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Our Flight Details. Thank you Lowla Wej for patiently (almost took us 2 hours to book this)... And even to PastoGen (partner sila masyado)... It will be my first time to get on a plane..jejeje...And our First Ever G12 Conference (even in the past, we go to every conference as one family)...Exciting!!!

Morning of Prunings

Discipleship. It's now part of my everyday life. It's not just about being under a leader, but most especially being under the Leader of Leaders- God. During my devotional last night and early this morning, I was constantly pruned and corrected by God. Humility. It was painful. Yes. Tearing and trembling in front of God and bowing down to Him in sweet surrender. I was having one of my "Jacob Prayers"- wrestling with God and not letting Him go until He blesses me. And yes, just like Jacob, God also touched a part of me that hurt. Right now, it is my heart. And just like Jacobs limp, I want that limp. I want that change. Last night, I have many realizations. That God uses people around you- your Leader, sisters and brothers and family in pruning every part of you that need to be removed. "Silver must be purified before it can be used to make something of value. "Prov. 25:4 That being corrected, rebuked and pruned because it's the way the Lord loves me. He ...

Shut Up!

"Useless!" "Walang Kwenta!" "After 1 year wala ka man lang natulong sa kanila!" "You're nothing!" "Dependent" "Pabigat!" "Di ka man lang mahiya?" Revelation 12: "9 This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels." Lies. All of this are lies from the Enemy I've been hearing whole day. But it took all of my strength until it brought me to tears. Financially, I was not able to contribute to my parents even I was working for almost 1 year... And now, the conference is coming and I could not even contribute a single cent. For the tickets, accommodation and maybe even for our allowance in Manila, it will be provided by my Parents. And the enemy found it as an opening for his lies. "Di ka man lang nahiya?" ...that was the constant lie today. "Mahiya ka naman! Di ka na nga nakakabigay ng pera...

"I'm Ready."

Genesis 37: 12-13 His brothers had gone off to Shechem where they were pasturing their father's flocks. Israel said to Joseph, "Your brothers are with flocks in Shechem. Come, I want to send you to them." Joseph said, "I'm ready." "I'm Ready" ...I was struck by Joseph's response. Joseph had a dream. He dreamed dreams. And Yes, they were "Crazy Dreams". So crazy that his brothers "hated him even more" and "hated him more than ever because of his dreams and the way he talked." Even his father "reprimanded him". ...But Joseph was ready. When his father sent him out to the fields to his brothers, he was going, unknowingly towards his crazy dream. It was the beginning of his Journey to his Crazy Dream. ... But what if Joseph's response was "No", where would he be? - Maybe he would not have ended up on Egypt. - Maybe he did not become Potiphar's assistant. - Maybe if he wasn't temp...

How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace, I love thee to the level of everyday's Most quiet need, by sun and candle light. I love thee freely, as men strive for Right; I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise. I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints,-I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life!-and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death. "I shall but love thee better after death."....

"Double deLIGHT"

" 3 God said, "I command light to shine!" And light started shining. 4 God looked at the light and saw that it was good .... 17 Then God put these lights in the sky to shine on the earth, 18 to rule day and night, and to separate light from darkness. God looked at what he had done, and it was good ." - Genesis 1:3-4, 17-18 => Oct. 18, 2011, Me, Fatima and Grace had a deLIGHTful night spending time. We were on our "Date"- catching up, sharing struggles and encouraging each other and hearing each others testimonies- at long last! It was also the 21st Birthday of Fatima (Happy Birthday Gaw Light Fatz!). We celebrated it at McDo Bajada over a few Mcsaver meals and cake from Red Ribbon (Yum!)... Then it was a night filled with chit chat. => That night I saw grace in each others lives. Grace's testimony- "Power jud si Lord ani!" ..she would keep on saying. And true to her word, God really moved powerfully in her life. "Lord, asa kaha...

"Magpaubos"

" 1 Abram was ninety-nine years old when the LORD appeared to him again and said, "I am God All-Powerful. If you obey me and always do right, 2 I will keep my solemn promise to you and give you more descendants than can be counted." 3 Abram bowed with his face to the ground, and God said: 4-5 I promise that you will be the father of many nations. That's why I now change your name from Abram to Abraham. [ a ] 6 I will give you a lot of descendants, and in the future they will become great nations. Some of them will even be kings. 7 I will always keep the promise I have made to you and your descendants, because I am your God and their God." Genesis 17:1-7 "Magpaubos" or be humbled down. My constant message to me last Sunday and Monday. As I was reading my Devotional, I saw how Abraham responded to God's Promise by kneeling and bowing face down. It's an illustration that when we come to God in prayer, we should come with humility or humbled d...