should you marry or not? is marriage your ultimate purpose in life? how do I know that I should marry the one I am currently with? eto lang ung ibang tanong na sinubukan kong sagutin sa librong to. Hopefully you'll get a copy soonest! have it @150Php only :) PS: proceeds will go to the marginalized kids in the PH and Asia. www.MenschvilleKids.com
bigla ko lang naalala ung myanmar dahil sa sabaw tapos napunta na rin usapan sa mindanao, malaysia, at bangladesh! disclaimer: mas ok pa rin po na mag research ulit kayo kesa maniwala sa akin, dahil hindi po ako sigurado sa ibang impormasyon na sinabi ko. Next time po aayusin ko na. patawad po. btw, i have nothing against skin color. in fact gwapong gwapo at gandang ganda ako sa mga Bengali, Indians, at iba pang south asians. Ang punto ko po doon sa sinabi ko ay ang pagkatuwa ko kapag ako ang naiiba, kasi bata pa ako yun na ang goal ko, maging iba. kaya po yon, im just thrilled whenever I see myself different. Kahit po sa sarili kong pamilya mejo tan skinned po sila at ako naman mejo yellow, kahit i-check nyo pa ho ang fb account ko. peace :) [some photos are not mine, credits to @MamaAi, @MyleneMesias and @GBrojan]
When you are single in your
30’s or 40’s or even late 20’s, people will pity you or make fun of you. Either
way, it hurts. But you need to go on with your head up high. If they do not
understand that marriage is not the ultimate source of someone’s happiness, at
least you do understand it yourself.
Yes I said it. Being married
is not the ultimate goal in life. But of course it makes some people happier.
In some cases, being single for a lifetime even paints a happier picture. There
are studies[1]
that presented a survey result that the two happiest people groups on earth
are: “married men” and “single women”. But it really depends on people not on
surveys.
The decision to get married
really depends on you. You see, it is not fate, it is a choice. And you are the
one to decide which will make you ‘happy’: to be single or to get married. It
is included in God’s gift package called “freewill”.
Greg Morse said in his desiringGod.org
article[2]
that "To live is not to marry. To live is not to raise children. To live
is not to find “the one.” To live is Jesus Christ." I would like to agree
with him on this.......
[exerpts from SYBABS@30 pp16-17. Read further by grabbing a copy of SYBABS@30 from amazon or directly from Menschville, contact us today!]
It was a blessing to be part of this season as a member of the jury. I hope you won't consider me as judgmental for being part of it. Lol. ><
Looking forward to the grand finals! #GloryToGod!
First time I heard about the news, I did not jump into a conclusion. I did not want to judge the president at once. I thought I had to watch the said video first before opening my mouth. Somehow, I got his point. I remember Miriam Santiago also said before that "God is an underachiever"...
This is not new to us..
I am not here to defend God because I believe God does not need me. I am not His lawyer. He is sovereign and can defend Himself if He may. I am also not reacting towards the rejection of my faith. I am used to it. In fact, it is Biblical. Rejection is already a part of my Christian walk. My role is to forgive, pray, and only act according to God's Word.
Now, back to the video....
He was trying to be logical and rational as possible. But some of his comments pronounce his ignorance of the Scripture. It seems that he needs to understand exegesis, which most of us don't normally get a hold of. I myself is guilty of this because I am also not perfect and still in the process of understanding God.
First, some things I have sensed from the President's comments:
1. He thinks God is stupid
He thinks that creating everything perfect and then looking for a way to destroy it was stupidity.
2. He hates Roman Catholicism (so much)
3. His context is influenced by his bad experience with some priests in the past. (Pedophilia)
3. He won't accept that Jesus is God.
4. He believes in God, but that God is not the same God of the RC.
5. The God He believes in is the universal God who takes control of everything in the universe.
"I cannot accept it.. " He said, about God being the creator of a perfect world and then looking for a way to destroy it...
That's the point. The president made a choice. He chose not to accept. And that's exactly the answer- FREEWILL. God created the world perfect and along with that was His gift of FREEWILL.
And yes. He already knew it's (sin's) going to enter the creation because He is omniscient. Was that His intention? No. He just knew it will happen. His intention is not to destroy us but to restore us and make us reconciled to Him. Why? Because He loves us. Though we abused His freewill, He still loves us. He still made a way to redeem us though we don't deserve it. That's grace.
Angels failed. Humanity failed. All because of PRIDE.
Does it make Him a failure God? No.
Nothing is beyond repair to Him.
He has made a way through Jesus.
God came to earth to identify with us so as to reach us and save us.
Man to man.
This is INCARNATION.
His act of incarnation is the TOTAL OPPOSITE OF PRIDE.
He HUMBLED Himself down to make sure we have a way to heaven.
And that only way that was made was Himself, Jesus Christ.
His humble work on the cross destroyed pride,
which Adam and Eve struggled with in the Garden of Eden,
and which also brought 1/3 of the heaven's angels with lucifer now satan,
to eternal condemnation.
I understand Pres. Duterte wants to rationalize things.
All of us may come to such faith crisis.
But no matter how we try rationalizing God, we cannot.
God is God.
Well at least with History (His story), we can prove that Jesus existed.
With common sense we could prove that General Revelation makes sense.
But to totally explain God is impossible otherwise, He is not God anymore.
I may sound like an agnostic but I believe that God came to earth to reach you and me
in the flesh.
Then again, it is up to us whether we accept Jesus Christ and what He did on the cross for us. John 1:12 says God will give the privilege to be called His children to those who accept Him.
And John 3:16 says that God so loved the world and gave His only begotten Son to redeem it, and that only those who believe in Him will not perish.
We are all sinners. We need a savior.
And as per the Word of God, that's Jesus Christ.
We all have a one and a half kilogram brain in our head.
And I guess that is not enough to boast about rationalizing God.
Seek the truth.
Humble down.
Nobody is accurate enough when it comes to Theology.
But time will come, that God will explain everything.
Are we ready?
WHAT WILL YOU DO IF YOU WERE JUSTUS IN THE BOOK OF ACTS?
So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.24 Then they prayed, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen25 to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.”26 Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.
I’ve read the first chapter from the book of ACTS today and got hooked to the personality of Justus whose story in the Bible lasted for just 4 sentences. He was the one who got “rejected” when Matthias was chosen over him to replace Judas Iscariot and complete the 12 apostles again.
It was like a prestigious search. Being one of the 12
apostles, whom Jesus chose during His 3-year ministry, was really something.
And two candidates emerged in that search: Matthias and Justus. Why them? Well,
perhaps they were the elders who have shown great commitment and passion in the
ministry of the Lord Jesus then. The two were chosen by the apostles and the
congregation. Well it should’ve been one but why two? I guess the Lord allowed
to have two options to teach us something.
credits: Bible Encyclopedia
Matthias was chosen over Justus by God through casting lots.
Justus was not rejected by the congregation. It was that, He was not chosen by God to
complete the 12. We can imagine what happened during that “big reveal day” and see
how Matthias and his family celebrated and how Justus and his family faced the “defeat”, if they called it that way.
After that, we have never heard of Justus again.
So I wondered, what happened to Justus after knowing that
God did not choose him? Did he continue being compassionate to the Great
Commission of Jesus Christ? Did he hate God? Did his family got embarrassed and
move away from the church? No one knows.
Real Talk: If I were Justus, my initial reaction would be embarrassed
and I will feel bad because my family were there too. When rejection strikes, I
feel like I can bear the shame but knowing that my family is also hurt, I am
more hurt. There will be a part of me that will ask God, “Why not me?” and I
would struggle with that question for a long time.Nonetheless, in my present status as a believer and
child of God, I’d say that it will not last for a long time. I have faced a lot
of rejections in my life but I believe I have already mastered the dealing of
such situations. Yes it is painful! But God knows best! He will not put you in
a position unless He knows it is really for you. You have a perfect place and
purpose and only Him knows that.
Some things that you want to have may just slip away from
your hands. You almost got it but it turned out that it’s not meant for you.
Don’tworry because the Lord is
faithful. He knows you. He knows what’s best for you. Trust Him. I understand it is painful. Go ahead and be in the process of that pain. But do not dwell in the pain for a long time because you may miss a lot. Try your best not to focus
on the rejection or frustration, but focus on Him and His great plan instead. He might be presenting something
to you but you lost it because you were focused on the pain.
For whatever happened to Justus, I hope he still continued
in faith. I hope he celebrated with Matthias that time. I hope he was resilient after knowing that God did not choose him to be there by believing that the Father has a greater plan for him.
I believe God had a huge plan for him, it’s just that, being one of
the 12 apostles was not for him.
I don't know why I had this desire to record Malay songs this morning in spite of virtually no sleep at all. I apologize for the voice -_- I believe it's still about God tho ^_^ Praise Him!
[Verse]
E C#m
HABANG HINDI KARAPAT-DAPAT
Amaj7
PAG-UKULAN NG HABAG
E (G/E -F#m/E)
AT WAGAS MONG PAGSINTA
E (Ebm)-G#7
HABANG WALANG KAKAYANAN
C#m Amaj7
NA SUKLIAN KA NANG MABUTI
E/B, Bm7- G#sus, G#7
SA LAHAT MONG GINAWA
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m B/ C# A/C# B/C#
NIYAKAP MO AKO SA AKING KARUMIHAN
C#m B/ C# E11 B11 B
INIBIG MO AKO NANG ?DI KAYANG TUMBASAN
[Chorus]
B/Eb E B/E E/G# C#m B/C# C#m
O DIYOS NG KATARUNGAN AT KATUWIRAN
F#m B B/A
NA KAHIT MINSA?Y ?DI NABAHIRAN
Eb11 D7 C#m C#/F
ANG KABANALA?T KALUWALHATIAN
F#m G#m-A E/D D/C
SALAMAT SA SUKDULANG BIYAYA MO
B11 E B/E E/G# C#m B/C# C#m
O DIYOS NG PAG-IBIG NA MAS MALAWAK PA
F#m B11, B11 Am6 B/C#- C/D- Ebm11
KAYSA AKING MGA PAGKAKASA LA ---
D7 C#m C#/F
HIGIT PA SA BUHAY KO
F#m B E
SALAMAT SA SUKDULANG BIYAYA MO
When we were in Myitkyina, Myanmar, I met this cute little angel. She is a (PK) pastor's kid. Herself and her mom went with us to Nankan, where the dad is pastoring a church. I will never forget this child for what the Lord has taught me through her annointed lips.
I remember, her mom teaches her to speak A-B-C and 1-2-3 up to 10. She is just one year old but she can already do these! One night she awkwardly approached me, then I tried asking her to do A-B-C..
and it goes like:
me: A
baby: A
me: B
baby:B
me: C
baby: D
me: E
baby: E
me: F
baby: eef! (followed by a loud contagious laughter!!!!)
and it went on and on with the same pattern, that when we come to the letter "F", she will burst into laughter! and it was outrageous and uplifting. The whole house was surrounded with an unexplainable joy because of such laughter. I was telling myself then, this is something like what they would call the "Holy laughter" Lord right? But then I wondered what it really meant.
Until about 18 days later, when I arrived in Chomthong and Chiang Mai, Thailand, the Lord gave me an impression about what the child's laughter was all about. I have been meditating on the Lord's Word in the book of Matthew since before I left the PH. Yesterday, I was in Matthew 18 and it came to me that this chapter is talking about forgiveness. I was thinking what is the significance of forgiveness to me this time when I don't think anyone has hurt me or hurting me at the moment. Then I was reminded of how the Lord started with my walk with Him. He reminded me of His great love and forgiveness for me and through that, He instructed me to forgive my dad for that great offense he did against me and mom and the whole family in 2006. (This needs 5 more pages for the whole story!) It was not easy but when I obeyed God, it was liberating. Such forgiveness gave way for me to have a new life with the Lord, and everything changed from then! I love my dad even more than before. And I can't imagine life if I did not obey God back to that time.
Going back tot he 'analysis', if Matthew 18 was about FORGIVENESS, then I looked back on the past chapters (Matthew 1 to 17), I have noted that everything was stressing on FAITH.
Today, in Matthew 19, the Holy Spirit encourages to FOLLOW Christ!
So,
Matthew 1 to 17 = stresses on FAITH
Matthew 18 = talks about FORGIVENESS
Matthew 19 = encourages us to FOLLOW Jesus
and all these are making great sense and significance in my life today. The Lord used the child's lips to give me a fresh vision! The Lord was speaking to me through this baby. What an annointed young minister!
Here is a video where the little angel's laughter continued from that house to the church. She was laughing loudly whenever the line "I'll do my best" goes. That same laughter was what I was talking about above. And that laughter went on and on and on.....
should you marry or not?
