Sanguine and perky USTPSYCHeerleader x JIL-KKB A little bit of dancing, of Psychology, turtles, sunflowers and sunshines. Plus, a whole lot of faith, of course. I'm captured by your Holy calling. You are the only one, Jesus Christ. *** This is me, a...
One week to go before we elect our new set of government officials. Yesterday, our preacher and our pastor shared very insightful reminders to us that brought me to thinking. Take consideration, in picking our leaders, the importance of character because it will (most likely) denote their actions. Also, the candidate you choose, his principles and method, somehow reflects you. So, in what way do you want to change the Philippines? Is that the end you want us to have? Is he/she in line with your principles and values? What kind of leaders do you want the Philipines to have? As for me, I go for a person with good character, good performance, and clear records. I go for a God-fearing family man. I go for the one with passionate love for God, love and compassion for others, integrity, faithfulness, and excellence not just for God, for others, and for the country. I go for Joel TESDAMan Villanueva, #49 sa balota. đ Proven and tested from being a Christian youth leader in Kristiyanong Kabataan Para sa Bayan as our Chairman (WOOO!!!), in the congress, in CIBAC, in the ever promising TESDA... where to next? In the senate! For the presidentiables and the other positions we are struggling to choose, let us evaluate them well, their character and performance, and pray, pray, pray! Choose and vote wisely! The Lord's will be done. (Excuse the jeje photo mehehe been that fangirl that long, eh?)
Personally, it really made sense when our Pastor said that the Holy Week is an even more important celebration than the Christmas season; or at least as equally important. Because this is the time to reminisce the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ-- the greatest demonstration of the best love there is.
I have always adored Jesus being crucified. He is the perfect example of an incomparable love, a selfless one. Just think about what it took for Him to save us. Who would want to pay for the debt of his enemy? And how much more pain is it for the God the Father who gave away His Son as the ransom of His sinful mere creations? Jesus on the cross of calvary is a painful memory I never saw by my own eyes but it never fails to linger in my head and pierce through my heart. It has always been the picture in my mind whenever I want to remind myself of Godâs goodness to me. In fact, our leaders in church always tell us that whenever we feel like our hearts are getting cold and stubborn, we should go back to our first love whose arms are wide open on the cross of calvary. Then, one moment you will find yourself broken at the sight of the beautiful God being crucified because of you.
Like me, we so often recognize the crucifixion of Jesus Christ but somehow sometimes neglect a vital element of our Christianity: the resurrection of our Lord; the proof that the God we worship is alive. And this resurrection is something to be celebrated, for He showed us that He already conquered death, hell, and grave for us! By this we no longer have to live in fear.
This is what salvation is! It is brought about by the God who is risen! Our redeemer lives!
I hope that atop getaways and quality time with the family (which is not basically this season is for), we all got the chance to meditate and remember what our Saviour did on the cross for us. I pray that this day forward we will always be reminded of how great the Lord love is.
The Lordâs love is unfailing and is like no other. Dissimilar with the worldly love, it does not demand something in return. Us people always think about âwhatâs in it for me,â but Godâs love is way different; it is a gift freely given to those who want it.
All we need to do is to admit that we are sinners, confess our sins to God, and accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour. Surely, He will forgive us and save us from all our sins!
Take time to create, or renew, your vow to the Lord. :) Go, pray!
But then, it also does not stop there. We should also start living for Him.
2 Corinthians 5:15
And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.Â
I bet we all have heard people questioning how hard it is to live a life like Jesus because for all we know, we are not perfect. We are weak and easily tempted. But look at this!
2 Corinthians 12:9
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
So, donât you ever worry! His grace is sufficient for you and me. The effort we just have to do is to die to ourselves by letting go who we are and laying our life in the hands our of God; Heâs our lifeâs owner anyway.
Have a brand new start. Faith up! Remember, this faith is worth fighting and living for because there is a Saviour who died and rose again for those who believe in Him.
If your life isnât as good, He can give you a new one. If your life is already good, He can even make it better. Or even the best it could ever be... but itâs only if you let Him. Itâs a far better life not when in Manila, not when in Olongapo, not when in any place or in anyone, but only when in Jesus. Itâs a far better life (Gomez, 2016)!
1 Peter 1:3-5
What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised from the dead, weâve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heavenâand the future starts now! God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. The Day is coming when youâll have it allâlife healed and whole.Â
Iâll leave you to this ^
Always remember, when you give the throne in your heart to Jesus, He gives new a new life! Not just a repaired life, but I tell you, a brand new one. Itâs proven and tested, hihi. God bless you! <3
"For the person with a smile like the brightest star I know" (Hechanova, 2016) The sun's heart felt so much warmer when she was written into a poem. Thank you for this, Thel! I cried, yknow. #worldpoetryday
I am at this point of life again (weird, for the nth time) when my irrational fear takes me overâ that I think Iâm clouding my friends (some certain ones, not all of them at the same time) so much with my presence. Whenever this happens, I just feel like I want to evaporate from their lives for a while. I feel distant. I feel⊠meh. Iâve been MIA and out of reach. Literally, our internet suxxx. Metaphorically, I donât feel like loading my mobile just because. Loading feels useless since I lost my phone. Iâm even on the verge of deactivating my accounts but I just canât. Haha! It's not that I am snobbing people or I intentionally want to ignore them. Itâs⊠uhhh, whatever. This happening (or feeling, fear, or what else to call this) is just complicated to explain. But Iâm sorry. I really am. I just hope you donât think I am neglecting you. I am so not shutting you off. Iâll make it up to you when I get over this irrational fear. This really happens to me once in a while. Take this opportunity to breathe from me, please. I pray I am not clouding you so much with my being. :)
     Why do I have to be born like this? Why do I have to suffer? Why do I have to experience hurtful things? If God loves me, why does he let these pain happen to me?
     Does God love me?
     Have you ever been in that point of your life when everythingâs tough and you canât help but ask?
     Does God love me?
     Who am I that He loves me? Why do he have to love me? Why me?
     If youâre in that point of questioning, God wants to ask you back, âwhy not?â
     Our insecurity on Godâs love actually roots from the reason that we admittedly know that we are not lovable. We know we fall short of His love. And so we get embarassed by ourselves. Especially with the standard that God has? We are so unworthy.
But God wants to secure you. He wants to tell you that He loves you. You donât have to feel bad because the way He loves is unconditional. His love is perfect despite our imperfect being. His love is free.
Love is cross.
The cross is the perfect symbol to show how much love the Lord has for us. It is where Jesusâ flesh torn and blood shed. Itâs a reminder of how God sent His son to the world to save you (John 3:16). He bruised His son for you in there (Isaiah 53:5). He seated His son at His own right hand for us (Ephesians 1:10-20). Jesus saved us not just by dying for us; He saved us by living as man, dying on the cross of calvary, and rising again. He left his Godship to be man. He lived blameless and suddenly became the curse to die for our sins. He conquered death, hell, and grave to tell you âI love you.â
Godâs love is sufficient. It is more than a hundred percent. So, if you think you canât give Him back the love He deserves, always remember that He can cover up for you! He can complete you and make up for you. So, if you come to the point of question again, just come back to the cross and realize what beauty the Savior demonstrated.
Love is cross.
âDo you love me?â
      Jesus asked Peter this question thrice. And after every âYes Lord, you know that I love you,â Peter replies, Jesus instructs him to feed his lambs, take care and feed his sheeps. (John 21)
      âDo you love me?â
      When one of the teachers of the law asked Jesus, âOf all the commandments, which is the most important?â Jesus answered that it is to love the Lord our God with all heart, soul, and mind; and love thy neighbor as one loves himself, labeling it/them as âthe most important one,â and saying âthere is no commandment greater than these.â (Mark 12)
      âDo you love me?â
      Weâll probably tell God, yes we do. âOf course, Lord! You know that I love you!â making ourselves our generationâs Peter. To which I believe is true. There are times we are the first one to say weâll never deny him but are the first ones who do. So, what would you say if Jesus asks you the same question, âDo you love me?â
      Do I really love God? If yes, am I able to show it?
      Maybe, you would think twice on answering yes. As embarassing as it might be, we are undeniably failing on showing God our love. But as mentioned above, Jesus already gave us the practical ways to show our love.
      Love is cross.
      Love is going back to the cross realizing I have to love my Savior back. He gave everything for me, why shouldnât I not give Him my all as well?
      âLove the Lord with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.â (Mark 12:30)
      This is the most important one.
      By loving our God with all our heart, we should give our everything to Him. Our joy, our happiness, our passion, even our fear, our pain, and our shameâwe give them all to Him. We attribute all the things that we feel to Him and let Him take care of it. Remember how we are comfortable sharing our experiences to a best friend? Make Jesus you number one best friend. Talk to Him first in every happening you go through. I assure you, He listens well!
      We should also love Him with all our soul. Itâs giving Him the authority over our self. If a while ago we are speaking about what we have (given to him), now is about who we are. It is telling God, âitâs not me, itâs you.â A famous song says, âNot because of who I am but because of what youâve done. Not because of what Iâve done, but because of who you are.â When we love God, we lay down our identity to Him and let Him take over.
      Morever, we should love God with all our mind and strength. By all means, we live our life and offer it for His glory. We think about Him above all else and we exert effort on Him. You know what they say, when you love someone, you spend time and money and energy and what else there is to offer for Him. When you love God, you give your all.
Loving God is the highest form of love. It is more than a sacrifice, but it involves sacrifice.
      And it does not end there.
      Because love is cross.
      Love is not just an upward direction. It has both vertical and horizontal line. The vertical goes heavenwards symbolizing our love for God. The horizontal goes where? To our neighbor.
      âThe second is this: âLove your neighbor as you love yourself.ââ (Mark 12:31)
      Our Pastor told us that one way to examine our love for God is to examine our love for others. As the Scripture back it up, loving God and loving our brethren goes hand-in-hand. They are the greatest commandments there is.
      But that doesnât mean itâs easy. Even loving God is not always bed of roses. It takes up a lot of youself, actually your entirety, to love God; what more to love sinners alike? When we struggle on loving others, we should remind ourselves that we, too, are unlovable. Nevertheless, God can love us still.
      Therefore, not just as response to the Lordâs command but also out of grace, we should love others. Because if we do not love others, we do not love God. How can we say we love God, whom we cannot see, if the ones we see we cannot love?
     Love is a decision to choose to do good to people even if they do not deserve it and even if you donât feel like it. Because loving our fellow is loving the God who created them in His image and likeness.
     Jesus is the perfect example of unconditional love. His love is gracious. Even before the people asked for pardon, He forgave them. He even prayed for the people who hurt Him while they hurt Him.
     Love is cross.
     Love is being filled with Godâs love as we love Him back.
     Love is being broken by the sight of our Savior on the cross.
     Love is overflowing Godâs love from our heartâs brokenness to extend it to others.
Sounds familiar? This is a similar encounter like that of Miss Joena Sandiego. She lost her external drive, I lost my phone.
Hereâs my own version of steady.
Earlier today, I am about to go and meet my college bestie so we could buy some stuff for our org. Iâm close to being late so I had to text her but I couldnât because my stubborn self refused to load my balance last night. To make the long story short, I went to the bakery at the end of the street where I live (apartment) to reload.
As I went across the road, the jeepney that I should be riding was full. So, the only choice I have is to wait for another one. I was trying to keep my phone on my bag, because it has been the constant reminder of my parents and grandparents and everyone else, when I suddenly felt my cellphoneâs gone. Took me a few seconds before I shouted âKuya!â to the motorcycle riding-in-tandem guys. I didnât bother to run after them because... duh.
I went back to the apartment and told my grandparents (the ones I live with here in QC). I informed my friend about it and I swear in this generation, itâs hard to meet up when you do not have a phone. I also called my mommy because I donât know what to feel at the moment. There, I cried.
My day went on well naman (thanks, J!). But I badly missed some fun. I didnât get to go to my blockmateâs house for her celebration because I might get lost (as usual, but this time I donât have my phone to save me through text, call, or google maps). Plus I probably could not go to an event in Rizal tomorrow due to the same reason (Iâm easily lost like that).
After a long day, I got back home. And cried over my dear phone again as I think about losing it.
For my past (almost) three years stay here in QC/Manila, I never experienced an incident of snatching. Though, I hear stories from my immediate friends. Of all the times I went home late, as late as two AM from training and debuts, my phone was snatched on broad daylight. Of all the places, dangerous and not, Iâve been to, my phone was snatched near my apartment. Unbelievable!
How can I now contact my blockmates, considering I am our class PRO (Iâm sorry, 3P1!)? How could other people contact me now? How could I write? How could I monitor our online pages? How will I be informed? How about all the information I have to renew because I darn lost my contact now? How?
And like what Ate Joena said, you might think itâs just a silly phone and I could buy a new one. But no, you donât understand. My phone is not made up of applications and useful communication abilities. Itâs made up of text messages, photos, videos, memories, unfinished poems, contacts, memos, and all the other stuff that matter to me.
I donât care much about the phone, well maybe I really do because of course my parents took blood and sweat to buy that, but gets? This pain I have of losing it is about what makes it up. I may sound crazy but do understand how much of a sentimental person I am.
I almost die everytime I delete a photo or a text. Imagine losing the phone as a whole.
But thereâs nothing I can do. And thereâs nothing else I want to do but to let go.
I praise the Lord for keeping me safe. Other people get harassed when goons steal. But Iâm alive and whole! Also, I am so grateful to see how my loved ones react about the incident. I really feel the love. (Thank you guys!)
Above all else, there is something God taught me today. I realized this the moment before I type this post. I was looking at my devotion/journal (a constant hobby) when I saw an entry there:
STEADY
I wrote this when my best friend, Paui, shared a blogpost to me. Itâs the one I was talking about... Ate Joena San Diegoâs âI lost something today.â It was a good read last time even more now. Itâs all what I want to say right now. Sobrang relate na relate! And I thank God for reminding it to me.
Steady.
Steady.
Steady.
What am I still holding too tightly? What do I need to let go?
I bet the answer is obvious, my cellphone.
Iâve been too dependent and hooked on it. It had been a vital part of me. May it be acads, church duties, leisure, and all othersâmy cellphoneâs there to serve me. And a while ago, as i was questionning whether or not I prayed before leaving the house (which I was sure I did and maybe itâs the reason why I am safe right now), I remembered my recent prayer item on my list. It has been led to me by the Holy Spirit lately. It goes something like...
âLord, take away all the reasons why Iâm sinning against you, the reasons why itâs like Iâm departing from the center of your will, the reasons why I grieve you...â
I realized just now how much my cellphone had been a distraction despite itâs help. It consumed much of my time, led me to unnecessary doings, and a lot more. I held on too much on it.
Maybe, just maybe, it is already replacing my great love in my heart. Maybe itâs the âthingâ that I unconsciously want to get rid but I canât. Maybe I already know I had to dethrone it from a place in me but I didnât. Maybe itâs what the Holy Spirit led me in my prayers. Ayan, answered prayer na agad! Haha!
Seriously though, I feel at peace right now realizing all these. Although, regrets are aching due to my dear memories contained on that phone. But as a whole, I feel okay. I am more than thankful to God for keeping me safe; I donât think I got traumatized.
Most especially, what I am grateful for is that He answered my prayer. Itâs time that I give it up.
Yes, there are times that what God takes away are things (sometimes, persons) that matter to us big time. Itâs sad but itâs way better than losing His heart for us.
So there, one thing I am praying to learn right now is to be sensitive about myself. Am I already over the line? Am I replacing God with something here in my heart? What is it? I hope I can be able to not just be sensitive but also to let go and lielow if I have to. I hope I donât have to come to a point that God would have to allow the bad things to happen before I learn.
And I hope you all these, too!
As I finish this post I honestly looked for my cellphone about ten times now, on reflex. It actually feels funny. But hey, Iâm letting go. You served me well, Grand Prime. May you be well with your new owner. I am praying for those snatchers though I am hurting. Huhuhu.
Steady, heart. My God is greater than the pain, regret, mistakes, and sins. My God is the God who can give me more than just a material. My God is the giver of something noone nor nothing can compareâHis salvation, His grace, and His peace.
I lost something today... Glad God found me something new.
PS: Donât forget to always pray and take care, of course. Ingat parati! Immanuel!
(((Photo not mine. Walang pangpicture ng personalized calligraphy. Haha!)))
When I go to the bookstore, Iâll grab books and read the last few pages. I want to know how it ends. I want to know where we end up. Hollywood executives always read the first and last page of a screenplay, and if the characters donât change, they toss the script. We inherently want a landing, a safe conclusion, a final punctuation on the sentence of life. Â
When I first read the Bible for myself, I started at Revelation. I wanted to know if everything was going to be okay. I heard about the Fall of Man and all the ugly things that happened in Genesis; I knew about the flood and the tower of Babel and the incest and the wars. In Revelation, I was overwhelmed. Everything was getting put right again. Justice was unrolling from Heaven, angels speaking with mere men, evil squashed to pieces, healing was all over the place. Since then, I read the Bible very differently. I know that the first page doesnât get to say everything about us, and we get a landing, a final sentence of victory. We get to win, because God does.
 â J.S. Park
This verse is undeniably familiar, isnât it? We hear and see this around; and even on a personal level, it has given us courage countless times. But what does Philippians 4:13 actually mean in its Biblical context?
This question was raised in me through Pastor Ferdie one Sunday Service in JIL Ortigas Center. He was talking about The Search of a Complete Life and one of his point was that, âA complete life is a life of contentment.â Philippians 4:13 was mentioned under the said point and it put me to thinking⊠What does this has to do with contentment?
Curious, I took time to reread Philippians again and search a little more.
We more often than not associate Philippians 4:13 during times of weakness. It had been our inspiration; a sweet promise from God that we can do anything by the help of Jesus. And itâs true, it definitely is. But thereâs more to it.
As a background in Philippians 4:10-20, Paul gave thanks to the people of Philippi (to whom this epistle as a whole was addressed) and spoke about Godâs provision to them. Along with these, he had his concluding testimonies about his life. Verses 10, 11 and 12 in the said chapter is a good support to the verse 13.
(How come they werenât this appealing to me before? How come I dwelt much on v. 13 only?)
Paul mentioned outright in his speech that he is speaking to the people not due to his needs because he has already learned contentment in whatever circumstances. Note that the word whatever gives us a powerful tone regarding how contentment makes us able to go through anything that comes our way. We know Paul and the things he encountered in his walk in serving the Lord. He had a high time of wealth and a very low moment of poverty. He tried being well and not, both physically and spiritually. These experiences and by Godâs grace, he learned to be content. And to the people of Philippi, he shared the secret of being content that makes him rejoice no matter what happens.
I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:10-13
The secret of being content is being able to choose to be content. Contentment is a choice that we need to learn. It is reminding ourselves these things:
Whether or not I have the things I want, itâs okay.
Whether or not God give me what I desire or not, itâs fine!
Whether or not the situation permits me to do something Iâd like to, itâs alright.
Contentment is not getting what we want. Contentment is having what we need. And where do our needs come from? From Jesus⊠ALONE.
Contentment is having Jesus provide us what we need. It is acknowledging Jesus as enough for us. Everything else is just a bonus. And if it shakes you of feeling insufficient, remember that there really are times God takes away and hinders things come to us just because. Yep, just because.
Learn to practice your faith and trust Jesus. Believe me, He wonât let you down.
âAnd we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.â â Romans 8:28 Never forget this!
Let us learn to remain content and refrain from wanting too much. It will just cause us to be ungrateful. Then, it might lead us to sin in the end because wanting something that is not meant for us is toxic. So there, choose to be content. Itâs difficult to do so but just do it. You may think you canât but do know that you can!
Here enters our verse of every season, Philippians 4:13, because along our way of the bumpy ride of life being well-off and being on the rocks, being easy and being hard, being brave and being anxiousâ Jesus will help us through.
Just learn to be content on what He has blessed you for now. :)
The context behind Philippians 4:10-13 is a secret of contentment. It is not just a mere reminder that God enables us to do great things by Jesus. Rather, this verse is also a promise that whatever happensâ He is always there to be our strength.
When all else fails, when all things lost⊠âI can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.â
I prefer a broken heart so Iâll need you. You say youâre close to the broken hearted and crushed in spirit; and I believe you. Let all the things that wound me come at me. Let them challenge me and let me hurt. I prefer my heart broken for you to give me peace.
The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18
I prefer a broken heart so youâll have a reason to heal me. To whom else will you come but to those who need your hand. You come for someone like me, ill, because we are the ones who need healing in the same way you come to those who are unsaved for they are the ones who needs a Savior. I lay my broken heart for you to see that I need to be healed.
On hearing this, Jesus said, âIt is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: âI desire mercy, not sacrifice.â For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.â Matthew 9:12-13
I prefer a broken heart so I may be clean. You cradle hearts so light and wash it with your blood; your blood so precious. If being renewed begs ato have my heart crushed, let it be. Iâll have my heart broken for youâve had your life forsaken for me to be clean.
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10
I prefer a broken heart so I may cry. People who weep are not weak; in fact, theyâre brave enough to admit weakness. Even You shed tears when you lost a dear friend. Have my heart broken so I may cryâ mourn, empathize, feel something for others⊠and for myself.
Jesus wept. John 11:35
I prefer a broken heart so I may experience your console. Your embrace feels genuine for your love is. It has always been my favoriteâ your comforting aspect. If Shem, Ham, and Japheth has a father named with the Hebrew word comfort, Noah, I have Your Spirit to keep me ease. Here is my heart, broken, yearning to feel the warmth of your embrace for your presence is heaven.
Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble by the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
I prefer a broken heart so I may be one in your heartâs beating. For how many times have I broken your heart, Jesus? For how many instances have I grieved the Holy Spirit and hurt the Father for giving in to my human nature? For me to stay still in the middle of your will, mold me like Davidâ a man after Your own heart. As my heart go broken, my veins and heartbeat link its line to yours, break my heart for what breaks yours.
But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people, because you have not kept the Lordâs command.â 1 Samuel 13:14
If thatâs what it takes, Iâll gladly prefer to my heart broken.
This year will be a revival not just for my tumblr blog but also for other social media accounts.
I was having plans of reinforcing my social media fasting this year. However, due to the apprehension of failure because I bet I wonât be able to do so consistently (because Facebook and the likes are such a helpful and essential need for school and ministry [and even for communication purposes as well] nowadays. Especially thesis is on its way towards me... But Iâd still try!), I thought that better yet utilize social media for something worth it.
As we know, the internet is now a medium to promote and influence. In the state of our world now, we should not be shy nor afraid to give impact through our big and little ways. As Christians, itâs high time that we use all means, including social media, to glorify God. I bet you all have talents and skills that are able to do so. And if we could share happenings in our lives and even speak about all these trending issues around, why would we not share what Jesus Christ, our Lord, has done and is doing for us? We might touch lives more than we could imagine!
Come with me! After 6 years of blogging, itâs my first time to do this and Iâm kinda nervous but yeah... Haha! I am finally open for collaborations, submits, and stories youâd lie to share with me and the rest of the people. Just reach me!!! Â Let us altogether use social media as a channel of blessings to others as we testify portions of the vast and unending grace of Lord God in our lives. :)
âIn the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.â Matthew 5:16
âBut you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.â Acts 1:8
âDon't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.â 1 Timothy 4:12
For me, 2015 was the most eventful year of my life by far. As in, punong-puno talaga ng kaganapan. Para ngang napakabilis ng panahon sa rami ng pangyayari. Di ba? Di ba? Hindi lang sangkatutak na disappointments at anxiety trips ang naging remarkable sa taong ito; kundi maging ang nag-uumapaw na blessings, opportunities at experience! This, I believe, is a year of growth and maturity through baby steps. Not just that, I was blessed with a lot of new things and new people to treasure and love this year. Nevertheless, I get to keep the ones worthy; yay to my constants! Kaya... Happy New Year po sainyong lahaaaat! I sincerely praise the Lord for giving you all to me. Thank you so much for everything: for being there for me and keeping up with my kakulitan, kabullyhan, kasungitan at most especially kadaldalan!!! Hahahahahahahaha love you all! Heehee. You are all part of the lovely pieces and details of my year... and that, "I thank my God when I remember you." Philippians 1:3 yiiieeeee!!! I swear I'll be a better tiny sunshine this year. *wink wink* Above all, I want to thank You Lord! Thank You for revealing yourself to me ever more than before. Sa taong 2015 ko higit na napatunayan na "the more you know someone, the more you fall in love." :) You showed me how faithful, great, unchangeable, and enough You are; and I know You will always be. And as a year pass and another comes, I offer my life to You again, Lord God. You have made my heart sing thousand songs the past years and I'll be forever privileged to sing ten thousand and more. I can't wait for greater testimonies to tell the world about who You are to me as Your perfect plans for me unfold and make happen. I'm up for more of You this year! †All ye declare, "Jesus is Lord over 2016." Yipee!!!
Dear self, I know my blog is kind of messy right now. It has been spammed by shared posts from Instagram. I hope you understand that I have to. This is for something better (than aesthetic)'s sake. Don't worry, I'll clean this up before the year ends (or at least before I go back to school next semester.) Love, Your OC alter ego self
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