VIGNETTE

MEDICINAL POWER OF LAUGHTER

2009-03-11T22:14:00.000-07:00

Smile, laugh, be cheerful is a no-money paid prescription of doctors. It is said; "that if people only knew the medicinal power of laughter, of good cheer, of constant expression of joy and gladness, half of the doctors the world over would be out of work."

But many contend that life now is so serious that many people would seem to lose the power to laugh but grumbling gloom and depression take much out of life and deny the fallen victims to get a glimpse of joyful living.

Too many of us dry up because of lack of cheerful habit. Being cheerful will flood our heart with gladness that would contribute to our physical, emotional and mental well-being.

It is said that "laughter is one of nature's greatest tonics." People who keep themselves in joyful laughter are said to be likely to live longer than those who take life to seriously. Remember cheerfulness costs nothing.

BE CHEERFUL AND LIVE LONG!!!

WHAT DO YOU TREASURE MOST?

2009-03-11T22:02:00.000-07:00

Everyone has its own most-cherished possessions. Beauty, honor, wealth, power and talent are some of the most sought-after treasures of man.

But life as humans is full of mystery. We witness people known for their beauty, wealth, power and talent to be living in misery because of sickness and lack of wellness in body, heart, mind and spirit.

We live in an era when more are being said and written about health and nutrition. Medical advances are God-given blessings to us that we should be grateful about.

The adequate rest, proper nutrition and nourishment, emotional contentment and cheerful outlook on life have therapeutic value that provide wellness to everyone.

The Bible is rich in verses that promote good health and its abounding grace and blessing to everyone who seeks physical, emotional and mental well-being. Let us not doubt God's all-sufficient enablement. He will carry us though life's darkest hour of misfortune and sorrow.

Proverbs 17:22 ably proclaims that "a merry heart does good, like medicine." So cheerfulness in mind, heart and spirit is a known panacea to illness.

SO BE HAPPY - IT'S GOOD MEDICINE!!!

MONEY MATTERS

2009-03-11T21:46:00.000-07:00

The pursuit of material possession and worldly comforts continue to be the most powerful motivations of man.

Ask anyone what he continuously pursues in life, and almost always the answer is ------- money. Yes, money has so many definitions depending upon how a person views it. For general consumers of economic goods and services, money is "medium of exchange." You can exchange money with anything that will satisfy human wants. But for those who are already mature in spiritual life, they define money to be a "passport to everything on earth except fare tickets going to heaven."

Money is not an evil parse. It is the love for money that leads to many temptations. We know of men and women known for great riches but whose life has been thrown to despondency, died sad and frustrated because of wrong obsession for money.

Yes, life must always be more than just an inventory of things we own. Trusting money instead of God makes us victims that highlights money's common snare to endless temptations. Let us not be dominated by worry over material things but be ruled by God's spiritual riches to enable us to experience that rare contentment and peace money can't buy.

A writer aptly describes contentment this way "the contented is never poor; the discontented is never rich." So we are rich when we are satisfied with what we have.

PEACE BE WITH YOU!!!

NATURE'S WONDERS

2009-03-11T21:36:00.000-07:00

God gave us an incredible gift ------- the beautiful world in which we live. Yes, looking around and appreciating what God has given us prove one's more how much He loves us.

But God wants us to be steward of all his wealth and blessing. Although we are given the right to use the resources He placed in and on earth, we need to recognize our responsibility to respect His creation and preserve them.

As recipients of all these wonderful creation, preserving them and being loving stewards are our ways of honoring and thanking God.

God created a world and placed it in our care. We can work together to do our tasks ----- planting, tending, simplifying, repairing instead of replacing, reusing, and recycling are all good steward practices.

God in His loving kindness created nature with its wellness and beauty for all of us. We owe Him our loving thanks and praises.

THANK YOU LORD!!!

MARKS OF A MILLIONAIRE

2009-03-11T20:39:00.000-07:00

Life's journey to be a millionaire is like a busy highway where each traveler has his own way of beating the odds to be able to arrive at his desired destination. For a few, becoming a millionaire is like taking instant food formula like coffee and other food products. Examples are winning in lotto and other games of chance.

For still lucky one's, they become millionaire by inheritance. For them the trip to their dream voyage of owning millions and living a life of luxury is a paved road where no sweat and dust marred their physical body, heart and mind. How lucky they are!

But there were those whose journey to life of riches and power takes the route characterized by exposing their life to hazardous and perilous situations that might even cause the loss of their life. They become millionaire by employing dirty tactics like robbery, bribery and other evil schemes that happen in most governments and private life whenever and wherever the urge to get rich overshadows the long and tedious life of goodness and godliness that God sanctions.

However, there is one sure mark to becoming a millionaire. Industry, frugality and economy are the three surefire ingredients to becoming a man of affluence and power.

But this way to becoming wealthy is not offered in a silver platter. It is a product of enriching and developing oneself in terms of virtues that propel him to dream and make that dream come true. Developing personal habit of thrift, spending time wisely and love of work when mixed together will surely produce a life of wealth and prosperity.

HAPPY TRIP!!!

WHAT STUFF ARE YOU MADE OF?

2009-03-11T20:18:00.000-07:00

Ask anyone what greatly differentiates one person from another and almost always he would answer ------ it is character.

Yes, character is what makes a person unique and marks his difference from the rest.

What is character by the way? According to J. Hawes "character is power; is influence; it makes friends; creates funds; draws patronage and support; it opens a sure way to wealth, honor and happiness." Yes, character is what makes a man either noble or destitute in the aspect of human standards.

Very often, we likened character to reputation, but it is not. Character is that endearing qualities that attract people toward him. Character is what a man is while reputation is what he thought and what others thought him to be. Character resides within and the product of his inner thoughts as expressed in his words and actions.

But character could be either good or bad. As Christians, we must aspire for a well-rounded wholeness of character that God and goodness approve. In life's battle for daily existence where trials often wreck and crumble man in thoughts, heart and spirit, good character is our strong and sure stuff of support when everything else fails.

In the field of business, the character of the people behind it plays a very important role in its success or failure. The same is true in every field of human endeavor and as W.M. Evarts aptly said, "as there is nothing in the world as great as man, there is nothing truly great in man but character."

In prayer, let us seek God's divine grace to strengthen, enlighten and assists us in our daily walk in life to be able to develop in us a godly and noble character that is pleasing to Him and our fellowmen.

THIS WE PRAY!!!

THE ESSENCE OF LOVE

2009-01-30T05:38:00.000-08:00

Love is the most spoken word in any language, the most written subject of literary works and the most sought after emotion of man. Why is this so? Maybe because love is a need, an urgent requirement for man's happy and wellness existence.

Love has many kind and intensity of feelings. Love in one form or another can aptly give a vivid description of who a man is and what the future has in store for him. Love of power, money, fame, knowledge, self and anyone or anything that human mind and heart crave for either propel anyone to give his best or to catapult himself to the lowest level of his station in life.

The Bible says: "He that loveth not, knoweth not God, for God is love." Love is the best weapon to conquer the savage of man when everything failed. Yes, it is said that neither a man nor a woman is complete until its has known or experience love. Love between a man or a woman in any circumstances is so powerful that it defies indescribable barriers and dwarfs the desire for fame, fortune and endless promise of good life. Yes love is said to be a great healer of all life's ills ------- the great strengthenier and beautifier. Ah! How kind and loving God is in giving us this feeling of love.

I Love You!!!

TAMING THE TONGUE

2009-01-30T05:17:00.000-08:00

An easy and effective oral expression of ideas is one manifestation of a pleasing and effective personality. Each of us has our own way of expressing ourselves: either right or wrong. Writing, speaking, gesture and many other means of imparting messages are the media but the most widely use is oral communication.

To be able to speak effectively and flawlessly, one must be equipped with the idea or thought to be convey. Anyone who wishes to convey his idea in whatever medium he thinks appropriate must endeavor to express them clearly and effectively. We are duty-bound to express our ideas in a clear, correct, concise and effective manner. But the process does not end here in the use of our tongue.

The Holy Scriptures is replete with God's command on how we can tame our tongue. In James 3:4-6, the tongue is likened to a fire that can set a forest a blaze or to a very small rather that can turn a mighty ship upside down.

God in His all-seeing, all-knowing, all-caring and all-loving goodness warns us about the need to guard our speech. Proverbs 21:23 candidly proclaims: who ever guards his mouth and tongue keep his soul from trouble. With this God-sent message, let it be our earnest prayer to seek His guidance to tame our tongue and control our spirit.

What's in your mouth!!!

POSITIVE OUTLOOK

2009-01-30T05:06:00.000-08:00

Much have been said and written about global economic crisis that the whole world is experiencing today. Prediction after prediction, effect after effect and one thousand and one way to deal with grace endless channels of communication until what are said and written leave everyone in a quandary as to how we can as a nation withstand its reeling effects in our economy.

But looking around and scanning our business horizon, amazingly, we might be awe-struck by what we find happening in our business environment. A growing number of new businesses are being put up as evidenced by a growing number of SEC, BIR and local government units registrants that line-up up enable their business pursuits secure legal existence.

Yes, our home-breed Filipino businessman and entrepreneurs are undaunted and arm with innate resourcefulness, hardworking, faith in God, they brace themselves to successfully weather the economic crisis. And with that strong determination, they cannot fail.

Good Luck!!!

POSITIVE CHANGES

2009-01-30T04:29:00.002-08:00

In Life, only one thing is constant, and that is C H A N G E.

Yes, we must change and it must be for the better. It is never too late to change. Change takes place in us from pre-natal conception until death. To stop changing is to invite stagnation and when life stagnates. . . death is not distant.

Look around and the evidence of change is always present. Each day, every thing around us changes. Plants and trees grow. Even lifeless things are not exempted from changing. They grow old and deteriorate.

As changes in our whole being continue, there is one kind of change that must be the main focus of our daily existence. . . A change in attitude.

If we refuse to change, we're in trouble. A mind set to innovative, creative and positive changes in our whole being will be open to God's inflow of love, wellness and wholeness in us. As we change in our attitudes and outlook in life, God will be able to release. His never-ending promises of peace and joy in our life.

God has divine purposes in creating us, and we're got to believe Him. A change in attitude will spell so much positive results in our way of seeing and feeling what God has in store for us.

I remember what our college professor told us in our Taxation class "Only two (2) things are inevitable in our life in this modern world. . . death and taxation. "Yes we will all die and in life and death, we pay taxes. Knowing & believing in the existence of change. . . . I add another thing to life's inevitables: C H A N G E.

I like to compare our life to a ship being tossed in the sea of life where storms and big waves are our daily comparisons. Our attitude towards life's adversities will serve as the rudder of the ship that will steer our life to our desired destination. The choice is ours.

V O N V O Y A G E !!!!!
Happy Attitude Change

AGEING CREATIVELY

2009-01-29T05:54:00.000-08:00

A person with a mind set that accepts being old means the end of everything that makes life joyful, useful and purposeful will surely make his life monotonous, gloomy, and unhappy. With this outlook in life, he will lose excitements, expectations, and everything will be a part of life routine that will eventually hasten aging and shorten his life span. How sad.

But it should not be the case. Instead, we must stay open to new and varied interest to prepare ourselves to lasting enjoyment in our twilight years. Let us not stop learning something new or continue doing what we love doing before but because of busyness and/or raising our family, we were not able to do so. Now is the time for us to continue doing them. There are vast arrays of physical activities that we can engage in like gardening, cooking, crocheting, cross-stitching and many others. These activities might even give us not only personal satisfaction but business opportunities to make it big our seed ideas into some profitable business undertaking.

At the same time, let us not forget to cultivate our mind and feed it with inexhaustible riches through reading and other mental exercises to keep our brain functioning. Reading is one past time that will open and enlighten us to a vast array of ideas. Our mind must always be feed with good thoughts lest it stagnates.

I hope you will agree, that as we grow older, our whole being seems to focus on spiritual matters. These change is very fruitful and beneficial to us. Daily bible reading, joining Parish-based religious activities, reading inspirational books are only a few in the long list of worthwhile activities that will help nourish our spirit.

Yes, growing old creatively must be our goal and it is possible if we integrate our body, mind and spirit into that purposeful longing to serve God, our love ones and fellow men. At the same time, we will experience that wellness, gladness and savor the beauty and crowning glory of our twilight year of life.

WELCOME SUNSET!!!

AGEING GRACEFULLY

2009-01-29T05:34:00.000-08:00

Growing old is the most dreaded phase in one's life. It is a product of time and it affects our whole being. Billions of dollars were spent and still to be spent to stop aging and if it cannot be stopped....just to prolong the time of its coming. Yes, aging is regarded as a great catastrophe that everyone wishes to avoid.

But since aging is inevitable, sanity dictates to us to accept its coming but do something to enable us to cope with the process.

Symptoms of growing old vary from one person to another. Graying, thinning and falling hair, tooth loss, wrinkles, and sagging breast are just some of the most popular and evident signs in the long list of changes that take place as we age.

Billeting ourselves and saying "I'm old, I'm nothing" must not be our acceptance speech. Instead, let us welcome aging with joy and peace in knowing that God is so good to us by giving us long life that many were not blest.

Yes, growing old covers our whole being: body, mind, heart and spirit. We undergo changes and go through the turmoil of either peaceful or bitter acceptance. The choice is ours.

In our choice, part of it is our fears and anxiety, but if we hold on to God's promises embodied in the Holy Scriptures, we can rely with utmost confidence that God will enable us to pass through towards that twilight years of our lives and beyond the sunset, we can enjoy eternal peace and joy.

HAPPY TRIP!!!

UNBREAKABLE SPIRIT

2009-01-29T05:13:00.000-08:00

No one is free from life's adversities. Even the most favored saint succumbed to the most horrible testing of faith and love for God. It seems that in allowing difficulties to happen in our life. God in His all-seeing, all-knowing and all-loving presence has all the reasons to let us experience hardships and trials because He has always that divine purposes for our life.

Charles Stanley in his book "Into His Presence" mentioned five (5) reasons why difficulties in our life happen for the good of us:

1. Spiritual Cleansing - Pain and suffering are the after-math of sin. When we seek forgiveness, because we sin, our fellowship with God is restored and we find peace.
2. Companionship - When we sin, we block the flow of God's love in us. Therefore, when we experience pain and suffering, we once more seek companionship with Him and once restored, we find peace and joy.
3. Conformity - When we experience pain and suffering, we go to God in prayer that draws us closer to Him and find ourselves in close relationship to Him. What a feeling of joy and peace.
4. Conviction - After all the pain and suffering, we come to fully realize that only God could give us that wellness of mind and spirit brought about by being in harmony with His divine purpose.
5. Comfort - Once pain and suffering where gone, we come to know that only God is the only source of comfort that brings inner peace.

With this knowledge of God's divine purposes, let us maintain that unbreakable spirit that defies storm of life to enable us to bear human adversity knowing that after those pain and sufferings, we will be more closer to Him, and closer to Him, we will be reaping internal joy and peace.

COME TO ME!!!

THE ESSENCE OF CHRISTMAS

2009-01-29T04:45:00.000-08:00

The cool breeze of December, the multi-colored lanterns and the singing of Christmas carols are only a few in the short list of things that remind us of Christmas.

Yes, it is Christmas again in homes, schools and everywhere and the Christ who was born on the once more the hearts of men.

What really is the real meaning of Christmas? For some, Christmas is the season for sharing and forgiveness and love. It's the day when you feel you are rich because you are sharing whatever you have in terms of gifts and other material blessings. Broken relationship are often mended and reunited during this season because people feel Christmas is a day of love and forgiveness.

But there are those who regard Christmas as a season when they can display what they have in terms of material wealth. During this season, these people put on display what they have in terms of material wealth and richness that showcase their material and financial affluence. Worst still is their contention that this gesture is their own way of sharing to the people and under privileged the spirit of Christmas.

Yes, the meaning of Christmas varies in countless ways depending upon one's personal feelings and prerogatives. But whatever it may be let us always be reminded that Christ, the son of God and our Savior, was born on this day bringing to us the good tidings that spells the real essence of Christmas..... LOVE!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

GOD IN ACTION

2008-12-14T22:55:00.000-08:00

Everyone regardless of his stature in life, should aim high but must perseveringly take up the trials and obstacles to be able to obtain what his mind and heart desire.

All would like to succeed, but how much will you pay for it? How much can you endure and how long can you wait?

Marshal Fields sums up the qualities of honesty, energy, frugality, integrity and perseverance to be the ingredients that brings success.

But success is not gained in an instant. It is a product of stick-to-it-tiveness, hard work and determination to one’s wishes to undertake that would spell success in life.

One step after another will enable one to arrive at his journey’s end. Day after day, the regular daily portions of any desired task, quietly and systematically performed will bring to completion the desired result. It is the wonderful results of persevering mind and body of anyone who believes, resolves and perseveres that will bring accomplishment to anything he is pursuing.

But there is a “stern warning.” Be sure that whatever we wish to successfully undertake is one that GOD and GOODNESS sanction. Once our body, heart, mind and spirit are in accord to God’s calling, let us be like a steel in our determination and put our strength to its realization.

Most importantly, let us not forget “SOMEONE” up there who gives us that “will power to conceive and achieve.” He is always reminding us that whoever allows GOD to work through HIM, nothing is impossible and nobody will fail.

POWER IS GOD IN ACTION!!!

THE FACE SHOP

2008-12-14T22:52:00.001-08:00

Ask anyone what body part she or he most to be protected, taken cared of and changed for the better and almost 9 out 10 will answer, “it’s the face.”

Yes, the face is the most well-loved, most pampered and most attended part of the body. Improving and enhancing the facial beauty is the most well-linked beauty tips that everybody will by no means neglect or take for granted.

Faces of all shapes, color, texture and beauty capture everybody’s eyes. Ask anyone what he wants to see first in a person and he will answer, “it’s the face.” The face is said to be the “mirror of the soul.” Oh, how mysterious, awesome and amazing can a face be!

But there is a face that brings mixed feelings of joy and fear to everyone. For some, just the thought of seeing this face makes them tremble with fear and sadness. For others, they have kept an longing to see this face, and this mere longing to see it makes them joyful and peaceful.

Whose face is it? It is the face of our Creator the God Almighty whom we want to see face to face.

COME, SEE MY FACE!!!

WIDENING MY WORLD

2008-12-14T22:48:00.000-08:00

Being at home the whole day and just doing any household chore I feel like doing makes me bored. That was not my work routine for the past forty five (45) years. I led a very busy life teaching and at the same time helping my husband managed our small family business.

Now I stay at home and take care of my husband who is diabetic and also had a stroke very recently.

At first, I cannot accept what I am doing, but thanks to my Christian upbringing, I am now beginning to appreciate and see the message God is giving me. I do my daily chores in my new role as a wife, a home-grown nurse and a trying-hard dietician all rolled into one. I learn in these daily activities that God is giving me strength in body, patience and understanding. Day by day, He is giving me divine power that gives me inner peace with what I am doing.

My daily chores now include: injecting insulin, taking sugar level and preparing suggested food for diabetics. But best of all, now I am spending time to read especially inspirational books and honing my infant ability to write. I enjoy every moment doing these things with these I know God is transforming me by widening my world.

Lord, thank you!!!

TIME

2008-12-14T22:45:00.000-08:00

“Time” according to a Greek philosopher, “is the most valuable thing a man can spend.” Time is the only thing that everyone owns uniformly, no more, no less. Yes, rich or poor, young or old, black or white, everybody is gifted with the same number of hours, minutes and seconds wherever we maybe. It is how we use time that makes a difference in our life. Our successes and failures are the results of how we make use of our time.

Many successful people have found the hidden secrets of time. And they used them to their advantage. They know that there is no assurance of tomorrow and it is only the present that matters. They start on time whatever they wish to do.

Tardiness and procrastination are aliens to them and they put their best effort in their use of time.

It is reality that our state of being now is the product of what we did to our time yesterday and our tomorrow could be very well gleaned with what we are doing with our time today. It is how we invest our time that determines the quality and quantity of life’s blessings and achievements.

But in the realm of Spiritual Growth, it is different. Although the essence of time in terms of quality and quantity in God’s gift of salvation, GOD in His-all-knowing, all-seeing and all-loving grace does not hurry. Our Christian life attains maturity and becomes fruitful by the principle of growth which is not uniform in speed and development for all of us. For some, it takes a short time and for others, it takes year and still for unlucky ones, Spiritual Growth does not take place at all.

But as Christians, we must not lose hope. Everyday, let us be renewed in heart, mind and spirit and feel confident teach if we place our faith in Jesus Christ in “His Time” we will reap His blessings of love and salvation.

LET US WALK IN TIME NOW!!!

BE SMART, FEEL SMART

2008-12-14T22:42:00.000-08:00

We used to hear these expressions of owe and admiration being address to women “How smart” “Very smart.”

To be smart does not only take beauty as its prime element. To be dressed in the most fashionable and latest style is also short of being smart. Even those who earn strings of degrees cannot boast also of being smart. So what really is being smart, and who can be really smart?

Diana Booher in her book “Ten smart moves for women” describes smart women to be:

-reacting to adversity with hope and confidence about the future.
-taking responsibility for themselves.
-continuously learning essential life’s skills that contribute to their own well-being and that of others.

To sum up, smart women continue to learn. They learn from that failures and successes. They grow, they change for the better.

COME ON: BE SMART!!!

SEASONS OF LIFE

2008-12-14T22:40:00.000-08:00

According to the writer of Ecclesiastes in the bible: There is a time for everything.

A season for every activity under heaven;
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance

In our seasons of life, we succumb to fears, frustrations, boredom and loss. For some, they swim upstream and after winning the life’s trials they become victorious and enjoy life of glamour and affluence.

Our out-of season and in-season phases of life must develop in us self-confidence and seek self-fulfillment to be able to enjoy life to the fullest. Let us savor our life years in joy towards our relationships with family and friends.

We must swim in the seasons of life enjoying in each stage and savoring the thrills and challenges that make life colorful. Feelings of disappointments, distress and desperation must never fill our pent-up emotions. Instead, let us focus on the daily happening and put our best efforts to win the day’s journey with our fervent hope for the best to come.

Looking at our future, let us strive to do the best and wait in excitement, peace and promise. Let us throw our heart’s door and window to God’s promise of life of peace and joy with Him.

COME ON
Let’s Swim in the seasons of life with Vigor and Excitement!

SPIRITUAL GROWTH

2008-12-14T22:37:00.000-08:00

The idea of growth basically has its full dimension. Growth is linked to vertical and horizontal footages when applied to plants, animals and even human beings. Weight and linear measure are also elements of growth.

But there’s one kind of growth that human measurement cannot quantify nor qualify. It is growth with Me, but growing with Me needs a lot of preparation. Like seed-sowing -------- the ground needs to be prepared in order for Me to drop the richest and the choicest of spiritual growth that brings life to the fullest.

But yours is to prepare the soil and mine to drop the seed blessing and together we share in the joy of plentiful harvest.

LIVE THE HIGH LIFE WITH ME!!!

HARMONY NOT JEALOUSLY

2008-12-14T22:35:00.001-08:00

Time and time again in all ages, men and women compete with each other, be in homes, in business organizations and in whatever field of human endeavor. Sometimes arguments in this competition find roofs in God creations where men boast in claiming that woman was extracted from the ribs of a man. With this claim, men contend that women must give way to the likings of men.

Yes, human jealousy is one frailty of human nature and you must not expect to live in complete harmony. There will always be clashes, rivalry and competitions which make life colorful and challenging. It is your personal task to maintain your heart peace in adverse circumstances.

My dear children, there will be harmony within if you follow my guidance. Because here’s the bottom line “Men need Women and Women need Men.”

SEE ME IN EACH OTHER!!!

UNBREAKLE SPIRIT

2008-11-11T14:36:00.000-08:00

In life, like an oarsman, when current of difficulties occur, you must direct all your effort against the tide. Trusting in Me, it is your will and courage that life’s trials will be won. Be bold and do what you know and do it. But always remember, that strength and joy in the doing, you can only have through Me.

ROW YOUR BOAT!!!

SPIRITUAL FULLNESS

2008-11-11T13:35:00.000-08:00

Healthy living is an all-time dream of anyone but being healthy is not just having a sound mind in a sound body. To be healthiest one can be, has it’s own rewards because with healthy body, he can enjoy life to the fullest.

But not all people healthy in mind and body are savoring life of joy and peace. A spiritual fullness that defines human hunger and thirst is still the search for everyone. Only thirst is still the search for everyone. Only in that fullness of spiritual things can the heartsick and faint and weary can be satisfied, healed and rested.

TRY IT WITH ME!!!

MAGIC POWER

2008-11-09T23:09:00.000-08:00

Do you believe in the power of magic?

Instant food formula, over-night beauty make-over and the amazing advances in technology make a short list of life anchored in magic.

Daily, we witness things happening like magic. Nations of wealth and power fall. People known for beauty succumb to sickness and lose their hard-possessed prettiness. Those who live in luxury and affluence instantly live in penury and poverty. It seems that everything is rolling like a ball and no one can figure out what effects that magic changes will bring.

Oh! How unseeing the world goes on. How we fret over heartaches, troubles, sickness and loss. Unknowingly, our life is changed instantly like magic. Our life is beyond our control.

But God wants us to rise above our fears and sorrows. He wants us to fancy with His joy. He says, "feel the awe, feel the magic feeling of peace and joy."

DO NOT RUSH!!!

PRICELESS GIFT

2008-10-24T22:34:00.000-07:00

Bloom with magical overhaul. Nature is rich in beauty secrets. Draw beauty from every flower and joy from the song of birds.

When you look for beauty and joy around you, beauty becomes a part of your very soul. And when you feel beauty within you, a smile, a loving word or a kind thought exude from within.

Laugh, love and joy with Me.

STAY AGELESS AND BEAUTIFUL!!!

AGELESS BEAUTY

2008-10-24T22:22:00.000-07:00

No cover-ups. Yes, nothing clogs, nothing dries and nothing irritates my spirit-filled beauty formula.

As you joy in me, just do good things to help you face the wonderful truth ----- that all you need to become beautiful is a clean mind, generous heart and able-body that is being nourished by My love and care in order to bring the best in you.

STAY BEAUTIFUL WITH ME!!!

TIMELESS BEAUTY

2008-10-24T22:15:00.000-07:00

Want to stay ageless and beautiful?

Pray for the seeing-eyes to see the beauty of my character and my spirit. Under my love and guidance, you will not only live but grow in grace, power and beauty.

Reach forward after the things of My kingdom and true beauty, the beauty of Holiness will be yours.

TRY ME!!!

AGAINST THE TIDE

2008-10-24T22:06:00.000-07:00

It's time to ponder when life doesn't go the way you want it.

Yes, trust me absolutely. I know better than what you need. I don't want you to be at the mercy of fate. I am leading you in a very definite way and anything that do not serve My divine purpose are being moved out of your path. Nothing is by chance. Trust Me.

APPEAR!!!

LOVE THE GIVER

2008-10-24T20:35:00.000-07:00

Don't slack off on these things.

Reading and meditating on My word make me joyful and happy. Pray daily for faith. It is my gift. Be thankful. Me, the giver is happy that my gifts of life, joy and peace are appreciated. With these "ALL IS WELL."

WELCOME!!!

TABLE OF DELIGHTS

2008-10-24T20:24:00.000-07:00

Party all nights yet no hang-overs!

Yes, you can drink from my cup of love and graces to the full. Wine from fruit juices of love, hope and life overflow from my heart. It is yours and always ready for the asking. In my vineyard are barrels of wine whose taste differ from wine flavors found in this world.

Drink it and enjoy full nourishment in body, heart, mind and spirit.

LET'S TOAST MY FRIENDS!!!

PRICELESS COMMODITY

2008-10-23T21:39:00.000-07:00

Bargain buys! Everybody loves bargains. Don't you know that I offer the best abstract commodity that is not only earthbound but you can enjoy in eternity and without money considerations. No need for you to pay because I give it free. SALVATION.

But what is the deal? Know Me. Learn from Me. Have faith in Me. Love Me and follow Me.

Daily, go forward and unafraid and you will see "ALL IS WELL!"

SUNLIT GLADES

2008-10-23T21:25:00.000-07:00

Step out of the shadow. Live in the unseen ----- that is the real life. Lift up your head from earth's troubles, bringing Me your burdens. Like a child in the mother's arms, stay sheltered and rest. My child, I am sunshine and joy. My love restores everything in you.

DON'T WORRY AND REJOICE!!!

AN OBSTACLE RACE

2008-10-23T21:14:00.000-07:00

Be a team player. Yes, life is a race to overcome and win. With Me, life's journey will be full of sunshine and joy.

When life's journey is too burdensome, drop those burdens. Don't you know I am that "Mighty-Burden-Bearer." If you drop your load at my feet. I will lift them and deal with each one. We are a team. With Me, we are a sure winner.

COME, LET'S RUN THE RACE!!!

SPIRITUAL FULLNESS

2008-10-22T17:08:00.000-07:00

Want to get a worry-free make-over that lasts? Do it yourself.

How to do it? Here's the tip.

Looking good and feeling confident are two world standards for nice and peaceful living. But the life's call for perfect living balance has its sure formula. While one million and one tips joyful living sell like hot cakes. Living at peace has become a very elusive search.

Why, what has become of modern living characterized with earthly pleasures and extravagance. While the poor are endlessly and hopelessly dreaming and searching for food and the bare necessities in life, the rich, on the other hand, seem to be wanting for something that they cannot find in material luxuries that abound their life. Oh! What is the catch?

It is this. If you live a life apart from Me, a pang of hunger and thirst despite abundance of worldly possession befall you.

So live with Me. Joy with Me and you will never get hungry.

TASTE IT!!!

BEAUTY SEARCH

2008-10-22T16:45:00.000-07:00

Looking for beauty? Step put of the shadow to find it.

But first, you have to understand what real beauty is. Having a flow for searching beauty is timeless. People of all time have kept searching and they finally agreed that beauty is the most thing to find.

My formula for timeless beauty is very simple. It starts from getting to know the inner you. Yes, beauty depends on the feelings of the beholder. If you think your are beautiful, you are. See ugliness in you and you steal that joy and confidence in yourself.

Yes, season after season, there's one beauty secret that lasts. It is the kind of beauty that exudes joy and peace. Never let yourself think you cannot afford it. I am giving it free.

Want to know what it is? It is life with Me, the perfect medication that would propel your body to savor health, peace and beauty. My presence alone in your mind, heart and spirit transforms your life and brings joy, love, harmony, peace and beauty.

FEEL BEAUTIFUL. IT'S MY GIFT!!!

THANKS FOR TRIALS

2008-10-21T21:36:00.000-07:00

Who should you thank today?

Gratitude nowadays is rarely expressed and most often forgotten.

When life seems hard and troubles crowd, then very often we cannot look for causes for thankfulness.

But life is a two-way lane. Many times, we feel our life is empty and we have nothing to be see what we can give away. And when we give away something, amazingly the flow of spirit-life filled with overflowing love and thankfulness fill our hearts. Thank you Lord!

LET'S BE THANKFUL FOR EVERYTHING!

LET HIM DO IT

2008-10-21T21:25:00.000-07:00

Do you lust for what you don't have?

Man has a natural flair for getting things done the easy way. Many times, we end up drained and tired. Only when we learn that God withholds anything that will bring suffering and distance from Him can our body, mind, heart and spirit accept the reasons over why our cravings and desires are not granted.

What to do? Just get a feeling of bounteous giving into our beings and we will be filled.

TRUST HIM!!!

PEACE ........ BE STILL

2008-10-21T19:09:00.000-07:00

At a loss? Get through the life crossroads.

Come to me. For the present, do not think of it as a narrow life.

Remember when life doesn't go your way, there are choices you have to take. Leave to me the necessary correcting and training. You must only desire joy and blessing for you. At present your prayers are that you should be taught and corrected. Leave everything to me.

DO NOT RUSH!!!

SPRING TIME

2008-10-03T02:20:00.000-07:00

Stay healthy naturally. Cling to me until life with me ----- the divine life flows into your being. It revives your fainting spirit and makes your body and spirit glow and become recharged.

Love, hope and holiness are my nature's way of healing. Take full doses of them and see how your body, heart, mind, and spirit gain power and strength. Heed my advice.

It's Spring Time ----- Rejoice!

CALM ------- NOT SPEED

2008-10-03T02:15:00.000-07:00

Keep me sharp and ready. With your Miracle-Working Power, over shadow my whole being. Discipline and make perfect myself so that I ask nothing amiss according to your will. Make this present life's trials bring purity and goodness in me as your pruning scheme.

Train my mind and heart not to fear and to hope gladly and be calm in your power.

I am at peace!

I CLEAR THE PATH

2008-10-03T02:07:00.000-07:00

Hoard nothing. He seems to tell me. Take no thought for tomorrow. Continue praying and rest in my presence. Do not be afraid. Hope all the time. Let love and patience flow from you.

I do not give love and graces only to stagnate but only to those who pass them on.

Lord, make me a joyful giver!

DROP YOUR CRUTCH

2008-10-03T01:59:00.000-07:00

Show me your way, and let me walk in your path. Lead me to your truth and teach me.

Wonderful things are happening to me despite the negative turning of events in my family. But I am at peace and always feel the assurance that ALL IS WELL. God cares and provide. He is the Great-Burden-Bearer and He seems to say to me ------ to carry on just a little-day-share of the burden and to leave the rest to Him.

How Light my Burden is!

GLIMPSE OF SUNLIGHT

2008-10-03T01:51:00.000-07:00

Lord, renew me in my mind, heart and spirit. Let your spirit flow through me to sweep all the bitter past and live just for the present. Make me like a child who never questions plans and who just accepts gladly whatever happens because he fully trusts someone who guides him. Open my heart and spirit to the assurance that GOD loves. GOD helps and in my life's challenges, ------- with Him, I will win.

Good morning sunshine!

PRAY AND PRAISE

2008-10-03T01:39:00.000-07:00

I pray and glorify you Lord. I offer you this day my thoughts, words, feelings and work of my hands. May the light of your presence gives radiance to my body, mind, heart and spirit to enable me to discern about my present sorrow and sufferings.

Lord, may I not dwell on the past but only on the present. Bury my fear of the future, bitterness, resentment and loss.

Let me see you in everything that is happening in my life. Guide and supply me each day with wisdom and strength to accept everything. Make me joyful and peaceful.

It's a new day for me!

REVITALIZING AND RENEWING

2008-10-02T22:15:00.000-07:00

Yes, those two words (revitalizing and renewing) are the adjectives I feel that would aptly describe my life in the days that followed. And now, I am praying and leaning on my-life-power that comes from God which gives me that quiet strength to live day by day. I accept my new role not only as a wife, but also as a trying hard nurse learning to inject insulin, get and monitor my husband's blood sugar level, and a home-grown dietitian preparing his food according to his doctor's dietary prescriptions.

For me, it is a miracle!

DIVINE PATIENCE

2008-10-02T21:55:00.000-07:00

Life has its ups and downs and for me, it even takes a long turn.

After more than six months of medical examination, I was able to obtain a Canadian Visitor's Visa to visit my two children who are both settled there. The trip was my memorable first because it was my first time time to travel by plane and also my first time to be out of the country. How thrilling it was!

But having just started to get adjusted to everyday routine and weather, a call to come back home has urgent and painful. My husband had a stroke and complications worsen because of his long-time lingering disease.....diabetes.

Fear, resentment and loneliness were the mixed feelings that numbed my whole being. But holding on to my Christian faith, a started to weigh all things and tried to figure out the necessary adjustment I have to take.

Yes, I thank God for my peaceful acceptance of everything. Each day, I pray for divine patience to strengthen me to be able to joyfully carry on my work as a wife, a trying-hard nurse and a home-grown dietitian.

In my prayers, I am certain in always hearing His voice giving me that assurance He is always by my side, helping and telling me to entrust everything to Him.

Thank You Lord!