Being different for HIM..

Romans 12:2

"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is —his good, pleasing and perfect will"

Do not be normal.. be different..

I stand for Him.. I stand for the Truth.. 

I stand for Love, Love that was crucified...

LET'S BE WEIRD FOR GOD^^

My Long Lost College quote..

I remember reading this quote from my college years.. and up to now it is still one of my favorite. ^__^

I went into my classroom
Ready for another year at school.
I didn’t want the work
Just wanted to hang and be cool.

I had on new clothes,
New sneaks on my feet.
I was there for class on time
Went to the back and took my seat.

Yeah, I’m moving up.
I’m already grown.
Soon I’ll be graduating
And out on my own.

I talked to some of my friends.
We were all having fun.
Said some things I shouldn’t have said,
Did stuff I shouldn’t have done.

I knew I was different.
I felt God touch my heart.
I knew I should set a standard,
But then I’d be set apart.

Walking to the bus,
I was not looking for strength.
I heard the car tires screeching,
But now it’s too late.

I’m standing in this room
And I can see the heavenly gate.
Oh no! I never prayed. I thought
I had time to get it straight.

An angel walked to me.
He had a book in his hand.
I knew it was the Book of Life.
When would this dream end?

I told him my name
And he began to look.
Then he looked at me sadly and said
“Your name is not in this book.”

“Angel, this is a dream. No, I can’t be dead!”
He closed the book and turned away.
He whispered, “You cannot proceed ahead.”

“No…no this can’t be real.
Angel, you can’t turn me away.
Let me talk to God.
Maybe, He’ll let me stay.”

He led me to the gate.
Jesus came to me,
He did not let me in but said,
“Beloved what is your need?”

“Jesus,” I cried, “please
Don’t cast me away from you.”
Tears ran down His face as He said,
“You knew what you needed to do.”

“Lord, please I’m young.
I never thought I would die.
I thought I’d have plenty of time.
Death caught me by surprise.

Lord, I went to church. Please Jesus, I believe
He said you would not accept me.
My love you would not receive.

Lord, there were too many hypocrites.
They weren’t being true.”
He took a step back and asked
“What does that have to do with you?”

“Lord, my family claimed to be saved,
They weren’t real. You know.”
He said, “I died for you.
Now I have to go.”

I fell to my knees crying to Him.
“Lord, I planned to be real tomorrow.”
I couldn’t, make Him understand.
I had never — felt such sorrow.

Then it hit me hard, I said
“Lord, where will I go?”
He looked into my eyes and said,
“My child you already know.”

“Please Jesus,” I begged
“The place is so hot.”
It seemed to trouble and grieve Him.
He whispered, “DEPART FROM ME, I KNOW YOU NOT.”

“Lord, you’re supposed to be love.
How can you send me to damnation?”
He replied, “With your mouth
you said you loved me,
But each day you rejected my salvation.”
With that in an instant,
Day turned into night.
I never knew such torture could be.
Now too late, I know the Bible is right.

If I can tell you anything,
Hell has no age.
It is a place of torture,
Separated from God and full of rage.
You know I thought it was funny — a joke,
But this one thing is true.
If you never accept Jesus Christ
HELL IS WAITING FOR YOU!..

I hope you won't leave earth without accepting Jesus :)

Welcome to the iGeneration

It's already 3:57 am and i still can't sleep, my goodness. I will be the service director today in our church whew!

I turned my PC on and opened my browser. Welcome to the iGeneration.. Yes! "iGeneration" the word "i" is an acronym for "internet", and almost every device nowadays has a internet enabled capabilities. In all honesty, as a person, i really don't know if i can still survive without internet. Yes indeed, internet made a major impact to the people's lives, but just like any other things in this world, it can be use for bad and it can also be use for good. When i checked my facebook page, i saw different "nonsense" status from different friends (well majority of them are not really my friends, they are just connected to me, for some reason). I posted a status before stating "person's IQ level of thinking can be measured by their facebook status". And up to now i still believe in that.

iGeneration - a generation of "i", meaning selfishness, me, me and me... always pointing to themselves. "i" want it, "i" deserve it, "i" need it, "i" crave for it, and "i" want to be like that, isad, ipad, ipod, iphone, imad, ibad. Everything has an "i".

How much time do you spend checking your facebook, twitter, youtube, or email? how much time do you spend playing? and how much often do you chat with your friends? think about it...

Internet is not bad at all, i just want people to think of more ways on how we can use the internet in a more productive manner. I hope we can use it, to share the good news, honor people, posting bible verses, posting encouraging videos and more positive things.

As Christians we are commanded to be the salt and the light of the earth, what difference can we make? i hope that this simple blog will be a reminder for a so-called Christians to step up and be different. Remember that we honor God in everything we do, even in posting simple messages or statuses in our fb account.

I think by changing our ways of using those "iDevices" we can definitely make a big difference. Why not get an bible app for your iPhone? or a podcast/video of lifechurch.tv preaching on your "iPod"? or get a sherwood movies on your iPad? Instead of using those things for bad, change your way by using it for good. Use it to generate income, instead of talking to nonsense apps like simsimi or playing and making your self bored slashing those fruits on fruit ninja. Let's be a generation builders and not time wasters.

I hope we can iBuild character, iBuild attitude, iBuild friendship, iBuild broken relationships, and most importantly iRepent, iAccept Christ and iShare the Gospel. So we can iWalk with Him and iKnow Him more :)

Because Jesus said: iDied for you, so we can say iLive for Him ^_^

Friends....

Proverbs 17:17 says "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity..."

I am bored, i turned my desktop computer on, and browsed my Facebook page.. nothing really new.

I opened my old files and saw the old pics (around 2005) whoa! its been 7 years.. a lot of things changed from 2005. I've met so many friends.. 

On 2005, i worked in makati, the company is a software house.. i've met, gary, nolan, ani, louie, madz, yheng, and meia... they are my friends there..

2006 i've met chris, leo, jay my team mates..

2007 i met ernest, jenny, janie, aldrin, reisol, richard, gerry, jacq, jojo,lean and Ms. Vibay.. (this year i've met alot of friends i really can't write them all here hehe)

2008 i've met a new set of friends, roll, louie, beverly, rean, mia, and bj. (This is also the first time i climbed a mountain ) Also during this year i've met a memorable teammates anna, rex, ramon, and the most business minded woman bing. (I consider this team/friends one of the best) 

2009 in a short project i've met jarell, peggy, mia and glenn. Also during 2009 i've met the coolest team mon, jao, gil, jay, bong, phil, jon, gene and mary.

2010 i've met the most classy team jan, cha, gelo, ivan, eljan, mark and faical. (Few of the most intelligent people i've met)

2011 i've met jenny, sahlee, karen, jo, ian, and ty.. also in 2011 i've met the DOTA team marvin, mic, cen, xtian, charm, rina and alfred.

2012 i've met bobby(the most calmed supervisor/TL i've met), zander, cupert, aileen and alvin.

In between those years.. i've also met too many christian friends...

"Cristy", paul, ghelo, anna, chelle, mic, ivy, grace, tess, yanie, josh, violet, heis, julie, jay-ann, nona, edwin, jobi, yvette, verly, khate, deo,  mitz, ramjith, erns, daisy, grasya, lei, cryan, jamai, lhaiza and a lot more..

Whew, this is really tough blog lol. 

It's really nice to have friends. On this life, there comes a time that we will be meeting lots of people.. Some will hate us, some will love us, and some will even despise us.. i just love being with my friends now.. and i love the group i have now. A4PEEPS, Ronald, Ai, Jayar, Annie, Albert, Eula, Cristal, Vanessa, Jed, Jhe, Joey, Jelyn and Glonna.. 

My friends that i really love to be with. :) i love them all..

btw.. i also have lots of friends in my favorite game perfect world (joebelle, dong, patrick, jojo, april, gem, yin, cybelle and many more(since they are so many i really can't mention all their names hehe)).

And ofcourse ultimately, the only bestfriend, partner, best buddy, travel buddy, kakulitan, and kalandian that i have.. my wife Cristy. ayieehhh <3 <3

my prayer:

Thank You Lord for giving me such a wonderful friends.. up to now i still can't believe i have them. I pray for the past officemates, that they may know You more. And Lord please guide me until i met new set of friends, and may i be a good servant to You, and allow me to share the Gospel to them..

in Jesus Name...

Amen.

Christianity is not about Religion..

Christianity is not trying harder, doing more, working harder... christianity is intimate personal relationship with Jesus Christ who's alive and lives He's life by the Spirit through you.. Christianity is the Holy Spirit convicting you on what's right or wrong, not setting the list of to do's and don'ts.. Jesus sets free, and wants everybody to have life, "Life to the fullest..." Religion brings people back to bondage, it is a set of rules, and burdens that makes us desperate.

Jesus did it for you...

^_^

Can you feel His Love tonight?

Feel the love of God tonight... ^_^

This version of my favorite band Stellar Kart really rocks! they turn a worldly song into a Christian Rock song :)

Enjoy Listening :)

Return, Recharge, Remain....

I remember when i was in the camp 2001 "Jesus in me" was the theme of the camp. And i remember a Pastor doing some altar calling, telling his audience to "Return" to God.. I can still remember many young people ran fast to the front and cried and did a prayer of repentance to God... Yeah that was just a glimpse of it, and you know what? i want to tell you honestly, more than 50% of the youth that i knew who attended that camp? was at lost... Maybe they just returned to God, but then they returned to sin... too bad isn't it? I've also remember somethings about the past, when most of the christians i know (specially in a youth camp) often return and... "recharge"in God's presence... i honestly do the same thing too.. i often return to God, and then recharge in His presence.. then, will just be "discharge". Now the word "remain" is not so common to the christians. Let's be real, we need this three words to grow.. We need to "Return" to God(it includes, repentance, reconciliation and restoration), "Recharge" in God (continuous reading His words and meditating on it), and finally the most important part (but often forgotten) "Remain" in God. The Bible says in John 15:5 that "if we remain in Him, He will remain in us..." and we will bear fruits. The truth is, we can do nothing without being connected to Him. So remember this three words "Return", "Recharge" and most of all "Remain"...