overcoming by His grace

Last night, the Lord is telling me to do something. I asked, "Lord, how?" I continued to reason out about this and that. But He keeps on telling me, "faith, don. Just have faith in Me. Trust Me, I'll take care of everything." I've been hard-headed. He keeps whispering, "faith". "you have a little faith, and you even doubt it.", He added. I cried, I wanted to say "yes, Lord. I will." But the statement has been full of 'buts'. I asked for more confirmations and a promise to hold. [kapal pa talaga ng mukha ko] By morning, I received a text message saying "For whatever is happening in your life. Don't preoccupy yourself with the question WHY? But rather ponder more on to WHERE these events bring you...Once you get to WHERE God wants you to be, then you'll know WHY." In my case, it's not WHY, it's HOW. But either way, it's the same issue. I was drowned by my thoughts--thoughts of my incapabilitie...

Sept. 23 (Wed): found a 20 peso-bill along the road Sept. 24 (Thu): power of the mind : trip to Great Wall of China Sept. 25 (Fri): breakfast together with my family Sept. 26 (Sat): got new tracks on my playlist Sept. 27 (Sun): a very special day : sunday service, close cell, post-enc, bonding with s. sissies Sept. 28 (Mon): still counting on HIM plus the chat with te kiar and te ruby Sept. 29 (Tue): bonding with te yanny   Sept. 30 (Wed):  joined marj 's open cell , dinner with diana ,  norre shares  and bonding with ross Oct. 1 (Thu):   got pinipig loade d and a slice of cake .. (yum3x) Oct. 2 (Fri): Youth Reload Rock! plus  joke cracking   with mommyding , cath , ezra , and kean    at jollibee Oct. 3 (Sat) : party with my dear cousins and baby keysha Oct. 4 (Sun): hijas sportsfest , enjoyed playing especi ally the badminton (after 48 yrs of not playing the sport) Oct. 5 (Mon): kuwentuhan with te ruby...

Isang gabi nang marining ko ang mga katagang "Di bale ng sobra, basta 'wag lang magkulang." Nangyari ito nang minsang pauwi na ako galing YR Rock with my 2 girls. We were chatting as we were traveling kaya naman 'di namin namalayang malapit na palang bumaba ang isa sa'min. Dahil pareho naming 'di alam kung magkano nga ba ang pamasahe, we estimated an amount na alam naming mas mataas pa sa saktong pamasahe. Diana reasoned out, "Di bale ng sobra, basta 'wag lang magkulang. 'di ba?" dun ko rin naisip. "oo nga noh? 'di bale na ngang sobra ang binibigay mo kaysa naman kulang. " more questions came to my mind at that time. questions such as, "do i give enough love to the people God has blessed me with-- family, discipler, s. sissies, disciple/s, friends, or was it lacking?", "do i give God what He deserves or i just give Him what's average, so-so, or ayos lang?" "kamusta nga ba ang pagmamahal ko sa bay...

Deuteronomy 3: 22 "You shall not fear them, for it is the Lord your God who fights for you." Deuteronomy 4: 31 "For the Lord your God is a merciful God. He will not leave you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your father that He swore to them."

His love is steadfast. His love is great. His love is constant, it will never change. And His love is for you and me--for everyone. His love is so wide. His love is so big and my heart and mind can't contain it. ♥♥♥

sa aking pag-uwi, ako'y nakangiti masaya't namamangha sa aking nakikita naaaliw habang pinagmamasdan ang mga ilaw mga ilaw na nagbibigay liwanag at sa aki'y nagmulat, ulan pala'y pumapatak ako'y lubos na nagpapasalamat sa hatid Niyang liwanag ako'y namulat sa umaapaw na pagmamahal at biyaya madalas hindi makita ang bawat patak ng ulan simbolo ng Kanyang walang hanggang pag-ibig at katapatan muli't-muli akong magpapasalamat dahil sa liwanag na nasilayan at sa patuloy na pagsibol ng pag-asang minsa'y pinagkait ng kadiliman ngayo'y batid ko na ang kasiyahan at patuloy na pagmamasdan ang kagandahan ng buhay

i love the rain. i simply love the rain. i love the cool air it goes along with. i love the cold weather. i get an escape from the sun's skin-scorching heat. the rain brings a promise of God's pouring out of blessings upon our lives-- abundant grace . the dry and barren land is being prepared for its season as the rain starts to pour down. i love the Creator of the rain. uhmmm...i think, something's gonna happen very, very soon.. :D i'm soooo excited for that day to come.. it's raining down in UP... :D wooohooo!

David has been known as the boy who fought and killed the giant Goliath. He was a psalmist. He was the man after God's own heart.♥ more about David... 1 Samuel 16:18  says, "... Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite  [David] , who is skillful in playing , a man of valor , a man of war , prudent in speech , and a man of good presence , and the Lord is with him . " (ESV) He is skillful in playing the lyre. He [i guess] used to play the lyre as he sings his songs to the Lord. He is a man of valor.  He is courageous in facing every battle and obstacle.  "Don't worry about this Philistine," David told Saul. "I'll go fight him!"  1 Samuel 17:32 (NLT)  He is very bold in proclaiming who God is.   "..."... And everyone assembled here will know that the L ord  rescues his people, but not with sword and spear. This is the L ord  's battle, and he will give you to us!""  1 Samuel 17:47 (NLT) He is a man of ...

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 ...

watch this! http://ortos.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/most-the-bridge-2003/

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...