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4. BE A PART OF A CHURCH.

What did the very first church on earth look like?

“So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.” -ACTS 2:41-47 (NIV)

In the New Testament when people became believers in Christ they were instantly added to His church. When we come to Christ, we also need to become part of a local church. This is a community of believers who meet together regularly and walk out their Christianity with one another.

There is no such thing as independent and isolated Christianity in the Bible. Christianity is all about walking together with other believers. This is because God wants us all to be in a church community made up of people who love each other, care for each other, encourage each other, build each other up, worship together, grow in the Word of God together, use our talents to serve others and reach out to the world together. Together we are better!

The church should become a very important part of your life now. Not only for you to grow in Christ-like maturity, but also to serve and bless others by using the talents and gifting that God has given you. The church is where you live out your Christianity and walk in your destiny. You need the church and the church needs you!

THE CHURCH IN SCRIPTURE

The Church is described in a few different ways in Scripture. Each metaphor reveals a different aspect of the Church.

1. The Church as a Body.

Significance: Every believer, though an individual, is a part of the Church and has a specific and important role to play. We need each other and everyone is needed!

“Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its
many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. “For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many. Now if the foot should say, ‘Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,’ it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. And if the ear should say, ‘Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,’ it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body.”

“Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it."
-1 CORINTHIANS 12:12–20 & 27 (NIV)

"So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.  Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.”
-EPHESIANS 4:11-16 (NIV)

2. The Church as a Flock of Sheep.

Significance: Sheep that are isolated are vulnerable to wolves and dangers and therefore need to be part of a flock that is cared for and protected by shepherds – God’s leaders in a church.

“Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.”
-ÁCTS 20:28 (NIV)

"To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed: Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care; watching over them-not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock." -1 PETER 5:1-3 (NIV)

3. A Spiritual House of Living Stones.

Significance: We are all being built into the church together with God’s people for a purpose – to proclaim the greatness of God to the world.

"So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. “As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house; to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 'But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellences of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.”
-1 PETER 2:1-5; 9 & 10 (ESV)

If you are not already part of a church, then start looking for a good one now. If you were recently saved in a church, then a good place to start is there. Otherwise, look for a church that honors Jesus, loves people and preaches the Gospel of Jesus Christ and His grace. Also, know that there are some weird churches out there, so let the Holy Spirit help guide you to a good one!

“So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.” -ACTS 2:41 (ESV)

“And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.”
-ACTS 2:47 (ESV)

“Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number.”
-ACTS 5:14 (NIV)
“So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily.”
-ACTS 16:5 (ESV)

3. BE BAPTIZED IN THE HOLY SPIRIT.

How can we get to know God better?; know how much He loves us?; know His will for our lives and be empowered to live a life for Him? It is simple – we need to be filled with the Holy Spirit.

Just after Jesus’ resurrection and right before he was taken up to Heaven, He told His disciples not to leave Jerusalem but to stay there until He sends the Holy Spirit to them.

“And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, 'you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now… But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” -Acts 1:4, 5 & 8 (ESV)

We then see this taking place in Acts chapter 2:

“When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all
together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. “And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.” -ACTS 2:1-4 (ESV)

Being baptized in the Holy Spirit is a wonderful and powerful thing. It is where the spirit of the living God comes and takes up residency inside of us so that we can walk in His love, power and wisdom.

THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY GOD WANTS YOU FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

1. To help you.

"If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you." -JOHN 14:15-17 (ESV)

2. To teach you.

“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you."
-JOHN 15:26 (ESV)

3. To guide you in God’s truth.

“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.” -JOHN 16:13 (ESV)

4. To reveal Jesus to you.

“He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine; therefore, I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you." -JOHN 16:14 (ESV)

5. To fill you with God’s power.

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you…"
-Acts 1:8 (ESV)

6. To reveal that you are a child of God .

“For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, 'Abba! Father! 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God…" -ROMANS 8:15-16 (ESV)

HOW DO YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT?

There are a few different ways this can happen:

1. As you believe in Jesus.

“And Peter said to them, 'Repent and be baptized \ every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for thee / forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." -ACTS 2:38 (ESV)

"While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles. For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared, Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?' And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.” -ACTS 10:44-48 (ESV)

2. When Spirit Filled People Lay Hands on You

"Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit, for he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.”
- ACTS 8:14-17 (ESV)

"And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?' And they said, 'No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.' And he said, 'Into what then were you baptized?' They said, 'Into John's baptism. “And Paul said, 'John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.'On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. “And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying.""
-ACTS 19:1-6 (ESV)

3. As you ask the Father

"And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. ''For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. "What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? "If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”. -LUKE 11:9-13 (ESV)

There is so much to learn about the Holy Spirit. The first step is to just be baptized in Him. After that you can begin the wonder full journey of discovering more and more about Him.

If you have not yet been baptized in the Holy Spirit, then speak to one of the leaders in your church or a Christian friend. This is something you do not want to miss out on and will make a huge difference to your spiritual growth and your life in general. Do not see it as a weird thing. It is actually one of the most important and wonderful things you can do!

2. BE BAPTIZED IN WATER.

“Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.”
-ROMANS 6:3-4 (ESV)

The first act of obedience as a disciple of Christ is to be baptized in water. This is a very important thing for you to do and the first step in your spiritual growth. Baptism is an outward declaration of what has taken place inside of you. What did take place in side of you? You were united with Christ in his death, burial and resurrection! Everything that happened to Christ physically, in these three things, happened to you spiritually because of your faith in Him. Your old life died and was buried, and you were raised up into new life!

Baptism is a public declaration to yourself, God, your family, friends and to the devil that this all has taken place.

Baptism is going down into the water, which symbolizes being buried with Christ. Your old life of sin and believing you could save yourself by your own efforts, was crucified with Christ (died) and is buried. As you come up out of the water you are leaving that old life behind in the grave and rising up into new life. Just as Christ rose from the dead, your spirit has come alive in God so you can now walk in newness of life in Him! Baptism does not make this all happen; it just shows that you believe it all happened as you declare it publically.

The only requirement for baptism is to be a believer in Christ! If you believe in Christ and have not been baptized, it is now time to consider it. It may feel a bit strange and might take some courage, but it is an important thing to do and will be a defining moment in your life that will significantly help you grow as a disciple of Christ.

SCRIPTURES ABOUT BAPTISM

"Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."   -MATTHEW 28:16-20 (ESV)

“Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.” -ACTS 2:41 (ESV)

“Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus. And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?' And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him." -ACTS 8:35-38 (ESV)

“But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.” -ACTS 8:12 (ESV)

“Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.”
-ACTS 18:8 (ESV)

If you have not yet been baptized in water, then speak to someone at your church about it or even a good Christian friend. Let them know you would like to be baptized and then just take the plunge! You will notice the spiritual difference it makes in your life straight away.

Sa panahon ngayon, sa palagay ko ay hindi mabubuhay ang tao kung walang internet connection o gadget. Pagkamulat palang ng ating mga mata ay cellphone agad ang ating hahagilapin kahit tayo ay mutain pa. Iche check kaagad kung may nag like ba ng tweet natin kagabi, kung may naglike ba ng bagong palit mong DP o kung inaatake na ba ng kalaban ang base sa Mobile Legends o kung namatay na ba ang character sa Rules of Survival.

Gadgets and Internet have become a big part of our lives that we cannot come to imagine our life living without it. We’ve become dependent on it in communicating with other people. Like dati, ligaw sa bahay with flowers and chocolates pa tapos ngayon hindi lang ligaw tingin, ligaw sa text pa with matching heart emojis. Noon, gagalugarin kahit pinakamalalayong libraries for the sake of good grades in thesis, ngayon online thesis pa lang solve ka na, dagdag references din yun.

Hindi ko sinasabing masamang mag internet, ang problema lang kasi nasabi ko na! Charot! May pa “Sinio” effect pang nalalaman diba haha, napakaraming videos sa youtube na minsan ay may SPG contents pa na naaaccess ng mga kabataan. Isa na riyan ang fliptop na may umaatikabong murahan at duraan ng bars, mga nakakaaliw at nakakapamurang laughtrip na channel ni CongTv at ito pa, taasang kamay ng mga warriors jan oh! awu awu awu! JaMill, tama ba ang spelling? di ako fan eh EHEM! EHEM!

Hindi natin maikakailana napakalaki nang ipinagbago ng ating social life ng dahil sa social media. Pero sa lahat ng connection na meron tayo, pinaka dabest pa din ang connection natin kay God. We do not need the gadgets, we just need the bible to have an access on Him, we do not need wi-fi we just need to pray. We do not have to buy an unlimited load for He has bought us and redeemed us through the blood of  Jesus.

Gadgets are important, having internet connection is important, but you know what is the most important thing above all this important worldly thing? It is the presence of God that can only be felt when you have relationship with God, connection by heart with the Holy Spirit and commitment with Jesus Christ. 🙂

Let us talk about Salvation. First, what is the reason why God has to create human?

We all know that Satan was an angel, the highest of all the angels. He leads the worship for our God but he had the  desire to be God so he may be the king of heaven. Pinaalis siya sa langit at may ibang mga anghel pa ang sumama sa kanya, kaya’t napagpasyahan ng Diyos na gawin ang tao para papurihan Siya.

Pagkatapos na lalangin ng Diyos ang tao, binigyan Niya ito ng kakayahang magdesisyon para sa sarili niya at pagkatapos ay sinabihan sila na huwag kakainin ang bunga ng puno ng karunungan, ngunit dahil nalinlang ng diyablo si Eba ay kinain nya ang bunga at nagkasala ang tao. Pinalayas ang tao sa halamanan at pagkatapos noo’y ginawa nila ang lahat ng paraan upang makalapit muli sa Diyos ngunit hindi sila nagtagumpay, sapagkat ang kanilang papuri at pagsambang ginagawa ay tila maduming basahan lamang para sa Panginoon.

Dahil labis labis pa din ang pag-ibig ng Diyos para sa mga tao, ipinangako Niya sa mga propeta ang nalalapit na pagdating ng Messias sa mundo, na walang iba kundi si Kristo. Noong panahon nina Abraham, kapag nakagawa ng kasalanan ang isang tao ay kinakailangan niyang mag alay ng hayop para ito ang ipangbayad sa kanyang kasalanan ngunit dahil sa pangako Niya kay Abraham na pagpapalain Niya ang kanyang lahi ay ipinadala Niya ang kanyang bugtong na anak ng sa gayon ay maalis na ang kasalanan na ating minana mula kina Adan at Eba.

Sa pagkamatay ni Jesus ay kasama Niyang namatay ang ating mga kasalanan, at pagkatapos ng tatlong araw ay muli Siyang nabuhay kasama ang ating espirito na namatay noong oras na kinain nina Adan at Eba ang bunga ng puno na nagbibigay ng karunungan.

Tayong mga tao ay nilikha upang papurihan ang Diyos, ito ang sagot sa ating tanong na “Ano nga bang purpose ko dito sa mundo at bakit ako ay nabubuhay?” 🙂

Just a reflection in John 8:40, “But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.”

Minsan, nagagalit tayo sa mga taong nagtatama sa landas natin. Kagaya na lang sa magulang natin, akala natin ayaw lang nila tayong maging masaya kaya nila tayo pinipigilan sa mga gusto nating gawin. Napopoot tayo sa mga taong nagsasabi ng totoo, sa mga taong nagsusumbong sa officers pag may violation tayo, sa mga gurong nagco confiscate ng test papers pag nahuling nandaya sa exams, ganun tayong mga tao eh, we tend to misinterpret the things that our neighbours are doing for us.

Ang hirap kasi satin, masyadong matigas ang ulo nating mga tao, aminin mo minsan dumating ka sa punto ng buhay mo na nainis o nagalit ka sa isang tao dahil sinabi nya sayo na mali yung ginagawa mo o binigyan ka nya ng advice na sa tingin nya ay kailangan mo sa mga oras na yun. Hindi natin naiisip na para sa ikabubuti pala natin ang sinasabi nila. Ang mga kabataan pa naman ngayon ay masyadong mataas ang pride, talagang igigigil na tama sya kahit mali naman. Akala natin pinaka best na yung advice natin para sa sarili natin kaya hindi tayo nakikinig sa authorities.

By the words “kayo”,”natin”,”ikaw”, hindi talaga kayo ang tinutukoy ko kundi ang sarili ko. I just realized how stubborn i was that i already have gone far and lost my way. But despite the hardheadedness of mine, I am thankful that my Lord has not given up on me. He sent many people to make me realize that I have lost my path, that I have been walking on the wrong way, He have used many pieces of papers and events to reveal that I already have forgotten my goals.

I am thankful that God never stopped reaching out to me to remind me that I have been slowly letting go of His grip. Nung una nasasaktan pa ko pag pinapayuhan ako ng mga kaibigan ko, kasi pakiramdam ko hindi nila ako tanggap as who i am, lumapit pa ko sa authority para magpatulong sa problema ko pero sa huli hindi ko naman sinunod ang payo nya. Nasasaktan ako na nagagalit dahil pakiramdam ko pinipigilan nila na maging masaya ako, but then I was wrong. Naging mayabang ako masyado, pakiramdam ko kaya ko na yung sarili ko, sabi ko pa kasama ko naman si God sa lahat ng ginagawa ko at sya ang magiging lakas ko.

Then this one night came, while I was praying God revealed a thing to me that changed my perspective. Suddenly, I asked myself “where would this stubborness lead me?”. I started crying at His presence, thanking Him and repenting as well. They were just people who told me the truth, i felt bad and was hurt, regardless the fact that God has sent them to tell me that I cannot do all things all by myself. God was telling me that through the ups and downs of my journey, those people who tells me the truth will always be there to guide me, because they love me, they care for me, they worry that i might lose my way, hindi nila ako pinipigilang maging masaya, pinipigilan nila akong masaktan at dapat akong magpasalamat na may mga ganitong klase ng tao sa buhay ko.

Isa pa, wag nating isisi sa ibang tao kung bakit naging ganito tayo. Parang ako noon, I was blaming other people because they hurt me that’s why i kept hurting other people too, like what you call revenge. We have control over our body, we have the right to decide what to do and we have the will to be what we want to be, with the help of our Lord Jesus Christ. No one can convert us into a better person except Him. ❤

Take a look at these amazing photographs 🙂

Just look at the sky and be reminded how beautiful our God’s creation is. Napaka payapa ng langit hindi ba? Nakakatanggal ng pagod ang titigan at pagmasdan ang mga bagay na nilikha ng Diyos. Kung tutuusin, napakagulo at nakakairita ang mundong ginagalawan natin. Away doon, away dito, saksakan doon, sapakan diyan, tambak ang gawain sa lamesa at ang daming hugasin at labahin. Wala ng magandang bagay na makikita kung yuyuko tayo o titingin sa paligid. Why not try to lift your head up?, your perspective as a person depends on how you look at things. Kung titingnan mo ang mundo na magulo, mauumay ka talaga dahil sa kawalan ng kapayapaan. Kapag tiningnan mo ang mga trabaho mo na nakatambak, maiistress ka lang. Mag iimagine ka pa lang na tatapusin mo ang mga gawain na yun ay nakakapagod na!

 

Pero kung titingala ka at iaappreciate ang mga magagandang bagay, napakalaki ng posibilidad na maging masaya ka kahit puno ka na ng problema. Gusto mo ng mapayapang paligid? Simulan mo sa sarili mo, wag nating tingnan kung anong kayang ibigay satin ng mundo o ng mga tao sa paligid natin, lagi lang nting iisipin kung ano ang kaya nating ibigay sa ating kapwa. Kasi sabi nga sa kanta ni Michael Jackson “If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change”. Gayundin naman, wag nating tingnan ang mundo na para bang wala na tayong pag asa na mag iimprove pa ito. It is not “to see is to believe”,it is “believe so you will see”.

 

Nakakamangha ang kagandahan ng langit, ng ulap, ng araw, ng palayan at ng mga puno. Walang tamang salita ang babagay sa kagandahan ng nilikha. Ngunit naniniwala ka ba na may mas kahanga hanga pa kaysa sa mga bagay na yan?

 

Ito ay ang tao. Sapagkat sinabi sa bibliya na ang tao ang pinaka masterpiece ni God. He created the world in five days and after He looked at it, He said that it was good. And on the sixth day, He created the Adam and Eve, and said that it was very good.

 

Anyway, the main point of this is, no matter how dark the sky, still you can see light by the stars embedded into it, you just have to magnify the light and not the darkness of the sky. It is not about the things that surrounds you, it is about how you look at them. 🙂

His love on a perspective of a sinner </3

NANDUN AKO

Nandun ako, para sayo

Sa lahat ng oras ay kasangga mo ako

Nandun ako, pero talaga yatang sarado ang mga mata mo

Bakit hindi mo mkita kita ang halaga ko?

 

Naaalala mo pa ba noong panahong natisod at nadapa ka?

Dumating ako para tulungan kang tumayo sa iyong mga paa

Ngunit ikaw ay tumanggi, ang sabi mo’y “hindi na”

Sabi mo pa nga sakin, kaya mo na ang sarili mo diba?

 

Nasa tabi mo ako sa lungkot at ligaya

Pero pinapansin mo lang ako kapag nahihirapan ka na

Dahil nalilimutan mo ko ‘pag may ibang taong sayo’y nagpapasaya

Ang luha mo’t daing ay para sakin at ang mga ngiti mo’y para sa kanila

 

Naaalala mo pa ba noong naligaw ka?

Ginawa ko ang lahat mahanap lang kita

Inakay kita pabalik sa daan kung saan ka papunta

Nagpasalamat ka lang, tapos iniwan mo na ulit akong mag isa

 

Lagi akong handing tumulong sayo

Ngunit wala akong karapatang pakialaman ang buhay mo

Ikaw ang magdedesisyon, suporta mo ako

Kung anong kahilinagn mo, yun ang susundin ko

 

Kailan mo kaya makikita na mahal kita?

Wala naman akong ibang ginusto kundi ang mapabuti ka

Kung sa tingin mo’y sa kanya ka sasaya, sige puntahan mo sya

Ngunit pag sinaktan ka nya, nandito lang ako yayakapin ulit kita

 

Pares ng bukas na mata ang nais kong ibigay sayo

Para Makita mo nmaan ang kaibahan ng peke at totoo

Tunay na pag ibig ang hanap mo? Nandito naman ako

Kahit isang beses lang sana ako naman ang piliin mo

 

Nasasaktan ako kapag nakikita kong umiiyak ka

Masaya akong makita ang ngiti sayong mga mata

Nandun ako, maligaya kahit ang dahilan ng mga ngiti mo ay hindi ako

Umaasang balang araw ako naman ang magbibigay ng kagalakan sayo

 

Martir bang pakinggan? Pasensya na mahal lang talaga kita

Tatanggapin kita kahit nasaktan mo na ako ng sobra

Nandun ako at naghihintay sayo sa isang sulok

Inaalala ang mga panahong nilikha kita mula sa alabok

 

As a person, we tend to seek for the love of other people. Let us face the fact that we need love in order to live, we need someone to accept us for who we are, we want someone who will stay with us through our ups and downs, we wanna stay with someone who will help us to stand whenever we fall, we long for true love that never fades, and we all want to receive someone who will never leave. That might be true love, but sometimes this world can be deceiving, that we won’t be able to decipher which is real and which is fake, we won’t even be able to spot the difference between the two.

They say that love moves in mysterious ways, love leads us to success, it brings us motivation, but what if the love that we have takes us away from the right path, it drives us to lose our way. Can we still call it love? or we better call it distraction? or worse, destruction? It is stated in John 3:27 that “A man can receive nothing except it be given him from heaven.” So how can you say that a love that you have can be called as ‘true love’ if it happened at the wrong time?

Have we ever asked if it is true love? Do we love the person or just the attention that we receive from our him/her? or we just love the thought the thought that we are in love? It is too hard to find love, and harder to find a true one. Sometimes that ‘love’ changes us into different person, it makes us bad, selfish, jealous, possessive and such. According to my own opinion, true love makes you a better person, it changes you into the better version of yourself as time goes by. This is what 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 says in the bible about true love, “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.”

Why put effort on finding the right person and ends up being lost while loving him/her? Why don’t we put our best on showing Jesus how much we love Him and that we are thankful because he saved us from eternal death. He is the definition of true love, once we follow Jesus, He will never let us lose our way and He will lead us into righteousness. ❤