Wrong Battle Field

This is my First Holy Week as a Christian and so far, not so good in terms of dealing with the unbelievers :( 

A future priest friend ( praying for him) just called what I'm attending something like a Mormons. He indeed saw the influence. 

Compassion. Compassion. Sobrang nalulungkot ako. He was trying to reach me back, proclaiming "Roman Catholic ka ah..Roman Catholic ka.." while I am praying for Him to be saved.

Yes, I am a Roman Catholic and I never had a plan to change that. It doesn't matter what is written. What matters is what happened inside. 

So here is my speech, LT..(life Testimony, but it'll be edited in a while. wah.. biglang gusto ko nang mag back-out na ewan. 

again, it's important to choose the battle field well, nanghihina lang ako, but we are more than conquerors in Christ. kaya to!!!!!

2^nd Word

“ Hesus, alalahanin Mo ako kapag naghahari Ka na. Ngayon din isasama kita sa Paraiso.”

            Good Afternoon po sa inyong lahat. Ako po si Jessica May Padayao, isang graduating Communication Student from PUP Manila.

            Four years ago, katulad din po ng mga bagong graduates natin ngayon ng High School, lalo na po yung mga hindi sigurado kung makakapag College pa sila, yung sinasabihan na “mag-aasawa lang yan”, dapat manahi na lang o di kaya, mamasukan. Relate na relate po ako sa ganyan.Feeling ko po nun, it’s College and me agaisnst the worls ang drama.

            At that time po, sobrang gustong gusto ko po talaga mag-aral, but the people around me keep on saying na “hindi kaya…malayo..walang titirahan..anong kakainin mo?” Ang daming doubts kung possible ba talaga..There is this sense of hopelessness, pain, rejection na parang napaka walang kwenta ko (Maaga po kasi nawala si Tatay so, yung edukasyon po parang naging pribilehiyo sya, rather than a right for me) .

            Sa tingin ko po ganun din yung Criminal na nagsabi kay Jesus na “ alalahanin Mo ako kapag naghahari Ka na”. Bago nya po sabihin yun, nandun sya,in hopelessness, in pain and full of rejection from the people around him din. Before nya makikilala personally si Jesus, nandun po sya sa ganoong sitwasyon.

            But sabi ko nga po, kahit na I feel like walang kwenta,and far from Him, I ended up calling unto God for a miracle. Sya na lang po talaga yung malalapitan ko since I feel that nobody really believes and really cares sa kaya kong gawin or sa mga pangarap ko.

            As Jesus responded to the request of the Criminal , nag respond din po Sya sa aking panalangin by touching my Mom’s heart, then eventually, yung puso naman po ng aking Lola sa Tuhod na nagpa-aral sa akin and then yung sa Tita ko naman po.

            Wow. Sino naman nga po ang mag-aakala na makakapag College ako? At ngayon taon, makakapgtapos na po?

            What I’m so grateful about College is dito ko po talaga nakita how God worked in my life, kung paanong Sya ang naging Father to me by being my provider, protector, counselor, company…many to mention na po yung mga pinagdaan namin during College days J But certainly…

            College built more and more my relationship with Him.

            Yung simula po talaga is meeting Him in a so personal way.

            Then as you meet Him, you will believe Him, you will trust in Him alone. Sya lang po talaga ang magdadala sa atin no matter what.

            Eternal life is possible po right here. Right now. Meeting and living with Christ within is us is parang heaven na po talaga J Sabi nga po ni Jesus, “Ngaun din…”

            I encourage all of you po to read  and obey His word, the Bible, hindi po dahil someone will check us or someone will watch, but because, gusto nyo pa pong makilala itong Diyos na sobra sobra tayong mahal para ibigay ang kanyang anak para lamang sa atin…

            Huwag po tayong matakot mag pray for the seemingly  impossible things, for with our God, nothing is impossible.:) Have Faith po. He can and He will do it J

-         Jessica May Padayao

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Who do you listen to?

That "About Me'

'Been consuming Php 32 and it's already 10:57 in the evening. Still am doing this Curriculum Vitae which is needed for our Thesis' final Manuscripts.

I have to answer the question " Who is She?" for it is got to be from someone else's perception. But really, iot boils down to the question Who Am I?sine I'm writing for myself. 

As a Christian, almost all I could think of is the 'Who Am I"  in Christ. Which would go like this (just like what's on the "About Me' of this Blog:

"I am a daughter of a King. I am loved, saved and forgiven. He made me realize that I am rich and Beautiful in Him. I am altered by God. My heart always sings for Him. I just want to write because of gratefulness on His grace. I never thought that this beautiful life is ever possible. But it CERTAINLY is through Him. I am a girl who wants to live for God's purpose.For He is my life. My compassion is burning - the hope for everyone to know Him as well. My ultimate dream is to LOVE, SERVE and to OBEY Him 'til my last breath. Amen and Amen. #smileforJesus"

It's pretty tough for me to think of something else or someone else from the me that is there. But i have to be 'professional' here, got to go down from Heaven as my mentor would say 'baba sa lupa'. 

So ended up with this:

Jessica May Padayao is a

20 year-old Broadcast  Communication Student at the

Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Sta. Mesa Manila.

She desires to be an Executive Producer of an

Inspirational Television program and/or a

Missionary. She longs to visit the Sea of Clouds at

Mt. Putlag and learn to play the piano.

She likes doing Voice-Overs, running, blogging,

tweeting (@victorYcah) ,encouraging, eating and

being with kids. A lover of God’s love, skies and

The Chronicles of Narnia.   

She believes in the role of Education as one of

God’s means to end Poverty and that anything is possible for those who believe. 

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

                                                                                                                               -Galatians 5:20 (NIV)

Still too Heavenly? I guess that's really me because of Him :) This will be for my lifetime and beyond. 

Now it's Php 42 already and it's 11:38PM. Oh my. what happened to my self-control. 

Aiming for the Crown :)

After my Life Group yesterday, I just became so fascinated with the crowns of heaven :) I never had an idea about that before and it's just so awestruck to think that more than our Salvation (this is even more than enough), crowns and rewards awaits us as we live for HIm (even it is just our act of gratitude toward His unending love) :) #effortlessbecauseitsthroughHim

Here's what I discovered: 

The Crown of Incorruption. This crown is given to those who live a disciplined life. Mentioned in 1st Corinthians 9:25, "Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever ." 

The Crown of Rejoicing. This crown is given to those who joyously express their faith. 1st Thessalonians 2:19, "For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes..."

Other translations explicitly say "crown of rejoicing." If you do not joyously express your faith, you will not gain the crown, put bluntly. Daniel 12:3 says, "Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever." Many scholars take this to mean, if you lead others to righteousness by expressing your faith, you will receive a crown that will shine like the "brightness of the heavens." 

The Crown of Life. James 1:12 says, "Blessed are those who persevere under trial, because when they have stood the test, they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him." The Crown of Life is given to those who are patient, who endure the trials and tribulations in life. Revelation 2:10 says, "...Be faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life." This crown is also referred to as the "Martyr's Crown."

The Crown of Glory. This Crown is given to those who are faithful in ministering to the world. 1st Peter 5:2-4 says, "Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, watching over them - not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away." 

The Crown of Righteousness. 2nd Timothy 4:8 says, "Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day - and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing." This crown is for all those who long for the return of Jesus. Those who do not believe that Jesus will return or do not care will not receive this crown.

source: http://thetruth-blog.blogspot.com/2010/08/five-crowns-in-heaven.html


At the end, being with Jesus is the best already :)))