINOON, PENGE NOON." Ang saklap lang talaga. :(
At syempre, ngayong palapit na ang HOLY WEEK, sigurado ALALANG ALALA naten si Lord. Tama na ang papala-palaspas lang. Nagawa na ni Jesus yun bago siya ipako sa krus. Mabuti pa e alalahanin natin yung ginawa Niya na yun. Sana lang, wag lang naten Siya basta maalala. Let's spend time para makilala pa natin Siya lalo, magpasalamat sa lahat ng ginagawa Niya sa'tin, at syempre humingi ng tawad sa mga pagkukulang natin sa Kanya.
Isama na rin natin yung MAGBAGO NA TAYO. Kasi kung hindi pa ngayon, kelan pa, malay naten wala ng bukas. At kung sakaling mangyari man yon at PALOKO LOKO PA TAYO, baka eto ang marinig natin kay Lord:
"Kung mahal mo talaga ako, YOU DON'T DO THAT TO ME!"
Magandang gabi sa ating lahat. :)
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Stop being a fan, start being a follower. :)
But I know I am called. That's it, I'll go. :)
"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. "
1 Timothy 4:12
I know I'm not yet too old for this verse. If God has called me, then I'll be his instrument, and I'll let him play a great song for the world to hear his Love and Saving Grace. :)
I know you're called too. Everybody is. It's up to you to decide whether you're following or not.
Stop being a FAN of Jesus. Start being a true FOLLOWER of Jesus. :)
Monday, February 25, 2013
The Right One :">
Ako'y nagbabalik! :D Madaming kwento, madaming natutunan, madaming gustong ishare.
At dahil February ngayon, ibabahagi ko sa inyo ang isang preaching na aking nabuo, to God be all the glory. :D
Marami sa atin naghahanap, naghihintay, nangangarap, inaasam-asam namakilala ang taong nakatadhana na kanilang makakasama sa buhay. Yun bang makakasama nila sa videoke para kantahin ng duet yung "Grow Old with You". At siya yung topic naten ngayon, si RIGHT ONE. Sino nga ba siya? Kilala mo na ba? May mga tanong tayong sasagutin tungkol sa RIGHT ONE na to.
Para sa mga kino-consider kung anong sinasabi ng Bible tungkol dito, eto ang tatlong "W's" na sasagutin din ng tatlong "G-C's". :)
1. Q: "W"ho? - Sino nga ba ang Right One para sa atin?
A: "G"enuine "C"hristian
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14
Bilang mga Kristiyano, ito ang dapat nating unang tignan sa isang lifetime partner. At take note: GENUINE. Authentic, totoo, walang halong biro. Parang ganto lang, ikaw na seryoso sa buhay Kristiyano mo, papayag ka bang mabuhay kasama ang isang tao na kabaliktaran mo? Mahirap mabuhay kasama ang isang tao na iba ng priority kumpara sayo. Mahirap mabuhay kasama ang isang tao hindi si Kristo ang pinamumuhay.
2. Q: "W"hat? - Anong meron sa Right One na 'to?
A: "G"odly "C"haracter
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Sa verse na ito, makikita naten ang sinasabi ng Bible na dapat maging characteristics ng magiging kapareha naten. Character ang mahalaga, hindi lang basta physical appearance. Aanhin mo ang kasing gwapo ni Daniel Padilla kung kapag magasawa na kayo e mala-Robin Padilla na siya kung sumuntok(sa mga pelikula nia :D) at marami ka ng kaagaw dahil hindi ka nagiisa(na asawa)? Tandaan, ang itsura, saglit lang yan, pero ang character, panghabang buhay.
3. Q: "W"hen? - Kelan nga ba darating si Right One?
A: "G"od-timed "C"hance
He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.
Acts 1:7
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Ang paghahanap ng partner, hindi minamadali. Natutunan ko rin to "the hard way". May mga bagay sa buhay naten na mahirap control-in, dahil hindi naman naten DAPAT control-in. Ang pagaasawa, hindi basta basta, tulad nga ng kasabihan, "hindi basta basta iluluwa pag napaso". Kaya kelan nga ba darating si Mr./Ms. Right? Dalawang tanong na dapat natin sagutin:
1. Will na ba ni Lord? Pwede na ba?
2. Ready ka na ba?
Sabi sa itaas, may kanya kanyang season sa buhay naten na inihanda si Lord. May season tayo para 1.Mag-aral 2.Mag-trabaho 3.Mag-asawa. Itry naten guluhin yung sequence.
1.Magasawa 2.Magtrabaho 3.Magaral : Mahirap to, sayang pinagaralan mo, hinuli mo e.
1.Magaral 2.Magasawa 3.Magtrabaho : Mahirap lalo kung nauna ang binyag kesa graduation.
1.Magasawa 2.Magaral 3.Magtrabaho : Wag kang atat magkarelasyon, that's the point.
Makikita naten na ung sequence ng season na inihahanda ni Lord para sa atin e yung the best. At alam naman naten na ang Diyos natin, hindi madamot. Ipagkakaloob niya parati yung BEST para sa atin. Ang kailangan lang naten magtiwala sa Kanya at sumunod sa Kanya. :D
Mahirap hanapin ang RIGHT ONE para sa atin. Hindi natin kaya, imposible. Si Lord lang ang nakakaalam kung sino siya. Si Eba, ginawa na "suitable" partner para kay Adan. Hindi siya hinanap ni Adan, nakita ng Diyos yung PANGANGAILANGAN ni Adan para sa isang kapareha. Kelan? Nung nakita ng Diyos na sumusunod si Adan sa mga pinapagawa sa kanya. Wag natin hanapin ang Eba o Adan natin. Sumunod tayo sa pinapagawa sa atin ng Diyos at Siya ang bahala na magdala at magpakilala sa atin ng RIGHT ONE para sa atin, sa tamang oras at tamang pagkakataon. Sigurado, higit pa sa inaasahan natin yung tao na ipagkakaloob sa atin ng Diyos. :)
At dahil February ngayon, ibabahagi ko sa inyo ang isang preaching na aking nabuo, to God be all the glory. :D
Marami sa atin naghahanap, naghihintay, nangangarap, inaasam-asam namakilala ang taong nakatadhana na kanilang makakasama sa buhay. Yun bang makakasama nila sa videoke para kantahin ng duet yung "Grow Old with You". At siya yung topic naten ngayon, si RIGHT ONE. Sino nga ba siya? Kilala mo na ba? May mga tanong tayong sasagutin tungkol sa RIGHT ONE na to.
Para sa mga kino-consider kung anong sinasabi ng Bible tungkol dito, eto ang tatlong "W's" na sasagutin din ng tatlong "G-C's". :)
1. Q: "W"ho? - Sino nga ba ang Right One para sa atin?
A: "G"enuine "C"hristian
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14
Bilang mga Kristiyano, ito ang dapat nating unang tignan sa isang lifetime partner. At take note: GENUINE. Authentic, totoo, walang halong biro. Parang ganto lang, ikaw na seryoso sa buhay Kristiyano mo, papayag ka bang mabuhay kasama ang isang tao na kabaliktaran mo? Mahirap mabuhay kasama ang isang tao na iba ng priority kumpara sayo. Mahirap mabuhay kasama ang isang tao hindi si Kristo ang pinamumuhay.
2. Q: "W"hat? - Anong meron sa Right One na 'to?
A: "G"odly "C"haracter
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Sa verse na ito, makikita naten ang sinasabi ng Bible na dapat maging characteristics ng magiging kapareha naten. Character ang mahalaga, hindi lang basta physical appearance. Aanhin mo ang kasing gwapo ni Daniel Padilla kung kapag magasawa na kayo e mala-Robin Padilla na siya kung sumuntok(sa mga pelikula nia :D) at marami ka ng kaagaw dahil hindi ka nagiisa(na asawa)? Tandaan, ang itsura, saglit lang yan, pero ang character, panghabang buhay.
3. Q: "W"hen? - Kelan nga ba darating si Right One?
A: "G"od-timed "C"hance
He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.
Acts 1:7
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Ang paghahanap ng partner, hindi minamadali. Natutunan ko rin to "the hard way". May mga bagay sa buhay naten na mahirap control-in, dahil hindi naman naten DAPAT control-in. Ang pagaasawa, hindi basta basta, tulad nga ng kasabihan, "hindi basta basta iluluwa pag napaso". Kaya kelan nga ba darating si Mr./Ms. Right? Dalawang tanong na dapat natin sagutin:
1. Will na ba ni Lord? Pwede na ba?
2. Ready ka na ba?
Sabi sa itaas, may kanya kanyang season sa buhay naten na inihanda si Lord. May season tayo para 1.Mag-aral 2.Mag-trabaho 3.Mag-asawa. Itry naten guluhin yung sequence.
1.Magasawa 2.Magtrabaho 3.Magaral : Mahirap to, sayang pinagaralan mo, hinuli mo e.
1.Magaral 2.Magasawa 3.Magtrabaho : Mahirap lalo kung nauna ang binyag kesa graduation.
1.Magasawa 2.Magaral 3.Magtrabaho : Wag kang atat magkarelasyon, that's the point.
Makikita naten na ung sequence ng season na inihahanda ni Lord para sa atin e yung the best. At alam naman naten na ang Diyos natin, hindi madamot. Ipagkakaloob niya parati yung BEST para sa atin. Ang kailangan lang naten magtiwala sa Kanya at sumunod sa Kanya. :D
Mahirap hanapin ang RIGHT ONE para sa atin. Hindi natin kaya, imposible. Si Lord lang ang nakakaalam kung sino siya. Si Eba, ginawa na "suitable" partner para kay Adan. Hindi siya hinanap ni Adan, nakita ng Diyos yung PANGANGAILANGAN ni Adan para sa isang kapareha. Kelan? Nung nakita ng Diyos na sumusunod si Adan sa mga pinapagawa sa kanya. Wag natin hanapin ang Eba o Adan natin. Sumunod tayo sa pinapagawa sa atin ng Diyos at Siya ang bahala na magdala at magpakilala sa atin ng RIGHT ONE para sa atin, sa tamang oras at tamang pagkakataon. Sigurado, higit pa sa inaasahan natin yung tao na ipagkakaloob sa atin ng Diyos. :)
Thursday, January 31, 2013
I WANT TO BE A FOOL! :D
TEN-TENENEN!
1Cor.4:10
We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, we are dishonored!
We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, we are dishonored!
May tatapusin na naman akong libro. :D Gusto ko lang ishare, naumpisahan ko na kasi, and highly-recommended ko 'to! :) Eto tula-tulaan ko dahil sa librong 'to!
If i were to be a fool,
I won't be a fool in love,
I want to be a fool of Love.
God is Love,
so I'll be a fool for God!
Until next time! Buh-bye! :D God bless your heart! :)
A L L - A B O U T - W O R S H I P
Hi! :D I was busy for the past few weeks so today I'll make up for being not able to blog. (And because of being unactive here, I decided to post a blog in PURE ENGLISH! :P) This is one of my daily devotions, and it's about worship. So, let's start. Let's first define worship. :)
According to Wikipedia:
Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a deity(god/God). The word is derived from the Old English worthscipe, meaning worthiness or worth-ship — to give, at its simplest, worth to something.
A practical definition of worship from worship.com:
Worship: Everything you think, everything you say, and everything you do, revealing that which you treasure and value most in life.
When I was young, or at least a young Christian, I thought that worship is when we sing songs for God, praise Him through dancing, performing special numbers, and everything we do in church. But as I mature as a Christian, worship became clear to me; whatever we do, think, say - everything can be a form of worship. WE ARE CREATED TO WORSHIP. But, as we look up on the definition given by wikipedia, worship is directed towards a deity - something/someone we give most importance, value, priority, time, finances, energy - in our lives.
Now the question is, who/what do we worship? This is the crucial part of our worship: the object of worship in our lives. We already know that the focus of our worship should be God. But do we know what happens when we don't worship God? The truth is if we are not worshipping God, we are automatically worshipping other gods, because WE ARE CREATED TO WORSHIP.
These are only some of the gods we should be aware we could be worshipping instead of God:
1. Money
Many fall in worshipping this god. We must remember that money is not an evil thing, but the love of money is the root of evil (I Tim.6:10). We should always be at watch and check ourselves of our priorities, and always be reminded that God is our Great Provider, so that we would not be money-worshipping slaves.
2. Ourself
Yes, you can treat yourself as a god. You can spend all your time, energy, resources for yourself, and this is where you become a god out of yourself. In order for us to worship God, we must learn to deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow Jesus (Luke 9:23).
3. People around us
Loved ones, a special someone, friends, family - all of them can be one of our gods. Again, if we prioritize and give importance or value to people around us more than we give to God, they can be gods to us. This is why the most important commandment is this: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, strength, and loving your neighbors as ourselves is only the second great commandment (Mark 12:29-31).
For my conclusion:
I Kings 18:21
Are you one of the people who did not say a word? Are you one of those who could not answer who/what is the most important in your life?
The people did not say a word, but YOU will. Who do you worship?
According to Wikipedia:
Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a deity(god/God). The word is derived from the Old English worthscipe, meaning worthiness or worth-ship — to give, at its simplest, worth to something.
A practical definition of worship from worship.com:
Worship: Everything you think, everything you say, and everything you do, revealing that which you treasure and value most in life.
When I was young, or at least a young Christian, I thought that worship is when we sing songs for God, praise Him through dancing, performing special numbers, and everything we do in church. But as I mature as a Christian, worship became clear to me; whatever we do, think, say - everything can be a form of worship. WE ARE CREATED TO WORSHIP. But, as we look up on the definition given by wikipedia, worship is directed towards a deity - something/someone we give most importance, value, priority, time, finances, energy - in our lives.
Now the question is, who/what do we worship? This is the crucial part of our worship: the object of worship in our lives. We already know that the focus of our worship should be God. But do we know what happens when we don't worship God? The truth is if we are not worshipping God, we are automatically worshipping other gods, because WE ARE CREATED TO WORSHIP.
These are only some of the gods we should be aware we could be worshipping instead of God:
1. Money
Many fall in worshipping this god. We must remember that money is not an evil thing, but the love of money is the root of evil (I Tim.6:10). We should always be at watch and check ourselves of our priorities, and always be reminded that God is our Great Provider, so that we would not be money-worshipping slaves.
2. Ourself
Yes, you can treat yourself as a god. You can spend all your time, energy, resources for yourself, and this is where you become a god out of yourself. In order for us to worship God, we must learn to deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow Jesus (Luke 9:23).
3. People around us
Loved ones, a special someone, friends, family - all of them can be one of our gods. Again, if we prioritize and give importance or value to people around us more than we give to God, they can be gods to us. This is why the most important commandment is this: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, strength, and loving your neighbors as ourselves is only the second great commandment (Mark 12:29-31).
For my conclusion:
I Kings 18:21
Elijah stood in front of them and said, “How much longer will you try to have things both ways? If the Lord is God, worship him! But if Baal is God, worship him!” The people did not say a word.
Are you one of the people who did not say a word? Are you one of those who could not answer who/what is the most important in your life?
The people did not say a word, but YOU will. Who do you worship?
The Call - 10.25.12
He asked him, "What do you want?"
I answered, "I want what You want."
He said, "Very well then, LEAD."
I answered, "Do I really need?"
He said, "Do not worry."
I felt like I was sorry.
He said, "Do not be afraid."
I knew, I won't be dismayed.
He said, "I will be your strength."
I promised, from this life 'til death.
Lastly, He said, "I will be with you."
I trusted, believed, all Your words You'll do.
From this day on until we meet,
My life, my all to You I commit
In everything that I will do,
All glory and honor goes back to You.
-JECM-
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