Pastor Paolo said that our prayers become more powerful when we incorporate scriptures.  I have always been fascinated by prayers as a whole.  The fact that we are able to converse with the Lord is pretty amazing already, but making it more potent is just astonishing don't you think?

And so again after quite sometime, I opened my bible and read some.  I found Psalm 23 and loved it.

1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
       he leads me beside quiet waters,

 3 he restores my soul.
       He guides me in paths of righteousness
       for his name's sake.

 4 Even though I walk
       through the valley of the shadow of death,
       I will fear no evil,
       for you are with me;
       your rod and your staff,
       they comfort me.

 5 You prepare a table before me
       in the presence of my enemies.
       You anoint my head with oil;
       my cup overflows.

 6 Surely goodness and love will follow me
       all the days of my life,
       and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
       forever.

thumbs up

thumbs up to God for making things happen.

Awesome. Awesome

Woot!

Note to Self

Dear Self,

its time you take the advise of others and stop being a worry-wart.  Things shall fall into its rightful place in His perfect time.  Take things as it happen and stop thinking, quit over-analyzing. Stop reading too much into stuff and just take everything at face value.  Remember, taking it this way is easier on your heart.

Love,

You

iPray

I went to mass yesterday with my family and found myself at a loss for knowing exactly what I want to pray for myself.

I know precisely what to pray for, for each of my friends and sisters and brother and parents.  I have my little prayers I say for each one tucked inside a small pocket in my head.. but when it comes to what I shall pray for for myself, it seems that I am unable to articulate in my mind what it is i want.  It is not because I have nothing that I want to pray for - this is actually the opposite.  I think I want so much that I don't know what to say first.

I was also thinking, if I pray for something, I have to be specific and clear.. and it has to be just.  Something that in my heart of hearts I know, I want and ready to receive.  And so, I end up praying for the little things in my life that is kind'of not so great now.  Those parts that makes me want to crawl into bed and stay there for weeks.  Those that I know starts the eating away my sanity and make me question.  For myself, that's what I pray for.

sleep

Lately I have been feeling really tired. So tired that I wish I could just crash in bed and not get up for weeks.  So tired that I couldn't think straight.  I need to sleep this off. Whatever this is.. I have to sleep this off.

To a beloved friend and brother

I usually know what to say.  But this time, I kept thinking, what can one say except..  May you rest in peace my friend.  I love you.


Philippians 1:3 "...I give thanks to my God in all my remembrance of you"

why not Taylor?

                                     



So, I've been thinking that I should just listen and surround myself with things that would make me happy and not totally make me act like am neurotic or something.  I've been thinking so much about it trying to figure out how I'd start.  Then, I saw Taylor Swift on Ellen this afternoon being such a teenager and totally cute.

And so now, I am downloading her songs.  Yep, I am.  I am thinking baby steps.  I like her, should be good right?

Secrets

Laughter Cures

I posted some pictures in my Tumblr of me laughing with friends.  I liked doing it so much, I will post some of it here too. :)

Laughing in Salcedo

B'ley after the Inday Badiday Joke

Clang laughing pretty

Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live

laugh is a smile that bursts

I am thankful for laughter

Laughter is the shock absorber that eases the blows of life

Laughter is the spark of the soul

If I stop laughing - I’d be dead

hohum

Am back to my old thinking self; being surrounded by friends who have been “fixing” and living their lives now got me thinking again about what I really want to do with mine.  This isn’t something bad, I’m actually glad that my friends are making stuff happen for them, it’s just sad that at 26, I can’t even answer the simple question of what I really want to do.

I am actually doing my best not to think about this anymore.  I really really don't want to think about it since it only frustrates me.  I have this uneasy feeling in my tummy every time it crosses my mind.  I hope this isn’t the 2nd round of QLC, because honestly I am glad I’m done with that part of my CW life.