March 14, 2012 Wednesday

“For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 1:5-8 TNIV

Lord, are You testing my faith? Are You really trying to sharpen it? Forgive me for me all my sins. Forgive me Lord. This is the time that I need to be faithful. To be more obedient to You. Thank You Lord. Amen.

March 13, 2012, Tuesday

" O our God, won’t you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to attack us. We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help.”
-2 Chronicles 20:12 NLT-

Lord, this is also my appeal to You. We are under attack by the enemy, trying to destroy us but Lord, by Your grace, we will not budge. Honestly, I really don't know what to do. Really, I don't know. Should I stay or should I go?

Father, what do we do? Please give me wisdom. I really don't know what to do now. Please help me. Amen.

" But you will not even need to fight. Take your positions; then stand still and watch the LORD’s victory. He is with you, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out against them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you!” -2 Chronicles 20:17 NLT-

Lord, this is Your answer. That we don't have to fight. That all we need to do is to stand still and watch as You work in my life. As You work in our lives. This is Your fight. All we need to do is just be still. Just be still.

Father, next year, I already declared that I would be leaving my workplace. Is it wise for me to do or I am just being impulsive again?

I don't want my emotions to dominate me. Father, please give me wisdom. I appeal to You. Father, I don't want to leave my family especially my mother. I love my mother but I have my own wings. Father, may I just take my mother with me and my siblings as well?

Anyway, it is not something for me to worry about. There are still many things that will happen in my life. Whatever You will send my way, I will gladly and wholeheartedly accept. For now, I will just be still and really be still. Amen.

March 6, 2012 Tuesday

"Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path."
-Psalm 119:105, NLT-

I need guidance from You Father especially now that I am faced with a dilemma. Lord, it is not about religion right? It is not about the church a person goes to or denomination one belongs to but it is our relationship with You that matters.

Father, I cannot judge him right away that he is an "unbeliever." I still yet to know the condition of his heart and the way he sees and looks at You. His relationship with You of course, that's all that matters.

Father, I am not to going to be legalistic about things. Just guide me, guide us. I will just be still and know that You are God.

Father, he is a good man, a good person. His attitude and unassuming ways are like breath of fresh air from what I had encountered from those other guys before. Though he could be demanding sometimes. Maybe, he is just demanding. I am still yet to know him and to really get to know him.

Father, I appreciated it when he was so thoughtful enough to look for me and ask about me from our common friends. It was so sweet of him. Father, honestly, I really like him. But You have Your ways. I cannot do anything. But I will just be still. I will be still.

This is the time that I am going to be more faithful. And be just more faithful and obedient as I go through this season of my life. Just help me. Help me with what I am going through.

Father, I will rely on Your words and promises. Just guide me. And help me to do the right thing.

Father, help me as I go through this journey. Help me. I trust in You. Father.

October 30, 2011

"May the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge, reward you fully for what you have done.” _Ruth 2:12,NLT-

This was said to Ruth by Boaz, her future husband. He saw from this woman great qualities and he knew what she did for her mother-in-law. In short, Ruth did the right things and made the best choice when she chose to be with God and His people.

Things will really fall into places when we make God our refuge. When we completely entrust to Him our lives which of course He graciously lends us everyday. Bad things may happen here and there but we are assured that God knows what is happening and He sees everything.

I will remember this verse and take this as one of His beautiful promises. I will just do good all by His grace so I can glorify His name and give Him honor. Knowing that someday, I will have my reward from Him. Not only for the reward will I do good but also for the love of Him and obedience to Him.

Lord, thank You for letting me read about Ruth again. I want to become like her, compassionate, loving, loyal and diligent. I want her to become my role-model.

Thank You Lord that I am assured that if I bring myself under Your wings things will just fall into places no matter what.

October 30, 2011

"So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."
-1 Corinthians 10:31, NLT-

Dear Lord,

Did I glorify You again? Lord, this morning I had this urge to just fool around and I ended up going to the mall. I bought books again. I just love books but I lost some money again. I feel guilty about it. I mean, those were just loans from my mother and the money that is not yet with me is already "pawned" to her. Lord, this is shameful. I should have just saved those money for worse days. Lord, in everything be it in my finances or other areas of life, kindly give me wisdom and self-control. Let me do things for Your glory. Yet, I thank You for somehow not much money has been put into waste. I was able to find some good books that I can use for my study and leisure time. But I am thinking. With the rate of speed of my spending, no wonder I lose significant amount of resources.

Father, it is indeed true that You give us three valuable resources: time, money and our talents. Help me use each of them for Your glory, to help others, to make this world a better place. Lord, I believe that the reason I am still alive is because You want me to do something to let others know about You and live my life glorifying You.

Father, give me more wisdom. Lord, I am reminded of my debts. I will still pay for them. Give me wisdom Father God to use all my resources in godly ways, not wasteful ones. So that in everything that I do, I may glorify You and You alone.

Working For Good

"And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them." -Romans 8:28, NLT-

Things sometimes do not happen the way we want them to. Sometimes setbacks happen and we get frustrated. But then as long as we know that God has a plan for our lives and everything works together for good then we can have an easier acceptance of things that happen to us.

I am not really feeling well now but God has a reason for this. All I need to do is to obey Him and trust Him completely with all my heart. I may not fully understand things but tomorrow and the days to come, I will. And I have learned my lessons. People are indeed more important than our selfish ambitions.

When I became a team leader, I was not so happy about the role but I had to accept it. Now, I have realized that God uses me in this area to show my concern and my love for others. Even to those who are not seemingly so. I am happy that God has been transforming me form glory to glory. All I need to do is just simply trust Him and completely at that.


Everything works together for our good. For my good. All I need to do is to obey and just obey. Be more faithful and just serve others the way God wants me to.

Lord, everything indeed works together for our good. And we simply just need to trust.

Isaiah 49:14-15

"Yet Jerusalem says, “The Lord has deserted us; the Lord has forgotten us.” “Never! Can a mother forget her nursing child? Can she feel no love for the child she has borne?
But even if that were possible,I would not forget you!" -Isaiah 49:14-15, NLT-

I was having some bouts of mild depression hours ago. I actually noticed nowadays that I have been eating a lot for no reason at all. I was really hungry actually. Then I have realized that it was triggered by something deeper. Something more personal and more sensitive in the deepest part of me. My desire to have someone, a guy to love me as a girl. As his lady.

I have been seeing couples, bombarded by people in a relationship while I am here sailing all alone. I felt sad so I just ate and ate. Then today, somehow I hit rock bottom. I needed to tell God everything and ask for His grace. Then He gave me these verses.

I was actually having a feeling that He already forgot that aspect of my life but no, He has not. He has His plans and yes, just like our parents who only want what is best for us what more He who can love us more than they do.

I was and still am blessed by these verses.My soul has been lifted up. I thank God for these answers. No matter, He has not forgotten His promises. All I need to do is to trust Him and let go of my control, my worries, everything that gives doubt to what I believe about Him.

I am now going to rest minutes from now. At least, the ended with these kind of blessing. I am thankful.Simply thankful.