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Monday, April 21, 2008

Just finished two chapters...bwahar



hah?? Kmusta naman yan?


I'm through with two sensitive topics from the book "20 tough questions teenagers ask". Wheew..I've learned a lot and i believe i'll learn more as I go on with the succeeding chapters. These will help me understand the situations of the teenagers in our youth ministry whom i want to get along and deal with.

I've shared you some of the things that I've learned from these chapters. click here


That's all...GOdbless,
sgd. chibi

This morning..............

Just took a bath wehehe....
Tapos tambay muna sa garden...
habang nakatulala sa harap ng tsekot ni dad
tska l300 nila sa farm na amoy fufu ng chicken wehe
abah may bagong installed na basketball board ng mga tsikits

When faith is gone....

Does looking up.......
relieve you.........
or confuse you...........
and then later on.... you will ask.........
WHERE IS GOD?
You might have often asked this eh?
Thank God coz it is your question instead of:
IS THERE A GOD?
God is everywhere, and we just have to be open about this truth.
Stop struggling, stop living... Deny yourself
and surrender your soul to Him.


When I was about to finish college, I was 18 then, i stopped hearing the mass. Why? I just realized one time that doing so does not complete me. I am not happy at all. This is especially true when I assess other people’s intentions in attending mass. Moreover, I have not seen great changes in people who are of perfect attendance. When the mass can’t do something great in their lives, then why should I continue getting along with them? This was my struggle before

Being part of a generation where people demand for proofs before believing, I myself have been investigative as well. I never knew I have undergone faith crisis. The momentum in such struggle has gone worse when my mom died. I thought, God was never there to bless my life. He didn’t answer my prayers to save my mom from sickness.

Years have gone and I was focused on earthly concerns. Work, family, personal necessities and stuff like that. No time for God, whom I thought has forsaken me. Nonetheless, He still had mercy on me. He has drawn me back to Him even though my life was a complete mess in the midst of individualism and materialism.

Thank God for the life of my workmate/friend Ailene whom God used to evangelize me. I have known God in a deeper perspective. I have loved Him like I have never loved before. He is my life. Indeed, Jesus is not about living.. He is about dying. Denying one’s self is the perfect strategy to achieve completeness.

There is a challenge for each and every person, which is to develop a true and strong relationship with God. However, with logical people who always demand for proof or scientific bases before believing, struggle in faith becomes inevitable. What shall we do to get through this? Remember that, not everything in life requires scientific proof.

Let us start believing without bargaining with God. God is not a business contractor! We must not ask him to do such and such before we believe. Remember that FAITH IS A GIFT from GOD not the other way around. Most of the times indeed, we have a lot of conditions before trusting Him. “God, do these and that and I’ll believe..” If He won’t come across with what we ask for, we’re going to doubt our faith.

When my mom died and when I became so logical with other’s religion, I seemed to doubt my faith. I’ve almost agreed with an atheist friend, who was so rational and intelligent when it comes to analyzing religions. But then I realized that faith is a gift from God, and I should not try hard in figuring out reasons for believing. Even so, I stopped bargaining traps so that I will find the real route to achieving true faith. And so, I have faith in God that my atheist friend will soon receive the same gift that I have attained.

“I believe in God!” , can you repeat that? Just be open and never shut down. Stop analyzing too much because it will block the process. Back off a bit and never think of your indifference as a loss. Faith and trust in God will come to you.