Funny and Weird

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As we know Filipinos have a daily routine of pooping everyday. Well, at least, that's what I know. hahaha!

I always have the routine of pooping everyday in the morning. Sometimes, I miss it because of the morning rush. I don't want to do it in the evening so sometimes I have to wait til the next morning just to poo. hehehe!

There are times when the poo becomes hard already. hahaha!

The only solution I have is pray and do worship while sitting on the toilet bowl. This may seem inappropriate to talk about but as we should all know, we can worship EVERYWHERE.

Amazingly, I do not give up and the poo just seems to push its way out. I believe that it is GOD's Hands working in me. In my life. In every aspect of my life.

Just a weird fact about me. hehehe!

Next time you have a hard time pooping, worship GOD.

Make an impact. Make a difference. Make a ripple. Tip the scale.

GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY! GOD BE WITH YOU ALWAYS!

ALL THE GLORY BELONGS TO GOD ALONE!!!

P.U.S.H.

When you feel GOD's love, OVERFLOW!

The Missing Piece

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I was reading an article and it said something about GOD starting the Bible with marriage in Genesis and ending It with marriage in Revelation.

A revelation GOD has revealed to me for how many times now is about how Eve was brought to Adam in Genesis 2:18-23.

Before that was revealed to me several times after I prayed for a question, our youth pastor (Kuya Israel) told me about how he doesn't believe that the guy should be looking because the first marriage in the Bible speaks that the woman was brought to the man. Though for some, it is not the situation but it is not considered 'wrong marriage.'

I'd like to share a few quotes from the article I've just read last night that has been sitting in my desktop for so long now. hehehe! I was waiting for the right time to read it.

"GOD's the One who can make you into the right kind of husband or wife - the kind that pleases HIM." ~David Egner

"The woman was brought to the man to fulfill him - to rescue him from his aloneness." ~David Egner

As a comparable helper, Eve was Adam's qualified, corresponding partner. GOD made her to be a suitable friend and companion to the man. She was, as Charles Swindoll described it, the "missing piece in the puzzle of his life." ~David Egner

Let's discuss the quotes one by one.

First quote: To all married couples, divorce is never the solution especially for Christians. And I know some couples who had withstand 'cheating' and gone through it and GOD used their marriages to bless others by encouraging them to go on whatever happens. I know a couple who is very close to me wherein the man cheated on his wife several times. Not only once. He even had a child with a prostitute but the wife never gave up on praying for her husband. After so many years in bondage, GOD delivered the man. Now, he is a faithful man of GOD.

For all the singles out there, only GOD can make you the right husband/wife. He will correct you, encourage you, convict you and give you as many revelations you need just so you'll know HIS Perfect Will for your life but of course that Will will remain unperceived forever.

1 Corinthians 2:9
However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him"

Psalm 111:10
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;
all who follow His precepts have good understanding.
To Him belongs eternal praise."

Second quote: Women are never the weaker partner in a way that men could look down on them as slaves. As GOD stated in HIS Word, GOD made the man a helper for him. The Hebrew term for helper is azer. You can read another article entitled "Woman: Man's Helper or Slave?" Every man longs for a lifetime partner who will be with him til the end of time. GOD planted that natural desire in each one of us. Marriage is a good thing as what I believe. It is how you handle it.

Third quote: One of my most desired revelations. When I've read "missing piece" in that article, I was simply amazed and thoughts came tumbling in my mind.

Genesis 2:21-22
"So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, He took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib He had taken out of the man, and He brought her to the man."

My personal testimony:
GOD had isolated Cody for the very reason of letting him grow in character. For letting him grow in CHRIST. He kind of isolated himself from the world for a few years (deep sleep). And while he was growing in GOD, he desired for a partner and prayed for her. He posted his profile online in a Christian site. I messaged him first. I thought his pics were very adorable. hehehe! Still do. Out of all the possible missing pieces in the world, GOD chose a girl who is as far as 8,000 miles to bring to Cody. GOD chose me. I am blessed that GOD chose me. I am Cody's missing piece. No one else will do.

Other love stories:
This morning, I've read the wonderful story of Abigail's discernment in a book entitled Building Blocks of Biblical Character by Charles R. Swindoll. But I am not going to talk about her gift of discernment. hahaha! Nabal was Abigail's husband but he was a worthless man. Nabal means fool. To shorten the story, Nabal became David's enemy after guarding Nabal's territory. David was about to avenge, when Abigail pleaded for her husband's neck and made a feast for David. She called herself 'maidservant' six times and called David 'my lord' fourteen times. After a few days, the LORD struck Nabal and he died. When David heard that Nabal was dead, he proposed to Abigail to take her as his wife. Yes I'm a hopeful romantic! hehehe! GOD brought Abigail to David. (Story in 1 Samuel 25:1-42)

A guy who was called to serve GOD named Paul grew up in a certain congregation. He longed for a partner. Meanwhile, an actress named Emily, who is a new Christian, was called to attend that congregation. She waited for GOD's Perfect Choice for her after a few heartbreaks in the past. She was given inner healing from her past by confession and submission to GOD and accepting the pain, dealing with it and surrendering it to GOD. Within a few months, she met a very cute guy (as how she described) named Paul. After a few weeks, Paul proposed to her to be his girlfriend. GOD brought Emily to Paul.

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There are several more love stories out there. If you have a similar one, please do not hesitate to put it in my comments portion. You'll never know how far your influence can go so start encouraging others now. You can glorify GOD in the simplest ways possible. You can glorify HIM through your love stories. Always be ready to be used by GOD.

Also, all of us will seat at the judgment of GOD so please no judging of others. Do not be rude. Be happy for others. Love doesn't need a timeline. Only GOD knows when the time is right. Remember to always guard your heart though. We never chose the day when GOD called us to service. Same as love, we never chose the day of the pounding of our hearts (as if they wanted to jump out coz of excitement hehehe). Grow more in love. Grow more spiritually with your GOD-chosen partners.

Make an impact. Make a difference. Make a ripple. Tip the scale.

GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY! GOD BE WITH YOU ALWAYS!

ALL THE GLORY BELONGS TO GOD ALONE!!!

P.U.S.H.

When you feel GOD's love, OVERFLOW!

My blessings for today

Since I couldn't think of a topic for my blessings for today, I'll just make a list of what GOD has bestowed upon me today.

1.) GOD gave me a chance to live again.
2.) GOD gave me another revelation through my devotions.
3.) GOD sent my ISP's contractors to fix my antenna just so I could use my internet again.
4.) GOD blessed me with a blossoming career in the near future.
5.) GOD gave me a beautiful day that I could spend with my family even when we were all working.
6.) GOD gave me a rewarding 'text' ministry.
7.) GOD used a friend to appreciate my ministry. HE also used me to bless her with it and to encourage her to go on with life.
8.) GOD gave me a close friend whom I can celebrate my friendship with every November.
9.) GOD gave me sisters whom I can celebrate my birthday with every November. Well, our birthdays. hahaha!
10.) GOD gave me Christian parents who never left us.
11.) GOD gifted me with HIS wisdom and discernment which should not be overused and underestimated by anyone.
12.) GOD gave me an amazing boyfriend who loves and respects me with his entire being.
13.) GOD's faithfulness is one of my best gifts in life that I celebrate each day.
14.) GOD gives me trials but HE also gives me HIS eternal grace. GOD constantly gives me HIS special favor.
15.) GOD gave me joy, peace, inner healing and deliverance. GOD gave me self-esteem because in HIS eyes, I will always be beautiful.
16.) GOD gave me a heart and discernment to obey my pastor's advice about forgiveness and formal closure. Now, I stopped dreaming of my ex. To top it off, I've been having so many dreams of my Cody every night. GOD gave me so many lessons about not grieving the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit asks you to do something, do it. Blessings will overflow. Joy and peace will be eternal.
17.) I would like to end this list with GOD's love. Without GOD, I am nothing.

Seventeen speaks of Victory! GOD is my VICTORY! These are only a few things of HIS blessings. Celebrate life and count your blessings.



BE BLESSED. BE LOVED. GOD IS WITH YOU TIL THE END OF TIME!

Make an impact. Make a difference. Make a ripple. Tip the scale.

ALL THE GLORY BELONGS TO GOD ALONE!!!

P.U.S.H.

When you feel GOD's love, OVERFLOW!

GOD's Financial Providence

Last week, I was thinking of how I could pay my Christian bookstore bill which is due this week. I was worried about it since I don't earn much from selling food. I trusted GOD's Word in...

Malachi 3:10
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.

Even though I really need to pay that bill, which was actually due last week but I asked for my friends in the bookstore to move the due this week, I still chose to be faithful with my tithes and gave my 20 pesos (my only money last week) to the family's coin bank owned by our congregation for the new church building and lot. We call it a 'Happy Birthday Jesus' coin bank given to every family. I trusted GOD will make a way. I never doubted in my heart for I know that with GOD, nothing is impossible.

My mom asked me last week if I could be the temporary registrar of the school since the registrar asked for an indefinite leave. I agreed since I can't say 'no' to my mom. hahaha! So I have two jobs now, I sell 2 hours in the morning and be a registrar in the afternoon. My earnings for everyday is doubled. I praise GOD for HIS provision. Funny how I was thinking maybe GOD would let me see a 1000 bill somewhere. hahaha! But then, GOD did not provide me money. HE provided me a job. For me, it is a blessing because it will make me more responsible and patient for my future family. Not only that, I was offered another job in a hotel/restaurant. My mom informed me that they pay really good. I was not really ecstatic about it. I don't know why. I am not worried either. It's just that I wanted to wait for GOD's revelations for me. This is my career on the line so I am waiting for GOD's revelations for GOD's Will in my life. I am not rushing because I know GOD will lead the way. I don't want to take the job just because it will make me rich.

My Scripture Verse for today:
1 Timothy 6:6
"But godliness with contentment is great gain."

My devotions for today:
1 Timothy 6

GOD has changed me when it comes to finances. I used to be a spender but I stopped wanting material things when HE transformed me. HE gave me a partner who is a wise spender and a saver. So, now it is not about how much I would be earning from a job but how it would please GOD and what GOD wills for me to have. GOD's Perfect Will not GOD's Permissive Will.

GOD IS SO FAITHFUL IN MY LIFE! I WILL NEVER LOOK BACK. JUST STRAIGHT AHEAD WHERE GOD IS LEADING ME.

GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY! GOD BE WITH YOU ALWAYS! DO NOT GRIEVE THE HOLY SPIRIT!

ALL THE GLORY BELONGS TO GOD ALONE!!!

Make an impact. Make a difference. Make a ripple. Tip the scale.

P.U.S.H.

When you feel GOD's love, OVERFLOW!

A Forever Home by Max Lucado

For the last twenty years, I’ve wanted a dog. A big dog. But there were always problems. The apartment was too small. The budget was too tight. The girls were too young. But most of all, Denalyn was unenthusiastic. Her logic? She’d already married one slobbering, shedding beast, why put up with a second? So we compromised and got a small dog.

I like Salty, but small dogs aren’t really dogs. They don’t bark; they yelp. They don’t eat; they nibble. They don’t lick you; they sniff you. I like Salty, but I wanted a real dog. A man’s-best-friend type of dog. A fat-pawed, big-eating, slurp-you-on-the-face type of dog you could saddle or wrestle or both.



I was alone in my passion until Sara was born. She loves dogs. And the two of us were able to sway the household vote. Denalyn gave in, and Sara and I began the search. We discovered a woman in South Carolina who breeds golden retrievers in a Christian environment. From birth the dogs are surrounded by inspirational music and prayers. (No, I don’t know if they tithe with dog biscuits.) When the trainer told me that she had read my books, I got on board. A woman with such good taste is bound to be a good breeder, right?

So we ordered a pup. We mailed the check, selected the name Molly, and cleared a corner for her dog pillow. The dog hadn’t even been born, and she was named, claimed, and given a place in the house.

Can’t the same be said about you? Long before your first whimper, your Master claimed you, named you, and hung a reserved sign on your room. You and Molly have more in common than odor and eating habits. (Just teasing.)

You’re both being groomed for a trip. We prefer the terms maturation and sanctification to weaning and training, but it’s all the same. You’re being prepared for your Master’s house. You don’t know the departure date or flight number, but you can bet your puppy chow that you’ll be seeing your Owner someday. Isn’t this the concluding promise of David?

“And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” (Ps. 23:6 nkjv).

Where will you live forever? In the house of the Lord. If his house is your “forever house,” what does that make this earthly house? You got it! Short-term housing. This is not our home. “Our homeland is in heaven” (Phil. 3:20).

We, like Molly, are being prepared for another house.

Don’t quench, but rather, stir this longing for heaven.

God’s home is a forever home. “And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” (Ps. 23:6 nkjv).

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Max Lucado is one of my favorite authors. This article just made me cry. He is an anointed man of GOD.

Make an impact. Make a difference. Make a ripple. Tip the scale.

GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY!

ALL THE GLORY BELONGS TO GOD ALONE!!!

P.U.S.H.

When you feel GOD's love, OVERFLOW!

i feel so loved!

I am just simply amazed by my beautiful blessing from GOD.

If you think that true love doesn't exist, think again.

I have never been loved and respected like this before. I am still going to share and want everyone to know that all women deserve to be treated right. That we are beautiful princesses of GOD and we also desire good love and we will have it if we only believe and trust in GOD.

I have been a victim of mistreatment. But I never stopped believing that somewhere out there, my true love (next to GOD) exists.

Earlier, I asked Cody, "Even if we've had our complications, you still want me?"

He lovingly said, "That's the past. All I can think about right now is you...right now. I want to think about what we can accomplish from this day forward."

I admire his answer so much! Why? As we all know, women are very emotional. Men are into the physical aspect. Knowing that a man understands and respects you this much is incomparable.

I am so thankful that GOD gave me the man who is more than what I've desired.

I want to encourage you that with GOD, nothing is impossible. Learn to wait. HE will give you the best. Surrender everything to HIM. Delight in the LORD.

Open your doors. You'll never know who is the right one if you don't open your eyes, ears and heart. Do not limit yourself. Do not limit GOD on what HE can do to your life.

Job 28:28
And he said to man, 'The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.'

Psalm 25:12-14
12 Who, then, is the man that fears the LORD ?
He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.

13 He will spend his days in prosperity,
and his descendants will inherit the land.

14 The LORD confides in those who fear him;
he makes his covenant known to them.

Psalm 103:17-18
17 But from everlasting to everlasting
the LORD's love is with those who fear Him,
and His righteousness with their children's children-

18 with those who keep His covenant
and remember to obey His precepts.

Psalm 111:10
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;
all who follow His precepts have good understanding.
To Him belongs eternal praise."

Psalm 112:1
Praise the LORD.
Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,
who finds great delight in His commands.

Psalm 115:13
"He will bless those who fear the LORD— small and great alike."

Proverbs 3:7
"Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil."

Proverbs 8:13
"To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech."

Make an impact. Make a difference. Make a ripple. Tip the scale.

GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY! GOD BE WITH YOU ALWAYS!

ALL THE GLORY BELONGS TO GOD ALONE!!!

P.U.S.H.

When you feel GOD's love, OVERFLOW!

You Hold the KEY

I want revelations everyday.

I always try to find a revelation around me.

A revelation from GOD to share. Just like Solomon's Proverbs or David's Psalms.

I found a small sticker in the jeepney.

It says, "You Hold the Key"



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How can we apply this in our lives today?

I was talking to a friend earlier about her lovelife. She is struggling and having problems because she is in love with someone who doesn't respect her as a woman. She was convicted that maybe GOD wants her to open her doors and take some chances for the guy GOD wants for her. Then, it struck me. In your lovelife, you can make decisions. Decisions that will follow GOD's Perfect Will for your life. Choose decisions that will glorify GOD alone. In your lovelife, you hold the key.

I was talking to another friend earlier, too. hehehe! She was talking to me about a guy who had a girlfriend for many years now. He chose to break up with her coz he got sick and found out that his ex-girlfriend was cheating on her. He was confiding in my friend. And so many more details attached to that. Bad details, at that, about the girl. In your lovelife, you can make wise decisions. Wise decisions that will give you GOD's Perfect Choice. Choose wise decisions in order to attain GOD's good and perfect blessings for your life. In your lovelife, you hold the key.

This guy was a believer. He is a silent backslider which is very obvious but he shouldn't be condemned for that. He needs someone to support him spiritually. Consolidate him and be patient with all his negative qualities. He needs your prayers. He may not listen to our rebukes and advices but GOD listens to our prayers for him. I know GOD has a plan for everything this guy is going through. Every trials. Our prayers can help change people but only GOD can change a heart. In our lives, GOD holds the key!

For all Filipinas out there, it has been a silly quote out there that it's nice to have a guy who is "maginoo pero medyo bastos" but with all that I've been through, women deserve to have a good love from our FATHER above. For all the women out there, please don't be satisfied with an "OK" relationship coz we have a GOD of abundance! Our GOD can give you an abundant life. Our GOD who is never selfish to give abundant blessings. Surrender everything to HIM. Love HIM more than anything and anyone in this world. Be complete with HIM.

For all the men out there, you also deserve to be treated right. Men deserve to have a good love, too. You also need respect as a man not only as a financer of the family. Men are greatly used by GOD in HIS ministry.

To YOU (yes YOU!), GOD has an ultimate promise for your life. GOD has a beautiful plan for you. A plan to have an abundant, peaceful, and joyful life. A life full of love. A life full of GOD.

I am blessed to have this blog. I get comments from others who read my blog and they will stay anonymous hahaha! One friend said that she is very much inspired with my lovelife. She is actually following my footsteps. hahaha! Anyway, I've NEVER thought I'll be a role model. When GOD transformed me, all I ever wanted was to glorify HIM alone with my life. With GOD's amazing grace, HE is gradually helping me meet that dream. That same friend also told me that I am blessed. I must say that I am really blessed because I waited and listened and heeded. Now, I am growing with the love of my life (next to GOD, of course). I do not boast of my boyfriend for everyone to envy me. I boast of my beautiful blessing because GOD entrusted him to me. I am very much honored to be his girl.

1 Corinthians 1:30-31
It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."

2 Corinthians 10:13
"We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the field God has assigned to us, a field that reaches even to you."

I am also very much honored to be crowned as a princess of my KING and my FATHER.

After this life, I am very sure that as believers of CHRIST, we will have our own share of all the riches in Heaven. BUT, please do know that GOD desires for us to have an abundant life here on the earth HE created.

ALWAYS REMEMBER: GOD's Perfect Will is good. Always good. Never bad. No temptations. No guilt. No shame. All PURE LOVE because GOD IS LOVE.

Matthew 6:33
"But seek first HIS kingdom and HIS righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."

HEAR. LISTEN. HEED.

Ask for GOD's Wisdom always. Discern. Use discernment wisely. It is a beautiful gift. Do not overuse it nor overpower it.

Make an impact. Make a difference. Make a ripple. Tip the scale.

GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY! GOD BE WITH YOU ALWAYS!

ALL THE GLORY BELONGS TO GOD ALONE!!!

P.U.S.H.

When you feel GOD's love, OVERFLOW!

Neither Death, nor Life by Barbara Rainey

Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Early in our marriage, I experienced some difficulty with depression and low self-esteem. There were days when I would feel like such a failure and would think to myself, I'm just not a good wife. I'm not a good mother. I'm not worthy.

Then Dennis would come to me and say, "It's okay. I love you, and God loves you."

But that seemed too good to be true. I'd look back at him skeptically and say, "You can't love me. I'm just not good enough for you to love me." I'd argue with him, allowing my feelings to overrule the truth.

One day Dennis finally said, "Barbara, I want you to know that I love you and God loves you, and it's the truth. Now, you have a choice as to whether or not you will believe it."

The light came on in my mind, and I thought, You know, he's right. I'm calling him a liar by saying that he doesn't love me because he does, and God loves me as well. That was a real turning point for me in acknowledging the truth, regardless of how I felt about myself.

Poet Edwin Markham has said, "Choices are the hinges of destiny." For me, the choices I began to make that day have influenced my whole life and our relationship. As I slowly began to choose to believe in Dennis's love for me, my poor self-esteem began to lose its grip on my life.

Some people never stop condemning themselves, forgetting that Christ took the punishment we all deserve. You have such a privilege of being able to remind your mate of this truth that "neither death, nor life...nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God" (Rom. 8:38,39).

Prayer:
Read Romans 8 together and pray that God will give you the eyes of faith to believe that He will never stop loving you.
Discuss: In what areas do you condemn yourself? In what ways do you find your spouse's love for you difficult to fathom?

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Testimony:

This is one of the email devotionals that I read everyday - whether in the morning or at night. I simply admire the honesty and the ministry of this couple - Dennis and Barbara Rainey. They have touched my heart. And I know that they are a wonderful inspiration to me and to my Cody. I also send Cody their articles. Anyway, GOD truly knows what's best for me and what's in my heart and mind. A few days ago, I've been asking GOD something and that is to give me a revelation from this specific email devotional. I never got it. As I was reading this exact email, I was astounded because I knew this is the revelation. GOD's ways and thoughts are higher than mine. Funny coz I only realized it when I was about to read the 6th paragraph. It takes courage to listen. It takes heart to heed. It takes the mind to put some action. Thank GOD for everything HE has bestowed upon me. HE is truly faithful in my life. GOD IS GOOD!

Make an impact. Make a difference. Make a ripple. Tip the scale.

OUR GOD IS FAITHFUL ALL THE TIME. HEAR HIS VOICE, LISTEN TO HIS REVELATION AND HEED HIS COMMAND. BE BLESSED. GOD NEVER SLEEPS.

GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY! GOD BE WITH YOU ALWAYS!

ALL THE GLORY BELONGS TO GOD ALONE!!!

P.U.S.H.

When you feel GOD's love, OVERFLOW!