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Marami akong personal na mga pangarap sa mundo na ito. Sa career, maging magaling o successful akong 3D artist, animator specially in the field of film animation. Sa lovelife, magkaroon ako ng mabuting mapapangasawa at magkaroon kami ng masayang sambahayan. Sa materyal na bagay, gusto kong magkakotse at magandang bahay. Kahit hindi mapera basta kontento sa mga bagay na tinatangkilik.

Tungkol naman sa espiritual na siyang pinakamahalaga sa lahat. Nais kong magkaroon ng malakas pang pananampalataya. Dalangin ko sa Ama na sana basbasan pa Niya ako ng lalo pang malakas na espirito upang maipagtanggol ko ang katotohanan Niya. Kapangyarihan upang lalo ko pang maipag-anyaya ang Kanyang mga salita at maging mabisa ito upang magising ang natutulog na isip ng mga mahal ko sa buhay na ayaw dinggin ang katotohanan.

Lahat ng ito'y pangarap ko. Ngunit kung isang pangarap lamang ang maaring matupad, ito na ang hihilingin ko sa Ama, MALIGTAS NAWA LAHAT NG MGA MAHAL KO SA BUHAY. Magising na sila sa katotohanan na kailangan ng Iglesia.. ng tunay na Iglesia para maligtas. Nasabi ko nga, kahit buhay ko'y handa kong ialay, maligtas lamang sila. Silang lahat, mga kaibigan, kamag-anak, lalo na yung mga nanlalamig na, mga kakilala, katrabaho, kaklase, guro, silang lahat na naging parte ng buhay ko. Ngunit di ako katulad ng Panginoong Jesus na banal ang dugo kaya natubos Niya ang kasalanan ng Kanyang Iglesia. Hindi ko maaaring ipantubos ang buhay ko sa kanila. Ni hindi ko maaaring yakapin sila sa araw ng paghuhukom para kasama silang maliligtas kahit wala sila sa tunay na Iglesia. Sila sa sarili nila ang kikilos upang maligtas sila. At ginagawa ko ang aking makakaya upang maging kasangkapan upang maakay sila.

Kuntento ka na sa relihiyon mo?

Akala mo maliligtas ka na diyan?

Ah, diyan ka na namulat? Gusto mo dyan ka na rin mamatay? Yan ang paninindigan mo? Kung sa kasinungalingan ka namulat, dyan ka na rin mamamatay?

Nasuri mo ba lahat ng aral diyan sa kinaaaniban mo? Nakabase ba lahat ng aral niyan sa Bibliya? O gawa-gawa lang ng tao? Hindi na kalooban ng Dios ang nasunod pag ganon! Kalooban na ng tao yun! At yun ang aral ni Satanas. Wala sa Biblia.

"Hindi mo ako mapag-Iiglesia kahit kailan! Sumasama lang ako sa 'yo dahil pinagbibigyan kita." Eto ang masakit at di ko malilimutang sinabi ng mahal kong kaibigan nang inaanyayahan ko siyang sumamba kahit minsan lang matapos ko siyang maakay sa marami na ring pamamahayag. Parang hinihiwa ang puso ko sa sinabi niya. Isipin ko lang na papahirapan siya sa dagat-dagatang apoy o impyerno araw at gabi, ay di ko na maatim isipin. Naluluha na lamang ako. Ayaw niya makinig sa akin. Hindi nya ko pinaniniwalaan. Hindi nya deserve mapunta sa impyerno, napakabuti niyang tao. Naalala ko tuloy ang sinabi ng mabuti kong guro noong high school. Tungkol sa aral ng Iglesia na ang Iglesia Ni Cristo lamang ang maliligtas. Sabi niya sa usual na malumanay na pahayag, "..Siguro naman mabait ang Dios di ba?" Ang nais niyang ipakiwari'y hindi magtatangi ang Dios. MALI! Gusto ko sumagot noon, ngunit hindi naman ako tinatanong, nagdidiscuss lang siya. Noon pa man ay nagbukod na ang Dios. Ang bayang Israel na una Niyang bayan ang tanging binigyan Niya ng karapatang maglingkod sa Kanya. Ngunit natalikod ang bayang Israel dahil sa pagsuway nito. Kaya kung mapapansin nyo, laging may gera sa bansang Israel. Tila isinumpa ng Dios ang bayan na iyon. At dagdag pa, sabi ng Ama, iwawalat Niya ang karunungan ng marurunong at kabaitan ng mababait. Kaya kahit anong bait mo pa, kung di ka kabilang sa tinubos, hindi ka nakasisiguro ng kaligtasan.

Ngunit dahil sa habag at awa ng Ama sa mga tao, muli Siyang naglagay ng kasangkapan upang muling matayo ang Iglesia Ni Cristo sa mga huling araw, sa malayong Silangan. Sabi ng kasamahan ko sa trabaho, mapagmasid din daw siya sa paligid. Maraming naglipanang mga relihiyon diyan na hango din daw sa Biblia ang pangalan. Kaibigan, ibahin mo ang Iglesia! Ito, kung iyong sisipiin sa Biblia ay may pinakamaraming patotoo na ito ang tunay na isinasaad ng hula. Ayon na rin sa patotoo ng kasaysayan. Maraming beses ko na itong isinaad sa nakaraan kong mga artikulo.

Noong grade 2 ako, tinanong ako ng Katekistang nagtuturo sa seksiyon namin kung ano ang relihiyon ko. Siyempre proud ako "Iglesia Ni Cristo po." Sabi niya, "ah, Iglesia Ni Manalo.." Pasalamat siya at bata pa lang ako noon. Kung hindi'y baka napahiya siya sa pagyurak ng pangalan ng tunay na Iglesia Ni Cristo. Kaunting respeto manang katekista, baka tawagin ko po kayong katoLIKO, tunay naman. Dahil ayon sa Biblia, ang Iglesia Katolika ang kinatuparan ng pagtalikod ng bayang Israel. Sila ang Iglesiang natalikod. Biblia ang may sabi niyan.. Maraming sa mga aral nito ang kabalintunaan sa itinuturo ng Biblia. At siya ang hinuhulaan sa Biblia na babaeng pakakak na nakaupo sa mangkok sa ibabaw ng karagatan. Lumalarawan sa pagigi nitong Universal o pandaigdig na relihiyon.

Ngayon naman. May nakilala akong matino namang kaibigan. Client namin siya actually. May itsura sana siya kaso ADD. Sabi niya sa akin, 2 taon na daw siyang nakikinig ng aral namin sa TV. Gusto niya lahat ng mga ang aral ngunit 1 lang daw ang di niya matanggap. Na itinuturo namin na tao ang Panginoong Jesus at hindi Dios. Ou, ngunit wala kaming sinabing "tao lang." Tao Siya ayon sa pagtuturo ng Biblia ngunit napakataas ng pagkakilala namin sa Kanya. Una siya ang ulo namin, ng Iglesia, kaya nga Iglesia Ni Cristo. Ikalawa, siya ang tagapamagitan namin sa Ama kaya lagi naming isinasama sa panalangin ang Kanyang pangalan upang ipakiusap ito sa Ama. Ikatlo, Siya ang tumubos ng aming kasalanan. Kung kaya dapat naming suklian ang kabutihan Niya sa amin. Inutos din ng Ama na sambahin Siya, kaya sinasamba namin Siya ngunit hindi bilang Dios kundi bilang anak ng Dios na ulo ng Iglesia. Kaya nga may Banal na Hapunan kami o Sta. Cena para sa pag ala-ala sa dugo at katawan ng Panginoon sa ginawa Niyang pagtubos sa aming kasalanan. Ngayon, bakit ang aral namin ay tao Siya? Siya na rin ang may sabi. May laman siya, may buto. Hindi Siya espirito. Nagutom, nauhaw, nasaktan, nahirapan at namatay Siya. Ang Dios ay di nakakaranas ng ganito ayon sa Biblia. Nang buntis tao si Maria, hindi naman sinabi ng aklat na nagdadalang-Dios si Maria, kundi nagdadalang-TAO. Nang manalangin Siya sa bundok bago siya ipako sa krus ay tumingala Siya sa langit at sinabi Niya sa panalangin, "......at makilala Ka nila na kaisa-isang tunay na Dios. " Hindi Niya sinabi na: "Makilala nila TAYO na tunay na Dios." -- Walang ganoon sa Biblia. At marami pang patotoo ang Biblia na tao ang Panginoong Jesus.

Kami lang na tunay na Iglesia ang nagtuturo ng dalisay na aral. Partikular na ang pagiging tao ng Panginoong Jesus. Kaya nabulagan ang mga sektang protestante at katoliko ay dahil sa wala sa kanila ang pagsama ng Ama. Iba ang itinuturo nila dahil hindi sila isinugo ng Ama. Sapagkat sa sugo lamang Niya ipinakita ang hiwaga ng Bibliya.

"Ang Banal na Kasulatan, nakalihim sa hiwaga

Sa sariling pag-aaral ay hindi maunawa.

Ang Banal Niyang aklat, sa Sugo Niya'y nahayag

Ang Dios ang Siyang nagbigay ng mga karunungan."

Kaya kahit napakarunong pa ng isang tao, sabihing nag-aaral pa sa pinakamagandang unibersidad sa ibang bansa, ay hindi niya mauunawa ang hiwaga ng Biblia, sapagkat di siya isinugo, maiiba ang interpretasyon niya dito, kaya maraming relihiyong nagsulputan.

Ngunit ang tanging sugo lamang ng Ama ang pinagkalooban Niyang makaalam ng katotohanan upang ipangaral ito sa mga tao. Natupad ang hula ng Biblia ukol sa ibong mandaragit na tinawag mula sa malayong silangan. Si Ka Felix ang naging katuparan. Ito'y ayon sa maraming patotoo ng Banal na kasulatan.

Kaya mga mahal ko, kasuklaman, pagtawanan, libakin nyo man ako at layuan. Di ako susuko. Ipapanalangin ko kayo sa Ama. At gagawin ko ang aking makakaya upang magising kayo sa pagkatulog sa mahalagang katotohanan.

Hindi ako susuko. Hanggang kamatayan ako’y lalaban.

Tulungan nawa ako ng Ama.

His Legacy will Remain in our Hearts

Just this morning while I was waiting in my turn for my second job interview, I received a text from a friend saying that Ka Erdy had already passed away.. “pinagpahinga na ang Ka Erdy…” At first, I can’t believe it, I had asked it to several brethren in text. My mama replied saying “Aimee, oo.” My eyes suddenly got blurred, warning to drop a tear. But I manage to keep it from falling to become presentable in the interview. And I shall have positive thoughts. It’s God’s will. Just like mama said in text, “..magpakatatag ka, lahat ay dapat mangyari, malapit na talaga!” Malapit na ang wakas.

While I’m walking in the long way of Ortigas, in my mind the thought still insist in here. I shall continue the fight, the fight that Ka Felix, Ka Erdy, the INC admins and INC members is been fighting for: To spread His truth, to do His will, to bring His people to His Holy Land.

Isang malaking pagsubok sa Iglesia ang pagdadalamhati na ito. Dito muling masusubok ang katatagan ng bawat kapatid.

“Kahit Tagapamahala man ay pumanaw,

Sa piling natin Siya’y buhay,

pagkat ang Kaniyang kahalalan

Ay di mamamatay.

Hangad ng sugo at pamamahala ng Ama

Tayo’y muling magkita

Makasama sa bayan Niya

Walang maiiwan..”

When I reached home, I watched the live coverage in channel 7. I hate the way Mel Tiangco and Mike Enriquez address Ka Erdy as “Eranio”, “Manalo”. The reporters are more polite than them addressing Ka Erdy as “Ka Erdy” or “Bro. Eranio”, unlike the two impolite newscasters. What a shame! They never even send their condolence to the INC. Never! I’m not angry but I got irate. I feel pity for them. It wouldn’t do good for them.

After attending our panata this evening, and it’s the prayer in Ka Erdy’s death, for God to continually guide His administration and His people more today that the world is coming to it’s very near ending.

He had finished his race and he’s now in his long peaceful sleep, waiting for the day of our salvation. We will altogether see each other again when that day comes.

He’s now gone physically but still, like the song above, his legacy will forever be living in the heart of every Iglesia Ni Cristo members.

We shall strive harder and fight for God’s truth. As Bro. Erdy said in his texto that is also viewed in 95^th Anniversary Special,

"Imisyon ninyo ang Iglesia, ke tanggapin nila, ke hindi,sabihin ninyo kung ano ang tunay na kaligtasan, sabihin ninyo kung ano talaga ang kaparaanan sa kaligtasan. Ang tunay na Iglesia Ni Cristo. Tanggapin nila't hindi, nakapagpatotoo kayo. Darating na si Cristo. "

These words strengthen my will to fight for God’s truth. I’ll tell my friends even they don’t believe. More important is I had told them the truth. The calling is from God. So I shall pray for them.

I’ll be finishing my race until the end.

Filipino Ako! Iglesia Ni Cristo Ako!

Sulyap sa nakaraan.

Noon, gusto kong maging American Citizen, I love their outer traits, blue eyes, tall, white complexion, blonde hair and I like clean look people. One of my super crush is clean-looking. I also love their language, that’s why my most favourite subject is English when I’m still studying. I always want to learn to speak fluently in English lalo na ngayon na kailangan kong magtrabaho sa call center. You heard it right, kailangan, hindi gusto. I have a self ambition to pursue another career but I can’t afford to study again. But why I am speaking English-Tagalog right now? Ok.

Sa pagdaan ng maraming araw ng aking buhay, napag-isip isip kong dapat pala ay itaas ko ang aking noo sapagkat ako’y isang Filipino. Tama, FILIPINO AKO!

Bakit dapat kong ipagmalaki na Filipino ako?

Una, dito sa bansang ito hinulaan ng Biblia na muling babangon ang Iglesia Ni Cristo na natalikod noong una.

Sa mga wakas ng lupa, sa malayong silangan.

Ayon na rin sa pagpatunay ng kasaysayan, ang Pilipinas ang tunay na kinatuparan ng hula sa Biblia na malayong silangan (far east), pulo ng dagat (archipelago). Sa mga bansang nasa malayong silangan, tanging Pilipinas lamang ang bansang Kristiano.

Pangalawa, dito isinilang ang sugo sa huling araw. Isa siyang Filipino at siya'y pinili ng Ama upang muling mabangon ang Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Pilipinas. Siya'y isinugo at kinasangkapan ng Ama upang muling matatag ang Iglesia na itinayo ng Panginoong Jesus noong una,sapagkat ang unang Iglesia ay natalikod, kaya hindi siya ang nagtatag ng Iglesia tulad ng inaakala ng sanlibutan, siya ay isinugo upang ito'y maitatag muli ayon sa kalooban ng Diyos.

At noong ika-27 ng Hulyo, 1914, ay nairehistro ang Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Pilipinas. Natupad ang hula ng Biblia na muli itong lilitaw sa mga wakas ng lupa. Ang 'wakas ng lupa' na tinutukoy ay panahon at hindi lugar, ayon sa mga pagpapatunay ng Biblia. Noon pa mang nasa lupa pa ang Panginoong Jesus ay sinabi na Niya na mayroon pa siyang ibang mga tupa sa malayong lupain.

"Ang Iglesia ng una kalagayan nito'y hamak, inusig kinukutya ng kaaway. Gawain Mo'y nagpatuloy sugo'y itinaguyod, salita Mo, o Diyos ang siyang patnubay..." naaalala ko pa ang processional hymn na ito noong inaawit ko pa ito noon sa Pasalamat ng Kabataan. Kitang-kita naman ang katanyagan ng Iglesia Ni Cristo ngayon sa kanyang ika-95 pagkatatag sa Pilipinas. Noong una'y abang-aba ang kalagayan, inuusig ng sanlibutan, ngunit ngayo'y dinadakila at kinikilala na sa lipunan dahil ito'y pangako ng Diyos sa Iglesia. Ang Iglesia Ni Cristo ay hindi tumatanggap ng tulong sa politiko o sa ibang tao. Wala ring negosyo di tulad ng ibang relihiyon na lumaki dahil sa negosyo. Ang Iglesia Ni Cristo'y nagningning at patuloy sa kanyang tagumpay dahil sa tulong ng tunay na Diyos. Isang matibay na pagpapatunay na ang Iglesia Ni Cristo lamang ang may tunay na Diyos.

Akin ngang pinagtatakhan ang aking mga kaibigan, sa kabila ng aking pag-akay sa kanila sa loob ng Iglesia ay wala pa rin sa loob nila ang pag-anib dito. Ayaw ba nilang maging isa sa mga kinikilala ng sanlibutan, maging kabilang sa relihiyong niluluhuran ng mga politiko upang sila'y iboto sa halalan. At higit sa lahat, ayaw ba nilang magkaroon ng kapayapaan sa kanilang puso sa katiyakang sila ay maliligtas pagdating ng araw ng paghuhukom. Maaaring ang kanilang dahilan ay ayaw nila ng responsibilidad. Ang nakikita kasi nila ay responsibilidad. Sasamba ng Huebes at Linggo, kailangang regular upang huwag matanggal sa talaan. Bawal magsugal, bawal maglasing, bawal tumaya sa lotto, bawal magsama ng di kasal, bawal mag-asawa ng sanlibutan. Ito, ito marahil ang ayaw nila kaya ayaw nilang umanib sa Iglesia. Marami ang humahanga ngunit hindi nila magawang umanib dahil hindi nila kayang gawin ang kalooban ng Ama. Gusto nila ay yung magagaan lamang. Yun bang tipong sasamba sila kung kelan lang nila gusto. Makakapagsugal sila, makakapaglasing at gagawa ng iba't -ibang kalayawan hanggang naisin nang hindi sila tatanggalin sa relihiyong kinaaniban nila. Iyan ba ang gusto ng Ama?

Ayon sa Biblia, hindi nalulugod ang Ama sa mga gumagawa ng kabutihan ngunit patuloy naman sa paggawa ng kasalanan. Nasusulat, dapat ay maging malinis sa harap ng Ama, layuan ang kasalanan at magiging dapat sa Kanya, kaya kailangan ng laging pagbabagong-buhay.

Labis akong namamanglaw dahil sa marami pa akong minamahal sa buhay na wala pa sa tunay na Iglesia. Ngunit ayon ng sa leksiyon noong mga nakaraang Linggo, pinipili ng Ama ang papasok sa Kanyang bayan. Nagbubukod Siya. Kaya tunay tayong mapalad dahil tayo ang pinili Niya. Patuloy kong ipinapanalangin na sana ay tawagin din Niya ang minamahal kong mga kaibigan, at ang mga naligaw kong kamag-anak ay muli Niyang tawagin pabalik sa Kanya.

Naaalala ko habang ako'y nasa koro,araw ng pagsamba, habang nangangaral ang ministro ay namamasdan ko ang kapulungan. Nakikinita ng mata ko ang aking pangarap. Pangarap ko na sa mga hanay ng sumasamba at nakikinig ay mapabilang ang mga minamahal ko sa buhay na wala pa sa tunay na Iglesia. Ito ang pinakadakila kong mithiin sa buhay bago ko matapos ang aking takbuhin, sana, ang lahat ng mga minamahal ko sa buhay ay makasama ko sa Bayang Banal.

Purihin ang Diyos! Ang Iglesia Ni Cristo ay patuloy sa kanyang kaluwalhatian.

Maligayang ika-95 taong kaarawan!

Sa Diyos ang kapurihan!

The world's Toughest Problem

My mind wants to break... no.. break free.. break free from the thoughts of this world. It made me sick, it makes me mad, it makes me crazy.. I have a mixed emotions as of now. My heart likes to break.

According to the Bible, the world will tear apart in the day that people are not aware. On the day people were too busy with their own life. On the day the sinners are doing their sins and on the day when the good doers are doing good things. The day of Judgment day. No one knows the exact date, but people of the God knew that it will come sooner.

Love. Love for loveones. That is my main reason why I build this blog and why I keep on writing what my feelings tell me. Recently I become a competitor in a worldwide contest which having the theme: "Solve the World's Toughest Problems." I joined the contest not for the sake of the world 'cause I truly know that no one can ever revert what was written in the Bible. That is, no one can ever solve any of the toughest problems of the world because it could never ever rise again, the world's problem will be worst in the near future. I joined there just for the sight-seeings and to visit the place where the first people of my Father became servant to the most powerful imperial that day. But I thought, it's not time to have that chance. There should be more important thing to do.

If I will be asked what's the toughest problem of the world is, it will be the people who are none-believers, people who are anti-Christ, people who never listen to the Truth. They are the evil-doers that destroy the world, because because of them, Father became angry and decided to end this world on the right day. So the lucky ones that will only be saved and inherit the Holy Land are the chosen ones.

People are doing their researches and continuing to do new things. Many are creating new things to improve life. Our life become easy and instant. The same as our vitality rate. The same as the growing world's problems.

If I were to be asked what thesis should I do. It should be how shall I save the life of my loveones from fire. It should be a long-term project and an impossible mission if the people will look upon me. Even my family wouldn't believe that I could do it. But with the help of my Father in Heaven, I know I can do it. I knew it will be possible. It might not be easy for me as it may took so much sacrifices.

What I only want in life is to finish my race. To do what Father wants me to do. To become His faithful servant until the end of my life.

The Truth Speaks,we shall Listen

Possessed writer. I had given my writer friend an idea about this one. She had no idea what exactly I am talking about. She has an exceptional earthly knowledge. I mean, her knowledge is just effective in this world but if you'll ask her about the knowledge in heaven, she'll pass. She's afraid that she has a few knowledge about it. That's why I find it really hard to convince a friend like her. And that is why she had no idea that what I am talking about the story of a possessed writer is the Holy Spirit that is getting inside him everytime he write a thing. This writer might not be genius and doesn't possess great abilities like gifted writers and novelist, but one thing is for sure, when he writes, he was guided by the Holy Spirit to make sure that he wouldn't commit error and will make his writings more effective to the 'right' readers. 

Days had passed rapidly that I never felt any boredom. And I'm very thankful to Father that He never let me down in all the temptations and sadness that I've been bearing this days. No, not at all.. i feel so good today and been waiting for the glorious days..

There's so many things in this world that human couldn't explain. But I never wonder why they are so become idiot that they keep themselves believe that they could do something out of their boundaries. Just as I am watching Full Metal Alchemist. The Elric brothers suffered because they want to change the flow of the rule. They tried to revive a dead person eventhough they knew it was taboo or forbidden. One thing I don't like in the movie is that Ed have no faith in God although he knew that He exist. I haven't finish the movie so I should not judge thoroughly. 

My friend seems to like Bob Ong's book and idolize him as well. Well for me, I doesn't seem to like that person. I don't like none-believers. He might be a good person who educate the youth about justice and education, but he couldn't be the good person who can teach the right spiritual faith which is the most important to all. His idea about religion is worse. I could remember the thing he wrotes in one of his books that 'wala siyang pakialam kung mapunta siya sa impiyerno' -- isn't that an idiotic principle? 

Hey B.O., don't you know how worse it is when you go to hell? The Bible spoke that you will suffer in the fire in there, day and night, forever. Anyway, I wouldn't wonder why he is very innocent about the Truth. It's because he is not properly guided with the right teachings, because he is in the wrong religion. 

I never know any other great writers whom I idolize thoroughly, but Jose P. Rizal. He probably will inherit the Holy Land. He fight against Spain who conquer our land and he fight against their ill practices and Catholism is one of them. He turned his back against Catholic church because he discovered that its teachings are not in the Bible. What are the proof? Why do he and Josephine Bracken did not married inside the catholic church, instead they made a ceremony by themselves under the blessings of the true God? It's because he refused to go back to catholic church. He also criticize the rosaries and kalmen in his letter to the Women of Malolos :"Jose Rizal's admonition to the Women of Malolos in February 1889: "ang kabanalan ay hindi ang matagal na luhod, mahabang dasal, malalaking kuintas, libaging kalmen, kundi ang mabuting asal, malinis na loob at matuid na isip."" If you watched the movie "Jose Rizal", you could remember that Cesar Montano in there has a statue of a catholic saint in his room in a scene where he was fighting with his conscience Ibarra about the novel he wrote, and while he was in his way to execution, he was holding a rosary in his hand. Damn those directors. It's a big lie! Rizal never did those thing because he already turned his back against Catholism. They ruined Rizal's principle. Anyway to smart people who has principle like mine, they will never easily believe those lies.

This world is really full of lies and the only ones left is under Father's blessings.

As Detective Conan always says: "There is only one and only truth."

So people should be open-minded about their environment. 

The Truth continually speaks, thou shall listen.

May Father blesses the people and lightens their mind for them to see His truth, especially those who are dear to me... I don't like them to suffer.

I'm Blessed because He's always with Me

These past few days I get busy with several things. I knew I am lucky and sort of, blessed, a good term. After graduation, I'm not sad and I never ever think that I could be bored this summer. Maybe you'll think that I'll be having good time somewhere out there, but no.. I wouldn't have. I had planned to have a vacation in the field somewhere in our province but I don't know if I could until I've finished several important things.

In the start of the vacation, I knew I am preparing for the "grand future". So this is it. This is the beginning of real life adventure. So why be bored?

Recently, I had received an email that congrats me for being one of the semi-finalists that is invited to advance to round 2 of the worldwide competition I had joined. This is a great achievement for me. After several prayers of thanks, I forward the good news to my friends and acquaintances, not to boast but to let them know that first and foremost, Father is answering my prayers and He is a great God that listens to all my prayers. He said that we should proclaim His greatness, so I did. And will always do. I also did that to show other people that I am working hard and diligently exerting effort to reach my goal and dream. Because others may think that I am not exerting effort on things. If I could pass this competition that I am going through, this might be the start of my career self-boosting. Win or lose, I've been praying to Father to help and guide all my ways, may He direct my path.

I have so many opportunities and choices as what Father had promised me. He wouldn't let me down. And so He is always by my side and He directed my paths. So, I have a big question, Is your God like my God? 

What do you do whenever you’re sad?

Me, I get inside my room, with or without tears in the eyes, I pray solemnly to Father to ease my pain, to help me out of this. To renew my broken heart and strengthen my spirit.. I may have weaknesses, emotional and physical but It could be my strength if Father is right by my side.

Other may answer this as: 

(1) I go to my best friend, mother, father, siblings or whoever closest person in my life and I will cry on their shoulder. I know they will understand me. And it will relieve the pain. 

-This might be good but, they could listen, but could they help you solve ALL your problems? They also have weaknesses because they were also human. So this is not the BEST thing to do.

(2) I'll go drink and eat with my friends to have a happy-happy time, by means of this, I can forget my problem for a moment.

-This one is wrong. You can forget your problem for just a little time. And the bitterness would be that you will be drunk and can't think well with your drunk mind on how you'll be solving the problem. You had abused your body and your mind as well and weakened your spirit to fight temptation. Even the Bible forbids it because it could destroy good relationships and homes.

Anyway, these are the major reactions of the people who don't know or even know, but they didn't treat God as their primary counselor or therapist, those people who don't believe that He could be the only one that can solve their problem. Some used drugs to ease their pain but what they do is just destroying their life.

Prayer is the best spiritual tool that could connect us with Father.

But not all people have the access to Father. Because some has no right to pray to Him. Their prayers were just in vain. The only people whose prayers could be heard is from His people, His true nation. So others should not wonder why their prayers can’t be heard by Father.

If you have a great plan for a great thing or event, how did you prepare for it? Is self-preparation of own skills, talents and strengths are enough?

Me, I've been praying for it by means of Panata. Just like what we do inside the church whenever a special event/occasion is ahead. It's usually a one week prayers of the same specific time.  By means of this, you're showing God that you are sincere to what you are asking for.

How do you fight temptation? Or do you really fight them or you just let yourself carried away?

In Pasugo God's Message February 2009 issue, the mailbox part had caught my eyes. The topic is about "Fighting Temptations". 

A reader said:

"I would like to hear your opinion about homosexuality. I know that having a sexual relationship with the same sex is forbidden by God. But my earthly instinct sometimes let me do this sin. I want to follow His will and I want to renew myself. Please help and advice me on what should I do."

 It's better if you could read the whole answer to this question.

But as a summary, the editor replied that acknowledging that a wrongdoing is wrong is the first step to renewing one's life. "Homosexuality is absolutely forbidden, for it is an enormous sin" (Lev. 18:22, Living Bible) Apostle Paul taught that "no temptation is irresistible." To prevail over temptations nonetheless, one must also completely trust in the God---he must allow God to transform him by willfully submitting himself to His will:

"Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God-- what is good and pleasing to Him and is perfect." (Rom. 12:2, Today's English Version) 

So it is only Him who could help us if we really want to renew ourselves, whatever temptation it is, because if we don't, we'll suffer the curse of the sin. Too many people can't resist the temptations. They don't know that it were challenges to face that if they won over to that thing, then they will receive their prize, their blessings, if not, they'll receive curse from their sins.

Having Father right by my side will make me standing still above all temptations, crisis, weakness and death. While He is with me, I will never be hopeless. So I couldn't afford to lose Him because He is my LIFE.

Only the 'Chosen One' have the real Wisdom

Hunger for honor. It’s been 8 years. I told myself I don’t care anymore. But everytime the month of March came, this March of agony syndrome attack my inner thoughts of the day when I’m still in the place who is achieving plenty of praises and honor from different people.  It might be very difficult to accept that after receiving plenty of awards, time will come that you are no longer receiving any.

Maybe, I had experienced the experiences of different kinds of students.

I had experienced to be praised.

I had experienced to be elevated when someone else is very proud because of me.

I had experienced to be the “talk of the town”.

I had experienced to be famous and be loved.

I had experienced to be calm when the report card is prepared.

I had experienced to become a respectful leader.

I had experienced not to let my classmates copy on my work.

I had experienced to teach others for the subject they don’t know.

I had experienced to earn honors and awards.

On the other side, I had experienced to be envied because of my honor.

I had experienced to be invited by someone in a brawl to lose my dignity.

I had experienced to be dumped.

I had experienced to be anxious when the report cards are ahead.

I had experienced to be disrespected as a leader.

I had experienced to copy to other’s paper during exam and had cursed myself from doing it.

I had experienced to ask my other classmate with simple question in a Math subject.

I had experienced to become stupid in front of geniuses.

I had experienced to earn nothing.

 

I had experienced them in my entire life as a student.  Some of them made me sick to realize that I got this changed. I could never been an inborn genius. I am only been lended by a little talent.  But one thing is for sure. This talent had never been removed from me like my belief before. My thinking got more matured as the years past by and probably this challenges and failures are ingredients to my true success. These experiences changed my life a lot and it made me realized that these experiences made me stronger than before.  My destiny is in my hands that’s why I should go on.

             Let me tell you. I am not wondering for years that my every close friend becomes either academic achiever, dean’s lister or cum laude. I may state a probability that I become a lucky charm to them. J  They earned it not only because they were intelligent but my Father let them to be. Blessings could be shared and it flows. I always have blessings even in simple ways of my life, it never become scarce to me; it is always abundant from the moment I wake up until I sleep at night. 24/7, I am always been blessed. So if ever I did not achieve my wants today after I graduated in college, I am sure Father will be giving me what I deserve and will give me the real triumph I am longing for.  

 And now I speak as a normal person, “I’ll be a great tensai someday.”  I may not have the intelligence of the earth but the wisdom of the Father is running through my veins and living in my heart and mind.

The Bible speak that the intelligence of man shall bring him to easier and progressive life, yet it will not bring him to salvation of his soul. Useless the intelligence is if we will not be having true wisdom. We could never be saved by intelligence and other earthly things.

                I tell you, true religion matters as they could be in your daily living, your principles and beliefs are the things that greatly affect how you live life. You can never know that you are doing the wrong thing until the day that you found out that you were cursing yourself from doing that thing and your remorse will no longer be accepted.

                The ‘chosen one’ in the Old Testament is the Israel nation or Bayang Israel that were freed from the slavery in Egypt, given to them was the Promised Land.  But in all the numerous miracles, outstanding kindness and greatest love that Father gave them, they still fight against Father and gone back to their old ways. What happened to them? They were cursed. That’s why Israel, until now, still have no peace. War is in every corner of that nation.

So is that the end of Father’s love? No. That’s why, as the prophecy in the Bible says, Father had called the Last messenger in the Far East or Malayong Silangan,  that is, the Philippines, to arise Iglesia Ni Cristo, to let  His sons and daughters from the Far east to praise His name. This is what most people outside the church cannot accept. They couldn’t accept that this religion is the true church, eventhough this is justified by many prophecies in the Bible.

 So why should we get envy to those people who has the greatest intelligence in the world if the wisdom of the Lord which is the most important of all is out of their mind. They were just a moron person in front of Father. If they don’t know the truth and they couldn’t accept it, then they are just foolish people who like salvation of soul but never want to work for Father’s wants.