Lord You have my heart

Enough

Look back

A few saturdays ago I was by myself driving and I decided to have a chat with God. I prayed, "God I don't think You can get me out of this problem. I wanna believe in you & I have faith and all. But the way things are looking I really doubt it. Lord, I wanna believe in you but its so hard. I'm just losing faith now. Lord help me believe."

Surely enough God answered me back. Sunday morning message God answered me back. Remember at Exodus how the Israelites got out of the Egypt and passed thru the Red Sea. If you were there you would have witnessed one of the greatest miracles, you would of never forgotten the image of walking pass a wall of waters. I think this is the first Sea world park. Let's not also forget the plagues that happened not so long ago. Point is if you were there you would have witnessed God's guiding hands 1st hand. But wait a few chapters later same people, same witnesses complaining that5 God has left them and they would have been better off at Egypt. They forgotten what God has done for them. Yeah how quickly I've forgotten how God has rescued me during my time of trouble. Let me try to think back:

1.) Saved my mom from sickness
2.) Rescued me when I was sick
3.) Guided me throughout my college and graduation
4.) Helped me out during the hard exams.
5.) That subject that I thought that i would not have passed. I passed
6.) Saved our business when things were not looking bright.
7.) There was this time I was lost, good thing found my way back.
8.) During my time of temptation, He kept me strong.
9.) That heartache He helped me recover from.
10.) How about that camp that had lots of problems. Everybody went home safely.
11.) That car that slid and missed me by a few inches
12.) During my time of sadness, He comforted me.

I can still continue writing on how God has continually rescued me from my troubles I thought I would never get out off. During our discipleship we had a topic about journaling. I just realized how important journals are. We as humans tend to be forgetful. When you write down things on your journal, you look back at the events of your life and remind yourself how God has led you. I'm going to put a tag on this entry. And I'm going to see a few years from now how God is going to get me out of this trouble.

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Btw I got blocked the other day. Maybe my timing was bad. Anyways get that rebound and drive back to the basket again.

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White Dog vs. Black Dog

Achi Nenel shared this during our back-up training, hope I got it right. There was a professor who told his students that he owned 2 dogs a White cute lovable dog and a black ferocious angry dog. Problem is the two dogs don't get along very well and they fight all the time. So his students asked "Who wins?". The professor answered "The one I feed wins."

Well the white dog represents our talents and potential, while the black dog represents our fears and insecurities. Think about it :)

I could only imagine

A picture is worth a thousand words...

Me & Byron's Hawaiian Dance

Hey didn't know Justine posted this

Till I see you

Animo La Salle!

Yes its that time of year again, UAAP Basketball Playoffs. I thought the La Salle vs. Ateneo match was really close. The La Salle vs UE match is closer. wow! I really hope La Salle takes the championship again.

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I hurt my knee last week playing basketball. This week I hurt it again. Maybe this is a sign. Time to retire. Wait! what am I talking about? I don't have a basketball career! Its just all in my dreams. Maybe I should just rest for a couple of weeks.

Love Story Part 4: 缘分

Before I mentioned that this story is a classic case of arranged marriage. When we hear of arrange marriage, we think thats so barbaric or old fashion. But its quite common during the OT and I think this practice still goes on in some other cultures.
A friend taught me this new word today: 缘分 （yuan2 fen4) meaning lot or luck by which people are brought together. I don't believe in luck so I have to change the meaning to by which God has brought people together. Yes arrange marriage is still going on all around us. It is still being arranged by God as we speak ;)

v. 65 is the last we hear of CS. His last recorded were "He is my master." Spoken like a true humble servant. Well of course there is v. 66 where again he testifies about God's leading. Good thing the writer just decided to just write a one liner instead of writing the whole story over again :)

So what does Isaac do?

1.) brought her into the tent of his mother. Note his mom has passed away. Well Rebekah needed a place to stay. Come to think of it she could of just stayed at Isaac's tent since they were technically married but he was a gentlemen and gave her the respect of not sleeping with her before marriage.

2.)He married her. Did they have a big celebration or just a small wedding reception? Don't know. But one thing for sure they went thru with the ceremonies. Some people might think what's the big fuzz about wedding celebrations? Some might say weddings are expensive lets forget about the whole thing. Or wedding receptions are boring who would want to go?
Wedding are not suppose to be show offs. It is a declaration before God and to the people that the couple will become husband and wife.
A friend from church recently got married. He had a simple wedding and reception at church and we really enjoyed attending his wedding. We had a blast.

3.) She became his wife. Well wait you might tell me "Didn't they get married already? So she is his wife already." Well technically on paper, yes. But if he doesn't start treating her as a wife or a "partner" then I believe their marriage would be a rocky one.

4.)He loved her. My friend told me that in Dutch they have 2 words for love. First one meaning "being in love" the other "loving someone". Come to think of it the Dutch has a good point. "Being in love" just involves the feelings. "Loving someone" now that takes commitment. So they needed to differentiate it.

So what came first the love or the feelings? Its like asking the question which came first the chicken or the egg? I don't think it matters which one goes first but if there is no commitment then there is no love.
Btw, I think the chicken came first cuz it was crossed the road before laying the egg :) Bad joke. hehehe

5.)Finally Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. I think Isaac took his mom's death real hard. Isaac was not comforted all by himself. He had Rebekah beside him. Finally he had someone to share his feelings, someone to share his problems, someone who cared and loved him.

to be cont'd... (honest last na talaga ito)