Matthew 7: 24-26, Jesus said,

 ²⁴ “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. ²⁵ The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. ²⁶ But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

Reality check, we can accurately quote a verse from the Bible but sometimes we failed to live what it really meant. We have our memory verse since we studied the Bible but forgot to apply it in our lives. God's word is indeed a very powerful weapon against all the adversaries that we may encounter in our daily existence. 

For the last three Sundays, I've been ministering the nannies in our church. Sad to say, not all of them were interested to join. However, I take delight for those who have the heart to be a part of the fellowship. I can say that some of them are still neophyte when it comes to their faith and walk with God. While ministering to them, I already conditioned my mind that I cannot expect everyone to be as responsive as I have expected. I knew that the conviction on their heart should come from God. That was what I kept on emphasizing on them. I can relate to them somehow because I felt what they felt during my early years as Christian. Even up to this point, I cannot even guarantee to myself that I have really a very strong foundation with God. The fact that I easily get affected whenever I encountered some personal problems, I noticed that my doubts have almost overtaken my faith. Good thing I am surrounded with loving people whose faith have been tested by time and experience.

I learned to love the task that was given to me. At first, I was really hesitant considering that I am not close to any of them. But I believe that this thing happened for a reason because through them I learned the value of humility and patience. During our discussions, I requested them to share their life's experiences based on out topic and I was really blessed with it.  By God's grace, I can see their heart and I knew that someday, they too will have a life that is purpose driven, since I am using Rick Warren's Purpose-Driven Life as a tool in ministering to them. 

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As I was browsing my Stumble collections since today is supposedly Stumble Tuesday, my attention was caught with this entry from Candy Chang of http://candychang.com. Somehow, it stirs up my curiosity that I was compelled to fill in the blank: BEFORE I DIE I WANT TO ___________...

Well, as for me, there's a lot of things that i want to do before I die...

BEFORE I DIE I WANT TO

1. Have a family of my own;
2. Raise my kids with the loving help of my hubby;
3. make a difference;
4. pursue my dreams;
5. live my life to the fullest in accordance to His Sovereign Will!

Photos courtesy of  http://candychang.com 

How about you?

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tinatago ang taba?

The mighty woman behind us.

So red and I so love it! This is me with Arjay and Kenji... Wasn't it obvious that red last Sunday was the color of the day? lol!

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Time indeed is so precious that every tick of the clock should be maximized as much as possible. Experience taught me to value time especially now that the time is approaching and yet there are still lots of things to do. I am kinda stress right now that it is very evident on my face with breakouts and dark eye circles (sigh).

We are now racing against time, literally. With lots of pending task to do prior to the Big Day, getting pressured and being stressed are inevitable. I even came to the point of freaking out. Plus other concerns aside from the preparations, all these things are slowly consuming me. I wonder how would it feel the day after the Big Day. Well, I should be happier then with nothing else to worry about. All these shall come to pass. I should think positively or else... As for now, I should learn how to combat stress.

Anyway, if you happen to read this, please include me, I mean us, in your prayers.  

Thanks ☺

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An epitome of grace and beauty... She might grows another year older but her faithfulness in God never withers nor falter. That's Nanay Alice.

I've known her as a woman who has the passion to serve God and others. A loving mother to all and a doting grandmother too. I never regretted the day I first joined the Lighthouse Iponan exactly one year ago. The feeling of being at home and being taken cared of are just some of the things that you can feel when you have Nanay's presence at home.

To you Nanay, we love you and we are praying the best for you!
Continue to live a purpose-driven life.

God bless.

I posted yesterday how nervous I am for my scheduled interview. I was really so tensed that I got "sick" early this morning. I was scheduled in the afternoon but I tried going to the Conference Room in the morning only to find out so many applicants waiting for their turn. i went back to the office and decided to come after lunch time...

I was the first to take the hot seat in the afternoon. Though I am so nervous I kept on asking God for wisdom in all my answers. I can relate to the questions but I just cannot control myself from answering so fast. ( I wonder how they understood it) Anyway, the good thing was that it's over.

This is one thing that I am struggling about. I rather write than talk. I am not really good in answering random questions especially if on a situation like this wherein you need to impress the panel to get their favorable recommendation.

Anyway, I can now breathe calmly and go on with my assignments while waiting for the result. oops, I almost forgot, I still need to take the Evaluation Test. 

♥♥♥

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