Friday, December 17, 2010

The Reason…



What comes in your mind when we talk about Christmas? Some are thinking about parties, drinks, gifts, bonuses, money and festivities. Some are thinking about abundance and prosperity. Some says it’s the birthday of Jesus. Yes, it’s true, it’s not exactly the date of birth of Jesus but once in a year we used to commemorate the birth of our Lord Jesus. We can celebrate Christmas everyday of our lives if we just only knew the real meaning of it. Have you ever think what’s the real meaning of Christmas?


Christmas is about Jesus. It’s His birthday, we are celebrating His life. He was sent by our Father in Heaven to save us from our sins. Some says it’s not biblical to celebrate Christmas, yes it’s true, some says it’s paganism, yes it’s true, It is true because most of us nowadays celebrate Christmas because it’s Christmas. Most of us doesn’t know what is Christmas all about. Why can’t we celebrate the real meaning of the coming of Jesus in our lives? Christmas is about Him and only Him. If someone celebrates it’s birthday we used to give gifts, isn’t it? It’s Jesus’ Birthday and He wants also a gift from us…you might be wondering how, since Jesus is God so he doesn’t need a gift at all…but He does. Jesus wants our lives. He wants us to surrender our lives to Him. He wants us to follow Him, He wants us to celebrate life with Him. We are sinners but He pay the price on the cross for us. That’s how much He loves us. WE ARE THE REASON WHY THERE IS CHRISTMAS because our Father in Heaven does not want us to live in sins. WE ARE THE REASON WHY HE DIED ON THE CROSS. I realized that there’s something that God can’t do…we all know that there’s no impossible with Him but NO. There’s something that He can’t do…HE CAN’T TAKE AWAY HIS LOVE FROM US! He even allow the fate His only son to die on the cross for the sake of our salvation.


More than 2,000 years ago when Jesus leaves footprints here on earth. But why most of us can’t accept the foot prints that He leaves in our hearts? Why we keep on rejecting Him as our Lord and our only savior? Why can’t we live with our God? He has proven His love to us from the very first beat of our heart up to the last breath we have in our lives but why we keep on questioning his love for us. Christmas is love and it’s not about me…it;s not about you…it’s not about us…it’s about the love of Jesus.

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Last Day of my life…as me!

I am someone who is strong, who never accept defeats, someone who don’t know how to cry. I live my life to the fullest; I enjoyed life but didn’t realize what it really meant for me. There are so many things that happen in my life. There are lots of ups and down, lot of tears but there’s a lot of laughter. Life is so easy for me. I been into vices, I even allow to be manipulated by other people. I believed that was the most beautiful life I ever had. When I got my work here in Manila, life seems to be nothing but enjoyment, nothing but fun, nothing but addiction, nothing but competing others but every time I got home, I feel that something is missing in my life.

Life must go on as they say but every time I open my room when coming home, all alone, I am not aware that tears are coming in my eyes. I don’t know if I am just missing my family or is it because I am just alone. Things get worse and worse, there’s emptiness in me but I can’t figure out what is that emptiness and how I can resist it.

One time a friend invited me to visit somewhere else one Tuesday night of August. From there, I met Him again. I knew Him before but I really don’t have a relationship with Him. That was the day that I told myself to love Him again, to allow Him to stay in my life. I don’t know but every time I come home there’s a smile in my face and slowly the emptiness in me is filled with so much joy and love.

These coming days in my life is very significant to me coz He’ll be taking my life from me. I’ll be submitting myself to Him, totally submitting my whole life and this life is not mine anymore, He will owned my life. He will wash my life and take all those bad memories, He will take all the pain in my heart and He will fill it with so much love and I’ll never be the same again.

I might be leaving my family, my friends and the people that surrounds me because of this journey I have with Him, I know I will be happy with Him and I will share the love that I never felt before. I’m ready to take the cross with Him.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Living in a Box (The Family)


Life is worth living for. That's what I have always in my mind. The question is "How worthy life is if you are living in a box?" Not literally living in a box, but look around you, do you think most people are living outside the box? Nope, most of us are living inside the box. Not all but most of us are just living inside a box. No freedom, limited space, uncomfortable and it takes a lot of sacrifice.
I have seen a lot of families whose parents are working abroad, children are living on their own. Parents can afford to provide everything for their children but in return they are suffering from being away from their love ones. It's not wrong to work hard for our children, what's wrong is that parents forget that their children need them more than the money. What's worst when family is not a whole family at all, when children are starting to beg for love to other people and parents choose to separate their ways because love starts to fade in their hearts.

I am a commuter and everyday of my life I have seen families beside the street begging for something to eat. Sometimes I think it's normal but I realized it's not. It become normal for most of us because we used to see them everyday of our life. I am fortunate than them but why it's so hard for me to help them? I am willing to help but I have nothing to help, I have a limited resources to help them. I can share something for them but what's the hardest thing is that I can't even help my own family. I can't help them in the sense that I don't have an idea if they are eating well, are they comfortable, are they having enough money for their daily needs!? It's an irony but it's true.

I'm pretty sure that you are familiar with the word "Buena Familia". They are family who can afford to buy what they want. But do you think these people are the happiest people? I knew some but they are not happy in what they have and what they are. Fighting each other, having problem with their security, working so hard as if they know nothing but money. No love only money. Their happiness is based on their money. They have also limitations and it seems they are living inside the box.

As far as I have observed, whether rich or poor, most of us are living inside the box. Can you ask yourself with these questions and try to reflect it on your own. How can we get out from there? What is there outside the box that we should be aiming for? Is there any something special outside the box? There are so many reasons why should we get out from box of our life because there is life outside that box.

(My personal thanks to Mr. Angelo Javier for allowing me to use his photos. I am using his photos instead of using a family photos is because this is exactly how I want you to picture out life, inside the box, uncomfortable, limited space, happy eyes, contented yet there is pain in the eyes, mysterious and you don't know what it really mean unless you will put yourself how does it feels like inside the box.)

Heart of Giving

2 Corinthians 9:10-12 (New International Version, ©2010)

10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.

11 You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.

12 This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. 
I been always asking myself "How can I have something if I am required to give?" It's an irony for me that to have it I must give. The bible says GIVE AND YOU WILL RECEIVE. But how can you give if you have nothing to give?


So painful to think that we want to help, we want to give but we are bound with limitations. But you think limitations can prevent you from giving? In my case, it's my limitation that allows me to give. You can give without giving money. Giving your time to someone is the best thing I could give. Listening to their problems, absorbing all the burdens they have in their hearts. That's the only thing I can give...my time.

Giving is not giving unless you give also your heart. If you think you don't feel like giving then do not give but always give from the heart. Giving without asking for something in return that's the real heart of giving. Most of us don't have enough for ourselves but if you give that something that was left in you, the floodgate of heaven will open up for you and you will have more than what you have asked. Limiting to what you can give will also limit to what will be given to you. Give and feel the sacrifice, give and feel the pain, give and the blessings from heaven will flood in you.

My personal experience in giving and having the blessings that are coming into my life...this page is not enough to enumerate those blessings. Being thank you is not enough to all the blessings that He showered on me. Based on personal experience God never fails me, He is always there when I madly need Him. He showered me with so much blessings, He gave me more what I asked from Him. I am encouraging you to give before asking of something from Him and He will never fail you.

Everything on earth is owned by God. We are here to take good care of what He has owned. It is our accountability and responsibility to return everything to Him. Don't just be blessed everyday in your life but be a blessing to other people.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

I will be free...

 John 8:36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

There are times in our life that we need to decide for ourselves. We need to choose a path for our own. We have to decide for something and make a stand for that decision in our life. Sometimes because of that decision we might hurt other people, we might lost our traditional beliefs, we have to leave our love ones because of that decision. It hurt to leave and to decide but if that's the only way to save them all then I really have to go for it.

Presently, I am preparing myself for the best thing that will ever happen to my life. It's something that no money or any materials things can buy. I can't imagine how happy I am now because of this celebration that will happen to me very soon.

I know I am not the same person anymore after this. I have to bound myself for a lifetime commitment and I will never be the same. I will never be alone anymore. All these things are not accident, there's a great reason for everything and no matter what reason that would be...I am and will always be grateful for that reason.

I don't know what's the significance of November 27 for me coz this is also the day when I pledge and oath as a teacher and now November 27 and 28, 2010 I will pledge for another significant event in my life.

Monday, November 22, 2010

Cup of Coffee

I been so busy for a while and I almost forgot to update my blog pages. This will be new blog page and I call it Arjhay's Cup of Coffee. Wondering why?

First because I am a coffee addict. I can't live a day without a cup of coffee. It's a daily routine upon waking up in the morning, a cup of coffee.

Second, I don't know why it's so relaxing to have a cup of coffee and talking about anything and everything under the sun? I love to hear some friends talking about their problems, their heartaches, their failures and their triumph in life. Maybe I was really born to listen to other people and I think it's my mission.

Third, cup of coffee for me symbolizes of something that I can share to you. Advices, prayer request, how to...do's and don'ts in life...and I love to hear it from you. We can talk it here and I am very willing to share this page to all of you.

Fourth, coffee itself symbolizes of what I have in my life...it might be bitter, creamy, sweet, smooth, foamy kind of life I have.

I am cordially inviting you to write anything in here and we will try to figure it out how does it means to you and how it means to me and how it will affect to our readers.