Dinner with My God Children Take 2!

Yesterday, I had dinner with Bryan, Sally and Marisa at David's Tea House.  Shabu-shabu nanaman?  Yep, because it is healthy food.  We missed Dominic though who is staying in Tanay for his practicum, my godchildren who are young adults could have been complete last night.

Anyway, I had wonderful time being with these godchildren who show they care.  We were like a family eating together, sharing food, and of course reminiscing the past who they got to become my godchildren.  We were confuse who was first, since it has been a long time already.  The best part was I saw each one of the excelling in their profession and has become more mature in their attitude and thinking.  And more, was they are really growing in their service for the Lord.

I praise God for them.  And I pray that they keep up and the rest of my 16 godchildren will grew up like them who are successful, mature and God-fearing.

100 Pesos Na!

I was so hungry yesterday afternoon that I rushed to go to Ha Yuan to eat my favorite Maki Mi.  Grabe, 100 pesos a bowl na!  Come to think of it, I have been patronizing Ha Yuan since I was in pre-school I think.  Before it was still on the site where Masangkay Supermarket is now located.  They still have waiters and only service Ma Mi, Maki Mi, Siopao, Lumpia and Siomai.  I can still remember if I am not mistaken 2.50 lang at ang isang bowl or 5 pesos.

After more than 30 years of eating at Ha Yuan, surely it tells us that inflation gets worse and our money value gets weaker by the year.  As we face another crisis in our economy, it reminds us to put our trust in God to provide rather than put our trust on our savings.

So, spend something for yourself with your hard earned money for you deserve it.  Don't keep ALL your money in the bank, it earns nothing for your future.  Save! Yes!  But don't save everything.  Buy gifts for yourself especially during your birthday, Christmas and of course Valentines... We need to enjoy the fruits of our labor because that keeps us going.

The best is try to live a healthy lifestyle to prolong your life and have the energy to continually working, so that you will enjoy life while it last.

Trust in God to provide always.

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Great Treat!

Yesterday was father's day (also birthday ko din tomorrow) and I was especially treated out by my two godchildren, Bryan and Sally.  They invited me for lunch at Teriyaki Boy and watch Kung Fu Panda, afterwards we strolled around and have some light then heavy snack at Secret Recipes... Light because at first we were eating cakes, then heavy when we started to eat lasagna.  Baligtad... hehehe.  The food were really great in this restaurant owned by a friend.

Ganon pala feeling when you have two adult children caring for you. hahaha.  I was so blessed with those two yesterday, I really felt specially and valued.  Thanks.  Thanks God.

With so many good godchildren and disciples, maybe God will no longer give me children in the future.

Wrong Criteria

I encountered a group of leaders who were in despair to recruit new members to the board of their institution.  Their first criteria was actually 100,000 pesos, I really felt that it was unappropriate.  Why is this Christian institution in despair of money?  Why were their leaders too focused with money?  It seems the only criteria at present was only the capacity to give, the rest are secondary because their opening statement in recruitment was money.

This has bothered me intensely today; it is seems the Spirit is speaknig to my heart with intense anger. I remembered the messages of our former senior pastor in his last three visits, he kept on emphasizing on Deuteronomy 8 :18 "But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth..." This message given to the leaders of our church may have contained deeper meaning which has been neglected.  There was strong emphasis the "even the ability to produces" comes from God.

The right criteria for any institution especially Christian institution should be people who lives righteously and practices holiness and this should be the first and formost criteria.  I believe having godly people in the leadership will enable the institution to produce wealth.  For in Romans 6:33 "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."

These two passages have been too common for us that we started to neglect its meaning as true and literal promise of God to his children.

If we seek God first, everything will be given even the ability to produce wealth are given to His people...

To Cut or Not To Cut

It's already my second time to passby Rod Alvarez (Parlor) to have my haircut.  But upon reaching their doorstep, I changed my mind.  This first happened last week and the second time was this morning.  I wanted to have a good haircut to prepare for my graduation 14 days from now.  I wanted to have a haircut but it seems too early to have a cut since it would be too long again by that time.  If I waited for several days, I might forget and end up having my hair too short during graduation day.

 Of my, am I getting restless and nothing to do with my life...?

Retreat Resolution

It has been quite sometime since my last retreat.  Quiet time with God in Caliraya was very nice since the weather really cooperated.  We got a sunny with cool breeze during our whole stay in Caliraya.  It was also good that the place has newly erected House of Prayer - this place are full of prayer cubicles for personal prayer and worship.  I was able to use this cubicle three times during the whole retreat.

It seems I have been stressed out and fully frustrated with the leaders of our church that I noticed myself saying too many negative stuffs about it.  The church is getting nowhere, the leaders in all areas does not want to take responsibility, and the younger pastors are being stretched out just to put things in our church in placed.

In this retreat, I prayed for each one of them and committed all things to God once again.  I will just do active prayer and nothing else so that I will not be stressed out.  I will accept things around me as part of the soveriegn will of God.  I will try my best to cut comments especially negative ones of course including positive ones and let the soveriegnty of God play its part in the system of the church.

As for me, will just do what I need to do until I expire...

Disappointed with My Pastor

This week I send an SMS to our pastor in-charge of communion services reminding him that it is already June and formal wear should shift to suit.  We often wear barong tagalog only from March to May unless specified extension.  And so he replied, "Thanks for reminding."  This statement actually tells anyone that he has acknowledge my reminder as right.  So I wear suit this morning, and to my surprise, everyone was in barong tagalog... grrrr!

Come to think of it, it was worship time, communion Sunday and I was furious sinning against this pastor.  Whose fault is this?  Me?

I pray for peace to come into my heart, that I may not sin again Him.  :D