Today Is Your Day

Bro. Arun Gogna is one of my of my favorite preachers aside from Bro Bo because he's also funny. This book has blessed me. Today could be your day because God always provides enough grace for you.

Below are some of my favorite lines. Be inspired and be blessed!

With faith, we have the freedom to enjoy life. -20

People may even forget your name, but God never.-22

Everytime you enjoy life, your Father in heaven is enjoying it, too, with you. -38

Be grateful, and you will.-40

It doesn't matter who you are. God loves you unconditionally.-44

Allow God to encourage you to take risks in order to achieve bigger dreams. -48

God indeed is our Provider, but we have to reach out to Him to receive His choicest blessings. -53

Do not hide your wounds.Expose it to the One who can heal it. God the Wounded Healer understands what you feel. -57

Relationships matter more than anything in the world. -60

Let's make Jesus smile as we love His people. -70

Be clear on what you wish for. -72

The true test of leadership is action. Anybody can be a leader.But not everybody is selfless.

The core of leadership is selflessness. -76

Only by communing with the Father do I acquire the grace to do His work. -78

Truly, God is magnified in His wonderful creation. -92

She(Mama Mary)always brings us to Jesus. -98

God desires your best always. -102

God is never wrong. -106

If you do not grasp the meaning of life, just love it, and know that you are infinitely loved. And someday,I assure you,every pain you have gone through will turn into a sparkling,one -of-a-kind pearl. -110

You are not your own; you were bought at a price. -113

Always believe that He carries your burdens with you. Try God. You won't regret it. -116

Whatever you can conceive and believe, you can achieve. -120

Childlike faith is simple. It is pure. It is honest. It is innocent to evil. It simply believes. It is beautiful. -122

We need to make decisions even if it means we could fail. At least, we won't have any regrets that we didn't play the game at all. -124

Bring someone to Jesus.-126

God wants to use you in the fashion that fits the person He made you to be. Be Jesus to others. -130

If what comes out of your mouth are uplifting words, you are going to have an incredible day. -134

God protects you by calling you to live within the circle of His love. -138

Find time to love God. Find ways to love others. And find opportunities to love yourself more. 

God

Only

Son 

Perish

Eternal

Life

-139

Believe in His Good News and you will have eternal life. -140

w/ Bro. Arun at PICC (Kcon 2010)

A Prayer Intended For Me

Pray without ceasing. - 1 Thessalonians 5:17

"Can you do me a favor? Please light a candle for me.", this was once her request when I visited the church. I believe that prayers are also gifts, so I prayed for her. While watching the white candle melting in front of me, I felt peace deep within. At that moment, I was also comforted knowing God answers her requests in His own perfect time.

Only a few months have passed and I read one of her blog entries. There then she revealed a secret. It's a secret about her request of lightning a candle for her.

In her blog she wrote, "My secret way to get through is to ask. I often ask favor. I often ask someone to visit a church and light a candle for me as my alibi. Then out of pity for me, or let's just say subtle emotional manipulation (haha), I would receive an affirming answer. It's then I would start my secret job (which is not a secret anymore) to utter my prayers, hoping that the light emanating from the candle will aid the hand that eagerly lit it. That in every melting wax comes with it the melting of the pain they bear."

I would like to thank that person who prayed for me. Thank you for being my prayer partner. Thank you for constantly praying for me. One day, when you visit a new church, I'd like to ask the same favor. Please light a candle for me too.

May this blog bless all the readers. Don't forget to bless others by praying for them. Remember, miracles happen in prayers. And prayers are also gifts. Send it now.

My Second Home

"Cast all your anxieties on Him because He cares for you." - 1 Peter 5:7

I started to be a volunteer in He Cares Foundation last year when my Caring Group Head invited me to join them in the feeding program. Since some of my friends were already volunteers, I said yes to the invitation.

I can still remember my first Saturday experience as a volunteer.

We first went to NIA road to pick up the street kids. In the middle of the road is a place they called home. A place without a roof on their heads when it rains, no bed and pillow at night when they sleep, no dining table where they can eat their meals, no bathroom to bath themselves, and no food whenever they're starving.

They excitedly approached the service van. Most of them didn't have any slippers at all. The dirt in their bodies and clothes are noticeable. Their smell was also remarkable. I was wondering when they took their last bath. I was holding back my tears then when one of the kids approached me and said, "Ate, may damit po ba doon? (Are there clothes in the center?)"

We went back to the center, and they lined-up to take a bath. It was my first experience to bathe the kids. Until now I enjoy doing it.

I was also amazed how the food was served to 300 street kids. All the volunteers helped each other passing the food on the long tables. What we considered a normal meal, for the kids it's like there's a party.

He Cares Foundation has become a home for them every Saturday. And it's been my home too. They know Jesus; they sing songs of praises; they pray to God. Their happiness is very simple. They play, eat, and laugh. At the end of the feeding, they're ready to go back to their places carrying smiles on their faces, hope for another day and feeling that they are always cared for and loved.

In this place, I've learned how to be more thankful for all the blessings I received. Happiness is well-defined when you see other people happy even by sharing your time with them. I can feel God's embrace and love through them. I found new friends and a family. He Cares will always be my second home.

  My first Saturday at He Cares.
 Food preparation with  some French volunteers &
 Bro. Joe Dean Sola, founder of He Cares.(Oct. 16, 2010)

 program & activities

My first b-day celebration.
He Cares-Montalban Anniversary. (Nov. 13, 2010)

Outing @ Punta Fuego w/ the volunteers

My second b-day celebration. (Nov. 13, 2011)

Have A Little Faith

Have a Little Faith is a book about a life’s purpose; about losing belief and finding it again; about the divine spark inside us all. It is one man’s journey, but it is everyone’s story.

The following are some extracts from the book:

Faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe. p44

When you come to the end, that's where God begins. p79

Be grateful. Be satisfied. For what you have. For the love you receive. And for what God has given you. That's it. p102

Whenever I would go to someone's home who had lost a family member - a young one,  particularly - I would try to be of comfort by remembering what comforted me. Sometimes we would sit quitely. Just sit and maybe hold hand. Let them talk. Let them cry. And after a while, I could see they feel better.

When we're still looking at ourselves through our past, we're not seing what God has done. What He can do. We're not seeing the little things that happen in our lives.

Because one thing God gave us - and I'm afraid it's at time a little too much -

is free will. Freedom to choose. I believe He gave  us everything needed to

build a beautiful world, if we choose wisely.

From the beginning God said I'm gonna put this world into your hands. If I run everything that's not you. So we were created with a piece of divinity inside us, but with this feeling called freewill, and i think God watches us everyday. lovingly, praying we will make the right choices.

The only whole heart is a broken heart. p240

You can know the whole world and still feel lost in it.

So many people are in pain - no matter how smart or accomplished - the cry, they yearn, they hurt. But instead of looking down on things, they look up, which is where i should have been looking, too. Because when the world quits to the sound of your own breathing, we all want the same things; comfort, love, and a

peaceful heart. p221

With a little faith, people can fix things, and they truly can change because a that moment you cannot believe otherwise. p244

God sings, we hum along, and there are many melodies, but it's all one song - one same wonderful, human song.

My Conspiracy Theory

This book is such a blessing to me. Find out how this ordinary person became a bestselling author, preacher, entrepreneur, and a friend to millions of people. 

I've highlighted my favorite lines from this book. Here are some of them...

- Every part of God's spiritual and physical universe is conspiring, plotting and conniving to bless your life with

massive abundance. All we have to do is say yes to that reckless love.

-...it's not the ability, but the availability, that counts in the Kingdom.

- believe in someone else especially when they don't believe in themselves.

-"I never recall feeling deprived in any way."

-"I believe embracing and being embraced is one of the greatest joys in the world."

- Marowe is her name, the one person I chose - out of 3.2 billion females.

-(FAITH) He called us there, that means He'll be there to meet us.

-(LOVE) God will bless us beyond our wildest dreams.

-...dirty hands mean great dignity. And hands that don't get dirty mean great shame.

- don't limit yourself. You're bigger that what you think you are.

- "My real wealth isn't my money. My real wealth is my network of friends."

- Each morning I wake up and ask myself, "How can I bless people today?"

- We have the power to attract anything in our lives.

- God created the universe that will conspire to give you what you need.

- "I believe God brought them into my life because I searched for them."

- Grace happens everyday.