Beautiful Interruptions

Sometimes, God will require of us something that will complicate our lives and interrupt our plans. But the quicker we accept the fact that God has the right to intervene in our lives, the quicker we are to soar in greater heights and dive into greater depths with Him.

I may have planned many things in my life, but at the end of the day, the truly mature warrior will yield to the King's command--without any "whys" or "what ifs".

God may have interrupted my plans, but His purposes for my life will remain the same. They will never change. And that's enough for me to trust in His grace fully and absolutely.

Here be warriors

There will be that place that you always want to return to. Where every sunset is more sublime than anywhere else; where nights are grander and the skyline patterned with glittering cosmic objects carry a greater meaning; where silence speaks deeper to the soul and where solitude is a profound experience of the physical and the metaphysical becoming one.

You will always be a place I'd like to return to.

God-broken pieces

I was de-cluttering our study room earlier when I stumbled upon this book beneath the debris of old papers from my academe years and stacks of hardcovers I piled up over time. I borrowed this from a friend long ago and I didn't know this was still under my custody.

Apologies to the owner though, I never finished reading the whole book. Actually, I never got past chapter 2. And I don't want to finish it. Why is that? Well let's just say that I learned the hard way instead. For some reasons, I once got my heart broken for things I thought I was already prepared for, and I realized that experience is truly a good teacher. 

The thing is, the world breaks you. People break you. And it's not an option that once you got broken, you have to do the mending. Because it's the only way. I'm just glad I stayed strong, and I was made strong in the places I was broken. 

So, can we actually mend and doctor a broken heart? God can. If you give Him all the pieces without any reservation.

LAYF to the fullest!

This is a picture I took from the upper deck of the CLSU auditorium right after our first youth fellowship this semester last August 19. The sight of hundreds upon hundreds of students and youth waving excitedly at the camera's direction is truly heartwarming, knowing that earlier, these students were passionately praising and worshiping the Most High King.

It was only the first LAYF meet up this new semester, and youth hungry for God came in troves--500 plus of them. I was hyped to know that this is now happening in our generation. And God is not finished yet.

I can't keep but burst with gladness. 

Alright, I cried. But I managed to snap a shot before tears came and my heart break gloriously one more time.

Born for Adversity

The KING's Men (from L-R) Jhonder Padua, Alfin Boy Diego, Ventura Chinaman, Me,
Anjo Dayson:  we've been together since college days serving the King in the youth ministry.
Years have passed yet the delight in doing God's work grows stronger.

I just want to honor these gentlemen and fellow warriors in the KING's army for being such a great help in the fields of battle. Their dedication and service and loyalty to our Great Cause are truly encouraging.

When times are tough and the battle is long and dreary, they are there willing to fight side by side and are always ready to carry the banner for His Majesty. They've charged courageously in every war-zone, without ever counting the cost.

Every mission becomes easier to carry out because of their selflessness and humility. For that, I'm always blessed to run the race and to fight the good fight of faith with them.

We will finish strong together! All to the KING!

Proverbs 17:17 "A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity."