Prayer for Healing

Please do play the song first before continue reading... I just want to set the tone before I share with you my recent encounter with the presence of our Lord.

Few months ago, we went through the Book of Habakkuk in the Bible during one of our series in my local church. It was already instilled to us that being a Christian does not guarantee us of a storm-free life but we could hope for a storm-proof life with Jesus. It is not always about the blessings that you receive but you could expect for times of testing and during this time, you can be assured that God -- He is in control. I am glad I had gone through that series before it all began.

This began September 2010, nine months after I got married. I did not get my monthly period and I began putting on extra weight. It lasted until November, still not getting my period and still putting on more weight. Of course, I did the home pregnancy kit but it always came back negative. When I began having my period again in December,bleeding became heavier and from my normal 3-5 days, it lasted from 10-15 days. I would visit the doctor on the months that I would get really sick (just for the sake that I could get a medical certificate so I could go back to work after a few days of absence) but never really about wanting to know what was really wrong. I confess, I am afraid. Afraid to know that something is actually wrong. But this month, I knew deep within I am not the master of my body and it is His creation and it is saying that it needs attention.

I met up with the OB and after the lab test, she verified that I am suffering from PCOS. No, not the voting machine we used in the last election, you silly! PCOS or polycystic ovaries syndrome. After further research, I found out I was a textbook case. All the changes in my body for the past months are all due to this condition more evidently is the 20 pounds I have gained. It didn't help that I really have bad eating habits in which I actually confessed during, my 2-day retreat (VW) -- I was addicted to food during times of stress. PCOS made it worst making me insulin resistant and all that sciency stuff that only Sheldon of Big Bang Theory will just care talking about in detail.

Because I am now under God's covenant, I knew in my head I would be victorious in this health battle. But as we have said head knowledge is not enough, right? The whole day I was thinking about this thing, I kept blocking list of worries coming inside my head. I would forget about it for a minute then think about another something else to worry about. Tsk, Satan's really doing some overtime inside my head... putting lies after lies trying to convince me to question His will. Making me think, I was about to start a church training (T4V) that coming Saturday and now you're allowing me to be sick? I knew at that moment, I had to bow down before my God and surrender it to Him -- the sickness itself and lies that accompanies it.

Psalm 103:3-4 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits- who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion

It was one solid hour of worship and prayer, me alone with my God. Humbling myself before Him as His child and servant - an instrument that He may use as He see fit and please. When I opened my eyes, the battle has been won! There were no more lies that I could think off only the truth that my Father, the King of Heaven and Earth, is a healer. If that wasn't enough, I had people praying and encouraging me -- don't you just loved being part of a small group?

James 5:16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much

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Last month, we moved from second to a first floor unit of the same apartment building. Since we moved, we actually didn't set up the TV antenna outside since we have been so busy with a lot of things we don't have time to watch TV anymore. So it has been a couple of months of no TV. Don't get me wrong though, our Xbox Kinect and DVD player is still connected to it. So anyways, we have a long weekend due to the holidays, I asked hubby just this late afternoon to temporarily put the antenna outside so we could also monitor the storm that everyone is telling in their FB status. Of course, the signal was not that great for the local stations except for Ch.33 and The 700 Club was on. Shortly, a lady was testifying how she was bleeding for a long time and having difficulties in her period and how the Lord healed her. The hosts then started praying for those who has the same condition. Without hesitation I prayed with them, they mentioned for those of you have "cyst" in the ovaries, we are praying for your healing. Feel those cyst melting away... I say YES, LORD to that.

In the book of Matthew, Chapter 9

 ²⁰ Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. ²¹ She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.” ²² Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed at that moment.


Isn't the Lord just full of surprises and just awesome. His timing is perfect for us in putting our antenna back and on time for me to be layed hands on via TV. I believe this is His work, that I may again use my life to testify to others how He is to me and I am not special at all in the eyes of men but He takes time to see my affairs.

I wanna live for You be glorified forever...

[Proverbs] Chapter 1

7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge but the fools despise wisdom and discipline

10 ...if sinners entice you do not give in to them

20-33 If we do not respond to God's gentle correction to us, heed His call and continue to harden our hearts due to our pride, one day when we are really in deep trouble and we have no one to turn to then we call upon Him, He will no longer listen... worse He would actually laugh at our pain.

Romans 6:23

By His Grace

Guys, if you think that by going to the church, doing good deeds such as helping out someone, donating to charities, not drinking (alcohol), or just trying to be nice to people or pilit na nagpapakabait lang kayo kse iniisip nyo na through this actions you will be pleasing in the eyes of the Lord... Let me tell you this because I love you this much that I will correct you, mali kayo dun mga friendship.The scriptures says:

Ephesians 2

8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.

You do not please God if you do good things but do not accept Jesus Christ as your savior. As the Lord over your life as in every aspect of it. Wag nating icompartmentalize si Jesus only during Sundays when we go to church or even feel bad dahil hindi tayo nakapagsimba. He is not just a religious obligation na kinalakihan natin but He is mighty, marvelous God and the very reason of your existence! Enjoying the food this life has to offer, enjoying the music, the concerts, the movies, the trips, the nature, everything that this life has to offer.

Don't get me wrong, thinking na indi ka na magpapakabait...no that is not it, but read this carefully build a relationship first with Jesus and this good deeds they will just flow naturally, walang kaeffort effort... I guarantee! The verse already says it is a gift. Kapag regalo libre lang walang bayad.

If you are just a little bit intrigue with this post, and want to know more just message me. I'm very much willing to share to you how He transformed me through One2One booklet.

One Way

If you are someone who has been reading your bible diligently, attending services after services communing with believers but somehow you look at yourself and ask, "Bat ganon sila ang sasaya na nila? They are at peace? Love and joy emanates through them even in the most mundane thing that they do?" You can see their lives being transformed with zero effort pero yung sayo ganun pa din. Hirap na hirap ka pa din everyday kahit yung mismong pagbangon sa kama, struggle sayo na gawin... Pero kung icocompare mo naman pareho lang kayo nung mga kasama mo ng ginagawa. Kaya mo na ngang mag-quote ng events sa bible eh pero bakit ikaw, you are still where you are when you started -- deep inside malungkot ka pa din?


True believers have all different stories, we all have different testimonies, we all had different reasons how we came about in knowing the Lord BUT when you ask each one of us... When you survey among true Christians, questioned each one of us when the real changed began in our lives we only have ONE answer.


Everything in our lives changed when we accepted, surrendered our ALL to Jesus as our Lord and Savior.


We did it, the Christians before us did it, the New Testament people did it, the Apostles did it! If so many of us, believers from the past to the present -- all of us did it, do you think there is another way to be saved and be alive? If all of us have done it, what is it that is stopping you from doing it?


On my previous post, I already shared to you that it is a gift to all of us that Jesus died in the cross and all you have to do is to accept that He is your Lord and Savior. Wala yung kinaibahan sa binigyan ka ng birthday gift ng isang friend, pagbinigyan ka inaaccept mo na lang indi mo tinatanong kung magkano para bayaran mo yung kaibigan for the gift he gave to you. Because it is a gift therefore it is for free! So do not be misled to the teachings of others na kailangan mong magpakabait or mag-iba ng ugali before you accept Him. That is not His will.


Maybe you are scratching your head right now and saying, ang labo naman non? Or it sounds too easy, parang indi naman kapani-paniwala yan! Paano naman kse sanay tayo sa mundong paraan na for you to have something you have to work for it or earn it. Pero si God indi Sya ganon, His wisdom is beyond the puny little brain that we have. So kung matalino ka sa iniisip mo, I'm pretty sure may mga nauna ring nabuhay before you na mas matalino pa sayo pero indi makuha iyong truth about Jesus. I am not surprise. Because the bible says,

1 Corinthians, Chapter 1

¹⁸The message about the cross doesn't make any sense to lost people. But for those of us who are being saved, it is God's power at work. ¹⁹As God says in the Scriptures, "I will destroy the wisdom of all who claim to be wise.  I will confuse those who think they know so much." 

²¹God was wise and decided not to let the people of this world use their wisdom to learn about him. Instead, God chose to save only those who believe the foolish message we preach.

I'm telling you right now, head knowledge about Jesus - that He is God, He is the Savior, He can can do all impossible things -- knowing these in your head does not mean anything. Nothing at all if you do not entrust yourself and have a relationship with Him. That is why we have faith. Faith in Jesus is believing in Him, giving your all without holding back kahit hindi mo alam kung anong mangyayari sa buhay mo after you surrender. It is believing in His power without any hesitation that He is an amazing God na hinding hindi ka Nya papabayaan. He will not forsake you, this is His promise.

If you truly want to have this encounter in your life, for you to understand His wisdom the bible says in 1 Corinthians Chapter 2

¹⁰God's Spirit has shown you everything. His Spirit finds out everything, even what is deep in the mind of God. ¹¹You are the only one who knows what is in your own mind, and God's Spirit is the only one who knows what is in God's mind. ¹²But God has given us his Spirit. That's why we don't think the same way that the people of this world think. That's also why we can recognize the blessings that God has given us.

Pray that God will be merciful to you that He will give you the Holy Spirit because it is only through it that you would have understanding. That your problems can be solved just by accepting Jesus. He is the one who will work out every gusot that you have in your life. No actions needed on your part other than surrendering. 


"I will be still and know you are God.

So In Love with You

Did you think I have run out of things to say already about Jesus? Think again, Hihihi...

After my renewal of vow with the Lord last April 29, my schedule got jam packed of opportunities that allowed us, me and hubby, to share the Gospel to people who also wants to know Him or at least became 'victims' of our ambush prayers hehehe. We attended 3 consecutive Thursday for the Worship Night in our church inviting the 2 ladies in which 1 of them already surrendered to the Lord Jesus last May 14. Sobrang galing talaga ni God, imagine in 15 days He worked His wonder... I'm taking no credit on this, none at all but I was just amazed that indi Nya ko pinahiya with my guarantee to the ladies that once you accepted Him in your life...you will feel loved and be set free. I was just at awe because I was with these ladies for the past 4 years but the last one month has been the most fruitful bonding that we had. Iba talaga pag si God yung nasa center, He transform lives! 

Anyway, why the title? If you know me personally, you would know that I am the showy type and have seen me doing some crazy stunts for my now-hubby. I've never thought I could be in love even much more other than my hubby (and he's not jealous of him at all). Sounds to good to be true or am I sounding way crazier than the usual? One thing I learn about love is to give yourself a chance to take the risk of not knowing what will happen -- will your feelings be reciprocated or not? Most of us are too afraid to venture into the unknown with a person na nakakausap natin what more to a man named Jesus na hindi naman natin nakikita, di ba? How will you entrust your whole life to someone you do not see, who can not embrace you, who can not talk to you, who can not spend time with you? Things that are prerequisite in having a relationship with someone, yung mga must-haves para mo masabing yeap I can now have a relationship with him.


Guess what, Jesus can DO THAT! He can embrace you, He can talk to you, He can spend 24/7 with you, He can love you... only if you allow Him to.


Only if you allow yourself to take the plunge! Come to think of it, He left the bible for the promises He has for you... everything He could do is written in it. You are just too stubborn, too wise, and too proud to listen about the truth. That you would rather actually believe in gossips and rumors rather than accept the truth that He is in love with you! Just the way you are, sin and all. He accepts you just as is wala kang dapat baguhin. Indi mo kailangan magpakabait muna bago mo Sya iaccept. No! That is the misconception of many. It is by grace that we are saved not by our good works. Unlike us, He has no prerequisite of loving you.


Those of us, who already took that plunge did not regret it. Basking in His glory and love is the best thing I ever did in my entire life. THE BEST I tell you! If you think having a boyfriend or a husband will complete your life, I tell you it isn't. I am blessed to have a boyfriend for 12 years, married the same guy and have had no complains of the blissful relationship that we have but this... this relationship I have with my God it is just outpouring! I'm so in love with the Lord that I can not stop my heart from loving people even those who had offended me in the past. I can love a person not because of who the person is but I can love a person because of WHO MY GOD IS. He gives me so much strength and security that regardless of the person I can allow myself to show my concern because His love for me is just overflowing.


So don't you want to have that too? Guess, what it is a gift and all you need to do is accept it.

Victor, Our First Conjugal Car

 

Answered Prayer!!! Praise God.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

We started sharing the gospel with others and attended Victory Weekend last week. We've been praying for it for 6 months and He gave it to us only after we gave Him our full focus, and no doubt that His plan to prosper us soon followed.

Thank you everyone who prayed with us for God's provision on our first conjugal car, Victor (ehem sympre name after Victory Fort) nickname nya pala is Thor... hehehe ayos ba?

Mitsubishi GLXi Silver Model 1996