Ang Nasa Loob ko

Eto ang aking nararamdaman ngayon. Di na muna ako mag ingles. tagalog muna.

Actually, ambigat ng nararamdaman ko ngayon. Hirap kasing tawaging leader ang sarili ko. Parang di ko naman nagagampanan.
Di rin ako coordinator kasi di naman nagkakaroon ng coordination. Kay bigat sa puso. Dami pang gustong lumipat dahil lang sa pansariling kagustuhan na gusto ko lang din mana mabago. Di ko alam kung paano ba ito. Pero hirap na ako. Sa totoo lang, parang gusto ko na bumitaw. Gusto ko na sumuko. Di naman talaga ako leader. I'm not a good follower eh. I'm also not good in showing love, even if I really loved them. I want to cry. Ganto ba talaga maging leader? Kaya ko ba? Di naman ako marunong mag-encourage. Ako din kasi parang di naman naeencourage. Gusto ko ng magpaalam. Umalis. Lumisan.

Pero, umiikot sa isip ko ang saling "commitment". Napaisip ako, san nga ba ko nag commit? Kanino ba ang committment ko?

Matagal kong pinag isipan. Pinag nilay nilayan. Kay Kristo ang "committment" ko. Bkit ko iiwanan. Nakakahiya na naisip ko lumisan. Nkakahiya na maisip ko sumuko, dahil lagi ko naman sinasabi na mahirap ang buhay Kristyano. Maraming balakid. Pero iisa lang ang kalaban. Ang alam ko, nung simula pa lang, natalo ko na siya, Dahil talo siya ng Panginoon ko.

Kaya ko to! Kakayanin ko! Paghihirapan ko! Haharapin ko! At aaminin ko, kelangan ko ng tulong ninyo mga kapatid ko.

Are You Committed?

Have you ever been into a relationship?
if you we're. you'll understand this.

There was a couple named Grace and Jack. They met through a mutual friend. Jack saw Grace as a girl she have always wanted.
For the first five months, they were insperable. Jack could not think of anything but Grace. now, almost three years have passed, jack still enjoys the comfort and the familiarity with grace, but the spark was Gone. He's not seeing the same thing as before. Grace's flaws are more obvious now. One night, when she asks if they can define the nature of their relationship, Jack blows up. "We're together, are'nt we?!" he asked angrily. "Why isn't that enough for you?!"
Obviously, Jack isn't ready for commitment.

It's a representation. Grace isn't a girl. Grace is the church. And some of us, are Jack's.

When we don't know or if we really are not committed to the church or cell group, Basically, we're just dating the church.

No real commitments. We can choose to flirt, disregard getting committed, dump the relationship. That's who we are, daters.

How can we know if we are a church dater? How can we know if we are one?


Eph 5:1-20
Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children 2 and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people. 4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. 5 For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person — such a man is an idolater — has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.   6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient. 7 Therefore do not be partners with them.

8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) 10 and find out what pleases the Lord. 11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. 13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, 14 for it is light that makes everything visible. This is

why it is said:

"Wake up, O sleeper,
rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you."

15 Be very careful, then, how you live — not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. 18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. 19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs.

Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our

Lord Jesus Christ.
NIV

(prayer)

In the book I'm reading - Stop Dating The Church by Joshua Harris - 

He mentioned 3 things that we can use to spot a church dater.

1. Me-centered Attitude > this is one of the characters of a church dater. Mostly thinking about himself. He's not thinking of what he can do for the church, instead, he's always thinking "What can the church do for me?".

2.Independent > Have you encountered someone like this? We'll it's good to stand on your feet, but not alone. These kind of people tends not to share their burdens, prayers and praise to others. A " I can do this mentality ". It's good, but we're robbing ourselves of the joy,healing,blessing that God can give us through the church.

3. Critical > or what we can also call as nit-pickers. Christians who always look for flaws of the church. And once they saw it, they leave. Doesn't want to commit.

We'll from this point, maybe you're asking "How should we treat the church?"
Let me just give you info about church. Church is like a vehicle that God uses to spread the gospel to others, That's our purpose in our church, Sharing Jesus for Life Change!

Maybe your thinking, I'm already part of the church! Well, yes you are! The universal church. The Big C. Once you receive Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, automatically, your a member of the church. But, are you already apart of a local church? God designed the church, also the Local Church, so that you may grow. Like the book of Ephesians, these are not just a book. They are a local church.

This is how we should treat our Local church. Like a bride.


Rev 21:1-4
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."
NIV

Christ, is the Groom. Christ see the church as a Bride. Waiting in excitement, in love, in full joy. That's how we should treat the church. To be specific on how to treat our church. Refer to this verse.


Eph 5:25-33

25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 30 for we are members of his body. 31 "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."   32 This is a profound mystery — but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
NIV

See how Christ loves the Church? He layed down His life. That's how committed He is to us. Are you committed to the church?
 

Now, Paul referred in this verse to one of the verses in  Genesis. "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother

and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh." Can't you see the picture? What I think is, God designed the marriage to remind us how we should treat our church.

Now, check your commitment to the church you are in now. Ask your self, "Am I really committed? or Am I just dating the church?"

CITY KART RACING ROCKS!

It was my first time to ride a kart. And I had never imagine how fun it was. I have never even have driven a car before. I thought it was just gonna be easy. But after seeing in person how fast those go carts can be, I got nervous. My heart beat raised. My adrenaline pumped.

When I attended the first BBFC ( Bloggers Blaze Fun Cup) held at City Kart Racing Makati, 7th floor Park Square, Makati, It became the highlight of my week. I never thought that I can experience something like this. And it was for free. I heard it was expensive, and it cannot enter my budget list. But after giving a chance to experience it, and finishing 2nd place with my team mates, I was looking for more. I never felt my adrenaline pumped so hard before that I wanted to do it the whole day. It's a fun way to release stress.

I said to myself that I won't blog about this, not until I have experience my second try. And have to pay about it. It just to cost me 560 Php for one whole Heat. At first, I'm a bit hessitant to pay. But after finishing the course, Man! it was worthit. I beat my previous time of 62 seconds wit just 55 seconds. I can brag about it on facebook. they have an app that will automatically post your race results that day on facebook. And I'm looking forward on being faster.

They have a high perfomance cart. And it was really fast. You can avail their promos. For mor info about it, Check out their site http://www.citykartracing.com/ . You can also like their facebook page http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=291809434170272#!/citykartracing.

I will be adding to my  budget

list City Kart Racing. Thanks for the experiencce! See you soon :)

What the Bible says About Ghost

Ghosts are more celebrated in Halloween. The thought  of them being scary and spooky drives people nuts when Halloween night comes. A lot of scary stories appear. There are really spirits existing among us. God lets us know in His Word that there certainly are spirits in this world. You are probably aware of all the many references to spirits in the Bible that aren’t talking about the spirit of men. Here are just a few:

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” (Eph. 6:12).

“That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick.” (Matthew 8:16)

The word “ghost” itself derives from the Old English word gást. In many older versions of the Bible, the term for the Holy Spirit was often commonly said to be “Holy Ghost.” For example, in Matthew 3:11 (KJV) of the King James Version, the Holy Spirit will be referred as the “Holy Ghost,” instead of just the Holy Spirit as you will find in the New International Version (Matthew 3:11, NIV). This is probably where the original confusion about the actual existence or non-existence of ghosts began. As Christians, we should know that it is certainly possible that such things as “spirit beings” exist, but it is not possible that such a thing as the “spirit of people who have died” also exists.

Now what do really happen when we die? The bible says that when we die, it’s either heaven or hell for us. No holding grounds. Without getting into a lengthy discussion, let’s say for the moment that people who have rejected Jesus Christ go to hell and people who have accepted the atoning sacrifice of Jesus and been forgiven go to heaven.Scripture teaches that when we leave this life…… life continues either with Jesus or not with Jesus. Once we are in the place we have chosen by our acceptance or rejection of Jesus, we are there. We don’t go in and out of heaven or hell. There is no scripture that suggests that we do.

There are several passages which help to explain how it would not be possible for us to die and then to live on, in some sort of spirit form, as a ghost. Hebrews 9:27 (NIV) tells us clearly that we are “…destined to die once and, after that, to face judgment.” And when we are judged, the decision for us is heaven if we believe in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior (John 3:16). However, if a person chooses to become an unbeliever (and continues being an unbeliever), then their destination would be hell (Matthew 25:46; Luke 16:22-24).

So, what about ghosts? Ghosts that we see or some see were spirits, not of the one that died, but of the devil. In Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians (2 Corinthians 11:14-15), we are told how these creatures are able to appear or disguise themselves as what Paul calls “angels of light” and “servants of righteousness.” Because of this ability, it is certainly reasonable to assume that a demon could in fact appear to someone as the spirit of a deceased person–especially that of a loved one–if it helped the demon to carry out its evil purposes.

The Bible states that the dead do not have contact with the living (Luke 16:19-31). Therefore, if one has contact with or ‘sees’ or experiences a paranormal being, you can be sure it’s not great aunt  Mary. Rather, it is a spirit pretending to be great aunt Mary. And this is why we are warned NOT to have contact with people who claim to contact the dead. We are actually contacting fallen angels, unclean spirits or demons. These are deceitful spirits under the control of the father of lies, Satan.

So, next time, be careful on what you believe in. Believe in the bible for it tells us the truth. No other basis for the truth but the Bible. For this coming Halloween, maybe it’s the best time for us to read the bible and what the bible tells about it. Look for bible believing/based church that tells about the truth about spirits.

Russpan's

Looking for a place wich serve a good  tasting foods? Well, I can suggest one. It's name is RUSSPAN"S. It is located at the front of Nimesio I Yabut Elementary School, along Eskwela street Pinagkaisahan, Makati City.

I discovered it when we are on the way to my girlfriends place. I did'nt  notice it before, not until I'm hungry.

One thing that I had tasted and will rate 8 for its taste was their coffee blends. It's delicious. like one of the leading coffee shop here in the Philippines. And for it's taste, it came with a very cheap price. Only 65 Php.

There's  a lot of menus you can choose from. But for me, i recommend you to try this one.

Church-made Jewelries

I just saw this morning, mothers in our church held a workshop on handicrafts and their making jewelries. Yup, bracelets, earrings and necklaces. I enjoyed watching them as a group working and learning something new that they can use or sell to others. It's fun seeing them with their game face on. I remember looking at one of the mothers, Tita Pacita, whose eyebrows nearly merged because of her complete focus.

It's also Ate Karen's birthday. The youngest mother on the group. Actually, I'm the reason why the group knew that it was her birthday. I did'nt know it was supposed to be a secret. Thanks to me, they knew it. HaHa.

I'm glad and refreshed seeing a group like that. My mom is one of them but she wasn't available for the workshop. I thank Tita Matty, my pastor's mom, for her great effort on starting a group that strenghtens and brightens each light if the house.

Are You Afraid Of the Dark?

Remember those teenage years where I always watch that unforgettable T.V series, Are you afraid of the dark? Where  the narrator lowers the pitch of his voice just to sound scary?

I always watched it when I was a kid. And for a kid, it’s scary. When I watch it’ I always bring my pillow with me in front of the TV. Yeah, it’s kinda weird and funny. But, it was memorable for me.

This October, JIVE Youth will be tackling the truths about Halloween.  Too advanced? It’s Only October, it’s supposedly to be discussed next month right? Nah!!! It’s better to be prepared before that day comes. Our topic will be about Halloween and it’s elements. The title is (what else?) “Are You Afraid Of The Dark?”. We will discuss it every Saturday @ Gen. Pio Del Pilar National High School gym, 3:00pm. And Sundays @ Jive Youth Center,3:00pm.

I hope you can come by those times. See you there!