EvangeLigaw
Old school na ang katagang ito para sa mga kabataang Kristyano. Ngunit para sa kaalaman ng mga hindi nakakaintindi, ang Evangeligaw ay ang pagsheshare ng gospel ng mga Kristyano sa kanilang sinisita na hindi mananampalataya para maging legal o payagan ng simbahan o ng mga magulang ang kanilang relasyon. May kaakibat itong famous line na "malay mo, makilala niya si Lord dahil sa iyo"
Sinabi ni Paul sa 2 Corinthians 6:14 na hindi tayo maaring makipagrelasyon sa mga hindi mananampalataya. Ngunit tila walang linaw sa mga kabataan kung bakit nga ba ayaw ni Lord? At dahil hindi naiintintindihan ay hindi sinusunod. Madalas pang itanong sa Panginoon, "bakit ba Lord? Ayaw mo ba akong maging masaya? Akala ko ba mahal mo ako?"
Hindi dapat pagdudahan ang pag-ibig ng Diyos sa atin. Sinasabi niya ito sa atin dahil mahalaga ito Kaniya. Kung hindi importante sa Panginoon ang ating relasyon, bakit pa niya pag aaksayahan ng panahon upang maisama ito sa Bible at maiparating sa atin? Kung hindi tayo mahal ng Panginoon ay dapt na hinayaan Niya lang tayong mapunta sa kung sino sino lamang. Nais ng Panginoon na sumunod tayo upang matikman natin ang inihanda Niyang plano para sa atin. Nais niyang maranasan natin ang the best at ang the fullest sa ating lovelife. Gusto Niya tayong maging masaya hindi lang sa ngayon kundi maging sa hinaharap.
Ang EvangeLigaw ay hindi mabisang paraan. Wala pa akong nabalitaang successful na relasyon na dumaan dito. Ang tanong marahil ng Panginoon, "Paano mo siya sheshare-an ng magmamahal ko, kung ikaw mismo, hindi mo naiintindihan kung gaano kita kamahal?"
Sinabi ni Paul sa 2 Corinthians 6:14 na hindi tayo maaring makipagrelasyon sa mga hindi mananampalataya. Ngunit tila walang linaw sa mga kabataan kung bakit nga ba ayaw ni Lord? At dahil hindi naiintintindihan ay hindi sinusunod. Madalas pang itanong sa Panginoon, "bakit ba Lord? Ayaw mo ba akong maging masaya? Akala ko ba mahal mo ako?"
Hindi dapat pagdudahan ang pag-ibig ng Diyos sa atin. Sinasabi niya ito sa atin dahil mahalaga ito Kaniya. Kung hindi importante sa Panginoon ang ating relasyon, bakit pa niya pag aaksayahan ng panahon upang maisama ito sa Bible at maiparating sa atin? Kung hindi tayo mahal ng Panginoon ay dapt na hinayaan Niya lang tayong mapunta sa kung sino sino lamang. Nais ng Panginoon na sumunod tayo upang matikman natin ang inihanda Niyang plano para sa atin. Nais niyang maranasan natin ang the best at ang the fullest sa ating lovelife. Gusto Niya tayong maging masaya hindi lang sa ngayon kundi maging sa hinaharap.
Ang EvangeLigaw ay hindi mabisang paraan. Wala pa akong nabalitaang successful na relasyon na dumaan dito. Ang tanong marahil ng Panginoon, "Paano mo siya sheshare-an ng magmamahal ko, kung ikaw mismo, hindi mo naiintindihan kung gaano kita kamahal?"
Laki sa Church. Laki sa layaw
Katulad ng iba, laki din ako sa sa church. Mulat ang aking murang isipan sa mga gawain sa simbahan gaya ng paghahayo, evangelism at iba pa. Alam kong maraming kailangang makakilala sa Panginoon ngunit isang araw, napakwestyon ako, "bakit ang dami kong kababata sa church na naiwan?" Maraming mga magulang sa aming church ang nagtataka sa mga nangyayari sa kanilang mga anak gayong lumaki naman ang mga ito sa kanilang tabi habang nasa gawain ng iglesya. Bakit nang nagsi-lakihan sila ay tila nakalimutan nilang lahat ang aming mga natutunan? Ngayon, salo nila ang iba't ibang expextations at madalas masabihan ng " Kristiyano ka pa naman", "Anak ka pa naman ni.. " , "Anak ka pa naman ng Pastor"..
Kailanman, hindi dapat i-assume na ang mga batang lumalaki sa simbahan ay lubos na naiintndihan ang ginawa ng Panginoon sa kanila. Hindi rin dapat isipin na kesyo Kristiyano ang magulang ay Kristyano na din ang anak. Walang apo ang Diyos. Importante ang pakikipagtulungan ng simbahan at mga magulang sa pagpapalaki ng mga anak.
Sabi ni Haring Solomon sa kaniyang obserbasyon sa Proverbs 22:6, Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. Hindi niya sinabing ituro lamang. Sinabi niya na hubugin ang mga kabataan kung saang daan dapat sila naroon. Ibigsabihn, dapat ito ay constant at matinding pagmamatiyag.
Simulang tumungtong ang isang kabataan sa highschool ay nagiging kritikal ang lahat. Ang hudyat na sumasagot na ang isang kabataan sa kaniyang magulang ay senyales na may sarili na itong kakayahang magdahilan, mag isip at magdesisyon. Ang paniniwalang minana niya sa kaniyang mga magulang ay dapat ng suportahan nang masmalinaw. Ang pag-ibig ng Panginoon ay lubos na dapat niya ulit matutunan upang maintindihan niya ito ng masmabuti. Dapat siyang suportahan sa pagdalo niya sa gawain ng mga kabataan sa simbahan upang hindi siya maiwan, magkaroon ng mga panghabang buhay na mga kaibigan, hanggang mahubog siya sa pagigng totoong pag-asa ng bayan. Ang simbahan ay maginvest sa kabataan dahil ito ang kaniyang hinaharap. Ito ay dapat na mayroong matibay na youth ministry na nakasentro sa Panginoon at hindi sa kasiya siyang gawain lamang. Anong silbi kung aktibo ang simbahan ngayon kung wala naman itong tiyak na kinabukasan?
Ang mga kabataang lumalaki sa simbahan ay hindi dapat iwanan na lamang basta basta. Hindi dapat mag-assume na maayos ang mga buhay nila dahil sila'y mga anak ng Kristyano. Katulad ng mga nasa labas ay spiritually lost din sila at may personal na relasyon sa Panginoon na iba sa kanilang mga magulang. Dapat ay patuloy na diligan ang mga binhi na itinanim sa kanila noong kami ay bata pa.
Ito'y responsibilidad ng lahat- ng mga magulang, simbahan at gayun din ang mga kabataan.
Tag :
observations
Canon Philippines Price 2012
Para sa mga nais bumili ng camera, bumaba na ang presyo ng Canon mula noong January
Gala sa Ilocos Norte - Ang Pagdating!
After ng napakatagal na pagiipon, pagbabasa ng mga blogs ay natuloy din kami ng bestfriend ko sa aming destination last week. Marahil maraming hindi lahat nang nasa plano ay natuloy at may mga lugar na hindi napunatahan - ay nasulit naman namin ang aming Ilocos Tour.
Hindi kami sumabi sa dagsa ng mga tao kaya nauna kami ng isang linggo. Dahil hindi naman maraming tao ang pumupunta sa Ilocos ay wala kaming choice kundi sundin ang schedule na available lamang sa Partas. Medyo napagastos more than sa expected dahil nag delux bus na lang kami. Pero sobrang sulit naman dahil napaka comfortable & mabilis.
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| Partas Delux Bus |
Pagdating namin ng Laoag, naghanap kami ng makakainan. Dahil mahilig kaming maglakad, hindi na gaanong malayo para sa amin nang maabot namin ang Muncipal Hall na malapit sa Dapayan - Ti.
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| Dapayan-Ti Amianan |
Maraming tindahan sa Dapayan - Ti. Pero syempre, ang inuna namin ay Bagnet at Longganisa.
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| Bagnet! |
Hindi naman magkakalayo ang mga tourist attraction sa Laoag. Kaunting lakad lang ay makikita mo sila.
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| Laoag City |
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| Sinking Bell Tower |
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| Laoag Market |
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| Ilocos Norte Museum
Sarado pa itong Museum nung dumaan ako. Quarter to 8 palang noon.
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| Tobacco Monopoly Monument Katapat nito ang Ilcoos Norte Capitol |
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| Bus going to Pagudpud |
Malapit ito sa Ilocos Norte Museum.
Mga details:
Thursday - March 28, 2012
8:00 PM Cubao to Laoag via Partas Bus - P917.00
5:30 AM Arival at Laoag
5:45 AM Breakfast at Dapayan Ti Amianan: Bagnetsilog : P80.00 Longsilog P80.00
8:00 AM Laoag to Pagudpud: P80.00
(Ang Next post ay Gala sa Laoag: Pagudpud (coming soon))
Big Balloons Experiece
Friday, February 10, 2012 - Sobrang excited na talaga kong umalis. Dala ko lahat ng gamit ko papuntang office & nagka-count down sa sobrang pagka-excite...
Kasama ko ang mga ka-ministry ko, ang mga Creative WERKS ppl ng Marikina Christian Fellowship. To make the story short, 1030 PM na kami nakaalis ng sibilisasyon, kumain sa McDonald's Mindanao Ave para magdinner at nakarating ng 1:00 am, February 11, 2012 - sa Lourdes Heights Subdivision upang makitulog.
4 AM ang usapang alis namin para maaga pa kami. 3:30 pa lang, gising na kami. Excited si Miguel, sabi niya, "Tara na, takbo na tayo don". Yung iba, ayaw pang magising, niloloko na namin na, "Andyan na ung mga balloons sa labas". Not knowing na napakalayo pa pala namin. Halos 5 AM na rin kami narating sa field at sooooooobrag dami nang tao. Medyo ilang layers na rin ang mga tao mula don sa edge ng bakal. Pero siyempre, nakapwesto ng magaling ang lola niyo kaya nakapwesto pa rin ako sa pinakaharap. Sarap. Sulit!
Naglalakihan ang mga lenses ng mga photographers sa tabi ko kaya sobrang nahihiya naman akong maglabas ng camera ko. Akala ko noong una, hanggang tingin na lang ang mga mata ko, pero dahil once in a lifetime este a year pala ito, sige na ! picture na. Etong ilan sa mga nakuha ko
Syempre dahil first time iyon, marami akong napansin na mga hindi inaasahang bagay:
1) Ang mga Pilipino ay hindi talaga late. Ayon sa parking ppl don, 2-3 AM pa lang ay nagpupuntahan na ang mga tao. No wonder na magdating namin ng 5 am don ay marami nang naroon.
2) Magdala ng tent, sapin, karton, sun block, kumot, unan, kahit anong mapaglilibangan, extra batteries ng camera. Sa mga hindi pa nakakapunta, mejo weird na bakit parang may tulugan kang dala. Oo - maraming guamgawa nito. Siguroý sa sobrang dala ng pagod ay naglatag na ang mga tao. Kaya, nakigaya na rin kami. :) Sobrang tindi ng init ng araw-asahan na iyon.
3) May mga stuff, food & kung ano anong mabibili sa loob. Wala namang problema sa presyo nila, halos pareho lang sa labas kaya hindi hussle.
4) Asahang maliligo sa alikabok ang inyong sasakyang dala. Dusty sa parking space nila hindi sementado eh.
5) Sa sobrang daming tao, umasa ng heavy traffic & ayaw magbigayan papalabas sa parking.
6) Asahan din ang sobrang daming tao sa mga fastfood chains lalu na papauwi.
Define: Work
"The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it" - Genesis 2:15
"Work" became so distorted among us. So let's try to clear and reset our settings on how we see this gift.
Work is not a curse. Work is not created when man sinned against God. We all know that God created work and He himself worked before sin came. Work became distorted because of sin. This mindset has caused us to become lazy in what we are doing. Mediocrity came also. Oftentimes we say, "pwede na yan" or "okay na yan" and so we don't give our best in what we are doing. Sometimes, we just wait for Fridays or paydays for us to be able to do what we really want to do. Sometimes we've burnt out our passions, forget the real reason why we're working thus, it makes us lazy and God doesn't want that:
"Even while we were with you, we gave you this command: "Those unwilling to work will not get to eat." 2 Thessalonians 3:10
Too much work? For even God in the seventh day rested so us not to be overworked. We should know our priorities. We may say that we are working for our family yet we don't give time to be with them because of work. We may say that we are working to glorify God yet we don't even give time to be with God because of too work. What's the worth of success in our career if we don't have God or the people we value the most?
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? Mark 8:36
Work is not our source of self worth. Many of us became too much dependent on work, so they became too much arrogant when they're in the peak of their career and too depressed and lose life when work is taken away from them. Many trust only their work - that it is the only way that God would bless them and even limiting God's way of blessing them. Our identity and self worth should neither be based with our net worth nor in the position that we have in our work. Our identity and self worth should be based on Christ and we are the ones who should give our work its worth.
So how must we see work?
As Genesis 2:15 says, God put Adam in the garden for him to cultivate and work it.
Work is simply: God created work and give it to us so He could partner us in developing this world. We must work unto the Lord, whether it's in the secular or in church, and we should give it our best (Colossians 3:23) because God is our partner! God gave us different passions, interest and personalities in accordance with His design; put us in different gardens; allow us to help others; and make us feel the fulfillment.
As Genesis 2:15 says, God put Adam in the garden for him to cultivate and work it.
Work is simply: God created work and give it to us so He could partner us in developing this world. We must work unto the Lord, whether it's in the secular or in church, and we should give it our best (Colossians 3:23) because God is our partner! God gave us different passions, interest and personalities in accordance with His design; put us in different gardens; allow us to help others; and make us feel the fulfillment.
“Work is the expenditure of energy (manual or mental or both) in the service of others, which brings fulfilment to the worker, benefit to the community, and glory to God.” - John Stott
The Woman's Redemption
I was just one of the Christian women who were once blinded by world's temptations. Before, I often caught my self "falling-infatuated" with non-Christian men. (With God's grace, He didn't allowed be to get into a relationship with one). Whenever this happen I really felt impure before Him. It was really miserable to be away from the One who really loved me because of being infatuated.
A chapter in a book of Bible got my attention. It was in Hosea Chapter 2. It was when God sees Israel's unfaithfulness. Verses 2 to 13 states how He felt for her that He wanted to punish her for what she has done.
"I will make her like a desert,
turn her into a parched land,
and slay her with thirst."
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"I will punish her for the days
she burned incense to the Baals;
she decked herself with rings and jewelry,
and went after her lovers,
but me she forgot,”
declares the LORD."
Yes, He was mad. Reading this verses really showed how bad the woman was. She neglected His love and turned into chasing her lovers. Yet, the Lord still pursed her on verse 14 onwards:she burned incense to the Baals;
she decked herself with rings and jewelry,
and went after her lovers,
but me she forgot,”
declares the LORD."
“Therefore I am now going to allure her;
I will lead her into the wilderness
and speak tenderly to her."
..
"There I will give her back her vineyards,
and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope.
There she will respond as in the days of her youth,
as in the day she came up out of Egypt."
...
I will betroth you to me forever;
I will betroth you in righteousness and justice,
in love and compassion.
I will betroth you in faithfulness,
and you will acknowledge the LORD.
I will lead her into the wilderness
and speak tenderly to her."
..
"There I will give her back her vineyards,
and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope.
There she will respond as in the days of her youth,
as in the day she came up out of Egypt."
...
I will betroth you to me forever;
I will betroth you in righteousness and justice,
in love and compassion.
I will betroth you in faithfulness,
and you will acknowledge the LORD.
The Lord wants to pursue you. Yes, He wants to allure You. He wants to fulfill your innermost desires because He wired you that way. He loves you and He values you. He wants you to feel, know and experience it. He thinks that you're priceless and worth fighting for even if you think you're not and you see yourself dirty. Yes He was mad because of the things you've done but He wants to give you a chance and He wants to forgive you. He wants to give you a new hope, not a dying false hope from this world. He wants you to remember the great things He has done for you - how He moved the heavens and earth for you. He wants to lead you to a place where there is no where to go and there He will tell you the things He wanted to say to you. His promises - they're still real. He'll fulfill it after all the failures and mistakes that you've done. He wants to love you and be with Him forever. He wants to clothe you with His love, His righteousness, with His righteousness and even faithfulness.
His love. It's so deep.
Your love never fails - Jesus Culture (Chris Quilala)
Nothing can separate even if I ran away
Your love never fails
I know I still make mistakes
But You have new mercies for me everyday
Your love never fails
Chorus:
You stay the same through the ages
Your love never changes
There maybe pain in the night but joy comes in the morning
And when the oceans rage
I don't have to be afraid
Because I know that You love me
Your love never fails
Verse 2:
The wind is strong and the water's deep
But I'm not alone in these open seas
Cause Your love never fails
The chasm is far too wide
I never thought I'd reach the other side
But Your love never fails
You make all things work together for my good
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Ngayong kumikita ng pera, gusto mong bumalik sa nakaraan ng nag-aaral pa."
Thank You, Creator
As I enter in to my new year, I want to express my gratitude to the One who created me, loved me, saved me and gave me everything. I have nothing to boast of. I am no one to be proud. But my heart is pouring out in gratitude for this gift of life.
I thank God for my family. It may not be perfect. But I thank Him that we're all saved and know him. I thank God for giving me parents who loves me with their discipline. I thank God for my siblings who came to be my close friends.
I thank God for my local church. The love, concern, care and the teachings that I got from these mentors. I thank them for they believed in me and invested in me. I thank them for their trust. I thank them for continually nurturing me. I thank God for the opportunity to serve Him with my church and the opportunity to grew up in church.
I thank God for this passion for the young people. Though at times, I feel so disappointed with what I am seeing, that there are so many young people who are lost, so many young people who keeps on finding true love, left and right, and being end up with the wrong one. I thank God for the opportunity to see; and that He's enabling me to help. I thank Him for placing me a hope that I may believe that this/my generation belongs to Him and we are for His glory.
I thank God that He is molding me. I have so many flaws. I am a sinner. I still sin. But His great love molds me to the person whom He wants me to be; and that He lets me know through His ways that I am wrong. I thank God for I know that He is changing me. I thank Him for His tender discipline.
I thank God for entrusting me the talents that He gave and the opportunity to nurture them. I thank Him for these so I can use them only to worship and give glory to His Name.
I thank God for my friends, that I may not be alone. I thank God for the fun and hurting moments with them. I thank God that I grew up with them.
I thank God for my mentors, that these people are generous enough to share what they know and what they've learned. I thank God that I met them in my life and their wisdom is really something to eat. :))
I thank God that He never let me go. Though there are time that I ran away from Him, but He makes His way to dry me and run back to Him. I thank God for the hunger that I feel and the thirst to keep me going back to Him. I thank Him that I have spent most of my times in His courts.
I thank God for the opportunity to serve others; for enabling me to help and serve others with His love.
I thank God for the circumstances of my life, for the crying moments and sleepless night, For the uber joys and sudden hurts. For I know that He is with me an He's stronger than the winds that could blow me down.
I thank God that I am a Filipino. I believe that Philippines is the apple of God's eye. I know one day that He's going to use the Philippines to impact the world. I thank God for teaching me in my young age to love my country and to be good citizen.
I thank God for the opportunity to disciple, it would be direct or indirect, but I thank Him that He had entrusted me the lives of the young people that He loves.
I thank God for a great love story. Though there are times that I am struggling with my desires as a woman to be feel loved, yet, Jesus lets me feel that I am loved by Him and my well is overflowing.
I thank God for forgiveness. I will always be in debt. I cannot pay him with what I can do. I still have my evil mind with me, my bad attitude and my unforgivable character. But with His blood, I know I am forgiven and with His love, I know He's changing me.
I thank God for giving me a trusted friend who can teach me, guide me and rebuke me all times.
I thank God that He had chosen me. I am undeserved. My mind cannot understand, my brains will never grasp why on earth that He had chosen me - that I am saved now..
But I will always be thankful to Him.
Lastly, I thank God that He created me, that it will never be just existence, but life. I thank Him because He takes in charge. That he always takes my worries off. That he taught me to trust in Him.
Still, there are no words can met the gratitude I have in my heart.
I thank God for my family. It may not be perfect. But I thank Him that we're all saved and know him. I thank God for giving me parents who loves me with their discipline. I thank God for my siblings who came to be my close friends.
I thank God for my local church. The love, concern, care and the teachings that I got from these mentors. I thank them for they believed in me and invested in me. I thank them for their trust. I thank them for continually nurturing me. I thank God for the opportunity to serve Him with my church and the opportunity to grew up in church.
I thank God for this passion for the young people. Though at times, I feel so disappointed with what I am seeing, that there are so many young people who are lost, so many young people who keeps on finding true love, left and right, and being end up with the wrong one. I thank God for the opportunity to see; and that He's enabling me to help. I thank Him for placing me a hope that I may believe that this/my generation belongs to Him and we are for His glory.
I thank God that He is molding me. I have so many flaws. I am a sinner. I still sin. But His great love molds me to the person whom He wants me to be; and that He lets me know through His ways that I am wrong. I thank God for I know that He is changing me. I thank Him for His tender discipline.
I thank God for entrusting me the talents that He gave and the opportunity to nurture them. I thank Him for these so I can use them only to worship and give glory to His Name.
I thank God for my friends, that I may not be alone. I thank God for the fun and hurting moments with them. I thank God that I grew up with them.
I thank God for my mentors, that these people are generous enough to share what they know and what they've learned. I thank God that I met them in my life and their wisdom is really something to eat. :))
I thank God that He never let me go. Though there are time that I ran away from Him, but He makes His way to dry me and run back to Him. I thank God for the hunger that I feel and the thirst to keep me going back to Him. I thank Him that I have spent most of my times in His courts.
I thank God for the opportunity to serve others; for enabling me to help and serve others with His love.
I thank God for the circumstances of my life, for the crying moments and sleepless night, For the uber joys and sudden hurts. For I know that He is with me an He's stronger than the winds that could blow me down.
I thank God that I am a Filipino. I believe that Philippines is the apple of God's eye. I know one day that He's going to use the Philippines to impact the world. I thank God for teaching me in my young age to love my country and to be good citizen.
I thank God for the opportunity to disciple, it would be direct or indirect, but I thank Him that He had entrusted me the lives of the young people that He loves.
I thank God for a great love story. Though there are times that I am struggling with my desires as a woman to be feel loved, yet, Jesus lets me feel that I am loved by Him and my well is overflowing.
I thank God for forgiveness. I will always be in debt. I cannot pay him with what I can do. I still have my evil mind with me, my bad attitude and my unforgivable character. But with His blood, I know I am forgiven and with His love, I know He's changing me.
I thank God for giving me a trusted friend who can teach me, guide me and rebuke me all times.
I thank God that He had chosen me. I am undeserved. My mind cannot understand, my brains will never grasp why on earth that He had chosen me - that I am saved now..
But I will always be thankful to Him.
Lastly, I thank God that He created me, that it will never be just existence, but life. I thank Him because He takes in charge. That he always takes my worries off. That he taught me to trust in Him.
Still, there are no words can met the gratitude I have in my heart.
Tag :
personal
