Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Monday, July 23, 2007
The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
When things in your life seem almost too much
to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the
mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class
and had some items in front of him. When the
class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large
and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it
with golf balls. He then asked the students if the
jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles
and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar
lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas
between the golf balls. He then asked again the students again
if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and
poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled
up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
was full. The students responded w/ a unanimous
"yes."
The professor then produced two cups of coffee
from under the table & poured the entire contents
into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the
sand. The students laughed.
"Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided,
"I want u to recognize that this jar represents your life. The
golf balls are the important things---
God, your family, your children, your health, your friends & your
favorite passions and if everything else was lost and only they
remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job,
your house and your car.
The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the
sand into the jar first," he continued, "there's no room for
the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you
spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you'll never
have room for the things that are important to you.
"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your
happiness. Play with your children. Spend time w/your parents.
Visit with grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your spouse out to dinner.
Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house
and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the
things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is
just sand."
One of the students raised her hand & inquired what the coffee
represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked.
It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may
seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a
friend."
to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the
mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class
and had some items in front of him. When the
class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large
and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it
with golf balls. He then asked the students if the
jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles
and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar
lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas
between the golf balls. He then asked again the students again
if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and
poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled
up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
was full. The students responded w/ a unanimous
"yes."
The professor then produced two cups of coffee
from under the table & poured the entire contents
into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the
sand. The students laughed.
"Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided,
"I want u to recognize that this jar represents your life. The
golf balls are the important things---
God, your family, your children, your health, your friends & your
favorite passions and if everything else was lost and only they
remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job,
your house and your car.
The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the
sand into the jar first," he continued, "there's no room for
the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you
spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you'll never
have room for the things that are important to you.
"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your
happiness. Play with your children. Spend time w/your parents.
Visit with grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your spouse out to dinner.
Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house
and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the
things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is
just sand."
One of the students raised her hand & inquired what the coffee
represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked.
It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may
seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a
friend."
Friday, July 20, 2007
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Monday, July 16, 2007
TRIALS
You perhaps recall the story of the blacksmith who gave his heart to God. Though conscientious in his living, still he was not prospering materially. In fact, it seems that from the time of his conversion more trouble, affliction and loss were sustained than ever before. Everything seemed to be going wrong.
One day a friend who was not a Christian stopped at the little gorge to talk to him. Sympathizing with him in some of his trials, the friend said "It seems strange to me that so much affliction should pass over you just at the time when you have become an earnest Christian. Of course, I don't want to weaken your faith in God or anything like that. But here you are, God's help and guidance, and yet things seem to be getting steadily worse. I can't help wondering why it is."
The blacksmith did not answer immediately, and it was evident that he had thought the same question before. But finally, he said "You see here the raw iron which I have to make into horse's shoes. You know what I do with it? I take a piece and heat it in the fire until it is red, almost white with the heat. Then I hammer it unmercifully to shape it as I know it should be shaped. Then I plunge it into a pail of cold water to temper it. Then I heat it again and hammer it some more. And this I do until it is finished."
"But sometimes I find a piece of iron that won't stand up under this treatment. The heat and the hammering and the cold water are too much for it. I don't know why it fails in the process, but I know it will never make a good horse's shoe."
He pointed to a heap of scrap iron that was near the door of his shop. "When I get a piece that cannot take the shape and temper, I throw it out on the scrap heap. It will never be good for anything."
He went on, "I know that God has been holding me in the fires of affliction and I have felt His hammer upon me. But I don't mind, if only He can bring me to what I should be. And so, in all these hard things my prayer is simply this: Try me in any way you wish, Lord, only don't throw me on the scrap heap."
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.
1 Peter 4:12
“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.” “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.”
James 1:2-3
For you, O God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined.
Psalm 66:10
Wala pang pagsubok na dumating sa inyo na di dinanas ng lahat ng tao. Tapat ang Diyos, at hindi Nya ipahihintulot na kayo'y subukin nang higit sa inyung makakaya. Sa halip, pagdating ng pagsubok, bibigyan Nya kayo ng lakas upang mapagtagumpayan iyon.
1Cor. 10:13
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.
1 Peter 4:12
“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.” “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.”
James 1:2-3
For you, O God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined.
Psalm 66:10
Wala pang pagsubok na dumating sa inyo na di dinanas ng lahat ng tao. Tapat ang Diyos, at hindi Nya ipahihintulot na kayo'y subukin nang higit sa inyung makakaya. Sa halip, pagdating ng pagsubok, bibigyan Nya kayo ng lakas upang mapagtagumpayan iyon.
1Cor. 10:13
Friday, July 13, 2007
Audios & Videos
Potter's Hand (Audio)
Celebrate, Jesus, Celebrate - Don Moen
Don Moen - Give Thanks
Don Moen - God is good
Jeremy Camp - My Desire
Jeremy Camp - Take you back
Jeremy Camp - Walk by faith
Jeremy Camp - I still believe
Jeremy Camp - Wonderful Maker
Jeremy Camp - This Man
Jeremy Camp - Understand
Take you back by Jeremy Camp
Give Me Jesus by Jeremy Camp
Jeremy Camp - Beautiful
Everlasting (John 3:16)
The Potter's Hand
How great is our God
The 8 steps you must take to get to heaven
Celebrate, Jesus, Celebrate - Don Moen
Don Moen - Give Thanks
Don Moen - God is good
Jeremy Camp - My Desire
Jeremy Camp - Take you back
Jeremy Camp - Walk by faith
Jeremy Camp - I still believe
Jeremy Camp - Wonderful Maker
Jeremy Camp - This Man
Jeremy Camp - Understand
Take you back by Jeremy Camp
Give Me Jesus by Jeremy Camp
Jeremy Camp - Beautiful
Everlasting (John 3:16)
The Potter's Hand
How great is our God
The 8 steps you must take to get to heaven
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
The ROCK- Push With All Your Strength
The Rock / P.U.S.H.
A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light and the Savior appeared. The Lord told the man he had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his might. This the man did, day after day. For many years he toiled from sun up to sun down, his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock, pushing with all his might. Each night the man returned to his cabin sore, and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain.
Seeing that the man was showing signs of discouragement, the devil decided to enter the picture by placing thoughts into the man's weary mind "You have been pushing against that rock for a long time, and it hasn't budged. Why kill yourself over this? You are never going to move it." This gave the man the impression that the task was impossible and that he was a failure. These thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man. "Why kill myself over this?" he thought. "I'll just put in my time, giving just the minimum effort and that will be good enough." And that is what he planned to do until one day he decided to make it a matter of prayer and take his troubled thoughts to the Lord.
"Lord" he said, "I have labored long and hard in your service, putting all my strength to do that which you have asked. Yet, after all this time, I have not even budged that rock by half a millimeter. What is wrong? Why am I failing?"
The Lord responded compassionately, "My friend, when I asked you to serve me and you accepted, I told you that your task was to push against the rock with all your strength, which you have done. Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it. Your task was to push. And now you come to me, with your strength spent, thinking that you have failed. But, is that really so?
Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and muscled, your back sinewy and brown, your hands are callused from constant pressure, and your legs have become massive and hard. Through opposition you have grown much and your abilities now surpass that which you used to have. Yet you haven't moved the rock. But your calling was to be obedient and to push and to exercise your faith and trust in My wisdom. This you have done. I, my friend, will now move the rock."
At times, when we hear a word from God, we tend to use our own intellect to decipher what He wants, when actually what God wants is just simple obedience and faith in Him.... By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains, but know that it is still God who moves the mountains. You just P.U.S.H.!
When everything seems to go wrong,... P.U.S.H.!
When the job gets you down,... P.U.S.H.!
When people don't react the way you think they should,... P.U.S.H.!
When your money is short and the bills are due,... P.U.S.H.!
When you want to curse them out for whatever the reason,... P.U.S.H.!
When people just don't understand you,... P.U.S.H.!
P.U.S.H. = Pray Until Something Happens!
[ Author Unknown -- from Pastor Harold Brown ]
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Kapayapaan . . . Maalaala mo kaya . . .
Heto ang KAPAYAPAAN na alam natin, noong wala pang KAUNLARAN...
Si Nanay ay nasa bahay pag-uwi namin galing sa paaralan;
Walang mga bakod at gate ang magkakapit-bahay, kung meron, gumamela lang;
10 sentimos o diyes lang ang baon: singko sa umaga, singko sa hapon;
Merong free ang mga patpat ng ice drop: buko man o munggo.
Mataas ang paggalang sa mga guro at ang tawag sa kanila ay Maestro/Maestra;
Di binibili ang tubig, pwedeng maki-inom sa di mo kakilala.
Malaking bagay na ang pumunta sa ilog para mag-picnic,o kaya sa tumana;
Grabe na ang kaso pag napatawag ka sa principal's office o kaya malaking kahihiyan kapag bagsak ka sa exams;
Simple lang ang pangarap: makatapos, makapag-asawa, mapagtapos ang mga anak...
Pwedeng iwan ang sasakyan at ibilin sa hindi mo kakilala; wala namang lock ang mga jeep na Willy's noon.
Mayroon kaming mga laruan na gawa namin at hindi binili:trak-trakan (gawa sa rosebowl ang katawan at darigold na maliit ang mga gulong, "sketeng" (scooter) na bearing na maingay ang mga gulong at de-sinkong pako para sa preno; patining na pinitpit na tansan lang na may 2 butas sa gitna para suotan ng sinulid (pwede pang makipag-lagutan);sumpak, pilatok, boca-boca, bora dor, atbp.
Di nakikialam ang mga matanda sa mga laro ng mga bata:kasi laro nga iyon. Maraming usong laro at maraming kasali: laste, gagamba,turumpo, tatsing ng lata, pera namin ay kaha ng PhilipMorris, Malboro, Champion (kahon-kahon yon!) May dagta ang dulo ng tinting na hawak mo para makahuli tutubi, nandadakma ka ng palakang tetot, pero ingat ka sa palakang saging dahil sa kulugo; Butas na ang sakong ng Spartan mong tsinelas - suot mo pa rin;Namumugalgal ang pundiya ng kansolsilyo mo kasi nakasalampak ka sa lupa.
Sa modernong buhay at sa lahat ng kasaganaan sa high technology...di ba minsan nangarap ka na rin... mas masaya noong araw! Sana pwedeng maibalik...Takot tayo ngayon sa buhay. Kasi maraming napapatay, nakikidnap, maraming addict at masasamang loob...
Noon takot lang tayo sa ating mga magulang at mga lolo at lola. Pero ngayon, alam na natin na mahal pala nila tayo kayat ayaw tayong mapahamak o mapariwara...
Na una silang nasasaktan pag pinapalo nila tayo... Balik tayo sa nakaraan kahit saglit...
Bago magkaroon ng internet, computer, at cellphone.Noong wala pang mga drugs at malls.Bago pa nauso ang counter strike at mga game boys.Tayo noon... Doon...Tinutukoy ko ang harang taga o tumbang preso kapag maliwanag ang buwan; Ang pagtatakip mo ng mata pero nakasilip sa pagitanng mga daliri pag nanonood ka ng nakakatakot sa"Mga Aninong Gumagalaw"Unahan tayong sumagot sa Multiplication Table na kabisado na tin, kasi wala namang calculator. Pag-akyat natin sa mga puno; pagkakabit ng kulambo, lundagan sa kama;Pagtikwas o pagtitimba sa poso; pingga ang pang-igib ng lalake at may dikin naman ang ulo ng babae;Inaasbaran ng mga suberbiyo; Nginig na tayo pag lumabas na ang yantok-mindoro o buntot-page. Nai-sako ka rin ba?
O kaya naglagay ka ba ng karton sa pwet para hindi masakit ang tsinelas o sinturon? Pamimili ng bato sa bigas; tinda-tindahan na puro dahon naman; bahay-bahayan na puro kahon; naglako ka ba ng ice-candy o pandesal noong araw?Karera sa takbuhan hanggang maubos ang hininga; pagtawa hanggang sumakit ang tiyan; Meron pa bang himbabao, kulitis at pongapong? O kaya ng lukaok, susuwi at espada? Susmaryosep ang nadidinig mo pag nagpapaligo ng bata...
Estigo santo kapag nagmamano.Mapagod sa kakalaro, minsan mapalo; matakot sa "berdugo" at sa "kapre"; Tuwang-tuwa kami pag tinalo ang tinale ni itay kasi may tinola!Yung crush mo?Pag recess: mamimili ka sa garapon ng tinapay - alembong, taeng-kabayo o biscocho? Pwede ring ang sukli ay kending Vicks (meron pang libreng singsing) o kaya nougat o karamel; Kung gusto mo naman - pakumbo o kaya kariba, mas masaya kung inuyat; Puriko ang mantika, at mauling na ang mukha at ubos na ang hininga mo sa ihip kasi mahirap magpa-rikit ng apoy.
Madami pa...Masarap ang kamatis na piniga sa kamay at lumabas sa pagitan ng daliri para sa sawsawan; ang palutong pag isawsaw sa sukang may siling labu yo; ang duhat kapag inalog sa asin; ang isa-sang isubo ang daliri kasi puno na ng kanin... Halo-halo: yelo, asukal at gatas lang ang sahog;Sakang ang lakad mo at nakasaya ka kasi bagong tuli ka; o naghahanap ka ng chalk kasi tinagusan ang palda mo sa eskwelahan.Lipstick mo ay papel de hapon; Labaha ang gamit para sa white-side-wall na gupit;Naglululon ka ng banig pagkagising;matigas na amirol ang mga punda at kumot;madumi ang manggas ng damit mo kasi doon ka nagpapahid ng sipon, di ba? Pwede rin sa laylayan... May mga program kapag Lunes sa paaralan;May pakiling kang dala kung Biyernes kasi magi-isis ka ng desk.Di ba masaya? Naalala mo pa ba?Wala nag sasaya at gaganda pa sa panahon na yon...
Masaya noon at masaya pa rin tayo ngayon habang ina-alaala iyon...Di ba noon...Ang mga desisyon ay ginagawa sa awit na "sino ba sa dalawang ito?Ito ba o ito?" Pag ayaw ang resulta di ulitin:"sino ba sa dalawang ito? Ito ba o ito?"... Awit muna: Penpen de Serapen, de kutsilyo, de almasen. How how thecarabao batuten...Presidente ng klase ay ang pinakamagaling, hindi ang pinaka-mayaman;Masaya na tayo basta sama-sama kahit hati-hati sa kokonti; Nauubos ang oras natin sa pagku-kwentuhan, may oras tayo sa isat-isa;Naaasar ka kapag marami kang sunog sa sungka;kapag buro ka sa pitik-bulag o matagal ka ng taya sa holen.Yung matatandang kapatid ang pinaka-ayaw natin pero sila ang tinatawag natin pag napapa-trouble tayo.Di natutulog si Inay, nagbabantay pag may trangkaso tayo;meron tayong skyflakes at Royal sa tabi.
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 NIV
A cheerful look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.
Proverbs 15:30 NIV
"The people whom I have seen succeed best in life have always been cheerful and hopeful people who went about their business with a smile on their faces."
Charles Kingsley
"Happiness is a matter of your own doing. You can be happy or you can be unhappy. It’s just according to the way you look at things."
Walt Disney
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:12,13 NIV
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