ang cool ng acronym na 'to! :D

Basic
Instructions
Before
Leaving
Earth

at para maengganyo kayong basahin ang instructional manual ni Itay, gusto ko i-share na may mga makabago na syang versions. yng dati kce medyo mahirap basahin. tsaka ang daming "ano daw?" moments. pero ngayon, wala na tayong lusot. ehehehe. eto ang ilan sa mga versions na trip ko and baka matripan niyo din:

1. New International Version - eto yng una kong bible na nabili. ok sya para sa ken kce hindi malalim tulad nung mga naunang bible na "thee" tsaka "thou". the way they wrote it is mas friendly na.

2. Audio Bible - eto sobrang astig 'toh! dati hindi ko 'to kinonsider as an option kce alam ko aantukin ako. pero nagkamali ako. when you listen to it, pikit nyo yng mata niyo tapos maiimagine nyo kung ano yng nangyayari. complete with sound effects, different voices ng mga tao at may sound track pa. this is a must have! well for me. wag nyo naman 'to pakinggan pag nasa shuttle kayo. baka naman katulugan nyo 'to. :p

3. The Message - eto ang ultimate favorite ko! i call this the-walang-lusot-ka-na bible. kce the way this version was written is like reading LOTR, Narnia and the like. if the NIV version is friendly na, naku eto mas friendliest! ;-)

ako what i do i combo yng 1 and 2. ok sya kce para pag may verse na nagstrike sa ken i can mark and tab it. ;-) wala pa kce akong nakikita na audio bible ng The Message.

basa! :D

our God is a God who provides

wanted to share with you guys a page of the daily devotional am reading. it hit me so hard that i had this strong urge ti share it with you. do share it with someone.

God bless you! :D

August 18, Daily Bread
"Give us this day our daily bread."

Jesus often reminded His followers not to worry. He told them not to be anxious about tomorrow's needs or potential problems (Matthew 6:25). Rather, Jesus stressed a daily reliance on the Father, who provides for His children day by day.

As the israelites wandered in the dessert, they had no way to get food. Miraculously, God provided manna that appeared on the ground each morning. God's provision was sufficient for one day at a time. Each day the children of Israel received fresh manna as a tangible reminder of God's love for them. If they attempted to store it for days to come, they found that it had spoiled by the next day. It was impossible to stockpile God's provision because GOD WANTED THEM TO TRUST IN HIM, NOT IN THE PANTRY. GOD'S GRACE IS SUFFICIENT EACH DAY.

God wants us to trust Him daily with you needs. This trust does not make us poor planners or careless with our futures, unprepared to face what may come. Rather, it keeps our relationship with the Lord in its proper perspective as He reminds us daily of our dependence upon Him. GOD IS AWARE OF WHAT TOMORROW WILL BRING AND HOW WE SHOULD PREPARE FOR IT. HE KNOWS THE PROBLEMS WE WILL FACE, AND HE HAS ALREADY MADE PROVISION FOR US TO OVERCOME THEM. HE ASKS US TO TRUST IN HIM DAILY. OUR FAITH IN HIM CANNOT SUBSTITUTE FOR OUR TRUST IN HIM TOMORROW. If we walk with Him closely today, we will be in the center of His will tomorrow.

grabe sayang

kapag may nababalitaan tayong pumanaw, nasa oras man o wala, bukod sa pasasalamat ay panghihinayang ang nangingibabaw na emosyon sa atin...

- sayang ang bata pa niya ang dami pa nyang pwedeng magawa
- wala na siya iniwan na niya tayo pano na

hindi maiaalis na mas piliin natin na tayo ay malungkot at damahin ang pighati. bahagi ito ng tinatawag na healing process. ngunit habang tayo ay nalulungkot at nanghihinayang sa pagkawala ng ating minamahal, ni minsan ba naitanong natin sa ating mga sarili...

- hinayang na hinayang ako sa pagkawala niya at sa mga maari pa nyang nagawa, eh ako ano ba ang ginagawa ko sa buhay ko?

bahagi na ng buhay ang mamatayan ng minamahal, pero ang pagkamatay o paglisan ng ating minamahal ay hindi natin panghihinyangan kung ating pagpapahalagahan at isasabuhay ang mga magagandang bagay na itinuro at ibinahagi nila sa atin.

at kasabay nito, tayo din ay magdasal ng mataimtim at humiling sa Panginoon ng paggabay sa iisang buhay na kanyang ibinigay at ipinagkatiwala sa atin.

wala akong pamasahe

Last Saturday after church, I decided to walk from Festival to Alabang Town Center. I usually go there cos there's a bus that goes straight to BF Resort and it's normally traffic from Toyota Alabang up to Moonwalk kaya mas masarap mag bus kce kahit traffic at least hindi mainit. I walked not because I was broke (hahaha! defensive), I walked kce gusto ko lang mag muni-muni.

While walking, I was texting a very good close friend of mine na si Shade (hindi po nya tunay na pangalan wala lang gusto ko lng Shade para unique). He told me na he's been in the hospital for 5 days and got admitted because of a serious back problem.

He was asking me to pray for him cos of the series of tests that he'll be undergoing this week. I felt na timely yng message na narinig ko sa church so I texted him:

Hi Shade! Just got off church. I wana share something lang that hit me... Life most of the time does not make sense. And when it doesn't, we try to find answers by ourselves. And when we do try to find answers, we are left with more questions. I learned today in church na we really cannot and will never find it by ourselves. We need to let God do the revealing for us. Because in the process of our waiting He is teaching us something. As we wait for Him to reveal the answer to us, we need to live a life of faith. And by living a life of faith, we need to read the bible, understand, be obedient to Him and live His word. Let go of your worries Shade an let God. He is greater than anything. :D

He replied...

Shade
25-Jul-2009 8:06 pm

Amen. This battle is not mine but God's. I just need to hold on to Him all the way. Trust in His word. I'm giving my 100% trust.

I was surprised when he sent me this reply. Cos I wasn't expecting something like this from him. While reading his text message (and while walking astig noh multi tasking ahahaha!) it brought me to tears. Aside from the fact na naoverwhelm ako sa text nya, God made me realize something. Sabi Niya... anak wag kang masyadong matanong at atat (these past three weeks kce hasn't been ok. but things are better now) basta be in faith and trust in Me.

Ang amazing lng kce yng sagot ni God sa mga tanong naten always comes in a way na hindi mo ineexpect. I guess its His way of making the answers na we are asking for fool proof. Yun bang sure tayo na sa Kanya talaga galing yng sagot at hindi lang nilikha ng isip naten. :D

Para sa mga makakabasa ng blog na 'to kindly include Shade in your prayers. Totoo kce ang kasabihang the more the many-er. Nasusulat yan sa Matthew 18:19, If two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, there Am I with them. Please pray for strength for Shade and his family, for healing and for God to reveal to Him why he is going through this.

He will greatly appreciate your prayers.