dreams

I just recently watched Kari Jobe's first music video (You Are For Me).  When I saw her with the piano I was envious. *sigh. The sight of the piano took my breath away. Once, Bj joked that on my wedding day he'd play the piano while I'm walking the aisle. It was a sure sell. Now, I'm dreaming of having to own one. I know I can't play with it yet, but I'm willing to practice again. Last week, while I was home I read Thompson's Grade One Lessons and I was surprised to still get to read them notes. lol. 

Shifting Sand- Caedmon's call

"Shifting Sand"

Sometimes I believe all the lies 
So I can do the things I should despise 
And every day I am swayed 
By whatever is on my mind 

I hear it all depends on my faith 
So I'm feeling precarious 
The only problem I have with these mysteries 
Is they're so mysterious 

And like a consumer I've been thinking 
If I could just get a bit more 
More than my 15 minutes of faith, 
Then I'd be secure 

(Chorus) 
My faith is like shifting sand 
Changed by every wave 
My faith is like shifting sand 
So I stand on grace 

I've begged you for some proof 
For my Thomas eyes to see 
A slithering staff, a leprous hand 
And lions resting lazily 

A glimpse of your back-side glory 
And this soaked altar going ablaze 
But you know I've seen so much 
I explained it away 

Chorus 

Waters rose as my doubts reigned 
My sand-castle faith, it slipped away 
Found myself standing on your grace 
It'd been there all the time 

(Chorus repeated) 

of dawns

Waking up at dawn is always delighting. Very still. Very Cool. Holy.

I like it that this week were full of these Holy Spirit powered dawns. I wake up at about 1 or 2 am. Waiting on God--- and linger in His presence. I have found out that this is a perfect time for the "secret place". I used to call my afternoons as perfect...but nothing beats the mornings. I like it that many dreams were birthed this week, many persons revealed to pray for. If I could just extend this mornings with God.... The problem is that I had to watch the time since I still have to make school stuff then If I finish, I can fall back to sleep. Nevertheless, this weeks quizzes and study loads came very smoothly. Thank you Jesus.

I passed plant physiology lab but failed my lecture. Deep inside me I know I can still make it. My Phycology needs only a little work to pass, I can manage that. But my Molecular Bio... hmmm.

BTW, I missed to keep my saturday schedule. It's almost time for thesis but I still have some laundrying. And I still have opencell on waitlist. It was postponed because my parents were here Wednesday. Come my last week of January! Im ready for you---by grace!

thank you LORD

*for giving us a room for our Youth to The Nations meetings. We sincerely asked this last year and you finally gave it to us. Praise!
*for the Y2DN leaders: JAS, KENNETH, BJ, SHOBE, AL, JEANNY, MAXINE, JUNDEE =)
*for LANIE's life (she said yes to my invitation) and to all the first timers: HAROLD, AL-, JANINE, ABBY, LUIS, ARVIN, and CEDRIC. May they come back again.

money management

Last year, I took responsibility of booking some of my friends to and fro Manila using my credit card with the promise that they pay me later on. Yes, most of them paid real quick, unfortunately, I had not kept their payments nor recorded them. I just checked their names away and put paid beside it. When Christmas break came, I had to report to my mom these money matters. With no accounting skills (I say skill because it can be learned through practice--my brother says so), I began to be weary and asked myself  "Where has the money gone?".

So there I go- humiliated (for a while only though). With the help of some scattered notes from everywhere (notebook, phone, Ipod, papers, post-its) I was able to account everything. The lesson?

• Record all the money you receive. Include date, amount, and description. Keep it in one notebook.
• Keep receipts if possible. You never know when you might need it. 
• Make sure to pay debts.
• Read about money matters like credit card and savings interests, investments, etc. 

Also, I may have to start a travel agency of my own soon but I still have to study it though. Be blessed!

                                                                                                                                    Sincerely,

January3: wish-Dom

9 Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the best part of everything you produce.
10 Then he will fill your barns with grain,
and your vats will overflow with good wine.

@@don't just wish for wealth-- honor the Lord with what you have now. More will come later.

11 My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline,
and don’t be upset when he corrects you.
12 For the Lord corrects those he loves,
just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.

@@It's good to position yourself to correction. You change. You grow.

13 Joyful is the person who finds wisdom,
the one who gains understanding.

@@Start of class na! Will my grades come Screaming for a beating or otherwise?

January2: So you want answers?

1Kings10:2b-3
When she met with Solomon, she talked with him about everything she had on her mind. 3 Solomon had answers for all her questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her

*lots of questions popped up today. Really--Life's getting more complicated every year. Nonethless, God is there to answer! (even the most insignificant things of my life)

January1/ Confirmation of the Declaration

1Kings9:4-6
4 “As for you, if you will follow me with integrity and godliness, as David your father did, obeying all my commands, decrees, and regulations, 5 then I will establish the throne of your dynasty over Israel forever. For I made this promise to your father, David: ‘One of your descendants will always sit on the throne of Israel.’

6 “But if you or your descendants abandon me and disobey the commands and decrees I have given you, and if you serve and worship other gods, 7 then I will uproot Israel from this land that I have given them.

It takes teamwork between father, son and descendants to claim God's promise. It does not matter whether they belong to different generations. If one wants to see God's promise come to pass,then one has to make sure that everyone in the team is keeping God's word.

*Did some business benchmarking today. Observe2 Lang Gud