Jesus You're Beautiful

Lyrics from Cynthia:

I know that Your eyes are like flames of fire
I know that Your head is white as wool
I know that Your voice it sounds like waters
Jesus,You're beautiful.

Spirit of wisdom open my eyes again
Spirit of revelation open my heart again
Spirit of wisdom open my eyes again
Spirit of revelation open my heart again

Coz I want to see
Lord I want to see, see you rightly Jesus
I wanna see, Lord I want to see, want to see you rightly Jesus

There is none like you Lord
Jesus, You're beautiful

There is no one like You in the heavens or on the earth

Thank You, Jesus for a wonderful beautiful You.  Thank you for Your blood that has been shed for us to saved us. Thank You for all Your sacrifices. Thank You for bearing and enduring and conquering the cross that truly belongs to us but you carry it yourself. Oh how great is Your love and compassion towards mankind.

There is none like You, o Jesus. You can never be compared to anyone. You are indescribable. You are amazing, Lord.

Praise the Lord, o my soul.

Fishers of Men

Mark 1:17-18  
And Jesus said unto them, 
Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

As Christians, born to serve the Lord, we have been called fishers of men.

A calling that some people ignore because of fear and lack of knowledge .

But it is also a calling that we enjoy because we are being led by God and His Holy Spirit.

We live our net and go through life fishing people and not fish. Fish symbolizes the food that we eat. But we have to know that the meat that comes from God are more delicious and more healthy to our body.

Fishing men and leading them to Christ brings us indescribable joy within. It's because we know we do it for the glory of God and to fulfill our calling.

Away from the Computer

Praise be to God for all His blessings and provisions to all of us.

It's been a quiet week...away from the computer.

No blogs to write. Loving the silence. Feeling relax and restore.

I am in total awe of what life has been with me without facing the computer. It's an awesome life. Peaceful and nice.

Thanks be to God for giving me more time soaking myself to Himself and not minding my own thoughts.

The book of Proverbs gives wisdom and strength. The presence of people i've seen and talked to face to face are treasures to me. The fellowships and bonding with the youth at church are amazing. The lessons i've learned from such bonding are priceless. Those are the basics of life. No computers infront of us. No things that could hold us captive of real happiness.

This is happiness. Being able to look and live life to its fullest. To be happy and to put smiles on people's faces.

This is love. Being with loved ones and talking with them about our faith and not about what we've seen on social networking sites.

This is life. Dedicated to the Creator not the creatures. And being thankful that God made them all.

This is strength. Being able to surrender ourselves including our weaknesses to show how strong and powerful God is.

This is wisdom. Being able to ask God for us to have it daily.

This is you and me. Being able to see ourselves soak in the presence of God.

This is us. Away from the computer.

Do Lord, Remember Me

I took Jesus as my Saviour...you take Him too.

Very blessed that Jesus sets me free and holds me way across the blue. God remembers me. This my soul knows very well.

To God be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

A Prayer for you

Blessing for the works of your hands

Guidance as you walk through life

Anointing as you share the Word of God

Strength in every weaknesses you have

A song in every broken heart

A hands to lift God's Name high

A heart that loves at all times

A smile for every difficulty

A victory in your battle

A faith-filled life

A life centered in Jesus.

AMEN 

Life is Full of Choices

So this means there's no such thing as "No Choice."

We decide everyday. What we're going to eat, to wear, to sing, to read, etc.

Take for example if we're at a department or grocery store and we need to decide what toothpaste are we going to buy. We decide on the brand and the  the features if it's for cavity protection, for sensitive teeth or if it pro-health. After this we decide on what flavor is better - mint, vanilla, citrus, bubblegum, lemon ice, etc. And then finally, we will decide on the form - gel or liquid.

So there are so many choices. And we always have a choice. But there are good or bad choices.

Decisions or choices changes our lives. It might bring us down or it might lift us up. Making decisions are challenges to choose what is good or best and what is wise or wiser.

How to make wiser decisions?

For me, wiser decision are decisions that we battled in prayer. It's knowing and understanding God's will for us. It's a goal that moves in the right direction and there's no confusion. Making decision requires us to be prepared on the consequences of our action. We always have to trust in the divine provision of God.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (King James Version)

 ⁵Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
 ⁶In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

In everything that we do, we have to acknowledge the One who will have the last say on the matter. Don't be on a rush. Be willing to know God's perfect will in our lives.

And always keep this is mind: God is in control. God's love doesn't fail. God does not make mistakes.

Be led by God's unfailing love.

What a Jobless Do for a Living?

I have been jobless for 2 days now. A blessed jobless. Because I know that the Lord will provide for my every needs.And as the Lord lives, so hope lives. This my soul knows very well.

So what a jobless do for a living?

For two days now that i am off work, i've felt a sense of freedom. A blessed liberty. I'm a bird soaring where ever i pleased to go. I am free as a bird. Yesterday, i have all the time in the world to study my lesson for the evening Bible Study. And i've loved being soaked in His Word. I have learned that the more time i can give for reading and studying the Word of God, the more ideas and wisdom and knowledge will i get. Unlike before, i am bringing my lessons in the office and there are so many interruptions in my studies. Now, i can do it with juices infront of me and a bread too. The more that i am soak, the more love i feel and the more sensitive i am to the Lord's leading.

So what i do for a living?

Matthew 4:4 (King James Version)

 ⁴But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

I don't worry for i am being fed not just by the Word of God but by His amazing love.  I live and i live to testify about that love - the love that saves, the love that heals, the love that makes us free.

Oh what an awesome day.

Praise the Lord.

Encounter Philip

PHILIP - one of The Seven men that has been elected by the Church in Jerusalem and that has been ordained by the Apostles. Men known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom.

Philip has been called to minister. And for me, ministry is always a great privilege because we are serving the Most High God. It's always an opportunity to be called because we know that as we follow or obey the calling and not to be ashamed sharing the Gospel of Jesus, we are going to received that crown of glory promised by God.

Philip has been called.

Philip preached the Word of God anywhere his feet led him and the Spirit guides him. He was able to convert Simon the Sorcerer (Acts 8:9-24) and was able to share the Word of God to a Eunuch and baptize the same as mentioned in Acts 8:26-38

The Lord opened an opportunity for Philip. And Philip answered the call courageously and without hesitation.Philip journeyed in a mission to minister. He shared Jesus everywhere. That would be awesome. Being not ashamed of the Gospel but instead encouraged by it and led others to it. 

How can we live that kind of life so that when God opens up an opportunity, we can courageously share the claims of Christ in our lives?

Here's some ideas:

1. Be available

The Scripture says , "many are called but few are chosen" (Matthew 22:14). Why? Because many that are called are not available. So many of us are busy with our lives - work, family, children, personal, careers, friends. It's like saying we have ears and so we should be hearing the call but then many chose not to listen.

Availability is like saying "avail the ability". We are able but are we available.

When i was called to open a Bible Study cell, i was all nervous saying to the Lord how unworthy i am. My knowledge of the Word of God are not enough. But the thought of the poor in spirit that needs to be fed not by me but by the Word of God made me answer the call. I know i am weak but then God strengthens me. I know i am unworthy but the truth that God is faithful and merciful made me obedient. I don't know or i lack wisdom but the Word of God is a guide, a sure guide into our paths and the answer to every question. Without the Lord i am truly nothing. It's only by His grace that i was able to share the Good News of salvation. Be a witness for Christ.

Romans 8:28-32 (King James Version)

 ²⁸And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

 ²⁹For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

 ³⁰Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

 2. Be Attentive and Be Alert to the Spirit's Leading

We are called for a mission. And missions are always possible because the one who sent us there are the God who can make impossible possible.

Luke 1:37

For with God nothing will be impossible

Let us listen very intently to the Spirit of God, and be able to received specific instructions and then acted on it.

Every time i pray, i always desire to hear what they so-called "audible voice" and see a vision from the Lord. I have dream dreams with spiritual meaning as told by my faith friends. I always have a vision of us being "caught up" and those people being let behind in fear.

We should be alert and sensitive on times or moments that someone needed a lift. Someone who needs to be comforted. Someone who needs someone who can solve their problems. Someone who needs words that could encourage and strengthen them. We should "be prepared in season and in out of season" (2 Timothy 4:2) to stand up and present the Gospel of our Lord anywhere we go and to any person we meet.

It's not time to sleep not be lazy in the ministry. Salvation is nearer than when we first believe. Are we not burdened seeing other people who does not yet know Jesus? We should be alert to know who they are - A family member, a friend, a schoolmate, co-workers, neighbor.

3. Be accessible

Aside from the Church Service, we do Bible Study, we promote the soul winning program at Church, we have fellowships for youths, for young adult, for adults and we do visitations. We also gather together to reach out to the students and do street sharing and invitations.

In all of these, the Word of God was shared. There are so many people who read the Scripture but does not understand it. Just like the case of the Eunuch who reads the Books of Isaiah and needs someone to explain it to him. We, who knew something, can share something. We have been born again, we have a new life in Christ, we have seen the Light of God and that light brought us out of the dark.

God is good. Very blessed knowing that He is gracious and faithful.

I have encountered Philip and his willingness to serve the Lord inspires me. And i know he has been used by God mightily in the ministry. This is truly awesome.

I have seen pastors and preachers. They all have unique way of sharing the Gospel. They too have that Philip in them as they willingly serve the Lord with gladness and with all that they have.

The glory belongs to God alone.

A LOVE

My Lola (grandma) is at her late 80's and still loving flowers. She asked me though why did i gave her flower this month and i answered, "so you could start your beautiful dream garden".

 My mom always love receiving flowers.

And i love giving flowers so here's the one i gave her on Heart's Day.

My sister loves flowers too. Since the husband works overnight that day, i decided to surprise her with flowers 'coz i know  it will make her happy. But ofcourse love makes her very happy.

Give love on LOVE DAY. Share-a-love and win a smile today.

Time of Refreshing

One of my HAPPINESS :) is looking at them and sharing them with you.

For all the beautiful women who's reading my blogs...picked your flower here. May you look at those flowers and sing it's a time of refreshing. 

Have a calm Wednesday to us all. 

God loves us all...more than we could ever imagine. This my soul knows very well.

To God be the glory forever and ever.

So, This is Heart's Day???

Looking for your perfect match? As for me, we already found each other 4 years ago and became husband and wife in 2010. My Lord sent me someone not perfect but he's His own child. A man with conviction. A man who fears God. A man who believes that our love became possible because our foundation is the Word of God and God Himself. A man whom at first sight at the airport believes in his heart that i am the one he wanted to spend his life with and Christ as the center of it. A man who can only boast of how good and great God is in our lives.

God send me my match. A partner i have been praying for.

If you are familiar with the quote i have been sharing with the youth even before i got married and even before i've met my ex-boyfriend (now my husband hehe), it says,

"A woman's heart must be so lost in God that a man needs to seek Him in order to find her." 

I have my share of going through tough times in relationships before...i have been wounded...brokenhearted...these are the consequences of errors i have had.

But those are in the past.

God renewed me. God sets me free. It's God who taught me to forgive those people and go on with life..a life promised to be abundant by God.

I was lost. Lost in God's love. God won me back. It's the sweetest surrender because i lost and win at the same time. But not i, it's all because of the Lord's unfailing and amazing love and His enduring mercy.

God is LOVE.

1 John 4:7-8 (King James Version)

 ⁷Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God;

 and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

 ⁸He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

It's through forgiving each other's little failings that we can say we really love them. Love your neighbor as yourself. I viewed those who hurt me as people in my neighborhood. It's like no matter what you do, their house will just be next to you and that they will never be that far. It's like no matter how you run away from them, there will come a time that you will still meet somewhere. 

When the Lord healed me, i am no longer captive of my past experiences and pains. God taught me how to love those who hurt me. And be thankful for the wound i bore that made me stronger and wiser in love. God has His purpose and it won't take longer to know it if we wait patiently..trusting His Authority in love.

LOVE heals. LOVE forgives. LOVE saves.

LOVE always have that power so strong that it make things possible. LOVE renews the heart and mind.

LOVE survives in storm, earthquake, thunder, lightning, flood, explosion.

LOVE SURVIVES IN LOVE

'cause LOVE ENDURES FOREVER.

Lovingly yours,

A Song of Love

A song that my husband shared with me while telling me how much he loves me.

We're distant and yet our love continues to grow each day. Praise be to the Lord God Almighty.

And i just do believe, we're truly better when we're together.

Here's the lyrics:

"Better Together"

There is no combination of words I could put on the back of a postcard
No song that I could sing, but I can try for your heart
Our dreams, and they are made out of real things
Like a, shoebox of photographs
With sepiatone loving
Love is the answer,
At least for most of the questions in my heart
Like why are we here? And where do we go?
And how come it's so hard?
It's not always easy and
Sometimes life can be deceiving
I'll tell you one thing, it's always better when we're together

Mmm, it's always better when we're together
Yeah, we'll look at the stars when we're together
Well, it's always better when we're together
Yeah, it's always better when we're together

And all of these moments
Just might find their way into my dreams tonight
But I know that they'll be gone
When the morning light sings
And brings new things
For tomorrow night you see
That they'll be gone too
Too many things I have to do
But if all of these dreams might find their way
Into my day to day scene
I'd be under the impression
I was somewhere in between
With only two
Just me and you
Not so many things we got to do
Or places we got to be
We'll sit beneath the mango tree now

It's always better when we're together
Mmm, we're somewhere in between together
Well, it's always better when we're together
Yeah, it's always better when we're together

Mmm, mmm, mmm

I believe in memories
They look so, so pretty when I sleep
Hey now, and when I wake up,
You look so pretty sleeping next to me
But there is not enough time,
And there is no, no song I could sing
And there is no, combination of words I could say
But I will still tell you one thing
We're better together.

Wanna listen to it? Here's the link and the video:




Really in a loving mood,

Overcoming

the depth

Not all people can swim. I knew someone who don't and forcing him might cost his life. It's not that he is afraid but because he got some bad experience with it and he is just being more careful now.

When my husband asked me to go kayaking with him in puerto Galera, Philippines...i know i need to be prepared with all the water things. I am not much of a swimmer..i am more content on sitting at the sand sides. I remember watching kayakers, with him in Subic, Philippines. A person needs to be physically ready when doing it. It cost energy and perseverance to finish or to go on the other side of the island. When we tried it, it looks scarry especially when i don't see the mountains anymore and the side of the islands. It's like just the two of us and the kayak on water. But my husband keeps on moving his arms...not surrendering while i stopped for a moment wondering where we were. I know for sure we're on the deepest side of that island's water. It's a place where you don't know anymore which is east and west or north and south. And then my husband asked me to go to the water with my swim fins. Whew...this made me nervous. And he's like telling me it would be fun. Doing activities like this needs a lot of praying and kneeling and confidence and trust in the person you're doing it with.

I can only say, "Lord, have mercy."

But when i finally did it...it makes me happy. Flipping in the water. Swimming around. It amazes me that i can swim with just the fins. Awesome.

I thank the Lord that i was able to overcome, by His grace, the little worries in dealing with depths.

Isaiah 7:11 (King James Version)

Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God;

ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.

the height

I always love looking at the clouds. That makes me feel i'm closer with my love ones abroad. But riding on planes, looking from on high, makes me sad. It's a different view. It's showing us the reality of what's down there. It's a view of hardships or of poverty. I live in the Philippines. Riding on a plane is a privilege. An opportunity a common people shouldn't missed. It's an experience. I still like the skies and clouds. And the birds flying with the plane. I am just sad on how the city looks like. It looks like a concrete forest. I just love the green environment rather than the gray one. I love the province. It's more peaceful. But i am burdened with city people. They too need the Lord. They too doesn't like a grayish life. Everyone needs hope. Everyone needs change. But it's always a change from within to be able to see things green again. 

Romans 8:39 (King James Version)

 ³⁹Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, 
shall be able to separate us from the love of God, 
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

An experience on height and depth might be that good or bad...but one thing is sure...these are all from the Lord. It's a test of faith and love for the Lord and people.

We're overcoming and we're loving it.

Loving God

My God, my Lord, You are. 

Luke 10:27 
And he answering said,
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God 
with all thy heart, 
and with all thy soul, 
and with all thy strength, 
and with all thy mind; 
and thy neighbour as thyself.

Deuteronomy 6:5 
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God
with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, 
and with all thy might.

Deuteronomy 4:29
But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, 
thou shalt find [him], if thou seek him 
with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

I guess the passage/verses and the song already explained how to love the Lord. It's with all that we are.

It's loving the Lord with everything. Serving Him without complain...but a soul that is truly surrendered to Him.

It is good to love the Lord...He deserve more than our soul, strength, mind. He deserved our life as we live for Him.

I love You, Lord.

Devotion Everyday

It is a privilege. It is important for spiritual and personal growth.It's making us wise and strengthen our conviction.It also reminds us something that we may be forgotten in our journey.

As shared by my young friend, Almira, this is her devotion for today that the Lord gave her.

Psalm 12 (King James Version)

 ¹Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

 ²They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

 ³The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

 ⁴Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

 ⁵For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

 ⁶The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

 ⁷Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

 ⁸The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

We may not always like what we read, or we don't always understand it. But reading it again and again with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, it will be crystal clear to us.

On the message this young fellow sent me, she said she just opened her Bible and she saw this. It inspired her. Devotions are inspiration.

Please Understand

Ever been into agreement or disagreement with someone?

Or perhaps, have someone misunderstood you today or did you ever encounter a person whom you always misunderstood?

Where is love on those conversation? Where is consideration?

I love a friend. But every time, we misunderstood each other. Hmmm....that's why i hate texting sometimes. I few months ago, i refrain from sending devotional messages because some friends misunderstood it. Devotional messages are words from people or from myself that is being shared because i have learned from it. But there are times that people misunderstood it as something against them. Well, i expect that because even Christians murmured in their hearts this i have learned.

I started sending out Scripture verses twice or thrice a day. I have the King James Version of the Scripture which has given me as a gift from my college sponsor, Sir LeRoy Dickens. I love it since it has the english and tagalog (my language) translation on it. But some questioned it as too deep. Some people won't just like the use of "thou, thee, thy, shalt, etc."...i was once guilty of this though. (But not when i met my husband who loves it sooooo much. He still have the King James Version 1611 which was given to him as a gift from his mom. The cover are almost ripped off. People who saw it thought it's an over-used book. The one who's carrying it believes that it is an over-loved book.) To God be the glory.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Joshua 1:8

Back to the blog, Is it the issue of who is mature and up to what level of education we've gained or achieved? Or it is really just an attitude that we wanted to be better than others? Or simply because we are prideful?

Or are we just choosy on what to accept and what not to? Do we really have a choice?

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12

Discernment is a gift. It's knowing what's right or wrong and what's good or evil. Asked for that gift and to judge righteously.

Please understand that eventhough we're  friends, i will not always know who you are and how you think. We should bend our knees and humble down. The battle belongs to God. We can only trust in Him.

I love you but Jesus loves you more.

If in anyway i hurt anyone with messages and thoughts, please forgive me...BUT i will still love you in the Lord.

Message me with love. Grace and peace to you.

Before the Throne of God Above by Selah

Lyrics from here

Before the throne of God above
I have a strong, a perfect plea
A great high Priest whose Name is Love
Who ever lives and pleads for me
My name is graven on His hands
My name is written on His heart
I know that while in heaven He stands
No tongue can bid me thence depart
No tongue can bid me thence depart

When Satan tempts me to despair
And tells me of the guilt within
Upward I look and see Him there
Who made an end to all my sin
Because the sinless Savior died
My sinful soul is counted free
For God the just is satisfied
To look on Him and pardon me
To look on Him and pardon me

Behold Him there the risen Lamb
My perfect spotless righteousness
The great unchangeable I am
The Kind of glory and of grace
One with Himself I cannot die
My soul is purchased by His blood
My life is hid with Christ on high
With Christ my Savior and my God!
With Christ my Savior and my God!

Face to face, Lord, face to face. Someday, in Your throne of grace, i desire to be there praising You. In that place where joy resides. No pain, no suffering, no compromise, no pride. Our place of refuge there You are holding us with all Your might, power and love.

This song touched my heart just like those so many wonderful beautiful songs written for the Lord. Songs that will always remind us who we are to Him. Sinful and unrighteous yet loved and forgiven.

I am blood-bought and redeemed. Praise the Lord for Your grace and mercy and for Your life. Thank You Jesus!!!

Walking

Luke 1:6
And they were both righteous before God,  

walking in all the commandments 

and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

I have been walking a lot lately. I am on my late 20's and i thought of starting to keep my body fit and the the muscles strong. I guess people my age also cares for their body. I wanna be healthy. This body are being used by the Lord for His glory. If the body is weak, it will affect everything in our daily journey. Instead of going through the straightway, we might stay and not moving. Our heart and mind are in it. If the body is weak, the heart and mind are weak.

As i walk, i know that God walks with me. Every steps are revelations. It's all about His direction and guidance along every path - straight or crooked - He is there.

Follow-up Team. This is another ministry God has given me. It is always a privilege to serve the Lord and obey Him. I am usually with young women at church visiting brethren and winning souls for the Lord.

I remember years ago, Claire and I, holding a paper filled with written addresses of brethren, walk our way to houses. And then there's this one address that amazes us. It's an address for the whole street up to the mountains. So the only way we should find the person is to ask people along the way. Well, in other words, we found her. We found her on mountain top. Her house sits on top of that mountain. We almost gave up looking but out feet won't stop us. In our hearts we believe we need to go there. We found the house and oh what a lovely face and place it is. She needs the Lord...not us. But we came there with the hope to share God's love. The Lord walked with us through our journey. And He knew someone needs love and help. She's old and weak but she longs for the Lord and this made her strong and hopeful. I remembered she testify through singing her heart out, praising the Lord for all His awesomeness and provisions for her.

It's a sweet walk. It's an awesome journey. An exercise for the soul and body.

It's an awesome journey because God walks with me.

To God be the glory!!!

Oh Another Weekend

After working today, i will attend our rehearsal at Church. Oh i am so excited!

Line Up Songs are the Following:
> All of my Days
> Forever God is Faithful
> Across the Earth
> How Excellent
> For the Lord is Good

I know this is gonna be another awesome weekend with family and friends.

We're going to have our saturday dawnwatch at Church tomorrow at 5:30 too. Oh Lord what a weekend. It always excites me. Prayer is an exciting thing for me to do. Even when im alone or in a crowd of prayerful brethren.

Tomorrow, my nephew will be celebrating his 5th year on earth. I heard there will be fun at the beach...oh how i love the views. I love the sand, the water, the clear blue sky, the nippa huts, and the zigzag roads on the way to the beach.

I pray for my webcam and microphone to be fixed tomorrow too. I missed my husband and my mother-in-law as well as our loved ones abroad. Skype or Googletalk is a great way to communicate with loved ones real-time. I pray for wisdom to get the webcam fixed. Oh i should learn how to troubleshoot desktop computers, yay. Last year, i pray for a laptop, i believe it's not yet time to have that hehe. I am praying for a Mac...whew...Lord have mercy on me. Some people say it's very expensive to buy MAc especially in the Philippines. But my hope is in the Lord. Is anything too hard for Him to give? Certainty not. this my soul knows very well.

Oh how i missed my husband. It's almost a month now since he left the country to work abroad. I missed my prayer and Scripture Study partner. I missed him o Lord. 

Thanks be to God for beautiful people surrounding me. Thanks be to God for their love and patience and encouragement. They are God-given. My dad and mom has been very supportive. Oh what a gift to have a loving parents. They are of great help for me and my husband. Praise the Lord.

And for my Pastor, that never stop teaching me and praying for me and my fmaily too. He's been a good counselor. A man after God's own heart. He dedicated himseld in serving the Lord. I pray God will strengthen him more and use him for His greater glory. 

Yesterday, i went to a Christian Bookstore. There are so many Books and the Word of God on all different versions. I would like to give out Scriptures (Bible) this year to my fellow filipinos. I believe it is time...our salvation is nearer than when we first belive. Someone asked me, "are you rapture ready?" and i replied with a , "yes". And then she asked me again, "how about your family and friends, are they all rapture ready?" and i answered, "hmmm..(thinking)." Lord, provide for our soul today and always.

This is gonna be a lovely weekend because of the Lord Jesus.

Brethren, who are reading my blog, God bless you more than you could ever imagine.

I Know My Redeemer Lives

This song touched me today.

Lord i know, in my heart and soul, You live and You are forever.


Lyrics: by Nicole C. Mullen

Who taught the sun where to stand in the morning?

and Who told the ocean you can only come this far?

and Who showed the moon where to hide 'til evening?

Whose words alone can catch a falling star?

Well I know my Redeemer lives

I know my Redeemer lives:

Let all creations testify

Let this, life within me cry

I know my Redeemer lives, yeah.

The very same God that spins things in orbit

runs to the weary, the worn and the weak

And the same gentle hands that hold me when I'm broken

They conquered death to bring me victory

Now I know my Redeemer lives

I know my Redeemer lives

Let all creations testify

Let this life within we cry

I know my Redeemer, He lives

To take away my shame

And He lives forever, I'll proclaim

That the payment for my sin

Was the precious life He gave

But now He's alive and

There's an empty grave.

And I know my Redeemer lives

I know my Redeemer lives

Let all creations testify

Let this life within me cry

I know my Redeemer,

I know my Redeemer

I know my Redeemer lives

I know my Redeemer lives

I know that I know that I know that I know that I know my redeemer lives

Because He lives I can face tomorrow

I Know I know

He lives He lives yeah, yeah I spoke with him this morning

He lives He lives, the tomb is empty,

He lives I gotta tell everybody

My Brethren are all God-Given

We have an awesome God.

When i started in the ministry years ago, i always heard the pastor say after every preaching..."don't forget our soul winning program". Win souls for Christ. Lead others to Christ. Go and share the Good News of Salvation.

It's not about showing how big the congregation is but how faithful and gracious God is on giving chances for others to be saved also. It's all about His grace, mercy and love. It's not about the work that we do but the life that He gave and sacrificed for mankind. It's all about the BLOOD.

Praise the Lord. It's all for His glory. People had been set free...from bondage, from sin, from self, from the enemy.

Here's the newest photos in our Church here in the Philippines.

To God be the Glory forever and ever. Amen

oh what a journey

When i accepted the Lord Jesus as my Lord and Saviour..i was in a crowd of more than a hundred people on the last floor of a building in the northern Philippines, where i also studied in college. It's a crowd we're in it is impossible to know everyone and winning friends would not be as easy as 1 2 3 because everyone has it's own life after the service.

I know the Lord purpose me to be there. Because i really need a Saviour...not only because i am a sinner but because a Saviour for me is a Friend who will never leave your side no matter what. What a friend we have in Jesus!!!

Because the one who won me to that Church is a church worker, i became active on church activities and the best thing for me there is the dawn devotions everyday. That works for me. It's like a DAILY STRENGTH. It's talking to the Lord and believing that He hears you. It's a DAILY WALK. A habit.

My first ministry was "helping"...that includes arranging the chairs, preparing the altar, cleaning the place, asshering, etc.

My second ministry was "children"...this includes teaching them how to sing Christian Song (i remembered the first song i ever taught them was "The Love of Jesus sweet and marvelous..."), reading them Bible Stories, training and teaching them to be a follower of Jesus, teaching them good attitudes and behaviors to treat people older than them, good manners, respect...etc. Oh i remember teaching them to be a giver too. This is an amazing part because kids gave out their tithes and offering. Note that this kids were from 3-7 years of age.

My third ministry was "overhead projector operator" which i believe is a ministry that relates to teaching and praising. 7am is an Ilocano (other dialect in the Philippines) Service. I was incharged on the projector for the preaching. My dad and mom were both rooted from ilocano-speaking family by the way. And then comes the english-tagalog service at 9am were in i am the one incharged on the acetate copies of the Praise and Worship songs. To be able for me to know the sequence of the song, i also joined and attended rehearsals and practices.

The things you've read above are just introduction of my blog today :)

THIS STARTED MY JOURNEY...

I love my first three ministries. I grow in the faith because of it. Ministries leads me to understand people and myself. Ministry became my passion...a love. Ministries draws me closer my Lord Jesus.

When i was younger, i always watched singing contest and ofcourse just like the other people who are there to watch, i also felt like i'll be the one to judge the contestants. I always love to sing but i don't sing in front of people aside from my family. I remembered i was inloved with the song "You" by the Carpenters. I even got a tape of it and play it again and again and sing it again and again.

I grow up...but i journeyed before my maturity...before i had a clear picture of my destiny. God guided me. God taught me to love Him more than anything in this world....to seek Him first before thinking of how will i start the day...to trust Him my life...to lean on Him.

My love for music didn't start when i didn't end my shyness and lack of confidence.

I have learned that we cannot serve God well if we cannot overcome ourselves. Sometimes the battle is within us not around us.

I remember one time, a friend wanted to be a part of the Music Team and she asked me to join her inside the room where the pastor will be checking on her...not just for her voice or her love for the songs but i believe it always the intent of one's heart. I even choose a song for her. But when she started singing, it felt like something is missing...i felt it in my heart...it's the HEART itself.

When i graduated in college, i need to go back to the lowland to be with my family and to look for job in my hometown. I was sad because i feel like it would be the end for ministries for me. Day and night my heart cries out. Something is missing in me...i missed my church and my ministry.

But there's always a reason for everything.

Pastor Roddy told me that there's a daughter church in my hometown...this made me glad but still it's another adjustment for me...different faces...different attitudes...different personalities.

But they welcomed me well. Pastor Rey is one of the friendliest pastor i have ever met.

They welcomed me to a ministry..started on the projector and children and helping...then suddenly something happened. I understand. People changed for some reason only God knows. People look for something elsewhere.

I was asked to be a back-up singer. I study the song. Study the lines. One time, someone from Manila visited us and trained us and taught us how to play and sing "Walking in the Light"...he also listen to our voices and share our part or what kind of voice we all belong. I don't know why i am both a tenor and an alto. I don't understand those words before but as days passed by i began to love the songs...not my voice.

4 years after...so many things happened. So many changes. I never thought i'll be called to lead the worship. This is all by the grace of God and His patience and love on me as an individual.

God loves me..this my soul knows very well.