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!

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

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-

Post post ulit. :)

Hello! :D

Gusto ko ipost yung past devotions ko, especially yung pinamagatan kong "Sin Cycle" kaya lang hindi ko dala ngayon yung devotional notebook ko. Next time. :)

Share nalang ako ng experience ngayon. :)

Ngayong araw na ito ay nag abay ako sa kasal + birthday ng aking beloved Pastor na si Ptr. Jaime Malabanan. Napakahectic ng araw ko na ito. Pero salamat pa rin kay Lord sa revelations nia and reminders.
Eto yung mga yun.

1. Someday, someone will be GIVEN to me by God that will be the partner, best friend, and love of my life.

Sabi ko sa sarili ko kanina, "Kelan kaya ako?" Then God reminded his plan for me. Naalala ko dito ang pinanghahawakan ko na message saken ng Lord. Just like Adam, I will be busy living my life for God, until He says to me, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Alam naman ni Lord na it is not good for me to be alone, and when He sees that it is the time, I know He will deliver. TIWALA LANG. :">

2. Honor, respect, and love your authorities.

Kanina, na-convict ako sa isang kaibigan. Itinuturing ko siyang isa sa mga authority ko, even though ka-edaran ko siya, and I'm thankful na isang magandang halimbawa siya saken. Hindi naman siya nagsalita directly ng kung ano, pero alam ko na God spoke through him para macorrect ako. And that's why I honor, respect, and love God, and the people He uses for me to learn, the easy or the hard way. :D

3. Encourage and challenge yourself.

Last na to, sa isang kabataan din ay patuloy na nachallenge ako. Tunay nga na we can learn something from everybody, matanda man, bata man, o kasing edad lang naten. We must also be encouraged and be challenged, kahit sa mga nakakabata sa atin. I am really happy na nagbubunga ang work ko for the Lord, dahil unti unti kong nakikita ang pag rise up ng younger generations para kay Lord. I was greatly encouraged, and also challenged to bring out the best in me para mas mai-advance ko pa ang Kingdom ni Lord. :)

Again, gusto ko pa magshare, kaya lang maaga pa bukas, may appointment pa ko with my King. :D Bye muna sa ngayon! :D Salamat sa pagbabasa! God bless you!

MABILIS o MABAGAL?

Bakit nga ba may mga Kristiyano na mabilis/mabagal mag grow sa spiritual life nila?
Mayroon akong ilang factors na naiconsider at also based on my own experience na din. Share lang. :)

1. Focus

              Sa buhay, kelangan natin ng focus. Kung wala tayong focus, walang direksyon ang buhay naten. Lalo na sa Christian life naten. Eto ang isang ilustrasyon:

              Ituro mo pataas ang pointing finger mo, kalevel ng mata mo, then magfocus ka at titigan mo yung daliri mo. Mapapansin mo, pag nakatitig ka sa daliri mo, blurred na yung background. Ngayon, sa background ka tumingin tingin. Mapapansin mo, blurred yung daliri mo, minsan e parang duling pa.

              Ganun din sa ating buhay Kristiyano. Yung daliri naten parang si Jesus, tapos yung background is yung mundo. Iisa lang ang pwede naten pagfocus-an. Pag nagfocus tayo kay Jesus, sa Kanya lang. Pag nagfocus tayo sa mundo, malamang sa malamang sa malabo na ang focus naten kay Jesus.

              This is why we have to focus ONLY on Jesus. Isa pa, lahat ng tao nagkakamali, kahit ang mga PARENTS, LEADERS, TEACHERS, o PASTORS, sumasablay din. Kaya nga,Wag tayo magfocus sa kung ano anong bagay. Wag din tayong magpapadala sa nakikita naten sa tao, lalo na ang kanilang kamalian. Kaya nga, WE MUST ALWAYS KEEP OUR FOCUS ON JESUS.

2. Commitment

             Ano nga ba ang commitment? Sabi ng dictionary, obligation or engagement. Sa ating buhay Kristiyano, may mga bagay na mahirap gawin sa umpisa, minsan naguumpisa pa na ginagawa naten parang obligation, pero kailangan natin ito o makakabuti sa ating paglago. Halimbawa, 

A.) MAHIRAP umattend ng dawn watch o prayer meeting twing umaga kasi PUYAT, MASARAP MATULOG, ETC. ETC.

B.) MAHIRAP umattend ng services kasi MAGAGANDA ANG PALABAS SA TV, MARAMI AKONG ASSIGNMENT, MAGLALABA PA AKO, ETC. ETC.

C.) MAHIRAP magdevotion at magpray kasi MAS MASARAP MAGFACEBOOK, MAGLARO, MAGENJOY, ETC. ETC.

D.) All of the above, etc. etc.

            Aminin naten, minsan sa buhay naten nagawa naten ung isa sa mga choices sa taas. Ang saklap pa kung letter D tayo diba. Pero dito nakikita ang ating commitment, to grow and mature in our relationship with God. Gagawin mo kahit mahirap, hindi pabor sayo, hindi ka masaya sa oras na yon, alanganin ka, etc. etc. Tandaan natin: FULFILLING OUR COMMITMENTS TO GOD BRINGS FRUITS, WHICH NOURISHES US SPIRITUALLY.

3. Faithfulness

            Sapat na ba ang Focus at Commitment? Parang hindi, idagdag naten ang faithfulness. Ano nga ba to? Bakit naten kelangan to bilang mga Kristiyano?

            Faithfulness is consistency. Nabasa ko rin, faithfulness is the ultimate hard thing to do. Tama nga naman, agreeng agree ako. Napakahirap maging consistent, lalo na't nandito pa tayo sa mundo. Ang daming tukso, ang daming kasalanan na tinatawag tayo para maging unfaithful. Pero WE NEED TO PURSUE FAITHFULNESS.

FAITHFULNESS IS NOT ALWAYS BEING RIGHT WITH GOD, IT IS BEING WILLING TO GET RIGHT WITH GOD AND CONTINUE WALKING WITH GOD.

            Madalas, pag nagkukulang, bumabagsak, nagkakasala tayo, the enemy condemns us. But is this what God thinks of us? Pagka ba nagkakasala o nagkukulang tayo, ayaw na sa'tin ni Lord, kasi makasalanan tayo, madumi tayo, paulit ulit nalang tayo? Eeeengk. Hindi. tandaan natin, "While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Rom.5:8) Kung nung makasalanan tayo ng sobra sobra e mahal na tayo ng Diyos, ano ba naman sa kanya yung minsan tayong nadadapa, nagkakamali, nagkakasala? Papatawarin niya tayo kung tayo ay tunay na humihingi ng kapatawaran at nagdedesisyon na tumalikod sa mga kasalanan natin. Sure yon. God is faithful to us, and this is our reason why we have to be faithful to Him. Warning: God cannot be mocked, so we must really live faithfully, hindi tayo pwedeng paloko loko. Ang Kristiyano, napupunta sa Langit. Ang Kristiya-kristiyanuhan, napupunta sa Langit-langitan. :)

Get FOCUSED. Decide to be COMMITTED. Live FAITHFULLY.

Until next time. God bless you. :)