"I'd rather be Single than to have Shingles." Boom! Hugot! Hugot ng isang taong dumadaan sa pagsubok nitong sakit na ito. Akala niyo about sa relationship ang topic ko ano? Pero pwede din - relationship with God. 😊 But first things first, ano nga ba yung Shingles na yan? Hindi ko nga din alam na may sakit palang ganito. Akala ko sakit ito dahil ang tagal ko nang single. (ba dum tsss!) **Disclaimer - Merong parts ng story na graphic kaya I am warning ahead para sa mga medyo sensitive na tao. Ayon sa MSD Manuals, ang Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus is reactivation of a varicella-zoster virus infection (Shingles) involving the eye. Symptoms and signs, which may be severe, include dermatomal forehead rash and painful inflammation of all the tissues of the anterior and, rarely, posterior structures of the eye. It's different from the Genital Herpes which is a sexually transmitted disease but it is similar to the virus which causes chickenpox. After magkaroon ng isang tao ng chickenpox in their childhood or adolescence, the virus stays dormant for years in the nervous system and then it can reactivate again due to lowered immune system or other diseases. Paano ba nagsimula ito? It started on Thursday (September 13), pagtingin ko sa salamin, parang mayroong tatlong maliliit na pimples sa left side ng noo ko. I shrugged it off dahil there were times talaga na pinipimple ako kahit matanda na hehehe. Then I've noticed sa sumunod na dalawang araw na lumalaki ito at nagkakalaman, and my head started to ache. Kaya pang tiisin yung pain at sa tulong nadin ng pain reliever eh nakapasok pa ako sa work at nakapagserve sa church. Monday came and I woke up na sobrang bigat ng feeling and I saw na parang kumakalat na yung inaakala kong pimples dahil pati sa left eyelid ko eh meron na. I was shocked pero medyo kampante pa na this was nothing serious at baka nagkaroon lang ako ng reaction sa salon na pinagupitan ko ng buhok nuong Wednesday. Di' ba gumagamit sila ng brush pantanggal ng buhok sa mukha? - iyon ang una kong naisip na cause nitong inflammations sa aking mukha. First time ko pa namang magpagupit duon dahil malapit at mura lang. Nasira kasi yung electric razor/clipper ko nuong halos patapos na akong maggupit sa sarili ko kaya naman kinailangan kong mapatouch-up yung mga natira pang buhok. I was still having headaches na inakala kong galing lang sa tooth na kakapasta lang last week kaya I excused myself sa work and I thought na kaya ito ng ilang araw lang na pahinga. Wedenesday (September 19) - almost one week after the formation ng pimples sa noo ko, I woke up and felt that my left eye was shut na. Hirap na akong buksan ito and the inflammations around it eh nagsiputukan na. Here's the picture I took that day: Pati si Miguel Cotto dinamay ko hahaha! Pero that's how I felt; para akong sinuntok sa mata kaya nagsara ito. I was worried na talaga this time dahil affected na eye ko that's why my mom and I decided to see a doctor.
Getting to the dermatologist was not an easy feat kahit malapit lang ito sa amin. Imagine living your whole life with two eyes tapos ngayon gagawin mo lahat ng bagay with one eye? I felt humbled by God during this time dahil there were plenty of times na nag aact-out ako as a blind person with shades and umbrella as tungkod pa. God showed me how difficult it was to move around with one eye only, then I realized... "Paano pa kaya yung mga taong bulag talaga?" Bibitinin ko muna kayo, mahaba pa yung kwento ko kaso masakit din kasi sa mata as I type sa computer. Sensitive kasi eyes ko sa ngayon. #Sorry! _ Alam mo nakakataba ng puso kapag nilike and share mo itong story na ito. Ang hirap kaya magtype hahaha joke! Hindi man ikaw ang mainspire sa ngayon pero baka ibang taong kakilala mo na may pinagdadaanan din sa buhay. Keep heart! ❤️ At manalig lang tayo kay Jesus Christ. He will never leave you nor forsake you. - (Deuteronomy 31:6) See you sa part two of this story! Gelo Mellows Have you ever felt like you're a disabled person? I have been... A dictionary defines disabled as (a person) having a physical or mental condition that limits movements, senses, or activities. There were times na nagiging mahiyain ako, incompetent, or not performing at my best. These were all issues of Pride and its cousin which is Ego. Kapag wala si Lord sa buhay mo, minsan you will feel like a disabled person even if you have a complete set of body parts by medical standards. Proverbs 16:18 (GNT) - Pride leads to destruction, and arrogance to downfall. Nick Vujicic said it best that when you put the word GO in front of the word Disabled, it becomes GOD is Abled. GO! The word Go requires an action. It is our act towards faith and not towards inaction. Some species of sharks need to always move/swim because if they don't, they will die and so are our aspirations in life. Be like the shark or whatever animal it is that best represents you. Ika nga sa Tagalog - "Galaw-galaw baka mastroke!" Here's another thing: The enemy wants us to feel disabled so that we become useless for God's kingdom because they know na sobrang ganda ng plans ni Lord para sa atin. (John 10:10, Jeremiah 29:11) What we need to do is to let go of all our prideful actions and let God take control of our life as we submit to him so that He can make us Able-bodied persons once again for His purpose. _ Are you inspired by this story? Malaking bagay kung i-lilike and share mo ito to your family and friends so others can see it. 😊 If you're in need of prayers; you can write it at my Get Connected page. If you haven't accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, I suggest now is the best time to do it! Attend a church and make sure to get connected or ask me how. Until then, Gelo Mellows Alam mo yung feeling na kinakausap ka na ng kwarto mo dahil naiipon na yung mga alikabok at dumi dito pero you keep on ignoring it? That was me a couple of days ago. As humans eh we tend to be lazy sometimes. May mga bagay tayong mas pinaprioritize and cleaning for me is honestly not one of my highest priorities. There's a joke by my mom which she says often kapag nakikita na niya yung mga agiw sa ceiling ng room ko: "Okay yan, para sa Halloween eh hindi na kailangan magdecorate pa sa room mo." 😅 I really feel ashamed and condemned sa sarili ko for sharing these but because I've accepted Jesus in my life; Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus - Romans 8:1 (NIV) at hindi naman dito nagtatapos yung story kaya stick around ka lang... I was looking for an old notebook of mine yesterday at parang hinalughog ko na yung buong kwarto at hindi ko padin ito makita hanggang sa naalala ko na meron pa pala akong mga containers sa ilalim ng aking kama. I finally found it pero napansin ko na sa paghahanap kong ito eh I've made a mess at kailangan ko na talagang magligpit at siyempre maganda nadin kung sasamahan ng paglilinis ng alikabok. I've set my intentions right at nagpray ako kay Lord na this was my way of glorifying Him today. I know I've put it aside a lot of times, yung paglilinis and for some reason the Holy Spirit spoke to me na kahit ano pa mang gulo ang dumating sa buhay mo, Si Lord lang talaga ang makakasama mo sa pag-aayos nito. One of the best ways for me to not think of the time I spend sa paglilinis is makinig ng music. Have you tried listening to worship songs lalo na ng Victory Worship or Every Nation Music? Naku kung hindi pa eh you'd be amaze kung gaano ito ka-effective. And yes I've also listened before sa K-pop, OPM, or mga Heavy Metal songs pero mas prefer ko na ngayon yung mga sumisigaw in the name of Jesus! Part One pa lang iyan ng paglilinis ko. Kung pwede lang ibenta ang mga alikabok eh talaga namang sisipagin ang lahat ng tao maglinis ng kanilang mga bahay o kwarto kaso hindi eh. Pero malay natin in the future ano? Let's keep that hope alive hahaha! 'Di ba ang sarap-sarap matulog kapag malinis ang kwarto, maayos ang kama, at mabango ang paligid? Ang naging lesson sa akin dito was that we can glorify God in a lot of ways. Kahit sa simpleng paglilinis lang basta't para kay Lord mo ito ginagawa eh it becomes a significant task rather than a minuscule one. Whatever work it may be basta't iooffer mo ito kay Lord would glorify Him. I know our lives can be very busy at minsan wala talagang time para maglinis. Kaya naman if you're living in Parañaque, Las Piñas, and Alabang, you are blessed! Our friends from Mr. Butler offers various services to help you with errands like cleaning the house, laundry pick-up and delivery, quick grocery shopping, bills payment, house repair, and many more! Click here to get to their website. _ Are you inspired by this story? Malaking bagay kung i-lilike and share mo ito to your family and friends so others can see it. 😊 If you're in need of prayers; you can write it at my Get Connected page. If you haven't received Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, I suggest now is the best time to do it! Attend a church and make sure to get connected or ask me how. Ang sosyal nung title ano? Nuong una ko ngang naencounter itong word na ito ay nabighani kaagad ako. Akala ko related sa music kasi may sing hahaha! ♫ According sa best pal kong si Google; ang musing daw ay isang period of reflection or thought. Synonyms nito ay meditation, thinking, contemplation, at reflection just to name a few. Now you know at para maalala ko din ulit. Kuya Bebot on the left side. Ako yung may makintab na ulo. This is our Victory Group. Photo Credit to Xaviz De Guzman. Sino ba si Kuya Bebot? I met Kuya Bebot by chance sa Victory Sucat. I was sitting sa mga upuan near our church and merong nag-alok sa akin ng coffee. I thanked him sa offer niya kaso sabi ko nagpapalpitate kasi ako kapag nagcocoffee kaya puro water lang ako. (And matcha green tea. Kaya sa mga gusto manglibre sa akin, now you know. 😉) Mabilis kaming nagkaroon ng connection at nabanggit nga niya na parang gusto pa niya umattend ng isa pang service; yung 11 am dahil medyo nakukulangan pa siya sa Word ni God. Sabi ko na 'since wala siyang kasama nuon eh sumama na lang siya sa amin.' Then from there sinama nadin namin siya sa aming Victory Group meeting para mas mapag-usapan yung topic from that day's preaching. His story is a fascinating one. Nagbakasyon siya dito sa Parañaque dahil sa reunion ng kanilang family at taga Zamboanga City talaga siya. Nastranded yung sasakyan niyang barko nuong Sunday, June 11 at within two weeks pa ang reschedule ng paglalayag niya. Pupunta na sana siya sa isang simbahan sa Pasay ngunit kulang ang kanyang pamasahe at parang may naglead sa kanya na pumunta ulit dito sa Victory Parañaque. Medyo lost siya and I am happy to be an instrument of God para ibalik siya sa path na pinlano ni God para sa kanya. I can see na talagang nainspire siya sa mga napag-usapan that day at nagpasalamat siya sa buong group sa pagtanggap sa kanya dito at talagang si Lord ang ginoglorify namin. Natapos ang araw at nagkapalitan kami ng number ni Kuya Bebot para kung one day daw eh makapunta ako sa Zamboanga City "God willing" eh masabihan ko siya para i-welcome ako. I mean, duon pa lang sa sinabi niya eh natouch na ako. Talagang kapag gumawa ka ng mabait sa kapwa without expecting something in return eh may maganda ding mangyayari sa iyo. Galatians 6:9 (ESV) - And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. Naging parang magtextmates kami ni Kuya Bebot. Naalala ko nung grade school o high school ako eh uso yung pasahan ng quotes. For two days eh walang patid siya sa pagmemessage sa akin, morning and evening; kaya naman nainspire ako gawan ng blog si Mr. Redelio Leyson dahil ang gaganda ng mga sinesend niya and I know a lot of you could benefit from it din. With his permission, ito ang isa sa mga iyon: Background photo credit to : Foxy Folksy (link here) Close to being senior na si Kuya Bebot kaya hindi na niya maipopost sa Facebook ang mga quotes na ganito maging sa Instagram din. He is gifted sa pagsusulat/text kaya naman through the Holy Spirit's grace sa akin, inutusan Niya akong ispread ang Mabuting Balita in this digital age kung saan mas tutok pa tayo sa mga cellphone at computer natin kesa sa Bible. #realtalk We pray na sana gumanda na ang panahon sa mga susunod na araw para matuloy na ang iyong pag-uwi sa Zamboanga City upang maishare mo nadin ang baon na Word ni God na natutunan mo dito sa Parañaque. In Jesus' name. Amen! _ Are you inspired by this story? Malaking bagay kung i-lilike and share mo ito to your family and friends so others can see it. 😊 If you're in need of prayers; you can write it at my Get Connected page. If you haven't received Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, I suggest now is the best time to do it! Attend a church and make sure to get connected or ask me how. I was watching the Game 4 of the NBA Finals kanina and a commercial from a known car company came out and it was their ad for their new car model. In this era of digital marketing, kailangan mapukaw agad ng isang company ang attention ng isang mamimili. The videos/pictures are well edited, pinagkagastusan, at yung tipong mapapabili ka kaagad kasi they are portraying that you lack something and they have the perfect remedy for this emptiness that you are feeling. What if I tell you na may binebenta din ako? Are you ready to listen? **Member ako ng isang big-time na multi-level marketing at yung upline ko ay bigatin!! Gusto mo pa ng details? **Mas sikat pa siya sa mga artista o successful business owners na kilala mo at hawak lang naman Niya ang mundo at ang buong kalawakan sa Kanyang mga palad. [1][2][3] Interesado ka na ba? PM me for more details hahaha! 😂😂😂 Pwera biro, kung hindi mo pa nagets, eh si God yung tinutukoy ko. Kumbaga parang naging ahente ako ni Lord dahil sobrang convinced ako sa mga Promises niya. Halimbawa kasi meron kang isang produkto na binebenta; hindi ba dapat in the first place eh convinced ka sa bagay na ito? You can only sell it when you yourself have experienced what this great product of yours does. At ganun din ako kay Lord! He is greater than our highs and lows [4] and I've experienced it first hand yung life na wala siya sa buhay ko compared sa life na ginoglorify ko Siya. Related blog: Never take God out of the Equation (here) I mean sa sobrang convinced ko, it is selfish of me kung hindi ko ito isshare sa iba. I know not everyone will agree with me but through faith in action, I know hindi man ngayon yung time na matouch ka but I believe someday that seed will grow tulad ng nangyari sa akin. Check out mo din itong isang ahente namin though I haven't met him yet pero sabi ko nga sa'yo eh big-time itong networking namin. 😊 11-year old William Maillis - Credits to Juice Malaysia and Hamza Iqbal for uploading in (YouTube) So it takes more faith pa nga daw para sabihin ng isang tao na walang God kesa maniwala na meron. Yun lang naman ang only rational explanation kung bakit hindi sila naniniwala sa kanya. But for those who believe in Him, huwag niyo namang ismolin ang kakayanan ni Lord. Hindi siya yung god na nalalagay lang sa bulsa at tinatawag lang kapag may kailangan tayo. Hindi siya isang genie hahaha! What He wants is a father-son/daughter relationship. Acknowledge him in everything that we do. [5] At siyempre i-magnify mo Siya sa pamamagitan ng pagpapasalamat; malaki man o maliit ang nangyari sa ating buhay. It takes no amount of money to recieve Him pero kaya niyang higitan ang lahat ng mga precious possessions natin. All it takes is a decision and faith that He rose from the dead and has conquered all our sins. He did it because of his LOVE for us that is why He wants you to be saved. _ Are you inspired by this story? Malaking bagay kung i-lilike and share mo ito to your family and friends so others can see it. 😊 If you're in need of prayers; you can write it at my Get Connected page. If you haven't received Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, I suggest now is the best time to do it! Attend a church and make sure to get connected or ask me how. Until then, Gelo Mellows First time kong naencounter yung phrase na The One That Got Away sa isang song ni Katy Perry with the same title. Nauso din yung TOTGA dahil sa hilig nating mga Pinoy magshortcut ng mga salita tapos meron naging teleserye dito using the same acronym. Chorus: In another life, I would be your girl We keep all our promises, be us against the world In another life, I would make you stay So I don't have to say you were the one that got away The one that got away Ang senti lang eh noh? Pero ganun talaga kapag ang message ng song eh malungkot; malulungkot ka din. That's why worship songs are amazing dahil namamagnify mo si Lord at hindi yung mga problems mo. I had a couple of experiences sa The One That Got Away. I would not detail them in full dahil baka umabot ng 3 days ang pagbabasa ninyo pero ang bottom line was that: masakit talaga. "Time heals everything and lifting those pain kay God will help you through it." Why do we have to suffer from these kinds of challenges in life? There are many reasons as to why God allows us to suffer pero one of the lessons I remembered sa isang preaching was that struggles in life happen dahil God wants us to seek more of Him. Minsan kasi nakakalimot na tayong magpasalamat when we have all the blessings in the world. God is a jealous God at tulad ng isang magulang, gusto nilang pinangangalagaan at pinasasalamatan ang mga bagay o gamit na binili at pinaghirapan nila para sa atin. Isa sa mga favorite stories ko sa Bible ay yung story ni Job. Si Job ay isang tapat na servant ni God. He had everything from a powerful position to vast riches. One day, God boasted how great of a servant si Job sa kanyang council. Then Satan challenged God and said "kaya ka lang naman winoworship ni Job dahil binibiyayaan mo siya". Satan asked permission to destroy the life of Job to test if he would still be faithful to the Lord when everything is taken away; at pinahintulutan naman ito ni God but with one condition, and that was to spare his life. So Satan unleashed the most unthinkable punishment to Job kung saan namatay ang mga anak niya, nawala ang mga kayamanan at ari-arian niya, at nagkaroon siya ng mga sakit sa balat. Through it all, Job still worshiped the Lord pero her wife and good friends thought the other way around 'Maybe Job did something bad to deserve these punishments' pero he defended his innocence. Dumating din sa point na nagduda siya kay God kaya sa inis niya, vinoice out niya yung mga hinanaing niya kay Lord. God listened and gave him a vision kung saan pinakita ni Lord yung wonders hindi lang ng mundo kundi pati nadin ng buong kalawakan. How every small details of its working eh alam Niya. Para bang pinarating ni Lord na gamunggo (napakaliit) lang ng problema ni Job for God's amazing glory para hindi Niya ito masolusyunan. Hindi man tuluyang nahanap ni Job ang sagot kung bakit siya pinarusahan ng ganun kagrabe, naintindihan naman niya ng lubusan kung paano nag-ooperate si God sa buhay natin. Job 42:5 - My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you. Lalo siyang naging faithful kay Lord at dumoble pa ang balik ng blessings na natanggap niya. As you can see, yung TOTGA o The One That Got Away ay hindi nadin naman masama o nakakahinayang lalo na kung alam nating God only wants what is best for us [1]. Ang dapat nating gawin in this time of waiting is to keep on praying and seek natin si Lord everyday. Hindi lang naman sa tao nag-aapply yung TOTGA, kundi pati nadin sa mga yaman o ari-arian natin, trabaho, kalusugan, at marami pang iba. Walk by faith and not by sight [2] and in time itong bagong TOTGA na ito ay yung The One That God Assures na. _ Are you inspired by this story? Malaking bagay kung i-lilike and share mo ito to your family and friends so others can see it. 😊 If you're in need of prayers; you can write it at my Get Connected page. If you haven't received Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, I suggest now is the best time to do it! Attend a church and make sure to get connected or ask me how. Until then, Gelo Mellows Unang post pa lang eh mabigat na... 😅 On July 2017, I joined Victory Parañaque dahil my life needed a new direction badly. I was enduring the breakup from a five-year relationship, I was unemployed and jumps from one work to another, my health was down, and my relationships in life were close to zero. I would compare myself sa isang taong grasa at dahil sa ganoong kababang tingin eh wala talagang taong lalapit sa akin. I'm really glad I've made good friends with Marvin E. Naging kawork ko siya nung nagtrabaho ako sa BGC nuong 2014. He was the one who introduced me to Victory Church sa The Fort at dahil duon, kahit hindi man ako nagcommit at umaattend palagi eh "The seeds were planted" sabi nga niya. Siya din yung nagyaya sa akin umattend nung nag-open ang Victory sa Sucat, Parañaque and without hesitation I joined him and it was the best decision of my life so far. It was my first time to join church groups at na-amaze ako sa mga ginagawa after church service dahil si God padin ang pinag-uusapan in relation to everyday life. Our group leader, si Mike J. imparted a phrase to us na hinding-hindi ko makakalimutan. It was the phrase "Never take God out of the Equation" - Sa anumang bagay na gagawin natin, dapat kasama palagi si God. I thought magtutuloy-tuloy na yung progress sa buhay ko but all of a sudden, I started going back to my old ways. I had a lot of doubts tapos ang daming naapektuhan like many of my business prospects. Unti-unti ko na naman palang tinatanggal si God sa aking buhay. I made plans without consulting Him at tinigil ko nadin eventually ang pagpursue ko sa Kanya which also led me na maging secretive sa buhay ko (nawala yung pagiging open ko sa ibang tao) at pati pagpunta sa church ay itinigil ko nadin. "Minsan si Lord gumagamit talaga ng mga tao to force you back to Him. He knows all our problems and He does whatever He can para matulungan tayo in every way, shape, or form." Dumating ang 2018 and I was still doing the same cycle of magnifying my problems. I've caused a lot of disappointments sa maraming tao including my parents, friends, business partner prospects, at sa naging girlfriend ko for a short period of time. Yung New Year, New Me ay parang hindi ata effective sa akin dahil my old habits were taking control of me. Ang daming problems na dumating sa family namin pagpasok pa lang ng 2018 at sukong-suko na ako sa buhay. And then one day, nagmessage nanaman sa akin si Marvin E. at niyaya niya ako umattend sa bagong bukas na Victory Church sa Bicutan. I believe this was God's sign to me saying na "Anak, I will never ever let you down." kaya without hesitation ulit, I've decided to go with him again. Fast-forward today, I've learned to count my blessings. Natuto nadin akong kumonsulta lagi kay God before doing anything else. Sobrang nakaka-amaze si Lord at naeexcite ako sa mga promises Niya kaya naman I am constantly seeking Him everyday. Am I not worried kung babalik ba ulit ako sa dati kong sitwasyon/pag-uugali? Hindi na! I will forever remember what life was without Him, at kung ano yung life kapag kasama ko Siya. Are you inspired by this story? Malaking bagay kung i-lilike and share mo ito to your family and friends so others can see it. 😊 If you're in need of prayers; you can write it at my Get Connected page. If you haven't received Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, I suggest now is the best time to do it! Attend a church and make sure to get connected or ask me how. Until then, Gelo Mellows |
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