Don't be so sure..

(I decided not to write the verse because I find it too personal. hehe)


Not because I've been told of something, that will be held true forever..

Not because I've conquered it thrice, I'll no longer experience the same in the future..

And not because I've been so strong, I won't get weak..


Hmmm...



                                    Don't be so proud..
                                    Stay on the ground..



                                    BE ON GUARD!







Don't be so sure..

                                                                      ..unless God says it is.

What's the root word of APPLICATION?

"You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life." -John 5:39-40

Do you see the difference?
Of course, they're incomparable! It's very obvious..

But do you know they have similarities?

Hmm..
Of course they're books.
Books containing procedures..
guidelines..
ingredients and measurements in different perspective..

Both are written for a purpose..
To instruct..
To guide..
To make us improve..
And to help us see results!

But sometimes, both are hard to follow.
It requires careful understanding of what's written in order to achieve the best result possible.
Sometimes.. patience is needed.

But what really is it that makes the two very similar?

As for me.. it is APPLICATION.

Cookbooks are designed to teach us how to cook a certain or several course/s but they're useless without application, right? So is the bible! A number of people who experienced the greatness of God worked up a sweat just to make that possible! See?! They're not written for reading alone! They're designed to see differences among us after having them bought!

YES, it's good to study the scriptures but studying alone won't help us grow.
YES, people are amazed seeing us reading it but that alone couldn't really convince them to follow Jesus.

What's the root word of application?
APPLY!

Yes, applying what we have studied is far better than studying the scriptures alone and seeing the differences in our lives is the most convincing strategy of winning people back to God. What is WORD without ACTION, anyway?

Hmm.. Perhaps, I should start getting more serious in writing my personal application in my devotional notebook! I hope you, too! God bless us! :)

Won't give up on you baby..

"He will spend his days in prosperity,
and his descendants will inherit the land." -Psalm 25:13

"But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded." -2 Chronicles 15:7

They said, "If you've tried a lot of times and failed, the only thing that could make it worse is when you give up.."

So I made up my mind..

I won't give up on you no matter how painful it is receiving not a single text from you.

I won't give up on you no matter how disturbing it is to think that you show up only when you want to.

I won't give up on you no matter how hard it is to see you acting weird before the world recently.

I won't give up on you because I know you'll remember me, too.

I won't give up on you because I know you'll find that desire to go, too.

I won't give up on you because SOMEONE didn't give up on me, too.

I won't give up on you baby, babies, naks.. I miss you soooo. Please come back. I love you.. :'(

Miss ko na to. :(

Clothing Budget..

"I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high." -Luke 24:49

How long will I stay?

..and how much will it cost me before I'll have that cloth?

Hmmm..

Then Jesus asked them, "When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?"
"Nothing," they answered. -Luke 22:35

It pisses me off when I couldn't bring all I want to bring, due to several different reasons, whenever I travel. While packing my things up, I always hear this line from my Mom, "JUST BRING WHAT YOU NEED." Stubborn as I was, I always consider the line as just my Mom's way of dealing with my being brat. I didn't see the value of the statement. Never did it sink in.. NOT until now..

This verse speaks of leaving your excess baggages behind. Hmmm. Mother knows better (for God knows best. hehe). Bitaw noh?! Why do I have to bring along with me the things I don't need (as of the moment) when I easily get tired? Why do I have to take care of things that are not of my power to take care of? And why am I trying so hard to carry everything at once when I can always go back and take things one at a time? (Just like moving to another place)

This reminds me of Dora. Dora the Explorer. That little scrub-like-haired little girl who loves to sing. She travels with only a small back pack but she has all she needs in her journey. And (because she knows she's still young) she consults her map, too!

Traveling like Dora.. Hmm.. Perhaps, that's what I should do. I'll just bring with me what I need in my journey and I'll do the consultations, too! With this, I'll have more room for new things, more room for improvements, more strength to continue the explorations and the race and higher probability of arriving at my destination safe and blissful! Wee! :)

Walking after you..

"As for you, if you walk before me as David your father did, and do all I command, and observe my decrees and laws, I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father when I said, 'You shall never fail to have a man to rule over Israel. But if you turn away and forsake the decrees and commands I have given you and go off to serve other gods and worship them, then I will uproot Israel from my land, which I have given them, and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples.” -2 Chronicles 7:17-20

For a long time, I've been wondering how you managed to wait patiently. Despite how right everything seems to be in the eyes of people around you, you did not give in.

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I admire your obedience before God. It amazes me how you respond to the teases thrown on you. Hmmm. I just love your way of making the song 'While I'm waiting' real.

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How I long to have such bravery.. such patience.. such obedience..

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And though it scares me thinking I'll reach the same age before God will approve, I wanna be like you... as brave, as patient and as obedient as you. For I know, walking after you is what God wants me to do.

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I wanna walk after you...

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I wanna walk after you... so that when time comes, my descendants will walk after me, too.

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I'll love walking after you..