I THIRST.

I was up late on a school night, not that it's unusual. So it was right in the middle of Thursday night going Friday dawn,  realized I was thirsty. No, not thirsty for water- not physical thirst. My soul was thirsty. I was thirsting for the Lord's words.

It has been a long while since I last attended a youth group or fellowship. The Sunday masses have been holding me out long enough, but I honestly am up for God's words- more of it. I was longing for His words more than the rituals man has made. Honestly, and to no offense meant at all (no really, no offense for real), I'd rather attend a church service than a mass. Their's just more depth in a church service, more meat than a mass. Yes, it is up to a person's intimacy with the Lord, but it really does help to digest God's words with fellow Christians.

So I was up, I turned the TV on and scanned for a preaching channel of some sort. I used to watch these before and take down notes, and I did just that.

My notes:

•  God has a plan for you - LIFE.
•  The devil has a plan for you too - misery, pain, death.
•  Adam and Eve wore "robes of light" and had no artificial clothing on
•  Adam and Eve bit the apple and went through spiritual death
•  1 Peter 5:8 warns us to "Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour."
•  Job 1: 7 "The LORD said to Satan, "'Where have you come from?' Satan answered the LORD, 'From roaming through the earth and going back and forth in it.'"
•  Why is the devil bad? If you want to hurt somebody, you hurt someone they love. God loves us so much and it hurts Him each time we sin- this is why the devil is after us. He hates Jesus and he goes for us.
•  1 John 4:4 "You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world." - God is greater than anything else, greater than the one who is in the earth.
•  The devil wanted God's place.
•  The devils' punishment: Revelation 20:10 "And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever."
•  We are at war: Revelation 12:17 "Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to make war against the rest of her offspring—those who obey God's commandments and hold to the testimony of Jesus."
•  To the devils and his followers: Matthew 25:41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.'"
•  Ezekiel 28:18 "By your many sins and dishonest trade you have desecrated your sanctuaries. So I made a fire come out from you, and it consumed you, and I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the sight of all who were watching."
•  The devil is pure evil. God gave him many chances to repent but he never did.
•  How to protect ourselves from the devil: Ephesians 6:11 "Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes."
•  What Jesus used every time: Ephesians 6:17 "Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." -- Jesus would always say "It is written."
•  James 4:7-8 "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded."

I know my notes are quite a mess, fragments of thoughts- but I think you can put it all together. This is just an outline after all. I know in the future these verses will help me. Not the first time I heard of these verses, but it was nice to here them all again. And in Hebrews 13:5, God is faithful to His promise: I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. Even if I go off the course at times, God never leaves me and is always there willing to welcome me into His arms each time I want to run back to Him again. :D   

I am blessed.

I used: http://www.biblegateway.com and chose NIV (New International Version- as is my bible)

You can also visit: http://amazingfactskids.org  --The channel I was on had this program for kids which I was listening to, I think this was their website.

 Christian and daughter of the Lord, 

-pringles08

I SAY #1

pay no mind to those who back stab you and gossip about you, remember: they have NOTHING that you want. (:

 You probably have something they envy. ;)

-pringles08

Blessings Early in 2010

Blessings so far:

* New Year - Hello 2010
* Found a planner for me - will be arriving in a week or two, it's a Starbucks planner Malaysian Ed.

* Stronger relationship with my boyfriend - just falling deeper

* My mom's mamogram turned out good - I assume this because I've heard nothing bad when we got the results back

* I am still earning somehow - although I have to fight and battle against laziness

* I'm getting a new RAM - soon, I just have to get out there and buy it

* My blog is alive as ever

* We are all healthy

* Our new garage just got done

* Two new commercial spaces we will have for rent is shaping up

* AND MY SISTER JUST GOT A 10-YEAR US VISA!!! Oh yea~ and my parents already got their 10-year VISA two years ago I think.

A few blessings, and more to count. :)

God is good, all the time. And all the time, indeed God is good. :)

[hearts] how's your 2010 so far? Like I said, let's make this awesome! :D


my life so far,
-pringles08

PS: I'm still confused whether I should leave during or after summer, I'm leaning towards during summer since I'm sort of getting worked up with school.

2010: Boyf && Fam | Not Yet School-Ready

something cute from off the web

Yesterday Elwin spent Sunday with us. It wasn't his first time spending Sunday with me and my family, but it was a first that he went to church with us. I left with him the claim stub for mom's pants which she had altered at Magic Fit. Clumsy me, so boyfriend came to the rescue and got it for me at Ayala and got here early, before we left for church. We had my aunt's Fettuccine for snacks and we were off to church, Alliance of Two Hearts. we went on the afternoon mass since my mom wasn't able to wake up early, so it follows that I wasn't up early as well.

After church we went to Carmelite's and then to Ayala. Dad did groceries and Mom had her nails done. Elwin and I went to Taco's to grab some grub. Elwin was so sweet as to offer to bring my mother the food she ordered which was all the way down to the 2nd basement. I waited at Taco's all the way at 3rd floor and Holly arrived with her Seattle's Best food. Not later Elwin came back and we enjoyed the usual order.

We went around after eating. I thought of getting a DS for myself because I saw one in a cute blue green color and DS always struck me as a more kid-friendly gadget whereas PSPs are more for teenagers. But I'll still think about that, don't want to jump into something I know too little of. Also we went around looking for headphones for my sister and RAM for my laptop. Yes, I haven't yet got it, but mom gave me the money now. New RAM, real soon.

We had dinner at FoodChoices, the usual sizzling love. And then a bit more going around and Holly got new headphones, 600++php. Dad wasn't for it, but it was my sister's money to spend. After that, Elwin had to part with us as we headed down to basement parking. It was a pretty good Sunday. It's always a good day with Elwin, all the more with him plus my family. :)

Monday -- School just came too soon. Research1 was a less than 30 minutes and IT121 was a no show, after waiting 2 hours. Oi! Then OS was attendance only, and so I decided to ditch the rest of the day because of the 2-hour break and most likely no show teachers. It was not nice to leave Elwin in school, it would have been nice to just hung out with him since there was no class, but I was way too sleepy. Stupid me slept late again because I slept in during the afternoon. So there, also I though I'd be able to accompany my dad in bringing my sister and mom to the airport, but I just slept in again from around 1++pm to 6++pm. And now 11:20pm I'm still up. When will I learn? You tell me. :p

Mom and sister are off to Manila for my sister's interview tomorrow for a renewal of VISA. Please help pray she gets her VISA. I prayed hard that the interview will go on smoothly and that the Holy Spirit be with my sister and mother all through out. Now, it's in God's hands-- He'll surely now what's best for us all.

And an update on my flying off to States, I'm confused whether to fly in during summer or stay for summer classes and fly after. I'll surely have to prepare flying in Miggy. It will all fall into place early enough, I hope. Tomorrow another school day I will dread and am just not used to just yet. Oi! Physics, you are a prick.

So I rant a lot,

-pringles08

PS: Cheers to 2009 and hello to 2010. Let's make it awesome, ya? :) Happy lessed new year to all, may it be a properous year ahead for all of us. 

My Year Ending Post.

[Okay, so I totally ripped off the title from Elwin's blog entry. HAHA.]

I rushed to Fooda to buy ingredients for Black Sambo dessert. I somehow kept calling it Black Samba. The grocery was packed and the lines were long, I see a lot of people were doing last minute errands as well. My sister and I finished surprisingly quick though. Thank God. 

So while waiting for my mother last night to finish bonding with her friends, my dad, sister, and I were at Starbucks. I was scanning through Foodie Mag, the cookbook magazine and took photos of some ingredients. Culinary has always been close to my heart. I remember watching Rachel Ray's cooking show and others of the like. I remember buying the cute orange apron, that wooden chopping board, and taking a baking session at Caro and Marie. If only we had a better kitchen. Anyways, so I thought of making Elwin something for New Year. :)

I researched online the ingredients for Black Samba but mom said she had her own. It took time before she found it so we were able to go purchase the ingredients at around 3:30pm. Elwin was already on his way to our house. By the time he got to our house, I was done with one layer. But I messed it up! I didn't used hot water. Thankfully we had spare ingredients so I had to start over. 

Elwin made Mango Float and he brought over some to our place. It was the best tasting one, no kid. :D Even Holly commended his Mango Float. I was still going nuts over trying to make the Black Samba work. I told Elwin to tell his family we just bought it, in case it tasted bad. 

Mom said it was like we were exchanging gifts, him with his Mango Float and me with my Black Samba. My Black Samba however was far from perfect. The taste of his Mango Float was delectable. 

So I'm thankful Elwin had dinner over at our place with my dad, mom, sister, and three aunts (goco, saco, laku). I couldn't imagine any better way of spending our last dinner for the year 2009. 

2009 was full of ups and downs. I enrolled in three different Universities for this year, took and entrance exam 4 times, went out and open to my family about my relationship with Elwin, had Phoebe as an addition to our family and keep Miggy company, met up with old friends (elementary and high school), and faced new challenges like enrolling without my dad and going around downtown on my own. So I guessed I can say I'm a bit more independent than I used to be. I'm not fully there yet, but I'm surely getting their.

Cheers to 2009, for the blessings, the challenges, the friends, family, dramas, and all others. 

Let's usher in 2010 with a big smile on or face, a heart full of love and hope, and with the belief that things will only get better. God has a lot of great plans for each of us this 2010, I believe. 

Thankful for 2009 and all the more for the coming 2010,

-pringles08

PS: I still have post/late blog entries to put up.