La Salle CLUSTER After-Midterm Party!:)

As I've said in my last post,I love working for God!:) And I also said here, that God reminded me that I should be excellent in my academics to honor my parents and that I am a responsible person,I just need to focus. :) In line with those two things,we had our La Salle CLUSTER After-Midterm Party last July 30,2011 in The Grand Towers,Manila. This is where God told me that I am very responsible, and I should be responsible too when it comes to school!:) God used that event to stretch my faith, heart and patience. Weeks before this event, I've been praying to God to show me and fill me with His love again. On that day,He made me feel so loved!He used the people around me to overflow me with His love.I feel so blessed, and He reminded me that I am not alone. I just love how these people(Achi Pau,Achi Nic,Ahya Andrew,Tim,Kuya Jay,Kara,Kriscel,Mal,Ahya Hanes,Franky,and all my Victory family)are always there,willing to help and cheer me up!They always encourage me and all!:) Oh!One thing I love when working for God is that IT'S NOT STRESSFUL,even though there are so many problems,you just know that everything will be okay!:) I will really treasure that event in my heart. So many things happened before that day and during that day, but in the end IT IS ALL FOR HIS GLORY. :) 

Registration Booth :)

The awesome emcees!:D (Malcolm and Kara)

Ice Breaker :)

GAME 1: 1-2-3 ACTION!

JULY Birthday Celebrants 

Steff :)

Kuya G :)

Sancho :)

Achi Lor :)

FOOOOOOD by the Creative Ministry of Victory Malate!:)

The TEAMS

With Kuya Jay and Ate Ruth!Thank you for always encouraging and loving me!♡

With Achi Pau and Kara. They always remind me of how blessed I am!♡ 

That's Tim.God's prince indeed!So blessed to have him too!

And this is why I love my discipler.She's my inspiration.No words can explain how blessed I am to have her!♡ 

Photos by: Malcolm Ng,Angel Dela Flor and Kara De Leos

"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."

Ephesians 2:10

"11 It was he who gave some to be apostles,some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12 to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up."

Ephesians 4:11-12

"9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: 

10 if one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!

11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?

12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

INDESCRIBABLE GOD :)

If you'd ask me why am I a Christian, well, it's because God showed me and He made me feel that He is real, He is worthy and there's really something more than this world/life. If I will just have faith and believe in Him wholeheartedly, then, I should not worry about anything. Being a believer and a follower of Christ is not all about being Holy or being too serious or a loser or being KJ(kill joy) or that "ALIVE ALIVE" thing. Being a Christian and being with God is the best gift!Sometimes, we think that knowing that God sacrificed His One and Only begotten Son Jesus Christ to die on the cross for us is already enough. But for the past months, I've learned so many things and I must say that "No,it's not enough." The important thing is for us to have a PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM. We still have so many things to learn about God and His works, if we seek Him more and soak on His Word & presence, we will get surprised and say "I thought I already knew God.I want to fall deeper in love with Him!I want to learn more!" and it will take time for you to learn more about Him and be deeper in love with Him. It will take time,patience,perseverance and faith!But don't give up,everyday you will learn something!Just be aware of what He's telling you and focus on Him!:) If we seek Him more, we become more aware of His presence, we start to see the things that we don't see before. We feel His love even more and we enjoy our life more! Working for God is really NOT A BORING JOB,IT'S NOT USELESS!IT'S THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD!:) I love working for God :) But being a follower,believer and servant of Christ is not always being so happy and all,but it's about finding joy even if you're having a tough situation. Because you know that God is there in your heart, fixing things for you, He is ahead of you and He is fighting the battle for you if you're already tired. That's what I really love about God. HE WOULD NEVER EVER LEAVE YOU IN THE BATTLE. :)

"He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world."

1 John 4:4

"1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. 2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. 3 This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, 4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith."

1 John 5:1-4

"1 Therefore,since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in sufferings, because we know that sufferings produces perseverance."

Romans 5:1-3

"15 For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear,but you received the Spirit of sonship. 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory."

Romans 8:15-17

"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us."

Romans 8:18

All For Love-Hillsong

Lead Me To The Cross-Hillsong

Our God Is Greater-Chris Tomlin

Indescribable-Chris Tomlin

Have A Blessed Finals To All! :)

I only have 3 weeks left for the 1st term of my 3rd year in college, and in that 3 weeks everything's so hectic. I have so many projects to do. I must admit that for the past weeks,I've been slacking off. I got so distracted with all these movies and TV series that I wanna watch.Haha!But 2 weeks ago,God reminded me that I should be excellent in academics to honor my parents. He told me that I can do it and I am a very responsible person. I JUST HAVE TO FOCUS. So now, even though these remaining 3 weeks will be very tight and hard for me, I will stay positive! Because I have God here in my heart. I trust Him and I have faith that He will fill me with the Holy Spirit that will take away all the worries and stress. I know that He will protect me from all the distractions. With God's love, everything will be perfect for me. I lift everything up to Him and I am doing all of these things for His Glory. :) I just pray that my friends would feel that too and they will stay positive!:) HAVE A BLESSED FINALS TO ALL!:) 

"I can do anything through Christ who gives me strength."

Philippians 4:13

"If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen."

1 Peter 4:10-11

"For I know the plans I have for you,plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Jeremiah 29:11

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."

Proverbs 3:5-6

"If you believe,you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."

Matthew 21:22

The Greatest Blessing God Has Given Me--Next to Salvation!:)

Making my family proud is one of my goals in life. But for some reason I'd always fail to do that. I know that all they want is for me to have the best things in life. It always hurts me when I fail, because at the same time I disappoint them.--BUT!Ever since I'm back with God, things changed!:)

While I was on the stage of being so in love,I thought that everything was fine with my relationship with my family. But I wasn't aware that little by little,I was already distancing myself from them.Until my very heartbreaking time came(hehe!:D),and that's the time that I realized that everything's not right.I was so blind that I thought I was doing okay with my family.But NO!I wasn't spending time with them anymore,I was so far from them.Then there!Everything just hit me!God didn't want me to just be back to Him,but He also wants me back to my family. Immediately,I promised myself and to God that now, I will do everything to make my family proud of me. After that promise,I've been doing everything to be responsible and hardworking.NOW,I am so glad to say that I'm making them proud of me!:) PRAISE GOD!:D Just last June 12,2011 I was asked to give my testimony about the Ignite Conference(will be writing about it soon!:D) in our church in Victory Malate.One of my sisters were there and her fiance and my mom(it's her 2nd time to attend there and it made me feel amazed in God again!:D). That moment was unforgettable.GOD IS JUST SIMPLY AMAZING.I could see in my mom's eyes that she is so proud of me.I could feel my sister's heart that she is so proud of me too!:D

Then my sisters tweeted me these.These tweets are PRECIOUS.They are PRICELESS.It made my heart cry!TEARS OF JOY!:) 

God has blessed me with such wonderful family,and I'd never ever ask for more.I am satisfied with the family that He has given me.This is where I want to be.Making them happy is what makes me happy.Making them proud is what makes me feel joyful.Now that I know that I'm on the right path,I'd continue to walk this journey.I know that there will be times that I will fail again and disappoint them, but it doesn't mean that I will stop there!I WILL NOT STOP BECAUSE THEIR LOVE IS THE REASON WHY I AM FIGHTING.AS LONG AS THERE IS LOVE,I WILL KEEP FLYING HIGH.I KNOW THAT THEY BELIEVE IN ME,AND THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME TO BE STRONG IN THIS LIFE.

A lot of people around me had hurt me,and God has provided me with great heroes in my life, they are my protectors; Papa,Mama,Dichi,Achi,Darcy & Taffy. 

My family is the greatest blessing God has given me in this life-next to my salvation :) 

The Beginning In An Ending

I was this girl who wanted to have her own fairy tale, I just wanted to be a princess.Not just because of the castle and all the perks of it, but it's also because of the prince charming who'd save me from this lonely planet.

When the time came that God gave me my prince--or I thought he was,everything just changed!I was madly and deeply in love for that 10 months of being with that prince. I thought he was the one, the right one, the prince that God has given me, but NO!He's never been the right one. God always has a purpose in every season of our lives. God is also a jealous God-in a good way of course!He gave me that prince that I've been dreaming of,but God got it from me again, because it wasn't a right relationship, not the right time and not the right prince.Our story wasn't a "and they lived happily ever after" ending.It was like,I was trapped in the dark woods, trying to find my way back in my castle, but I couldn't.All I wanted was that prince to come back and get me out of that place and save me again. But it didn't happen.After almost 2 months of being trapped in the dark woods, waiting, crying,not eating properly and being just lost. GOD just took my hands and pulled me up and said "My princess,it's time.Get up.I am here.Come." Out of nowhere,He suddenly showed me the light, and that light made me see the path-the right path. That light made me shine again.

When God called me,I told myself and Him that I want to really start from nothing. I want everything to be new.So,I started living my new life by going to U-Night--it's the youth service of Victory Christian Fellowship in Malate.That was November 5,2010, and I only knew 2 people who go there during that time.Although we all came from the same high school and we attended same summer camps,they were from higher batches so,we weren't really friends, just acquaintances. That Friday,I texted one of them if he was still there and he said yes.I got there late,so he told me to sit at the back first. God is just the best Author of life!He knows what you need!The speaker(Pastor Daniel-whom at that time,I don't know who he was) asked everyone to form circles and it's like an activity of getting to know each other. Everyone was already standing up and forming circles, then my friend grabbed me and told me that he'll introduce me to his La Salle friends, and I should not worry because they are all nice. Indeed!He's right.I've met so many people that night,I didn't get to memorize their names, because they were a lot of them!But there's one woman that I will never forget she's my discipler now and God really used her to heal me, and until now He is still using her to me mold my relationship with Him, to help me focus on Him!:) That night I told God,"GOD,THANK YOU SO MUCH!I AM BACK.THIS IS MY NEW HOME.I AM HOME."

After that night, everyday, every hour, every minute, every second of my life just keep on getting better and better.I've met so many wonderful people, and until now I still meet new wonderful people in the Cluster(small groups for CSB and DLSU students) and outside and inside the church. They've been helping me grow into who I am now, they've been helping me see what God wants me to do, they've been helping me to know my purpose. They've welcomed me wholeheartedly and they've never judged me. They care for me and they love me like a true family. They are all helping me build my relationship with God. They are my new family in Christ and this is where I want to be. I am still here because of these people.With their help,I am glad that I am serving God now.HONOR GOD AND MAKE DISCIPLES.

It's also because of God's grace and mercy that He's using them to show me that THERE'S SOMETHING MORE BEYOND THIS WORLD and it's also because of His love that made me accept my calling.He's just amazing at how He used people around us to mold us into a better person and a better follower of Christ. He always use people around us to show us His light in this dark world, He always makes me feel in awe.

Now..God told me that I AM A TRUE PRINCESS, and not just an ordinary and temporary princess. I AM HIS PRINCESS, ALWAYS AND FOREVER,and I deserve His right prince for me in His right time. But for now,I don't need my prince,all I need is God.HE COMPLETES ME,and I will wait patiently for His right time.I'm already saved from that dark forest, not only by a prince charming, but by a King who rules the world, who is the Highest and Mightiest of all!:)

-God is the Author of relationship.

-Relationship will not complete you.ONLY GOD WILL.

-Before you enter into a relationship, you should have a completer relationship with God.

-Not just fight in the relationship, but fight for the relationship.

-Relationship goes with the right season.

-Relationship does not define you. Don't let it be your identity.

-Marriage is the 2nd best relationship you'll have,after your relationship with God.

-IT'S NOT "AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER",IT'S "AND THEY MADE GOD HAPPY EVER AFTER".

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

(Proverbs 31:30)

I Was Brokenhearted

---That's my turning point.
After that season,my world just turned downside-up! Oh yes!I am so glad that it happened. I'm not regretting anything. I was just the girl who fell in love with the wrong guy in the wrong time. I don't hate anyone,in fact, I thank all those people who've hurt me, because if it weren't for them I won't be able to stand where I am now. But of course, praise God for the indescribable things He has done to me, and to the things that He's still doing. I won't get tired of telling the story of my life that brought me back to God,my Father,my Savior,my Healer,my Best Friend.
Did I get angry because God took away the guy that I loved?NO.
Am I getting angry at God now,because I've been waiting for that prince charming to come?NO.

Life is about being patient and having faith in God.It's all about Him and waiting for and on Him.

After everything that I've been through God has been just faithful and He's unchanging love makes my heart overflow.He took something away from me, but He keeps on giving me more than what I had before.

(From the book "The One Year Mini for women")

WHY DOESN'T GOD FULFILL HIS PROMISES MORE QUICKLY?

WHY MUST I WAIT FOR THEM TO COME TRUE?

GOD'S RESPONSE

☆ All these faithful ones died without receiving what God had promised them, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed the promises of God.(Hebrews 11:13)

☆Those who wait on the Lord will find new strength.(Isaiah 40:31)

☆As for me,I look to the Lord for his help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me.(Micah 7:7)

Many great people of God have died without seeing God's promises fulfilled, yet they believed that every promise would eventually be realized. Faith in God's promises does not require that you see al his promises fulfilled in your lifetime. Some of God's promises will be fulfilled in heaven, and each of his promises will be good. Your waiting is never in vain because it makes you strong and confident for the future.

GOD'S PROMISE

☆You must remain faithful to what you have been taught from the beginning. If you do, you will continue to live in fellowship with the Son and with the Father. And in this fellowship we enjoy the eternal life he promised us.(1 John 2:24-25)

In my next entries,I will be writing about life.
I just want to let everything out. Everything that God has been doing in my life!:)

PEBBLE PEBBLE.♡

Morning of April 27,we were at the caf waiting for the time.Then,these 3 guys invaded my laptop.....

Meet James,Fico and Andrai!:)

They made their photo my wallpaper!How,KAPAL can they be?HAHA!So, this is payback time for me!HAHA!I kidd!Well,this is actually one of the reasons why me,Zoe and Drea would smile and laugh while we were doing our project-during the wee hours of the morning. Good job for keeping us awake,guys!Thank you!\:D/ Btw,they recorded a video too.Wait for it..........

I slept at Drea's house for 2 nights(April 26 & 27,2011) and Zoe slept over the 2nd night. I'd say, sleepless nights are really FUN!Projects+sleepless nights+bonding is indeed a good combination! 

Meet my lovely group mates!♡

This ♡ is for our GELILAH!

Zoe wearing his costume for our HARTDS1 finals.

Wondering why "PEBBLE PEBBLE"?Well, it's because the song Rebel Rebel by David Bowie became our theme song for this project. Because of our "sabawness" we were singing "PEBBLE PEBBLE" instead of "REBEL REBEL".HAHA!Good times!:)

So,this is the video that I mentioned earlier.We got addicted on editing videos,because of our INTROFD presentation.That's why we decided to surprise these guys.We love them, so we dedicate this to them!HAHA!♡ 

We are the SSOProductions PO.HAHAHA!

They are the SSOProductions THEY ARE LEGIT.We're NOT.HAHA!:))

"PALUWAGAN" Friendship.

Hello,SUMMER VACATION!☀ No, this is not about my summer vacation.It just started.HAHA!But, this is about my INTROFD(Introduction to Fashion Design) final project.This is my favorite final project for my 3rd term as a second year college student. Our prof asked us to select a career in fashion that we would like to learn or know more about. Then we had to interview a person that works in that industry and observe him/her during his/her busy day.My group mates were Andrea Lopa and Zoe Laurente. First thing that I thought of for this project was Ms.Kate Paras(check my previous post for more info), good thing she's so game!☺ 

First day: Me and Drea had lunch in Toast Box(Greenbelt 5),dessert in Red Mango then met up with Ms.Kate and her sister in to interview her. We did our interview in Cerveseria(Greenbelt 3)

Hainanese Chicken.A MUST TRY! 

Berry yogurt!!YUM!

Cerveseria in Greenbelt 3. The ambience was GREAT!

Paparazzi!HAHA!

Second day: Me,Drea and Zoe helped her do pullouts in Rockwell, Glorietta and Greenbelt. We had lunch in Grams Diner in Rockwell, then had pullouts. We went to Glorietta then Greenbelt to do more pullouts. Ms. Kate's friend Ms.Edlene Cabral of Garage Magazine joined us for dinner in Toast Box(yes,again!Their Hainanese chicken is really good!:D). It was a very long,tiring but fun day!Ms.Kate and Ms.Edlene were really nice and friendly. They shared a lot to us,from personal stories to work. They are the people who deserve more blessings from God!☺ After that night,I promised myself that I'd be like them when I'm already working. No matter how famous I am,I'd really stick my feet on the ground. I will be down-to-earth forever, just like them!☺ They became inspirations for the 3 of us!☺

Please don't mind my nose.HAHA!

Ms.Kate's list of pullouts

This is their Mary Kate+Ashley Olsen pose!:)

♡ S-U-C-C-E-S-S!

Red Mango again.Great way to end the day!

Here's our video presentation.

*Sorry for the low quality of the video.I can't upload the higher quality, and it took me more than 3 hours to upload this.

*Paluwagan is the name of Ms.Kate and Ms.Edlene's group!☺