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Tuesday, August 29, 2006
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I spoke with M.P. last night and in our conversation I realized that people who feel something for other people looks at what is good in that person rather than what is not good.:)

I can think of one person right now who, inspite of how I acted in the past still sees me as a person she really care about. No matter what I've done she still love me the same. I am not just talking about lil mistakes. I'm talking big time mistakes and flaws which I consider really evil. She still looks at me in the eye the same way as before - full of love and care. She looks at the best in me. She always tell me how good-looking I am (I'm not sure if I totally agree but she ussually telss the truth or declares by faith.:D) and how kind a person I am and how she feels relaxed when I am around and how she loves to be with me. She is just the person I cannot afford to lose - maybe in this lifetime. She helped me became a better person. The person I'm talking about is my girlfriend, Joyce (M.P. I know you already guessed it.. hehehe). :D. Everytime she puts her arms around me, I ceased to be a programmer, or a dreamer, or a visionary, or a prophet, or a son, or a child, or a friend, or a teacher, or a father - I simply become became what I always am - me.

And indeed of we look at what is good in people and not on what is bad, we will realize that that person will exactly be that good person. I don't know, but most people always noticed what is bad and what is not nice in a person. The moment one person walks in a door, people (like me), will record how short his/her nose is, how ordinary his/her look is, and so on and so forth. But I believe we need to change all that and see people for what they will become and what they are right now.

I have to admit doing this is not the easiest thing but I realized that once you begun to love the person and care for the person, you will see a different strand in that person's character and looks that will make it easy for you to see the good in that person.

I have to admit also that it's not easy to love people, esp the people who hurt you and who don't care but it is also not impossible to do. Love after all is a verb.
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Colossians 3:2 (New International Version)
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

I have shared this verse before in a Bible study and in an article I wrote last year. This looks very innocent but the when I got what it really means the "REMA" (Truth) hits straight home and I got freed from the baggages I carried with me everyday.

Col 3:2 says not to set our minds on earthly things, earthly things are temporary. Temporary stuffs are subject to change. Which means that our problems are subject to change. It will not be there forever because it is subject to change. Our current situation right now are subject to change. We might be poor right now but God says our situation are not going to be forever. It will change.

Sometimes we set our minds on our stuggles and how bad our situation is. I sometimes hear people say "we have no hope." Or "We will never be better we will be like this forever". People like to talk about how hard and how deep in the mud they are in as if we are going to be like that forever. But God says, "No, don't focus on those stuffs, those stuffs are going to change, you need to look at the things above. " (paraphrased Col 3:2)

We need to look at the higher things, things that will not change. And what will not change? The Truth that God is on our side and that He is willing to pull us out in our current situation. The truth that God loves us and He is not happy seeing us stuck in the rut.

The Truth is, God is not smilling seeing us suffering. Sometimes, we got it all wrong, we thought God wants us to suffer because we have sinned against Him. No, I believe God wants us to live a life abundant free from fear and suffering. The Bible says, the devil came to kill, steal and destroy but Christ came so that we will have life and have it more abundantly. The devil wants to kill us, and steal our life from us, steal our joy and want us to be miserable, complaining and acting like a victim. But Jesus came to save us and to give us abundant life (not just on Heaven but also here on earth) and to make us the the victors instead of the victims that we thought we are. So don't get it all wrong God is good and devil is bad. Get back to the basic. So when you are in a bad shaped it's not God's will for you. Go to God and asked Him to fix it. Don't stay away from God. God is on your side.

God want us to become a victor and not a victim. God wants us to overcome. So stop thinking about your problems and how hard your situation is. Focus instead on how Great God is and how able He is to change our situation for our good. One saying put it this way, "Don't tell God how big your problem is, tell your problem, How big your God is."

Live in faith and not in fear. Live in hope and not doubt. God is able. And God is God.

The Bible says we are more than conquerors! And we need to believe God for that.
I hope you are blessed as I am blessed with this truth as well. God bless you.

-josiah
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Friday, August 25, 2006
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  • 11:06 AM
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It's going to be a long day... i woke up very weak.
I thought of calling in sick. But I realized I have a bazzillion of TODo's in the office.
Plus, I could just save my SLs for real sick leaves but I hope I won't be sick forever.:D
I'm thinking of using them on December. I want to go home and spend some time in the beach.
I want to sleep in the sand or just swim for a long time. Just take a moment to slow my life down.
I realized my life runs faster now than before. The only time it slows down is when I spend time with friends, esp my gf. :D That reminds me, I was not able to see her this week. Too bad really.. I need to do some stuffs.
Hmmm... I'm thinking of my exam tomorrow and the week after. This whole thing is starting to really pressure me. But I will not faint, it is ussualy in this times that I thrive. If I'm a plant I would say pressure and hardships are my fertilizers.:D I thrive in hard times.. hehehehe...
I will live as long as my passion won't die.
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Thursday, August 24, 2006
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This poem never ceased to amaze me.
It reminds me of a lot stuffs.
Five Short Chapters on Change
by: Author Unknown, Source Unknown

Chapter 1.
I walk down a street and there's a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
It takes forever to get out.
It's my fault.

Chapter 2.
I walk down the same street.
I fall in the hole again.
It still takes a long time to get out.
It's not my fault.

Chapter 3.
I walk down the same street.
I fall in the hole again.
It's becoming a habit.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.

Chapter 4.
I walk down the same street and see the deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.

Chapter 5.
I walk down a different street.
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It's possible that two of my goo' o'l friends M.T.L. and/or K.J.A.B. might be reading this blog.:D Hmmm... one of the reasons why I hid this blog is that I don't want you guys to see it. But just in case you are reading this... I'd like to tell you i will not change the address of this blog. This will still be here for your enjoyment.
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006
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Paint me a picture of life...
Shades of pain and laughter...
Mixed with joy and strife...
Let the canvass dream and fail...
And let it show that we are frail...
Darken the pain...
And see what do we gain?
Nothing but black?
No, see what it lacked...
The contrast increased...
Can't you see the colors hightened...

[i'll finish this when i can..]
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I've bumpped to an email about personalities of kids being born in each month of the year. Here is what it says for kids being born in March (take note on the text in red BOLD letters):

Attractive personality. Sexy. Affectionate Shy and reserved. Secretive. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic. Loves peace and serenity. Sensitive to others. Great kisser!!!!!! Easily angered. Trustworthy. Appreciative and returns kindness. Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Observant and assesses others.

This thing makes real sense to me.:D

This is what it says for those being born in November:

Trustworthy and loyal. Very passionate and dangerous. Wild at times. Knows how to have fun. Sexy and mysterious. Everyone is drawn towards your inner and outer beauty and independent personality. Playful, but secretive. Very emotional and temperamental sometimes. Meets new people easily and very social in a group. Fearless and independent. Can hold their own. Stands out in a crowd. Essentially very smart. Usually, the greatest men are born in this month. If you ever begin a relationship with someone from this month, hold on to them because their one of a kind.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... unsaun.:D
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Friday, August 18, 2006
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Centrinio waves his hand as her hand dissapeared in the horizon. He have a wide grin in his face like a child eating his first cone of icecream.

Juan Pedro: " Ey.. that girl is really something uh?"
Centrinio: "Yeah, you know what... when I first saw her, I though she is a goddess. Well, I never really saw a goddess before but if I will see one I imagined that she will look like her. She just summons the elements. My breathe gets lost in her beauty. I am helpless in her gaze. My mind cannot comprehend what my mind thinks. She is just amazing..."
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Thursday, August 17, 2006
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Last night, in the CE fellowship, a brother in the Lord (which I considered used by God) told me about representing Christ and living the Bible. He said that those who know much about God and His Word are accountable for what they know. They are also accountable for the people that will stumble because of them. So it is important to live the Bible.

As far as I can remember, I seriously gave my heart to the Lord late 2001 but I had understand a lot about Christianity and relationship with Jesus prior to that year.
For a span of 4-5 years as a believer, it is only this day that I got a better understanding about being accountable to God with my actions. I begun to re-evaluate my actions and saw that people may have stumbled because of me. I have embraced the thought that God is forgiving so much that there are times that I compromise my testimony as a believer and have misrepresent Jesus to the people.

Those who have seen and experienced the light should not act as if they are still in darkness.
I am accountable.

As a balance to this thought, another brother (who again, I considered used by God) explained how we must not focus on a person since if we do this, it is very likely that we will stumble. We need to put our focus on God and not on men. Men will fail us, pastors will fail us, priests will fail us but God will never fail us.

In conclusion, as a believer, we are all accountable in our actions and we must see to it that we are not a stumbling block for other believer to grow but rather let us allow ourselves to be used by God to bless others. Also, we should not base our committment or faith to God in people, people are too imperfect to be a based on. They will fail us no matter how perfect they may look in the outside. They are just like us looking up to God for help. They also have issues and stuggles on their own. So as the Bible say, "We look unto Jesus the Auhtor and Finisher of our faith."
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
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  • 10:28 PM
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My afternoon was just terribly bad. Its amazing how something so small can change your day.
I lost my fone (actually just the SIM), a mad man dipped it in a glass of coke then twisted it.
I don't know how to feel with what happened. I was regretful, I guess. Grrr.....

Right now, I don't have any reason to smile. Will my life change? I don't know, I feelthe urge to just give up - drop everything off the bus. Haaaayyy....

This is my first negative post... I hope this will be the last.
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  • 9:49 AM
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Uhmm.. nothing really original today.
I'm just inspired with the song below and "touched" by the verse of Love. :-)

I can't think anything original so far. My girlfriend asked me to compose a song... how can I do that I don't even know how to play any musical instruments. Plus I haven't sung in public for awhile (except when feel like singing in the bathroom). :-)

I desire one thing as of this moment and that is to dwell in the courts of the Lord and stay in His presence.:-)

My prayer today:
Lord, guide my feet, guide my hand,
Let the words that comes out from my mouth be a blessing your name.
Change my heart and make me a blessing.
In Jesus' name.
Amen
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I Will Sing
Performed by Cindy Cruse
Words and Music by Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff & Israel Houghton

Chorus:
I will sing of Your great love
I will stand in wonder of
What You've done in this life
With my song testify
I will live and not die to declare

Lord You are good and I will sing
Your mercy endures it's everlasting
Lord You are good and I will sing
A song of worship
Lord You are worthy to receive
Dominion and power
Honor and majesty
Lord You are good and I will sing
Of Your great love

I will sing of Your mercy
I will sing of Your love
I will sing of Your tenderness
And tell the wonders of
I will sing of Your goodness
I will sing of Your grace
I will sing of Your holiness
In melodies of praise
© 2001 Cruse Ministries Publishing/ASCAP
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1 Corinthians 13
Love
1 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
3 If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames,[b] but have not love, I gain nothing.
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
10 but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.
11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.
12 Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.
But the greatest of these is love.
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Sunday, August 06, 2006
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  • 6:45 PM
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"Hurting people alway hurt people." - Joel Osteen [Lakewood Church, Pastor]
"How people deals with us is just a reflection of how we see them." - John Maxwell [Developing the Leader within you, Author]

I always think of these statements whenever I realized I have insulted a person or rebelled against an authority. How we deal with situations in our lives reveals what is inside of us.

One person said that our horizontal dimension is just a reflection of our vertical dimension. So when I am very troubled, it is very likely that my vertical dimension is also troubled. That means my communication with God has been taken forgranted; that means I rarely or don't talk to God; that means, I have not been reading my Bible and have been pursuing my own flesh.

If I have an established communication with God, I realized that I have peace in the inside of me and I don't get rattled by the circumstances. I experienced problems but I feel confident that I have the Lord on my side. I know my prayers are heard and answered and my calls are not in vain. My pleas are considered.

What we show in the outside is a relfection of what is inside. What is inside is determined by our relationship with God.

- Lost Scribe
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The chronicler once wrote, "Friendship is priceless and friends doesn't have a price."
The scribe agrees and adds," Treasure them and choose them wisely."
"If they hurt you, forgive. If they turn their back on you, let go. If they walk away slamming every door that can be slammed, cheer for their return."

[The scribe remembers the chronicler.]
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Tuesday, August 01, 2006
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"One of the hardest fact for a Christian to comprehend is the fact that God loves him/her." - Darlene Zhchech (Shout to the Lord)


When I first realized that God, the creator of heaven and earth, is on my side and He is not against me and my concern is His priority, I cried, I repented, I broke down, my heart bowed down, I felt loved. Cared. A sense of peace and awe enveloped me. I heard a language that no word could speak - the language of Love.

Then, I sinned against God and somehow that sin placed a wall in between me and God. I feel that I cannot come to Him anymore. I feel that I need to be clean so that God can take me back to Himself. I cannot be clean and the more I tried to be clean the more I feel far from God. I can never say to God, "Lord, I am clean. Now, I can come back to you." Many times I thought, I can be worthy but I can never be worthy. Sin has overcame me everytime I try to be clean. Many times, I keep telling myself, I don't care if God loves me or not but I'm not really sure if I don't really care. I think I do care. I thought, "This life is worthless without God. I can go on existing but not really living. To live without meaning is not really living." Then I decided to come back and ask God's forgiveness. I cannot prove anything to God. I told the Lord, "I gave up. I have nowhere else to go. I have no one else to come to. And now I come to you."

Then the Lord smiled and told me, "My grace is enough. You don't have to work your way to Me. My grace has done that for you. I am here waiting for you. I still and will always love you."

Then I brokedown, and bowdown, and stood in awe of His mercy and forgiveness. My heart boweddown and my hands held high saying, "Forgive me...".

- The Lost Scribe
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