PSALM 32

Starting the week right :-)

To be freed from this trap of uncertainty, i will invest on the sure ones, God and His perfect love :-) yeehah! I just have to keep reminding myself that He is in control and there is nothing i should worry about. Jesus be enthroned this week in our lives. Please have Your way in me and through me.


The Joy of Forgiveness
A Psalm of David. A Contemplation.[a]

1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered.

2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit.

3 When I kept silent, my bones grew old
Through my groaning all the day long.

4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah

5 I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I have not hidden.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

6 For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You
In a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters
They shall not come near him.

7 You are my hiding place;
You shall preserve me from trouble;
You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah

8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will guide you with My eye.

9 Do not be like the horse or like the mule,
Which have no understanding,
Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle,
Else they will not come near you.

10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked;
But he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.

11 Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous;
And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!


SUNDAY BLISS

Morning Deal: I choose to LOVE

pic taken from randalldsmith.com

GOOGLE'S CLOCK IS WESTERN: IT IS SUNDAY MORNING HERE NOT SAT NIGHT


Lord, is there anything that i can hide from you?
Would you not be able to discern my thoughts if i shut my mouth?
It'd be foolish for one to believe the chances thereof

When You are not comfortable anymore in the tablets of my heart
Father, I am ready for the vacuum cleaner and broom
All i want, You remain King in everything

Forgive me God when something else occupies my mind more than you do
Pardon those desires that set aside your best for me
Please attune the chords of my heart to the heavenly orchestra

Thank You for calling me into tears once again
I long for that frustration to be closest to You like the old times
How could I miss those intimacy these days

Remembering You God is not never enough for someone who loves you much
There should be an aching for more than ohio and hellos
And so I beg, sweep me away oh Lord, let me soak all of my senses in Your presence

Call me constantly to pour my heart out unto You
Treasure every opportunity to offer adoration into Your beautiful name
Oh God, how i rejoice that You heard all my praises and pleas

Apart from You, there is no peace but only emptiness
To You, I surrender every beating of my heart
Let me cry out in desperation, "I am Yours and You are mine"

I, Ilda Marie, do try her best to lift up her face,
With hands up in the air and tears flowing in her eyes,
Jesus, she's begging You, touch her, teach her and use her for Thine glory.


It is really amazing to wake up in the morning and you can feel the longing to pour your heart out to God. While it is true that He is always there and did not miss a single thought that crossed our minds, it is still different to take time to speak unto Him. The confidence that He hears feels awesome and that He keeps in a bottle every tear that I shed brings nothing but comfort. In every relationship, love is not a feeling that is fleeting. It is a commitment to stay and to nurture the characteristics of love (Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.8 Love never fails).

Love is a choice and it appeals to the emotion :-) We can feel love. To communicate love is natural for someone who has it flowing and growing within. May in every waking moment of ours, we will commit to love God and to love our neighbors. Father teach us the best way to share Your love though it entails pain on our part.

BASTA IKAW LORD! GO LANG AKO NG GO :-) thank You for seizing this day wonderfully that I can count on You that the rest of the week would be the same. Please help us to love You back.

First Time

pic from maxredefaul.jpg

Who would not feel the chill of going to school for the first time?
Who would not hear the throbbing heart on the first night of recitation?
Who would not want moral support on her first job interview?
Who would not want her first love to last forever?

Who would not be awed upon gazing His goodness for the first time?
Who would not agree that a first time could be God's perfect time?
Who does not know that every encounter with God is a refreshed first time?
Great is the Lord who is able to make the the ground fertile
when planted with seeds the first time

Flexibility is a must on first times knowing that coins have two sides
First times are not meant to be a downpour of struggles
Instead, it is a new breathe of hope and opportunity for maturity
Praise Him whose faithfulness and grace are not bound by first times



2014 is a season of first times for me :-)

after years of schooling, Hurrah! i started drafting application letters and resumes, went to see bosses for interviews, got rejected in one office and finally i met my work family when i was almost giving up already. There i am in the office, adjusting in my new environment and struggling to align my body clock to our office hours. Not long after i got hired, my series of court experiences kicked off. I always feared that i could not understand what judges say because my nerves impairs my hearing. I'm getting the hang of it so far :-) due to the repeated instances thereof.

Praise God for the favors in my practice. The first counter-affidavit i prepared was resolved favorably by the provincial prosecutor. The complaint was dismissed for lack of probable cause. The case for support which sucked out the life of me because of its voluminous records that i have to discuss one by one in the JA was also dismissed by the court in favor of our client. By God's grace, I hope that all other cases where i prepared their respective position papers will also be ruled according to our prayer.

I would not miss telling about my first time to teach :-) I taught Criminology students in RMMC. One of my 10, 000 reasons to worship the Lord is the way he sustained me in keeping two jobs where I am a neophyte to both fields. "In time you will learn the craft", was the line told by a co-teacher that hit me with loads of encouragement but my constant push was this line, "to teach is to touch lives forever". If God will allow, in the near future, I'll have 200 more or less police officers as my friends :-). I'll find time to write about my learning from my teaching and my students.



OH NO i'M SHORT WITH TIME TO FINISH THIS... PLZ ADD THIS TO MY TO BE CONTINUED ENTRIES

accountability partners

friends are always counted as blessings from above :-)

After church, it was great to hang out with Niel and Luli. As friends, we are accountable to each other. When circumstances are overwhelming, prayer remains to be the best thing to do. What's next? I'll cross the bridge later as the Lord leads.




Luli and Co-uling. See you later sa birthday celebration of kuya Jun and Jojo. Kalimutan muna ang diet :-)

HILING

THIS is a bloggathon hahaha, i am having fun with it :-) so i'll keep going.


Sinong mag-aakala na ang isang ordinaryong araw ay itinakda
Upang ang dalwang tao ay sisimulan ang magpakailanman
Sa unay walang inaasahan kundi trabaho lang
Ngunit sa paglipas ng panahon ikaw ay di lumisan

Sa dalas ng pag-uusap, aso, politika at bituin ay di nakaligtas
Higit sa lahat, ang Panginoon ang inuuna sa bawat pagkakataon
Pambungad sa araw ay panalangin anupay sasarhan ng ganoon din
Mga gawing magpapatibay sa ating pananampalataya

Di ko ikaka-ila mi nagbago na sa aking nadarama
Mahal kong kaibigan, puso ko sanay iyong pagkaingatan
Ano man ang mangyari, huwag mong kakalimutan
Mas mahal ka ng nasa itaas at Sya ang iyong number one fan

Kapag kasama ka, ako ay panatag at masaya
Siguro nga ikaw ay mahal na at ayokong ikay mawawala
kaya lang, di ako sigurado kung mi aasahan
Dios lang ang nakakaalam

kung mi hihilingin man ako........... will continue this later :-) mi kailangang uunahin


MI MGA BAGAY NA BAGAY DI KO MAN NAPAGTANTONG MANGYAYARI
AT DI KO MAN KONTROL ANG MGA SUSUNOD NA KABANATA
PERO BUO AND TIWALA KO SA DIOS NA ITOY KANYANG MAITATAMA

PATULOY SA PAGSASA-ITAAS ANG PINAKAMAINAN NA GAWIN
DI PANGUNGUNAHAN ANG MGA NASA UNAHAN
KAPANATAGAN SA LOOB NAWAY PATULOY NA ANGKIN

SABIK MAN AKONG MALAMAN ANONG MERON BUKAS
TAMA NA ANG NGAYON PARA DAMHIN ANG KANYANG PAG-UNAWA
O DIOS, HAWAK KAMAY TAYO LAGI HA? MWAH!

ANG SARAP MABUHAY NA WALANG PANGAMBA
PUNAN MO SANA LAGI ANG AMING PAG-IISIP AT PUSO NG MGA BAGAY NA SA IYO
SA BAWAT DESISYON NAMIN IKAW O DIOS AMA ANG MANGUNA



Here is an excerpt of an article by JP:

The way to nip worrying in the bud is to do what our Lord Jesus, the Prince of Peace said, in Philippians 4:6-7:

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and
supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will
guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Friend, make a choice to not worry. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid (John 14:27). When there is something you are concerned about, bring it to the Lord in prayer. Just tell Him about the problem and cast your cares to Him, knowing that He cares for you (1 Peter 5:7). Then, thank Him that He has heard you and is doing something about the problem.

If you do this and cast every care to the Lord whenever you start to worry, “the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus," and you’ll soon find a fresh supply of grace abounding toward you.