Held

 Held Lyrics
Artist(Band):Natalie Grant

Two months is too little
They let him go
They had no sudden healing
To think that providence
Would take a child from his mother
While she prays, is appalling
Who told us we'd be rescued
What has changed and
Why should we be saved from nightmares
We're asking why this happens to us
Who have died to live, it's unfair
This is what it means to be held
How it feels, when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive
This is what it is to be loved and to know
That the promise was that when everything fell
We'd be held
This hand is bitterness
We want to taste it and
Let the hatred numb our sorrows
The wise hand opens slowly
To lilies of the valley and tomorrow
This is what it means to be held
How it feels, when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive
This is what it is to be loved and to know
That the promise was that when everything fell
We'd be held
If hope if born of suffering
If this is only the beginning
Can we not wait, for one hour
Watching for our Savior
This is what it means to be held
How it feels, when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive
This is what it is to be loved and to know
That the promise was that when everything fell
We'd be held
[Repeat Chorus]

Love is waiting..

"Love Is Waiting"

In the autumn on the ground,
between the traffic and the ordinary sounds
I am thinking signs and seasons while a north wind blows through
I watch as lovers pass me by
Walking stories - whos and hows and whys
Musing lazily on love
Pondering you
I'll give it time, give it space and be still for a spell
When it's time to walk that way we wanna walk it well

[CHORUS:]
I'll be waiting for you baby
I'll be holding back the darkest night
Love is waiting til we're ready, til it's right
Love is waiting

It's my caution not the cold
there's no other hand that i would rather hold
the climate changes, I'm singing for the strangers about you
don't keep time, slow the pace
Honey hold on if you can
the bets are getting surer now that you're my man

[CHORUS]

[BRIDGE:]
I could write a million songs about the way you say my name
I could live a lifetime with you and then do it all again
and like I can't force the sun to rise or hasten summer's start,
neither should I rush my way into your heart

Father's Love Letter

Nothing compares this kind of Love Letter ever.. nice ever and its forever.. with so much joyful thanks to the One who made all of me and accepted me as His child..

My Life's testimony

Heaven or hell?
Where Am I going after life's end?

    While we were on phone conversation, my friend mentioned that  she is 100% sure of going to heaven. That was so strange declaration for me, and I asked myself, "how come she is so sure of it?"  I COULDN'T ANSWER IT MYSELF.

  This had been the question before that I  hardly can't answer. Of course, no one likes to be forever tortured in hell.. But why couldn't I be assured in going to heaven .. why is it that my friend has assurance of eternal life?. 

Doing what is good (like doing good to one's neighbor, being so kind, helpful, prayerful and always going to church, respectful to parents and to the community, doing  good to my studies and many others) is what I always thought would earn me mercy from God, and consequently bring me to heaven, and also my family. Some people and relatives in my hometown had seen my good deeds- like helping my parents and doing best at school. All of these were what I always thought can bring me to heaven... But one night, I dreamt that Jesus was here on earth and many people approached Him.., and so I joined the crowd in approaching Him. But I saw Him very far away from me.. He never gave me attention  and I wondered a lot. I was so ashamed that he never approached near me. I felt so guilty of many sins which I did. To appease my feelings, I went to church after class, joined their bible studies, prayer meetings, did many good works. Perhaps by doing so, these can bring me nearer to Jesus.

 One Sunday afternoon, my brother invited me to join the young people fellowship in Iligan (ACM). While waiting, someone approached me and shared me(one on one) the "Bridge Illustration - The Gospel".


The illustration pointed to my broken relationship with God because of sin, and my facing death as a consequence. Judgment follows after death, and since all sinners go to hell, even lying, I am qualified for that eternal damnation. Though man tried hard to go back to God by good works, religion, sacrifices, he can never do that because God is perfect and could never tolerate any sin. But loved us, He made a way for man to be reconciled to God. John 3:16 stated that "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." Jesus is the only way the truth and the life, and no one can go to the Father, except through Him. All I need to do is to acknowledge my sins, and by faith trust Jesus and invite Him into my heart as my Lord and Savior.

 While she was sharing, I was with tears hearing  that  l illustration... I realized  that all my good works are just DIRTY RAGS  for God declared that (All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away - Isaiah 64:6)...
I thank  Jesus Christ's crucifixion  which was the payment for my sins.,, (³ For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance^[a]: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, ⁴ that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, - 1 Corinthians) So, there is hope for me and am 100%  that my past, present and future sins are already forgiven because Jesus Christ paid me.
I then made the greatest decision in my life- I believe and trusted Christ to be my only Lord and Savior. I am now 100% sure that there is no more condemnation  when He comes again because He promised that  in ( John 5:24 "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.) . Now good works is an overflow of my relationship with Jesus..

From being  a  murderer to my enemies, and  because I  hated my brother  before when he disobeyed  our parents and sometimes disrespected  me , now I can love them from my heart.

From being so dirty in heart and mind.  God through Jesus Christ made me clean because of His blood.. He cannot condem me anymore because Jesus blood washed all my sins when He died for me.

By indulging in  drunkenness, filthy talks, cheating, lying and many other shameful things before, now He gave me a new heart and works out His loving purposes in my life.

He now disciplines me as His child, to correct me and lead me to His paths.

 The reason why I can't answer my friend's question in the past if I am sure of my place in heaven is because l I don't have Jesus Christ in my heart yet! I don't have Jesus Christ in my life yet!

Now, i can boldly say that I am 100% going to heaven after my life's end at any moment!

My hope now is for my all family members,,  relatives and friends to come to know the truth and accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. I want to see them in Heaven also and that  I asked the Lord to use me to share His love to them.

Now, God is so busy on my details to prosper his plans for me. God is giving me family of believers to help me and show me how to live a Christian life. Through their lives, God is showing me   that I can not live a Christ like character without him. I can now  invite others to be in God's family because  have now a living relationship with Jesus.  (John 15:5 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.) I considered this as my life verse.

God's Boxes

I have in my hands two boxes,
Which God gave me to hold.
He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black box,
And all your joys in the gold."

 

I heeded His words, and in the two boxes,
Both my joys and sorrows I stored,
But though the gold became heavier each day,
The black was as light as before.

With curiosity, I opened the black,
I wanted to find out why,
And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole,
Which my sorrows had fallen out by.

I showed the hole to God, and mused,
"I wonder where my sorrows could be!"
He smiled a gentle smile and said,
"My child, they're all here with me.."

I asked God, why He gave me the boxes,
Why the gold and the black with the hole?
"My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings,
The black is for you to let go."

We should consider all of our friends a blessing.
Send this to a friend today just to let them know you
are thinking of them and that they are a joy in your life.

A ball is a circle, no beginning, no end.
It keeps us together like our Circle of Friends.
But the treasure inside for you to see,
Is the treasure of friendship you've granted to me.

Today I pass the friendship ball to you.
Pass it on to someone who is a friend to you...

 

 

let's all join in praying for people in japan hit by Tsunami

email came from one of my friend in Japan..

     Still continue. Some building are collapsed. Many fires.
    We are waiting Tsunami, it is expected more than 10m wave.
    All transportation are now dead. We cannot leave for home..

    email from KHI friend in japan at 16:45...
      ...
    

 

 

hoping they all safe..

lets all continue praying for them..

life is like a cup of coffee...

Just read this morning all coffee's benefit and just remember what my housemate referred me to watch "life is like a cup of coffee".. I appreciated it and have now the reason why i should not give up on drinking it.... touching me deeply..


God bless us all!

there's no need to mask...

The Real Me Lyrics
Artist(Band):Natalie Grant

Foolish heart looks like we're here again
Same old game of plastic smile
Don't let anybody in
Hiding my heartache, will this glass house break
How much will they take before I'm empty
Do I let it show, does anybody know?

[Chorus:]
But you see the real me
Hiding in my skin, broken from within
Unveil me completely
I'm loosening my grasp
There's no need to mask my frailty
Cause you see the real me
Painted on, life is behind a mask
Self-inflicted circus clown
I'm tired of the song and dance
Living a charade, always on parade
What a mess I've made of my existence
But you love me even now
And still I see somehow
But you see the real me
Hiding in my skin, broken from within
Unveil me completely
I'm loosening my grasp
There's no need to mask my frailty
Cause you see the real me
Wonderful, beautiful is what you see
When you look at me
You're turning the tattered fabric of my life into
A perfect tapestry
I just wanna be me
But you see the real me
Hiding in my skin, broken from within
Unveil me completely
I'm loosening my grasp
There's no need to mask my frailty
Cause you see the real me
And you love me just as I am
Wonderful, beautiful is what you see
When you look at me

One night with the King movie

"One Night With The King" a legendary story of the young Jewish girl named Hadassah. Her life portrays the Biblical Esther who happens to be the Queen of Persia. What is good about her is her very strong faith in God. She believes she can save her Jewish nations and indeed God showed her favor. She saves the nation from its arch enemies.. All the while, also winning the heart of the extremely handsome King Xerxes..

Nice movie...

Why Me?

 

 

...and you question   God    -   'why me?'...

always look at the bigger picture....

 

A day without the Lord- Is a day wasted.

 

this is it!... head is aching..

since morning, i felt the head tensions but i just ignored it.. in the afternoon it's echoing to body that made me home early.. i home past 4 pm.. i reached home at 5 pm and immediately went to bed to rest...my house mates wake me up for dinner at 7pm and i felt much pain in opening my eyes.. hard to eat while it's aching, housemates wondered why so mute joining them having dinner but i have too and i made it... after dinner i put some pain killer lotion to enlighten feelings but still resounding around eyes... i have my regular evening study but i hardly doing it now due to eye pain echos.. hope this will last only till this night end..

Mind now propagating to search it's cause and has found it!..

It may be due to too much time with computers and busy doing nothing (facebooking, blogging, emailing, and updating friends)... realized it only because pains buzzing me up... STOP IT wendy! sleep well!, rest well! your company is not paying you to have this kind of pain...now suffering but still blogging... wrrrr...

i now on training my dragons.. that dragon is me ( my attitude and habit of doing something not relevance )... i have to train me to at least to be valued...  hoping to get well soon for another tasks ahead...

this hour begins the journey...

 

on way to licensure....

which color's me...

sunday lunches 3/6/11

you give me hope

I look at your smiling face,
Your so weak, yet you have such strength,
You take a glance around this place,
You make the best of everything

You give me hope, in spite of everything,
You show me love, even with so much pain
So I'll take this life and live like I was given another try

We laugh, we cry
Sometimes we're broken and we don't know why,
I'm tired and I lose my way,
you help me find faith, oOo

You give me hope, in spite of everything,
You show me love, even with so much pain
So I'll take this life and live like I was given another try
Just give me another try

You give me hope, in spite of everything,
You show me love, even with so much pain
So I'll take this life and live like I was given another try

You give me hope, in spite of everything,
You show me love, even with so much pain
So I'll take this life and live like I was given another try
Just give me another try
Just give me another try

everything is beautiful

I would not be here tonight, if I had to choose.
It's always the bigger things in life that seem to choose you.
You can say what you want.
Believe what you will believe, yeah
But I'll take what I want, and see what I need to see.

When I'm buried in the questions, I can't find the answers.
I close my eyes and listen, 'till I remember
Everything was beautiful,
Nothing seem to matter
Every day was just another day to dream
You can say what you want, and be who you want to be. yeah

And you never looked back to the things that you had or the ones that you never need.
Buried in the questions, I can't find the answers
I close my eyes and listen, 'till I remember
Everything is beautiful, beautiful

If this is all there is, you can't wrap your head around it
If somewhere love exists you can wrap your arms around it

Can you hear me now?
Can you hear me now?
Can you hear me now?
Can you hear me now?

Buried in the questions, you can't find the answers
Close your eyes and listen until you remember, ohoh
You don't need the answers
Just close your eyes and remember

Everything was beautiful
Everything is beautiful'..here

Your smile for the day!!!

A DAY WITHOUT SMILING IS A WASTED DAY ! ! HAVE YOU EVER SEEN PORCUPINE BABIES? GIVES A WHOLE NEW MEANING TO LABOR PAINS!! JUST GIVE ME 5 MINUTES. 5 MINUTES IS ALL I NEED AND I WILL BE GOOD AS NEW !    OK, I'LL BE HIS FRIEND BUT I DON'T HAVE TO LIKE IT! THEY'LL NEVER FIND ME IN HERE! ALL! RIGHT, WHO CHOSE WHO WE STAND BY? I HAVE STANDARDS PUT THAT NOSE UP HERE ONE MORE TIME AND YOU'LL HAVE 3 NOSTRILS! IF YOU TELL THE GUYS ABOUT THIS, I'M PEEING IN YOUR SHOES! CAN YOU BELIEVE WHAT THIS DUDE LOOKS LIKE WET? ha ha ha   I'M SO GLAD IM NOT AN ONLY CHILD! AS LONG AS YOU'RE GONNA PUT HER IN MY BED I MIGHT AS WELL SHARE. SOMETIMES YOUR BED JUST FEELS SOOO GOOD! EARS? WHAT EARS? Nothing replaces having a friend 'Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.'   Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes. What does Love mean? A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love mean?'   The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think: 'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.' Rebecca- age 8 'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.' Billy - age 4 'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.' Karl - age 5   'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.' Chrissy - age 6 'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.' Terri - age 4 'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.' Danny - age 7   'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss' Emily - age 8   'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.' Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)   'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,' Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)   'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.' Noelle - age 7 'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.' Tommy - age 6 'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.' Cindy - age 8   'My mommy loves me more than anybody You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.' Clare - age 6 'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.' Elaine-age 5 'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.' Chris - age 7 'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.' Mary Ann - age 4 'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.' Lauren - age 4 'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image) Karen - age 7 'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.' Mark - age 6  'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.' Jessica - age 8 And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, 'Nothing, I just helped him cry' When there is nothing left but God, that is when you find out that God is all you need. Take 60 seconds and give this a shot! All you do is simply say the following small prayer for the person who sent you this. Father, God bless all my friends in whatever it is that You know they may be needing this day! And may their life be full of your peace, prosperity and power as he/she seeks to have a closer relationship with you. Amen.

halo halo trip at Mindy's

 

This place is where i usually sited every after 2 pm Saturday. 

After having my all house work done on Saturday's, I used to visit here (Mc Arthur Park they called it now as Freedom Park)... I brought some notes and books with me to revisit my past ECE course memories... This is also the place where i used to stay to have emotion relaxed.enjoy watching and observing different kind of faces coming and going wearing different masks (Happy, pretending to be happy, lonely and waiting to be happy, lovely, pretty and handsome, feeling pretty and handsome, rich and feeling rich, kids playing and some are doing the food vendors, busy men and women texting, and etcs..) this were all inside me that God is showing me to be thankful that i have Jesus Christ in my life.. I don't need to wear them all.. Jesus Christ is more than enough to be happy ... What else more could i asked? Is there more than Jesus Christ?.. a question that leads me enjoy my lifetime always as in God is watching me daily. There maybe worries but it's all under his care already... wheeew!.. 

after there I always did walking from there to Divisoria until i passed Mindy's  and i remember this friend of mine while we were officemate in my previous job.. he used to invite us here to have dinner with him.. This is also where he used to eat and also a dear friend to Mindy's crew. He's so well know in this place and everytime we dinner here am kinda shy to his friends.. I felt like they are always staring at me like am his girlfriend.. wheeew! am sorry for that friend of mine.. Hoping he's always okay..

i brought with me my ac and dc reviewer..while waiting for my ordered halo halo am having date with Niel's Bhor, Alessandro Volta, Count and Andre Marie Ampere,.. wheeew!. thanks for their talents and gifts to discover electricity matters.. they kinda boring but interesting..