Things in the past, All I've been through is for Your glory...

I had a good day, praise God! Started oh so well when I was confronted with some itchy stories of the past. My officemates started teasing and questioning me about the dark episodes of my life. Shooo! Shooo! Shooo! I cannot deny I was part of it but I praise God for the redemption. If not for Christ, I wouldn’t have gotten out… It was my Jesus who took away the bondage of drugs and other ties.

Then I was silent. I felt so bad to be in the hot seat talking about why I was stuck into the stuff and all those experiences. I felt the blood rushed to my brain as I sat on my desk wanting to disappear.

But the Holy Spirit just placed a song in my heart and at that very instant, I started worshipping the Lord of lords…

Here is the song:
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Lord I offer my Life to You…

All that I am, all that I have
I lay them down before you, oh Lord
All my regrets, all my acclaims
The joy and the pain, I'm making them yours
(Chorus)
Lord, I offer my life to you
Everything I've been through
Use it for your glory
Lord I offer my days to you
Lifting my praise to you
As a pleasing sacrifice
Lord I offer you my life
(Verse 2)
Things in the past, things yet unseen
Wishes and dreams that are yet to come true
All of my heart, all of my praise
My heart and my hands are lifted to you
(Bridge)
What can we give
That you have not given?
And what do we have
That is not already yours?
All we possess
Are these lives we're living
That's what we give to you, Lord
(Chorus)
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It’s not about what you’ve been through,
It’s not about what you’ve done,
It’s about going back to your first love and surrendering your all to Him.
It’s all about Christ…How He died on the cross to save you from your sins…
It’s about His power that can break any hard shell and let you come out of it.
It is all about Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world.

If you feel that you are in darkness. If you think that you can never get out from your bondage. If you are on drugs and you feel that you cannot stop…pause…and call on the name of Jesus Christ.

Repent of your sins and ask Jesus to be your Saviour and Lord, and you will be FREED!
Been there…betcha! Things will be perfectly GREAT!

A glimpse of the past...

I scanned through my Blogs and one which was entitled “Learning the Hardest Possible Way” gave me a laugh. It was kind of my online diary where I poured out pain, confusion, depression, fantasies, happiness, victories, and all. Then I realized one thing, most of the posts were about loneliness. It started with a broken life that was shattered in pieces and scattered, and there I was slowly trying to pick up what has been splintered. There were also stories of a broken heart that was longing to be with somebody in the past while struggling to win over the bondage of drugs.

It was a life trapped in darkness. It was a total messed-up life. But that was in the past.
Praise God for the new life He has given! “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Out of the tomb, He called my name and raised me up from death to life! Jesus Christ took me out of the bondage of drugs and gave me love that is pure and unconditional. I’ve never felt so loved! He loved me when I was so unlovely and cleansed me by shedding his own blood to free me from my sins.
No more picking up of the scattered pieces because Jesus gave me a whole new life! I can’t stop praising Him!

Jeremiah 29:11

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord. “They are plans to prosper and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope."

photograph taken by yanee, at the Butterfly Sanctuary, Bohol Province

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.

Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00pm, Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ - had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke perhaps Ingrid would be with us today.

It only takes a minute to read this-

Recognizing a Stroke
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed and getting to the patient within 3 hours which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps. Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

1. *Ask the individual to SMILE.

2. *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

3. *Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. . . It is sunny out today). If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call paramedics immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could identify facial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the general public to learn the three questions. They presented their conclusions at the American Stroke Association's annual meetin. Widespread use of this test could result in prompt diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent brain damage.

BE A FRIEND AND SHARE THIS ARTICLE WITH AS MANY FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE, you could save their lives.

Things I know that Angels wish they knew…

The song Angel’s Wish by Steven Curtis Chapman really struck me.
It talks about the things that Angels know about heaven…
Things that no people have seen…on the other hand, it talks about the things that the angels haven’t experienced such as the love of the Savior and the grace of God.

I lived in darkness for years and spent half of my lifetime sinning.
I’ve been in bondage with endless transgressions. It was a murky world where I was…
But God gave His only begotten Son to come down to earth and save me from damnation. I was bathed with the blood of Jesus who took my place at the cross and sacrificed his life…
The grace that God has given to me…The gift of love and salvation…
The overflowing mercies…and how God carried me on the lowliest part of my life…
These are things that angels can only wish they knew…

Here is the song:

Angel’s Wish
Steven Curtis Chapman

Was God smiling when He spoke the word and made the world?
And did He cry about the flood?
What does God's voice sound like when He sings, when He's angry?
These are just a few things that the angels have on me
Well, I can't fly at least not yet
I've got no halo on my head
And I can't even start to picture heaven's beauty
But I've been shown the Savior's love
The Grace of God has raised me up
To show me things the angels long to look into
And I know things the Angels only wish they knew
I have seen the dark and desperate place where sin will take you
I've felt loneliness and shame
And I have watched the blinding light of grace
Come breaking through with a sweetness only tasted
By the forgiven and redeemed
And someday I'll sit down with my angel friends
Up in heaven
And they'll tell me about Creation
And I'll tell them a story of Grace
Well, I can't fly at least not yet
I've got no halo on my head
And I can't even start to picture heaven's beauty
But I've been shown a Savior's love
The Grace of God has raised me up
To show me things the angels long to look into
And I know things the Angels only wish they knew

a hundred and one hairfall...

99, 100, 101...THAT'S IT!!!
Am I on my way to being bald? The crown of glory I once am proud of is vanishing…WHAT SHOULD I DO? (now on my panic mode)…

The once long, shiny, straight and celebrity-like hair I have was cut off up to the shoulder level due to the thinning of the strands and lessening of the hair count each and every waking day…
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Causes of hair fall

Stress and Tension
Over worked
Missing Meals
Poor Diet
Over exposure to the sun
Perming
Use of hair colors
Over styling

Prevention of Hair Fall

•Shampoo regularly by using mild shampoo and conditioner
•Proper diet : Fruits and green vegetables, dairy products
•Vitamins intake : Iron, Zinc, Vitamin B, Vitamin E
•Drink lots of water
•Proper rest
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References:

* Hair Fall by: Meenal
* Prevent Hair Fall and Dandruff the Natural Way By Ravikumar Uppaluri

Perfect

I'm never gonna forget what happened last night...
So here's a song that exactly fits it!

Perfect
by: Simple Plan


Hey Dad look at me
Think back and talk to me
Did I grow up according
To plan?
Do you think I’m wasting
My time doing things I
Wanna do?
But it hurts when you
Disapprove all along


And now I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I’m never gonna be good
Enough for you
I can’t pretend that
I’m alright
And you can’t change me


‘Cuz we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I’m sorry
I can’t be Perfect
Now it’s just too late
And we can’t go back
I’m sorry
I can’t be Perfect


I try not to think
About the pain I feel inside
Did you know you used to be
My hero?
All the days
You spent with me
Now seem so far away
And it feels like you don’t
Care anymore


And now I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I’m never gonna be good
Enough for you
I can’t stand another fight
And nothing’ alright


‘Cuz we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I’m sorry
I can’t be Perfect
Now it’s just too late
And we can’t go back
I’m sorry
I can’t be Perfect


Nothing’s gonna change
The things that you said
Nothing’s gonna make this
Right again
Please don’t turn your back
I can’t believe it’s hard
Just to talk to you
But you don’t understand


‘Cuz we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I’m sorry
I can’t be Perfect
Now it’s just too late
And we can’t go back
I’m sorry
I can’t be Perfect


‘Cuz we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I’m sorry
I can’t be Perfect
Now it’s just too late
And we can’t go back
I’m sorry
I can’t be Perfect

closing doors again...

they were all against me...

she beat me...she slapped me
he almost punch me
she nagged at me
he accused me

she started all of it
she wanted me to understand her
she wanted me to listen
she wanted me to be there...

she is like that when she's filled
she cannot control herself
she wants me to carry her burden
but i had enough!

now, they're pointing everything at me
all fault is mine
everything...
i'm used to this anyway!

it's time to close the doors...
to her...
to him...
to them...
to everyone...