yeaaaaah i'm so excited. :D

5 1/2 hours before christmas! ayayay! *festive mode*

i actually felt the christmas spirit just this morning, in church. the people were just so jolly that i can't help na mahawa. nyahaha. all were greeting each other, tapos lahat parang walang problema! :) which made me think, why not be happy too diba?! no sense in thinking of my problems and letting these make me miss the excitement brought by the season :) join the people! besides, this is the time to celebrate and remember our baby jesus' coming into this world :)

it's not about us anyway, it's about him. :)

siksik, liglig, umaapaw naman ako for our lord! i just wanna praise him and praise him and praise him! for me this has been a tough year, daming napagdaaanan. i committed so many mistakes, i hurted so much people, i hurted myself, said hi and goodbye to people, so much unexpected happenings. yung mga ayaw kong matapos, natapos na. napaksakit pero, i can say that this was (waaah WAS na! matatapos na 2006 eh haha) the year which really taught me to be more mature in all aspects of my life, spiritually lalo. dahil sa mga problems, these made me cling more to our father, hayayay masarap lang talaga being with him. :)

add to that, always talagang timely ang message ni lord to each one of us.

the message sa church kanina was basically about rejoicing, and being happy. i was really moved, lalo na the message was delivered by pastor dave na super clear, ang galing galing talaga. most people find it very hard to find happiness, mainly because we rely on our external environment, which is very very uncontrollable. most people say, "i'll be happy, if *insert whatever condition here*." i quote john maxwell, "if you make happiness your goal, you are almost always destined to fail." anak ng tokwa, we will never be happy if we think that way! that kind of happiness is natural happiness, compared to supernatural happiness, which is happiness within. yon, yon ang totoo. :D no matter how many or how great your problems are, hindi ka basta-basta manghihina coz you have this true happiness. then will you be able to experience god's favor and be able to live your best life. :) happiness is not a feeling, IT'S A CHOICE. :)

when will you start living your best life? start TODAY! don't wait til the year ends, coz now is always the best time! :D get up and go! the bible tells us to always be happy, it says that we should always rejoice: Psalm 118:24 "This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."

and, we must always rejoice because "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; HIS MERCIES NEVER COME TO AN END. They are new every morning." (Psalm 188) :)

so, why let problems drown us? masasayang lang mga araw natin, coz even problems have purposes in our lives, sabi nga diba "And we know that all things work together for our good for those who love him, and are called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28) even if mahirap intindihin at times kung bakit tayo dumadaan sa mga ganung klaseng problema, let us just entrust all our worries and fears to the Lord, coz trust me, he knows what he's doing. :)

tanong din ng marami, how do i live my life to the fullest and how do i experience god's favor? eto lang yun, 3-point technique (haha parang kill bill):

1. be thankful for each day.

2. grow in your faith with god.

at ang aking favorite,

3. FIND YOUR JOY AND COMPLETENESS IN GOD. :)

i myself is in the process of learning to trust god completely, so i'm not just blogging this dahil ito narinig ko sa church. but i'm blogging this because i am able to understand the message brought to me by the lord, kasi nga, dumadaan ako sa butas ng karayom ngayon. yuck, lalim. haha. ndeee, i am experiencing the biggest trial (so far!) in my life (na alam kong wala pa sa kalingkingan ng mga ma-eexperience ko pa), but still, by his grace, he makes me appreciate him more and he makes me feel that i am loved more than ever, lalong-lalo na ngayon that i am going through a tough time. i believe that in the midst of problems, dun tayo hawak ni lord nang sobra, hindi lang hawak, kundi kapit. we just have to feel it. we have a choice.

my god loves me so much and i acknowledge it, ikaw? kapit ka na rin, makisabay sa kanya. :)