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Should New Year be just a change in calendar for me? It was a sound sleep for me the night before the clock strikes 12 o clock and calendars turn from December 31, 2010 to January 1, 2011. I was at the climax of my fantasy world, when the dark room where I slept awoke me with bright lights and forced my eyes to open. Tatay had turned the fluorescent lamp on to tell me it was already 2011. Though hesitant to jump-off from the green grass with everlasting flowers where the birds fly liberally and animals seem to be acquainted to one another, I did. I wanted to witness the fireworks in our barrio and most especially, as the night turns to day so should I. Glancing upon each beautiful-sparkling light, I thought of being like those fireworks. What is inside me that I want others to see as if looking up to heaven? I must decide. I have many pimples and blackheads and so, I must start caring for my face. Laundry and household chores are not my expertise therefore; I must develop a hand ready to extend help to others especially to my family with speakers I mean mouth shut down. A hand prepared to brush heavy pants marinated in mud and handkerchiefs filled with the product of runny nose (I m too old anyway to be ignorant of those things. I feel like I m study-addict that house works seem so invaluable to me.) . Television and Plants vs. Zombies has been distracting me these past few days maybe I should leave them. (I don t mean start playing dota and virtual farm in place of those. I m already expert when it comes to dota, just kidding. Maybe try the antique but still well remembered Red Alert.) However, it seems like these things doesn t help to the advancement of God s work. Something must be done. My resolutions are too selfish. Only few people might find this beneficial, and I don t even know if God will be glorified. Sir Claveria s sermon last week left a great impact to my I-wish-I-could things. It made me realize that all these would be done easily if I allow God to work in me, even better that my mind can fathom. Stewardship? Am I a good steward of my strength? No, I m not. I play computer games instead of exercising my bare hands with household chores and help Nanay clean the house. How about time? Still no, my eyes are left open planting peashooters, repeaters, and squashing all those zombies attacking my backyard and rooftop. Even no because I find it a waste of time to go down the dormitory s CR to bath but I enjoy computer. (I play three hours straight and have a short break to eat lunch and continue the fight.) Am I a good manager of my body? Again, definitely no. Is it healthy to watch the moon become the sun and the dark heavens turn into fluffy white clouds? No, maybe it s healthier to have a glimpse as the peas turn into fireballs. I just guess so. Sir said all I have to do is surrender myself to Him who owns me and deny myself. With good stewardship, and submissive spirit things will fall into its rightful place. I need not to have a long line of I promise this 2011: waiting to be accomplished and have the box on the side marked and stamped DONE. This year I want God to tell me Well done, my good and faithful servant. It seems easy, right? It is effortless, in fact no sweat in expressing the things you want in words but doing them? I don t think so. Prayer- prayer is something that will strengthen me accomplish these resolutions. Prayer keeps me from detouring from God s wonderful plans for me. It helped me a lot
when it s time for me to decide whether this or that. I believe prayer will also be the tool that will transform and change me, a change worth having. A change that will not only help me but will also be beneficial to the people I love the most. Transformations that will help God s plan for me take a step higher from the ground floor. Now I know, all I want is not to be helpful, focused, caring, and responsible; be a good person! What I need is to be the person God wants me to be. Oftentimes, all we want is just too far from that of all we need. From the night I woke up to usher 2011 up to the night I heard Sir Claveria talking about stewardship, many things are ought to be changed. It s just a matter of two weeks and an extension of one day, but many should be revised. I hoped for a more appropriate hygiene but I must pray for proper enlightened mind in respecting my body as temple. I wished for a helpful hand but I should pray for a willing heart -willing to work. I asked for a more focused attention but what I need is God to list down His priorities for me. Placing God first means surrendering my selfish desires. Making Him as a top priority changes everything. When He takes the steering wheel of my life, everything will fall into its rightful place; I believe. This 2011 will be the change I have been looking for. This will be a conversion that will be deeply embedded in my heart, I pray.
April 1, 2011
Often times, different media will tell us we must be contented and settle down for what we have but what if your goal is the truth? Would you ever settle down to a scum? Don t you want to have the sense of peacefulness in your heart being in the light? Books I ve read told me that we are created in this imperfect world to crave, to hunger for heavenly perfection. We should not settle ourselves in this earth because it is perishable. Never allow yourself to feel a sense of contentment on the things of this world. We should hunger for heavenly things that will give us peace and not run after material things. Only by God s grace and God s eternal love will we feel satisfaction for only God and Him alone can fill the emptiness that each one of us have.
Part 2
What is really the truth that Christ has brought? Himself. He said I am the truth. During the reign of Emperor Constantine