I was supposed to be out today but since some relationships (the wrong ones, of course) do ruin my happiness, my date with family got cancelled. That means I was left with just my laptop all day. 

I chatted with Lorraine via skype. Her son, Gabe, is getting brighter and brighter and just like his mom, chatty. Praise God for them! :)

And in case you’re wondering about the collage above, it was the result of my boredom. *sigh* It’s been awhile since I took a lot of photos of myself; I felt good I did it again. I got to experiment with the photos using my new awesome photo app! Also, I like the Love and Peace I put on some of the photos (enlarge to see). Love and peace will be my subject during QT, and I believe they are aligned to the message at praise & worship @ CCF today - Undivided Heart. :)

I’ll post more later! :)

My sister and I have a history of not getting along well. We fight a lot. As a matter of fact, there was no day that we wouldn’t have an argument. But when maturity kicked in and God came in the picture, I learned that I must love even my enemies, 

“But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also. Give to anyone who asks; and when things are taken away from you, don’t try to get them back. Do to others as you would like them to do to you.” - Luke 6:27-31

exert how much patience is needed,

“Love is patient, love is kind “ - 1 Corinthians 13:4

have compassion for them because we all need His grace,

“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” - Ephesians 4:32

and that love is action.

“My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth” (1 John 3:18)

Therefore, even if I don’t feel like loving my sister, I have to do it. Why? Because God said, 

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. - Matthew 5:44-45

Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High - Luke 6:35

If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. (1 John 4: 20)

And where do all liars go and what do they experience?

“But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars - their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death. -  Revelation 21:8  

Surely, I don’t want us to end up in Hell just because of our petty fights. And I realized that obedience to God is the application of His teachings in your life; so I came up with this idea: once a month, we go out together to buy our grocery stuff, eat dinner somewhere and watch a movie or pamper at our favorite salon. We don’t talk about each others’ lives that much but at least we get to share common interests once in awhile.

Today we did that. As usual, we went to Market! Market! Ayala Mall to buy some goods for our Singapore trip. Then we had our hair cut at Kevin’s Cut. And before we went home, we had dinner at Kenny Rogers Roasters.

Kenny’s Famous Chicken & Muffin + Red Tea

By the way, this date was the first time we went out together that we did not have any misunderstanding. None at all! Everything went smoothly.Praise God! :)

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Moving to God’s will is not an easy step, but it’s worth it. Take one step at a time :) until you realize God’s already holding your right hand, walking with you.

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:

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.

Source: http://avoiceofpraise.blogspot.com/2012/02/who-is-your-prince.html

In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free.

-Psalm 118:5 

I got a news about what really happened to the guy I used to … (well, I’m not really sure what it was). 

I know in my heart I have forgiven him for what he did, but there were always these “WHYs” in my head - questions that I wanted to have answers.

Today, I did not get any answer from the guy. Instead, God answered them Himself (even if I don’t deserve them because of my disobedience and innocence of His words re:dating. Indeed, He is gracious!). 

I didn’t know how heavy my heart was until He made it clear He saved me from the wrong guy. I could actually hear Him say, “Darling, I’m in control. Remember when I told you things will unravel on its own? This is the day. I am your Lord, your Savior and your Lover. I have loved you with an everlasting love.”

What happened is a proof that though I may not understand why some things happen, God is in control and in all things He works for the good of those who love Him. (Romans 8:28)

The best part? He allowed me to hear the news from the person I truly trust - my bestfriend of forever, Katrina. God is good! 

Now, I feel so light. I’m finally free!!!  

I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free. 

-Psalm 119:32 

This is a photo of me and my bestfriend earlier @ SM Megamall :)

xoxo,

Allelie, the sinner who Jesus saved from a far deeper heartache :)