September 13th, 2009 @ 9:57 PM | 743 words in post | ♥ 2 Comments

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A few weeks ago, when I attended the Sunday Service on VCF, the main preaching for that day was about: “Genuine faith speaks life from a heart renewed by God.” I’ve posted an entry about Top 10 Tongue Abuse. The whole preaching was great and the message was so powerful. And there’s this one tongue abuse that leaves a big lesson for me. UNBELIEF. And it has something to do with my lovelife.

For some of you, alam niyo siguro yung stand ko about marriage and the likes. This is my line:

“Hindi ako mag-aasawa!”

And for those who are close to me, nung una nilang narinig yan na sinabi ko.. ang reaction nilang lahat.. “Hindi yan! Makakapag-asawa ka no!” And then I was really convicted with that statement. I was very sure about that. Habang tumatagal, may mga hindi na kumokontra dyan.. (But I know at the back of their minds, hindi pa rin sila naniniwala! Hahaha!)

Flashback! I acutally made that decision because… sa totoo lang hindi ko na maalala. So nag-back read ako sa mga post ko sa blogspot and I’ve landed to this entry. Yan yung entry ko when I decided to be single forever (at least for the time being) Naalala ko na ulit kung bakit ayaw ko mag-asawa.. I enjoy being single. Though may “sub-causes” siguro, yung mga dahilan na yun ang hindi ko na talaga maalala.

And then up to that day, before I heard the preaching, wala na talaga sa isip ko ang pag-asawa. Talagang desidido na ako maging single forever. Ni-rationalize ko pa kung bakit. Ito ang ilang sa mga dahilan ko:

I’ve got “super” high expectations in love and I don’t think there would be no one that can live up to that expectations.
I’ve got a lot of goals to be fulfilled and marriage is not my goal in life.
By the time na naabot ko na lahat ng mga pangarap ko, I’ll probably in my late 30’s, so marriage is not applicable anymore (at least for me).
I’m not really the mother-type.

These are the just the main points.. marami pang ibang dahilan. Lagi nilang sinasabi na: “Kung gusto maraming paraan; kung ayaw, maraming dahilan!” Talagang ayaw ko lang talaga mag-asawa kaya ang dami kong dahilan.

That’s what I have in mind, until I heard the preaching. That’s what I thought was good for me, until I heard about UNBELIEF. Unbelief are the negative words that we speak. “Hindi ako mag-aasawa” is a form of unbelief. Just the mere thought: “Being single single forever” is a form of disbelief..

So what?! “What about unbelief?!” you may ask. This negative words we speak are dishonoring God. Yan yung talagang nag-sink in sakin ng matindi. I know that I may be dishonoring God in some other ways (and I’m working on it) but running away from, at least, one thing that dishonors God is already a great accomplishment. One thing leads to another, as they say.

Marami sigurong mali sa mga dahilan ko tungkol sa love and marriage but just the fact that I dishonor God through that, it was enough to change my view on love and marriage. It was enough to stop me from thinking that I won’t get married. It was enough for me to think that God has a bigger plan for me than I have for myself. (sounds like A Walk To Remember, but its true!)

And from that day forward, my life plan started to change as well as my view on love and marriage. But change doesn’t happen overnight, I’m still on the process but one thing’s for sure, the lines “Hindi ako mag-aasawa!” won’t be heard from me anymore.

I’ve surrendered my lovelife and my heart to God and I believe that He will take care of it until the right time He would reveal his plan for me.

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September 13th, 2009 @ 6:08 PM | 875 words in post | ♥ 1 Comment

I just want to share something I got from VCF.

Our tongue is small yet powerful. And yet we tend to abuse it. Here’s a list:

Top 10 Tongue Abuse according to the Word.

10. Boasting – glorifying oneself in speech; talk in a self-admiring way

May the Lord cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
Psalm 12:3

9. Reckless words – words spoken without thinking

Reckless word pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 12:18

8. Cursing – use of profane word or phrase; a swearword; this includes the people you curse

Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness
Romans 3:14

7. Obscenity – indecency, lewdness, or offensiveness in behavior, expression, or appearance

Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place but rather thanksgiving.
Ephesians 5:4

6. Gossip – engaging in or spreading gossip

A gossip betrays confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.
Proverbs 20:19

5. Slander – a false and malicious statement or report about someone; defaming the character

Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it.
James 4:11

4. Unbelief - lack of faith or belief; it’s negative words that we speak

So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.
Hebrews 3:19

3. Grumbling – complaining in a surly manner; muttering discontentedly

And do not grumble, as some of them did – and were killed by the destroying angel.
I Corinthians 10:10

2. Lying – presenting false information with the intention of deceiving

“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.”
Exodus 20:16

1. Using God’s name in vain

“You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.”
Exodus 20:7

In one way or another, we are guilty in one or more on these. Everytime we abuse our tongue, we dishonor God. We are all aware about these tongue abuses but the question is, what we do about it?

Tame our tongue!

¹Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. ²We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check.

³When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. ⁴Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. ⁵Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. ⁶The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

⁷All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, ⁸but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
James 3:1-8

Our tongue is small yet powerful.

There’s power in your word.
You were shaped in what you say.
The tongue can set the direction of your life.

Sometimes we are not satisfied with our live we usually complain about it. We always thought that we cannot do anything about it but God has given us the power to change our life. And that power is our tongue. You start changing the way you speak and before you know it you already changed the direction of your life. Along with these we should always guard our heart “for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” (Matthew 12:34)

Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
Proverbs 4:23

We should guard our hearts and tame our tongue because genuine faith speaks life from a heart renewed by God.

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September 13th, 2009 @ 4:01 PM | 402 words in post | ♥ Comment?

I really love how Facebook can connect people.

I love how we can get connected to the people you lost touch with. Those friends or classmates that you haven’t seen for ages, and then suddenly you can see them on you friend requests. Instant reunion I know that it’s not as good as personal reunions, but its good enough. Reunions on Facebook or any other sites may be good start. It’s a good way to reconnect once again to those people you haven’t seen or talk to for a long time.

Dahil sa Facebook, nakikita ko ulit yung mga classmates ko nung elementary. Some of them, di ko na nakita after nung graduation namin, mga 8 years na siguro yun. Nakakatuwang makita sila ulit, kahitv sa Facebook lang. And what do you expect, sobrang laki ng mga improvements. From the way they look, to their whole new personalities and a whole lot more. At dahil din sa FB nakita ko kung ano na yung mga nangyari sa buhay nila. Sobrang nakakatuwa talaga na makita ulit sila.

And the usual talk.. sana may get together! I actually wish that too. I want too see them in person. And some updates with their lives.

It’s always nice to look back on your younger years. Though may mga di magagandang memories, walang panama yun sa mga masasayang pangayayari nung kabataan mo..

Here’s my Grade 6 Class Picture, very nostalgic..

Grade 6 - Isaiah

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September 11th, 2009 @ 6:52 PM | 555 words in post | ♥ Comment?

Like what I usually say, I’ve got tons of ideas that I want to blog about but I don’t know how to put it in words. I would really love to write something everyday or at least every other day but the words doesn’t come out. Like how I would love to share the things I learned from the church or just the simple thought I got from watching a series.. but I just can’t. I don’t know why. I really I don’t know.

Maybe, just maybe, it’s the part of me that doesn’t want to open up. There’s a part of me that doesn’t want to share my thoughts to other people. I sometimes have the feeling that whenever I share something to someone, I felt like I was giving them some burden (its when I share a problem). I just don’t like that feeling.

There’s this comment (or rather a question) I had from my cousin, Angel, in my blogspot.. This was a long time ago but I’m still thinking about the answer (cause I’ve never given her my answer) and I still don’t know my answer. She asked me:

“Ano kayang pumipigil sa’yo para magkwento at mag-open up? ‘Yun ang tanong ko. ”

It was a comment from this entry. I can’t remember what I was talking about there. Maybe it’s one of my out-of-this-world-insanity emoness I had back then. The entry is totally random but her response leaves a big impression.

I would always come back to this question from time to time and still no answer. Just a thousands of maybe’s and second thoughts.

You may think that I don’t trust these people for not opening up to them, but I do trust them. I trust them so much that I know when I share something they would be there for me.. I love that but I know that they had their own worries and I don’t want to be an excess baggage for them. So it’s better that I keep it within myself. I would rather share their problems than share them with mine. Its a great satisfaction for me if I can help out the people I love. I really love helping them.