Sending A Message Across
  1. "The situations God allows us to experience are usually the things that make us grow and feel more alive. Everything is a wake up call."
  2. When the time comes.

    • I know this is not something I should hope for and look forward to but after reading something terrible, I can't wait to see people who support evil schemes come BEGGING to be saved by the God they oppose. - allelism | tumblr
  3. "I am not a Christian because I was told it would be easy, or it would fix everything, or it had all the answers. I’m Christian because during a time in my life where I had run out of option and there was nothing else to try, I tried it—and suddenly God unlocked doors I hadn’t even seen, presented options I hadn’t even considered."
    Heather Roecker
  4. Countdown to 20: Day 11 “Making it Count”

    I stayed at home the whole day to regain my energy. And as usual, I surfed the net and watched a movie on my laptop. 

    I found this funny Avenger “meme” on 9gag. *ROFL*

    (Click the photo to see all eight memes)


    Also, I watched the video of Lego House by Ed Sheeran in full length. I watched it before but only long enough to get myself confused if Rupert Grint changed his name to Ed Sheeran. Haha! Now, I know the truth. Rupert only portrayed an avid fan who is obsessed with Ed. The video is really fun to watch! Hilarious even especially on the part where Rupert was writing down some words on his notebook as if he was composing the song. It turned out that he was only copying it from the lyric booklet in Ed’s album. LOL Rupert lip-synced the song really well. Almost got everyone fooled. (You’ll get fooled if you don’t watch the video in full length). Here it is:

    And out of all these things I’ve done I think I love you better now. ♫


    My sister and I watched Source Code starring Jake Gyllenhaal. I like how this movie made me realize some things about my life. Chances to take, right calls to make, faith to stand for, and moments to seize, they’re all essential to make your life matter. 

    Colter Stevens: Christina, what would you do if you knew you had less than one minute to live? 

    Christina Warren: I’d make those seconds count. 


    Synopsis: 

    When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he’s part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. In an assignment unlike any he’s ever known, he learns he’s part of a government experiment called the Source Code, a program that enables him to cross over into another man’s identity in the last 8 minutes of his life. With a second, much larger target threatening to kill millions in downtown Chicago, Colter re-lives the incident over and over again, gathering clues each time, until he can solve the mystery of who is behind the bombs and prevent the next attack. Filled with mind-boggling twists and heart-pounding suspense, Source Code is a smart action-thriller directed by Duncan Jones.

    Source: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/summit/sourcecode/

    This morning, I found a photo that struck me to my core. I posted it here: Awakening. Like I said on the post, it is a reminder to live like Christ moment by moment. I also stumbled upon a website of a “19 year old Pennsylvanian girl who’s learning to take this life one step at a time, and learning to give God all of her trust.” I read some of her posts but this is something I can really relate to right now.

    “Who is your Prince Charming?” excerpt:

    There’s something in us girls that just wants to be so fully loved, so fully wanted. I don’t know about guys, but we girls all seem to have this in common: we’re waiting for Prince Charming to come along and whisk us away to his castle in a far off land; we’re waiting for that powerful love that takes our breath away. We’re waiting for our very best friend in all the world; someone we can tell every little thought to…someone we can laugh with, cry with, be silent with, be talkative with, be silly with, be serious with.
    We have this powerful desire. This feeling that there’s a missing link, a missing puzzle piece and we’re waiting to find it.
    Well, I discovered not so very long ago, that yes, there is a missing link, a missing puzzle piece. Half of my heart truly was missing, and there is a God-given longing within me to find that other half.
    But I won’t find it in any man. No earthly prince will ever be able to wholly fill that emptiness within me.
    You see, that emptiness, those missing pieces, that desire to love and be loved can only be filled by the one who made me; by the Prince that has already come, and has been waiting for me to find Him.
    The thing is, my head knows all of these things…but what of my heart?
    See, I’m still learning. Though this faith isn’t new to me, and I’ve known Christ for years now, my relationship with him has had infinite ups and downs. He is always constant, but I’m ridiculous when it comes to my side of the relationship. And as far as Prince Charming goes, let’s be honest. My very human self longs for a man I can touch and hold, whose quirks I can learn, and whose face I can memorize.
    *sigh*
    But I am so grateful that God has protected me from men (sounds funny, eh?). I know with all my heart that were a man to enter my life right now, with my relationship with God the way it is, this man would quickly become as an idol in my life. He would come before the Lord in my life…I would worship the ground he walks on, and he would consume my thoughts.
    I’m so thankful that God’s timing is not the same thing as my timing. You’ve no idea.
    I realize what a gift years of singleness are (and I’m definitely not old enough to be worrying about my single status, yet ;)) and I realize that I need to be using these years to the fullest, to really get to know and love the Lord with everything in me.
    Because He is that missing piece of me…He is my real Prince who’s already come and rescued me. And he rescues me daily. Hourly, even.
    And one of these days, he’s gonna come take me to his castle in the sky where we shall live happily ever after.
    I’m turning twenty and I can never thank God enough for revealing Himself to me as early as now. I cannot imagine myself growing old without Him anymore. The love, the comfort, the protection, the grace *sigh* it’s good to be in His presence!
  5. "If one day you feel that your life is on hold and you’ve been waiting too long, remember this: God is waiting with you."
  6. "There is no pit so deep, that God’s love is not deeper still."
    Corrie ten Boom
  7. Priceless conversation #1

    • Me: Who am I that you are mindful of me? Why did you choose to redeem me?
    • God: You are my child
    • God listens and He answers too! I'll be posting our random conversations whenever I can.
  8. After watching this video last night, I got some questions answered. I now know there’s something more to this life.

    My childhood was nothing but painful experiences. I tried to commit suicide many times; I lost my hope many times; I lost everything I was holding onto many times.

    I gave my life up many times, but God didn’t. Not even once. Instead, He chose to redeem me. He chose to heal every broken thing in me, and gave me a light that never goes out. Now, I understand … God has a plan for me - to give hope to people through my story (a story that He continues to write every single day). Just like Nick.

    Thank  you Nick for being such an inspiration to all of us. To God be all the glory.

  9. Because I’m such a daydreamer …

    I daydream when my mind is tired of thinking of school works. I let my mind wander in an unknown world, always. It comforts me, but sometimes it also brings fear. 

    Last week, I’d been daydreaming the same scenario:

    • I was in a retreat.
    • I was sitting in a mono block chair.
    • There was a speaker (a youth pastor) on the stage.
    • Breakout groups. 

    Until darkness surrounded the place. All living green things (plants, trees) died. Evil entered the room. The Demon was a female. She was trying to find someone who she could possess. I told her “You’re too late. You can’t possess anyone here. Be gone.” Then she screamed and disappeared like a dust.

    I felt power. I don’t know if it was a good thing or a bad thing, but please pray with me that it is the power of Jesus Christ, not pride or self-righteousness. Also, it felt real. Like I was really in there fighting. Like it was actually happening. 

    My Discipler shared that demons cannot possess people who already received Jesus Christ because the Holy Spirit is in them already. That means I cannot be possessed. I’m worried though, that if I cannot be possessed, I might witness demon-possession. 

    I shared this particular daydream to my Discipler last night. She advised that if my daydreams bring fear I should recite a verse to interrupt my mind from wandering. She suggested Psalm 23. :)

    When I woke up this morning, I turn to my Bible and memorized it. I now feel safe. :)

    The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.

    He makes me lie down in green pastures,

    He leads me beside quiet waters.

    He restores my soul,

    He guides me in the paths of righteousness

    for His name’s sake.

    Even though I walk through the valleys of the shadow of death

    I will fear no evil

    for You are with me;

    Your rod and staff,

    they protect and comfort me.

    You prepare a table before me

    in the presence of my enemies.

    You anoint my head with oil;

    my cup overflows with blessings.

    Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life

    and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

  10. "Today, I was robbed. Yet I am still thankful for what happened; first, because I was never robbed before; second, because I lost just a portion of my salary and not my job; third, because although they took all that I brought with me today, it was not much compared to what God has blessed me with; and lastly because it was I who was robbed, not I who robbed. Thank You, Lord, for giving me the AMAZING GRACE to go through today! Thank You for keeping me and my friends safe. Thank You, that no matter how many times I get knocked down by circumstances, You always keep on getting me back up. Indeed, it is not about me getting out of these suffocating circumstances; it is about Your Son being revealed in me and about Your image being released in me. I love You, Lord!

    Through the unfailing love of the Most High, I will not be shaken.♥ [Psalm 21:7]

    "

About me

Beauty In The Broken

I’m Allelie Reyes and this is the bits and pieces of my life shared with people by God’s grace + my voice on different issues.