Pursuit of God

delights i every detail of our lives

2011-12-13T14:48:00.001-08:00

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2011-12-13T14:47:00.001-08:00

Psalm 37:23-24 NLT

The Lord directs the steps of the godly.

He delights in every detail of their lives.

Though they stumble, they will never fall,

for the Lord holds them by the hand.

God delights in every detail of my life? He knows what i am thinking about. He knows my worries my desires. He knows when i do wrong.

God help me live a righteous life

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Step up the plate

2011-11-28T14:42:00.000-08:00

Guys we need to do something. There is a need. Not enough people to do it. I know everyone is busy. Work, relationships, career, ministry, dreams...

We need to equip ourselves to know the Bible. We need to protect against wrong teachings.

We need men of prayer.

We need men to guide younger men.

We need you!

Guys we need to step up the plate!

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I'm kind of rethinking about my ministry and gifts. I mean I'm not multi-talented. I have some gifts but i can't do all of it. Got to choose one that will make me more effective.

I'm praying now that that God will lead me to it. Back of my mind I'm thinking I don't want the extra load. Am I lazy?

You know what makes me happy: Making people feel God's love.

Not my will but yours be done.

O failures, O failures...

2011-11-23T15:34:00.000-08:00

I woke up in the middle of the night and had this poetic streak. A friend told me to just start writing when i have the thought I might forget it in the morning. So I started to write this out...

O failures, O failures why do I think of thee
Thou makest me sad, thou makest me lack sleep
O failures, O failures what was I thinking?
They are shameful, they make me sick.
My God is not proud, my God I need forgiveness
If I could go back and make it right.
If I could go back and change what I've done.
O failures, O failures I know now why
It is a teacher to make me wise
It is a teacher to make me meek
Now give me strength to move on
Now give me wisdom to do what is right

I've been bothered lately by my mistakes and failures in the past. I prayed to God to help me deal with them.

The next morning I woke and talked to God and its going to be a different day today. Had this LSS: O Happy day by Tim Hughes. So I started work at 8am. One by one it did not start out the way I wanted it. I looked at my watch and by 930am I've realized that I've made 6 mistake already. Oh man my day was not going the way I wanted. What was going on? Happy day?! this is not a Happy day!

Then I realized God was teaching me something. I got these mistakes now what am i going to do about it?
1.)I can dwell on those mistakes all day and have a crappy day!
2.)Admit my mistakes and start to do something about it.

So I started to do #2. Tried to fix it one by one and by the end of the day everything went well :)

Had this thought: Abraham, Moses, Elijah, David, Paul... all these godly men made lots of mistakes in their past, I wonder if they ever thought about their mistakes how they dealt with them?

Romans 8:1, "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus..."

Have a Happy day!

1 John

2011-11-19T15:27:00.000-08:00

I was reading 1 John and i started to notice something. John summarized his statements.

1 Jn 1:3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

1 Jn 2:5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.

1 Jn 2:5b This is how we know we are in him: 6 Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.

1 Jn 3:10 This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.

1 Jn 3:11 For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.

1 Jn 3:16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.

1 Jn 3:19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.

1 Jn 3:23 And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.

1 Jn 3:24b And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.

1 Jn 4:2b This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God.

1 Jn 4:9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

1 Jn 4:10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

1 Jn 4:13 This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.

1 Jn 4:17 This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus.

1 Jn 4:21 And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.

1 Jn 5:2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. 3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,

1 Jn 5:11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

1 Jn 5:14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

2040

2011-10-23T12:05:00.001-07:00

2040 is not 1040pm but 840pm. Almost missed my flight.

I'm not perfect and I still make mistakes. why do you still want to use me?

A very good encouragement from a friend:
Dont wallow on ur 'failures' 2 much. Open up ur fists n let it go. Lift it all up 2 God. He will bring u comfort n turn them 2 triumphs. Learn from it bt dnt let it stop u. We fall every now n then bt d mportant thng is we get up n keep going. He'll gve u strength.
Waking up in the middle of the night to blog what is wrong with me?...

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What was I thinking

2011-10-22T13:08:00.001-07:00

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What was I thinking? only one solution flee... Its a test to see who I love more. I resolve to follow you.Thank you for your mercy...Got to do this. Need to say it... Its a humbling experience. Humble me...Kuya willie you look tired. Your smile is fake. Are you really happy? Praying for your to know Christ...My first update using my phone

I'm back

2011-10-21T02:31:00.000-07:00

Haven't posted any for 2 years now but I'm back...

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I was surprised to know that someone read my blog...

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Godly man... wow i feel a long way to go...

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Losing my zeal... Ok refocus...

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Should I commit to this? Its gonna take a lot of my time... I see the need... Pray some more...

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I feel so inadequate. There are still alot of things that i don't know about...

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Worry. Worry. Worry. Is there any end to this?

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"Abundant life" Am I living it?

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I don't know. I don't know.I don't know. What do You want me to do?

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Prayer does work. I got the answer. thanks Lord :)

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LSS: Our God is greater, our God is stronger. God You are higher than any other...

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Just do God's moral will. So hard...

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Wow I can't believe it. He joined the Bible study group. They wanted to share the gospel. They want to live a life to honor God.

Honestly when I prayed for them a part of me is saying. can it really happen? It looks impossible. O me of little faith...

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Am I a blessing to others?

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Focus on God's moral will. I know I wrote it down already. Argh!

whats wrong with this?

2009-11-01T02:22:00.000-08:00

kid asked Jesus... how much do u love me? .Jesus replied," I love you this much." and .he stretched his arms to the cross and died for us. .If you believe in God, you will send this to everyone on your list. .If you delete this, you will have a cold heart in 2009. .I treat you as a true friend. But if I don't get this back, .I get the hint. Send this to all people in your list within 30min .after u read this and something good will happen to you NOW. .This is not a fake...apparently...copy and paste this .to 15 people in the next 10mins and you WILL have the best day of your life .tomorrow

Got this chain message from a friend. Usually when i get this type of message i would just delete it. But something stuck to me. At first glance we may think, we have to send this message to all or at least 15 of my friends (in less than 30 mins) cause I believe in God and I love Jesus. Nothing wrong with sharing to your friends so that they could know the love of Jesus right?

I paused for awhile thinking about this message and I had this internal alarm going off. How can sending this message make something good happen to my life or have the best day of my life tomorrow? I started to think of Bible verses that can help support this statement, but can't think of any. Its even promoting a belief that sending chain messages would help make our lives better. The Bible didn't even promise that Christians will not suffer or have no troubles anymore.

I don't want to sound critical but my friend had the best intentions sending me this message. I hope this person was not hurt when I replied back
...if you want to follow Jesus. we have to obey him and that does not mean we will always have a good day but God will definitely lead us to his purpose...

yes i deleted it, but i don't have a cold heart :)

Pistis

2009-09-26T01:59:00.000-07:00

Pistis the Greek work for faith. You know I thought I knew a lot about faith. Boy was i so wrong. After all these years of following Christ, He is still teaching me about faith. Everytime I am asked the definition of faith Heb 11 comes to mind.

As i was studying the book of Mark, something struck me. The Bible records alot of times when Jesus uses miracles to heal people. What if someone was sick, he has faith but he didn't get healed. Does that mean the Jesus is not faithful? Or is Jesus power dependent on our faith? or is it the level of our faith is dependent on the miracle? Or is it dependent on the level of understanding of faith?

As I read the book of Mark, it stuck me why Jesus didn't want to perform miracles? I mean he did perform it but he didn't want a lot of people to know about it. If I were in advertising I'd highlight the miracles so that people will know who Jesus is. His Power. So back to my question is faith = healing?

If God is just limited to our faith to heal then he is not God at all. He has every sovereign right to do whatever He pleases.

I think we shoudl first ask the question is where is our faith rested upon? Is it on the miracle? the answer? Is it in the blessing? Or is it upon Jesus?

I realized that after following Christ for awhile, God doesn't give all our request to us. Don't get me wrong. When I was a young believer it seems that every prayer is met by an automatic answer. But now it seems that when i pray it takes awhile for it to happen. God is teaching me a lot about perseverance in prayer. He is testing me where I put my faith. If God gives me a no answer will I still follow Him? God is still teaching me a lot about faith.

Lord I do believe in You. Help me over come my unbelief.

Delete

2009-09-25T22:34:00.000-07:00

Have you ever wondered why God didn't put a delete button for us? Sometimes you just want to forget some things. So you just search the time and date and press the magic button: delete. And "Poof!" you forget that it ever took place. We have to live with those memories or mistakes that just won't go away. I was just thinking about Paul, Moses, David, Peter and all the other guys at the Bible. These guys were just ordinary men and they make mistakes too. I wonder if Peter always gets to thinking back to the time when he denied Jesus. Or Paul when he was still persecuting the Christians and so on a so forth.

We're not computers. We can't make things go away. God has a purpose for making us not forget those memories good or bad. His purpose is for us to praise him in good and bad memories...

Its been awhile

2009-09-06T19:41:00.000-07:00

Yes its been a long heitus. Haven't touched my blog site for awhile where should i start...

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I'd rather...

I'd rather love than hate
I'd rather serve than be served
I'd rather reach out my hand than push someone off
I'd rather have God go before me than me leading the way
I'd rather sing You praise than complain
I'd rather that You be beside me than run away from you.
I'd rather know that You are in control than know in advance what will happen
I'd rather forgive than be bitter.
I'd rather have Jesus...

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I have this load taken off me after AZCOP camp, but God has given me this new burden... Why me? I know i should not complain but...

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Had a chat with our Choir conductress, she told me that I should ask God what He wants me to do. I did and well... God are you serious? are you sure? I don't know where to start? Its not impossible but a lot of things can happen. It can fail. Oh man... Where am I going to start? Pray muna!

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Lord l don't know what to do... It feels like its impossible... Hands down I'm outnumbered... I'm outgunned... odds are against me... you name it may chances are slimming by the minute... I know i should pray and trust but its really hard...

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I think multiply and friendsters are phasing out... Oh well thats life...

Glorified

2009-04-05T21:37:00.000-07:00

Gideon's Warriors

2009-04-05T21:22:00.000-07:00

The Gideon's Warriors are handled by Kenneth "The Prof" Lim along with assistant Jeremiah Chua. Their big men Paul De Austria, Justin Lyndon Sy, Andrew Dee and Peter Pascual will dominate their inside game. While brothers Daniel and Samuel Yam are a combo that shouldn't be messed around with. Their outside offense Ryan Tan, Dave Tan, Ian Benson " The Big Boss" Tan and Kensen Co are a force that should be reckoned with.

Samson's Knights

2009-04-05T21:08:00.000-07:00

The Samson Knight, aka "Samsonites", carried by their fearless leader Noel "The Knight in shining armor" Laohoo. Leading the charge are his assistants Migel "The Black Knight" Bati and Wyatt Tan. The paint area is dominated by Efren Go, Zeus Tanpascual, Kenneth So and import Simon " The White Knight" Chua. While their slashers and ball handlers are Carlos Co, Eugene Choi, Michael Sy and Casey "The Pink Knight" Chua.

Ezra Defenders

2009-04-05T20:46:00.000-07:00

The Ezra Defenders with team motto "The defenders of the universe..." are led by Team Captain Tian Sy and his assistant Elliott Chua. Hot hands Ibert Tan is leading the fight along with Cool hands Ian Dy. Their inside paint area is defended by Jojo Chua, Kendrich Go, Joseph Tan and their U.S. import Errol Chua. The defenders: Rodolfo Dy, Brenn Ng, and Rafael Sy won't be backing out of their fight.

The Patriarchs

2009-03-19T02:52:00.000-07:00

The Patriarchs are led by Bonny "Mr. Philippines" Arcayan along with his assistant Solomon Cheng. This group is loaded with experienced and veteran players, All star Point guard Eldridge "Kitkit" Liao, the Cheng brothers: Vincent and Norman and Fortunato Chan. Our own Team UECM players Nikko Chua and Ernest Lim will help push this team into a playoff contender. And thats not all they have in their arsenal, Jasper Yambaya, Bernard Chua and William Go are a force to be reckon with. And of course their secret weapon: Byron Lim (Psst! don't tell byron secret lang to :P) . This team will bring the house.

Joshua Conquerers

2009-03-18T03:28:00.000-07:00

Joshua Conquerers the youngest team in the league headed by Kelvin Manumbas with his trusty assistant Dan Wyatt "Dwayne Wade" Reyes. This team is loaded with quick and fast point guards Marc Tim, Patrick and Erwin Liao. Watch out for their perimeter shooters David Bangayan, Bea Lloyd Kenneth, Charleson Tan and Edmersn Yu. Coupled with their inside game headed by veteran big mens Mark Chua Lee, Steve and Andrew Yu.

1st UECM Basketball League

2009-03-18T02:47:00.000-07:00

Its finally here! The 1st UECM Basketball League. Its been under plan for sometime now. UECM formed its first formal Basketball team way back during the 1st FCCF Basketball tournament. It was a perfect record year, we went 0-9! Over the years Team UECM made it up to the placing. Last year UECM together with Gerizim Evangelical Church formed a team to join the PCIBL.

This year the sports committee headed by Kelvin Manumbas, Wyatt Tan and Deacon Ian Benson Tan set up the league with the purpose of using sports as a tool for evangelism and building up fellowship. Initially a four team league was planned but overwhelming registrants join the league made it to five teams. Five team captains and five assistants were assigned and a closed door draft day was set to pick the teams.

UECMBL will officially opens this Sunday March 22, 2009 1 PM at the UECM Basketball Gymnasium. Come and watch the opening games. Admission is free!

for more updates feel free to visit: http://basketball.tirecenter.com.ph//index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=9&Itemid=63

You are Good

2009-03-09T12:30:00.000-07:00

AZCOP 10th Annivesary

2009-02-22T11:51:00.000-08:00

Please come and join the AZCOP 10th Annivesary Tues Feb 24 730pm at UECP. Hope to see you.

weird thing

2009-02-19T01:46:00.000-08:00

One of the things i like to do when i travel is to attend different worship services. We had some change of plans, so i was looking for a church. So i googled it. I typed the name of the place i was staying and Christian church and the site popped out. It was one of the modern type churches, it was at the basement of the building. I think the place was originally designed as a restuarant but converted to a church. Anyways the songs were great the message was good too. but one thing made me uncomfortable. They gave each other hi-fives during praise time! hahaha 1st time to see this. ok ba? Give me five my friend! Apir!

How to ruin your life by 40

2009-02-19T00:50:00.000-08:00

Author: Steve Farrar

Finally got some time do some reading while travelling. Very good book, fairly easy to read. An eye opener. A book that must be read by our youths now. What if someone told "One out of ten Christian will finish the race?" Dont believe it? if your working now think back on your friends at High School who followed Christ with you. How many of them still do? I'm not saying the the statistics are exact but just think about it how come so many people claim to follow Christ but at the end they stray away and ruin their life before 40? Don't ask me for the answers! Thats why steve ferrar wrote this book. hahaha .... Ok spoiler guard your heart.

This book is available at out church library by this sunday cuz i have to return it by then :) ano kaya penalty if overdue? So get your library cards if you dont have it yet. Hey if you havent gone to the library its really nice. They have new books coming very soon. Take time to read, it will help you grow.

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sleeping at 6 diff beds in 2 weeks is getting uncomfortable. :)

Jesus Name above all names

2009-02-13T01:46:00.000-08:00

Palm

2009-01-08T00:21:00.000-08:00

I almost fainted today my Treo 650 had a bug in the Text Messaging. So i tried fixing it. One thing led to another and boom all my data was lost. No contacts, no calendar, No message, nothing. AHHH! Patay na!

Good thing I backed up my data first. My special thanks to Palm support, for helping me restore my data. The messages weren't restored, but its ok wanted to clear it up anyways. Too bad all my library of forwarded jokes lost too. hehehe

I just realized i can't live without my Palm. 5 years ago I could have lived without it, now just the thought without it. My problem is Palm OS is phasing out, so I have to start thinking of a way of backing up my data or a new cell phone.

You know better than I

2008-12-21T01:24:00.000-08:00

Christmas Giveaway

2008-12-12T14:36:00.000-08:00

This is a sample of the Christmas giveaway for CF this year.

Its a bag tag. this is a collector's item, the picture is the 1st day fellowship of CF. Personalized with their names. Comes in 3 colors. Can use it for their school bags or just put it in their wallets to remember us ;)

Truly God has blessed us this year. If you notice some of them were still in their HS uniform when they started but now their freshman at their respective universities and growing in the Lord.

If your interested in getting bag tags or any other great give away ideas you can contact:
contactlive.multiply.com
contactlivephotography@yahoo.com

Note: this is not a paid advertisement... yet :P

A penny for your thought

2008-12-09T20:39:00.000-08:00

I'm thinking of getting Asus EEE 1000H. I read the reviews ok naman. Do you guys have any suggestions or recommendations?

Main purpose: Mobility when out of town. internet. communication. upload programs for work. Still using my desktop

But the price around 24~25k, i feel kind of high. Waiting it out till early Jan before I decide, price might drop or free giveaways.

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Have a problem with Cebu Pacific. I booked a flight paid using credit card. The flight got canceled. So i expect a refund. its been 6 months and wla pa rin! I called up and emailed. They say action is being done, but I still don't see the money. Hey anyone out there who has the same problem?

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I was thinking of having a new direction with my CF Bible study group. As I was reading the Living by the book again (yes i started doing the report :P) I was thinking of them. Well fact #1 I won't be staying with them forever. #2 They got to learn to lead or else they'll be depending on someone else's chewed food. #3 Most of my members are mature and will be future leaders.

There was an analogy on the book about teaching people how to swim.
Method 1:
You can throw him into the water and see how he does.
Method 2:
Show him the basics: doggy paddle, breathing... etc Basically teach them how to swim.

I'm not saying i'm like Michael Phelps, but my point is they need to learn to handle the Bible on their own. They need to eat "solid food"

The problem I'm thinking. Its going to take commitment and effort on their part. Meeting 2 hours for a month ain't enough they got to read at home. Our progress is going to be slow, I mean the other groups are going at the rate of half a chapter per meeting. I will have to slow it down. Anyways I'll talk to them about it.

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Wow I got an answered prayer today. I was reading Psalms 17

Psalms 17: 6 I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer.

I was asking God a question and suddenly out of nowhere my friend gave me the answer. Yes I feel so relieved. Have you ever experienced sleepless nights? Ang sarap ng tulog ko now.

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last problem. Paano kaya yung food by the tenor for this sunday party? Bad trip! If only I know how to cook, not just eat.

CF Last Fellowship Day 2008

2008-12-05T17:24:00.001-08:00

CF Last Fellowship Day 2008

2008-12-05T17:24:00.000-08:00

I flunked ABC

2008-12-02T21:27:00.000-08:00

Guess what? I just learned that I flunked ABC (Adult Bible Study Class). The last time I failed it was thesis ( and I still hold a grudge on a certain person for that. jk :) ) I don't like to fail. Ironically I'm part of the teaching ministry too ;P and actually this was my 1st ABC class too.

Just to clarify I failed due to absences. i think i missed 4 times. I have to be honest 1 was because tinatamad ako. 1 due to AZCOP camp. the other 2 cuz a certain someone (you know who i'm talking about) needed a guitarist for Singspiration and well I'm not really sure it went well.

Anyways our teaching department head was gracious she told me I can still pass "Hermaneutics class" if I copy someone's note and make some sort of report. But me and my big mouth, I voluntereed to read Living by the Book again and make a report. What was I thinking? Now come to think about it copying someone else's notes is much easier, but only if I can find my notes again. Ok who borrowed my notes? Please give it back.

Living by the Book. Highly recommended. This book opened my eyes into learning how to interpret the Bible properly. Very easy to read but lots of homework. Trust me after this book, reading the Bible will be very exciting.

Ezra

2008-12-01T23:49:00.000-08:00

Yes finished reading Ezra! I think I finished all of the Prophets. Finally. After putting it off all these years. When I thought about Ezra I was thinking boring yata to. But when I started reading ok pala. Share ko 4 Miracles that happened

Miracle #1: Going back to Israel

King Cyrus of Persia was just seating on his throne and suddenly a thought came up to him "Hey why don't I send back the Jews to Jerusalem and ask them to rebuild the Temple of God. We'll pay for the whole thing." King Cyrus was not a Jew. I don't know what he read the night before or what he thought of. But all of the sudden he makes this decision. I was thinking it was not a strategic move. What can he gain from this? Asking the Jews to go back he might as well start a rebellion in his kingdom. Well the Bible says it was God who moved him.

Now the Jewish people, imagine your a 3rd generation Jew living comfortably in the most modern city of that time and then your ask to move back to the land where you grandfather came. Never been there before. All you know that its the most backward place. Would you live in a place no electricity, no running water, no TV and no Internet? You know some people could die of boredom ;) Well God moved them to. Its a miracle God moved their hearts to do His will.

Miracle #2: Getting rid of the troublemakers

Well their building the temple, of course the Jews had enemies too. They tried infiltration, discouraged them, threatened them and even hired counselors or experts to ruin their plans. So they continued doing that until a new king arose King Darius. Remember Piatco when Erap was president the project was legal but when GMA came on board suddenly it was illegal. Well the enemies were wise, they knew new king means new policies. Ok so they wrote a letter saying that this project was illegal. So a TRO was issued. So Haggai and Zechariah wrote a letter to King Darius saying "Ok go back to your records see that this was decreed by King Darius." So they looked at the records and lo and behold it was there. You know King Darius could have said "So what? I'm the new king. New king, new rules". Maybe Darius was thinking, if Cyrus made this plan there must be a good reason for it. Anyways whatever the reason, one thing for sure God's hand was there. He moved Darius to help finish the Temple. The plans of the enemies backfired.

Miracle #3: God protecting them

New king again, King Artaxerxes. This time Ezra comes into the picture. The new king was moved by God to offer treasures and gifts back to the Jews. He like hands them a blank check and then tells them go back and make a offering to God. Alright?! Well not quite. Ezra had to bring all these treasures back to Jerusalem and it was a long and dangerous journey. Ezra could have asked for a security detail but he thought what would king Artaxerxes think. If your God is the real God, why can't he protect you? So they fast and prayed and they reached the Jerusalem safely. Miracle yes. I'm a type of person who likes to worry and when we were going to and from the Azcop camp. I was thinking, a thousand things could go wrong. But God's hand was there. Uy sayang for those who did not attend.

Miracle #4: God deals with their sin.

The Jews were back in their land and 1st thing they do intermarriage. Wait before you say anything, the main point here is that they married people who worshiped other Gods. That meant they would lead to worship other Gods that's what got them exiled the first place. No holds bar, he deals with their sin. as you can see on the list. Walang kaibigan or kamaganak. If you sin your on the list. Notice even some Levites were on the list. It really is a miralce when God opens the eyes of the people see their mistakes and turn back to God.

So go read Ezra, highly recommended. Right now I'm going to finish Psalms.

more things on my mind

2008-12-01T01:27:00.000-08:00

Next year you might be contemplating to join a ministry and I just wanted to share this:

-Its an investment. We are investing our time, money, emotions, feelings and relationships. There are ups and downs.

-God will not short change you. You might think "lugi ako" when you serve God. For example, your stuck at choir practice while everyone is going to gimik or you want to spend time with your friends (or a certain someone) but you have a meeting. Sometimes people don't even appreciate what your doing. But you know what I realized it is more blessed to give than to receive. Like a farmer who plants its going to be hard, will require sweat and patience. But once you see the fruits of your labor. Grabe your heart will be filled with joy.

-I learned that if you want to break your pastor's heart, just turn away from the Lord. Thats the level of emotion and feelings we invest.

- We cannot change people, only God can. We think we can fix this person or that person but we can't. We are just the tool. Let God use us.

- You will be ministered too. Many times I was encouraged by the songs we practiced at choir or by the people i work with.

- You will grow. You will be forced to research on the Bible study materials. You have to read 2 hours of materials just for a 30min group Bible study. Just imagine the things you personally learned.

The game we lost

2008-11-30T03:05:00.000-08:00

I was really pumped up and focused for this game. I prepared myself for this. Right after tip off everything not only went really well, every shot was going in. Woah! Everyone was red hot. Jumped to a big early lead. Was thinking in my mind , we are going to take this game. But the second half was a whole different story. Everything just went cold. We had some plays, the execution was good, problem was it just won't go in. Whatever lead we had got erased. Not only that tambak pa. I just couldn't believe it. When the final whistle blew, I just sat there thinking What just happend? Bad trip talaga! Blaming and pointing fingers at each other, even God was blamed too. All my hopes got dashed. I got really depressed and couldn't sleep for days. Felt like a big loser with the consecutive losses. Couldn't stop comparing to the other teams.
When we started to refocus and analyze our game plan we realized that we rushed it. Too many fast breaks. The shots were pilit pa. We were lucky the 1st half but the 2nd half wla na. I recalled the movie Facing the Giants the coach "... we praise God when we win, we prais God when we lose" Got to move on and focus on the next game

Azcop ypro camp

2008-11-29T01:03:00.000-08:00

-Got to know lots of new friends from UECP, UECGreenhills, UECPasay, Jubilee Evangelical, UEC Sta Cruz, UEC Zamboanga, UEC Angeles, UEC SanPablo & UEC Balintawak. I was really blessed knowing them and learning from them.

-Messages were "Solid Food". Yup got to know the difference between a cults and Evagelical Christians. Dangers of Charismatic Movement. Important lesson know your Bible. Know how to Interpret it Properly.

-Living a Godly Testimony is going to be hard.

-I love going out early in the morning and just sitting on the beach and admiring the view. Just contemplating on God's blessing and work.

- LSS: Soldiers of Christ arise, take the stand... (with the drums beatinging in the background)

Until next year...

Azcop YPro Camp Pics 2008

2008-11-29T00:44:00.000-08:00

G's Bday Party @ Goldilocks Tanza After Azcop

2008-11-28T23:08:00.000-08:00

Notice where G is standing. Hahaha!

Complete

2008-11-23T01:16:00.000-08:00

Singspiration 12/7/08

2008-11-18T21:50:00.000-08:00

Ok I have to prepare my singspiration in advance cuz going to Azcop next week

Text: 2 Tim 4:1-5

1In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: 2Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. 3For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. 5But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.

Preacher: Rev. Lim

Main Point: Preaching the Gospel

Background: Christians during this time were being persecuted. Paul is in jail and knows that his time will be up. Timothy is scared. Not only that false teachers are on the lose saying all kinds of hypocrisy. 3:10 Paul reminds Timothy, cuz he knows 1st hand what Paul suffered. V3:12 tells us that Christians will be persecuted. v. 3:13 tells us that people will become worse. v.3:15-17 points us to the Bible as our guide and standard.

v.4:1 knowing that we will all face Judgment? Knowing that we will face God at the end of our life. Knowing that He will come back again. With this in mind. How should our attitude be? We should be prepared to tell others about Christ. Its one thing to have the tools but its another thing if you know how to use it. v4:3 tells us that there will be a time when people will not listen to God's Word anymore. Just what they want to hear. How true? If you don't get convicted then there's something wrong. God's word is a sword and it cuts deep.

Well its the first week of December, Christmas is near and not only that this is going to be a special day cuz its joint service baptismal day. Meaning service starts at 9am ( yes don't need to wake up early :) ) but there is no take 2 just 1 round. Well a lot of people will be baptized that day, so definitely no overtime. I remember my Baptismal testimony, had to do it in Chinese pa.

1.) Shout to the Lord

Opening Song. I choose this song cuz i had wanted to start slow and build up. Start with a familiar song. Maybe start with chorus 1st. I wonder if there is Chinese version of this.

2.) Joy to the World

Christmas is near so I'm goign to sing a Christmas song. Actaully our topic today is about preaching the Gospel and this song just says just that. English and min nan hua

3.) He is Lord

Then I'm going to jump into he is Lord. I want to make it lively. I was reminded of this verse 2 tim 2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel... Yes Jesus i raised from the dead. Wow what a gospel! English and Min na hua. Sorry no guo yu this round.

4.) The offering

by Paul Baloche. A "new" song, cuz never been sung at church before. I choose this song cuz I was thinking about the people going to be Baptised. Its a big step. Their going to declare their love for God and they want to follow him. Plus may Christmas version pa to.

Things on my mind Part 2

2008-11-10T10:20:00.000-08:00

I wanted to continue writing last night but my mind just shut down. Zzzz...

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Had this goal of reading the OT prophet books that I avoid. Finished reading Jeremiah and Daniel. I have lots of questions about Daniel. There's a big difference in just reading and studying it. Hmmm I wonder if the things Daniel mentioned have already passed or are things still to come? Anyways impt thing is God is still in control.

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Started reading Ezra today. Lesson learned: God still moves people. 1:1 & 1:5. He is working in people lives. He is in control He can make things happen to glorify His name.

Application: We can't make people believe in God. God does it. All we can do is let God use us.

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Hey watch out for our Christmas Play this Dec. FYI, put your Chinese hat on cuz its there are no subtitles.

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When I think of the Azcop theme, the Michael Jackson song "...its black, its white, yeah yeah yeah" keeps popping in my head.

till next time...

Things on my mind

2008-11-10T01:18:00.000-08:00

I don't like writing bad about someone or something. But I just got to tell you about Epson Printers. I think its just a rip off. Internally they made a program in the printer that locks your computer I think every 1000 or so pages. You have to go to an authorize Epson service center to have it "unlocked". Actually they just stick a cable to your printer and press a button. In less than 5 mins its done. Guess how much they charge?
P600. thats right. a new low end inkjet printer cost 2,000+ its like 25% of the price already. Not sure if other brands do the same thing. Sulit talaga yung Laser jet. Yun lang nga black and white only.

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Don't tank up or store on gas, LPG. Prices are dropping. Metals and scrap are going down too. There will be winners and losers. Too bad didn't sell some when the prices were high.

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Law of Supply and Demand. I can now see it at work. The more are produced, the cheaper it gets. Hey i use to spend around 20K for a good CPU, right now mga 10K+ ok na.

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Hey read my friend and groupmate's blog. See how God saved his life. I asked him to share what happened to him at CF, so touching . Makes you want to treasure the important things in life. hehehe

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jammed 2 fingers again playing bball. Hey i think we might end up 3rd place (ok fine 3rd from the last) not bad for a rookie team. Next year have plans to start a league.

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Hey was talking to a friend and they shared this to me.

Dead Air

geography: an area where the air covered by the mountains. so the strong winds will have a hard time reaching it. Ex CAMANAVA area cuz sabi yung may mountians covering the area.

electronics: Area where no broadcast signal can reach it.

slang: walang papagusapan. aka boring

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AZCOP camp 16 days to go. ok time to work na. hehehe

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Hey i met 5 new people this Sunday at church. 2 of them I already forgot the name. 2 of them I still remember. the other one kilala ko na pala dati. hehehe. I was surprised to see her. Haven't seen her for a long time. I knew she looked familiar. anyways good thing she started joining again. Hope that God will lead these people more closer to Him.

I don't get it why people (taling about the Christians) don't like to welcome the new comers. They came to church already.Ito na nga yung great opportunity for friendship evangelism. But everyone is in their own little comfort zone.

Invitation to join AZCOP YPro Camp

2008-10-13T14:20:00.000-07:00

UECM-Gerizim finally gets their first win

2008-10-05T22:50:00.000-07:00

It was a greatly anticipated match up in the PCIBL League. Both team have came in hungry for their first win. UECM-Gerizim team was just reeling in from a 4 point heart breaking defeat vs. UEC Greenhills. They were leading in the 1st 3 quarters but slipped the game in the last quarter.

The joint UEC Malabon - Gerizim Team came into the game missing some of their key players. Only 9 players were able to play. Coach Harry, Migel and Ernest wasn't able to come due to commitments. Team Adviser Kelvin Hya took helms to stir the team. Main post up man Ahya Solomon was playing with an injured leg. Guards Ralph and Erwin were tasked in bringing the ball down the court. Veteran big men Nicolson, Stewart, Huahua hya and jojo were tasked to guard the paint. College Fellowship had 4 of its own playing in the game. Rookies Nikko Chua, Raphael Sy, Ernest Lim and second year, Daniel Yam. Daniel is playing as a forward for BSOP team. Even though they are all pals at church, he won't let his friendship get in the way in bringing his game on court. Nikko and Raphael having a great joy ride to the game were pumped up to give their all. Hot hands Ptr Herwin and Ptr. Johnson who use to particum at UECM were there playing for the BSOP team

A record breaking crowd showed up for the game. Counted about 50 people showed up to cheer their team. (ok thats a lot compared to the previous games:) ) In attendance were Rev Lim and his family. BSOP teachers and staff were there. Cheng family was there to support Solomon hya. Hua2 hya and his family were there. Gerizim fans were there too. Coach Kelvin's ever supportive family was there. College Fellowship fans showed up to support, even though it was finals week :)

UECM-Ger jumped on early lead at the 1st half of the game. They were leading by 10 pts. but BSOP didn't back down. They made a surge at the 3rd quarter cutting the lead to just 5 pts. You could feel the tension in the court as both Rev Lim of UECM and Bro Simon of Gerizim were on their feet. UECM-Ger Team learned their lessons from their previous game and were determined not to let the game slip away. On the fourth quater Coach Kelvin had trouble rotating his tired 9 man rotation compared to the 12 players BSOP had. The relentless defense of BSOP made it difficult that made Coach Kelvin had to call a couple of time out and refocus the team. BSOP got in to early foul trouble getting team penalty, which was the break UECM-Ger needed. The fight wasn't over until the last few mins of the game when UECM-Ger broke away and sealed the game. The game ended with 80-62. After the game people were shouting "cheese burgers!" to celebrate the win but wait! May melamine din daw yung cheese :) So everbody went home na lang happy. College fellowship went out to celebrate the win. Yeah! Too bad i forgot to bring my digital camera

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points to ponder: Lebron James led the NBA in scoring, 30 pts per game. His 3-point shooting percentage is 31.5% meaning for every 10 shots he will miss 7 shots. We always see him in the highlight reels scoring all the time but in reality he misses too. Hey ain't life like that? If you don't take the shot how will you know.

I've had questions

2008-10-02T21:01:00.000-07:00

I've had questions, without answers
I've known sorrow, I have known pain
But there's one thing, that I'll cling to
You are faithful, Jesus You're true

When hope is lost, I'll call You saviour
When pain surrounds, I'll call You healer
When silence falls, You'll be the song within my heart

In the lone hour of my sorrow
Through the darkest night of my soul
You surround me and sustain me
My defender, forevermore

I will praise You, I will praise You
When the tears fall, still I will sing to You
I will praise You, Jesus praise You
Through the suffering still I will sing

Singspiration

2008-09-28T04:15:00.000-07:00

First Sunday Morning of the month. So its my turn to song lead again. I went to church early. Suddenly I find myself sweating and getting nervous before the service starts. I wore my maroon long sleeve and dark tie. Its the 1st Service, but the crowd is kinda big compared to previous 1st services. I try to psych myself before I go up.

Ok game time! I go up and I have this joke on my mind. I start saying the joke and bam! I forget the punch line. Everybody gives me this weird look. So I just smile and move on to the first song.

First song is "Lord reign in me". So i say lets sing the first song. The pianist and organist start playing and wait theres something wrong. Their playing "Doxology" "Praise God from whom all blessings flow..." So I say ok wait i think there is a mistake first song is "Lord reign in me" So the Accompanists start playing the right song. Whew! I'm kinda sweating now.

So we start singing and I noticed something wrong . The Congregation isn't singing. So I look around and the LCD is blank. Ok whats happening? I look up and the LCD guy is motioning with his hands that I didn't give him the lyrics.

AHHHH! I'm Dead meat! Puff! I wake up. Wow! that was a nightmare. Its 4am sunday morning 7 days before game time. I usually get nightmares the night before I go up stage but this is a week before. I remember my first translation I had 3 nightmares on one night. But this is new, one week before and I start getting nightmares :(

I asked my fellow co-workers about getting nervous and in my mind these guys are professionals but they tell me they still get nervous. I guess you can't get rid of stage fright you just have to face it head on. I have to be honest I can song lead but its not my forte. I want to do it but I feel other people are more qualified in doing it.

I wanted to write down why i chose the songs for this coming Sunday

Text: Eph 6:21-22
21Tychicus, the dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know how I am and what I am doing. 22I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage you.

Speaker: Rev Lim

Topic: Dealing with God, Coworkers and Christians

Background: Rev Lim is wrapping up his series on Eph. He just finished talking about the armor of God. So he is now talking about dealing with with fellow believers.

Tychicus, good thing I did a little research on 2 tim and we touched on Tychicus. Well he is a co-worker of Paul. Everything said about him is good. He is a faithful servant and dependable.

Well Rev Lim didn't give me an outline. So i'm thinking maybe he wants to talk about encouragement or building up one another.

Congregation: Now this is my dilemma.
We have the old timers. Grandmothers, The 1st and 2nd generation Chinese. maybe 50 years old and above. They like to sing hymns especially from the 閩南聖詩

Chinese Mainlanders. no english or 闽南话. Just 普通话.

The 2nd or 3rd generation Chinese. They can sing min nan hua & English. But prefer in English

the 3rd and 4th generation the "Youth" and non-chinese speaking group. Just sing English songs and sing silently on the Chinese songs. The like Hillsongs.

So I have to balance the songs to fit the congregation. ITs obvioud that I can't please everyone.

Songs:

Opening song: Blessed be the name of the Lord
I wanted a fast lively song. Something to get the people to focus on God.

At first I was going to choose Lord reign in me. But i went to this concert and they were singing Blessed be the name of the Lord. It reminded me about things that are happeing in our lives. its easy to say bless the lord when everything is ok. but when things go wrong can we really say "blessed be the name of the lord"? I was thinking about the students who are having their exams, the businessman with work problems, the guy who got a "No" answer, the people who lost their love ones... Got to focus on God. Forget about the problems. So what if you have that problem? That doesn't change who God is and his promises to you.

Second song this one I change to Why do I sing about Jesus. A hymnal. English and chinese. Maybe have a responsive reading here. Then tell them about the story of the guy who went to see the doctor, maybe in chinese. We encourage others by talking about Jesus

3rd song maybe make this a medley, Make me a blessing. Instead of focusing on our problem let us be a blessing to others.

4th song Not to us by Micheal W. Smith. This is an old song but its new. For the MWS fans they will be familiar with this. Its kind of a gamble. Teaching a new song. Might repeat this more. I might want to talk about the basketball team here and how we should not just seek winning but glorifying God. Maybe add a joke :) btw latest update record as of now is 0-4 lost by just 4 pts. Next week is the championship match with BSOP hehehe. gonna engourage people to watch this one.

5th song I choose to worship. This is english but am not sure if people are familiar with this. I recall singing this at church before but not recently. My point here is bad things might be happening around us but we choose to worship God.

Commuion: As bread that is broken. Ok i'm going to do another gamble commuion song I'm going to sing somethign new. I know this is an old song. So I hope the people recall this.

OK still subject to change. But this is my plan as of now.

Things to do this week:
1.) work on my spiritual life. I don't want to be a hypocrite. But I've been out of focus this week, I've been thinking about something all week and I couldn't get it of my head. its affecting my rel with my parents and my work. Set prayer time.

2.) Prepare for Bible study opening of Titus

3.) Fri Bible study group Evaluation. 6pm

4.) Work on my back and legs.

5.) Shine my shoe. Get a hair cut.

6.) Pratice Singpiration.

7.) follow-up groupmates

8.) Wed, holiday. Was planning something but... in ques?

Hymns

2008-09-15T02:14:00.000-07:00

Hymns are a lost art. Too bad. The hymn festival was great.

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Confused? Yup very.

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Lord, forgive me. Take this pride away.

Rescue

2008-09-12T19:17:00.000-07:00

CF Moon Cake Festival 2008

2008-09-12T16:48:00.000-07:00

1st Prize: Daniel
2nd Prize: Maybelle
3rd Prize: Michelle

100 Things a Christian should do before they die

2008-08-28T12:28:00.000-07:00

I read this article about the death of Dave Freeman he was the co-author of 100 things to do before you die. Yeah how ironic. So I decided to start a list here of 100 things a Christian should do before they die. Hey maybe you can help me fill it up

1.) Share the gospel
2.) Read the whole Bible
3.) Lead a Bible Study
4.) Go on a Mission (Short or Long)
5.) Fast ( hirap ata to :) )
6.) Songlead
7.) Set a prayer time for the whole week and stick to it. (easier said than done)
8.) Not worrying before you
9.) Go visit Jerusalem ( Holy Land tours, need money here )
10.) Work (Yeah that's right get a job!)
11.)

:(

2008-08-27T16:00:00.000-07:00

I feel really small right now. Frustrated? Yes :(

Treasure

2008-08-25T00:59:00.000-07:00

Lord, help know you more

Reviews

2008-08-25T00:28:00.000-07:00

Some reviews that I'd like to share

The Jeepney Magazine

http://www.thejeepney.com

A friend gave me a brochure about The Jeepney Magazine. Its a Christian Street magazine that lets you hear the voice of the poor.

You can download an issue of the magazine for free. I haven't seen this magazine yet, well I haven't been commuting for awhile too. But if you happen to see someone selling, go try and buy one it cost P100. Your not only buying a good magazine but also supporting street vendor too.

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Center for Community Transformation
http://www.cct.org.ph/

This organization I learned from Elder Betram Lim when he gave a talk at our church. Just a short intro its a micro financing cooperative. What they do is lend money to the poor who need start up money for small business. One of the requirements is that they need to attend Bible Studies weekly. You would be surprised that they get a return of 90%+ on the loans. Better than what some banks are doing on their loans. I read some of the testimonies of some people who were helped to make themselves independent financially but most importantly know the richness of the Lord Jesus Christ Saving grace.

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CARE Philippines

This one I can't find a web site. Ok its not the same as the CARE International. I forgot what the acronyms stand for. Its a school at Rizal. We went there and personally witnessed their work. They take underprivileged children and give them an education. These kids are not only smart, they behave well and have good manners. (Ok better than some kids at church :) ) They even have a music orchestra band, which sounds really good.

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Choosing God's Best: Wisdom for Lifelong Romance by Dr. Don Raunikar

Ok i haven't written a book report in awhile. But this book is really good. The Title sounds corny but the message is not. I believe this book should be read right after reading Joshua Harris I kissed dating goodbye.

It starts of by differentiating Dating vs. Courtship. If you take a look at the origins of Dating, its something that was created in the later half of this century and promoted by Hollywood. Biblically you can't find a basis for it. While courtship means commitment, seriousness, preparedness, etc...

It states the 7 phases of of Courtship
Phase 1 to 3 Talks about the one seeking love. Do you think that your not complete and will only be complete when you finally find the "right person"? If you depend your completeness on the other person you will be very disappointed. God is enough to make you complete. He alone is sufficient for you. Then it talks about your ministry and preparedness. Ok let me give you a brief illustration. Your gonna open a business, do you just do it? Or do you research? Make some sort of business plan? Same thing if you don't have a job and want to start a family how do you expect to support your family?

Phase 4 talks about the different levels Friendships. Basically its going to take time to get to know somebody. Whoever says Love is blind or Love at first sight is in for a surprise.

Phase 5 to 7 talks about the steps taken when both parties do decide to move to a new level. Courtship needs accountability and who else would make good accountability partners but your parents.

Actually some of the things I've read here my parents taught me already. Its just that I thought that it might already been obsolete. Guys as a Christians we have a responsibility on how we treat our Christian sisters.

Well go read it.

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I just have to comment on some of the movies I seen lately. The quality is degrading in terms of morals. Ok I don't want to sound holier than thou but come on can't you make movies with good and clean jokes.

Multiply & blogspot

2008-08-18T07:40:00.001-07:00

I thought that the multiply would automatically link the blogspot. I think I have blog at the multiply then it links to blogspot. Low tech na ako. Bad trip I even pressed the link 2x so nagdouble yung sa multiply ko.

God's Timing

2008-08-18T07:32:00.001-07:00

I can't believe it I was on a momentum and bang hit a wall. I couldn't get it. I thought this was where God was leading me. Then a friend gave me this book.(Almost half way to it) I couldn't believe it. I had all things planned out already and God still has things to teach me. His teaching me not to lean on my own understanding but to trust him. Ok God I'm clueless now. I don't know what steps I will take but I trust you. Lead me.

Tips

2008-08-18T07:12:00.000-07:00

Hey did you know that if leave your phone charger plugged in the outlet, even if you are not using it, it is still consuming power? Well cuz its just a AC to DC converter even though there is no load it is still running. You might think its just a few wattage but if you multiply it by 24 hours and then by 365 days then the very high rate of Electricity. you would be surprised. Bottom line: If your not using your charger don't leave it plugged in the outlet. Believe me it is true, my charger konked out on me and it was hot.

If your computer is using the old CRT monitor, you might consider buying LCD monitor.
1.) CRT produces more heat which means consumes more power. Plus your Aircon has to work more to keep the temperature of the office down
2.) LCD saves space. More space for my garbage to pile up ;)
3.) LCD is better for your eyes
4.) cost of LCD has dropped so no need to worry about high cost
Also if you are out on lunch or out of office. You can still leave your computer on if you want but you can turn off the power button of the LCD even if you have screen saver cuz
1.) it will mean longer life for your LCD
2.) Saves power
3.) Keeps nosy people who "accidentally" looking at the things on your computer.

Your refrigerator must be approximately have the distance of 6" from the wall. I forgot the main reason but I think it helps your compressor run less so produces less heat. If you don't have a ruler, open the palm of your hands. The distance between your thumb and your pinky finger is approximately 6"(Isang Dangkal)

Hey maybe you guys have some tips there that you would like to share?

note: more heat means more power or energy is used. So if some of your electronic gadgets heat up its taking energy.

Psalm 115:1

2008-08-18T07:09:00.000-07:00

Psalm 115:1
Not to us, O LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.

This verse cut thru my heart. When sometimes I'm up there I'm thinking am I making a performance so that people would enjoy or am I really doing this for God? God forgive me.

155,000

2008-08-18T06:28:00.000-07:00

155,000, that's approximately how many people die a day. So that would come to around 1.8 people die per second. So as you read this right now somewhere out there somebody has passed away already. This pass month i think almost every week, somebody I know or their relative has passed away.

In terms of grieving this question popped into my head. Its a given fact that everybody dies. So would it be better if you have fewer love ones so that you grieve for fewer people? I mean when you see the pain that people have to go thru for parting with someone. I know stupid question. Something like would it have been better to loved and lost, then never to have loved at all.

Just makes you think how short life is. Passing away is the course of life. Everyone has to pass though it. But God gives us hope. He sent his Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins and He conquered death. Wow what a great God we have! If we have that hope, we grieve but its more like "再见", I will see you again. This makes me see the urgency of telling my friends about the Saving Grace of Jesus Christ.

Risk

2008-08-09T01:27:00.000-07:00

I don't like taking risk. But lately I've been doing things that well I don't even dare to do before. (Don't worry its not bad things) Its just that it finally donned on me. If I don't take the chance now, when will I start taking it? How will I know for sure if I don't take the step? I don't wanna say "what if?" I wanna say "yeah gave it my best shot and ..."

Yes I'm pessimistic and a sigurista. But now I'm thinking so what if I fail? If I fail then I fail. If I win then YES! Hey I haven't failed on all my risky efforts. To tell you the truth its exciting. Although this new hairdo, well its one of the failed risk i took :( Good thing it will grow back.

So my conclusion, Think about it first. Don't put everything in one basket. Take a "calculated" risk. Don't be afraid to fail. and most importantly Pray about it.

Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.:)

A note about prayer. When we pray we should not pray God please give me this or that. But God let your will be done.

But on the side let me talk about Gambling. Gambling is not taking a risk. With gambling you are the sure loser. I remember before on our debate we talked about gambling. I think I gave a very good argument. But when I saw the effects happen first hand. Man! it really sucks. Lives are ruined. Families are ruined. So if your just starting out taking small bets. STOP! it will get worse. If your way over your head, get help.

Off planning :)

UECM website

2008-07-25T20:43:00.000-07:00

Check out our UECM CF website:

http://www.uecmalabon.org/fellowships/college-fellowship/

I wonder how I'm going to access my email?

Hey the directional map looks very familiar? Anyways ok lang I didn't impose any copyright laws. At least its clearer that the previous one given to me. Don't blame me if you get lost. Btw 7 eleven is close already there is a Puregold near there.

Endlessly

2008-07-24T03:42:00.000-07:00

Yes You love me before I knew of You...

I will boast

2008-07-08T05:24:00.000-07:00

Let me share to you what God taught me today

Jeremiah 9:23-24
23 This is what the LORD says:
"Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom
or the strong man boast of his strength
or the rich man boast of his riches,

24 but let him who boasts boast about this:
that he understands and knows me,
that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness,
justice and righteousness on earth,
for in these I delight,"
declares the LORD.

3 things Not to boast:
1.) my own wisdom
2.) my own strength
3.) my own riches

3 things to boast about:
1.) God understands me
2.) God Knows me
3.) God is Lord

Some good news

2008-07-08T04:58:00.000-07:00

One bad news after another. I think I heard enough I just want to share about some good news.

I saw a friend of mine the other day, i couldn't stop recalling i think it was 3 years ago. His dad passed away, he was still a student that time. He was worried about what would happen to him. Where he would get his support. I think after a month or so his girlfriend broke up with him. He was really sad and depress.

Well now I look at him, he is more confident now. He has taken leadership roles. He leads Bible Studies. He found work and got lots of work experience during his youth. And he has a Christian girlfriend and i think they are doing well.

I like asking people how they got to know the Lord. There's this guy from choir. I asked him "how did you get here?". I mean the first time I met him was he was at Ypro and next thing I know he was seating beside me at choir practice. He told me they got to know the Lord thru a friend. His friend use to be a drunkard, playboy and etc. Well his friend got to know the Lord and God turned his life around. They were surprised at what God has done for him and long story short that's why he is seating beside me.

Wow our God is great. Even though things look bleak now you know God's hand is still there. May all the glory be to God.

...You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name...

I don't blame You or anyone. Let me have a joyful heart. Amen.

thinking

2008-06-19T05:38:00.000-07:00

Ok I was thinking about the answer

Yeah maybe I was thinking it was God's way for him to really appreciate Eve. If she was easy to get, then maybe she won't be appreciated.

A friend had another idea maybe God wanted him to go look everywhere and see for himself that wherever else he went he wouldn't have found her.

I think my friend's answer is better.

hey notice the end of v.22 "...he brought her to the man." Hey God was the one who delivered. :)

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Crash and burn :(

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I can't believe I screwed it up at the 1st service. Maybe its overconfidence. I'd like to kick myself right now.

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I didn't realize that it was this hard. Oh man! ok I'm not giving up.

Adam

2008-06-10T04:50:00.000-07:00

I was just thinking about Adam. This guy must be the luckiest guy in the whole world. I mean he didn't have to choose his partner God literally gave her to him. He didn't have to make any choice, she was the only choice. I mean just imagine this if Adam got busted then there goes the human race.

So this morning I reread Adam's story and got to notice some things.

1.) Gen 2:18 tells us that after God gave Adam his "job description". God already knew that he needed someone to help him out. Wow what an omnipotent God we have. He know what we need and when we need it.

2.) v. 19 to 20 Wow it seems that Adam was searching for his partner. Ok Adam's job was to name ALL the creatures. Ok I'm not a biologist or scientist but I'm know there are a lot of animal creatures out there. How long would it take to name all the animals? I don't know but I bet it took awhile. But notice the last part of v.20 for Adam no suitable partner was found. He was not only naming the animals, he literally searched the whole world for one among them. but still he didn't find one.

3.)Ok this guys searched the whole world and didn't find one. Wow what a bummer! This guy must be really depressed. Well God is a God of miracles. He will make a way. v. 21-22 God made Eve out of his ribs. God will provide for all of our needs.

So question is why didn't God just make Eve after He made Adam?

Well don't ask me I'm not God. But there is this song "In His time he make all things beautiful in His time..."

hey guess what Adam was even the one who named his wife :)

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CF Small Group Outing

2008-06-02T04:54:00.000-07:00

So what happened?

2008-06-02T04:49:00.000-07:00

So what happened? I can't believe it. Gone just like that. There goes the season.

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Alright Lakers vs. Celtics. Hmmmm? let me guess.

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There goes my patience.

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I thought I did something as a safety net but it made me more worried. Lord you are the only one who is secure and trustworthy.

When is it going to rain?

2008-05-29T05:45:00.000-07:00

There was a drought. 2 farmers were praying for rain. One plowed his field while the other did nothing. When the rain came only 1 got a harvest. So who had faith? Think about it.

P.S its a rhetorical question ;)

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Well I'm going to do something. It sounds vain but 2 verses come up to my mind.

Whatever I do I should do it for You not for men.

The other one You should be my number 1 concern.

Well no harm in trying.

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有没有把握？啊等一下。。。我还在想。哈哈哈！:)

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I think I just passed thru a spiritual down. Emotionally, Spiritually, Relationally, Emotionally and Physically.

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I would like to recommend this book: Sacred marriage by Gary L. Thomas

Just a brief main point into what he is trying to say. If you think that putting your hope on that someone you are marrying so that it will make you happy. Better think again. They are only human, they will fail you. Your goal should putting your hope in God and letting marriage be an instrument into making you more like Christ. Interesting.

Public Speaking Class

2008-05-24T02:40:00.001-07:00

Pin Yin Class

2008-05-24T02:39:00.000-07:00

Guitar Summer Class

2008-05-24T02:30:00.000-07:00

thanks

2008-05-21T03:06:00.000-07:00

Thanks for teaching me about patience and trusting in you. Its kind of hard trusting in something that I can't see. I've known You for so long now, but many times I failed You. You are still faithful, even if I am not. You just showed me right now what trusting in you means. Give me back the joy of my salvation. May ur peace dwell in my heart. You are still in control of my life. Amen :)

Bumble bee?

2008-05-14T02:49:00.000-07:00

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Wanted to say goodbye. We've been together for 10 years already. We went thru alot but now I've found a new one. Goodbye my glasses :)

train?

2008-05-09T22:11:00.000-07:00

Can't stop thinking about that train.

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Everyone is going away. I think I have 3 to 5 friends that are leaving. Some made a real impact in my life. Hey even my barber left me without saying goodbye :(

X-(

2008-05-07T06:40:00.000-07:00

I'm still fuming mad! I can't believe it I wasn't even playing basketball and I lost my top. There are some things that tick me and I think this was one of it.

I should have known that I should of kept quiet when it started. Well it just went out. Now I'm just trying to cool down and writing to let it out. I admit it was wrong. No excuses. I should have know better.

Just shoot the ball

2008-05-05T07:07:00.000-07:00

Have you ever shot the ball and wondered if it would of been better if I just passed the ball?

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...When God closes the door, He opens the window, the window. He opens the window so I can see. He's working it out the very best for me...

UECM CF guys visit Makati Hope

2008-04-27T19:36:00.000-07:00

BTW, we won :)

忙 mang2

2008-04-11T03:36:00.000-07:00

the word "忙“ is composed of 2 radicals heart and death. So if your too busy your killing your heart or something like that.

Be still my soul and know you are God.

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check this site out: http://students.washington.edu/cbsf/cool/Chinese.swf

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I'm really off these pass few days. Great way to start a new year.

3 things i planned. 2 canceled and other one about to be canceled

I scored 0 points during our basketball.

My timing totally off. So sad :(

maybe I should think of it this way: this must be God's will. You know if it got pushed thru maybe things would of turned out for the worse. So pessimistic. hahaha

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Thank you Lord for giving me another year. May I continue to serve you.

Prayer for today

2008-04-03T07:30:00.000-07:00

Another dead end. Lord help me. I know you will make a way.

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Lord, help me not be jealous.

Lord, help me forgive.

Lord, give me self control.

Our Love is loud

2008-04-02T04:53:00.000-07:00

Awesome God (Your Voice)

2008-04-02T04:41:00.001-07:00

Social Butterfly

2008-03-31T16:00:00.000-07:00

Somebody commented that I'm a social butterfly. Somebody who goes from one person to another another making small talk.I don't think that this person meant to say anything bad to me. I try to welcome people and say hi to everybody. But it got me thinking, so is that good or bad? Its good cuz i try to overcome my fear or talking to people. But I realized that it is a problem. This Sunday I tried to see if I could talk to someone in 15mins. But I couldn't. When I'm talking to someone, someone would cut it and I'd be talking to them or I see someone pass by and say hi. I never really get to know someone more deeper because of it. Well at least there is a good point, I wasn't called a "social bat" :)

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To that someone MJJJ says "hi!" Hahahaha

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Did you know that some butterflies just live for 5 days? longest is about 2 weeks

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Trip to Paradise Resort Clark

My Blog site is under attack!

2008-03-12T05:32:00.000-07:00

To all the readers somebody is posting comments on my site and putting a link. Please DO NOT press on that link. Might be some kind of virus downloader.

Hey bro can't stop you from posting the links cuz this is public. All I can do is plead for you to stop. Thanks appreciate it :)

We're under attack!

2008-03-08T17:35:00.000-08:00

We're under attack! Ok you might be thinking who is attacking us maybe Terrorist? Or Rebels? Well I'm talking about another type of attack. Its a spiritual kind. Just think about this if our country was at war right now our whole perspective on things would be different. We would focus on the need rather than the want. Same thing most of us take our spiritual life for granted. We tend to think that nothing is going to happen to us because we are invincible Christians. But the truth be told we are under attack 24/7 by the devil. He wants us to fall.

I would like to recommend this book to you "The Screwtape Letters" by C.S. Lewis. Just a brief background on the book its about letters written by a more senior devil Screwtape to his a junior devil nephew named Wormwood. Here Screwtape gives Wormwood tips and advises on how to tempt a new Christian assigned to Wormwood. My thanks to my fellow blogger for lending me this book. The English is not easy reading, have to concentrate. Anyways I tried to adapt a chapter here using my own words and making it shorter to give you guys a preview ( Sorry Mr. Lewis ;) )

Chapter XVI (this means chapter 16)

My Dear Wormwood,

You mentioned in your last letter that he still goes to one church since his conversion. What do you think your doing? How come your not tempting him to go to other churches? I'm sure you know that if you can't cure a man from going to church, the next best thing is to send him to different churches looking for gimmicks and fun until he becomes someone who is a taster or critic of churches.

It is obvious. The church is a place of unity, it brings people from different classes and walks of life together. That is the kind of unity the Enemy desires. The congregational principle on the other hand make the church into a club and if it goes well into a faction. Well if the guy still continually searches for a "suitable" church, it makes him into a critic rather than a student of the Bible. It makes the person unreceptive and and his growth will be hindered. Your performance is unsatisfactory so better do something about it.

There are 2 churches near his place. I looked at the records in our office and both are good. The first one is a pastor who has been known to water down the gospel to supposedly cater to the hard hearted congregation. In order spare his congregations of the "difficulties" he does not do much teaching rather focusing more on the singing and having fun. So he just revolves around the 24 favorite lessons. So we are safe to know that this church is not familiar with the Bible. But your patient is smart enough for this - or is he?

At the other church we have Pastor Spike. The people often wonder what his stand is. He has lots of opinion on different issues from politics and society. The connecting link here is Hatred. He cannot bring himself to stop preaching anything that shocks, grieves or humiliates his parents or friends. We teach him to use the line " The teaching of the Church is..." but what he really means is "I think I read somewhere in the Daily bread or email...". But he has one defect: he really believes. So this might ruin our plan.

But there is one good point about these 2 churches, they are party churches. Remember I told you that if your patient can't be stopped from going to church then he ought to be at least join some party within. I don't mean on doctrinal issues but the more lukewarm he is the better. The real fun is making them fight over words or terms but they don't really know anything about the essential stuff of the Bible like the Trinity or Election. Let them focus on the non essential things like the type of music or clothes they should be wearing. we should make sure we make them forget what that horrible apostle Paul teaches them about food and other unessentials. The one who is more "highly" mature giving way to the who is "lowly" mature. Keep up the good work or else the church will become a useful tool that God will use.

Your affectionate Uncle,
Screwtape

Sushi Party

2008-03-05T14:55:00.001-08:00

Back in his arms again

2008-02-18T04:55:00.001-08:00

Here take my pen. I don't want to write this chapter or any chapter at all. I want you to write it because I believe that you can write a much better story than I can. I can't wait for the ending.

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Valentine's day just passed and well same old same old. I just want to say an opinion: Love is complicated.

As a Christian, I don't think that because you are a Christian brother it does not mean that the Christian sister will definitely pick you. Guys we need to be prepared that maybe she will say no and we need to to respect that decision. Ok I'm not saying you don't have a chance. I believe you have a better chance.

Believe me it won't be easy. It is hard and hurtful. I know how you feel. Pray for her, find closure and move on. Who said life is easy.

Do you believe that one day you will be in heaven with God? If you can believe this then how hard can you believe that God has a wonderful plan laid out for our life already?

BTW to the sisters please don't play with our hearts. A simple clear answer is enough. Guys cry too :(

Well enough negative thoughts. Anyways if you out there crying out your heart know that God is our Comforter:

AZCOP Camp

2008-02-11T01:42:00.000-08:00

Messenging

2008-02-07T05:09:00.000-08:00

Are there any rules or etiquettes in using YM or MSN? Sometime ago a person got mad at me for not responding to the message sent to me. To be honest I was busy and forgot to reply. So are there any unspoken rule?

If I'm online, it doesn't mean that I'm always on my computer just waiting for someone to chat with me. I sometimes just leave it on and go do my work.

Well my main reason for staying online is because its free. I mean if you want to tell me something you can just leave me a message and I can get back to you when I can. And we can communicate without additional cost. If you want to text me its gonna cost P1 and for me to text back another P1, so by using this we can communicate for free without any limit to the message.

But it has its disadvantages. Sometimes I understand why some people prefer to go offline. Its hard to concentrate at your work when people want to chat with you. And sorry if I offended some people if I don't chat with them during office hours. Well it is because I don't want to cyberslack. Even if you say that I'm in the family business, I still have responsibilities at my work. I have to use my time wisely in being productive and give a good testimony at my work place.

Some people might say thats why there is a status bar. You can tell people that you can't be bother or your not on your desk. This is my opinion but if you really don't want to be bothered, then stay offline. I believe the busy status means, "I'm doing something right now, but you can leave a message and I'll get back to you if I can."

Btw I tried chatting with 3 people at the same time, but its hard. The most I tried I think is with 7.

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Its better to get a postpaid line than a prepaid line. Just think about it Prepaid means you pay first before using it. Postpaid is you use it first then pay for it. For postpaid subscribers, you get more advantages and other benefits. Disadvantage: If you don't have self control then your in big trouble.

Thursday na!

2008-01-30T15:49:00.000-08:00

Oh no Thursday na! Time is so fast. I haven't even done what I wanted to do. Mabe I should make some sort of plan.

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Lord, guide my way.

Judgement day 2007

2008-01-21T15:38:00.000-08:00

What is our purpose in life?

2008-01-21T04:05:00.000-08:00

I just read about this guy who died at Iraq, was around my age. I was thinking here I am worrying about things that I'm sure I won't be bringing with me to heaven.

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During camp I asked my group this question "What is your purpose in life?" Like most people I would also say that I want to live a happy life. Get a degree, earn money, raise a family, retire happy...Then after that what else?

When I visit the cemetery, sometimes I go see the tombstones. Not much to learn from them except their name, date of birth and date of death. Sometimes I try to picture how their lives went. If one died by 80 then yeah maybe he lived a full life. Or if one lived by 20, hey maybe he got into an accident. Age won't tell you the quality of one's life.

So back to the question "What is your purpose in life?". I recall during our Youth Fellowship days, our pastor taught us the Westminister Cathecism The first question posed is "What is the purpose of man?" The ans: To glorify and enjoy God.
I had an idea on what it was trying to say but lately i was reading this book and grasp the idea of it. Just think about this "Does God need to be glorified?", "If the whole world withheld its praise to God would it make Him less of a God?"

God is already glorified. No matter what we do we do not add or subtract His Glory.

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I couldn't sleep the other day. I was wondering where you are?

2nd AZCOP Fun Day

2008-01-21T03:31:00.000-08:00

15%!!!!

2008-01-13T15:44:00.000-08:00

Can you believe it just 15%? Shaq can shoot better than that! I can't believe it.

Well the ball is in my hands now. I don't want to fumble it like I did the last time. I can shoot, maybe pass or just wait for an open man. Its the Playoffs and need to make the right decisions.

UECM 1st College Fellowship

2008-01-11T19:57:00.000-08:00

UECM VS. Makati Hope

2008-01-06T23:31:00.000-08:00

trading my sorrows

2007-12-31T07:35:00.000-08:00

What is our purpose in life?

2007-12-31T01:27:00.000-08:00

Who's counseling the Counselors?

2007-12-19T23:29:00.001-08:00

When I have problems, I just ask our pastor or someone who is more mature than me for advise. So what if the Pastor has a problem who does he go to? I feel that the more higher you are in the leadership position the less people you can talk to. Maybe its because of pride but people have certain expectations of you. Fact is we are all human, we will make mistakes. We need reliable people to help support us.

So who's counseling the Counselors? John 14:15-17

Lord, please take control...

2007-12-10T02:46:00.000-08:00

I feel so confused. So many things going through my mind. I feel so helpless. All I can do is pray & trust in Him.

Lord, please take control...

Azcop Pics

2007-12-05T05:38:00.000-08:00

I Am

2007-11-27T05:36:00.001-08:00

Another cool song by Mark Shultz