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ahem ahem.. .

haha.. . last week, I went to SM with a kiddo.. . nag-quantum.. .and i just saw this sign that captured my attention and somehow brought back to life that "i-wanna-take-a-shot-of-this-phrase" attitude hahahaha.. .it's been a long time since i took and blogged something like this.. .

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the promise.. .

many people say that promises are made to be broken.. . can't blame them.. .people are people.. . some people just find it hard to keep their promises.. . even I.. .sometimes I find it hard to believe that things will come true just as He promised.. . sometimes when I come to God in prayer, yes, I do tell Him that He promised this.. .and that.. .but sometimes my heart no longer have the strength to believe.. . until I realized just this morning that indeed Jesus never fails.. . when I no longer know what to read in the Bible, I always start with Genesis (well of course, it's the first book, you know.. .haha!) and every time I start to read it again, the impact of His Words are no longer the same.. .it's different every time! (so sweet!) and so this morning, as I was reading.. . I was just fascinated at how God kept His promise to a man.. . and because of that we're still alive today.. . i believe you're familiar with the story of Noah (the guy who built an ark) yeah

The Opposition of the Natural

Those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires —Galatians 5:24 The natural life itself is not sinful. But we must abandon sin, having nothing to do with it in any way whatsoever. Sin belongs to hell and to the devil. I, as a child of God, belong to heaven and to God. It is not a question of giving up sin, but of giving up my right to myself, my natural independence, and my self-will. This is where the battle has to be fought. The things that are right, noble, and good from the natural standpoint are the very things that keep us from being God’s best. Once we come to understand that natural moral excellence opposes or counteracts surrender to God, we bring our soul into the center of its greatest battle. Very few of us would debate over what is filthy, evil, and wrong, but we do debate over what is good. It is the good that opposes the best. The higher up the scale of moral excellence a person goes, the more intense the opposition to Jesus Christ. "T

bum bummer bummest

don't know what to do.. . =) don't have anything to do.. .(yet?) haha.. . it's been like 10 days since I arrived here in Antipolo.. .my tita's house.. .^^, bum bum bum.. .haha naninibago na nga ko sa pc.. .parang nagkakaallergy ako pag more than 2 hours nakatapat sa pc.. .haha! it's been like one week na walang pc.. . kase focused sa review.. . and now, don't know what to do.. . it's like i have all the time in the world to rest.. .? haha.. . pero di ko sanay ng idle eh.. .hoooooh.. . . don't know what to do.. .bum bum be dum bum.. . ^^, surely there are lots of things to do.. .kaya ko binibigyan ni Lord ng rest for now.. .=) weeeeh.. .thanks Daddy!

today.. .

.. . . . . . . ^^, weeeh! it's been quite some time.. .

next year.. .

i don't know why but i'm just excited for next year.. . =j new year.. .new things to experience.. . and whoa.. . i'll be getting my much awaited license!!! many people say that next year will be a year of crisis.. .(economic crisis specifically) because of what's happening today.. . but I don't care.. . I'm just excited.. . I believe God has lots of opportunities for me next year ^^, and I just would like to be excited for that.. . =) i'm excited because I really really want to use my planner!!!! tada!!! ^^, next year.. . I'm also excited because for the longest time, I feel like next year's the time wherein I'll definitely learn how to cook (that's my new year's resolution every year.. haha) I'm planning to go on a mission next year.. .(if it's God's will *_*) hoooh.. . been wanting to go since 2005? but I believe He has His perfect time.. . sweetest time.. .^^, next year.. . next year.. . Lord, just allow me to be excited al

the board exam that was.. .

.. .hooooooooooooh! thank God for His Grace.. . grabe.. . adik lang.. .kase saktong on the day of the board exam i almost got sick.. . and yesterday.. .last exam na nga, para talaga kong magkakatrangkaso.. .huhu.. . thank God for His sustenance!!! thank God for the victory!!!!!!!!!!!!

where to.. .?

.. .thoughts about where to go.. .what to do after the boards.. .came to my mind as I attended the first day of the final coaching at Cathedral of Praise, UN.. . for a while I've been lax.. . =] it seems like, i somehow set aside the "nursing stuff" haha.. . for the past months, it's like i was content with what i'm doing.. .i'm like "content" with what I already have.. . i taught for a while.. . presently running a little business.. .earning a little.. .seems like it's okay already.. . then suddenly it dawned on me that I'm settling already for the second best.. . before this, i just wanted to finish the board exam then do my stuff again.. . second best.. . yeah.. . second best.. .there's nothing wrong with my current situation.. .it's good.. .but His plans are the best.. .THE BEST.. . and sometimes, along our way, we stumble on something and stay there for a little while.. .forgetting what lies ahead.. . but it's your choice..

I'm Forever Yours

-Planet Shakers I give my all to You Send me and i will go for You To the ends of the earth I’ll follow after You I want the world to know Your love endures forever Tell me and i’ll obey This is far greater than sacrifice Trusting You and not myself Will always lead to blessing Lord have your way in me Not my will, yours be done Here i stand within Your presence Longing for Your touch A thousand days cannot compare To one day in Your courts Hold me now And never ever let me go My Jesus, my precious Saviour I’m forever Yours I will worship You forever I will worship You *** *_*

i'm starting to heart BK

.. .haha! at least hindi kamote ang fries nila.. .(chuckles).. . yesterday, I was so stressed out.. .so after I shipped a pair of sandal, i tried to treat myself (treat nanaman?!?! hahahaha) and i'm really starting to heart BK.. . ^^, okay naman Jr. Whopper nila eh.. hehe and dami magbigay ng ketchup! weeeeeeeeh!!!

Just do it

" I'm not a morning person. I can't get out of bed in the morning to be in the Word." "I'm too tired at night to be in the Word. It's just not effective!" "I don't have the time to be in the Word. I don't want to do it just because someone tells me I HAVE to." "There's nowhere in the Bible that tells me I HAVE to do it a certain way..." "I don't want to do it if my heart isn't in it." What would have happened if Jesus had looked at His Father and said: "I'm not really a "cross person"...those nails may not be comfortable!" "You know, moving from heaven to earth to live like those people do, and be rejected and persecuted and treated like dirt by a bunch of ungrateful people won't be very fun...I'm not really an 'earth person'!" "So what if I am going to be raised from the dead in three days, I'll still have to be tortured and then laid in a

feelin' tired.. .

that's why I need strength.. . and I mean Strength.. . It's great that God didn't give us everything we need.. .so that we'll always draw close to Him.. . He doesn't always grant the things we want.. .so that we have to ask for it.. . I just want to treasure this season right now.. . have to juggle lots of things.. .good thing is that I can always call upon His Name.. . boards.. . family.. . ministry.. . all into His hands.. . and i'll always be secured.. *_*

strong woman vs. woman of strength

-repost from rons.. . A strong woman works out every day to keep her body in shape… but a woman of strength kneels in prayer to keep her soul in shape… A strong woman isn’t afraid of anything… but a woman of strength shows courage in the midst of her fear… A strong woman won’t let anyone get the best of her… but a woman of strength gives the best of her to everyone… A strong woman makes mistakes and avoids the same in the future… but a woman of strength realizes life’s mistakes can also be God’s blessings and capitalizes on them… A strong woman walks sure footedly… but a woman of strength knows God will catch her when she falls… A strong woman wears the look of confidence on her face… but a woman of strength wears grace… A strong woman has faith that she is strong enough for the journey… but a woman of strength has faith that it is in the journey that she will become strong Copyright © 2005 Dee Cheeks

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new taste - Praline Mocha

at long last.. .I've decided to try something new.. .haha.. .puro na lang Chocolate Cream Chip eh.. . Praline Mocha naman.. . tastes good din.. .hehe.. .and I'd like to commend the crew for asking for the spelling of my name.. . sa wakas tumama din ang spelling ever since I started to go to Starbucks! hehe.. . kahit pinaka-simpleng Mhe kasi mali pa din spelling.. hehe kahit Ees.. mali din.. hahahaha.. .

New every morning

-repost from Internet Cafe Devotions.. . My son Ingram is 18 months old. Each morning he wakes up and cries out for his momma. I enter his room see him standing in his crib, swaying back and forth. He's so cute. He's just so stinking cute. No matter how cranky or tired I may be, as soon as I see his face, I break into a huge smile. Ingram has bad allergies, so usually in the mornings his little smiling face is just caked in snot. Under his nose, and then wiped all over his face. There's often even some dried snot in his ears and hair. And his diaper is always full so the first thing that greets me, before I see his crusty face, is one of two stenches - or both. On a good day I catch a whiff of it as I walk up the stairs. And he usually chews on his crib rail while he waits so I also get slimed by drool. He's a mess. And oh, do I love that boy. My heart dances at the sight of his nasty little self. Covered in uck , I sing good morning to him, kiss him, and take him downs

The Authority of Truth

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you —James 4:8 It is essential that you give people the opportunity to act on the truth of God. The responsibility must be left with the individual—you cannot act for him. It must be his own deliberate act, but the evangelical message should always lead him to action. Refusing to act leaves a person paralyzed, exactly where he was previously. But once he acts, he is never the same. It is the apparent folly of the truth that stands in the way of hundreds who have been convicted by the Spirit of God. Once I press myself into action, I immediately begin to live. Anything less is merely existing. The moments I truly live are the moments when I act with my entire will. When a truth of God is brought home to your soul, never allow it to pass without acting on it internally in your will, not necessarily externally in your physical life. Record it with ink and with blood—work it into your life. The weakest saint who transacts business with Jesus C

my very first.. .at last! ^^,

weeeh.. . was able to create my very first lay-out =) thank God! although i still have to work on some things.. . and i have questions of my own.. . *how to make the boxes transparent? *how to change the position of the (hmmm what do you call that) yung links sa home, blog, etc? ayun lang.. .anyone? thanks! and how to decorate the fonts.. hehe ayaw kasi nung mga font na nilalagay ko eh.. hehe .. dookie! maybe you can help me.. .(di mo kasi ako ginawan ng template! hmp!)

The Trial of Faith

If you have faith as a mustard seed . . . nothing will be impossible for you —Matthew 17:20 We have the idea that God rewards us for our faith, and it may be so in the initial stages. But we do not earn anything through faith— faith brings us into the right relationship with God and gives Him His opportunity to work. Yet God frequently has to knock the bottom out of your experience as His saint to get you in direct contact with Himself. God wants you to understand that it is a life of faith, not a life of emotional enjoyment of His blessings. The beginning of your life of faith was very narrow and intense, centered around a small amount of experience that had as much emotion as faith in it, and it was full of light and sweetness. Then God withdrew His conscious blessings to teach you to "walk by faith" ( 2 Corinthians 5:7 ). And you are worth much more to Him now than you were in your days of conscious delight with your thrilling testimony. (*_*) Faith by its very nature

only God can make a tree

My brother saw this while they're cleaning up stuffs.. . Hehe.. . I was in grade VI then, when I made this one.. . as I can remember, it's a project in T.H.E. haha.. . it's been 9 years.. . wow.. . just sharing.. . hehe.. .ang kulit din ng message ^^,

received an e-mail

I seldom read e-mails.. .(I don't know why.. .) but every time I read one, it's really striking.. .very timely.. .I was really asking for this.. . well not directly.. .but this helped me understand things.. . I was amazed at how God can speak to His people.. . Before, I know He can speak through the Bible, discernment, still small voice, peace.. . but some of my experiences are here.. . haha.. . it may seem to be very long.. .but just read on.. . How to Hear God's Voice Whitney Hopler God is always speaking, but you may not always be hearing Him. If you're not hearing from God regularly, it could be because you're limiting the ways you listen for His voice. God speaks in a wide variety of creative ways, so you need to be open to hearing from Him however He chooses to speak to you. Here are some of the many different ways you may hear from God: The Bible: God may cause a portion of Scripture to jump off the page for you while you're reading it. He may ma

Psalm 18

1 I will love Thee, O LORD, my strength. 2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. 3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 4 The sorrows of death encompassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death lay before me. 6 In my distress I called upon the LORD and cried unto my God; He heard my voice out of His temple, and my cry came before Him, even unto His ears. 7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because He was wroth. 8 There went up smoke out of His nostrils, and a devouring fire out of His mouth; coals were kindled by it. 9 He bowed the heavens also and came down; and darkness was under His feet. 10 And He rode upon a ch

what He's done for me.. .

.. .is so amazing.. . the love He has for me I cannot explain.. . All I know is I once was lost.. . but now I'm found.. . I was blind but now I see.. . And I know He will do to you.. . What He's done for me.. . Amazing love.. .

Justification by Faith

If when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life —Romans 5:10 I am not saved by believing— I simply realize I am saved by believing. And it is not repentance that saves me— repentance is only the sign that I realize what God has done through Christ Jesus. The danger here is putting the emphasis on the effect, instead of on the cause. Is it my obedience, consecration, and dedication that make me right with God? It is never that! I am made right with God because, prior to all of that, Christ died. When I turn to God and by belief accept what God reveals, the miraculous atonement by the Cross of Christ instantly places me into a right relationship with God. A nd as a result of the supernatural miracle of God’s grace I stand justified, not because I am sorry for my sin, or because I have repented, but because of what Jesus has done. The Spirit of God brings justification with a shattering, ra

FROG

Did I tell you that? How many of my own words do I need to eat? " But—Lord— You KNOW ME! I can’t do that!" I am whining. I know it and He knows it. Can’t seem to stop myself though. He leans over and whispers... "I’m not asking YOU to do it. I will do it. All I want from you is an open heart and mouth." I am humbled. Tears swell and fall. "Okay Lord." I should have known. Total insecurity in me...and fully relying on Him. Isn’t that where He wants us all to be? Fully—Relying—On—God. F.R.O.G. I think of that every time I see a frog. Can’t help myself. I feel like a hopping toad at times. He causes me to realize where all my strength lies. At the foot of the cross. Without the cross...I wouldn’t be here today. What are you balking at today where He wants you to submit? Are you backing up a bit–thinking you can’t? When He says, through Me, You can do all things . - an excerpt from Internet Cafe Devotions *** Tears just fell as I was reading this devotiona

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the meaning behind the name

ahahaha.. . I wanted to post a blog about the meaning of my name few months ago.. .someone told me that Mary means beautiful.. .haha.. . the name's Mary-ees Johna by the way.. .but when I searched the internet.. . this is what I found.. . Mary (derived from the Hebrew name Miriam) sea of bitterness rebelliousness wished for a child beloved (in Egyptian) loved Johna God is gracious Can't help but laugh with what my name means.. . bitter.. . but God is gracious! hahahaha.. .

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MINDSET

This is what mind setting can do.. haha! simple but not easy.. .^^, but the results.. .wow... . A pastor shared his experience with his daughter one day when he was about to drive them to school.. . it's Thursday.. .while waiting for her eldest daughter, her younger daughter said, "Aaarrrgggh!" He asked why.. . she said, "It's Thursday".. . "So what's wrong with Thursday?" the father asked.. . "Thursday is a double subject day!" the daughter answered.. . The daughter doesn't like math.. .and every Thursday, it's a "double math day" The father asked the daughter if they could agree with this.. . "Every Thursday, you have to tell yourself: I'm going to learn something new about math today. " And so every Thursday, the daughter exclaims.. . "Aaaarrrrggh.. . . I'm going to learn something new about math today," And the next grading period.. .the highest grade of his daughter is.. .guess what -

The Key to the Master’s Orders

Pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest —Matthew 9:38 The key to the missionary’s difficult task is in the hand of God, and that key is prayer, not work— that is, not work as the word is commonly used today, which often results in the shifting of our focus away from God. The key to the missionary’s difficult task is also not the key of common sense, nor is it the key of medicine, civilization, education, or even evangelization. The key is in following the Master’s orders— the key is prayer. "Pray the Lord of the harvest . . . ." In the natural realm, prayer is not practical but absurd. We have to realize that prayer is foolish from the commonsense point of view. From Jesus Christ’s perspective, there are no nations, but only the world . How many of us pray without regard to the persons, but with regard to only one Person— Jesus Christ? He owns the harvest that is produced through distress and through conviction of sin. This is the harvest for which

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The Key to the Missionary’s Work (1)

Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ’All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations . . .’ —Matthew 28:18-19 The key to the missionary’s work is the authority of Jesus Christ, not the needs of the lost. We are inclined to look on our Lord as one who assists us in our endeavors for God. Yet our Lord places Himself as the absolute sovereign and supreme Lord over His disciples. He does not say that the lost will never be saved if we don’t go— He simply says, "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations . . . ." He says, "Go on the basis of the revealed truth of My sovereignty, teaching and preaching out of your living experience of Me." "Then the eleven disciples went . . . to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them" ( Matthew 28:16 ). If I want to know the universal sovereignty of Christ, I must know Him myself. I must take time to worship the One whose name I bear. Jesus says,

good attitude vs. winning attitude

GOO D attitude can take you to places you don't want to go.. . because of your good attitude, you can go anywhere.. . WINNING attitude can take you to places you WANT to go to.. . because of your winning attitude, surely you'll be where you wanted to be.. . not just somewhere else... . -Pastor from VCF forgot the name.. .hehe

on prayer

repost from ate gil.. . a very great reminder.. . A prayerless christian is a powerless christian If you are not connected to the source of power, you are useless Do not focus on the prayer--focus on God Prayer without focusing and listening is just a monologue Life is fragile. Handle it with prayer The best way to learn is to practice Having the focus helps us when we are under attack The Lord has His own time frame according to His will You have to wait until you reap what you have sown You can see the rise and fall of a christian through his/her prayer life I've called you to the kingdom for such a time as this... Many who have been seeking change in the nation will see the rebuilding of the nation ( i'll be holding on to His promise.. .) When you pray for healing...pray as if you're the one who's sick....there's a great difference..." remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them" In countries with great strongholds you have to move from priestly

How Will I Know?

Jesus answered and said, ’I thank You, Father . . . that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes’ —Matthew 11:25 We do not grow into a spiritual relationship step by step— we either have a relationship or we do not. God does not continue to cleanse us more and more from sin— "But if we walk in the light," we are cleansed "from all sin" ( 1 John 1:7 ). It is a matter of obedience, and once we obey, the relationship is instantly perfected. But if we turn away from obedience for even one second, darkness and death are immediately at work again. All of God’s revealed truths are sealed until they are opened to us through obedience. You will never open them through philosophy or thinking. But once you obey, a flash of light comes immediately. Let God’s truth work into you by immersing yourself in it, not by worrying into it. The only way you can get to know the truth of God is to stop trying to find out and by being bor