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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
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I know I posted this quote somewhere but now I'm just reminded:

Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive.
And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.

-Howard Thurman
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Thursday, July 26, 2007
Don Moen


Don Moen came in Waterfront Hotel around 1pm July 26, 2007.
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Don Moen signing Mommy Rock's CD.
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Ate Lucy and Don Moen
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Don Moen, Mommy RocK (right), and Ate Joy (left).
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Don and me. Mommy Rock introduced me to him saying,"This is Joseph. He has been dreaming of meeting you." Don said, "Oh really, we finally meet." (with a wide grin in his face)
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Don Moen entering Waterfront Hotel.
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Me an Don Moen (and my Thank you Lord CD).
I'm so blessed to have met the man whom God used to touch my life. Don's songs ministered to me more than one time.
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Autographed CD of Don Moen


Autographed CD of Don Moen. He was so tired when he signed this but he still took time to sign. I appreciate the whole experience. God bless you Don!
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a new friend i met in waterfront .. tita i-forgot -our-name but I'm so happy to met you. You will get your CD's.
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Monday, July 09, 2007
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I noticed somebody from http://www.ngkhai.net/cebu/ post some of my post.
Whoever you are, thank you! It's an honor to be reposted.:-D

Thanks again yoh!.
For those interested in the Don Moen concert:

You can mail me in jo2_librero@yahoo.com if you are interested. I can give you discounts (negotiable). I am part of the biggest ticketing team in Cebu for this concert - Misthapodosia (Greek for Great Reward).
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Friday, July 06, 2007
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Calling God, Father

When I pray I always address God as LORD. I consider myself a slave of the GOD so I call him Master. But I don't know, probably the Holy Spirit keeps on reminding me this Scripture:
Galatians 4:6
6Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father."

And from this Scripture I realize I should call God, Father. I never had a father. My biological father died when I was still 4 years old. I never had a father image, my mom never remarried and I don't have a brother. So it's a bit odd for me to call anybody, father. So you could just imagine calling God, Daddy. Abba, by the way, is like Daddy in the time when God became Immanuel (God with us).

Having a nephew who calls you daddy makes the whole concept a bit easier for me to grasp.When my nephew calls me, "Daddy, daddy!!", my ears seems like it would grow bigger. Being called a dad somehow made me feel close to my nephew and somehow the call connected me and him. So I guess that's how it is, with God, He wants us to call Him Daddy and not just LORD/Master. Yes, we are slave to the LORD because He was bought us with His own life. Yes, He is our God because He created us. But most of all, through Jesus Christ, we are NOW His children. We are NOW called by the same last name as God's last name - Christ. So I am NOW Josiah Christ. Kidding! :-) I don't know what is God's last name but the Bible says we are NOW called by His name. And that call somehow will make an emotional and spiritual connection between us and God. I don't know any father who would want his kids to call him, master. How much more God. He can't allow His kids not to call Him, Dad. It is part of our birthright as His kids to have the honor to call, God (the creator of the universe) - Daddy. :-)
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It's Friday!!! Yehey!!! for those who don't have work tomorrow. Cheers for those taking a time off from work and just be with friends and families. Not for me. Basing on my schedule, I will have a long Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It's not that I'm complaining, it's just that looking at things, my life has changed. I'm excited and scarred at the same time. I'm excited for the Lord's move and at the same time, chilled with the possibility of failure. "You should trust God and not fear.", you might say. I agree with you but somehow a part of me is still looking at me. :-) A part of me is still looking for me to finish the job.The responsibility that I have right now is bigger than me. And I know, I can't do it. But I have the Lord and with God, IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING.

Yesterday, I just experienced the Lord's move. Days prior to that, I was worried and I had a hard time sleeping because of this project and I prayed to the LORD because I was told that nothing is impossible with Him. I asked the Lord for mercy and that He would move in my behalf. I prayed with all my heart. The next morning, it was a Wednesday, I opened the Bible and read in the book of Psalm.
Psalm 34
4 I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me.
He freed me from all my fears.
5 Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy;
no shadow of shame will darken their faces.
6 In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened;
he saved me from all my troubles.

I felt like the Lord is telling me something. I was afraid and the LORD wants to free me from all my fears. So told the LORD, "LORD, ganahan jud ka nga musalig ku nimo no?" I began to trust the LORD. I forgot what I can do and MAGNIFY what GOD can do. I don't know, but faith begun to grow in me the REALITY of GOD overcame my fears and faith begun to grew. I went to the office and did my usual moments later the phone ringed my friend was in the other line and she asked me about the project and I told her the information she needed. The things that took place after that was amazing. God answered my prayers to the point that I leaped for joy and thank God. That experienced just swiped me away.

The whole project was not done yet. My eyebrows will still meet trying to think of ways to meet the quota. My hands are still clasps close to my chest. My lips will still move to say little prayers. My knees will still bend. My head will still be vowed. One thing changed, I experienced the move of God and I can look back at this occasion and remember how the Lord free me from my fears.
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Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Tehillah C.E. Entry




"So how did you become a leader?" I asked our group in one of our Cutting Edge table discussions. "Well, I was promoted in our company and now I am leading my group.", answered one person. "In my case, there is just a need for somebody to step up and lead, and nobody else stepped up so I stepped up and now, I am leading”, answered another. Hearing these words, made me remember a lot of people I know who were in the same position as what this person went through. I think most leaders became leaders this way- they just answered a need of a group and got their hands dirty and took up the challenge.

I remember the story of Solomon when he became the king of Israel. Like most leaders I know he became a leader by being appointed as one and not as a personal choice. His father, King David, appointed him to be the next king of Israel. I don't know exactly what Solomon taught at that moment but if I am appointed to lead the Philippines right now, I would probably say the same thing as Solomon,"...I am like a child who does not know his way around...”. In leading a small team, there are already many variables that could account to the leader's failures and successes; leading a nation is total a different story - a different game. But Solomon has to step up and take up the challenge. And I think this is the turning point of every would-be leader it is when the person realizes that he is now a leader. And he has to do what he should do -- lead. I call this point, "taking hold of the ball". Like in crunch time in a basketball game, the team captain would always ask for the play to go through him. He doesn't want to put the responsibility of winning or losing in the hands of other people. He wants to take charge of the responsibility and not pass the responsibility to someone else. He either shoots the ball himself or set up an open teammate to shoot for the win. Either way, he made the play and regardless of what the outcome is, he is responsible. As I've said, it is in this point, when a person stops from being a man that he is and take the mantle of leadership -- take hold of the ball.

Many times, it's hard to take responsibility. It's easier to just pass it rather than play it. The pressure is sometimes too much to handle. It's easy not to take the ball and just pass it to another person so we won't be blamed for the outcome. It’s easier to point a finger to other people and blame them for our failures. But what will really make things happen is when we take charge of the ball. What ever we are leading right now, whether a small prayer group, a ministry, a big organization or a church or a corporation or even ourselves, we will not be able to make things happen until and unless we take in to ourselves the reality that we are responsible and whatever the outcome is, we need to realize that we don’t have anybody else to blame but ourselves.

I believe that’s why Solomon came to God because it dawned on him that as a king, he is responsible. And with this realization comes another realization that for such a great responsibility -- he cannot do it alone. In 1 Kings 3:9, Solomon prayed to God, “…who by himself is able to govern this great nation of yours?” Indeed we cannot do it alone even in leading our very lives, we need God. And like Solomon, let us pray for “understanding heart to govern the people and know the difference between right and wrong…” More often than not, we really don’t know what to do and we need God’s wisdom to govern first ourselves, then the people.

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