A reminder of Philippians 1:6

My walls may have been broken down, I may have stumbled a lot of times  but I will never lose hope believing that nothing can stop God from completing what He has started in me.

#Wall Post from Kuya Bryan Rabina.

*there might be some things that seemed so hopeless that tempts me to be discouraged or to make me think... "Will I ever get to the things that God wants me to complete?" Well, here is the truth... YES! I will! --Grace/faith.

I am Called to [Standout]

¹ I will sing of the LORD’s great love forever; 
   with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known 
   through all generations. 
² I will declare that your love stands firm forever, 
   that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself. 
³ You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, 
   I have sworn to David my servant, 
⁴ ‘I will establish your line forever 
   and make your throne firm through all generations.’”^[c]

 ⁵ The heavens praise your wonders, LORD, 
   your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones. 
⁶ For who in the skies above can compare with the LORD? 
   Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings? 
⁷ In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; 
   he is more awesome than all who surround him. 
⁸ Who is like you, LORD God Almighty? 
   You, LORD, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.

 ⁹ You rule over the surging sea; 
   when its waves mount up, you still them. 
¹⁰ You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; 
   with your strong arm you scattered your enemies. 
¹¹ The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; 
   you founded the world and all that is in it. 
¹² You created the north and the south; 
   Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name. 
¹³ Your arm is endowed with power; 
   your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.

 ¹⁴ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; 
   love and faithfulness go before you. 
¹⁵ Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, 
   who walk in the light of your presence, LORD. 
¹⁶ They rejoice in your name all day long; 
   they celebrate your righteousness. 
¹⁷ For you are their glory and strength, 
   and by your favor you exalt our horn.^[d] 
18 Indeed, our shield^[e] belongs to the LORD, 
   our king to the Holy One of Israel.

 ¹⁹ Once you spoke in a vision, 
   to your faithful people you said: 
“I have bestowed strength on a warrior; 
   I have raised up a young man from among the people. 
²⁰ I have found David my servant; 
   with my sacred oil I have anointed him. 
²¹ My hand will sustain him; 
   surely my arm will strengthen him. 
²² The enemy will not get the better of him; 
   the wicked will not oppress him. 
²³ I will crush his foes before him 
   and strike down his adversaries. 
²⁴ My faithful love will be with him, 
   and through my name his horn^[f] will be exalted. 
²⁵ I will set his hand over the sea, 
   his right hand over the rivers. 
²⁶ He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, 
   my God, the Rock my Savior.’ 
²⁷ And I will appoint him to be my firstborn, 
   the most exalted of the kings of the earth. 
²⁸ I will maintain my love to him forever, 
   and my covenant with him will never fail. 
²⁹ I will establish his line forever, 
   his throne as long as the heavens endure.

 ³⁰ “If his sons forsake my law 
   and do not follow my statutes, 
³¹ if they violate my decrees 
   and fail to keep my commands, 
³² I will punish their sin with the rod, 
   their iniquity with flogging; 
³³ but I will not take my love from him, 
   nor will I ever betray my faithfulness. 
³⁴ I will not violate my covenant 
   or alter what my lips have uttered. 
³⁵ Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness— 
   and I will not lie to David— 
³⁶ that his line will continue forever 
   and his throne endure before me like the sun; 
³⁷ it will be established forever like the moon, 
   the faithful witness in the sky.”

 ³⁸ But you have rejected, you have spurned, 
   you have been very angry with your anointed one. 
³⁹ You have renounced the covenant with your servant 
   and have defiled his crown in the dust. 
⁴⁰ You have broken through all his walls 
   and reduced his strongholds to ruins. 
⁴¹ All who pass by have plundered him; 
   he has become the scorn of his neighbors. 
⁴² You have exalted the right hand of his foes; 
   you have made all his enemies rejoice. 
⁴³ Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword 
   and have not supported him in battle. 
⁴⁴ You have put an end to his splendor 
   and cast his throne to the ground. 
⁴⁵ You have cut short the days of his youth; 
   you have covered him with a mantle of shame.

 ⁴⁶ How long, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? 
   How long will your wrath burn like fire? 
⁴⁷ Remember how fleeting is my life. 
   For what futility you have created all humanity! 
⁴⁸ Who can live and not see death, 
   or who can escape the power of the grave? 
⁴⁹ Lord, where is your former great love, 
   which in your faithfulness you swore to David? 
⁵⁰ Remember, Lord, how your servant has^[g] been mocked, 
   how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations, 
⁵¹ the taunts with which your enemies, LORD, have mocked, 
   with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.

 ⁵² Praise be to the LORD forever! 
            Amen and Amen.

#In this I know, He has chose me, called me, anointed me,


set me apart to standout for our broken generation.

#His faithful love will overtake this very life...and for this very reason... let this life be in undivided devotion.

#I love you papa.

My Year-end @ Davao with LOVE.

Usually, my ministry life starts in the afternoon. =)

To start with, had my [close cell--DOWN] with Lucile @ my lil' nest.  She helped me to prepare buko pandan gulaman for Kabacan Ministry. =) Then, we had our year-end topic with our book of dreams. Remembering how God worked in our 2011 [our ways of evaluating ourselves...and it's good to compare only/within ourselves] and preparing some of our vision and dreams for 2012. =) We can't afford to stop dreaming for something big for 2012 because we know that we had a great Daddy who can't resist sanctifying, purifying, and fulfilling our dreams. <3

Then next...

[photo taken by Ate Marian Delagracia]

Then next...

Here's the finished product of our Buko Pandan Gulaman. J

I decided to prepare a snack for them as my pre-victory party of my being a Registered Nurse— of PNLE December 2011. J

 And the team enjoyed it… J

And finally my most awaited part… Mana Davao and it’s my first time!  J

It’s fun to have friends/ family you know who love GOD. J and this is our way of enjoying.

Fruitful Christmas and Well-Advanced New Year. J

Almost Day Break. =)

Psalm 46:5

God is within her, she will not fall; God will help
her at break of day.

#Board Exam [December 18-19,2011] is fast approaching and I am excited for the Glory of GOD. =)
#GodisFaithful. =)
#ThankyouDaddyGOD.

Daughtership.ü

I felt like im learning my baby first word-- "Papa"...spiritually. God wants me to understand my daughtership. And he is saying that he is not my earthly father that would traitor my hopes-- when we trust in him, we will never be disappointed.ü#lovingitPAPAGOD#romans8

Disappointment? Never.

‎"Whatever situation, whatever need-- He is 
always worthy of trust. Waiting on GOD never
result to disappointment."




#Amen! :) Comforted and helped me nourished my trust to my  Abba Father for this coming board exam. ♥

Not with that Empty Charm.

"Charm is deceptive, beauty is fleeting;

but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised."

Proverbs 31:30

         To my observation this past weeks or months since I had my bangs, there were no days that I don't hear people saying that I'm beautiful (Thank you LORD! :) for making me beautiful. It has been your grace to my life LORD.). Upon the spontaneity of hearing the honey-filled words of appreciation from people, It became so irritating to my ears. So, I rebelled  inside-- I don't want to be "another-woman-with-empty-charm". I don't want to be plainly beautiful as the world sees. I want to be a woman who has this noble beauty inside--a beauty for the King; A beauty that would really standout; A beauty that can surpass the word "beautiful" as the world defines it; a beauty that the King might want to be enthralled with. But, one thing that I desire most is that the beauty of the LORD will be shining in my life.

"Let the king be enthralled by your beauty;

honor him, for he is your lord."

Psalm 45:11

#Lord, you are shaping me to my final beauty.

Faith Over Emotions

Video from YouTube

Song Title: Nothing is Impossible by Planetshakers

[*Picked Lyrics: I'm not gonna live  by what I feel. ]  =)

"We have taken a great step toward maturity when we trust GOD without relying on our feelings. It is more of a blessing when we believe without experiencing any emotion. While the first level of faith believes when our emotions are favorable, the second believes when all feelings are absent. And the third level transcends the two, for it is faith that believes GOD and HIS Words when circumstances, emotions, appearances, people, and human reason all seem to urge something to the contrary."--from: Streams in the Desert

"Feelings come, feeling go, emotions change but our LORD--He is always the same."--Ashley Green

#Amen! :) Challenging but this is really true. :) He will always do what He promised me. :)

One Of My Heart's Story

THE RECOLLECTION
Back in the memories that I was giving my "some-what-all-but-not-all" to someone way back years. The more I wanted a relationship with that someone, the more I get things around me broken. I am so in the mode of "giving-it-all-away" but not to the extent of giving my sacred purity. I was losing my self for that lesser value and turning my heart away from my King. Yes, I did not lose my purity, but It was so stained with wrong investments. It was a relationship that is so gazing to emotions (What a foolish heart! tsk!). A relationship that is uncommitted and unprotected to be godly.


A GIRL WHO...
As a girl grown up with Christian-ethics-on-waiting-for-the-right-person, I always dreamt of a godly-relationship. So I made it a law to myself that I will only entertain "christian-suitors" (Huh?!). But it was all wrong-- a so wrong perspective on godly-relationship, thinking that having a "christian-guy suitor" would make a godly-relationship.


REQUEST GRANTED
Envy came to me. I was so envious having someone who would find me beautiful, craving for appreciation from a guy and there the enemy laying his trap for me, waiting for my landing. As to my desire that I want a "Christian Guy Suitor", my request granted (Oh....noooooo!).


CONFUSED IN BETWEEN AND WITH THE BUTTERFLIES ON MY STOMACH
Suitors came and they are real pursuant. I arrived on being stuck in between and confused (which is which??).  From there, I cannot decide because of fear to confront or to say no. In my heart, I liked the "other one" but and not "other guy". Maybe, I can't decide because the other guy was so into investments for me--having this surprises, caring, sweet messages, he visits me at home & etcetera which I liked a little maybe because i'm a girl who wanted to be so special. But, I didn't like it much. To my fear of confronting, I had this made up lies which is a not so good decision.


THE REAL MEAN GIRL
I thought lies would help to cover up my fears but it lead me to thoroughly hurt the other guy. I was with the lies and ignoring the guy. In that, I can say that I'm real mean-girl, playing someone's emotion (haaaaay.).


THE SUPERFICIAL & THE TRAP
To the other one, I was spending so much time with him and because he is my classmate. This "other-one" is the ideal guy for me at that moment-- He is a musician, a writer, brilliant & etcetera, the characteristics that I like in a man. He makes me a little lively with his words and I liked the feeling of being talked about because he likes me. My classmates and other friends who knew about us would really think that we love each other & I liked it.  But, I was just so superficial and into emotions of being so selfish. Unknowingly, I was already trapped...long way ago. I was my  giving portions of my heart with no right timing, trying hard just to look good and be more desirable. I did not fail in my trying hard, I was appreciated. I was so obsess on my emotions and his appreciations that made me to invest a little bigger. It was I who invests all the time not him. After all of those, he left me hanging without a word and gone.


THE AFTEREFFECT
I was broken, empty. Had a low self-esteem because I anchored my identity with him. Trying to gather the pieces of me on myself. Bitter. Crying for no reason that makes me look insane in some time. I was really depressed. I was obsessing in displacement to cover things up. But after all the effort of restoring-- it was not enough...therefore, I can't.


DIVINE INTERVENTION & STRENGTH
Once upon a night, I was crying so hard with the words of hopelessness to GOD asking for his help then fall a sleep. Then, I had this dream--a no other like dream. I knew, I knew... It was GOD speaking to me in a dream.(Had a blog of this dream: on http://daylightstarlight.blogspot.com/2010/03/not-guy-dream.html) A dream that prepared me to stand and decide to let go. It was not easy to let go but God gave me strength--His grace. It was the dying stage for my restoration.


A GIRL WITH LIFE LESSONS

For all the pains and tears, It was not without lessons. I learned a lot and still learning. On submission for heart-discipleship.
My perspective was changed and still changing to God's perspective of a godly relationship. It is not having a "christian-guy" but having GOD first in me and to "whoever you are".  Learned not to play with someone's emotion. I learned how to guard and to lead my emotion (and learning & learning because Heart is so deceitful). Learned to surrender this area in my life to GOD. Learned to wait in God's time table with trusting, not initiating because of impatience. Learned not to stain my purity--a life living for JESUS. *I thank you LORD, especially to the restoration.


REASONABLE REASONS
It happened so that my gaze will be directed to him. He is jealous for me. He wanted my love. He is pursuing me more than these suitors. He is the real lover that never let my  heart be broken nor my return of investment be in vain. He appreciates more than the guys. In Him, will my identity be anchored. He fills me with so much love. Much more to this, I am desirable in HIS eyes even i'm effortless most of the time. He wanted to gave me the best--the best of HIM. <3


HEART MENTORS
In view of the life from the people  who impacted my life with their testimony and through their GOD-given revelations and advice, I was mentored. Witnessing the faithfulness of the LORD in their lives--with their heart-milieu; in that I'm definitely encouraged loving the LORD above all else not for the sake of having a wonderful relationship someday--but because I'm just into the LORD. Moreover, I love to read books for the singles with thoughts of being married to JESUS that really helped me to disciple my heart.


JUST A REMINDER
One night, As Kuya Rey Lagat and Ate Minette (a power couple) was driving me to Buhangin, I got the chance to converse with them mainly about the aquintances, some of the whereabouts, and parts on the future plus an advice. But before I reach Buhangin, Kuya Rey told me in this thought (paraphrased): "Huwag muna mag-boyfriend kasi di pa shaped the character niya. Mahirap kapag di pa shaped ang character." , Ate Minette and I agreed. I can really agree with Kuya Rey as what happen to my past and to some of my friends who had a stressful relationships. And, I'll take note of that. :D


THEREFORE
That, anything in impatience is unshaped & True LOVE is found in the LORD. Nothing less, nothing more. Dreams brought to reality are GOD-given freebies on delighting ourselves to HIM. In God's Grace and in HIS rightful timing I will arrive to a God-modeled-testimony that is worth sharing with the message of GOD's love to everyone.




#ToGODbetheglory!

Overslept.

*a reaction to the [Top 10 Time Wasters: Laziness] of www.setapartgirl.com

Laziness is a real monster.

Snoozing before you can decide to get up from the slumber. But before the sunrise, during the night I found luxury to my hobbies and did not mind the time therefore I went to my bed late.

And this very day, I want to battle in this. Giving the firstfruits of my day to my LORD. Waking up early, havng that discipline as a worship--a love offering. Discipline is something that we sow to reap much fruit. God is delighted when we bear much fruit (i'm talking to myself.hehehe.). In discipline we bear much fruit--in time, character, strength. But before it must bear fruit first it must die. Discipline is a part of dying. John 12:24 says, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.". We die, so we bear much fruit--and it is discipline to my part. I know it is not easy, it is costly. It must be consistent and enjoyed. Again, I'm a princess submitting to God's process.