No matter how long I have to wait, everyday is still a day closer to it.
Date a man who reads the Bible (a response to Date a girl who reads)
Date a man who reads his Bible. Date a man who not only reads the Bible but lives out the Gospel. You’ll know that he does because he always carries his Bible in his bag or pocket and he is always ready to serve others.
Date a man who worships. A man who prays. How beautiful it is to see a valiant knight unhindered from showing his passion for the King. He is unashamed to cry in awe of God’s presence or be undignified to dance in the joy of the Lord. He is a warrior prince in front of the enemy but is a child when in front of his God. To see him fall on his knees in prayer, worship with tears flowing from his eyes, arms in surrender and heart in abandon — priceless.
Date a man who fears the Lord yet brave enough to conquer every battle. Date a man who is willing to lay down his pride, his own needs and his own life for the cause of Christ. He is a man who takes the lead but obeys every order of his Commander-in-chief. When wounded, he never gives up. Instead, he would come rushing to his Healer. When he is weary, be there for him but understand when he wants to be alone with his Counselor, his Comforter. He is strong but fully dependent on God; He is his ultimate source of strength, confidence, and security.
Date a man who does not take credit for his noble deeds. In humility, he gives back all the glory to God. Most of the time, he does good things in secret where only God could see him, as he expects nothing in return. How he longs to please God, not man. It is he whose goal is how to be of service, not to be served. It is he who protects and cares, a servant not a slave, a warrior not a worrier.
He is a man who is not caught up into the world’s darkness but radiates God’s light into it. He does not cheat, smoke, drink beer, date around or sleep around. He does not play with every girls’ emotions but treats them with utmost respect. He is fully aware that his body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and that he is created in the image of his Maker. He saves himself for the one God purposed him to be with. He prays for that woman and is determined to protect God’s glory in her. That woman could be you.
Date a man who is madly in love with Jesus. He should be more in love with Him than he will ever be with you. The love he will show you is an overflow of his love for God. He will put God above every thing and make Him his priority. He is a man after God’s own heart before he is after yours. He will even ask the King’s permission first before pursuing you, God’s princess.
He’ll encourage you to be better and closer with God. He will inspire you to be the Proverbs 31 woman God intended you to be. You were created for each other and together, you’ll search for the purpose of God in your relationship. You will have problems along the way, but they will only make you both stronger because you will put God at the center of your relationship.
Date a man who reads his Bible and lives it out. Better yet, marry him.
While waiting, be a woman after God’s own heart.
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*quite uncomfortable with using the word “date” but anyways 
Waiting for you,
char! 
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4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
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Waiting is not a waste of time :)
This article struck a MAJOR chord in my heart. To anyone who’s been waiting for a promotion, the perfect job, a sign, the perfect timing, your future beloved, healing, or whatever the object of your waiting may be, this one’s for YOU.
Here’s hoping that the message speaks to your heart, too. Let your waiting strengthen your faith, and not weaken it.
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God’s Will for Your Wait
Paul Tripp
waiting…….
In ministry there are often moments when you are propelled by a biblical vision but called by God to wait. Waiting can be discouraging and hard. So what does it look like to wait in a way that makes you a participant in what God is doing rather than someone who struggles against the wait? Let me suggest several things.
Remind Yourself You Are Not Alone
As you wait, tell yourself again and again that you have not been singled out. Remind yourself that you are part of a vast company of people who are being called to wait. Reflect on the biblical story. Abraham waited many years for his promised son. Israel waited 420 years for deliverance from Egypt, then another 40 years before they could enter the land God had promised them. God’s people waited generation after generation for the Messiah, and the church now waits for his return. The whole world groans as it waits for the final renewal of all things that God has promised. In ministry, it is vital to understand that waiting is not an interruption of God’s plan. It is his plan. And you can know this as well: the Lord who has called you to wait is with you in your wait. He hasn’t gone off to do something else, like the doctor you’re waiting to see. No, God is near, and he provides for you all that you need to be able to wait.
Realize That Waiting Is Active
Usually our view of waiting is the doctor’s office. We see it as a meaningless waste of time, like a man stuck in the reception area until he has nothing left to do but scan recipes in a two-year-old copy of Ladies’ Home Journal.
Our waiting on God must not be understood this way. The sort of waiting to which we are called is not inactivity. It is very positive, purposeful, and spiritual. To be called to wait is to be called to the activity of remembering: remembering who I am and who God is. To be called to wait is to be called to the activity of worship: worshiping God for his presence, wisdom, power, love, and grace. To be called to wait is to be called to the activity of serving: looking for ways to lovingly assist and encourage others who are also being called to wait. To be called to wait is to be called to the activity of praying: confessing the struggles of my heart and seeking the grace of the God who has called me to wait. We must rethink waiting and remind ourselves that waiting is itself a call to action.
Celebrate How Little Control You Have
Because the constant striving in ministry to be a little god over some corner of creation is draining and futile, waiting should actually be a relief. It’s a reminder that I don’t have as much power and control as I thought I had. When I am required to wait I realize again that I do not have to load my church onto my shoulders. I may have God-given responsibilities in a number of areas, but that is vastly different from pretending I have sovereignty in any area.
The church is being carried on the capable shoulders of the Savior Shepherd, King of kings. All I am responsible for is the job description of character and behavior that this King has called me to in his Word. The remainder I am free to entrust to him, and for that I am very, very thankful! He really does have the whole world in his hands.
Celebrate God’s Commitment to His Work of Grace
As you are waiting, reflect on how deeply broken the world that you live in actually is. Reflect on how pervasive your own struggle with sin really is. Then celebrate the fact that God is committed to the countless ways, large and small, in which his grace is at work to accomplish his purposes in you and in those to whom you minister.
When it comes to the ongoing work of grace, he is a dissatisfied Redeemer. He will not forsake the work of his hands until all has been fully restored. He will exercise his power in whatever way is necessary so that we can finally be fully redeemed from this broken world and delivered from the sin that has held us fast. Celebrate the fact that God will not forsake that process of grace in your life and ministry in order to deliver to you the momentary comfort, pleasure, and ease that you would rather have in your time of exhaustion, discouragement, and weakness. He simply loves you too much to exchange temporary gratification for eternal glory!
Let Your Waiting Strengthen Your Faith
As I think about waiting, I often remember what is said of Abraham in Romans 4:18-21. The passage tells us that as he waited, Abraham was strengthened in his faith. That’s not what we would expect, is it? We tend to think that, having been given a promise from God, a person might well begin to wait with vibrant faith. But as the wait drags on it seems like that faith would gradually weaken. So why did Abraham’s faith on the whole grow stronger and stronger? Because of what he did as he waited. During his wait, Abraham became a student of the character and power of God, and the more he saw God for who he is, the stronger his faith became. He meditated on the glory of God, not on the difficulty of his situation.
There are three ways in which, like Abraham, you can let your waiting strengthen your faith. You can recognize that waiting is an opportunity to know God better through spending time in his Word, thus developing a deeper sense of his character, wisdom, power, and plan. Second, you can recognize that waiting is an opportunity to know yourself better. As you wait, and as your heart is revealed, you have the precious opportunity to become a student of your own heart. What sins, weaknesses, and struggles has God revealed during the wait? Where has waiting exposed the lies and false gods that make waiting difficult? And third, you can recognize that waiting is an opportunity to know others better, as their hearts are similarly revealed. This can offer you precious opportunities for even more effective ministry to those in your care.
Determine to grow stronger, more effective, and more full of faith as you wait. It is, after all, a key part of God’s intention.
Count Your Blessings
Vital to productive waiting is a commitment to resist the grumbling and complaining that often kidnap us all. To fight this tendency, learn to number your blessings as you wait.
I once heard a missionary leader tell a story of how he was dreading an extremely long road trip. Then the thought came to him that this time of being imprisoned behind the wheel of his car was in fact an opportunity. He decided that as he drove he would thank God for every little detail of blessing and grace he could recall, beginning with his earliest memory. As he drove hour after hour, he recounted to God year after year and decade after decade of blessing upon blessing. By the end of his journey, he still had not come up to the present day. As a result, rather than ending his trip exhausted and bored, he ended it excited and changed. He saw his life through new eyes, with the presence and provision of God in his life taking on a clarity and comprehensiveness he had never before glimpsed.
By contrast, waiting often becomes for us an exercise in reminding ourselves of what we don’t have. How much better, how much more fruitful, how much more joyful, to take waiting as an opportunity to recount the many, many good things in our lives that we have been given—things we could have never earned, achieved, or deserved.
Long for Eternity
There is one other thing waiting is meant to do: God intends that waiting would make me long for home. When I consider this, I am often reminded of camping. I suspect the whole purpose of camping is to make you thankful for home. When you camp, everything is more difficult than it would be at home. In the beginning, that can be fun. But three or four days in, you begin to get tired of having to make a fire, having to hunt for drinkable water, and having to fish for supper. You quietly (or not so quietly) begin to long for home.
Waiting is meant to remind you that you live “between the already and the not yet.” Yes, there are many, many things for which to be thankful in this life, but this place is not your final home. You are in a temporary dwelling in a temporary location. In the life and ministry you experience here, there is one aspect or another that can remind you this is not home. The hardships of your present life and ministry speak clearly: this is not the final destination. Waiting is meant to produce in you a God-honoring dissatisfaction with the status quo. Waiting is meant to make you hungry, to produce in you a longing. For what? To be home—home with your Lord forever, home where sin is no more, home in a world that has been made completely new. As you wait, keep telling yourself, This is not my final destination.
Right now, right here, in your personal life or ministry, there is some way, perhaps many ways, in which God is calling you to wait. How well are you waiting? Has your waiting produced in you a faith that is stronger? Or weaker? Has the manner of your waiting drawn you closer to God? Or further away? Has your approach to waiting helped remind you of all the blessings you have been showered with? Or has it tempted you to continually rehearse your list of unmet wants? Has your waiting served to teach you truths about yourself? Or has it only made you more blind about yourself and angry about your circumstances? Has the way you wait enabled you to reach out and minister to others better, or has it simply drawn you deeper into the claustrophobic drama of your own waiting?
In each case, it’s your choice. Take hold of the grace that God makes available. All of these outcomes are contingent on whether you choose God or self, fruitfulness or futility, his powerful grace or your own feeble will. Always remember that God is never separate from your wait. He is the Lord of waiting. He is the liberal giver of grace for the wait. Because your wait is not outside of his plan, but a vital and necessary part of it, he is with you in your wait. And remember God is not so much after the success of your ministry, he’s after you. So as you wait, tell yourself again and again: Waiting is not just about what I get at the end of the wait, but about who I become as I wait.
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Burnout?
I was listening to Starfield and I love how honest and refreshing this song is.
As a leader in church, it’s almost inevitable to experience burn out while serving. Let’s face it, it’s very hard to admit that your faith is failing, that you are becoming weak, tired and weary, that your once burning passion to serve has suddenly turned into a flickering light before your very eyes. You say an empty prayer, you sing a tired song, and you cannot feel God’s presence any longer. You’ve been so busy with the Kingdom that you are struggling to find your way to the King. And all the while, we tend to cover up that lack of zealousness because we fear that other people might feel the way you do.
Know that a disciple’s walk is difficult. But in your moment of weakness, in your times of trials, in your days of desperation, you cannot hide how vulnerable and helpless you are in front of God. You cannot hide anything from Him. He knows exactly what you feel.
With all the trappings of the earthly desires, we need to cry out to God with our childlike faith. Search him like you are searching Him for the first time. Only God can reignite that first love for Him. God says in Jeremiah 29:13, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
Can you relate? I have news for you: you are not the only one going through it. I felt that before too. Remember, what we are doing can never compare to what Jesus did on the cross, so never give up serving Him. I pray that this song ministers to you, too. Come home to Him, He’s waiting.
He loves you more than you’ll ever know!
* jenniferacious.tumblr.com
Serving forever,
31 DAYS: Denouement!
I know, I know. I’m giving you the permission to punch me in the face for not giving an update about my 31 Days PJ. But this is my blog so I guess I have the prerogative to blog whenever Add to the fact that my being a busy bee hindered me from blogginggg the way I did during my first few weeks here in Tumblr. Okay, enough of my excuses. 
Today, I shall blog in the vernacular, or maybe colloquial language, or probably in mixed Filipino-English, I don’t know, whatever flows. Nothing profound, walang keme, walang kembular. Just pure, unfiltered, unedited, unadulterated stream of consciousness transcribed over the triple w.
So… here we go…
Flowing stream of consciousness starts in 3…2…1…
On the 31st day of my Prayer Journey, I remembered a literary term that goes as far back as my 1st year in high school – DENOUEMENT (I suddenly missed Ms. G, one of my favorite English teachers ever. The other favorites being Ms Marie and Maam Maris, who’s not even an English teacher.HAHA).
Okay going back to the denouement thing, which by the way is pronounced as “THEY KNOW MA”, the third syllable pronounced as “MUH” as you would say “DUH” with matching raised eyebrow and a kick of Arneow accent, oh! the complexity of the of the French language phonetics! Gaarrr. Again, going back: Denouement , in literature, means the outcome, resolution, clarification following the climax of the plot. It’s the part of a novel or movie when you’d say, “Aaahhhhhh that’s whyyyyyyy…” I didn’t have the slightest idea why this term came to mind and what is its significance to my PJ.
But I eventually came to realize why. (woo thank God, for if not, I would probably be more bewildered than before, which would defeat the purpose of the PJ) The last 31 days made me see things beyond the horizon and look forward to my time of denouement – a time of realization, a time when everything I held on purely by faith has finally come to materialize, a time when I would say, “Astig, eto yung pinangako sa kin ng Lord a!” at worth it lahat ng paghihintay ko. Ang totoo, meron akong dalawang draft ng future testimonies ko na pinangako na sa kin ng Lord while I was on my PJ, hinihintay ko na lang ang katuparan. Kayaaaa…. Abangan ang susunod na kabanata. )
To be honest, my journey was nothing like I expected. I thought that after 31 days, I would come off all strong, splendid, untouched, invincible. But I came off weak, wounded and broken.
Pero hindi ibig sabihin nun ay talunan ako.
I came off weak, because it was a battle that I fought.
I came off wounded, because of the afflictions the enemy tried to attack me with.
I came off broken, because only then will the Lord make me whole.
The battle is far from over. Naguumpisa pa lang ang Lord sa buhay ko. Even all the blessings Ive been receiving , patikim pa lang ng Lord yun.
But even before that day comes, I’ll stay forever amazed at the the splendor of God. I’ll be waiting with holy expectancy. Habang hindi ko pa alam ang mga susunod na kabanata, ito ang sinabi Niya:
Tarry ye.
I know I’ve heard this phrase somewhere before, but just to make sure, I consulted Mareng Google at sabi niya, to tarry means TO WAIT. Basically, that’s the gist of my journey. I then searched for verses where tarry ye is written and I came upon Luke 24:49,
And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you: but TARRY YE in the city, until ye be clothed with power from on high.
Sobrang sakto! Kaya lang… but wait… ano yung “until I will be clothed with power from on high?” Fresh anointing? A new responsibillity? Hmmmm.. Looks like I have to undergo another round of fasting for this. ) This is why everyay should be my PJ.
As you would notice in my posts, and in some of my unwritten and/or unblogged devotionals (which I opted not to disclose), most of the Words I received boils down to tentenenennnn - waiting patiently.
Ang Lord lang ang nangako na totoong tumutupad kaya alam na alam kong hindi ako madidisappoint. True that! So I am more than willing tp wait, no matter how long and no matter what kind if trials the waiting entails. God did not promise it would be easy, but He promised that He would never leave me.
He gave me clear answers and a direction to take. Grabe talaga, I can truly attest na sumasagot ang Lord, I prayed for next to impossible signs, pero nangyaaaaaaari. Garaaabe. And His Words, His revelations are enough to make me still and be confident in Him. Now, it’s up to me on how I will respond to His answers.
I’m excited for the things to come. For now, one thing’s certain, I’ll be chopping off my long locks. Oh noes. Am I ready? Am I? D
Off topic: As for my birthday faith List, I thank God for giving me the sweetest bilogical and spiritual family The love they show me is way beyond anything I could ever receive materially. Thank you all for the birthday preseeeents! Hopefully before 2011 ends ay mokumpleto ko na and faithlist. (save for the watches) ))
P.S. Please forgive the run-ons, the grammatical errors, and the keme. I told you, unadulderated stream of consciousness. (which gives you an idea of how my brain works, just like what Maam Maris pointed out when she critiqued my thesis T_T) Nevertheless, I still suck at proofreading my own.
P.P.S Why hello Septemburrrrr )
-end of stream of consciousness-
***Phew. Written at my desk, while listening to Boom by Planetshakers. I think I’ll blog like this more often. D
-J
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:))) Happy birthday to me!
Okay. My parents did not raise materialistic children . Not at all. There are just some things that I think are worth investing too. And since I’m turning 23 on the 13th, it’s time to remind myself of my material faith list as well.
1. Brooke Fraser in Manila concert ticket - woohoo! this one’s done done done got my ticket already and I’m soooo excited. I’m so inspired by Brooke’s graceful singing and guitar-playing. When I heard that she’s coming here I told myself I should NOT miss this.
2. Suelas shoes - ahh.. they look oh so comfy and are must-buys for a travelling girl like me (they can be rolled!!!) but I do not think I’ll spend around a thousand bucks for ballet shoes (read: kuripot) hmm.. btw, size 7, Llanura: pearl, powder pink or beige :D
3. Boat shoes - Been trying to find a cheap yet fierce looking one – but when I did, they have no stocks for my size 
– i want the red one with white accents or vice versa
4. ACOUSTIC GUITAR - Yamaha or Ovation! haha! I’ve been praying for an acoustic guitar this year. In fact, I already have a name for this baby. I have a decade old classical guitar but he’s barely breathing, thus the need to be replaced. But see, I’m saving up for my parent’s silver anniversary aaand I want it to be big. Sooo… Still praying. In God’s time, baby you’ll be mine.
5. UP Jacket - No, I do not want Riki Flores for my birthday 
) This one’s a UP jacket from Diliman Republic but it’s too expensive (read: kuripoooot ).
6. DSLR Camera- I dont think this needs a caption. (My cam’s still broken (()
7. External Hard Drive 500 GB - this is a NEED. not a want.
8. BOOOOOOOOOOOKS - I miss finishing a book in 2 days 
Max Lucado books puhlease. :O
9. COUPLE WATCH - This might sound funny but I’m a hopeless romantic and I want a couple watch for me and God-given future significant other (whoever he is). I know i know… I should be praying for him first before the watch. haha
Whew. There you go.
And to those who think I’m hinting….well…
I hope it’s effective. haha *WINK!*
DAY 11:
John 15:7:
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.
Psalm 37:4:
Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Thank you Lord. <3
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31 Days AND BEYOND!
For 22 years of existence, I have a lot to be thankful for, a lot of prayers that are yet to be fulfilled, a lot of questions left unanswered, and still a whole lot to surrender to the Lord. To be completely honest, I know I have been taking a back seat about my personal prayer life. I call upon Him on a need or want basis. I have been inconsistent. One day passionate, another day lax.
I NEED A PRAYER LIFE OVERHAUL.
I believe that new years and birthdays (though should not be limited to) are the perfect time for turning points. Since August (my birth month, btw) is right here right now, I’ll be grabbing the opportunity to make things right with God, right? Right!
I pray that the next 31 days would redefine my relationship with God and my ministry to the Lord, among other prayer items.
God continues to reveal many things that aren’t crystal clear as of now. I know that God’s thoughts are higher than our thoughts and His ways are higher than our ways. Sure, we cant capture the vastness of His wisdom and breadth of His understanding.
But you know what?
WE CAN CAPTURE HIS HEART.
That’s what I’ll be doing in this month-long journey. I’ll be chasing after God’s own heart—- using faith as my compass.
To experientially know God.
To capture His heart.
To make Him my priority and my everything.
To live every single day according to His purpose.
TO finish this journey eternally changed.
To give Him ALL THE GLORY.
GOD, I’M READY. LET’S GO.
