Greater Things for the Philippines

Year 2009, What's in store for our country? No one knows...

I just wanna share these data I got from the news.

> For every 10 Filipinos, 7 say there is still hope in the Philippines.
> 54% says they would still choose to stay in our country even if they'll get the chance to migrate abroad.
> Sociologists say that our faith in God plays an important part for the country's progress.
- Source: Pulse Asia, 2008

I believe that God won't allow us to pray hard for something over a long period of time if He's not determined to answer it. I encourage those who faithfully prays for our country. God hears our prayers. Let's just remain faithful.

I love this song which a co-worker shared to me...




God of This City
Chris Tomlin

You're the God of this city
You're the King of these people
You're the Lord of these nation
You are

You're the light in this darkness
You're the hope to the hopeless
You're the peace to the restless
You are

There is no one like our God
There is no one like our God

For greater things
Have yet to come
And greater things
Are still to be done in this city

For greater things
Have yet to come
And greater things
Are still to be done here

God can do great and miraculous things in our nation! Let's believe!

My Prayer...

Banal Mong Tahanan

Ang puso ko'y dinudulog Sa'yo
Nagpapakumbaba, nagsusumamo
Paging dapatin Mo'ng Ikaw ay mamasdan
Makaniig Ka at Sa'yo ay pumisan

Koro:
Loobin Mo'ng ang buhay ko'y maging
Banal Mong tahanan
Luklukan ng Iyong wagas na pagsinta
Daluyan ng walang hanggang mga
papuri't pagsamba
Maghari Ka, O Diyos
Ngayon at kaylanman

I am confident of this...

You are with me everywhere I go...



I claim Your promise Lord!

Never Give Up On Me

- Josh Bates -

Time after time You’ve been left behind

like the sun when it’s starting to rain

Time after time You’ve been forgotten

like a picture that’s faded with age

Time after time You ran after me

when I was still running away

Chorus:

You never give up on me

No, You never give up on me

Though I’m weak You are strong

You told me I still belong

No, You never, never give up on me

Time after time I’ve used Your grace

as a way to do what I please

I’ve taken for granted prayers that You answered

never been all I could be

You are holding out Your hands

and now I clearly see

You always erase all my mistakes

You lift me up when I'm down

Through all the ages, Your love never changes

You welcome me just as I am

Never give up, never give up on me...

Praise & Worship

Ang tagal ko nang hindi nakapag-post, madalas kasi gusto ko lang magbasa ng posts ng iba. :D

I kept this as a draft since early December and finally I was able to post this today.

When I hear the words Praise and Worship, I always have these in mind:

A Praise & Worship Leader...

Choir and back up singers...

A music band...

Dancers...
Congregation...

(photos taken last December 30, 2007 - Sunday Service by Karen Novicio)

But I was reminded of a deeper kind of worship, Worshiping Him alone. "Alone" as in mag-isa ako, nobody sees, nobody hears, nobody knows... Just between God and I.

Last December 4, I started to have my own Praise and Worship (and believe me sobrang saya! yihee!) Bigla na lang may pumapasok sa isip ko na songs at ayun...praise & worship ako mag-isa sa apartment.

I appreciate the song "Alone" by Clint Brown.

You don't need majestic choirs

and awesome voices raised

You don't need a congregation

to offer Me your praise

You don't need a mighty orchestra

to bless Me with your song

You get all of My attention

When you worship Me alone

I love to hear it when you sing your song

and worship Me alone

I'm praying that God will give me a heart of worship not just for a day or on Sundays. I want it even on my darkest times and especially when I'm alone.

"Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks." - John 4:23

My Vow this Christmas

I Vow to Worship You

Chorus:
I vow to worship You
this Christmas day I stand and say
Glory, glory in the Highest
in Excelsis Deo

I pledge to celebrate the meaning
of this holiday
Giving praises to the beauty of
Your holy Name

Verse:
More than anything I do
More than anything I say
More than anything I say or do
I worship You

More than any card I write
More than any Christmas light I light
More than any gift I give
I give You my praises
from morning 'til night

I worship You this Christmas (3x)
Christ the Lord

For You alone are worthy (3x)
Christ the Lord

We'll praise Your name forever (3x)
Christ the Lord

Lord, I will worship YOU!

Last Sunday, I was so blessed with the entire Worship Service (anyway, wala namang sunday na hindi nakakabless...).

Sobrang nadurog ako sa song na 'to as it mentions who is GOD.

Every time I hear this, all I can do is to bow down before God, raise my hands and cry. I feel like an ice, melting before God's holiness and greatness.

I Will Worship You

Judy Jacobs

My God is faithful,
My God is truthful,
My God is boundless
in all He is.

My God is wisdom,
My God is righteous,
My God is vision for all who seek.

Chorus:
So I will worship You
in the beauty of holiness,
And I will worship You
for the things You've done in me
And when my life's complete
I place my crown at Your feet
And I will worship You
on bended knee

My God is power,
My God is glory,
Lord, You’re the ruler
over all that is.

My God is timeless,
My God is justice,
My God is mercy, mercy, mercy

To Thee, O breath

Repeat Chorus

His Name is Love
His voice is thunder
His heart is tender
His hand is strong

Repeat Chorus

And I exalt Thee

I exalt Thee

I exalt Thee

I exact Thee, O Lord

Jesus, Lover of my Soul

Harana ko kay Lord ang song na 'to.

Jesus, Lover of my soul
Jesus, I will never let You go
You've taken me from the miry clay
Set my feet upon a rock and now i know

I love You
I need You

Though my world may fall
I'll never let You go

My Savior
My closest friend
I will worship You
Until the very end

- Hillsong

Lord, You are my Savior...
You are my closest and my very best friend...
You are my world...
You are the reason why I live...
You are my God...
You are my King...
You are my everything...

Special Thanks

Gia lent me her MP4 last week, save ko daw yung songs nila Mary Mary and Natalie Grant. Since I stay in an apartment (near Philippine Airlines Medical) during weekdays at weekends lang ako umuuwi sa Cavite, I have her MP4 for five days. I really appreciate it!

For two consecutive nights, mag-isa lang ako sa apartment. Rest day ng sister ko. Di naman ako nabore, I had much time with God. I spent almost two hours in prayer. Then, nakinig ng music.

I want to share this song (nakasave sa mp4 ni gia):

Your Love is Extravagant

Casting Crowns

Your love is extravagant

Your friendship, it is intimate

I feel like moving to the rhythm of Your grace

Your fragrance is intoxicating in our secret place

Your love is extravagant

Chorus:

Spread wide in the arms of Christ

is the love that covers sin

No greater love have I ever known

You considered me a friend

Capture my heart again

Your love is extravagant
Your friendship, it is intimate

Thanks ulit Gia! May God bless you more!

God's ALWAYS-NESS

Let me describe what's happening here...
- I'm alone here in the office (Lahat sila umuwin na. I have to work over time to finish my boss' presentation or else I will be here on Saturday and Sunday).
- Wala akong makausap na matino (Minsan kailangan talaga natin ng comfort from people noh? pero walang ganon dito...thank GOD He's the God of all comfort! Maraming nagsasabi ang sipag ko daw mag-update ng blog. Honestly, busy ako as in...pero I need to update this blog once in a while kasi ito lang ang outlet ko since wala nga akong makausap. I let this computer be my silent listener aside from God of course).
- Now that I'm alone, I find it as an opportunity to cry to GOD.
- As I pray, I heard this song (...from my pc and I was reminded that even if the world leaves me, I can depend on
God's A-L-W-A-Y-S-N-E-S-S!!!

"Alwaysness"
Yolanda Adams

Although the sun has been around for a long time
Still have the ability to shine
And although the moon lights up the night
Sometimes it likes to hang out in the sunshine
Although green grass sometimes turn brown
Its refreshed when rain drops come falling down
Creation starts and its renewed
By a single touch from You
So, I depend on You know matter what I do
I know that You'll always come through
You'll never changed the rules
I can depend on the always-ness of You

Chorus:
Never change You'll remain
Faithful through life's ups and downs still the same
Everlasting love for me so heavenly
That's the always-ness

The seasons change without a calendar
And the breezeless know how and when to blow
Never have to wonder where the water goes
Cause it flows home to the ocean flow
Everything reacting in common sense
When placed beneath the of Your omnipotence
Please want you show how I should live
So, glory I can give
Cause I depend on You know matter what I do
I know that You'll always come though
You'll never changed the rules
I can depend on the always-ness of You

[REPEAT CHORUS 2x]

[BRIDGE:]
It's so simple when I do things Your way
So, I try everyday, but sometimes my path can get hard
Even when I start off with the best of intentions
I get weak and fall short
And I know when I'm down You'll be there to lift me up
Your love never waited no - no - no - no - no

[REPEAT CHORUS 2x:]

GOD's consistency is our security! Praise be to HIM!

No One Else Knows

Have you ever experienced that no one understands you? You can't also understand yourself? I did...

Good thing, there is someone who knows everything, our strengths and weaknesses but doesn't look upon us with contempt. He does look on us with love and mercy.

This song ministered to me and I hope it will be an encouragement for you too...

No One Else Knows
Building 429

My world is closing in on the inside
But I’m not showing it
When all I am is crying out
I hold it in and fake a smile
Still I’m broken, I’m broken
Only One can understand
And only One can hold the hand
Of the broken
Of the broken

Chorus:
When no one else knows how I feel
Your love for me is proven real
When no one else cares where I’ve been
You run to me with outstretched hands
And You hold me in Your arms again

I need no explanation of why me
I just need confirmation
Only You could understand
the emptiness inside my head
I am falling, I'm falling
I’m falling down upon my knees
To find the One who gives me peace
I am flying, Lord I am flying

I have come to You in search of faith
Cause I can’t see beyond this place
Oh You are God and I am man
So I’ll leave it in Your hands

"O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways." Psalm 139:1-3