Isang Gabi

               Sa mga nakalipas na araw alam kong nangusap sa akin ang Panginoon, ipanaalala niya na walang ibang mag bibigay sa akin ng kapanatagan kundi siya lamang, maraming mga gumugulo sa isipan ko, maraming katanungan ang gusto kong hanapan ng sagot.

               Isang gabi habang ako ay nahihimbing sa pag tulog, naramdaman ko na tila ba'y basa ang aking mga mata at mukhang kagagaling sa isang matinding pag iyak.  Umupo ako sa dulo ng aking kama at nag isip-isip.  Di nagtagal pumatak ang aking mga luha at tila ba wala ng katapusan, marahil sa pag kakataong ito ako ay ginising ng Panginoon para siya ay bigyan ko ng pansin.  Paulit ulit na tumatatak sa isipan ko ang mga salitang "Kumusta ka na? Ayos ka pa ba?" at sa pag kakataong iyon alam kong galing sa Panginoon ang mga linyang iyon.

               Walang tigil ang pagpatak ng aking mga luha habang namumutawi ang mga tanong na iyon, walang lumalabas na salita mula sa labi ko kahit gusto kong mag salita, kahit gusto kong sagutin ang tanong na iyon.  

               Gusto kong ipag sigawan na....

               "Kumusta ako?" Panginoon hindi maayos ang lahat para sa akin, nahihirapan ako, nabibigatan at naguguluhan sa mga nangyayari madaming tanong ang gusto kong masagot bakit ganito? bakit ganyan? bakit! bakit! bakit!....

               "Ayos ka pa ba?" Panginoon hindi po ako ayos, ang simpleng tugon ko sa tanong na iyon (sabay patak nanaman ng aking mga luha mula sa aking mga mata).

               Pakiramdam ko tumigal ang oras at mundo ng aminin ko sa kanya ang totoo at kung ano ang tunay na nararamdaman ko tila ba nag hihintay ako ng kasagutan sa mga tanong.

"Anak may mga bagay na hindi mo naiintindihan dahil pilit mong nilalayo ang sarili mo sa akin, hindi kita pinabayan ni iniwan sa oras na ikaw ay may mga bigatin sa buhay, kung saan ka magpunta, naroon ako para subay bayan ka, sa mga luha mo naroon ako at nasasaktan kapag ikaw ay nakikita kong lumumuha na.  Ilang beses akong kumatok sa puso mo ngunit tila ba ay hindi mo ako naririnig o sadyang di mo ako pinapansin, nasasaktan ako sa tuwing ikaw ay nadadapa sa hamon ng buhay, ni hindi ka humingi ng tulong sa akin sa mga pag kakataong iyon, iniisip mo siguro na kaya mo ang lahat ng mga bagay na dumadating sayo.

Ang gusto ko anak tanggapin at aminin mo sa sarili mo na hindi mo kaya ang mga bagay bagay na nangyayari sa iyo gaya nga ng sinabi ko sa aking salita ("apart from me you can do nothing John 15:5")  walang mawawala sa iyo anak kung susunod ka sa mga bagay na naaayon sa plano ko sa iyo ( "For I know the plans I have for you. "declares the LORD,"plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11").  Hindi ba at napaka ganda ng mga pangako ko sa iyo, mahal na mahal kita anak at kailan man hindi ko hahayaan na ikaw ay mapahamak sa mundong ito mag tiwala kalang sa akin ng buong puso aking anak."

               Hiyang hiya ako sa Panginoon sa mga bagay na pina-realized niya sa akin punong puno ng pagmamahal at pag papatawad ang lahat.  I realized Lord, in the past I have denied you and walked away from you and even ignored numerous times.  But I know that there is an indelible mark of the cross you left in my heart, from now on, I will bring your cross.  I will do it.  

               Ang sarap sa pakiramdam ang umiyak sa Panginoon ibuhos ang lahat lahat sa kanya na di mo kayang gawin sa kapatid, magulang o kahit sa pinakamatalik mong kaibigan, sa Panginoon hindi ka niya huhusgahan at iiwanan sa oras na kailanganin mo siya.   The more I seek You, the more I find You.  The more I find You, the more I know You.  My life is in You oh Lord.  He is just a prayer away guys.

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And nothing will ever separate you from my love again. Romans 8:38-39

My question is...Will you be my child? John 1:12-13 

Two Little Angels

Very inspirational picture. Education is our key to success!

A student is holding her little brother while in school because her single mother works for their living. Thanks for her understanding teachers and classmates.

Life

          Life isn’t about keeping score. It’s not about how many people call you and it’s not about who you’ve dated, are dated, or haven’t dated at all. It isn’t about who you’ve kissed, what sport you play, or which guy or girl likes you.


          It’s not about your shoes or your hair or the color of your skin or where you live or where you go to school. In fact it’s not about grades, money, clothes or colleges that accept you or not. Life isn’t about if you have lots of friends, or if you are alone, and it’s not about how accepted or unaccepted you are. Life just isn’t about that.


         But life is about who you love and who you hurt. It’s about how you feel about yourself. It’s about trust, happiness and compassion. It’s about sticking up for your friends and replacing inner hate with love.


         Life is about avoiding jealousy, overcoming ignorance, and buidling confidence. It’s about what you say and what you mean. Its about seeing people for who they are and not what they have.


          Most of all, it is about choosing to use your life to touch someone else’s in a way that could never have been achieved otherwise. That is why the good Lord placed us here on this beautiful earth. These choices are what life’s about.”

Digital Mask

          "To be nobody but yourself, in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else, means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting." E.E. Cummings

            It can take a lifetime to figure out who you really are, but a good test is to see how you act and who you become when no one else is around. How are people influencing who you are?

So true. How are we acting when there are other people around compared to when we're alone? Shouldn't we be the same person through and through? 

Sometimes we tend to be a people pleaser, acting like we are good enough in the sight of others.

I've been hiding, hiding for so long right behind my digital mask
I've been trying to be someone I'm not
All these perfectly fake people push us to insane ideals
They're nothing more than counterfeit images

                                      Kutless: Beyond The Surface

The drive that cause people to be who they don't want to be is the mentality of "pleasing-others" as the primary purpose of life.   People lose their true identity and are living a deceptive mask of who others want them to be. We should stop the pretending business and be who you are, a rich, blessed, hopeful, and full-of-love being that God created and redeemed out of his abounding, everlasting love for us.

Let us be true to ourselves, Being true to ourselves is one of the greatest feelings that you’ll feel.  God is right there to accept who we are and what capabilities we have.

Don't give up in to everything the world around tells you to be.  Open up your mind release yourself.  Stop the lying, stop comparing who you are to what you see.  Never let fear hold back you to change.

Why Worry?

          

         So many people today are living uptight, worried and anxious about the future, filled with frustration and concern. In the natural there may be good reason, but understand, living that way is not God’s best. God doesn’t want us to be filled with anxiety and frustration; He wants us to live in peace. You can find rest in Him knowing that no matter what is happening around you, God Almighty has His hand on you.

          The next time you’re tempted to worry or be anxious about something, remember this verse. God invites us to come to Him. In fact, the Bible says He rewards those who diligently seek Him. 


        But notice, we can’t just come to Him any old way. He wants us to come to Him with a heart of gratitude and thanksgiving. Begin by simply saying, “Father in heaven, thank You for the privilege to come before You. Thank You for hearing my prayers.” As you come to Him with an open and humble heart, He will hear you and fill you with His peace and joy to live free from anxiety all the days of your life!

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God”
(Philippians 4:6, NASB)

22 Reasons To Never Give Up

   1. As long as you are alive, anything is possible.

    The only valid excuse you have to give up is if you are dead. As long as you are alive (and healthy and free) you have the choice to keep trying until you finally succeed.

    2. Be realistic.

    The chance of mastering something the first time you do it is almost non-existent. Everything takes time to learn and you will make mistakes. Learn from them.

    3. Michael Jordan

    Arguably the best basketball player of all time. He attributes his success to all his failures. He just never gave up even when he knew he had missed over 300 shots and had missed the winning shot of the game many times. Every time he got knocked down he got back up again.

    4. Lance Armstrong

    Lance was diagnosed with serious cancer that had spread throughout his entire body. He had cancer cells the size of golf balls in his lungs. Despite all odds he overcame the cancer and set out to win the Tour de France 6 consecutive years in a row.

    5. Muhammad Ali

    “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” Muhammad Ali is one of the best boxers the world has ever known. He suffered only 5 losses while having 56 wins and was the first boxer to win the lineal heavyweight championship three times. This is a guy who literally knows how to get knocked down and get back up.

    6. The man who created the marathon.

    Very long ago, an Athenian herald was sent to Sparta to get help when the Persians landed in Greece. It was said that he ran 240km in 2 days and after that he ran 40km to announce the victory of the Greeks only to collapse and die on the spot from exhaustion. If you ever feel like things are difficult, imagine what it would be like to run 240km in 2 days. (Don’t try that because you might die from it, but use it as an inspiration.)

    7. Chris Gardner - The Pursuit of Happiness

    Have you seen the movie The Pursuit of Happyness? It is based on the life story of Chris Gardener, a man who went for the lowest of the lows in an environment where most people would give up (no money, no job) to the highest of the highs (a millionaire with his own investment firm). If you ever think about giving up, watch this movie!

    8. Kanye West

    I’m pretty sure you have heard of the rapper Kanye West. Read his story. He is a big inspiration and proves that you can go from having very little to being among the most famous and respected people in the world.

    9. Nelson Mandela

    Campaigned for justice and freedom in his South Africa. Spent 20 years in jail for his opposition to apartheid. On release, he healed the wounds of apartheid by his magnanimous attitude toward his former political enemies.

    10. You are strong.

    You are stronger than you think. One little setback is not enough to stop you from achieving your goals. Neither are 10 or 100 or 1000 setbacks.

    11. Prove yourself.

    You don’t want to be known as someone that is weak and gives up. Go out there and prove yourself to the world and to yourself. You CAN and WILL achieve what you set out to do. The only time you fail is when you give up.

    12. Has it been done before?

    If someone else can do it then so can you. Even if it is only one other person in the world that has achieved what you have set out to achieve, that should be reason enough for you to never give up.

    13. Believe in your dreams.

    Don’t sell yourself short. In life there are going to be many people who will try to bring you down and tell you what you want to achieve is not possible.

    14. Your family and friends.

    Let the people you love and who mean the world to you be your inspiration to persist and persevere. Maybe you need to try a different angle, study more or practice more but don’t give up!

    15. Because I tell you to.

    Not that I am any sort of guru or Godly figure, but if you want to give up then don’t. Just because I’m telling you not to.

    16. There are people worse-off.

    Right now there are many people who are in a worse situation and environment than you are. Are you thinking about giving up running 5 miles a week? Think about the people who are unable to even walk and how much they would give to be able to run 5 miles every day.

    17. Improve our world.

    When you achieve whatever you set out to achieve you can use your success to make a difference to the world or other peoples lives.

    18. Get rich or die trying.

    Like 50 Cent says, “Get rich or die trying.” 50 Cent is rich — he made it (although he did get shot 9 times). Face your fears and don’t take the easy way out by giving up.

    19. Let the haters hate.

    There will always be haters. There will always be plenty of people who try to tear you down. Don’t pay attention to them and don’t take what they say to heart. Let the haters hate and keep believing in yourself.

    20. You deserve to be happy.

    Don’t ever let anybody tell you otherwise. You deserve to be happy and you deserve to have success. Keep that mindset and never give up until you reach your destination!

    21. Inspire others.

    Be an inspiration to others by refusing to give up. Who knows what someone else can achieve because you never gave up and in turn inspired them not to give up.

    22. You are so close.

    Often when you feel like you want to give up you are so close to making a huge breakthrough. You are just a heartbeat away from success.

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