W.W.J.D

I Promise

by: Jaci

Lord, you know my heart
And all my desires
And the secret things I’ll never tell
Lord you know them well
Though I may be young,
I see and understand
That at times like sheep
We go astray and things get out of hand

So I promise to be true to you
To live my life in purity
As unto you
Waiting for the day
When I hear you say
Here is the one I have created just for you

Until then O lord
I will be content
Knowing that true love
Will come some day
And will only come from you
Cause I have seen the suffering that loneliness can cause
When we choose to give our love away
With out a righteous cause

“To live a pure life is by living the Word of God…”

Psalms 119:9

"Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord and delight in His salvation." Psalm 35:9

When Jesus Christ is the source of joy, there are no words that can describe it.  It is a joy "…inexpressible and glorious…" (1 Peter 1:8) Christ is the answer to the sadness & discouragement, discord & division in our world.

Christ can take discouragement and despondency OUT of our lives.  Optimism and cheerfulness are products of knowing Him. As the Bible says, "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones." (Proverbs 17:22)

If the heart has been attuned to God through faith in Christ, then its overflow will be joyous optimism and good cheer.

If we live our lives in tune with God, we will find ourselves surrounded by His beautiful music.  And even in the midst of trials & difficulties, we can still have that joy and peace in our hearts that only comes from God, ONLY if we had accepted Christ in our lives. GodBless! (’",)

How many times have you heard someone say, "All I can do is pray"?

ALL I can do is pray?!! It’s like under estimating God’s power in our prayers…

Praying unlocks the doors of heaven and releases the power of God. James 4:2 (NIV) says, "You want something, but you don’t get it…You do not have, because you do not ask God."  And Jesus said, "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer" Matthew 21:22 (NIV)

Many of us want to do a work for God, but few of us want to spend hours in prayer to God.  Prayer counts so much to God.  It is in fact supernatural! And it always gets God’s attention.

Some people will say, "God answered my prayer."  What they mean is that God gave them what they asked for. But if He had not granted their request, He would still have answered their prayer. We forget that "No" and "Wait" are also answers, as is "Yes."

God’s asnwer to our prayers has not always been what we wanted, but it has always been in accordance with what God knew was best for us at the time. And God’s answers are always right and good and best!

There are things that we cannot comprehend…God’s wisdom is infinite.  It passes beyond human knowledge…We just have to trust Him whatever His answer is, it’s for our own good and welfare… Sometimes we have to check ourselves in asking…ask with a pure heart. "When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures." James 4:3 (NIV)

And remember, whether prayer changes our situation or not, something is certain: Prayer will change us! The Holy Spirit will interecede for us in prayer. For when man prays, God works!

Keep Praying! =)

What do you do when you have a problem? Do you worry? Most of us do. But does worrying solve the problem? No, it does not. Then if worry doesn’t solve the problem, WHY worry?

Take your problems directly to God. PRAY…An unselfish prayer that has a purpose, one that God could not ignore.

Instead of turning to God as a first resource, we so often turn to Him as a last resort.

The Formula: Turn to GOD FIRST with your problems, for only He is capable of handling them in a way that will be in your best interest.

"Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs and don’t forget to thank Him for His answers."  Philippians 4:6 (TLB)

"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1

God is "an ever present help in trouble," but we sometimes allow bitterness to keep Him at a distance and thus we miss His help.

Trouble will not hurt us unless it does what many of us too often allow to do - harden us, making us sour, bitter and skeptical.

If we bring trouble trustfully unto God, we will discover a new outlook on life…If we make our sorrow & trouble an occassion for learning more of God’s love and of His power to aid & bless, then it will teach us to have a firmer confidence in God’s providence. As a result, His love will fill & shine in our lives.

If we do not encounter problems, how can we know and experience God’s love? How can we learn to trust? And praise God in overcoming them?

We must trust with a childlike dependence on God, and no trouble can destroy us! Even if our heart fails sometimes, we will be able to depend in peace upon Him. "My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73:26

Recently, I’ve been in the province for more than a week. That was last Aug. 29..The reason why i rushed going home was to see my grandma whose sick, ill and weak… she was on her last stages of cancer & tumor in her womb. I want to take care of her on her last days.

Seeing my lola suffering from severe pain almost broke my heart. It was an agony to her. You’d rather wish to die than to endure the pain she’s going through.

As i remember during our conversation, my lola did not ask that God would relieve her of suffering or raise her up. She’d rather chose to die to end up the terrible pain she felt.

My only request to God during my quiet time is that His grace would be sufficient through the trial of suffering towards my grandma. And for her to accept Jesus as her Lord & Savior before she die. (And that was the very reason why i went home, to share Jesus to her…My heart will only be at peace if i was able to do that)

God enabled me to share Jesus to my lola w/ boldness! (Thanks for those who intercedes, it was really a great help coz through God’s help i was able to conquer my fears in sharing Jesus as the way of salvation)

And finally, my grandma accepted Jesus. The Holy Spirit works! Words of wisdom just came out of my mouth boldly sharing Jesus. The Holy Spirit convicted her heart and she accepted Jesus as her Savior. I consider that as one of the great blessings i’ve ever received! Seeing your loved one accepting Jesus in her life…My heart is filled with joy right that very moment and I praise God all the more!

Once again, God proves Himself to me as an ever faithful God. He never fails me. For the sake of one soul seeking for Him, God will do everything and will make every way for that person to be saved.

I went back to Manila Friday night,Sept. 2 to finish some office works. My lola was still alive that time. I promised her to be back by Monday. I arrived Sat. 8:00am in the morning. Then 8:30am, I received a call that my lola was gone. Of course, I’ve cried and cried and cried…pouring out my feelings to God. Pastors prayed for me and I was comforted.

After worship service, Sunday night,Sept.4, i hurriedly went home to our province to attend the burial. Amidst long hours of travel and lack of sleep (coz i’ve been taking care of my lola day & night when she’s still sick) i still manage to come home immediately coz everybody is expecting me to come back that day. All relatives, sons & grandchildren were there already.

Upon arriving, i went directly to my lola’s coffin. There she lies peacefully. No traces of pain in her face though her body will tell you the severe pain she’d been through. I just silently cried. Though I was crying, I can feel God’s embrace comforting me. Joy that’s within me keeps me stay composed and strong inspite of the situation where eveybody is grieving.

And these were the lessons I’ve learned on this kind of situation in my life…

Human suffering is inescapable. Our life has its beginning in suffering. Life’s span is marked by pain and tragedy. And our lives end with the enemy called death. The person who expects to escape the pangs of suffering and disappointment simply has no knowledge of the Bible, of history, or of life. The Bible teaches us that suffering is a part of life in a sinful world.   "I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us." Romans 8:18

Joy does not mean that we are never sad, that we never cry… Instead it is a quiet confidence and state of peace in the heart. "For the joy of the Lord is our strength." Nehemiah 8:10

Wherever she is right now, I know that my grandma was in God’s Mighty hands where there’s no more pain and sufferings will she bear… My love for her will always be preserved in my heart. I love her so much but I know fully that God loves her so much more than I do, that’s why He’d take her up on His side…

Our only doorway to heaven’s gate is to experience death first here on earth. But after that, we will be with the Father eternally (only if we had received Jesus as our Lord and Savior).

Hope this would inspire you to share Jesus to your loved ones, relatives and friends… Do not leave your family Christless… The best gift you could give to them is Christ. God Bless!

u can see it on the news, t.v. , radio, newspapers. u can hear it 2 ur neighbors, relativs, frends, co-pasengers sa jip, bus or fx :p "talk of the town" nga eh.

another expose’ has been made..Our gov’t s is really sufering a terrible political crisis!!! Everybody’s aware on dat and…bothered????

News and headlines bwt dat pop-ups of "controversial" cd’s seems to create a BIG dilemma 2d whole nation..Rally dito rally doon..Kabi-kabilaan pa..Peace & order on d streets seems so hard to find coz of wats hapening.. And as concerned citizens, apektado rin tyo lahat talaga hoping this will be settled the soonest possible time else, we will be facing alot of crisis ndi lng politically..Worst, mrami pang unresolved at naka-hang na issues and problems ang ating bansa..

My judgement? well, amidst of the things thats happening ryt now, GOD IS STILL in control! Worst comes to worst, GOD WILL MEDIATE ON OUR BEHALF…Violence will not solved this BIG DILEMMA..It will only complicate things and situations..

Instead of worrying or bragging on the said issues, WHY not kneel down and take time to pray for the nation..Especially Christians..We must intercede..A shout on the streets wont help no matter how strong the principle ur fighting with..Christians are said to be Peacemakers..God is the God of order and Jesus is the Prince of Peace! For sure God is not pleased seeing His people participating in violent rallies and acts of activisms.

We can surpass these crisis only if we will come together as a nation to seek God’s forgiveness for all the wickedness thats happening today so that we cud rise up again..

As Christians we must stand up for truth esp in this critical time. As God’s people let us not shut our eyes and ears to all thats happening in our midst.  We’re not promoters of violence but PEACE instead…

1 THES. 5:17 PRAY CONTINUALLY..God will hear HIS PEOPLE of their prayers and heal their land if they will come together and humble themselves in prayer and petition for forgiveness and turn from their wicked ways..

We should also pray for our President as well that she will LISTEN to God’s voice alone and not to anyone else neither to her advisers..  And for all govt leaders dat God will remove the greed in their hearts for them to become leaders that obeys God w/ a clear conscience that comes from Him..

THE BOTTOMLINE..GOD IS IN CONTROL! HE’S GREATER THAN OUR GREATEST PROBLEMS lyk what we’re facing ryt now..AND EVERY PROBLEM HAS A PURPOSE..It’s when we can do nothing that God does everything..The best battle that a man could win is his ability to stay compose when everything seems flare all around… HE IS IN CONTROL REMEMBER! RELY ON GOD’S POWER & INFINITE WISDOM! KEEP TRUSTING! :p

A MUST READ… (reflect after reading from top to bottom…and be Blessed!;p

As you got up this morning, I watched you and hope you would talk to me, even if it was just a few words, asking my opinion of thanking me for something good that happened in your life yesterday but I noticed you were busy trying to find the right outfit to put on and wear to work.

I waited again, when you ran around the house getting ready I know there would be a minute for you to stop and say hello, but you were too busy. At one point you had to wait fifteen minutes nothing to do except sit in chair. Then I saw you spring to your feet I thought you wanted to talk to me but you ran to the phone and called a friend to get a latest gossip. I watched as you went to work and I waited patiently all day long. With all your activities I guess your were too busy to say anything to me. I noticed that before lunch you looked around maybe you felt embarrassed to talk to me, that is why you didn’t bow your head. You glance three or four tables over and noticed some of your friends talking to me briefly before they ate but you didn’t, that’s okay there is still more time left and I have hope that you will talk to me, yet you went home and it seems as if you had lot of things to do.

After a few time of them was done you turned on the T.V just about anything goes there and you spent a lot of time each day in front of it; not thinking about anything just enjoying the show I waited patiently again as you watched the T.V, ate your meal but again, you didn’t talk to me. Bedtime I guess you felt to tired, after you said goodnight to your family you flopped into and fell asleep in no time. That’s okay because you may not realized that I am always there for you. I’ve got patience more than you will ever know, I even want to teach you how to be patient with others as well.

I love you so much that I waited everyday for a nod prayer or thought or a thankful part from your heart, it is hard to have a one sided conversation. Well, you are getting up again and once again I will wait nothing but love from you, hoping that today you will give me some time.

Have a nice day!

Your Friend,

Jesus Christ

Have you ever been grounded in your home? Cut-off some allowances, not allowed to use d computer, scolded or even hurt physically (esp. during childhood)…I call dat DISCIPLINE…Yes, many times, we’ve been disciplined by our parents due to our mistakes and wrong doings..And most of the time we felt like its so UNFAIR! dat we dont deserve to be treated dat way.. And then we started to put bitterness in our heart.  We pretend that we’re OK, that we can get rid of it soon! But d truth is we’re HURTING! And the worst thing we could do is we tend to rebel against them…

BUT have we ever looked at the other side of the coin?  Have we ever realized WHY they discplined us that way..  NO, we can never see that because our heart is filled with hate and unforgiveness, all we could see are the negatives. We became bitter..

Just as our parents loves us, our Heavenly Father loved us even more! Sometimes HE must discipline us in order to correct us from our wrong ways and motives. He will not allow us to remain immatured Christians. He wants us to grow spiritually.

How many times did we question Him because of our pains and sufferings in life?  Remember that most of our problems dont just happen.  It is because we chose to follow our own will not His.. Because of that we missed God’s Plan A in our lives..  And God has no other choice but to discipline us so He could win us back on His arms. He wont allow us to continue sinning!

Though God is longsuffering, His patience has a limit. If we don’t correct the problem ourselves, we can be sure He will chasten us! 

"whom the Lord loves, He chastens!" Hebrews 12:6

Start cleaning up the trash in your life today.. Confess everything and Repent! Make that BOLD step to have a complete "U-TURN" in your LIFE! GodBless!

there’s someone who knows us very well, better than our friends, loved ones, bestfriend, and even by ourselves..knows who we really are, outwardly and inwardly..our upbringing, our past and present influences..He knows wat we think, our motives, plans, desires, success, failures, habits, SINS, and even our most hidden secrets in life! HE IS ALL KNOWING!

WHO am i referring to? Right! It is GOD..He’s aware of every single detail dats hapening to us.Even our weaknessses and the memories of sins that causes us to fail again and again..

We all have struggles in our attitudes and actions. In some areas of our life we have little control over it.  And sometimes it made us feel guilty of much, and capable of much more..  Though we’re already a believer, our heart sometimes condemns us.

God searches every heart and He knows wats inside and every detail of it! He knows if we still have bitterness, unforgiving spirit, wrong motives, selfishness , habitual sins and our shame wen we fail..And sometimes, because of these things, we felt like we have not been forgiven..we’re so guilty of wat we did..our heart condemns us dat we dont deserve forgiveness and we didnt get it..

It’s a matter of learning how to forgive ourselves because God remember our sins no more the moment we confessed it and repented. He’s quick enough to forgive us, no matter how shameful dat sin was..God’s grace is so BIG dat it increases more as our sin increases..UNFAIR & UNDESERVED? well dats how God loved us. we can’t comprehend how BIG it was and why HE’s always ready to forgive..and that’s GRACE..getting wat u dont deserve..

As a believer and a Christian as well, we should set our heart about God’s attributes..He knows dat we do love Him, want to love others, desires to do right and want to please Him..This wonderful truths will set our hearts at rest when we feel condemned..Remember this verse..  "God is greater than my heart, and knows all things" 1John3:20.

So, why feel guilty if u had been forgiven completely? There’s no partial forgiveness in God, neither a conditional love..Accept God’s forgiveness, God gives u a 100% assurance! There’s no way Satan will remind us over and over again of our past sins and deceive us dat we’re not worthy of it. Chances are we will commit the same mistakes again and we will not have peace in our heart because of wat we did. If Satan causes us to remember our sins, then the more we Keep Remembering The Cross.  Our sins had been paid by Jesus already wen He died the Cross a long time ago. But His promises remains the same now and forever.  There’s no reason for us to feel guilty at all!

When our heart condemn us at times, remember that HE knows all about it and STILL loves us dearly.  He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness…

GUILT is a burden God never intended us to bear.. He gave us an assurance of forgiveness to those who earnestly ask HIM..