Simple lang akong binata. Masayahin, palakaibigan, mahilig sa asaran. In short, parang boy-next-door lang.Pero tulad ng bawat boy-next-door na tao sa mundo, hinahanap ko rin siya. Masyadong emo kung pakikinggan, corny pa nga para sa iba. Pero para sa akin, pagiging totoo lang angn tawag dun?
Kelan ko kaya siya makikita?... ~o darating pa kaya siya?
Boy Next Door
Solitude in Baguio: A COLD TEST TO THE TRANSFORMATION
It isn’t about the weather I’m talking about… It’s the coldness of your heart when you feel like you are far from your loved ones for quite a long time. You’ll miss the smiles, the laughter, the sighs, and even the cries of the friends you’ve had back to the old place. But what can you do, you have a reason why you went away from them… Though they understand it, still, it’s hard, not only for them but for me.
At 20, I felt that my life just started. This is the stage where I felt that I was alive and have realized that I need to find my purpose. Life at 20 was good for me because of love, compassion, perseverance, and vision that were surrounding me. But the challenge at 21 was hard for me. Temporarily leaving the people who motivated you to move and do your part for the advancement of the kingdom of God, it was like me taking my own heart out of my system. It was painful. The pain keeps on creeping unto the deepest of my system every night just after they turn the lights off. The feeling of loneliness accompanied with sorrow because you felt that you are alone and nobody’s even there to heed in your misery. It’s like a busy world without a heart for me… A place where none can see me as what and who I am…
It’s hard. It’s painful. It tears off my heart. A week of not being with them, my feline friends, is like a decade of loneliness and misery. I don’t know how I could face and overcome the challenge—what I do know is that in this fight, in this misery, I know I’m not alone. Though distance may take away our physical attention, I know that they’re trusting me, and praying for me. And so, near or far, I carry with me the memories that I would relish, the memories which would regain my strength… In these, I find the comfort I need—distance is not an object to hinder me…
TRANSFORMERS, missing you much…
But I’ll carry on and go on with the fight… =(
Someone requested me to sing a christian song entitled “From the Inside out”. But before I show you the video clip, I would just want to share something I learned during the process of recording the song.
The lyrics of the song captivated me the first time I heard it from Hillsong. The message was so tremendous and touching. I felt the Love of the Lord for me. The first few lines set my mood and my eagerness to make a cover of the song…
“A thousand times I’ve failed
Still Your mercy remains
And should I stumble again
I’m caught in Your grace
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending Your glory goes beyond all fame”
Trying to view back the old me and the new one, I couldn’t help but remember how I’ve been changed to what I am now. God is so gracious and merciful that He accepted me even though I know for myself that not a single bit of me deserves His abundance and mercy.Before becoming a Christian, my words were foul. My life was a big mess. Though everything seemed to be flowing according to my will, I couldn’t feel the contentment inside for I know that something is missing. I have to admit that before I accepted Him in me, I havez had so much struggles. And in these struggles, I try to find ways to reject the voice of the Lord echoing “salvation”. I was so stupid, who wouldn’t want to be saved? ~but still, i refused. But thanks though to the collective efforts of my friends who never got tired of showing me the goodness of the Lord in their lives.
Now, life has been more precious and significant for me. It’s good to wake up each day knowing how and for what you should live. The Lord has been changing me, giving me a better view of the things that does not capture my attention before. He showed me compassion, patience, love, and friendship. He taught me how to depend on Him and take a firm stand of my faith in Him. His ways and words could not be broken. His majesty should never be estimated. He knows me before I even knew myself, for if not, He wouldn’t give me the gift of life. In my unworthiness, He held me and made me stand. In my pain, he hugged me and made me feel that I was loved. In my problems, He never got tired of reaching for me. He is the God of everything. And to Him I dedicate this song.Lord, I know that your ways are higher than mine, so let me dedicate you this song. May it reach the ears of the many who haven’t yet surrendered to you and may you use me and my talent to reach them day and night, making them hear the same thing that echoed in my ears for a long while…To my dear FB friends, may you feel the love of the Lord through this piece I would share. Life is more fun when we put God as our guiding star… Please, making Him your North Star…
To God be the glory…
(Source: urboynextdoor)
I listen to this song when I feel alone and weary… Just wanna share it with you guys… hope you could share/repost it in any way you can. thanks =)
(Source: urboynextdoor)
(Source: urboynextdoor)
Some music have the capacity to make you remember things. But as music soothes its way in your system, you’ll feel how it heals you~making you stronger as the rhythm continue playing…
The historic record of the birth of Christ can be found in Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 2:1-20.
Unlike any other baby, the one born that night inBethlehem was unique in all of history. He was not created by a human father and mother. He had a heavenly pre-existence (John 1:1-3, 14). He is God, the Son—Creator of the universe (Philippians 2:5-11). This is why Christmas is called the incarnation, a word which means “in the flesh.” In the birth of Jesus, the eternal, all-powerful and all-knowing Creator came to earth in the flesh.
Why would God do such a thing? Why would he come as a baby, instead of appearing in power and majesty? Why make himself a true man and live among us, when he knew full well how terribly he would be treated?
It was LOVE! It was necessary, if you are to be saved!
Faith is not a storm cellar to which men and women can flee for refuge from the storms of life. It is, instead, an inner force that gives them the strength to face those storms and their consequences with serenity of spirit.
IS YOUR HAPPINESS CONTAINED IN A BOX???
In spite of the many benefits God has blessed us with, how many times do we complain about little difficulties and trials? We lose sight of the big picture and fail to appreciate the really important things. Just as we cannot benefit from a wrapped gift under a Christmas tree until we open it, so gratitude can be seen as our way of opening the gift of God’s love intended by all the small and big positive events of our lives.
Psalm 55:22
Leave your troubles with the Lord, and He will defend you; He never lets honest people be defeated...
The life we are living now is a fast-changing world. It’s a world of mystery and uncertainty. There are some things in life which we can’t understand until we see the bigger picture. but God promised us one thing… That if we depend and trust on Him, He will lift us up and give us a life worth living.
in Jeremiah 29:11, it is written:
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope…
Life may be cruel, uncertain, and may bring us pain. But if we search for God, and understand His purpose for us, we may come to realize that all the challenges and struggles are just ways to refine us in order for us to illuminate stronger.
Let God take control of your life. Fear not for everything is according to His plans.
