Our works reflect the one who we serve.

(Here’s a smile for you dear reader. :D)

Christianity, as we always say, is not a religion. It is a relationship with the Lord. That relationship with the Lord is developed every time we spend time with Him(read our bibles) and He speaks to us everyday. So, spending time with God is a daily thing. Being a Christian is a daily thing.

Life is for the living of course. In Biology, a living organism is characterized by having an ability to acquire materials and energy, an ability to respond to stimuli, an ability to reproduce, an ability to grow and develop, etc. 

Combining both, we get a Jesus-centered life. It is a life that knows these: how much God loves us that He sent His only Son to die for our sins and to make us victorious; how to listen to God and to surrender(an act of total trust) every thing to Him, even the struggles, hardships, problems, and life. And… a life that does not conform to the world. 

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. [Romans 12:2]

As living Christians, we know that God enabled us to enter His presence and receive revelations from Him. (It is like acquiring materials energy.) As I said earlier, we can receive revelations, instructions, messages, warning, etc. from the Lord, and of course we receive these things not just to pile them up in our hearts and minds or fill our notebooks. We respond to what God says. (Yeah, I hope you got it. :D It is like responding to stimuli.) Next thing is that a Christian grows and develops. He does not stop from being a born again or being a baby. He matures in the Lord. He gets deeper and deeper in relationship with Him. He hungers for more of God. And He feeds on the Bread of Life. Lastly, a Christian has an ability to reproduce.(not just biologically)

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” [Matthew 28:18-20]

We are called to share the Gospel(The death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ according to the scriptures) and produce fruits. We share and we guide those baby Christians with their walk with God and the time will come that they too will produce their own fruits. As I did say, we don’t just pile up the revelations of the Lord. We share them to other people(Christian or non-Christian friends or strangers). Those revelations might encourage, inspire, or lift their spirits up. 

If you are characterized by these, then you’re probably a living Christian organism. (:D)

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I tell you the truth, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” [John 21:18]

This verse is what I received from the Lord last night. At first I was like “Then who now would want to grow up if someday someone else will lead him to a place that he doesn’t want to go?”

Then…. I remembered that a Christian Life is a selfless life. A life that takes you OUT of your comfort zone.

I realized that a person having a shallow relationship with the Lord will still do his own will (dress himself) and not the will of the Lord. I guess that kind of relationship can easily fade away. On the other hand, a person with a deep relationship with the Lord will let God dress him and he is not afraid to go anywhere the Lord leads him to because he knows that his God is with Him.  

The challenge for me is to go deeper in my relationship with the Lord. A life that is selfish, worldly and full of worries is nothing compared to a life that knows how great and powerful God is.

I am aiming for a life that will continue to know how magnificent God is. 

PS. I am alive. :D

Last night, I stayed up ‘till midnight to welcome my birthday. Actually, I’m not excited, sadyang natripan ko lang. (HAHA) I’m not really looking forward to it. It’s as if the brain does not know that it’s going to be my birthday. I didn’t feel it. Unlike when I’m younger, I couldn’t sleep because of too much excitement.

While waiting, I chatted some friends (you know who you are) and tweeted countdowns. When the 25th of September arrived, I got greetings from friends, best friends, close friends, Mom, and even some people I’m not that close with. At last, the brain finally knew it was my bornday. But, I still didn’t feel that special. When I woke up, I got bazillion(exagg) greetings through text and a greeting from Dad. 

Yesterday, I was choosing whether to go to church or attend cheergle(cheer + jingle) practice with my classmates. I chose to go to church. I thought about who will be the people I’ll be happy to celebrate with(I’m definitely NOT saying that I’m not happy when I’m with my classmates.). I found out I was wrong. During the worship service, the Lord talked to me. He said that I chose to attend to church not because of my friends. It’s because of Him. He wanted to celebrate with me.(I didn’t know how myself wanted it without knowing it.) And I was like “Oh. :”“) *cries**don’t know what to say*”. At that moment, I felt that I’m so special. And not just for this day but forever. I’m Beloved. 

After the service, the Souldiers(CRC Youth) played Laser Tag. It was super fun. (Exercise eh. Parang sumayaw ako ng 2 hours straight. Pawis na pawis. :D haha) (RED TEAM!!) I ranked 8 out of 19. Well, not bad? After the game, we went to our house to eat lunch. A dish that has already been a part of my birthday: Baked Mac! We all ate ‘till we’re all full. Take note, FULL. Then, we had videoke just like last year. After some time, we ate again! Hahaha. (Walang katapusan na kainan. Tacos.) After a few more songs, the party ended. 

Got a phone call from Diane(Childhood friend, almost a sister). She greeted me and I went to her house. And even if we just live so close together, tonight’s the only time after so many months that we’ve talked and updated of each other’s lives. 

Akala ko walang kwenta birthday ko ngayon. Okay. Mali ako. At masaya akong mali ako. :D Today is fun. And I’m really grateful because the Lord has made it special, it’s not my family, not my friends, not the gifts, not the food, not the greetings, not the game, not even me. It’s Him.

racham:

It blows my mind to think that the King of Kings took the most lowest, humble place on this earth. He is so holy. He never sins. He is perfect. He never ends.

And still He came as a mortal man for me, and you. And why? Because He loved us. We have nothing to offer Him, except our filthy hearts.

Just take two seconds to ponder upon that.

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We will find our home, we will find our peace, we will find our rest in the One who loves.

Last Saturday, I chatted an old church mate. I just said “Hi! :D” Assuming that she was busy at that time because she’s already a working person, I was not expecting her to reply. Surprisingly, she replied. 

(I’m not really close to this person. Actually, we became friends 2 weeks? (I’ve known her for just two weeks!) before we stopped attending that church. But I tell you she was a wonderful person. Those two weeks were practices for a Christmas presentation. I was not really part of the worship team there, but they asked me to participate in the presentation for an unknown reason.)

It’s the usual Hi!-Hello! conversation. I asked how she’s doing. Then she told me that she’s okay, pretty tired but still in love with Jesus. Then I was about to go offline because it’s already late, when she asked me about how’s school, how’s life, and other things. I didn’t know she’s interested what’s happening in my life. I told her about my exams and that I where I was studying. She knew that it’s going to be difficult for me. She prayed for me. And she ended the conversation with a God bless. I told God bless her too. 

It is good to see Jesus in other people. And it’s even better to display Him in our own lives.

(PS. Minsan naihahalintulad ko siya sa isang churchmate ko ngayon. :D)

First, I’ll tell you what MTG means. It means “Mito Tambay Girls”. This is what our barkada is called. I’ll explain why we’re called like that. I was a sophomore last year and my section was named Mitochondrion (fyi, it’s an organelle. haha). So instead of Mitochondrion we used Mito for short. For the “Tambay Girls”, most of the time, when our teacher is not around, we stay on the corridor in front of our room. We loved to ‘tambay’ (hahaha). And if it is still not obvious, we are all girls(Ay! May isang exception pala >:D).

We are 13 in the barkada. Ang dami noh? I admit that I’m not close to some of them. And my goal this year is to really get closer to all of them and help them know Jesus. Even if we’re in different sections. And I’m proud to say that most of us are Christians.

One day, I asked Isabel Pasco (She is my artist friend and the person who always tells me about how much she is blessed by the Lord. We love to talk about Jesus and books.) if we could have a cell group. She said of course and even allowed it to be held every other Saturday at their house! Then we invited the others to have a bible study. So, when we had our first meeting, we’re only four(at least may pumunta). It doesn’t matter actually. We still pushed through. And I tell you, it was fun. We’re happy. And we all learned about Jesus. And maybe because they’re already my friends they don’t find it too difficult to share about their lives. 

Last friday, we had the second meeting. Two people were added. YEHEY! :) We had lunch first. Then, the bible study. It took me an hour to finish the lesson I prepared. Surprisingly, they asked me to extend the bible study and tell more about Jesus. I’m glad that they are serious about this. Every meeting it gets better! I had more fun and I enjoyed it twice as the first meeting.

Now, MTG is not just like any other barkada that the Marikina Science High School has. It is a barkada that knows Jesus. A barkada that encourages each other to walk with the Lord. <3

I thank the Lord for what He is doing to me and my friends.

(And also to the Pasco family for the lunches and meriendas.)

July 8, 2011

Today was (so far) the most tiring(stressful) day of the school year but still I managed to get through it. All because of the drama(Filipino), demonstration of laboratory procedures(Chemistry), and J-tree(Nihongo). This morning, I’m glad the time for Advanced Biology was given to us to practice for that drama (I love you dear Adviser. :D). Then came English period, it was supposed to be a free time because our teacher was not around but (unfortunately turned fortunately ) she left a seat work. Write about a problem you had and a new decision you made to solve it. I wrote about the change that happened in my life after graduating elementary. The change of school, attitude, personality, and way of living. I mentioned there how bad I am and how Jesus changed me. The best decision I’ve ever made, I chose to let Him change me. Oh, it took me less than hour to write all about those. I filled the paper, back to back. After that was Filipino period. Drama time. Surprisingly, I didn’t know how well I acted but the teacher noticed it so it’s probably okay and nice. That was the first compliment I received with regards to acting. :D The feeling was very satisfying. The next activity was the demonstration in Chemistry. I was nervous about it. Maybe because being the leader of the group, I should make sure that my members knew what to do while presenting individually. The demonstration went okay (I guess?!?). But who knows? Our teacher didn’t gave our scores yet so I couldn’t judge it. Then, the making of the J-tree, a requirement for the Nihongo subject. My section planned to not pass that today but our teacher announced that he won’t accept late requirements. The result, we forced ourselves to cram for it during lunch break and another free period. What I experienced in doing this was to have to shout for glue and scissors and move your hands quickly. After I finished, I’m in a middle of such a messy workplace. I finished before Ma’am Statistics came in. I put some of the trash in my bag and most of it in the secret compartment of our workplace (exclusive for III-Zinc). Hehe. Indeed, today was very tiring.

God knows how grateful I am to have a God like Him who’s willing to help me get through “WAH!” days like this. I’m really under an open heaven and in the beloved. I never imagined that I’ll be able to handle too much stress for a day. Well, I’m tired physically but my spirit is partying. Let’s go party!! :D