SEA Games 2015 points of laughing

Filipino Divers in SEA Games in Singapore scores zero-zero after a splashy-embarrasing attempt to men's 3m springboard last June 10, 2015.

https://youtu.be/ToPRDDPN4xg

It must have been tough for these divers to represent Philippines and then gain booos from Filipinos too. The Filipino diver John David Pahoyo 17-year old who became a laughing stock online after this video became viral.

Whats Funny? 

As if this young diver never knew what competition is? As if this athlete just went to a pool party with his friends and jump for his friends to laugh. I just found my self laughing too after watching the video, is like "talon sa ilog" (jump in  river). Filipinos all over the world may share my thoughts that this guys trained from "ilog" (river), It is funny because he is representing Philippines , this simply shows a Filipino style of diving ...all natural. Maybe he forgot that he is in SEA Games representing the Philippines.

Learnings

In reports from The Straits Times.com even Pahoyo found his diving funny, but more than laughing stock he learned from the experience. 

He said " But after all this was not the first time I failed a dive, and I was not the first one who did so. And I am still proud because not all of us has the privilege to represent our own country to such sporting event like this. And by the way can I ask all of you can still smile after getting embarrassed in front of thousands people."

Of course people will just comment whatever they wanted to say, as if they know the person involved. As if they know how to dive like these athletes. I am sure the parents are proud regardless of what happened. Knowing that they trained for only four days for SEA games we should give them a standing ovation for taking the challenge in behalf of our country.

What a failure?
Reports says they only trained for four days before the SEA Games. How does the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) allow them to be trained only for four days for this big game? Are they allowed to go to a SEA games without proper training?
Are they qualified for being an athlete? What must have been the qualifications for Philippine Team? Maybe if they were train more time it will not happen. Philippine Sports Commission should really try harder in training and finding an athlete for SEA Games and Olympic Games . Don't you think?

Still Proud
As a Filipino I am still proud of these Filipino athletes, regardless of enough training they never hesitate to compete and show what Filipino is in this sporting event. They are truly Pinoy sa isip sa puso, sa gawa at sa diving, diba?

Woman equal rights?

Getting all new trending in social media and not surpise seing the photo of models from Instagram posted by Isabelle Daza kissing fellow model and IT girl Georgina Wilson with a photo captioned  with "Our take on equality for gay rights…", it was in the news and when I saw it on my friend's blog, I can't help asking what in the world is really happening?

Screenshot from http://splittingmythoughtsinto2.blogspot.com/ 

They said the gesture is to support the US Supreme Court in historic rulings on gay marriage last June 26, which nullified  the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Proposition 8 - Two struck down laws denying benefits to gay couples and cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California.
I can't really believe that these two beautiful ladies post a photo to support same-sex marriage. Nakakalungkot talaga! But what can we do, they post and people seem liking it.
This is a world pull of surprises; a girl before like Charise Pempengco, now out lesbian, a man before like Rustom Padilla after a while an admitted gay.
If this is a way of  telling to have equal rights, parang mahirap na magkaroon ng equal rights, you can change your gender anytime you want to.

I simply don't like the photo, for me it sets a connotation for young girls that it is ok to be gay or lesbians. I am sure every mom will agree.
Personally, I like Gorgina Wilson and Ysabelle Daza, they are beautiful and I thought that these ladies are mamahalin in a way, that they will not stepped down to this level of social media. I assumed befcause I know they were from a good family back ground and for sure adopts good values (I thought). I use to point out to my girls that I want them to grow like these ladies, but now I will think twice if I wilI still patronize them.
 I wonder why do they need to do this? Is this how they describe woman equal rights? Big dissappointment for a mom like me, really.    

Yes or No to same-sex marriage?

I am sadden of the news regarding legalization of same-sex marriage in California. Even President Barrack Obama supported it, I am deeply worried of whats next after California. I have my reasons to object the legalization and gays and lesbians have their owns reasons too to support it. Read on:

Gays and Lesbian Reasons to YES to same-sex marriage:

1. They said Gay and lesbians marriage is worth because of love.
2. Gay and Lesbian marriage decrease divorced rate? - According to fasttopten.com, more than 50% of married couples in the United States get divorced. Allowing gays the opportunity to get married will increase marriage rates because less couples will get divorced due to incompatibility or infertility.
3. Because Gay Marriage is already a reality- Based on statistics in US, millions of gay partners already practice monogamous, loving relationships.
4.Separation of Church and State - This major reasons that gay marriage is currently illegal is due to the religious interpretation that "homosexuals are sinners." They said legalizing gay marriage will have no impact on religion  and just as religion should not have any impact on the issue of gay marriage.
5. Social Acceptance-  Legalizing gay marriage will help to establish a social norm that includes and respects homosexual lifestyles.

 Screen shot of statistics of not approving the same-sex marriage from http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/06/26/supreme-court-gay-lesbian-marriage-california/2364015/

 Reasons to NO to same-sex marriage:

1.No love - I am sorry to all who would not understand my thoughts, but how can someone call Love to a same-sex partner.
How can you give love to marriage? Biblical speaking, marriage is the lifetime union of a man and a woman (Ephesians 5:23-33.) Satisfying each other in love, in building family and sex? Forgive me but I cannot picture a woman to woman sex or a man to man sex.
2. Divorce rate is not reasons to allow same-sex marriage- How easy for others to blame the divorce rate to have positive outlook on same-sex marriage. It simply no divorce rate if the law only listen to Bible that no man and woman or married couple be separate by man. Now they also want a law to approve same-sex marriage. Why don't they just fix the law on marriage. No to divorce, No same-sex marriage!
3. Reality of Gays and Lesbians relationships- I simply believe the word from the Bible: God created a man in his own image, in the image of God he created him male and female he created them (Genesis1:27).  It's clear to say that there should not have relationship between same-sex other than friendship.
4.There is separation of church and states in this matter - Because why would church give a big deal to a matter that it is not to be meant, even in time of Jesus. Christians and  Catholics alike known the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. God hates homosexual sins that  controlled the city so he destroy the whole city.
5. Same-sex marriage is a sin -Leviticus 18:22  describes that homosexual sex as an abomination, a detestable sin. Homosexual desires and actions is shameful, unnatural, lustful, and indecent (Romans 1:26-27). Homosexuals are unrighteous and will not inherit the kingdom of God (1Corinthians 6:9) 
So, stop the debate homosexuals “marriage” is not pleasing to Gods eyes.
6. Social Acceptance- I know someone who is gay, he do what he needs to do to  contribute good to society, to his family and friends.
It is not true that lesbian and gays has no social acceptance nowadays. I know the society has accepted everyone man, woman, lesbian and gay. It depends on how you would like to be treated as persons.
If you want to be treated as no body or a persons of no value act like no value. If you want to be respected as a person act as a person with dignity and value, but be married with same-sex is too much for social acceptance.

How about you do you approve same-sex marriage?

Who's looking for a wife?

I do my devotion this morning, I listened to our pastor regarding his daily devotional video about a noble woman in Proverbs 31:11-14 from cathedralofpraise.com.ph.
It's really amazing how I felt after daily devotions, its like a feeling of being refresh again, charge again as like battery low has charge again and ready to do daily life again as wife and mother. My Bible is a great help for guidance, a great friend indeed plus a devotional teachings.

Now that I'm 10 years married to my husband Francis the devotional teaching from our pastor is it's not a question now of whom I am going to marry,  but  as I watched and listen  to the video the questions  for me runs as ; "would I still in right track doing what I have to do as wife and a mom two my two lovely girls, based on Proverbs 31:11"? Because nothing I want do more but to be a good wife and a mom to my kids.
I really love this verse Proverbs 31:10-11 a wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Her husbands has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. I pray I can do this for always.

Listening to this devotional video makes me wanna share the thought to every single man who's looking for a wife because I believe that not only women should look for a good quality of a husband but men too. I hope men and ladies take time to watch this video http://youtu.be/izZrxjQAWfc it will help you a lot.

I believe that every man should find a wife based on Bible principle and every woman too, so that every family would be happy and strong.

This devotional video about finding a wife, gives some basic qualities of a wife should be: And every single man should asks these questions for themselves before marrying a woman:

1. Is she have great character?
2. What kind of a woman Is she?
3. Is she has integrity?
4. Is she loyal to you?
5. Is she an honest woman?

Remember guys cute faces and beautiful faces fades but a quality of a noble woman stays forever. You will marry a woman whom you will spend much of your talking and time. A partner that would determines the patern of your childrens behaviour for the rest of your life.
 Make the best effort to know her better and pray for her if she is the right one for you.

How to be a Father?

Now my kids are growing up the more I realize that I need my husband beside me to help me raising our two girls. But due to work abroad as seaman, he always needs to leave us and come back every after 10 months and leave us again after six weeks of rest/vacation.
Sometimes, I envy some kids that they don't need to grow without their father beside them.

I am sadden in the situation that the father of my home needs to leave us to give our children a better future. More moms can relate with this, but we need to be strong to times that we cannot talked to him, be at peace with time we are not together, keep praying  and watch my children grow with my own discipline ways and teaching.

My husband and two girls at the airport last December2012

 I am truly glad that there always been a help from our relatives and teaching from our church Cathedral of Praise where I can get inputs on how to be father/parents to my girls, I will surely share this to my husband and to everyone:

1. Instruct your kids- No one can carefully instruct your kids like you do. As a father you have the right and responsibility to give instructions to your kids while they are growing up.
 It is in the Bible that father must give faithful instructions to their kids so that they will not be astray (Proverbs18).
Always teach them the fear of the Lord (Deuteronomy6:7-9). While they are small train them in walk with God (Ephesians6:4).

2. Provide for your children - As a father it is your responsibility to provide for your children.  Meaning every father should work hard for the needs of their children. No BUT'S! No questions ask! It is not a mother's part. It is written in the Bible that father should work for the family (1Timothy5:8). It is frame ware of a father to be a provider.

3. Discipline your child - If you love and care for your child you must discipline him. Not that you are you re going to spank him all the time he made a mistakes but be there to teach him a lessons and consequences of his actions. What kind of a father you are if you would not think and care to discipline your child (Hebrew2).

4. Father needs to lavish love for there children - (1John3:1) It is clear lavish love for your children. I believe in the words that we should enjoy our kids while they are young.
Same as father, you have to let your love be felt by your child. Always give your boys a bear hug, tell them that you are always there for them, tell them that you love them not only in work but speak it in words.

Kid's needs a loving care of their father not only a mother. This is a strong word that all men should know.
As parents we should always be praying for our kids, for above all materials things they needed in life, your prayer is all they need for always. Being a parents is a responsibility not a work title.

Train up your a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs22:6

Your Faith and Your Destiny

I been trying to understand lately of what is destiny and what is faith. As a born again christian, I been thought that faith is something you can receive when you believe you can have it and it will reveal to your destiny. But sometimes I have to remind myself that destiny comes by strong faith, and faith needs personal relationship with God.
I attended the last Cathedral of Praise-Kasagaan and Business Managers Executive Fellowship (COP-KBF) www.cathedralofpraise.com.ph and I learn a lot from our undersheperd Pastor David Sumrall's teaching about faith and destiny, it makes me want to learn more. Truly hearing a good news makes spirit grow.

Faith
Faith is something we can hope for to happen. Faith is word comes from the Bible? Something that you believed that can be done. Faith is substitute word for belief,  hope and trust.
From http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith Faith is confidence or trust in a person, thing, deity, or in the doctrines or teachings of a religion. It may also be belief that is not based on proof.
Based in religion, faith often involves accepting claims about the character of a deity, nature, or the universe. While some have argued that faith is opposed to reason, proponents of faith argue that the proper domain of faith concerns questions which cannot be settled by evidence.

Faith comes by hearing the word of God everyday (Romans10:17). If you want to grow your faith make an everyday practice to pray (Psalm5:3), read your Bible and hear the word as much as possible and watch God to turn your life new.

Destiny
Every one of us has a destiny. Destiny should come by faith. "Destiny comes 100 percent from God." Pastor Sumrall said.
Whatever you do in life, you're destiny will be there for you. It's is not determine by economic crisis and it cannot be hindered by anybody, it cannot be control by anyone.

God is a good God, he promised that he will do it and he will do it no matter what. We need to believe what He promised. God is faithful and he will not promise what he cannot do. All we need to do is continue to live right. Now, I am telling to my self to relax and live a life according to God's commands.


Guaranteed from God and not by your doings
Destiny will come into your life no matter what you do. If it is your destiny to be sharing God's goodness, you cannot run from it. Maybe it will delayed because of wrong decision and other circumstances in life but you cannot run from it. Destiny will delayed but not denied.
We should remember that God plan the lives of people before they are born (Jeremiah1:5).

Like King David in the Bible we should always ask God's mercy and ask God to help us to go on with your faith towards your destiny. God works everything out for his plan (Proverbs16:4).

I am excited now for my destiny and through faith I know it will happen. How about you whats your faith telling you about your destiny?

NBA game ticket to the Philippines worth Pph32,000

Reading all notifications from my Facebook; I've red a status post of a friend saying that
"Php32, 000 for a NBA game in the Philippines! Manonood nalang ako ng "paliga ng Barangay" (Php32,000 NBA game in the Philippines, No way! I will watch a community basketball game instead)...I laugh a lot, I have to comment too! even I am not really a big fan of basketball game.
Reading all the comments, friends says they will also boycot the NBA in the Philippines for its ticket price and I end up commenting "Wow! Pang amortization na ng house yon!" (Wow! It's for house amortization already!)

Come on Philippines is always on the news with most poor of the poorest people and then an NBA game will cost P32,300, bleachers tickets is P8000+!
Says who that Philippines is poor, we can get NBA for price ticket of P32,000!

Was it the news lying, or the government lying? I heard that the GNP of the Philippines is blossoming, meaning government is doing well in terms of economic gain. And maybe having NBA stars to play here, wow! It must be really blossoming!
Not to mentioned big Hollywood stars who also show off here last month like Vin Diesel, Sara Jessica Parker, Nina Garcia etc. I am really happy for the Philippines it's a sign of progress, we been visiting by international personalities, and it's a good for the economy that Philippines is in lime life. It's alive! But spending too much for NBA games is not funny.

I've checked the website of NBA Philippines http://ph.nba.com/ the tickets for the NBA Global Games Philippines 2013 featuring the Houston Rockets and the Indiana Pacers hosted by NBA Philippines and SM, it was announced that tickets for a seat at Section E of the Mall of Asia Arena will be sold for as low as Php550, but the other seats will go for Php4,200 (Section D), Php8,400 (Section C), Php27,000 (Premium B) and Php32,300 (Premium A). Section C and D, and Premium A and B tickets come with free Global Games merchandise.

Maybe I am not just a fan of NBA stars, but I will not really spend P32,000 watching NBA game for only two to three hours.

And even if I am a fan or even if i have money to buy ticket it is not worth spending?
I can imagine things I can possibly do with P32,000, if not for my house amortization, maybe I would buy a new comfy bed, or I will spend it for vacation with my husband and kids. Not for a basketball game!

Comments from the post says they will watch it if it's for free. Some says they know that you can buy tickets for Php500 (actually its Php550)and put laugh signs because Php550 you end up watching almost on the roof.
I can imagine my friends giggles too while reading the Facebook post but in my personal views as a practical person, watching NBA game is a waste of money!

Maybe an elite people or a A and B class would spend that big amount of money for basketball game but not an ordinary or average Filipinos even the GNP or economy goes up.
I can help but remembering news about poor and poorest of our countrymen who suffered hunger even it says on the news that the economy is doing well, then you'll watch NBA basketball game for P32,000 or P8000+ on bleachers.
I just hope that the news match the news from the government, if they says the economy is blossoming no news aired a street children begging for food, or a public schools lacks books and chairs, then maybe an NBA game tickets match the average Filipinos to enjoy too.
How about you will you spend Pph32,000 for NBA game?

Globe made OFWs life easy!

I am glad I use Globe as my network provider for more than 12 years now. I can always rely with Globe as way of communication with my husband who's always working in a cruise ship. It's really amazing how communication between Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and family made easy with Globe and I experienced it first hand.

One time I rely with Globe is when I get pregnant and gave birth to my youngest daughter Stephanie.
My husband left for his 10 months contract in cruise ship as a photographer, I am alone with my eldest (only five year old then), and living with five year old alone when your pregnant is not easy, with all the emotional ups and down feelings of pregnant woman, where else I can run but through prayers and comport of my husband. I am sure every mother would agree that when your pregnant you always want your husband to be near you for nine months.
For me it's  a very emotional stage, a feeling without someone who can tell your joy of being a mom is sad. Not to mentioned all the back pain and cravings that you need to go through alone. But with the help of prayers and Globe lines and our Globe prepaid I can always text and call to my husband then. I can talk about my pregnancy, my pre natal check ups and cramps of pregnancy with my husband even his roarming in different countries or even days at sea.
With Globe roaming he can always call me too, instantly I get feeling of calmness and secured with my pregnancy.
Until I reached time of giving birth to my baby, I've talked to my husband and heard his voice calming me on everything I am going through. He also used his Globe roaming to call his sister to helped me rushed to the hospital and give some instructions on what to be done while I am in the delivery room for 10 hours.

Giving birth made easy with prayers and help of family and realiable Globe to communicate.

My kids last bonding with their daddy before he joined cruise ship job before Christmas 2012

Now, my eldest Sofia is already 10 years old and my baby now is seven years old, and my husband still working on board, it is not easy to be a parent alone, but with Globe we always have the time to text and talk to our daddy.
As family we pray together over the phone and that make us stronger when he is away from us. We feel even better in everything because we know we pray for each other and we he always there for us!
I will always be glad with my Globe.

How about you how much you rely on your network provider, is it realible too like my Globe?

Happy wife, Happy life! Wife of Noble Character.

By Christine C. Del Rosario

Wife in great value.
We defined wife as a complete picture of mother, the better half and a spouse.
According to Wikipedia (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife ) wife is a female lifetime partner.

My point of the word, wife must posses with good qualities and joggling of being a mom, wife and working.
But what exactly a character of a complete wife, mother or woman or spouse?

People says that you can't be a perfect wife if you did not see yourself growing in a marriage, and cannot be a complete woman if you don't experienced to be a wife, mother an a partner. A one whole package!

As I do my Bible reading and devotion and stopped in Proverbs 31:10-31 the Epilogue: Wife of Noble Character, http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+31%3A10-31&version=NIV. I thought to my self then: "there is a thing wife teaching in the Bible?" After reading, it ends up all my simple perceptions of woman and wife today that should be classy and adorned.
May i share it to you:   The Bible principles of wife in noble character: "

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“Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.”

Wife: (Proverbs30:10-12) worth as Diamond.
Being a woman and wife you should worth far more the rubies (Proverbs 30:10). You get married simply because your husband asked you to be his wife.
Meaning you are worthy of his love, you are his important jewels! You possesses qualities that your husband is looking for a wife, that's why he marry you. Viceversa, you marry him because he has all the qualities that you want for a husband. Otherwise you will not agreed to be with a man who cannot be your man!
Remember, you will never be a wife of your husband not until he asked you to be his wife.
Be greatful and be happy because not all women asked by a man to be his wife, vowed to be his better half forever. Be deserved to called as his wife.

Be married is a blessing from God.

Built your husband trust.
Build your husband confidence (Proverbs30:11) in everything you do. You are his better half, a right word to described "his".
When he is away, make sure he will never worry because he knows he can trust you in everything. His kids, house, bank, his future.
Why will you ruin his trust anyways if he gives it to you?
If we look around and sees old couples, you will amazed that they stayed strong and loved each other; because they trust each other.

Biblical principles is clear,  be a wife with high respect of your self. Don't be a woman who cannot be trusted. For example, when your husband is working hard, keep his earnings
safe and be sees it within your house, with you and kids. Weather its big or small earnings show him that you can do the budgeting and enjoyed the pleasures of his hard work. In that way, he will work harder to give you more because you care and used his earnings wisely. The key word is don't waste!

My wedding picture 10years ago.

Shine like a Diamond.
Be your husband ego. Aside from being on his side all the time, let your husband be proud of you and let him be a man who respected by many because you always do good  in everything for him (Proverbs30:23).

Don't make things that can cause him to be ashamed of you as her wife. A simple example; Don't get drunk around with his friends! Be your best always, talk wisely around people, avoid street talks. As simple as living right.
Bring your self confidence too on what you are wearing and been doing when you are out with your friends. it is important that you always look good, always smart and clean. Be better because you are with his name, remember.
Do you want others to tell you, "you look better before without your husband"?

Be his owned Love
Do you want your husband to value you as his own? Surround him with love , care and faithfulness so that he will make your life secure (Proverbs 20:28). Personally, I don't think a wife can cheat with her husband if she truly love him.
Both man and women in marriages cheats because they simply allow to be Tempted. The Bible says (Genesis 3:1-6) temptations comes from Satan, and getting involved with other man rather your husband is avoidable (Proverbs 7:1-5). Keep away from it, there are ways to run from it (1Corintians 10:13).

Always pick your battles.
Do not waste your energy in starting a fight! (Proverbs21:19) Constant nagging and nitpicking can cause sadness in your home. Avoid complaining even in small things.
Rather than nagging your husband of the things he cannot do, focus your mind on how to help him and start to show him the most important things that need to be done.
You are his life partner, isn't hard to argue over on everything.
The number one causes of separation among married couples are fighting over silly little things that gets bigger and bigger as the kids grow.

If you want your husband to shows his vulnerability and be his best friend, show kindness to him everyday. Be a cheerful wife not a nagging wife. Good words can uplift spirits (Proverbs 16:24).

Pray together.

Having close relationship with God will help you manage your married life. God's love will also give you grace to forgive your husband when he has mistakes or viceversa.
Spend each day a time of prayer to open your hearts for his love and guidance. Nothing can be done in your life if God is not the center of your marriage.
Prayer is powerful,  you have to sealed it in Jesus name!  

Happy wife, Happy life

Marriage is no guaranteed of happy ever after. But there is a thing as happy wife, happy life. If the wife is happy, every home is guaranteed happy.
Its is your choice as a woman to make your marriage happy and fulfilled. Don't  give your husband reasons to be sorry that you are his wife. It takes two to tango the saying goes, but Bible teaches us the right ways how to be a wife. A woman who fears the Lord is to be praised (Proverbs30:31).

A cherish wedding to remember at Cathedral of Praise

Christine Del Rosario

A wedding to remember!  Cherish the Promise 2.

This is the most exciting and most kilig event of the year at Cathedral of Praise (COP) http://cathedralofpraisemanila.com.ph/home/where in a couples renew their vows as husband and wife.

On June 8, 2013, 8:00am to 2:00pm at the River Room, there will be a renewal of vows from couples ministry involved in Christian Arts Department (CAD) of COP.

This is the time where couples cherish the promised of their youth to their own respectives husband and wife.

Aside from parading with beautiful wedding outfits and gowns, there will be a full set up of wedding event where couples will experinced again the unforgettable wedding of their life.

In 2008 COP started this event Cherish the Promise and 49 lovely couples had joined and had a memorable experienced of renewing their vows. From that time COP-CAD wants to make it every 5 year tradition at for every married member of the ministry. 

Miracles needs participation!

Christine Del Rosario

Miracles needs your hard work!

A thought that will give us an idea that miracles cannot be done until you do the works of your hand.
The Bible teaches us to have faith but you need to do the working to see the miracles to happen.
Pastor David Sumrall says in his daily devotional video at www.cathedralofpraise.com.ph/ and www.youtube.com/cathedralofpraisetv that miracle only happen when the man do their part.

Miracles is not surprised!
When we do pray, we ask God to give what we want and stay waiting for it to happen overtime.
The Bible clearly says we should ask God for help (Psalm 40:13) and he will do it for every one who has faith in him. But it also says in the word that we should do hard work, for hard work will supply all your every needs (Proverbs28:19).

Pastor Sumrall said "The miracle happens only after when the man do theiNJr part."
Meaning you simply cannot just get your dream house, dream car, dream business and dreams whosoever if you were just sleeping all day long in your apartment. And then blame God and nag God why bad things happened so bad in your life.
Your hard work brings rewards (Proverbs12:14) so why stop working and be rrewarded.

Faith is dead without work!
Yes we all know that we believed God. We all have our excuses to say that we are believers of words.
Yet if you did not practice your believing theres no faith (Genesis 15:6). Faith comes from hearing the word of God everyday. You and I need to do devotion or daily Bible reading so we can meditate on Gods word for us everyday to guide us.
"God do his part, after man do his part! When we put works into faith and we do the thing we should do, God will do what he will do for your life." Pastor Sumrall said.

It is clearly said in the Bible lazy people starves and laziness bring poverty (Proverbs6:6).
So whats your choice go to work or be at poverty?

God wants you to work on with your miracles.
Truly nothing we can do if we don't ask God's favor and guidance. Everyday we should ask God to give us wisdom and knowledge in everything we plan and everything we want in our life.
God gives wisdom for those who seek it (James1:5). If we find wisdom, we must  first find God (Proverbs2:6-12). So if you want to be guided by God's sure ways, you must work to know Gods word.

Participate on your faith.
Don't wait for surprised miracles! Like Moses who put his shaft in the sea to give way for Israelites, or Lazarus who get back after three days of being dead (Jonh11:38-41), God wants us to do something to fulfilled his promised in our life, do the working!
Plus live right, stop sinning; adultery, lying, drunkenness, laziness, greed or anything that hindered blessings of God.
Jesus hate sin because it has destructive consequences (Genesis3:11-19), and we should avoid doing it (James4:17).
Get involved with your faith and watch God to provide miracles in your life now!

Stress? Eat 7 food goodies to fight stress!

By Christine C. Del Rosario

Stress here, stress there, stress everywhere!
Everyone experienced stress from daily life activities from office environment, work deadline, school works, financial problems, traffic, households chore etc. Adult and kids alike are prone to stress due to these factors.

Why stress yourself if you can eat them!

Understanding Stress

According to http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_(biology)stress is an organism's response to a stressor such environmental conditions or a stimulus. Stress is a body way to react to a challenge according to the stressful event, the body way to responds to a stress is by sympathetic nervous system.
Stressful events or some hassles and dramas in life can cause cortisol levels to rise based on researchers at the University of California at San Francisco Medical Center (www.prevention.com). The more of them we eat, the worse our mood gets. As if that weren't bad enough, the cortisol then makes more trouble for us, triggering an enzyme in our fat cells (it converts cortisone to more cortisol).

Stretched on stress, this is a negative condition or a positive condition that can have impact on an organism's mental and physical being.

Prevent all day Stress!
Above all this theory about stress, did you know that there are foods that can help you prevent stress based on studies gathered by  khayeganda.blogspot.com.
You can try these information to help you beat stress with your own hands daily, in three meals a day. The key is "you are what you eat!"


Breakfast:

Oh my Oatmeal!
Starts your day right! After having your daily Bible reading and devotions in the comfort of your own room. Eating Oatmeal for breatfast is good to wipe those calories that causes stress. Oatmeal can actually increase the serotonin levels in your brain, making you feel calmer and more centered http://stress.lovetoknow.com/Foods_That_Cure_Anxiety_and_Stress. To make sure you don't counter the benefits of oatmeal, pass on the sugar, instead use dried fruit, nuts, or honey as a topping to taste.

 Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)

After your warm soothing oatmeal, take a daily dose of your Ascorbic Acid. Drink your Vitamin C! It is the most famous antioxidants and immune system booster that can help you fight stress during day. Experts says Vitamin C helps both mental and physical signs of stress become less noticeable when your drinking ascorbic acid everyday http://www.3fatchicks.com/reduce-stress-eat-fruits-with-vitamin-c/). When your body exposed to stress, vitamin c is used by your body tissues more rapidly.
 Vitamin C comes in your fruits: Mango, Orange, lemons, papayas, cranberries, strawberries etc.

Lunch:

Fish to go!
You might not a fish eater but it is a big stress figther! Fish like Salmon and Mackerel contains omega-3 fatty acid that is important to fight stress. Omega-3 Is a helpful type of fat that reduces inflammation in the body and helps reduce stress and anxiety.

 Go for greens!
 "O my gulay!" Kangkong or Spinach and other dark green, leafy vegetables contains magnesium, which helps to relieve anxiety. Having enough magnesium in your diet also regulates cortisol levels, which increase when you're stressed.

The nutty nuts
Peanuts is a good source of omega-3.
Walnuts it can give you a dose of omega-3 if you are not a fish eater.
Pistachios can lower your blood pressure and counteract too much adrenaline.
Almonds work as a stress reducer. A small handful gives you a healthy dose of vitamin B.

Dinner wanna be!

Chocolate!
 Eating chocolates is the most fun in fighting stress! Research indicates(www.blog.foodnetwork.com)  that dark chocolates helps fight stress hormones.
 It contains carbohydrate (sugar) that releases mood-improving serotonin. Just enjoy it in moderation!

Drinking tea!
After a long day, have a great cup of herbal tea!
Chamomile tea is a good remedy for insomnia.
Valerian root relieves stress and anxiety, and it helps you fall asleep.
Rose hips, lemon verbena, and passion flower are also good herbal tea.

To be stress and not to be stress is your call. Rather than torturing yourself in stress, grab these foods to help you fight stress on better way! Eat till hearts content!

Prayer for success

By Christine Del Rosario

Everyone wants to have a perfect life, but struggles always come on our ways and we sometimes give in to troubles; loosing our self doing nothing and just waiting for failure come.
But why we need to wait for failure if we can pray ahead of time to protect your plan from failing?

• God's plan rooted , not your plan

Ever since the beginning God has a purposed in our life (Genesis1:1). You and I need to accept that God's plan is far better than our plan.
 If you pray seek the purposed of God in your life because if it is not his purposed it can't ever happen no matter hard work you made. The Bible says in John5:19 Jesus gave them an answer, "I tell you the truth the son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his father doing because whatever the father does the son also does.

• Place of prayer

Where do you pray? In the mall, in your kitchen, in the market? To have God to answer you with your prayer, you need to read your Bible in a place where you can communicate with him with your heart. Pastor David Sumrall says on one of his daily devotions teaching on http://m.youtube.com/#/cathedralofpraiseTV "Pray in the place where you could be answer."

• Jesus answers your prayers

Believe it or not God answers your prayer. He hears us when we pray if we are not purposely sinning (Micah3:4) God is not slow to answer. He is God and everything and anything he can do his purpose and he is quick to answer. Remember that prayer is powerful (James5:16)

• Keep silent

After praying,  keep quiet, shout your mouth and silently observe how God will answered your prayer. Pastor Sumrall said: "sometimes we scares answered prayer away. Sit back and watch God how he will do it"

• Give thanks to God

When everything has been in properly arranged with your life, and God's plan has been full-filled, come back to God and worship him with all your heart. Don't forget to give thanks to him for he answers your prayer. "People get more miracles when they know how to go back and say thank you (Luke17)" Pastor Sumrall ended.

So what are you waiting for, start praying for your success! 

God's word

By Christine Del Rosario

 "Stop sinning or something worst may happen to you. (John5:14)
This is a strong word from God that awaken my senses while doing my daily devotions and watching our Undersheperd Pastor David Sumrall talks on http://m.youtube.com/user/cathedralofpraiseTV.

I stalked at the moment to the word, "stop sinning or something worse might happen to you" and in my understanding, if I keep sinning something worst may come into my life.
Was it a warning, I thought to myself?
They say that if you felt the word it is you that had been spoken to.
It must be really me?! I 'am scared because I don't want anything worse to happen in my life. But when I go on deeper reading to my Bible, I realized that the word was not to scared me, but to understand that God is giving me guidance to live a righteous life, so that I may live a life abundantly.

Never to scares God's word
The word of God is an encouraging words to lift your spirit everyday.Jesus can give us peace (Romans 5:1) and we can have peace through prayer (Philippians 4:47). God is giving us wisdom and knowledge to have better understanding of life. His words is not to condemn us but to enlighten us (Psalm119:105).

Sword from the word
God's word is a sharp double edged swords that penetrates even to the dividing soul and spirit joints and narrow; it judge judges thoughts and attitudes of the ( Hebrews 4:12).
Hearing God's word makes every ones heart melt, my heart beat faster every time he talked to me through my bible. Now, it makes me to reflect again of the things I do and not do in my present life while God is blesses me of the things I wanted to.

Stop sinning
When God blesses your life stop sinning. Pastor Sumrall said, "when God given you miracles, healing in your bodies and make your financial situations around and done incredible things for you, the best response is to live a righteous life. (Romans1:1) The goodness of the Lord bring repentance."
"You and I need to understand that when we are sinning we lift the hedge of God's protections around us "he added.

Obey God to abundant life
God will never hold all good things to those who obey and love him, his love endures forever (Psalm 107:1). He always promised you hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11)if you will carefully obey his words.

What faith can do
Through everyday prayer and devotions, you will develop your faith and attitude towards understanding God. Faith comes from hearing the word of God and put us in a right relationship with God (Romans5:1, Romans10:17).


Fear of God
Fear of God is the is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs1:7) this words makes me smile again because I fear God alone (Psalm25:12), and he give me an assurance again that God will protect me (Genesis15:1).
God gave me a warning not to sin for worst thing might happen in my life if i keep sinning, yet he promised that he helps his people keep from sin (Psalm19:13).

Love God.
To love God is to hate evil. You and I cannot continue sinning if we love God because God hates evildoer (Psalm26:5).

Choice
To sin or not to sin. These is our choices, To live a life abundantly with God's mercy and love or to live in life without God's secured loved. Which one you will pick?

Ask, Seek & Knock!

What to pray?

Everyday we think of things we need to survive daily lives like food, work, clothes, house, money, ect.

Everyday you go to your work, you do your chores in your house, and provably finishes your day with busy mind working out for something again for tomorrow. All your time has devoted to do your everyday thing, not realizing that you finished a whole week without a time to prayer and simply ask God to give you all these things for your life.

But did you know that there is only three prayers that we need to pray everyday to get all the blessings that we need in our life.

As the Bible says in Luke 11:9-10 So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knocks the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

As easy as Ask, Seek and knock!

1. Ask God : whatever you ask in prayer it will be given to you. So pray whatever you need. "You do not ask, thats why you do not have." Said Pastor David E. Sumrall, Undersheperd of Cathedralof Praise, Manila Philippines. Learn to be specific with your prayer. And believe that God will give it to you on time.
2. Seek God:  As you live your life, seek relationship with God. Prayer time is the time where you can talk to God. From a chistian perspective; "prayer time is important part of your life because it is the only time that you can communicate and open your hearts to Jesus."  in one of his devotional teaching https://itunes.apple.com/ph/podcast/cathedral-of-praiseregular and from http://m.youtube.com/user/cathedralofpraiseTV He says it is necessity to pray everyday and have relationship with God.  You should have a place of solitude to pray everyday to open your hearts to God.
3. Knock: The opportunity comes, as you do asking and seeking God. But you still need to knock to open that oppurtunity. Meaning you still need to work hard or find that doors of oppurtunity while praying. Remember that God blesses the work of your hand,  no hard work, no blessings.

Now that you are ready, watch the Lord how He will open door and pour opputunities for you.

Five way tests to great life!

By Christine C. Del Rosario

Everyone wants to achieve good life for a lifetime, but as life goes to struggles and hardships, we get tired overtime and through the years we end up watching ourself became a failure.
But the Lord promised us a good plan for our life, and how to unlock the ways of how to have a successful life is always there waiting for you to see God's faithfulness in your life.

Pastor David Sumrall , undershepered of Cathedral of Praise said in his devotional teaching at twitter.com/PtrDavidSumrall said "When hard times comes it is good time to remember that your wonderful Heavenly Father has plan for you (Jeremiah 29:11)."

Sumrall also talks on his Vision teaching from www.youtube.com/cathedralofpraisetv that if you would learn to "take out the limits of your mind and recognized that God can do abundantly beyond everything and anything more than you could asked or imagine. You will see  that you have a great God".

Here is five tests to know of if its really a God's plan for your life or not:

1. If it is from God it will be better (Hebrew 11:40)
2. If it is from God it will give you hope (Jeremiah 29:11)
3. If it is from God it will give you a future (Jeremiah 29:11)
4. If it is from God it will give you joy (Proverbs 10:28)
5. If it is from God it will have a sense of permanence ( Genesis13:14-28)

God is a God of mercy and a God of hope, we must trust his words that if it is from Him it would be in perfect timing of blessings more than we could never imagine.

Always remember that God is never ever wanting you to be failure of this life. He wants to bless you with his Great plan!