overcoming by His grace

Life can be so good Life can be so hard Never knowing what each day Will bring to where you are Sometimes I forget And sometimes I can't see That whatever comes my way You'll be with me My life is in your hands My heart is in your keeping I'm never without love Not when my future is with you My life is in your hands And though I may not see clearly I will lift my voice and sing Cause your love does amazing things Lord, I know, my life is in your hands Nothing is for sure Nothing is for keeps All I know is that your love Will live eternally So I will find my way, yes And I will find my peace Knowing that you'll meet my every need My life is in your hands My heart is in your keeping I'm never without love Not when my future is with you My life is in your hands And though I may not see clearly I will lift my voice and sing Cause your love does amazing things Lord, I know, my life is in your hands When I'm at my weakest love ...

I used to ride a bike when I was just a kid. I enjoyed driving along the streets within the neighborhood, carrying a lot of candies inside the basket attached in front of my bike. As we transferred to a village in the city, I wasn't able to ride the same bike again. I had the bigger one. Riding it was a bit difficult, didn't know how to balance at that time. I got bruised and got wounded as part of learning to ride the real bike (i used to have the bike which has two tiny wheels at the back). And as I learned how to balance in riding the bigger one, I had a great time biking around the village with my friends in the neighborhood. I even crossed to another village through that. I also tried some stunts that added more bruises and wounds to my legs and knees. But I never stopped. I just loved it together with the risks/adventures. Having fun with my bike ended when it was stolen as we got out of town for a vacation. Years passed when it was finally replaced with a mountain bike....

Lyrics | Exceeding Joy lyrics

Makin' a list of all of the good things You've done for me Lord, I've never been one to complain But right now I'm lost and I can't find my way My world's come apart and it's breakin' my heart But it helps to know Your heart is breakin' too When I cry, You cry When I hurt, You hurt When I've lost someone It takes a piece of You, too And when I fall on my face You fill me with grace 'Cause nothin' breaks Your heart Or tears You apart Like when I cry Alone in the dark, face in my hands, crying out to You Lord, there's never been a time in my life There's so much at stake, there's so much to lose But I trust it to You You'll bring me through And it helps me to know that I'm not alone When I cry, You cry When I hurt, You hurt When I've lost someone It takes a piece of You, too And when I fall on my face You fill me with grace 'Cause nothin' breaks Your heart Or tears You apart Like when I cry You're the on...

Shepherd of my soul I give you full control, Wherever You may lead I will follow. I have made the choice to listen for Your voice, Wherever You may lead I will go. Be it in a quiet pasture or by a gentle stream, The Shepherd of my soul is by my side. Should I face a mighty mountain or a valley dark and deep, The Shepherd of my soul will be my guide. Shepherd of my soul Oh You have made me whole, Where’er I hear You call how my tears flow. How I feel your love how I want to serve I gladly give my heart to You O – Lord. Be it in the flowing river or in the quiet night, The Shepherd of my soul is by my side. Should I face the stormy weather or the dangers of this world. The Shepherd of my soul will be my guide.

I can hardly express or explain what I'm going through right now. Plans have to be changed. A dream must be surrendered in exchange for a greater dream and purpose that is in accordance to His will.  But there's that peace that lives in my heart and I know that He's the reason for such peace. I'm truly amazed by what He makes me feel despite the things happening. Indeed, we cannot totally surpass, fathom or understand His great plans. They just lead us to full trust and faith in Him. According to Jim Stovall's The Ultimate Gift , "Any challenge that does not defeat us ultimately strengthens us." "If we are not allowed to deal with small problems,  we will be destroyed by slightly larger ones. When we come to understand this fact, we live our lives not avoiding problems, but welcoming them as challenges that will strengthen us so that we can be victorious in the future." Whatever I am facing at the moment, I believe this one's a preparation ...

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I am having revelations through the techie world now. First was through a text message from Norre (one of my cell members) . The message goes likes this "Jesus is like a software, He 'enters' your life, 'scans' your problems, 'edits' your tension, 'downloads' solutions, 'deletes' your worries and 'saves' you." Then another was from Ptr . Dence's preaching last September's Youth Reload Big Event (ui, Hijas na for this month's big event! be excited! Oct. 31, 2009@BCC, 6pm.) His points were (1)password-Jesus is the password or the key to salvation, (2)process-we must continually be transformed by His grace, (3)display-God's glory must shine through us wherever we may be, (4)home-we must always go back to the Cross, to Jesus' feet, (5)shutdown/hibernate/log out-serving God must never shutdown, it's for eternity and must not sleep mode or standby. Now I would choose the OS."O.S. or operating system i...

Deuteronomy 4: 29 "But from there you will seek the Lord your God and you will find Him, if you search after Him with all your heart and with all your soul."

"And the Lord said...'Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people.'" -Acts 18:9-10 wooohooo! take courage and share the gospel for you are not alone. the Lord is with you, and many of His people are sent all over the city with the same vision! :) 'greater things are yet to come, greater things are still to be done in this city.' let's all be part of it! win, consolidate, disciple, send! :)

Holiness, holiness is what I long for Holiness is what I need Holiness, holiness is what You want from me Holiness, holiness is what I long for Holiness is what I need Holiness, holiness is what You want from me So, take my heart and form it Take my mind and transform it Take my will and conform it To Yours, to Yours, oh, Lord Faithfulness, faithfulness is what I long for Faithfulness is what I need Faithfulness, faithfulness is what You want from me Brokenness, brokenness is what I long for Brokenness is what I need Brokenness, brokenness is what You want from me 

The first time i heard the word kagyat  , i didn't know what it means. Then i tried to understand it through context clues and finally confirmed the meaning through the online translator in google. So, what does it really mean? kagyat is a Filipino word, which means immediate or urgent. I often heard the word last August, as used by some students of the university  (Unibersidad ng Pilipinas) . Sabi pa nila, "tayong mga kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan. Nararapat lang ang ating pagkilos sa kagyat na pagbabago." Anong klaseng pagkilos kaya 'yon? We'll i don't need to mention it. Alam niyo na kung anong ibig sabihin nila sa pagkilos na 'yon. We'll here's my point. Tama naman sila sa pagsasabing nararapat nga na kagyat tayong kumilos. Dahil tayo nga naman talaga ang pag-asa ng bayan. Kinakailangan nga lang natin 'tong patotohanan sa pamamagitan ng ating pananalita kaakibat ang paggawa. Kung kagyat na pagbabago ang hangad natin para sa bayan, tayo mis...