♥The Best of Me

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2007-10-08T15:48:00.000+08:00

I'm really depressed right now. If ever you are reading this post, I kindly ask for you to pray for me. I feel so desperate. My world, it's falling apart, I'm losing my grip, and I think I can't go on. A thought like this somehow crossed my mind last night, and this was what actually I've said to my mother.

"If I were not a Christian. I probably have committed suicide. I could've been already one of those so-called EMO's. Knowing the fact that I am already losing self esteem, I guess, if I were not a Christian, I could have already died."

I cried myself to sleep last night. I just don't wanna mention every specific detail about what's going on in my life right now, but to elaborate it, my world, is completely a disaster right now. Everything is a mess. My only hope is Jesus. My only hope is my faith. I know people might see me with a huge grin on my face when I'm outside, but when I'm alone and I'm with my God, I easily breakdown and cry and whisper those heartbreaking words to Him.

I don't know, and forgive me, but right now, I really need time for myself. I've been busy, I've been thinking about my stories, I've been thinking about things to update and stuffs to put in order to set up a great plot for my stories. And I have thought about giving up my writing skill, I've thought about following God's will. I don't really know, nor sure about it, but I trust my human instinct.

I guess writing have really set me apart from God, it have actually set off a big, huge, && an unbreakable wall between me and my relationship with God. I've put almost all my effort in this writing thing, and I've given my time to it, but less to God and to my studies although I actually go to church and attend practices and fellowships every time. I just feel the fire when I am there, but when I'm already home, I just turn on my laptop and do some updates.

I don't know why, but I've been focusing so much on writing these times. I've been dreaming to become a famous author someday, which I do not know, if it could somehow come true or not. I don't know if it's God's will, but if I really need to give it up, I guess, somehow I could think it over, and just let go of it.

2007-09-29T13:46:00.000+08:00

Credits: Teentalk Food for the Soul

"Let me explain the problem science has with religion." The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.

"You're a Christian, aren't you, son?"

"Yes sir," the student says.

"So you believe in God?"

"Absolutely."

"Is God good?"

"Sure! God's good."

"Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?"

"Yes."

"Are you good or evil?"

"The Bible says I'm evil."

The professor grins knowingly. "Aha! The Bible!" He considers for a moment. "Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?"

"Yes sir, I would."

"So you're good...!"

"I wouldn't say that."

"But why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person if you could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn't."

The student does not answer, so the professor continues. "He doesn't, does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?"

The student remains silent.

"No, you can't, can you?" the professor says. He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.

"Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?"

"Er...yes," the student says.

"Is Satan good?"

The student doesn't hesitate on this one. "No."

"Then where does Satan come from?"

The student falters. "From God"

"That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?"

"Yes, sir."

"Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything, correct?"

"Yes."

"So who created evil?" The professor continued, "If God created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil."

Again, the student has no answer. "Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?"

The student squirms on his feet. "Yes."

"So who created them?"

The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question. "Who created them?" There is still no answer. Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized. "Tell me," he continues onto another student. "Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?"

The student's voice betrays him and cracks. "Yes, professor, I do."

The old man stops pacing. "Science says you have five senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen Jesus?"

"No sir. I've never seen Him."

"Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?"

"No, sir, I have not."

"Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that matter?"

"No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't."

"Yet you still believe in him?"

"Yes."

"According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?"

"Nothing," the student replies. "I only have my faith."

"Yes, faith," the professor repeats. "And that is the problem science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith."

The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of His own. "Professor, is there such thing as heat?"

"Yes," the professor replies. "There's heat."

"And is there such a thing as cold?"

"Yes, son, there's cold too."

"No sir, there isn't."

The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain. "You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat, unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't have anything called 'cold'. We can hit up to 458 degrees below zero, which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than the lowest -458 degrees."

"Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it."

Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding like a hammer.

"What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?"

"Yes," the professor replies without hesitation. "What is night if it isn't darkness?"

"You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light, but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to define the word."

"In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?"

The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This will be a good semester. "So what point are you making, young man?"

"Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed."

The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time. "Flawed? Can you explain how?"

"You are working on the premise of duality," the student explains. "You argue that there is life and then there's death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought."

"It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it."

"Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?"

"If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do."

"Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?"

The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed.

"Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?"

The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion has subsided.

"To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, let me give you an example of what I mean."

The student looks around the room. "Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor's brain?" The class breaks out into laughter.

"Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain, felt the professor's brain, touched or smelt the professor's brain? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, with all due respect, sir."

"So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures, sir?"

Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, his face unreadable.

Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers. "I guess you'll have to take them on faith."

"Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with life," the student continues. "Now, sir, is there such a thing as evil?"

Now uncertain, the professor responds, "Of course, there is. We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil."

To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."

The professor sat down.

This one has really inspired me alot. God bless you guys always!

Don't mock Jesus

2007-09-22T20:03:00.000+08:00

I've been wandering around Lunatic Forum, and I saw this posted by kuya glen. Thank God I found this once and for all!

credits: Lunatic Forum

KNOW THESE FACTS?

I SURE DIDN'T TILL NOW

Death is certain but the Bible speaks about untimely death!

Make a personal reflection about this.....

Very interesting, read until the end.....
It is written in the Bible (Galatians 6:7):

"Be not deceived; God is not mocked:
for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Here are some men and women
who mocked God :

John Lennon (Singer):

Some years before, during his interview with an American Magazine, he said:

"Christianity will end, it will disappear.
I do not have to argue about
that. I am certain.

Jesus was ok, but his subjects were too simple, Today we are more famous than Him" (1966).

Lennon, after saying that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, was shot six times.

Tancredo Neves (President of Brazil ):

During the Presidential campaign, he said if he got 500,000 votes from his party, not even God would remove him from Presidency.

Sure he got the votes, but he got sick a day before being made President, then he died.

Cazuza (Bi-sexual Brazilian composer, singer and poet):

During A show in Canecio ( Rio de Janeiro ),

while smoking his cigarette, he puffed out some smoke into the air and said: "God, that's for you."

He died at the age of 32 of AIDS in a horrible manner.

The man who built the Titanic

After the construction of Titanic, a reporter asked him how safe the Titanic would be.

With an ironic tone he said:
"Not even God can sink it"

The result: I think you all know what happened to the Titanic

Marilyn Monroe (Actress)

She was visited by Billy Graham during a presentation of a show.
He said the Spirit of God had sent him to preach to her.
After hearing what the Preacher had to say, she said:
"I don't need your Jesus".

A week later, she was found dead in her apartment

Bon Scott (Singer)

The ex-vocalist of the AC/DC. On one of his 1979 songs he sang:
"Don't stop me, I'm going down all the way, down the highway to hell".

On the 19th of February 1980, Bon Scott was found dead, he had been choked by his own vomit.
Campinas (IN 2005)

In Campinas, Brazil a group of friends, drunk, went to pick up a friend.....
The mother accompanied her to the car and was so worried about the drunkenness of her friends and she said to the daughter holding her hand, who was already seated in the car:

"My Daughter, Go With God And May He Protect You.."
She responded: "Only If He (God) Travels In The Trunk, Cause Inside Here.....It's Already Full "

Hours later, news came by that they had been involved in a fatal accident, everyone had died,
the car could not be recognized what type of car it had been, but surprisingly, the trunk was intact.

The police said there was no way the trunk could have remained intact. To their surprise, inside the trunk was a crate of eggs, none was broken .

Christine Hewitt (Jamaican Journalist and entertainer) said the Bible (Word of God) was the worst book ever written.

In June 2006 she was found burnt beyond recognition in her motor vehicle .

Many more important people have forgotten that there is no other name that was given so much authority as the name of Jesus.

Many have died, but only Jesus died and rose again, and he is still alive .

I cried on this one.

2007-09-22T19:19:00.000+08:00

I cried on this one. Really really sad parent poem. Thumbs up to the author! And thanks to the one who posted this.

Credits: Teentalk Homebound

sulat ng mga magulang sa anak...

Sa aking pagtanda, unawain mo sana
ako at pagpasensyahan.

Kapag dala ng kalabuan ng mata ay
nakabasag ako ng pinggan o nakatapon
ng sabaw sa hapag kainan, huwag mo sana akong
kagagalitan.

Maramdamin ang isang matanda.
Nagse-self-pity ako sa tuwing
sisigawan mo ako.

Kapag mahina na ang tenga ko
at hindi ko maintindihan ang sinasabi mo,
huwag mo naman sana akong sabihan ng
"binge!"
paki-ulit nalang ang sinabi
mo o pakisulat
nalang. Pasensya ka na, anak.
Matanda na talaga ako.

Kapag mahina na tuhod ko,
pagtiyagaan mo sana akong tulungang tumayo,
katulad ng pag-aalalay ko sa iyo
noong nag-aaral ka pa lamang lumakad.

Pagpasensyahan mo sana ako kung ako man ay nagiging
makulit at paulit ulit na parang sirang plaka.
Basta pakinggan mo nalang ako.
Huwag mo sana akong pagtatawanan o pagsasawaang pakinggan.

Natatandaan mo anak noong bata ka pa?
kapag gusto mo ng lobo,
paulit-ulit mo 'yong sasabihin,
maghapon kang mangungulit hangga't hindi mo
nakukuha ang gusto mo.

Pinagtiyagaan ko ang kakulitan mo.

Pagpasensyahan mo na rin sana ang
aking amoy.
Amoy matanda, amoy lupa.
Huwag mo sana akong piliting maligo.
Mahina na ang katawan ko.
Madaling magkasakit kapag nalamigan,
huwag mo sana akong pandirihan.

Natatandaan mo noong bata ka pa?
pinagtiyagaan kitang habulin
sa ilalim ng kama kapag ayaw mong maligo.

Pagpasensyahan mo sana kung madalas,
ako'y masungit,
dala na marahil ito ng katandaan.
Pagtanda mo,
maiintindihan mo rin.

Kapag may konti kang panahon,
magkwentohan naman tayo,
kahit sandali lang. inip na ako sa
bahay, maghapong nag-iisa.
Walang kausap.
Alam kong busy ka sa trabaho,
subalit nais kong malaman mo na
sabik na sabik na akong makakwentohan ka,
kahit alam kong hindi ka
interesado sa mga kwento ko.

Natatandaan mo anak,
noong bata ka pa?
Pinagtiyagaan kong pakinggan at
intindihin ang pautal-utal mong
kwento tungkol sa iyong teddy bear.

At kapag dumating ang sandali na
ako'y magkakasakit at
maratay sa banig ng karamdaman,
huwag mo sana akong
pagsawaan alagaan.
Pagpasensyahan mo na sana kung ako
man ay maihi o madumi sa higaan,
pagtiyagaan mo sana
akong alagaan sa mga huling sandali
ng aking buhay.

Tutal hindi na naman ako magtatagal.

Kapag dumating ang sandali ng aking
pagpanaw,
hawakan mo sana ang aking kamay at bigyan mo
ako ng lakas ng
loob na harapin ang kamatayan.

At huwag kang mag-alala, kapag
kaharap ko na ang Diyos
na lumikha, ibubulong ko sa kanya na
pagapalain ka sana ...
dahil naging mapagmahal ka
sa iyong ama't ina...

-Written by Ariel F. Robles
Baliuag, Bulacan

2007-09-22T14:05:00.000+08:00

A Silent Love

Love transcends everything, including the one gift we take so often for granted, speech. A touching story with a tear-jerking ending which shows true love is patient and will be a shining light in moments of despair.

credits: Sad Love Stories.com

From the very Begining, the girl's family objected strongly on her dating this guy. Saying that it has got to do with family background & that the girl will have to suffer for the rest of her life if she were to be with him.

Due to family's pressure, the couple quarrel very often. Though the girl love the guy deeply, but she always ask him: "How deep is your love for me?"

As the guy is not good with his words, this often cause the girl to be very upset. With that & the family's pressure, the girl often vent her anger on him. As for him, he only endure it in silence.

After a couple of years, the guy finally graduated & decided to further his studies in overseas. Before leaving, he proposed to the girl: "I'm not very good with words. But all I know is that I love you. If you allow me, I will take care of you for the rest of my life. As for your family, I'll try my best to talk them round. Will you marry me?"

The girl agreed, & with the guy's determination, the family finally gave in & agreed to let them get married. So before he leave, they got engaged.

The girl went out to the working society, whereas the guy was overseas, continuing his studies. They sent their love through emails & phone calls. Though it's hard, but both never thought of giving up.

One day, while the girl was on her way to work, she was knocked down by a car that lost control. When she woke up, she saw her parents beside her bed. She realised that she was badly injured. Seeing her mum crying, she wanted to comfort her. But she realized that all that could come out of her mouth was just a sigh. She has lost her voice......

The doctors says that the impact on her brain has caused her to lose her voice. Listening to her parents' comfort, but with nothing coming out from her, she broke down.

During the stay in hospital, besides silence cry,.....it's still just silence cry that companied her. Upon reaching home, everything seems to be the same. Except for the ringing tone of the phone. Which pierced into her heart everytime it rang. She does not wish to let the guy know. & not wanting to be a burden to him, she wrote a letter to him saying that she does not wish to wait any longer.

With that, she sent the ring back to him. In return, the guy sent millions & millions of reply, and countless of phonecalls,.. all the girl could do, besides crying, is still crying....

The parents decided to move away, hoping that she could eventually forget everything & be happy.

With a new environment, the girl learn sign language & started a new life. Telling herself everyday that she must forget the guy. One day, her friend came & told her that he's back. She asked her friend not to let him know what happened to her. Since then, there wasn't anymore news of him.

A year has passed & her friend came with an envelope, containing an invitation card for the guy's wedding. The girl was shattered. When she open the letter, she saw her name in it instead.

When she was about to ask her friend what's going on, she saw the guy standing in front of her. He used sign language telling her "I've spent a year's time to learn sign language. Just to let you know that I've not forgotten our promise. Let me have the chance to be your voice. I Love You. With that, he slipped the ring back into her finger. The girl finally smiled.

44 things a girl would die for

2007-09-16T14:28:00.000+08:00

actually, I laughed hard on this one.
Haha. it's really kind of true. Here it is, btw, I found this in friendster. HAHA.

LADIES: this will make you tear up
GUYS : read it. all of it!

1-touch her WAIST
2- TALK to her
3-share SECRETS
4-give HER your jacket
5-kiss her SLOWLY

ARE YOU REMEMBERING THIS?

6-HUG her
7-HOLD her
8-LAUGH with her
9-invite HER somewhere
10-let her be WITH you when you're with
your friends

KEEP READING

11-SMILE with her
12-take PICTURES with her
13-pull her onto your LAP
14-when she says she loves you more,
DENY IT. fight back
15-when her FRIENDS say i love her more
than you, deny it. fight back and hug
her tight so she can't get to her
friends. it makes her feel loved

ARE YOU THINKING OF SOMEONE?

16-always hug her and SAY "i love you"
when you see her
17-kiss her UNEXPECTEDLY
18-HUG HER FROM BEHIND AROUND THE
WAIST! :D
19-tell her shes BEAUTIFUL!
20-TELL her the way you feel about her!

OH AND ONE LAST THING YOU NEED TO SHOW
HER YOU MEAN IT

21-Open doors for her, walk her to her
car- it makes her feel protected, plus
it never hurts to act like a GENTLEMAN
22-Tell her she means everything to
you,
but MEAN it
23-if it seems like there is something
wrong, ask her- if she denies something
being wrong, it means she doesn't want
to talk about it- so just HUG her
24-make her FEEL loved
25-kiss her in front of OTHER girls you
know!!!!

WE MIGHT DENY IT BUT WE ACTUALLY LIKE
AND KINDA WANT YOU TO TICKLE US

26-don't lie to HER.
27-DON'T cheat on her.
28-take her ANYWHERE she wants
29-txt messege or call her in the
morning and tell her have a good day at
work or school, and how much you
MISS her.
30-be there for her when ever she needs
you, & even when she doesn't need you,
just be there so she'll know that she
can ALWAYS count on you.

ARE YOU STILL READING THIS? YOU BETTER
BE, IT'S IMPORTANT

31. Hold her close when she's cold so
she can hold YOU too.
32. When you are ALONE hold her close
and kiss her.
33. Kiss her on the CHEEK; (it will
give
her the hint that you want to kiss
her).
34. While in the movies, put your arm
around her and then she will
automatically put her head on your
shoulder, then lean in and tilt her
chin
up and kiss her LIGHTLY.
35. Dont EVER tell her to leave even
jokingly or act like you're mad. If
shes
upset, comfort her.

REMEMBER ALL THESE THINGS WHEN YOU ARE
WITH HER NEXT

36. When people DISS her, stand up for
her.
37. Look deep into her EYES and tell
her
you love her.
38. Lay down under the STARS and put
her
head on your chest so she can listen to
the steady beat of your heart, Link
your
fingers together while you whisper to
her as she rests her eyes and listens
to
you.
39. When walking next to each other
grab
her HAND.
40. When you hug her HOLD her in your
arms as long as possible

MAKE SURE SHE KNOWS SHES LOVED

41. Call or text her at night to wish
her SWEET DREAMS
42. COMFORT her when she cries and wipe
away her tears.
43. Take her for LONG walks at night.
44. ALWAYS Remind her how much you
love her.

you'll never know when she needs just a
lil more love