DONT LET YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED....

With everything that is happening around us lately, with all those unstoppable wars, raging storms, deadly earthquakes, incurable diseases, famine, drought, domestic violence, rape and rampant crimes, people think if God really exist? We have seen, heard and witness how devastating and decaying the world we live in and sometimes most of us wants to believe that God is so cruel, that He just sitting prettily on His throne and happily watching His creation dying because of all these catastrophes. So many people become easily offended with God they have without even trying to know and seek Him better. Sometimes because of our bad experiences we easily forgotten Him and believe that He doesn’t love us all. We tend to believe on every negative gossips about God and we choose to believe that He is not real after all. We never tried to search for the truth and easily fall out in every tactics and lies of the enemy. Sometimes we are easily stumbled with other fellow believer’s actions and decline to go the church anymore, forgetting that we are part of that body.

Do you ever doubt the existence of God? Are you easily persuaded by the opinions of others instead of knowing deeply the greatest friend of all, Jesus? Thus His death on the cross is not enough evidence for you of His redeeming love for you and me? Do you want more proof of His existence? Look at those things around you, the rising and setting of the sun each day, the crashing of waves in the sea, the chirping of the birds, the beautiful flowers ,the budding of the trees and the mere fact that you are alive and strong each day are more than enough for you to believe that God really exist.

God doesn’t stop existing when people decide He’s not real. He doesn’t panic when you struggle to believe in Him. He doesn’t turn His back on you even when everyone does. And He doesn’t stop loving you even it’s hard for you to find love.

Jesus is the same God yesterday, today and tomorrow and He will never ever change no matter what is our circumstance and no matter if we are good or bad. He will always be on His best even when we are on our worst.

Be encouraged today. He is just a prayer away. Tell Him everything that is keeping you to believe Him, pour out to Him all your fears and worries. He understands you and He cares for you. He is not just simply sitting and watching you from above, He is just waiting you to call out to Him and believe that He loves you. He longs for your love too. Just simply believe and you will experience the peace that transcends all understanding.

Don’t let others hold you back….

Sa pagpatak ng ulan...

Minsan sa aking paglalakad biglang pumatak ang ulan, nung una ayos lang kasi patak patak lang naman sabi ko sa sarili ko aabot pa nman siguro ako nito sa bahay..pero maya maya biglang bumuhos na ito at umihip ang malamig at malaks na hangin..wala na akong nagawa kundi ang tumakbo, ng tumakbo at tumakbo para iwasang tuluyang mabasa. Kasabay ng pagtakbo na yon ang pag agos din ng luha sa aking mga mata. Naalala ko tulog ang kanta ng Aegis na “Basang sa ulan”. SInubukan kong magtago at humanap ng masisilungan pero dahil sa dilim ng kalangitan at luha sa aking mga mata wala na akong makita hanggang sa tuluyan na akong mabasa ng ulan.

Ang ulan parang buhay ng tao madalas tinatakbuhan natin, tnatakasan para hindi tayo mabasa at magkasakit pero minsan huli na para tayo tumakbo at humanap ng masisilungan. Sa buhay ko madami ng pagkakataon na tumakbo ako. Mga tao at panahon na pilit kong tinakbuhan at tinaguan, bakit nga ba? Dahil ba sa takot ako na harapin ang sakit? Takot akong tanggapin na wala na yung dating kinasayanan ko na. Takot akong harapin uli ang umaga na mag isa. O dahil ayaw kong makita ng iba na mahina ako, duwag at takot, kung kayat tinatago ko at sinasarili ko na lamang ang nararamdaman ko? Tinatago ko ang lahat ng luha at pinipilit na maging masaya sa harap ng iba.

Pero kagaya ng pagpatak ng ulan maari naman tayong wag mabasa kung palagi lang natin itong paghahandaan. Payong o kapote lang naman ang katapat ng ulan. Payong na pananggalang sa buhos ng ulan at kapote laban sa lakas ng hangin.

Sa buhay natin may isang Panginoon na syang magiging payong at kapote natin. Siya ang sanggalang natin sa mga bagyo ng buhay natin. Siya ang matatag nating moog na kublihan sa mga panahon ng pagsubok, panahon ng kalungkutan at sandalan sa oras ng pag iiisa at karamdaman. Sya ang kapote na yayakap sa atin at mag bibigay init sa mga panahon ng panlalamig at kaagapay natin sa kahit na anung baha na susuungin natin. Sya lang di tayo iiwang mag isa. Na sa bawat patak ng ulan at ihip ng hangin kasama natin Syang lalakad kahit na gaano pa kataas ang baha.

At sa bawat pagpatak ng ulan, sa bawat hampas ng hangin at sa bawat baha sa bandang huli may magandang araw na naghihintay pa din sa atin. Ganyan lang naman ang buhay hindi naman batayan kung gaaano ka katapang kundi kung paano ka tumayo at magpatuloy uli pagkatapos ng unos ng buhay……

4 PENCILS

Last Friday I was assigned to deliver God's message during our Junior Worship service and God used 4 kids of pencils to remind us that we are not perfect, we all have impurities but the good thing is that He cleanse us with own blood, for us to be our again and we don't need to do anything but to just ask for His forgiveness and He is faithful to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness that is what written in I John 1:8-9 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

I just want to share with you a bit of the message and I pray that as you read every line and every word you may  be blessed as well  as I had been blessed and reminded with this message.

Here in UAE, school starts soon. There's only few days for the parents to get ready. They need to get some new school clothes or some new shoes and of course they have to buy school supplies  for their children and one of in their main list  is  a pencil.....

Pencils...it remind me of the four different kinds of people we see and meet each day or maybe we are this kind of person too.

First, a pencil that is not sharpened on either end. It reminds me of people I see that never do anything. They just want to just sit down, sleep and do nothing at all. They just sit around and let others do all the work. A pencil that isn't sharpened on either end isn't much good for anything. Neither is a person who never does anything.

Second, a pencil that has an eraser on both ends. Do you think why both ends has eraser? Because this pencil reminds me of people who never do anything right. That’s the purpose why both ends has eraser so that they can erased and erased as long as they want the wrong things that they done. Or maybe they are so afraid that they won't do it right, they are like the first pencil and just don't do anything at all.

Next, a pencil that is sharpened on both ends. It doesn't have an eraser! This pencil reminds me of people who think they never make a mistake! Do you know people like that? Those are the people who think they are better than God, they think they are perfect, but we know the fact that nobody is perfect. Even if they do make a mistake, which we all do, they will never admit it. They are too proud to admit that they sometimes do wrong as well. You cannot correct them. Who do they think they are fooling? They are only fooling themselves!

Finally, a pencil that is sharpened on one end and has an eraser on the other. It reminds me of people

who know they make mistakes, and when they see their mistakes, they correct them. That is the kind of person God wants us to be. I am not perfect I always commit mistakes and so you are. All of us are not perfect. The Bible tells us that if we claim that we never make mistakes, we are just fooling ourselves. But if we will admit to our mistakes and ask God to forgive us, He will definitely erase our mistakes and we can start all over again. It is easy to ask forgiveness than to live in a lie that you never do mistakes. Admitting one’s mistake doesn't mean that we are a loser or we are weak but admitting it and saying sorry to God and to people who done us wrong is a way of showing them that we are strong and more than a conqueror, we are victorious because we never let foolishness and proud ruled over our life. But remember that it doesn't mean that we can do the same mistakes again and again. It’s not like that, once God removed or erased all the wrong things we done its means we are clean, we have to live a new life again and a clean life doesn't have a even a slight blemishes of your old life.

LIFE WITHOUT GOD IS LIKE AN UNSHARPENED PENCIL THAT HAS NO POINT

Goodbye and thanks for everything….

Its been a long time since I posted my last blog.

Because I don’t have something to tell. And I don't even know how to put my emotions into words during the times that am in solitude. This past months am in a roller coaster ride. Full of different and mixed emotions. Happy, sad, painful. Until now I cannot comprehend things that had happened to me but I know God has a reason for everything and for sure it will be for the benefit of us. Just few people knew what I'm going through, those people that I know will never judged me and will never blamed me because I choose to love before the wrong person. I trusted too much. Being with somebody for such a long time will not give you a guarantee that you already knew the person very well. You will be surprised to find out that his not the person you thought you want to spend your life with.. You will just wake up one day and find out that all the dreams you both dream of were just a nightmare. You may ask me if I regret the years I spend with him? My answer will be a yes and a no. Yes because I should spare myself , my family and those people who knew us from all the pains, anger and bitterness that it caused. From the start it won't happen if I become too cautious and guard my heart from falling from him. No because with all that happen it makes me a stronger person than I am before. Hurts builds my character. Pain makes me realize that life is not always full of roses but life is full of thorns along the road and it's up to you on whether you will keep yourself from being thorn or you will take another route.

Leaving someone is so hard, its takes lot of courage to tell to that person that the love you have for each other suddenly fades away but it is even harder leaving without any explanation at all. No closure, no goodbyes, no last cry.

I don’t know where you are right now and not even a slight hope of wanting to hear from you again nor see even your shadow but I pray that you find peace and joy in your heart; maybe you just did what you think will be the best for you.. I have to live my life again without you.

Goodbye and thanks for everything….

hearts day or cross day?

It's another Valentines Day or in our modern term it is Hearts Day again. A time of year where everyone are trying to filled the whole earth of lots of flowers, chocolates and fancy dates. They were so in love as they say so. Love is in the air. And literally painting the whole town red. Don’t get me wrong I don’t have anything against on it. Feeling and being in love is the greatest emotion we ever have. It makes our heart beats faster and gives unexplainable glow in our eyes. We feel good inside and out and everything around us is so beautiful. A wonderful feeling everyone of us aspire to have. LOVE is the main reason why we are here on earth. But it is not just an ordinary one but great and unconditional kind.

As we greet everyone a very Happy Hearts Day let us not forget the true source of this 4 letter word and that is GOD. The One who loves us first. The One who gave His only Son for the salvation and redemption of mankind. He sacrificed a lot for us. Giving the very best that He have for the sake of eternal life He plan for us.

Love is not selfish; you have to think the sake and welfare of others first before yourself. You desire the happiness of them over your own.

Love is not superficial; it does not come in a glittery and expressive package. Sometimes it was wrapped with trials, hardship and suffering but in the end it gives happiness which is beyond compare.

Love does not keep record of wrongs; if we forgive we should also forget. I think it is the hardest of all. I forgive easily but forgetting and thinking that everything will be back to normal instantly is something that I'm asking the Lord to deal with me. It's really hard especially when you do everything for that person. But as the song goes "Love moves in a mysterious way". Love has its own kind of way of forgiving and forgetting.

Loves always hope; always persevere; always trust even the whole world betrays you, love still remain in you.

It will never fail; it will stand forever.

Love is God. God is Love and the best expression of love is the Cross.

May God's love keep in our heart and may people see the greatest love we have.

WHEN I LOST THE IMPORTANT THING IN MY LIFE

What do you feel when you lost something very important to you? Of course you will feel very upset and you're trying to think back where you have been or what you are doing before that happen. I admit am a bit clumsy but it is few instances that I lost my things. Last Friday I lost the very important thing in my life, I even posted it on my face book but I didn’t answer back those friends asking what it is. Okay to feed up your curiosity, I lost my worn out yet most love BIBLE. Some of you will laugh at me and thought that am too shallow, of course I never cried out now scream out when I find that’s its gone. I can replace it easily with the new one and with the latest edition. But that’s not the case, that bible has a very significant part in my life. That was my bible since way back 2008, my first NIV bible because am using King James and American Standard Version but not only that , my uncle gave it to me which was also given to him by his sister (my aunt of course). Its been my sword and shield in times of loneliness, it holds so much memories of me. Its my special treasure box because almost all of my name tags in all previous seminars and events I participated in was attached at the back cover of it. Yes, I'm quite upset when I found out that it was missing. But I know there is purpose for everything , I just pray that whoever finds it will received an eternal blessings from the Lord, may he use the book properly and accordingly and may it gives him strength and a blessed hope and a purpose just as the same thing it did to me and of course may he find God's precious gift of salvation through that.

It does just remind me that no matter how we value things and how we take care of it there's no assurance that it will be with us forever. It same goes with our love ones, friends and those significant people in our life. They will not stay with us forever. There's always an end for everything. But what is important is on how you value and appreciate them. Yes they may be gone forever but the memories that we shared with them will always be a reminder that once in our life we experience to be loved and cared for with these people.

But there is One who will never allow to lose us and that is God, we may lose Him from time to time because of our stubbornness but still His great love will always find us. In this world where nothing is permanent and all are superficial it's good to know the God never change and He will be with us until the end of time. Yes I lose God's published written word but God's love and salvation is what am bringing on every day of my life. And no one will ever get it away from me.