In Christ Alone

Just discovered this song by Owl City and I'm lovin' it! :) here it goes... #singforJesus

In Christ Alone

In Christ alone, my hope is found


He is my light, my strength, my song


This cornerstone, this solid ground


Firm through the fiercest drought and storm


What heights of love, what depths of peace


When fears are stilled, when striving cease


My comforter, my all-in-all


Here in the love of Christ I stand

There in the ground His body lay


Light of the world by darkness slain


Then bursting forth in glorious day


Up from the grave He rose again

And as He stands in victory


Sin's curse has lost its grip on me


For I am His and He is mine


Bought with the precious blood of Christ

No guilt in life, no fear in death


This is the power of Christ in me


From life's first cry to final breath


Jesus commands my destiny


No power of hell, no scheme of man


Can ever pluck me from His hand


Till He returns or calls me home


Here in the power of Christ I'll stand

Till He returns or calls me home


Here in the power of Christ I'll stand

Here in the power of Christ I'll stand

The Way I want My Heart to Break

This is a #notetoself and a #notetoyou.


             When was the last time you cried? Like,right now,earlier or two weeks ago? Can't remember the date? Then let me ask you to remember the reason.

              Is it failing an exam,receiving harsh words,losing a friend,not enough money for something,fighting parents,breaking-up,unreciprocated love,not enough likes on your fb post or watching tear-jerker flicks and even MMK? Name it. It simply breaks hearts and basically, it's all about you,your life,your emotion,your world,you.

             We are so lost with our own problems and at the same time with our happiness. We are becoming less and less sensitive with what's our classmate is going through or doing, less and less sensitive with what our neighbor is struggling with,less and less sensitive with the bad and old system of our community,less and less sensitivewith the national issues and less and less sensitive with the people across the globe,waiting for food,love and acceptance.

              We find ourselves shrugging things off. Many of us think that it is their problem anyway,as long as my life is good,it's good. Ihave problems of my own,excuse me? Or for many of us,it's just another headline,just another article on the net,just another trending topic on twitter.Little we realize that we are gradually becoming careless. We are already accepting things just like it is the way it should be.

               Did we ever realize how God's heart breaks over these things?Do we love Him enough to be sad when He is sad,to be hurt when He is hurt,or to weep when His heart is breaking?

             
              Maybe,you do better that shrugging you say. For you will find yourself sad about it for a while,think about it for a while,discuss and analyze their problem for a while...and after that,what? What are we doing?

              Are we still hopeful? Do we find ourselves praying for the seemingly impossible for our neighbor,our community,our nation and the world?

               Let me just encourage each and everyone of us to be the change wherever our great God placed us.

               Yes,it sounds like a fictional thing. Fictional as long as we don't start the change with ourselves.Pray for a heart that breaks with what breaks His. Love Him enough and extend yourself with other people. Help them findthe solution to their problem.

               In Mark 1:41, "Jesus was filled with pity and reached out and touched him"

               Let us reach out and touch lives like Jesus.

               May He use us to make broken lives and broken hearts whole again in Him.


               So, when was the last time you cried? May you're next one would be for Him already.

               #cryforJESUS

               This the way I want my heart to break.

Life and Everything

All we are today...

Take,take,take it all

Take,take,take it all

         You know that song Take it All by Hillsong United? That is on the first batch of Christian songs that I heard and knew,meaning during my 3rd year in High School (5 years ago). 

          Honestly,whenever I'm singing that, I had this feeling called "worry" and worse "fear".
Why? Imagine, you're asking God to "take it all", take everything from you - your friends,Sponge Cola,your family,your studies!

         Is it really possible for you to want that? To be left with nothing?

        Aw high school me. The question is, did I change? For real?


        It all started with a conversation between me and Gabby. It's regarding the "what ifs" of our situation - a family who doesn't and seem wouldn't accept our new found faith.

I was just stunned as she answered "Kung pamimiliin man ako between my family and my relationship with God,syempre kay God ako."

         I was in awe with her conviction and with her love for God.

         There I was at that moment,realizing that I'm in fear that my family would eventually know,that they would eventually hate me, that they would eventually not accept me,and they would eventually say worse things to me.

Being in fear means I'm still choosing them over God. It just hit me.


         As a background, I have proven that whenever I have questions and issues in my heart,He is always there to clear my mind by addressing these things. He always give me the answer and always helping me to realize what to believe in and what to live by.

         This time,the issue is: Choosing Him over anything. As in anything.

          He used Gabby first-hand because of our conversation and it is followed by last night's 7pm service. Ptr. Ryan just emphasized Colossians 3:1-7. Especially verse 4 where it says, "Your real life is Christ..."

          My real life is Christ. Jesus is my life.

           The illustration is just so right. It is that moment when Ptr. Ryan was being holdapped (with two knives pointing at him). At that moment, all that is important to him is his LIFE,. Not his mac air,ipad, iphone 4s or even his wedding ring. Life is all that matters.

           And if Jesus is our life,He is all that matters.

            If you'll put it in an equation,it would be like: C - E = E.

            Christ minus Everything is still everything to me.

            That is my prayer for you and me. A statement to ponder on.

             Do you still have that something or someone that you can't live without? Let us be ready to let go of that for Him without the worry and fear that I used to feel.

            As I read my Bible this morning, Jesus taught me to be like Simon, Andrew, James and John in Mark 1:14-20.

            Jesus said to them, "Come with me, and I will teach you to catch people. " At once, THEY LEFT THEIR NETS (v. 17-18),THEY LEFT THEIR FATHER Zebedee in the boat and WENT WITH JESUS. (v. 20)

            He is my life. He is my everything. I will follow Him.

When that time comes that the world would hate me, it'll be alright.

When that time comes that the world would reject me, it'll be alright.

When that time comes that I wouldn't have the world anywore, it'll be alright.

For,

"Kung meron man akong ayaw na mawala sa buhay ko, that is my relationship with Jesus" - Gabby T.
                                                      
                                                     Amen and amen.

Let us sing...

All we are today...

Take,take,take it all

Take,take,take it all

and I would still have it all!

#smilingforJESUS

#trending

If there is something really trending in my life, this is what this post would be like.

 trends trends trends!!!

#victoryweekend

Mag-wi-weekend na ko! it must be with a million of exclamation points. hehe

 That was just mind-blowing. I didn't saw it coming really, but I prayed for it. So, thank You Lord :)

September 15-16 is the date. So, can you save it? Well, I think I'll be more saved. More saved? I mean more more more more of Jesus!

Credit to my dear VF Dessy for God used her para makapag-register ako last Thursday. and of course my dear leader, VF Ana for just asking ate rose for it, and, aw. nakakaiyak.

#assumera

Crushing on someone lately. Been struggling to get rid of my feeling. I just want to note that I'm disturbed of being a girl sometimes, disturbed in liking, disturbed in assuming (actually I still do), disturbed. disturbed. 

But my Heavenly Father knows this and He's concern.

Whenever I felt glad on a second with him, on having a second of his attention, on just a second sight of him,   I'm always reminded that all this time, Jesus is with me, loving me.

I am the subject of His love. I have His full attention. I have all the time of my life with Him and He always makes me so kilig. 

Maaalala mo lang bigla, kapag umaasa ka na mapatingin sa 'yo Crush even in a sec, si Jesus, nakatitig Sya sa 'yo with all the love and always thinking what is the Best for you :) 

kilig kilig kilig di ba?

#agila

I am Jessi.

Still praying for a more creative and more productive me on my Internship.

Specifically sa speed sa pagsusulat ng balita ng article meaning sa pag-iisip.

 Yes, you got it, may OJT na ko! It's over at DZEC RADYO AGILA. The station is located  near Q. Ave. 

I already heard my voice on air!!! wow.

Plugs and Stingers. 

Dreams indeed are coming true through His will and Grace!

You know my favorite spot? It's an inch behind the mic. :)

#VG

God is so gracious. 

Last Thursday ( August 16, 2012) marked my very first VG with Jenny, Dia and Quel. Praying for us to be sisters in Christ just like we (VFs) are or more. I still need mentoring, thus, I'm so happy for the weekend!

#GOD'sGM

#umaaycahngtanghali

I am the inspirational GM queen (makapag bigay ng title sa sarili?). Honestly, I really loved the feeling of blessing others through my messages (ang dami talaga nagbibigay ng feedback, so glad guys!).

 But I'm also afraid to feel na baka ako na yung nagra-gratify rather than Him! what if dumating na sa point that I'm being happy  for a wrong reason? What if I  lost  the point? What if I cause them to think of me more than Him kapag na g-gm ako? what if...

 Still need a prayer for this. Hindi pa ko naglo-load ulit but, the bottom line is, I want to share Him.

 I want Him to be known!!!!!!

more of Jesus less of Jessi.

#musiclesson

Feeling like a grade school. My lesson no. 1 was reading notes. Remember the FACE and EGBDF ? The staff, the clefs, the DO Re Mi? That is in preparation para sa dream ko na matutong mag-piano. Thanks much for my profs - Saulong Siblings! Musically gifted talaga. 

I will learn the piece Unending Love first. Bet yah! Nothing is Impossible!

#smileforJesus

The trendiest of all.

 

Want to know the story behind this hashtag?

It's started with the thought, feeling...etc

For me kasi, feeling ko, when I'm sad, I'm making Him sad as well. 

Ano ba kasi yung reason ko  for being sad? It's like I'm  putting that reason on top of God kaya nalulungkot ako. 

pero what if my reason is that nalulungkot ako kasi, hindi ko magawang maging disciplined and more responsible for Him? Yun na. yun na nga kinakalungkot ko. ayaw ko Sya ma disappoint sa kin.

nagui-guyilty kaya ako kapag nababasa ko yung " make you Father proud".

Am I making Him proud?

At kapag naiisip ko na what if not? lalo tuloy ako nalulungkot. aw aw aw.

Then one day, I chose to smile, magiging masaya ako para sa Kanya. I will smile for Jesus.

For Him to smile din.

Come on!

Let us smile for Jesus!!!!!

Speaking of trending topics, tweet me!!!!

@forgivenycah

 and join the #smileforJesus Campaign!

malapit na yan ma-launch, right VFs? :))