Archive for 2009
Gradually Waiting
this is addressed to all 4th year CITE Students of TIP-QC
Four years ago,
you've been too worried of what course you want to take.
Maybe, you've really planned of something else rather that this..
Probably, you have your big dreams with you.
Yet, you're so uncertain of what steps you're going to take to be there...
Four years ago,
you've been searching for the right school...
of the right college to enter.Perhaps you'v tried some prestige colleges and universities before finally deciding to enter ours..
Four years ago,
you've been worrying of what kind of people and friends
you're beeing with for the coming years..
and when you entered the school, you're really thinking of these people...
of where they came from... and for who they really are...
As time goes by and as your choice brought you here,
We've already gone through obstacles and twirls of life in our very own school.
We had a lot of fun,
We had a lot worries and too much thinking
We've been through rough researching and studying -
meet the on-demand requirementslive after their deadlines..
go outside and search for companies...gone through the things we didn't ever imagine that we going into...
We use to love and hate our professors.
enjoyed the college day/week..going to places which you really dont knowWe've been into quarells with our friends...We used to been in the happiest and craziest moments with them..
We learned to love them and love them for who they are..
You used to eye someone in the class..
You even fell in and out of love. ^^
and now you're finally here
you've gone so faryou're so blessed because of so many things
(God, parents, family, friends, and a lot more)
maybe, you're currently writing your Thesis Documentations
or taking your 30 minutes break for you brain..
and you're still struggling of what kind of words to write
or maybe what programming codes to use..
maybe you're loosing hope
or too frightened because you dont know what to do..
or maybe you're catching your breath because you wanna die
or into your knees and praying for His wisdom..
or maybe looking at your sleeping parents
and silently saying...
"this is for you, Ma" or
"you're the inspiration, Pa"
.."even if I can't take it anymore"..
We're all in the same situation.
I believe that we can do it.
God is with us and will never leave us
Even we're to face the toughest situation..
even things may tangle up.
even we can't hold on anymore..
even we lose hope..
even if creativity and idea leave us..
even if we can't..
It's no less 250 days before the last day of March..
It's no less hundred liters of tears,
of nosebleeds, of headaches and sleepless nights..
Yet, keep believing.
Have faith.
worry lessPray.
Love still.
Help others.
Have time to be with friends.be an encouragement to others.manage your time correctlyarrange your prioritiesdon't forget to thank God
and those people who helped you
unburden your self from problemsLaugh.
Cry out.
love your self.
find correct solutions to problemsChill.
Unload things in your head
to learn new ones
be inspired.
be a good young citizen
do things right.
avoid too much complainsand don't ever give up on your dreams
[never_ever_say_die]
you've been too worried of what course you want to take.
Maybe, you've really planned of something else rather that this..
Probably, you have your big dreams with you.
Yet, you're so uncertain of what steps you're going to take to be there...
Four years ago,
you've been searching for the right school...
of the right college to enter.Perhaps you'v tried some prestige colleges and universities before finally deciding to enter ours..
Four years ago,
you've been worrying of what kind of people and friends
you're beeing with for the coming years..
and when you entered the school, you're really thinking of these people...
of where they came from... and for who they really are...
As time goes by and as your choice brought you here,
We've already gone through obstacles and twirls of life in our very own school.
We had a lot of fun,
We had a lot worries and too much thinking
We've been through rough researching and studying -
meet the on-demand requirementslive after their deadlines..
go outside and search for companies...gone through the things we didn't ever imagine that we going into...
We use to love and hate our professors.
enjoyed the college day/week..going to places which you really dont knowWe've been into quarells with our friends...We used to been in the happiest and craziest moments with them..
We learned to love them and love them for who they are..
You used to eye someone in the class..
You even fell in and out of love. ^^
and now you're finally here
you've gone so faryou're so blessed because of so many things
(God, parents, family, friends, and a lot more)
maybe, you're currently writing your Thesis Documentations
or taking your 30 minutes break for you brain..
and you're still struggling of what kind of words to write
or maybe what programming codes to use..
maybe you're loosing hope
or too frightened because you dont know what to do..
or maybe you're catching your breath because you wanna die
or into your knees and praying for His wisdom..
or maybe looking at your sleeping parents
and silently saying...
"this is for you, Ma" or
"you're the inspiration, Pa"
.."even if I can't take it anymore"..
We're all in the same situation.
I believe that we can do it.
God is with us and will never leave us
Even we're to face the toughest situation..
even things may tangle up.
even we can't hold on anymore..
even we lose hope..
even if creativity and idea leave us..
even if we can't..
It's no less 250 days before the last day of March..
It's no less hundred liters of tears,
of nosebleeds, of headaches and sleepless nights..
Yet, keep believing.
Have faith.
worry lessPray.
Love still.
Help others.
Have time to be with friends.be an encouragement to others.manage your time correctlyarrange your prioritiesdon't forget to thank God
and those people who helped you
unburden your self from problemsLaugh.
Cry out.
love your self.
find correct solutions to problemsChill.
Unload things in your head
to learn new ones
be inspired.
be a good young citizen
do things right.
avoid too much complainsand don't ever give up on your dreams
[never_ever_say_die]
I Failed?
One of the greatest tides in my life is failure. Yup. I made a bad 'thing' that I though was good.
The hurt and the pain knocks me down and frustration keeps circulating in my veins. I didn't met their expectations. Their silent words really makes somber - it's breaking me, slaying me, keeps on stabbing me, killing me - just like DEATH WORDS!
I looked back to the times when I first heard the 'death word' - it's just on the last camp I attended and the very first thing I remembered is that you should haven't listened to those persons who told you those death words but rather believe on what the Lord has told you, promised you.
as I looked upon life and remember a movie (Meet the Robinsons), failure had always lead people to success. And even people(Bible Characters) who think to themselves that they are failures was used by God to do the Job.
It's true that Death Words + Failure will kill you. But the Lord is always there to give you hope. His unfailing love and grace will help you stand up, take a single step, and another single step, and another one... and will help you to walk.. and finally, you can see your self running again..
It's God's supply of Hope - it's free. Specially when life hurts most.
The hurt and the pain knocks me down and frustration keeps circulating in my veins. I didn't met their expectations. Their silent words really makes somber - it's breaking me, slaying me, keeps on stabbing me, killing me - just like DEATH WORDS!
I looked back to the times when I first heard the 'death word' - it's just on the last camp I attended and the very first thing I remembered is that you should haven't listened to those persons who told you those death words but rather believe on what the Lord has told you, promised you.
as I looked upon life and remember a movie (Meet the Robinsons), failure had always lead people to success. And even people(Bible Characters) who think to themselves that they are failures was used by God to do the Job.
It's true that Death Words + Failure will kill you. But the Lord is always there to give you hope. His unfailing love and grace will help you stand up, take a single step, and another single step, and another one... and will help you to walk.. and finally, you can see your self running again..
It's God's supply of Hope - it's free. Specially when life hurts most.
Happy nga ang Birthday..
Isang puting cartolina sa kanang kamay, Oracle na books a kaliwang braso, isang box ng cake sa kanang kamay. Lowbat na cellphone sa kaliwang kamay dahil sa dami ng text at vagpack sa likod na punong puno ng mga regalo, mga sulat na tila ba namakyaw ako sa mga Ninong at Ninang- yan ang hitsura ko paguwi ko ng bahay.
Lubos akong nagpapasalamat kay Lord dahil sa binigay Niyang life sa'kin. Hindi nga biro ang magstay ng 20 years dito sa earth.. Sabi nga ni Leah.. "may adik na 20 years nang nabubuhay dito sa earth". Haha!
Nagpapasalamat ako sa Lord sa pagsubaybay niya sakin every step of the way. Sa mga paghihirap (meron ba?), problemang dumaan, sa mga kalungkutan at sakit sa heart na piangdaanan.. andun Siya palagi. Nagpapasalamat ako sa family na kung saan ako belong at sa mga friends na nakasama ko - mga old, new at maging sa mga nakakasama ko ngayon sa buhay ko..
Hindi ko talaga alam kung panu ko pasasalamatan ung mgakaibigan kong nagefort naman talaga ng todong todo para sa birthday ko... May mga dumadating na bati na wala pang June at mga pangyayari kanna sa school. Inumpisahan ni Leah Estrelles ang eksena kanina. Nagtext si Allan Basilio na kailangan ko raw makita si Ma'am Antonio sa Department at Urgent daw ito. Kinabahan ako ng todo dahil late na kong nagpakita duon dahil nagquiz pa kami at nagpaalam lang ako sa prof namin sandali. Pagpasok ko, andun pa si Ma'am Isip. Ayon. Yun pala, iaabot lang ung regalo. Pagbalik ko sa room, tumingin agad ako kay Leah..at sinabing.. "pakana mo un noh?" haha! binati pa ko ng klase at kinantahan pa. (tama nga ba, ganun nga ba ang sequence?). Paglingon ko kina Gee, nagbubulungan sila ni Kim. Hindi ko pa alam kung kanino galing 'yon. Pwedeng kay Josh kasi dun lang naman sa Department un. Anyway, inabot ni Manolo ung maliit na box na mukha talagang excited buksan. Pagbukas ko, waw! pick ang laman:) violet pa. Galing kay Leah..
ayan. 3 na ang pick ko. Hansaya:)
Anyways, ayon. Ang style naman ng Hopia - mga pakana pakana nila. Si Gee, sabi niya, natanggal na raw siya sa commitee ng church nila. May meeting sila kea kailangan niyang umuwi ng maaga. Si Banal, nawala rin kanina, sabi ni Chy, 'San na kea si Banal? Umuwi na 'yon!' na hindi maipinta ung mukha na parang naiinis na or what.. Si Ian, sabi niya, 'Oi, PJ, senxa na, wala akong gift seo' at si Gee, walang letter. Himala! Actually, ang totoo niyan pinagtatakahan ko si Meca. kay Meca talaga ko nagtaka kung bakit naman sumama pa siya dun sa Ice Cream Store - bago talaga un. At nararamdaman ko nang may something. Hopia pa! Imposibleng wala! haha!
Ayon, pagdating sa Ice Cream store -wala talang eksena. tapos, sabi ko, 'Tara, ang inet dito, uwi na tayo!'
sabay labas ang mga handa nilang mga binili sa gateway na pinag-ambagan nila na kasama pa ung pa-kain ni Ma'am Picones-Juanillo.
Sabay labasan ng mga regalo at letters. Nakakatuwa sila.
Surprise Donut and Cake Party :)
Natouch ako.
Andon sina Josh, Gee, Banal, Ian, Meca, Nelson, Chy, Leo, at AJ
Nattouch ako sa mga thoughtfulness ng mga tao.
Paguwi ko, ndi pa pala tapos ang lahat...
ayan. ung munting tribute ni Kenneth na sobrang natouch naman ako. Ilang beses ko ring pinanuod yan dahil una, tinitignan ko ung pictures lang..tapos, pangalawa, ung mga words. Hehe! Sweetness ng bestfriend ko ah! Pagka-online ko, tinanong ba naman ako, "Online ka na?" Adiktus rin eh noh?
Hanggang sa isa isa ko nang binuksan ung mga binigay nila.. at mga kasulatan.
Hindi ko alam kung sa'n nila kinukuha ung mga 'appreciation' nila sakin.. sabi ko.. 'ako ba talaga toh?' Hehe..
Natotouch talaga ko sa mga sinabi nila. Nakakaoverwhelm. Salamat kay Lord at may mga ganito akong mga friends..
Natutuwa rin ako sa mga walang humpay na mga bumabati.
Sa church, sa facebook, walang katapusang greetings sa YM, sa text, sa school..
Ang sarap ding makantahan ng 'Happy Birthday'.. hehe:)
Sa pagkain sa bahay. Sa ginawa ni Rana na desert :) Super appreciate talaga:)
haay. Happy talaga ang birthday..
SALAMAT friends:)
Lubos akong nagpapasalamat kay Lord dahil sa binigay Niyang life sa'kin. Hindi nga biro ang magstay ng 20 years dito sa earth.. Sabi nga ni Leah.. "may adik na 20 years nang nabubuhay dito sa earth". Haha!
Nagpapasalamat ako sa Lord sa pagsubaybay niya sakin every step of the way. Sa mga paghihirap (meron ba?), problemang dumaan, sa mga kalungkutan at sakit sa heart na piangdaanan.. andun Siya palagi. Nagpapasalamat ako sa family na kung saan ako belong at sa mga friends na nakasama ko - mga old, new at maging sa mga nakakasama ko ngayon sa buhay ko..
Hindi ko talaga alam kung panu ko pasasalamatan ung mgakaibigan kong nagefort naman talaga ng todong todo para sa birthday ko... May mga dumadating na bati na wala pang June at mga pangyayari kanna sa school. Inumpisahan ni Leah Estrelles ang eksena kanina. Nagtext si Allan Basilio na kailangan ko raw makita si Ma'am Antonio sa Department at Urgent daw ito. Kinabahan ako ng todo dahil late na kong nagpakita duon dahil nagquiz pa kami at nagpaalam lang ako sa prof namin sandali. Pagpasok ko, andun pa si Ma'am Isip. Ayon. Yun pala, iaabot lang ung regalo. Pagbalik ko sa room, tumingin agad ako kay Leah..at sinabing.. "pakana mo un noh?" haha! binati pa ko ng klase at kinantahan pa. (tama nga ba, ganun nga ba ang sequence?). Paglingon ko kina Gee, nagbubulungan sila ni Kim. Hindi ko pa alam kung kanino galing 'yon. Pwedeng kay Josh kasi dun lang naman sa Department un. Anyway, inabot ni Manolo ung maliit na box na mukha talagang excited buksan. Pagbukas ko, waw! pick ang laman:) violet pa. Galing kay Leah..
ayan. 3 na ang pick ko. Hansaya:)Anyways, ayon. Ang style naman ng Hopia - mga pakana pakana nila. Si Gee, sabi niya, natanggal na raw siya sa commitee ng church nila. May meeting sila kea kailangan niyang umuwi ng maaga. Si Banal, nawala rin kanina, sabi ni Chy, 'San na kea si Banal? Umuwi na 'yon!' na hindi maipinta ung mukha na parang naiinis na or what.. Si Ian, sabi niya, 'Oi, PJ, senxa na, wala akong gift seo' at si Gee, walang letter. Himala! Actually, ang totoo niyan pinagtatakahan ko si Meca. kay Meca talaga ko nagtaka kung bakit naman sumama pa siya dun sa Ice Cream Store - bago talaga un. At nararamdaman ko nang may something. Hopia pa! Imposibleng wala! haha!
Ayon, pagdating sa Ice Cream store -wala talang eksena. tapos, sabi ko, 'Tara, ang inet dito, uwi na tayo!'
sabay labas ang mga handa nilang mga binili sa gateway na pinag-ambagan nila na kasama pa ung pa-kain ni Ma'am Picones-Juanillo.
Sabay labasan ng mga regalo at letters. Nakakatuwa sila.
Surprise Donut and Cake Party :)
Natouch ako.
Andon sina Josh, Gee, Banal, Ian, Meca, Nelson, Chy, Leo, at AJ
Nattouch ako sa mga thoughtfulness ng mga tao.
Paguwi ko, ndi pa pala tapos ang lahat...
ayan. ung munting tribute ni Kenneth na sobrang natouch naman ako. Ilang beses ko ring pinanuod yan dahil una, tinitignan ko ung pictures lang..tapos, pangalawa, ung mga words. Hehe! Sweetness ng bestfriend ko ah! Pagka-online ko, tinanong ba naman ako, "Online ka na?" Adiktus rin eh noh?
Hanggang sa isa isa ko nang binuksan ung mga binigay nila.. at mga kasulatan.
Hindi ko alam kung sa'n nila kinukuha ung mga 'appreciation' nila sakin.. sabi ko.. 'ako ba talaga toh?' Hehe..
Natotouch talaga ko sa mga sinabi nila. Nakakaoverwhelm. Salamat kay Lord at may mga ganito akong mga friends..
Natutuwa rin ako sa mga walang humpay na mga bumabati.
Sa church, sa facebook, walang katapusang greetings sa YM, sa text, sa school..
Ang sarap ding makantahan ng 'Happy Birthday'.. hehe:)
Sa pagkain sa bahay. Sa ginawa ni Rana na desert :) Super appreciate talaga:)
haay. Happy talaga ang birthday..
SALAMAT friends:)
Andami.
Prelim pa lang ngayon pero busy busyhan na ko.
Tama ba? Busy nga ba ko?
Oo. Tama. Busy ako.
Pero masaya pa rin at hindi stressed :)
May mga bagay nga lang siguro na gnagawa ko, pero hindi ko na ngayon magawa.,,
Nahahati na rin ang oras ko. Kinakain ng mga 2nd priorities and time para sa 1st priorities..
Sabagay, choice ko naman un. Parang eto yung mga lecture nung camp ah...
Minsan, kahit anong galing mo school, dapat may panahon ka pa rin para sa mga bagay na mas mahalaga. Dapat may panahon ka para kay Lord, may panahon pra makipaglokohan sa mga magulang, makipagchat sa mga friends at mag-alaga n g pet sa pet society. :)
Kaya lang, kadalasan, kinukulang rin ako ng panahon sa mga bagay2. Hindi na nga ko nakakatulong sa gawaing bahay at hindi ko na madalas matignan ung picture ng crush ko. :( haay=(
Ayon, eto. alas-4 na naman ng umaga. gusto mong makita kung anong ginawa ko nung mga nakaraang oras?
Ayan. ung itaas ng amin booth design..
Ang second layer..
First at second. pero hindi pa talaga magkadikit.
ay! may dumaang pusa;\
Haay! inamoy pa niya!
nako!! hinigaan na niya!! haay .. grrr! hehe
Tama ba? Busy nga ba ko?
Oo. Tama. Busy ako.
Pero masaya pa rin at hindi stressed :)
May mga bagay nga lang siguro na gnagawa ko, pero hindi ko na ngayon magawa.,,
Nahahati na rin ang oras ko. Kinakain ng mga 2nd priorities and time para sa 1st priorities..
Sabagay, choice ko naman un. Parang eto yung mga lecture nung camp ah...
Minsan, kahit anong galing mo school, dapat may panahon ka pa rin para sa mga bagay na mas mahalaga. Dapat may panahon ka para kay Lord, may panahon pra makipaglokohan sa mga magulang, makipagchat sa mga friends at mag-alaga n g pet sa pet society. :)
Kaya lang, kadalasan, kinukulang rin ako ng panahon sa mga bagay2. Hindi na nga ko nakakatulong sa gawaing bahay at hindi ko na madalas matignan ung picture ng crush ko. :( haay=(
Ayon, eto. alas-4 na naman ng umaga. gusto mong makita kung anong ginawa ko nung mga nakaraang oras?
Ayan. ung itaas ng amin booth design..
Ang second layer..
First at second. pero hindi pa talaga magkadikit.
ay! may dumaang pusa;\
Haay! inamoy pa niya!
nako!! hinigaan na niya!! haay .. grrr! hehe
Guitar-A!
Ilang taon ko na ring nakakasama ang gitara ng kapatid kong si 'Leche Flan'. Hindi pa ko marunong mag-gitara, andito na ito. Oo, matanda na nga siya - 12 years old na siya. Mas matanda pa siya sa kapatid kong bunso. Dinadala ko siya sa school nung High School pa ko, umaraw man o umulan nang wala pang case - andun lang siya sa gilid ng room;)
Pero gaano man ka-faithful ang gitarang ito. Nagka-tanggal tanggal man ang pintura sa mga frets nito at ilang taon na ring hindi napapalitan ng strings ay! nylon pala, sa tibay, ay gusto ko na ng bagong gitarang makakasama ko sa susunod ulit na mga taon. Sana, strings naman. [Oh! Lord, dinggin Niyo po ako;) ]. Ang hirap hirap mag-canvas dito sa internet, dahil wala namang music store ang may website na Php ang presyo. Lahat dolyar. Haay. Makakarating kea rito sa Pilipinas ang mga gitarang iyon sa tinignan ko sa 'World Wide" Web? Hindi ko man alam kung maganda ang quality ng tunog ng mga iyon. Tinignan ko na lang sa hitsura - para cute;)
Pero gaano man ka-faithful ang gitarang ito. Nagka-tanggal tanggal man ang pintura sa mga frets nito at ilang taon na ring hindi napapalitan ng strings ay! nylon pala, sa tibay, ay gusto ko na ng bagong gitarang makakasama ko sa susunod ulit na mga taon. Sana, strings naman. [Oh! Lord, dinggin Niyo po ako;) ]. Ang hirap hirap mag-canvas dito sa internet, dahil wala namang music store ang may website na Php ang presyo. Lahat dolyar. Haay. Makakarating kea rito sa Pilipinas ang mga gitarang iyon sa tinignan ko sa 'World Wide" Web? Hindi ko man alam kung maganda ang quality ng tunog ng mga iyon. Tinignan ko na lang sa hitsura - para cute;)
Ang una kong tinignan sa Fender ay ung cute na Malibu CE. Sabay Download ng presyo nito. Oh my!
"Ang cute niya! pero hindi cute ang presyo "
(ang madalas kong sabihin pag nasa mall at may nakkitang cute pero mahal)
19,200Php! Hindi na oi! Onti na lang- DSLR na! 800 na lang, may NEO na kong Laptop. Pero ang cute niya talaga!
Haay. Waw! grabe! ang mahal mahal sa Fender - 170$ ung pnakamura nila, maliit pa. Hmm. sabi nga - "Lipat sa kabilang tindahan"
Ang sumunod na tinignan ko ay ung C.F. Martin. Ang ganda ng mga gitara. Ang sarap binyagan - -pulidong pulido ang pagkakagawa. Ang kinis at ang ganda ng katawan, daig pa ko. Tinignan ko ang menyu. Syempre, para sa mga kagaya ko, pricelist na ang unanag takbuhan.
Ang una kong nakita ay ang D-41 Portwagoner na $5,999! grabe naman! Maganda siya talaga kung maganda. Kaya ndi siya ganun ganun lang ang presyo. Isa sa mga natutunan ko dito na pag ang gitara pala ay gawa sa Rosewood - tiyak yon! mahal ang presyo non!
May nakita rin akong gitara na nasa $109,999 ang presyo - rumarampa sa presyo ng mga sports car, kaunti na lang, may isang Mitsubushi Eclipse na ko.
Ang cute ng kulay ng CF- Sunburst nila, nasa $8k ang presyo. Grabe! Sa kanila na 'yon.
Wala man lang akong nakitang gitara na bumaba sa $300. Pero parang nagkaro'n ako ng munting pangarap na magkaroon ng gitra na Martin na gawa sa Rosewood o kaya't isang LXM Tres, nakahilera sa Little Martin Guitar na nagkakahalagang $500. (San kea ko kukuha nun?! aah. sa bulsa)
Ayan, dito naman ako sa Ibanez. Hindi ko alam kung last store na to na pupuntahan ko. Late na kasi ako. Natuwa naman akong malaman na meron pala silang site para sa Philippines. Nakakatouch.:) .. ayon nga lang,wala namang price at nung chineck ko sa internet ang presyo ng AW - Acoustic Electric dahil nagustuhan ko ang kulay katawan nito, nako! parang wala atang bibili ng ganung gitara dito sa Pilipinas.
Nagsort ako ng mga presyo ng gitara sa site na napuntahan ko. Nakakakita ako ng gitara na $99 lang. Sa Fender. Mini nga lang. Pero.. hmm.. at nako! Nylon na naman!:(
Parang nanghihinaan na ko ng loob o siguro,pupunta na lang ako ng Sta. Mesa, Megamall o kea SM North para mas realistic ang mga presyo ng gitara. Hahaha!
Saka iba pa rin ung nakita ng personal, alam mo ung tunog at alam mong hindi masakit sa kamay;)
Sige, pasok na ko!
Passion Manila Remembrance
Hindi ko talaga inaasahang makikitak o pa itong muli. Naitago ko pala ito sa lalagyanan ko ng mga ka-sulat-an. Nako, mejo madumi na siya't gasgas na. Pero dba, nakita ko pa! Hahaha! Anyways, ang saya talaga nung conference na yon, ndi ko talaga makakalimutan yun.
Registered na ko:)
waw! registered na ko! Voter's ID na lang. haha!June 10 2009, nang bigla ko na lang maisip na dapat na talaga kong magregister. Kahit na hindi ako sanay sa mga tao o nagtatanong-tanong ay lakas-loob kong tinungo ang aming barangay hall para magtanong kung papaano ba makakapag-rehistro. Aba! gawin ko naman ang responsibilidad ko bilang mamamayan ng bayan. Hahaha! Wala nang anu anu pa't inistorbo ko pa ang aming Barangay Captain para lang magtanong. Infareness, hindi sila mahirap kausapin at at-ease ang pakiramdam don sa Barangay Hall. Ayon, dumiretso na rin ako sa Municipal Hall. First time kong pumasok dun. Ang ganda ng Municipal Hall ng San Mateo. Akala ko, nasa loob ako ng Museum. Ayon, nagtungo sa room ng Comelec, nagsagot ng forms, pumirma sa digital signature ek ek. Nagfinger print chorva sa fingerprint reader nilang astig na naka-connect na sa system at tumingin na sa camera para sa Voter's ID na hindi ko alam kung kelan lalabas.
Kung ano man ang mangyayari sa botohoan next year. Sana nga nawa ay automated na ito. Kung magkakaron man ng dayaan, atleast, less na ang mga errors noh.. Sure ko, busy na naman ang mga tao sa con-ass. Pambihira.
Prophesy for the Philippines (2003)
By Cindy Jacobs
And I am going to come with signs and wonders and miracles. And I am getting ready to pour out a miracle anointing upon the Philippines such as the earth has never seen. For Indonesia, they had a rushing mighty wind. But in the Philippines, they will have the fire from heaven that will begin to fall. This will be a purging fire. And I will say, I will visit even as if in a day, says God.
I am going to visit the military, I am getting ready to come among the young military. And the Lord says, there's going to be a revolution of the righteousness that comes with the military.
I am getting ready to dethrone everything that needs to be dethroned for even the bowls of heaven are full. Oh, I see the bowls in heaven are just getting ready to be tipped over the Philippines and I'm going to spill out my glory.
And the Lord says, I will remove the shame that Satan has tried to put upon this nation.
And the Lord says, look and see for even the blood of the martyrs cries out from Saudi Arabia. The blood of the martyrs cries out from those Islamic nations and my Filipino people that have laid their lives down.
And the Lord says, this is the day and this is the hour when I begin to change everything, says the Lord.
The Lord would say to the Philippines,
I am shaking everything that can be shaken, so no man would glory in what I will do.
For I have waited for a generation that I could raise up a purity and a holiness in.
And I am raising up firebrands - there is a forerunner anointing coming upon the youth of the Philippines that will prepare the way of the Lord even in the Middle East,
For I have waited for a generation that I could raise up a purity and a holiness in.
And I am raising up firebrands - there is a forerunner anointing coming upon the youth of the Philippines that will prepare the way of the Lord even in the Middle East,
says the Lord.
Look and see what I will do in Mindanao.
For I am going to visit in a way that you cannot imagine.
I am coming to Mindanao, says the Lord.
As the God and the Lord of the host, and I am going to start appearing.
The Lord says, as a sign that I am going to truly change the nation, I am going to show myself to the guerrilla leaders. And I am going to come, says the Lord and I am going to begin at the places in the Philippines that have been the bloodiest, the places where the guerrilla's insurrection have been the strongest.As the God and the Lord of the host, and I am going to start appearing.
And I am going to come with signs and wonders and miracles. And I am getting ready to pour out a miracle anointing upon the Philippines such as the earth has never seen. For Indonesia, they had a rushing mighty wind. But in the Philippines, they will have the fire from heaven that will begin to fall. This will be a purging fire. And I will say, I will visit even as if in a day, says God.
Do not think I am not able to come in a day and begin to unravel the iniquities of the nation, says the Lord.
I am going to visit the military, I am getting ready to come among the young military. And the Lord says, there's going to be a revolution of the righteousness that comes with the military.
I am getting ready to dethrone everything that needs to be dethroned for even the bowls of heaven are full. Oh, I see the bowls in heaven are just getting ready to be tipped over the Philippines and I'm going to spill out my glory.
And the Lord says, I will remove the shame that Satan has tried to put upon this nation.
And the Lord says, look and see for even the blood of the martyrs cries out from Saudi Arabia. The blood of the martyrs cries out from those Islamic nations and my Filipino people that have laid their lives down.
Do not think I haven't seen.
Do not think I am looking away.
Do not think I do not see you, Philippines for I see you.
You are the apple of my eye. You are a treasure unto me.
And the Lord says, this is the day and this is the hour when I begin to change everything, says the Lord.
I am going to change the judicial system.
I am going to dethrone the corrupt judges.
I am getting ready to deal with the Police force.
I am going to begin to expose, expose, expose, expose.
I am going to dethrone the corrupt judges.
I am getting ready to deal with the Police force.
I am going to begin to expose, expose, expose, expose.
And the Lord says, look and see what I will do.
For I will open up my treasure chest from the Philippines.
And I am going to begin to release finance from the Philippines that will surprise and shake even Hong Kong.
For I am getting ready to move a distribution of wealth, says God.
And I am getting ready to open the oil.
I am getting ready to open that which is in the ocean.
I am getting ready to bring forth a revolution even in the economic systems, in the finance systems.
For I will open up my treasure chest from the Philippines.
And I am going to begin to release finance from the Philippines that will surprise and shake even Hong Kong.
For I am getting ready to move a distribution of wealth, says God.
And I am getting ready to open the oil.
I am getting ready to open that which is in the ocean.
I am getting ready to bring forth a revolution even in the economic systems, in the finance systems.
Look in the universities in Manila, says God.
For I will bring a revival.
The Lord says, not hundreds, thousands and thousands and thousands are going to get saved.
The Lord says, can I touch a whole university?
Yes, I can touch a whole university.
I can come with my glory and I can come with my power.
In ways that you cannot imagine.
For I am coming, says God.
I am coming and I will remain, says the Lord.
[i had a chance to watch this video before pa pero ngayon ko lang napanood. Grabe! ang dami palang plano ni Lord para sa Philippines. And while I'm watching this, I couldn't help but cry.. Haay and even realized na naumpisahan na ni Lord yung mga plano niya. Amazing!
And this last year's prophesy, Cindy Jacobs said that we should be ready for this coming elections.. we should pray for it... for something will happen. Can't wait to see.]
In ways that you cannot imagine.
For I am coming, says God.
I am coming and I will remain, says the Lord.
[i had a chance to watch this video before pa pero ngayon ko lang napanood. Grabe! ang dami palang plano ni Lord para sa Philippines. And while I'm watching this, I couldn't help but cry.. Haay and even realized na naumpisahan na ni Lord yung mga plano niya. Amazing!
And this last year's prophesy, Cindy Jacobs said that we should be ready for this coming elections.. we should pray for it... for something will happen. Can't wait to see.]
Lupang Hinirang
Hindi ko sinulat ang pamagat na yan para kantahin ang ating pamansang awit. Matagal ko nang gustong magblog tungkol sa bagay na ito. Kachat ko ang bestfriend ko at pinaguusapan namin ang mga isyu tungkol sa election nang bigla kong naaalala nuong una akong ininterbyu para makpasok sa colehiyo. Tinanong ako ng isang Guidance Councilor kung anong dahilan ko kung bakit ako mag-aaral sa colehiyo, ang sabi ko, dahil gusto kong makatulong sa bansa...
Kagagaling ko lang sa camp (Developing Young Leaders in Rebuilding the Nation) no'n at maalab na maalab pa sa puso ko ang pagmamahal sa bayan. Pinagalab pa ito lalo na ng mga seminar(Pinakamamahal kong Bayang Pilipinas), concerts at praying and fasting - at maging itong huling camp na dinaluhan ko.
Nais ko lang ibahagi sa inyo ang ilang mga punto ko..
Ang bayan natin ang Lupang Hinirang. Maniwala ka man sa hindi pero totoo ito. Makikita mo sa ugali ng mga Pilipino, sa abilidad at mga kakayanan. Hindi ka basta basta pag Pilipino ka. "PILI" ka na "PINO" ka pa. Napakasarap pakinggan dba? Pero, parang nagiging Pilipino ka "lang" pag wala kang pakialam sa bansa mo. Kapag nakasarado lang isip mo sa sarili mo - kapag wala ka nang pakialam sa paligid mo, lalu na sa bansa mo. Kapag hingi ka lang nang hingi sa gobyerno. Kapag nagtuturo ka lang nang nagtuturo sa kasalanan ng ibang tao. At kapag nagiging corrupt ka na -sa sarili mo pa mismo.
Marahil, sampal sa ilang mga kabataan ang bagay na ito. Masyado kasing nagiging "BUSY sa sarili" ang marami sa atin. Iniisip lang ang sariling kapakanan. Sariliing pagunlad. Pero kung kapanan mo talaga ang gusto mong isipin, isipin mo ang bansa mo - para sa kapakanan mo un.:)
Hindi na tayo 2nd corrupt nation sa Asia- 1st na tayo. Alam mo ba yon? Siguro, naiisip natin ang mga ginawa ng mga political leaders natin. Pero hindi lang pala yon. Saan nga ba nagsisimula ang corruption - sa sarili. Sa pagiging makasarili, sa pagiging ganid para lang sa pagunlad ng sarili at ang corruption ay hindi lang pagnanakaw ng yaman. Naalala ko nang minsang nagalit samin ang isa sa mga paburito kong guro sa physics nang walang umamin sa amin ng isang kasalanang wag na nating banggitin, sabi niya.. "Ang babata niyo pa, Corrupt na kayo".
Marahil, ang isa rin sa mga marami nating problema ay ang kawalan ng disiplina. Tapon dito - tapon diyan. Kasama na pagdudura kung saan saan. Nagmukha na ngang basurahan ang buong bayan. Hindi pagsunod sa batas trapiko - kahit ang simpleng pagtawid.. "Dito na ako tatawid.. para mapadali ang lakad KO" (kitam - puro sarili). Ayoko nang banggitin yung iba. Ayoko nang makasakit.
At ang pinakaproblema - ang kawalan ng pagmamahal sa bayan. Dahil kung mahal ng mamamayan ang bayan niya - hindi ito mangungurakot at handa itong magpa-disiplina. Ilagay mo ang sarili mo nung panahon ng mga Kastila - wala kang makikitang kalat. Tama? Bakit kaya?
Tayo pa naman ang only Christian Nation sa Asia. Pero hindi natin nai-rerepresent si Lord ng maayos. Baka sabihin ng ibang bansa sa atin.. "Pano ko paniniwalaan ang sinasabi mong Christ, eh kayo nga, mga corrupt nga kayo, eh wala nga kayong disiplina?" Aray ko po.
At sa dami ng pagkukulang natin sa sarili nating bayan. Naniniwala pa rin ako na tayo ang pag-asa nito. Lalu na tayong mga kabataan. Kahit anong mangyari - nagkulang ka man noon. Maari mong umpisahan ngayon - kung ano bang magagawa mo para sa bansa mo. Kung panu mo maipapakita, sa maliliit o sa malaking paraan na mahal mo ang bayan mo. Kung ang corruption nga - naguupisa sarili. Ang pagbabago rin, naguumpisa sa sarili. At ang pagmamahal sa bayan - evident man yan o hindi. Alam ko, andyan yan sayo.
Naniniwala pa rin ako sa pangako ni Lord.
"...and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14.
Could you humble yourself before God? and pray for our country? and turn from our evil doings?
He said, He will hear us, and He will forgive and totally heal us..
It's the word of God.. It's His promise.
He said, He will hear us, and He will forgive and totally heal us..
It's the word of God.. It's His promise.
We'll not stop praying until something happens and make change. Si Lord lang ang makakatulong sa'tin. Ang hirap hirap magbago - sa totoo lang.
(Remember: Praying is the ability to trust God, and having faith in Him)
Mahal ni God ang Pilipinas. No doubt, ang yaman yaman natin sa resources. Ang ganda ganda ng bansa natin. Iniiwas niya tayo sa mga sakit in ways na hindi natin alam..
Hindi naman tayo losers na mga Pilipino eh. Laging may pag-asa. Kung maniniwala tayo at kung uumpisahan natin ito. Mag register ka man sa AKO MISMO or hindi. Patunayan mo sa sarili mo.
Kabataan, mas marami ka pang magagawa kaysa sa presidente ng bayang ito. Hindi mo kailangang mag-rally o ipagsigawan ninanais mong pagbabago. Hawaan natin ang ibang mga kabataan ah!
At eventually, itong Lupang Hinirang na ating kinatitirikan - ay gagamitin ni Lord for His glory. Nasa prophesy yan. :)
and lastly, I would like you to ponder this song:
God of This City
Chris Tomlin
You’re the God of this city
You’re the King of these people
You’re the Lord of this nation
You are
You’re the light in this darkness
You’re the hope to the hopeless
You’re the peace to the restless
You are
For there is no-one like our God
There is no-one like our God
Chorus
Greater things have yet to come
Greater things are still to be done
In this city
Greater things have yet to come
And greater things have still to be done here
Chris Tomlin
You’re the God of this city
You’re the King of these people
You’re the Lord of this nation
You are
You’re the light in this darkness
You’re the hope to the hopeless
You’re the peace to the restless
You are
For there is no-one like our God
There is no-one like our God
Chorus
Greater things have yet to come
Greater things are still to be done
In this city
Greater things have yet to come
And greater things have still to be done here
Tag :
Open Your Mind
Love is Waiting
In the autumn on the ground,
between the traffic and the ordinary sounds
I am thinking signs and seasons while a north wind blows through
I watch as lovers pass me by
Walking stories - whos and hows and whys
Musing lazily on love
Pondering you
I'll give it time, give it space and be still for a spell
When it's time to walk that way we wanna walk it well
[CHORUS:]
I'll be waiting for you baby
I'll be holding back the darkest night
Love is waiting til we're ready, til it's right
Love is waiting
It's my caution not the cold
there's no other hand that i would rather hold
the climate changes, I'm singing for the strangers about you
don't keep time,
slow the pace
Honey hold on if you can
the bets are getting surer now
that you're my man
I could write a million songs about the way you say my name
I could live a lifetime with you and then do it all again
and like I can't force the sun to rise or hasten summer's start,
neither should I rush my way into your heart
between the traffic and the ordinary sounds
I am thinking signs and seasons while a north wind blows through
I watch as lovers pass me by
Walking stories - whos and hows and whys
Musing lazily on love
Pondering you
I'll give it time, give it space and be still for a spell
When it's time to walk that way we wanna walk it well
[CHORUS:]
I'll be waiting for you baby
I'll be holding back the darkest night
Love is waiting til we're ready, til it's right
Love is waiting
It's my caution not the cold
there's no other hand that i would rather hold
the climate changes, I'm singing for the strangers about you
don't keep time,
slow the pace
Honey hold on if you can
the bets are getting surer now
that you're my man
I could write a million songs about the way you say my name
I could live a lifetime with you and then do it all again
and like I can't force the sun to rise or hasten summer's start,
neither should I rush my way into your heart
-Love is Waiting, Brooke Fraser
"Still In Love" - Brooke Fraser
I'm not hanging on your every word
I'm thriving on my self-sufficiency
I'm not listening to the things I've heard
About me and you
People think there must be something to the way
I talk about you every chance I get
But if I think about you night and day
Doesn't mean I'm ready yet
Maybe I am knee-deep in denial
Or maybe I'm just trying to move on
Maybe I should keep away awhile
But if distance is right I'd rather be wrong
[Chorus]
'Cos I love the way you're smiling at me
When you know it's true
I'm still in love with you
And I love the way you're really trying
Not to let me see
You're still in love with me too
I am way to proud to verbalise my feelings
And you are way to mean if you just let this brew
It's a complicated hand that you've been dealing
Time to win me over: fold and make your move
Smooth some calm over this situation
I can't get past the way I feel for you
It's the little things that make this worth the effort
It's the small, little, insignificant things you do
That make me love the way you're glancing, hoping
When you know it's true
I'm still in love with you
And I love that I'm barely coping
When you let me see
You're still in love with me too
In love, still in love with
In love, still in love with
In love, still in love with you
Jesus In Blue Jeans
Ptr Manny V. shared us that if Jesus was born in this generation of ours, He would not be in the barong or super formal look. As humble as how we entered the Earth, He would be just like simple men, in His BLUE JEANS..
A few points tell us that He was humble that ..
1. He was not that really handsome. Well, the television had thaught us that He is. If you read your Bible, kapag may gwapo or maganda sa Bible, sinasabi tlagang literally na maganda o gwapo siya.. Example, si King Saul, dinescribe na gwapo siya at matagkad pa. Si Esther, sinabi na maganda siya.. and so much more example... pero sa Bible, wala naman talagang sinabi na gwapo sya.. Let's read Isaiah 53... "He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him... " . O dba? sabi nga rin niya.. Men look in the outward appearance, but I look at the heart." at hindi rin Siya ganun katangkad... Kung tama pa ang nasa memory ko, 5'1 - 5'2 lang Siya.. ang dami ngang nagsabi nun sa camp na.. "O? matangakad pa ko sa kaniya?"
Siguro, dahil nga Lord Siya, dapat gwapo Siya.. pero can you still obey Him, even though is His not gwapo or maamo ang mukha??
2. The way He talks.
Agains, sinabi na naman sa atin ng T.V. na pagnagsalita si Christ, super mabagal at malumanay.. parang ganito, "Ppeeetterr", or "JooOhhn.." na sobrang tagal.
There are two kinds of Greek daw, ung isa lang ung natatandaan ko.. Yung isa, pang mga social na Greek, ung isa, Coigno Greek (pronounced as Koyno, syempre, nakikinig lang ako. kaya hindi ko alam ang spelling .. hehe). Yung Coigno Greek, yun ung ginagamit sa palengke... kumbaga sa atin, salitang tambay.
Yung Coigno Greek daw ung ginagamit ni Lord nun, (well, sabi ni Ptr yon, siguro, inaral nga nila yon nugn nasa-Bible School pa siya).. Ang example pa nga ni Ptr non ay.. siguro, nung tinawag niya si Zaccheus ay parang ganito.. "Pare, Pachibog naman diyan sa bahay niyo!" hehe:)
3. He was a great socializer..
He was a great socializer.. kumbaga nga, yung mga friends niya, sino ba? mga simpleng tao lang, mga fishermen. Yung iba nga mga prostitutes pa.. Pero dahil sa tinuro niya, dba, mga nagbago naman sila.. basta hindi naman ung mga governors, or high priest yung mga friends nila.. ? He was humble talaga.. Amazing..
4. He's one of the party people and people would not disperse..
If you read your Bible, mapapansin mo siguro na lagi na lang siyang nang nasa party. Mahilig kumain.. Tinawag niya lang si Lazarus, para buhayin, pagkatapos, ayon, kumain.. at lagi nalang kumakain. at lagi talagang nasa party.. haha! remember dba, nagmiracle pa nga siya dun sa wine..
Ayon, the 4 points that leads that if Jesus physically, He would be in Blue Jeans. Nuong nagpunta siya dito sa earth, inabot niya talaga tayo. Hindi Siya ung para bang tipong napaka-taas para mahalin..(though exalted Siya at napakataas naman talaga Niya. Basta! ) Yung mafeefeel mo, na kahit Lord Siya ay lumelevel Siya sa mga katulad nating undeserve.. So much more, nung nasa heaven siya, bago siya bumaba, bonggang bongga dba, hawak Niya ang Universe.. pero dahil sa love Niya para sa atin,, ay pinili Niyang maging mababa.. maging maliit. na dumaan siya, sa pagiging microscopic na organism..tulad ng pinagdaanan natin as human being.. hayy. you might not believe me.. or kung titignan, para blasphemy.. eh sa ganun eh.. hehe.. so amazing.. nakak Shock!
A few points tell us that He was humble that ..
1. He was not that really handsome. Well, the television had thaught us that He is. If you read your Bible, kapag may gwapo or maganda sa Bible, sinasabi tlagang literally na maganda o gwapo siya.. Example, si King Saul, dinescribe na gwapo siya at matagkad pa. Si Esther, sinabi na maganda siya.. and so much more example... pero sa Bible, wala naman talagang sinabi na gwapo sya.. Let's read Isaiah 53... "He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him... " . O dba? sabi nga rin niya.. Men look in the outward appearance, but I look at the heart." at hindi rin Siya ganun katangkad... Kung tama pa ang nasa memory ko, 5'1 - 5'2 lang Siya.. ang dami ngang nagsabi nun sa camp na.. "O? matangakad pa ko sa kaniya?"
Siguro, dahil nga Lord Siya, dapat gwapo Siya.. pero can you still obey Him, even though is His not gwapo or maamo ang mukha??
2. The way He talks.
Agains, sinabi na naman sa atin ng T.V. na pagnagsalita si Christ, super mabagal at malumanay.. parang ganito, "Ppeeetterr", or "JooOhhn.." na sobrang tagal.
There are two kinds of Greek daw, ung isa lang ung natatandaan ko.. Yung isa, pang mga social na Greek, ung isa, Coigno Greek (pronounced as Koyno, syempre, nakikinig lang ako. kaya hindi ko alam ang spelling .. hehe). Yung Coigno Greek, yun ung ginagamit sa palengke... kumbaga sa atin, salitang tambay.
Yung Coigno Greek daw ung ginagamit ni Lord nun, (well, sabi ni Ptr yon, siguro, inaral nga nila yon nugn nasa-Bible School pa siya).. Ang example pa nga ni Ptr non ay.. siguro, nung tinawag niya si Zaccheus ay parang ganito.. "Pare, Pachibog naman diyan sa bahay niyo!" hehe:)
3. He was a great socializer..
He was a great socializer.. kumbaga nga, yung mga friends niya, sino ba? mga simpleng tao lang, mga fishermen. Yung iba nga mga prostitutes pa.. Pero dahil sa tinuro niya, dba, mga nagbago naman sila.. basta hindi naman ung mga governors, or high priest yung mga friends nila.. ? He was humble talaga.. Amazing..
4. He's one of the party people and people would not disperse..
If you read your Bible, mapapansin mo siguro na lagi na lang siyang nang nasa party. Mahilig kumain.. Tinawag niya lang si Lazarus, para buhayin, pagkatapos, ayon, kumain.. at lagi nalang kumakain. at lagi talagang nasa party.. haha! remember dba, nagmiracle pa nga siya dun sa wine..
Ayon, the 4 points that leads that if Jesus physically, He would be in Blue Jeans. Nuong nagpunta siya dito sa earth, inabot niya talaga tayo. Hindi Siya ung para bang tipong napaka-taas para mahalin..(though exalted Siya at napakataas naman talaga Niya. Basta! ) Yung mafeefeel mo, na kahit Lord Siya ay lumelevel Siya sa mga katulad nating undeserve.. So much more, nung nasa heaven siya, bago siya bumaba, bonggang bongga dba, hawak Niya ang Universe.. pero dahil sa love Niya para sa atin,, ay pinili Niyang maging mababa.. maging maliit. na dumaan siya, sa pagiging microscopic na organism..tulad ng pinagdaanan natin as human being.. hayy. you might not believe me.. or kung titignan, para blasphemy.. eh sa ganun eh.. hehe.. so amazing.. nakak Shock!
The Rat Race of Life
I think this is the 3rd message nung Camp brought by Ptr. Manny V.
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone who loves the world, the love of the Father is not in Him. For everything in the world - the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and he does - comes not from the Father but from the world.
Pastor Manny gave us 3 kinds of sins men committed wherein Christ won over...A great example is Adam and Eve in Genesis 3
I. Lust of the Eyes...
For man, it is said in Genesis 3:6.. "And it is delightful to the eyes.. "
For Christ, of Matthew 4:6, "Then the evil showed him the glory". (it is the time where the devil tempted Christ)
The lust of the eyes pertains about the earthly bodies which can be the source of desires. It could fill up the sensual appetite. It can be pornography or anything that could be seen by the eyes which can brought about sin.
II. Lust of the flesh
For man, in the same verse, "When the woman saw that the tree was good for food"..
For Christ of Matthew 4:3, "Jesus feasted for 40 days and nights, he became hungry, the evil tempted Him to make the stones bread".
(Well of course, flesh doesn't always talk about food;|)
The lust of the flesh gives the sense of pleasure. It arises by seeing them. It could be that it satisfies what the body needs that could brought about sin.
III. Boastful Pride of life,
For man, in Genesis 3:6, "And the tree was desirable to make one" (for the evil told Eve that if she eat one, she will know the things which she didn't know)
For Christ, in Matthew 4:6, when the devil tempts Jesus Christ to throw himself to down, Christ didn't do so even though He knew He can call His angels and lift him up with their hands to be saved.
The boastful pride of life talks about what people posses in order to impress other people. It is when people boasts about what he can do or for who he is.
When people, specially Christians are tempted to sin, he will sometimes find himself arriving to a question that could maybe struggle him... and we call it the Killer Question.. "Did God say... ?". Maybe, it is those situation where in you are tempted to sin and you think that God didn't tell anything about it... and when you are too curious of trying things or tempted to do such things, the Knock Out Punch from the devil will tell you .. "You will not certainly die.. "
hAayks.. We tend to rebel what God wants us to do...
"But each one of us is tempted to do when, by his own evil desires, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived it gives birth o sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.. "
Overcoming temptations:
There are many verses from the Bible which teaches us how to overcome temptations. We do not just need to pray that God will put us away from temptations for temptations are always there. Here are some verse:
WATCH and PRAY so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.. Matthew 26:41.
FLEE the evil desires of youth and PURSUE righteousness, faith, love and peace along with those who call the Lord out of a pure heart.
We don't just run away from our evil desires. We don't just maintain from being in the middle of the road. We don't stop sinning but pursuing righteousness, pursuing what God has wanted us to do.. Obeying and following Him.
SUBMIT yourself to God..RESIST the devil and he will FLEE from you.. - James 4:7
and here is our greatest assurance:
No temptation has has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand upon it. 1 Corinthians 10:13
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weakness, but we have one who has been tempted in everyday just as we are - yet has without sin. Let us approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to he us in time of need. - Heb. 4:15-16
The choice is clear.
The world and its desires pass away, by the man who does the will of God lives forever. 1st John 2:17
It is not really about rules. but what God wants us to do.
and lastly, let's remember that when we sin, there we hurt:
God
ourself
people around us.
I. Lust of the Eyes...
For man, it is said in Genesis 3:6.. "And it is delightful to the eyes.. "
For Christ, of Matthew 4:6, "Then the evil showed him the glory". (it is the time where the devil tempted Christ)
The lust of the eyes pertains about the earthly bodies which can be the source of desires. It could fill up the sensual appetite. It can be pornography or anything that could be seen by the eyes which can brought about sin.
II. Lust of the flesh
For man, in the same verse, "When the woman saw that the tree was good for food"..
For Christ of Matthew 4:3, "Jesus feasted for 40 days and nights, he became hungry, the evil tempted Him to make the stones bread".
(Well of course, flesh doesn't always talk about food;|)
The lust of the flesh gives the sense of pleasure. It arises by seeing them. It could be that it satisfies what the body needs that could brought about sin.
III. Boastful Pride of life,
For man, in Genesis 3:6, "And the tree was desirable to make one" (for the evil told Eve that if she eat one, she will know the things which she didn't know)
For Christ, in Matthew 4:6, when the devil tempts Jesus Christ to throw himself to down, Christ didn't do so even though He knew He can call His angels and lift him up with their hands to be saved.
The boastful pride of life talks about what people posses in order to impress other people. It is when people boasts about what he can do or for who he is.
When people, specially Christians are tempted to sin, he will sometimes find himself arriving to a question that could maybe struggle him... and we call it the Killer Question.. "Did God say... ?". Maybe, it is those situation where in you are tempted to sin and you think that God didn't tell anything about it... and when you are too curious of trying things or tempted to do such things, the Knock Out Punch from the devil will tell you .. "You will not certainly die.. "
hAayks.. We tend to rebel what God wants us to do...
"But each one of us is tempted to do when, by his own evil desires, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived it gives birth o sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.. "
Overcoming temptations:
There are many verses from the Bible which teaches us how to overcome temptations. We do not just need to pray that God will put us away from temptations for temptations are always there. Here are some verse:
WATCH and PRAY so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.. Matthew 26:41.
FLEE the evil desires of youth and PURSUE righteousness, faith, love and peace along with those who call the Lord out of a pure heart.
We don't just run away from our evil desires. We don't just maintain from being in the middle of the road. We don't stop sinning but pursuing righteousness, pursuing what God has wanted us to do.. Obeying and following Him.
SUBMIT yourself to God..RESIST the devil and he will FLEE from you.. - James 4:7
and here is our greatest assurance:
You sin because it is your choice
No temptation has has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand upon it. 1 Corinthians 10:13
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weakness, but we have one who has been tempted in everyday just as we are - yet has without sin. Let us approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to he us in time of need. - Heb. 4:15-16
The choice is clear.
The world and its desires pass away, by the man who does the will of God lives forever. 1st John 2:17
It is not really about rules. but what God wants us to do.
and lastly, let's remember that when we sin, there we hurt:
God
ourself
people around us.
The Race
This was the second message from the camp brought by Ptr. Jon Espanolla. He was indeed a great speaker. He even helped us about 3 years ago, in a camp titled Developing Young Leaders in Rebuilding the Nation. He even made us realize how great our country is. He is the Senior Pastor of Yeshua Rock (not sure of church' name).
Christian life is like a race. The moment we accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, it was as if He put us in a race track.
Christian life is like a race. The moment we accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, it was as if He put us in a race track.
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me - the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace. - Acts 20:24
I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith - 2 Timothy4:7
I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith - 2 Timothy4:7
Race in Greek term is dromos, it means course or journey. Race is journeying the course that is marked out for us. It is knowing your calling and fulfilling your purpose. Life never called "life" when you just live to exist. But life is called "life" when you do your very purpose that God has told you to do so. It is really about finishing the race. It's not about being at the top or finishing the race first. It is a reality of God's purpose living in His kingdom. It is not just maintaining to be a Christian. But living out your Christianity.
But being a Christian doesn't promise a life that doesn't have any problems. There are still hindrances that we could encounter:
1. False start of doing your purpose. The fire in us is so ab lazed that we cannot even control it. We tend to go beyond what we want to do because we are too emotional. We are to crazy to do our purpose even though, we are not that equipped:
2. Cramps
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something was happening to you. But rejoice that you participate in suffering of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when His glory is revealed. 1 Peter 4:12:13
Life, as we all know, is full of ups and downs. But one thing that we Christians have, is that in our sadness - there is joy because we have our God.
3. Jeerers. Jeerers are those people who tend to persecute you. They laugh at you and think that you are not that good.. They are the ones who says "Booooh!" or "Hindi mo kaya yan!". But come to think of it as what the Lord said:
"Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness for their is the kingdom of heaven" - Matthewe 5:10
There are times that you may feel na kalaban mo na ang mundo. Feeling mo, tinatawanan ka nila.Pero kahit ganun na kahit pinepersecute ka ng mga tao, kahit iniisip nilang nababaliw ka na, ay andiyan pa rin si God at may promise siya!. And there's one thing about Jeerers/Persecutors/Oppositions, - they persecute your because, they themselves do not know their purpose in life. Because they had no directions at oppose/baligtad ang pagktakbo nila. Siyempre, ioopose ka ba nila, kung alam nila na tama at with purpose ang ginagawa mo?
Persecuted but not abandoned.
4. Personal Weakness
Some of us tend not to obey the rules. We find it too much 'nakakasakal'. Sometimes, we seek the world to be more enjoyable than what we have in Christ. We tend not to enjoy life - the life that God has given us.
But being a Christian doesn't promise a life that doesn't have any problems. There are still hindrances that we could encounter:
1. False start of doing your purpose. The fire in us is so ab lazed that we cannot even control it. We tend to go beyond what we want to do because we are too emotional. We are to crazy to do our purpose even though, we are not that equipped:
"And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher" - 2 Timothy 1:11
Oftentimes, we do not wait upon the Lord. We should realize that everything is in His perfect timing.Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed - NT only in my presence but how much more in my absence - continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. - Philippians 2:12-13
But often times, we are too afraid to do our purpose because we are thinking of what the world may think to us.We should discover our purpose.
2. Cramps
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something was happening to you. But rejoice that you participate in suffering of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when His glory is revealed. 1 Peter 4:12:13
Life, as we all know, is full of ups and downs. But one thing that we Christians have, is that in our sadness - there is joy because we have our God.
3. Jeerers. Jeerers are those people who tend to persecute you. They laugh at you and think that you are not that good.. They are the ones who says "Booooh!" or "Hindi mo kaya yan!". But come to think of it as what the Lord said:
"Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness for their is the kingdom of heaven" - Matthewe 5:10
There are times that you may feel na kalaban mo na ang mundo. Feeling mo, tinatawanan ka nila.Pero kahit ganun na kahit pinepersecute ka ng mga tao, kahit iniisip nilang nababaliw ka na, ay andiyan pa rin si God at may promise siya!. And there's one thing about Jeerers/Persecutors/Oppositions, - they persecute your because, they themselves do not know their purpose in life. Because they had no directions at oppose/baligtad ang pagktakbo nila. Siyempre, ioopose ka ba nila, kung alam nila na tama at with purpose ang ginagawa mo?
Persecuted but not abandoned.
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this
all surpassing power is from God and not from us.
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed,
perplexed but not in despair.
Persecuted but not abandoned,
strucked down but not destroyed.
We always carry in our body the death of Jesus,
so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
- 2 Corinthians 4:7-1
all surpassing power is from God and not from us.
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed,
perplexed but not in despair.
Persecuted but not abandoned,
strucked down but not destroyed.
We always carry in our body the death of Jesus,
so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
- 2 Corinthians 4:7-1
In fact, every one who want to live a godly life
in Christ will be persecuted - 2 Timothy 3:12
in Christ will be persecuted - 2 Timothy 3:12
4. Personal Weakness
But God choose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. God chose the weak things of the world world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things and the things that are not to nullify the things that are so that no one may boast before Him.
1 Corinthians 1:27-29
We cannot do our purpose without Him. We are not that strong. We even cannot boast our very self because we are not perfect. We have our strengths, but we have our weaknesses too. But if we have Christ, we do. Even God, didn't call out people who are strong or great. They are not even famous. But because of God's power - they overcame their weakness.
"Whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign enemies" - some part of Hebrews 11:32-34
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for joy set before him, endured the cross, scorning its shame and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God -
Hebrews 12:2
5. Quitting - because of failures and discipline. Hebrews 12:1-3Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for joy set before him, endured the cross, scorning its shame and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God -
Hebrews 12:2
Some of us tend not to obey the rules. We find it too much 'nakakasakal'. Sometimes, we seek the world to be more enjoyable than what we have in Christ. We tend not to enjoy life - the life that God has given us.
Beyond these things, these hindrances,let's run the race.
Let's just not exist.
But live life with our purpose - knowing and embracing it.
Fix our eyes to the Lord.
Let's run until we finish the race!
Let's just not exist.
But live life with our purpose - knowing and embracing it.
Fix our eyes to the Lord.
Let's run until we finish the race!
