So much to thank God for…let me express these through writing in this blog, and let me share you how Good our God is and I believe if He did it to me, He’ll do it to you as well

1. I thank God for fullfilling the Visions and Dreams and Promises He made.

- Pastor Emer said that even though there are a lot of words that describe God, There are two main words [adjectives] in the Bible that God wants to be described:

- God is Powerful
- God is faithful

the one who gave us promise is faithful. The Bible said that even we are not faithful, God is faithful.

and thou there were many things in the past (my wrong decisions) that delayed the promises of God. Still… the God that gave us the promise is faithful. Thou I messed up my school, God is faithful and He is helping me. Thou we took our business for granted, God is faithful and He will still continue to open the business.

2. I thank God for my wonderful Godswill

- We will be celebrating our “Jubilee” year on december 9, 2009. And as I post this, I wanted to greet him a very happy 6 years and 11 monthsary to both of us. Truly that when God writes your Love story, its the best Love story ever. Thou many people are trying to separate us in the past, truly that whatever God put, No man can separate them. I thank God though both of us are not perfect, whenever there’s problem or trials about our relationship, we can overcome it for God is the center of our relationship.

3. I thank God for the completely healing of my Mom

- I just found out that the medical result of my mom came out and it was negative *cries* truly that when you pray to God with right motives and right heart, He will answer your prayers.

4. I thank God for my two beautiful sisters “Kissa and Maricar”

- Thou we had arguements (because we’re siblings) and thou we have different beliefs… They are very supportive and you can count on them if you’re in trouble.

5. I thank God for bringing us into a new Church and gave me new sets of trusted and true friends-sisters-brothers, as well as thanking God for a godly spiritual daughter and grandson XD

- I am talking about the VCF [Victory Christian fellowship] Angeles. We have learned a lot, not just spiritually but especially in family matters. And whenever I need support (i.e. in Prayers) You can count on them. They care too much. Thou they don’t really tell everyone they are Christian, through their testimony it comes out naturally to them. I know in God’s timing I will really enjoy serving God with them. Thou in the Bible, Jesus preferred “Mary” other than “Martha” I believe that Jesus wants “balance” and that is what we learned in VCF. To Honor God and Make disciples.

- I am also talking about Emily, Ken, Lmae, Erica, Ranma, Akane, Kath, Mary, Cits and others

I thank God for everything.
Even I commit a lot of mistakes in the past,
He is still beside me fixing every mistake I have made.

Truly that when God gave Philip the quote “we were Just Insignificant Losers before but now we are Victorious in Christian Faith” It’s true we were just insignificant losers before. We serve God but we were losers because our life wasn’t balance.

But now its a new story.. new chapter in life… a New beginning

“What do you fear?” – MJ

That was the Word of God through our Life Group leader (MJ) last wednesday when I attended the Life Group. The text is about the weeping Prophet Jeremiah. Who was really scared when God appointed Him to become a prophet. (Jer 1)

Earlier, I woke up at around 8am and planned to work on the website. I opened my notepad together with all the browsers but I couldn’t do work, I stared for a couple of minutes at the screen and then, I remembered the Life Group and I realized how God always protect me eversince I became His child. True that when our Leader MJ asked me what I fear most, I said “roaches”

At the same time… The Holy Spirit reminded me how many times my God.. protected me.

He lead me to this verse: Psalm 12, but the verse 7 really struck me.

 O LORD, you will keep us safe
       and protect us from such people forever.
 
How many times have God protected me? There was one time.. Philip and I drove toward San Fernando and there was something wrong with the car but as we prayed, God protected us. There was another time, a certain woman called me, “Borbolen” because I became a born again Christian, and her life became so messy. Many times, the people who hurt us; when we are not doing anything wrong… God will avenge and protect us. It’s like whoever blesses us, will be bless and whoever will curse us will be cursed.

Then just last week, when Philip and I rode a jeep (although, Philip already discern something so he told me not to ride the jeep, but because I was in pain due to my period, and I was really hungry and in a hurry so I didn’t discerned it so I grabbed his hand and we rode the jeep)… . In that Jeep, we sat at the center of the “robbers” Philip kept silent and he felt the hand of the robber at his pants, and he hugged me tight and just prayed. His phone was at that side of the pants. But a miracle happened, Philip looked straightly at the robber and the robber stopped what was his doing and when the jeep stopped, they left. We checked everything and nothing was stolen. GOD PROTECTED US.

Another thing happened, as Philip was going home; he encountered another robbery. The Jeep he rode stopped and the girl’s phone was snatched away. Philip already hugged his bag because he discerned something is wrong again. GOD Protected Him.

Then… He also made me remember when I was not yet His child, there were certain things that almost happened to me. (i.e. almost got rape, almost died due to sickness or my stubborness, lots of accident etc.) yet… God protected me because a certain person prayed for me.

As I remembered, what Philip said, “Before, when I was a kid… there were many times I didnt understand but God has spoken to me many times to pray for my godswill. Everytime you were in a big trouble, I don’t know but He keeps telling me to pray for you”.

waii.. im crying now. *inhale exhale*

This is the God we serve. This is the God when He fell in love with you, He’ll do things that are beyond your expectations and Imagination. He’ll protect you wherever you go.  

And thou sometimes, we hurt this God because of our stubborness… This is our God. This is our Dad. This is how He protects His children. So if you feel like doubting the existance of our Loving Heavenly Father, just think of those times how He saves us, think of those times how He solve our problems if we give it all to Him.

You may not see Him, some even deny HIM. But you can’t change the fact and you can’t make him dissapear in this world because He is real.

and when He falls in love with you?
I guarantee you that everyday of your Life is ♫ sweeter than a day before ♫

God bless, (geh I need a tissue) hehehe…

- Chette

Tagged: Lmae, Erica and Alvin ^^ here is the documentation ^^

VCF Angeles went to Malolos Bulacan
As the Bible said, “Faith without Works is dead.” (James 2:26). So let’s us not just pray but to act as well. So just scroll down to see the pictures XD. The VCF Angeles Family went to Malolos bulacan for the operation ^^ and we helped, as well as some of my online friends and friends who gave their donation (Thank you sooo much XD Lmae, Rics and Alvin XD)

and watch the video ^^

VCF Angeles helping the Ondoy Victims

I was enlightened and rebuke by our Pastor Steve Murrel. Steve Murrel is really a nice pastor. Imagine? I am a newly VCF member? and I recently posted a comment in His blog and He accepted it, then he also added us as friends in Facebook, multiply & Twitter? And He is the founder of VCF He isn’t hard to approach! I really like my church now (yep He is also one of the pastors in Every Nation) ^^ Imagine before I only watch the transformation CD and the churches who are experiencing a miracle… now I am a part of that Church??? XD God you are sooo soo good!

But there is this post He wrote about the Blame Game and I would like to share it with you guys. Coz its struck my heart, enlightened and rebuked hehehe…

The Blame Game
by Pastor Steve Murrel

It has been one week since Typhoon Ondoy baptized Manila in chaos – destroying homes and displacing 2 million people.

While thousands of ordinary people were generously giving and sacrificially serving those in need, others were busy playing the blame game. According to the blame-fixers, those responsible for the floods include: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the mayors, the senate, the congress, all sinners, God, the devil, global warming, Al Gore (the inventor of global warming), Osama bin Laden, Abu Sayyaf, Ahmajinedad, Gaddafi, Kanye West and former US president Bush (poor guy gets blamed for everything).

On my Nashville to Manila flight a couple of days ago – in order to gain some insights about suffering – I read the whole book of Job, the story of a man who lost it all, then some.

Here are my random Job notes from 30,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean.

1. Bad things happen to seemingly good and innocent people. Four times Job is described as “blameless and upright” yet he experienced horrible suffering.

2. The devil is real and he comes to “steal, kill and destroy.” Chapter 1 makes it clear that all Job’s pain and loss was an act of the devil, not an act of God.

3. People experiencing bad times need good friends. When you have friends who are suffering, try doing what Job’s friends did in Job 2:13 “Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was.”

4. Good friends often give bad counsel. Unfortunately, after that week of silence, Job’s friends opened their mouths and stuck both feet in, nasty shoes and all.

5. Some things can’t be explained and some “why?” questions can’t be answered. The book of Job never answers the “why?” question. But is does paint a good picture of “how” – how to find God in our pain and how to respond to calamity.

6. We can find God in our pain and loss, if we do what Job did when he realized the extent of his loss – “then he fell to the ground in worship…” Do we only worship God in the good times?

7. In the end, the blessing of God caught up with and overtook Job. Most people don’t press through and read the whole book of Job. But if you endure til the end, you will find that “the Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former.” Job 42:12 And if we endure past our pain, we will find God in the end.

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Now my opinion about this:

1. Yeah. Bad things happened seemingly good and innocent people. Actually a certain leader once said, “It seems that when you’re right in front of God. You are wrong in front the people” ^^;; When you want to do right things, people will misunderstood you. (kekeke…) and when you want to expose the wrong thing, you’ll get blame and become the “bad person” ^^;;

2. Amen Pastor Steve, All the sufferings and pains are an act of the devil. God doesn’t want us to suffer. So I really don’t believe in the people saying, “God has given me sickness so that I can be helpful and I can become strong” waaa… ^^;;

3. Yep. When you experience bad times, you need to have good friends. But friends that you can trust on. Be careful in picking friends whom you can trust.

4. Painfully but true. Most of the times, Good friends often give bad counsel. So I have learned that when you help your friend, help him or her. Then be alert of your actions. Do not gossip or say anything to your other friends. Don’t share this secret to others (even though your intention is good.) Just pray and don’t speak. Whaaa… also a positive word is ok and backstabbing is no no.

5. yep. If the questions cannot be explain? Don’t bother to ask. In God’s timing everything will be revealed. Amen!

6. Pastor Emer said last sunday, that we are not storm-free but storm-proof. And during our Storms in life, during pain and loss. We can find God and God will manifest in us (if we give it all to Him). It’s a means of testing and a testimony.

7. This is what I LOVE! teehee. A quote once said… after the rain comes the rainbow. Every problem has a solution. Every suffering has an ending. And if we hold onto God in every problem we have, He will blessed us more than what we expect and the blessing of the latter part is more than the former.

Thank you pastor steve and Pastor emer for the wonderful insights ^^
We thank God for your Life pastor steve and Pastor Emer

So what about yours?? \O/ Halleluiah!

After Church service, We had a great lunch with our newly friend-sister in Christ (also a chemist @.@ *bows down to her* just kidding!) Sis.Nikki. It was an accident though, I never thought she  rode the same jeep, that we rode going to SM City Clark. We had a great sunday and the preaching is about “Discipling Nations.” (LOL. I realize my calling is not just locally but internationally…but in God’s timing) hehe. Anyway we ate at Ikabud, Philip showed the restaurant and we stayed there for about 3 hours! would you believe that? just chatting here and there and chatting about life, about God. She really loves God and we can really feel that she’s an amazing person (so we are excited to get to know her more.)

But the most unforgetable conversation (dami na kasi hehe) we had that time (well for me) is when Philip said, “God design people to take interests in things that are growing. People like to see things that are improving. It’s because that is how God design us.”

I guess that is why I became addicted to “Farmville” hehe. Here’s  my farm ^^ I love seeing how these seeds turn into fruits or vegetables. I love seeing how they grow and improve.

This game is really addicting. But you don’t have to be online all the time to monitor them. There’s a seed where it grows after 2 to 3 days.. and it teaches more about time management and it analyses how you handle things.

My farm’s name is “God and I” ^^ hehehe…

So God doesn’t just want us to “stop” like, once you accepted Jesus as your personal Savior then “stop”. No. You have to become mature. No baby stayed baby forever. Sooner or later (even though you will lie about your age, you will continue to grow… ouch hahaha!) and… even you stop living your life, in reality you’re still ageing. So God wants us to be more productive. He doesn’t say, “Hey kid. Here’s your vision. Then Stop.” Once a vision is being fullfilled, another vision comes.

So don’t stop growing. Be more productive. Grabbed all the oppurtunities and chances God is giving you. Study, Work and serve God wholeheartedly in whatever Ministry God has called you ^^ 

Also please continue to pray for the Ondoy’s victim in Manila and also remember to donate if you can, because Faith without works is dead. So grabbed the oppurtunity to help, whether is it through cash, text (donate your load), donate dress, food or physically help those who will go there to distribute the relief goods.

and 

May sira na kasi yung boots ko… and then We saw a boots in Robinson Galleria, and I really liked it, but it cost 800 pesos so I prayed to God and told Him if ever.. that boots is for me… then when I come back for it, it will be available and cheaper. And we came back after church in VCF and when I looked at the boots. It is available and a miracle happened! it only cost 180 pesos! would you believe that? It was on sale! so I bought it! Galing talaga ni Father God! Love you Dad!

Hello! Chette Here. I’m having a break from studying and so I wanted to share you some of the things that opened my eyes during the past weeks and we were out of our daily routines. I really like my life right now. I can think fast, I can get enough rest and I can have more time with my real friends as well as my God ^^

Attending VCF as well, has changed the way as I approach God… and I’ve been attending eversince August 16 and every teachings/preachings were always an eye opener for me. I really like how they’re teaching “series.” And having a change of style of hearing… looking at some things in a different perspective is totally refreshing.

So without further ado… I’ll share you some of my thoughts and I hope as you read along, your eyes will be opened as well.

Biblical Person no. 1 – Joseph (Beginning Genesis 30)
Before when people speak breakthroughs, I always think of Joshua and Caleb and how they conquer the promise land. But as I was reading Joseph’s life… God pointed it out that Joseph was the person really experieced breakthrough in his life. To be able to experience breakthrough… your life will be shaken. If you are a Christian who doesn’t accept Shakening in your life then you will not experience Breakthrough.

Biblical Persons no. 2 – The difference of Queen Esther and the Widow in Jesus’ Story. (Esther 7 and Luke 18)
I was always encourage everytime I hear the story of the Widow in Jesus’ Story. The widow kept knocking at the door of the judge and kept knocking and knocking and the Judge gave the justice. Jesus pointed out ‘perseverance in asking’ But the thing is… you don’t have to become like the widow, you can be Queen Esther. (this is a teaching from VCF) hehehe… We Christians are not just children, but we are also called, the Bride of Jesus. I know I’ve been hearing we are “Bride” but I never take it seriously.. not until I heard that message. It feels good to be the “BRIDE”. You have all the favor you can get. And reading the Book of esther… Esther did something before She became the “Beloved” of the king. She used wisdom (how she treated the king and prepare herself to meet the king); and thus because of this… the King loved her so much… so much that Queen Esther adversary became the king’s adversary.

Biblical Person no. 3 – Rahab (Joshua 2)
Two things that God revealed to me in the life of Rahab.

1. Rahab is an alien prostitute who was saved because she protected the spies
2. Even there was an order from the higher authority, still Rahab chose to submit to God.

If you read the whole chapter 2 of Joshua, the City of Jericho was marked out for death. But God in His mercy, permitted Rehab to live. Not only that! Did you know that RAHAB became a part of the nation of Israel? She married Salmon and gave birth to Boaz (who is the ancestor of King David and Jesus!) Imagine… a Prostitute becoming a part of the ancestry of Jesus Christ. See what Faith can do?? She’s one of the great women of faith in the Bible.

And She is what you can call… “I will submit to the authority if the authority is right. If not, then I won’t.” kind of woman. Rahab is telling us that ‘we can submit to the ones who has authority, but use wisdom”

I remember one time… when my dad was still here in the Philippines.. he told me once. “Submit to the authority. Submit to the elders, submit to the leaders, but once the leaders are not in the right, then you have the right to disagree with it. If your leader say, ‘Go kill yourself.’ Will you follow him? You will know if its God’s thing or not. This is different to Abraham submission. Use your brain.”

I think he said that because he knew that my weakness before (and up until last august ) that I easily trust people and eventually people will abuse my trust and it will lead to pain.

lastly…

Biblical Persons no. 4: Jesus and James
Very common name But the Holy Spirit revealed something to me as I was reading his story. Jesus ministry started from the age of 30 and He died at the age of 33. His ministry time, is only for 3 years. So what did He do for the remaining 29 years? He served His earthly family. That is why his earthly brother “James” who wrote the Book of James (Nope the writer of the Book of James in the new testament is not the Apostle but rather the ‘earthly brother’ of Jesus, he is another son of mary. =D ) So because of Jesus’ testimony… James wrote the book of James and encouraged many of Christians (in the past and up until present) how a Christian should live, and His role model is his earthly brother: Jesus ^^

Hope these things enlightened you as much as it enlightened me ^^

God bless everyone!
God bless VCF FAMILY!
God bless ANGELES City ^^

I present to you! http://jilac.wordpress.com/

A friend of mine reported to me this http://jilac.wordpress.com/

(Edit: Good they took it down. But we have a Screenshot,  God told us to do that. If you want the screenshot, we have it. and  Emily and Euri has it too.)

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Slander is a spoken defamation. Defamation or “defamation of character” is spoken or written words that falsely and negatively reflect on a living person’s reputation.

(THEY SAID OUR NAMES! ^_^ They even put our Photoes ^^ cute!!!!)

Anyway, you go there and see for yourself. As you can see, all their posts are about us. Bombarding us with negative words with OUR NAMES and PICTURES in it while as for me, I never put their names ^^ but you go there and see how this church operates and talk. It’s like they are trying to PROVE something.

If this is a Real Church… why do they slander? What are they trying to prove? that they are right? Anyway, it doesn’t matter. God knows who is lying or not.

But you know what’s funny? look at the banner, I made that.

Look at their tshirts (Joshua Generation), it was inspired by the Holy Spirit drawn by Philip, some of my wallpapers are being used by the KKBs… and then they are calling us traitors, devils, rebelling against them.. etc.

They should stop “using” those tshirts if we were from satan!

Why do they have to do this? I don’t know.
God’s wrath? what do they know?

Here we are starting back to O (zero) living peacefully and attending VCF, peacefully (not asking for any position) and yet they kept saying this?

The reason why I put that post is because I only want to clarify myself and posting that post WITHOUT their names.

You know who is guilty ne?

Is this still the church and family… we were once a part of it?

Expelled from the leadership because of rebellion? -_-
WE LEFT because of INJUSTICES, We left because we don’t trust THEM ANYMORE.

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Edit: I just talked to Philip and He said, “Your world is too big to revolve in a small box. You already spent your world, 6 years revolving around them. Stop it. Just ignore them. God knows who is speaking the truth, You don’t have to prove anything. God knows” 

Emily said “i feel like the JiLAC members only want to protect their reputation (they mentioned chette and philip’s names in their blog and even posted pictures of them) while chette and philip themselves want to just leave the church in peace (and notice she doesn’t mention ANY names in an effort to protect their identities from the general public.)”

I say: if only they let us leave in peace… I won’t even bother to post this *shakes head*

I really like my Pastor in my new church, he is funny and very kind. Anyway what he preached last sunday was really an eye opener to all of us. (especially to me) and I want to excerpt a small illustration from him last sunday about Gossipping ^^ I hope reading it will help you as much at it helped me ^^

What is the difference of Gossip in the believer and unbeliever world?
Taken from Pastor hehehe …

Before when you’re not yet a Christian…

Your bestfriend called you, “Oh! Best friend! I have a secret, but don’t say it to anyone ne? I really need help… so please don’t say it to anyone… here’s my problem…”

After a few minutes…

You told your other ‘best friend’ ”Oh! Best friend! (Insert name here), has a secret, she told me not to tell anyone but since you are my best friend I will tell you.. just don’t tell anyone ne?”

And after an hour… you walked into the office or in that place and everyone looked at you and knows your secret. (Magbe-bestfriend pala lahat nasa office hehe)

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And now you became a Christian…

A person approached you and asked for your advice, “Sister, I have a problem… please pray for me… you see my problem is this…”

Then after a few minutes of praying and counseling…You approached another sister and say, “Sister… I’m very concern of (Insert name here) I will tell you her problem but don’t tell it anyone. I just want to tell you so that we can pray for her. So her problem is this…”

and after an hour… you’ll be surprised that everyone at the church knows your problem.

We learned in our new church the best way to avoid gossip is:

1. When you are not a part of the problem, do not involve yourself
2. When you are not part of the solution, do not involve yourself.

Note: Not everyone is a part of the Solution

What about you? could you share any thoughts about gossipping? has this thing happened to you? what happened?

I learned a lot coz I thought it was never ‘gossipping’ it was like, “you are concern” but I was rebuked last sunday.  It’s still called ‘gossipping’ And I’ll keep in my mind what those two points in avoding gossipping from now on.