thousand times i failed but truly God’s mercy remains…
fell facedown!!!
Hi guys please help us find our friend Noemi Lagman (21, 4’10, mid-heavy build, morena) who’s been missing since yesterday.. she’s a student of Asia Pacific College, Magallanes she left her house at Multinational Village, Paranaque yesterday (January 6) around 9am-10am to enroll carrying P33K. She was last seen at the entrance of Multinational Village near Duty Free, Paranaque. Her usual route going to school is from Multinational Village (Paranaque) to Heritage Hotel EDSA (Pasay) and to Asia Pacific College, Magallanes (Makati). Her classmates told us that she never reached school. Her mobile phone couldn’t be reached.
Please pass, please help. Thank you.
Person to notify:
Noel Lagman (Father) 0921-500-1468
MORE OF YOU! less of me…
“I want more of you and less of me in my life.”
This is actually a lyrics from one of the songs that I really liked, this past few weeks it keeps on reminding me but somehow in some ways it’s like fading little by little.
Be free!
Wednesday night I attended mentoring at Caloocan before then I’m already excited about what will be God’s message for me. And God spoke to me that very night saying “Be free from that bondage…I’m setting you free, release everything that hinders you my son.” That very moment I prayed to God and asked forgiveness. After all this years of being a Christian it has been so hard for me to walk in the light because I’m still in that bondage. I’m still chained from accepting that I am weak and I cannot do to fight the battle against the enemy. I am a Christian, I am unstoppable, but inside, the demonic desire of flesh was kind of active and it’s killing me…
I cried that all out to God. I prayed that I wanted to be free and asked forgiveness for what am I still doing even I am already a Christian. I thanked God because that same night I know that God released me. After that challenge, here’s another one. Guess what? It’s about giving.
I planted the money that was on my hand for my cell group members, for my school and for my family, that was the second time that I cried because I’m giving not reluctantly but extremely because I knew that this is what I have to do, this is what the Lord told me.
Tired body after the mentoring but at the same time it was satisfying to the soul and spirit.
Thursday and Friday I wasn’t able to go to school and that’s where I started to fret about my school thing. I worried about the subjects I had that day. Many questions popped up.
“How if they won’t give me a chance to make up all the stuffs that I’ve missed?”
“How if they get mad at me?”
“What’s gonna be my professor’s thinking about me?”
And a lot more questions…
Then I realized, that it’s all about myself I was thinking about. :(
Saturday, because I’m a little bit mad about my school performance I don’t like to think anymore about it. I decided to set my focus on my cell group (disciples). I am so excited to meet them after the last week challenged that I did to them, about their commitment, I really cannot wait for them. I started the cell group by asking them about their response to last week challenge. All of them responded positively except one.I will refer to him the name “Arthur”. Arthur shared it to the group that he doesn’t want to join anymore. He said that the whole week was a bit hard for him because of thinking what to do about the commitment challenge.
“Lilipat na ako sa ibang cell group” he said.
That statement from him struck me, it shattered my excitement somehow, it hurts inside. I tried to evaluate myself right away but still I do not know where to start. I just smiled. Many questions popped up.
“Why he doesn’t want to go with us anymore?”
“What’s wrong with me?”
“Are there things I did to hurt him?”
And a lot more questions…
Then I realized that I was thinking about me,me,me, me being a cell leader,etc… :(
Sunday, a blessed day for me. After the service I was totally spirit-filled because of God’s message through our youth pastor.
He would say, “do not let Satan thrust a finger on you”.
Encouraging huh! really encouraging. Before that I’ve seen and heard one of my church mates testifying about how great God is because despite her parents were separated they now both attending church and hearing the good news.
After the service I am so eager to talk to my mother, to share to her the love of Jesus. But she was resistant.
“Yung pagiging ganito ko ba? Hayaan mo muna ako.” she said when I tried to asked her if we can have a conversation.
And when I asked her to have a short talk, she knew it already, she knew that it’s all about God I’m going to share and she would always say that she’s not yet ready. When she refused talking to me, I went to one of the empty room in our house, dark room. There I cried hard, asked God why and prayed about the situation.Many questions popped up.
“Why I have to suffer this?”
“What am I going to do?”
“Why my family is like this?”
And a lot more questions…
Then I realized that all I’m thinking was about my own good, my comfort…
I fret. I did, every night I cannot sleep well.Then I am reminded. It’s very bold and it’s not fading…
” I want more of you and less of me in my life.”
One of my favorite lyrics from one of the song that I really liked. I was reminded that I have to be selfless that I have to desire more of God because it’s really not good to be selfish.
All this situations in my life about my studies, discipleship, and family, I wanted to be perfect for my own good. But it’s not how God wants it. He doesn’t want it just for myself. I would remember what message my cell leader had sent me it says
“If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself,take up His cross and follow me.” Luke 9:23.
It is one of God’s requirement to be His disciple that we/I must deny myself.Take up the cross. Follow Him.
God also told me;
“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently…” Psalm 37:7
Maybe all of these things that I thought about myself will make my life wonderful but God has the best plan for me. He wants all these things be wonderful not just for me but for His own glory.When I wanted all of this things to happen God simplt told me, ” Be still. Be patient.”
MORE OF YOU, less of me Jesus!
#deny
#bepatient
#selflessness
#stillness
#releasement
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WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT ON YOUR PLANET?
JERUSALEM…
I simply wanna see the place where everything happened when Jesus Christ was born and died for me…for all of my sins.
i was certified as a marine of God…
i was greatly reminded in this camp… an eternal reminder!
a 3-day pruning… and i’d loved it :)
thanks God…
No one else!
Devotion Today: January 3, 2012
Who among the gods
is like you, LORD?
Who is like you—
majestic in holiness,
awesome in glory,
working wonders?
“You stretch out your right hand,
and the earth swallows your enemies.
In your unfailing love you will lead
the people you have redeemed.
In your strength you will guide them
to your holy dwelling.
The nations will hear and tremble…
Exodus 15:11-14a
Truly that God is extraordinaire, there is no one like our God. No one else is like Him. God is majestic in holiness, awesome in glory and the worker of wonders, in Him nothing is impossible.
When i woke up early this morning God excites me to read His letter, and He gave me this word. He filled me this morning.
Is there anything you want to ask from God? His hand is so powerful to work on it, to make your requests possible. Just like what the Lord said to Abraham when Sarah cannot believe that she’s about to give birth on that old age, “Is there anything too hard for me?” God himself is asking and assuring us that nothing is too hard for the Lord. Whatever you ask in His name he will give it.
Are you searching for a love that never fails? The Bible speaks about God’s unfailing love. Romans 8:38-39 says, “nothing can separate us from God’s love…” His unfailing love will lead us to a path where everything is full of joy. His unfailing love will lead us to make our endeavor successful.
To anyone who seeks guidance and security, God’s strength will be with us . The nations will hear it, and they will tremble because of God’s highness.
Again i say God is majestic in holiness, awesome in glory and worker of wonders.
Godspeed everyone! Praise His Name, for there is no one else like our God.
