FOUNDATION OF FAITH PART III

Blessed Sunday For EveryoneCAN WE BE SURE OF OUR SALVATION?

One day a young woman asked for prayer. She told me that when she accepted Christ as her Savior she had felt so wonderful, so full of joy. Now she didn't feel that way and wanted to know why she had "lost her salvation." We know that we are not saved by feeling, but by taking God at His Word. If we have met the conditions that the Bible gives us for salvation, we must believe we are saved no matter what we feel. The Holy Spirit can speak this assurance to our hearts also. We can find reassurance from our brothers and sisters in Christ. too, like my friend did the day she came to me. "We know that we have left death and come over into life: we know it because we love our brothers" (I John 3:14). Perhaps you have heard Christians use the words justification and sanctification. What do these mean? Justification is being free from sin, made righteous. It is a result of salvation. God forgives our sin, takes away all guilt, and says that we are now righteous--just as if we had never done anything wrong. Romans 5:1 tells us, "Now that we have been put right with God through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Being put right with God is justification. Sanctification means being made holy, that is, clean from sin and dedicated to God. "May the God who gives us peace make you holy in every way and keep your whole being--spirit, soul, and body--free from every fault at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" (I Thessalonians 5:23). God wants all Christians to be sanctified, made holy. "God wants you to be holy and completely free from sexual immorality" (1 Thessalonians 4:3). "Try to be at peace with everyone, and try to live a holy life, because no one will see the Lord without it" (Hebrews 12:14). There is another point that should be touched upon while talking of the results of Jesus' death on the cross. This is divine healing. Divine healing was included in the benefits Jesus bought for us on Calvary. Many people brought to Jesus had demons in them. Jesus drove out the evil spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. He did this to make come true what the prophet Isaiah had said, "He himself took our sickness and carried away our diseases" (Matthew 8:16-17). "We are healed by the punishment he suffered, made whole by the blows he received"

(Isaiah 53:5). Divine healing is the supernatural power of God bringing health to the human body.

In (James 5:14-15) tells us how we can claim this healing: "Is there anyone who is sick? He should send for the church elders, who will pray for him and rub olive oil on him in the name of the Lord. This prayer made in faith will heal the sick person; the Lord will restore him to health, and the sins he has committed will be forgiven."

VERSE OF THE WEEK

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

- Ephesians 2:8-9

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

- Titus 2:11-14

WANT TO RIDE MANTA?

I was told by my husband that I should visit Sea World when we go to Florida this year. I told my husband that I definitely will not miss that opportunity. Seaworld is a great recreational place according to my husband. It is most exciting and famous especially for children. We just found out recently that Sea World has new attractions . Manta is just opened this May and to encourage customers they are running an awesome contest where everybody could win a “Front of the Line” pass to Manta at Sea World Orlando Florida. It's easy and simple to participate, visit their site at http://www.ridemanta.com/ and check out the "Participate and Win" section. Go through all 6 activities and feel free to participate! I want to experience the rides of Flying Manta Ray. It provides a glimpse into the incredible underwater worlds of tropical fish and rays -- many seldom seen. Floor-to-ceiling aquariums showcase rare leafy sea dragons and thousands of schooling fish. Your kids get a unique 360-degree underwater view by climbing into a pop-up aquarium. A massive Pacific octopus slinks back and forth between habitats through an underwater tube. Three hundred rays –- their group known as a “fever” -- swim/fly past you and even over their heads. You’ll be immersed and surrounded by thousands of mysterious creatures. Who will not love this kind of adventure. So folks let’s go, fly with Manta Ray.

MYLIFESTORY PART III

After the burial of my father, the house is like an empty house. My mother are so upset and most of the time she is crying my older sister and brother are the same. I don’t know why I can’t cry. Maybe I still don’t feel the pains from the death of my father or maybe I was born to be a strong woman. My mother start to manage everything I know that it is very hard for her to handle everything especially she don’t have too much experience in dealing all those things. My mother start to works on fields, and every night I saw her crying. We start to sold some of our cows, goats on the farm to use for living. We are so thankful on that time because my grand parents (father side) are so supportive. Everyday they visit us and especially my grand father. He is a very nice LOLO(grand father). After some months my father passed away, my grand mother convince me to stay with them. I love to be with my grand mother, she is very lovable woman, and very kind. My grand parent love us all, especially they love my father so much. I enjoy my stay in grand parents house. They support me all my needs in school. My grand mothers love to buy me clothes everytime I have some program in school. From my very young age, I put in my mind I have to finish my studies no matter what. So I study hard. I get my very first honor award in elementary. My mother is so happy with me. Because it makes me more eager to have more honors, medals on the next school year.

MY NEW HEADER

Once again I want to thanks one of my sweet friend here in blogging space CHIE of Chuchie's Hideaway. She is the one who tweaks my whole template. After a while , I want to change my header based on MyLifeStory so I tell her the kind of header I want and she did it. I really appreciate what you did Sis. I don't know how to give you gratitude. Now I can say that blogging space is the place of "FRIENDSHIP". Again thank you to all my friends around the world.

GET YOUR AMI ON

It's been almost two years already since I arrived here in the US. One of my problems is my weight. I gained more pounds here than compared to when I was in the Philippines. I remember, before I left my country I bought some pairs of jeans, and dresses for party’s and for formal occasions. I also bought some pairs of shoes. Actually, I brought two luggage suitcases of new clothes here from the Philippines. However, I did not buy all those clothes. Some of them are gifts from the factory where I worked. I worked in a apparel manufacturing company so I received some clothes for free. The other day I decided to check out all my clothes, and some of them do not fit me anymore. I told my husband, I need to shop for some dresses, because we are invited to a party on Saturday. The problem is I am very choosy when it comes to dresses, even shoes and accessories. So I try to browse online and I found this one site AMIClubwear. They have selection of different styles of clothing, for party’s, clubbing, and even for summer fun on the beach. You can also choose from the collection of different accessories like belts and hair accessories. Not only that, you could actually win a $300 Gift Certificate from AMIClubwear for just subscribing to their YouTubePage. It's so easy just their official contest rules. It is awesome, right?. So girls let’s go shopping and have a party.

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SPECIAL THANKS TO A SPECIAL PERSON

I would like to thanks Demz of My Life Perception & Inspiration for helping me to resolve my problem regarding my post. Ive been so upset after trying sometimes to submit my three paid post and its always auto-rejected for some reason that I can’t figure out. After I post about my problem Demz came to me right away for rescue. And after some exchanging messages, finally she fixed my problem. Girl I really appreciate your gesture. Your always there for everybody who need technical help. I am so glad I'm one of your million friends here in blogging space. God bless You .

CHARTER CABLE FREE GIFT CARD SWEEPSTAKES

In my old post, I mention some of the advantages in using Charter. Now Charter Cable is creating new bundle offers for more ways to save on home entertainment. They are doing this campaign to attract new customer and existing users. Their new offer is the Charter's Free Gift Card Sweepstakes. The winners can win gift cards of $ 500 to the following popular brands like Best Buy, Home Depot, and Apple Bee’s. All current or new customer who order online any of their bundles services is automatically entered to win and will receive $ 75 or 150 in gifts cards depending on the bundle selection they choose. The big thing is you have the chance to win their grand prize of $5,000 gift card. In addition to that, if you are not lucky enough to hit the grand prize you still have chance for other weekly prizes of a $1,000 gift card. Who will not love that, aside from having good services, there are many chances to win prizes. Charter Cable make this contest so easy for saying “NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. So what are waiting folks visit their site and check out their various bundles offers. You can also follow Charter Cable on FollowCharter on Twitter to keep update in their latest sweepstakes and to get valuable deals.

I NEED HELP

--AUTO REJECTION--

Again I am here wondering why all my paid post from SS having submission problem. All my three post for SS are all auto-rejected. The reason for rejection are: 1.Post did not contain required link. 2.Post did not contain disclosure link I check the link before i posted and it is working. I really don't know why. Is there anybody out there experiencing the same problem I have.

DANGER IN EATING CHICKEN WINGS

Do you love to eat chicken wings? I do but not after this story

A friend of mine recently had a growth in her womb and she underwent an operation to remove the. The cyst removed was filled with a dark colored blood. She thought that she would be recovered after the surgery but! She was terribly wrong. A relapse occurred just a few months later. Distressed , she rushed down to her gynecologist for a consultation. During her consultation, her doctor asked her a question that puzzled her. He ask if she was a frequent consumer of chicken wings and she replied yes wondering as to how, he knew of her eating habits.

You see, the truth is in this modern day and age; chickens are injected with steroids to accelerate their growth so that the needs of this society can be met. This need is none other than the need for food.. Chickens that are injected with steroids are usually given the shot at the neck or the wings. Therefore, it is in these places that the highest concentration of steroids exists.. These steroids have terrifying effects on the body as it accelerates growth.. It has an even more dangerous effect in the presence of female hormones, this leads to women being more prone to the growth of a cyst in the womb. Therefore, I advise the people out there to watch their diets and to lower their frequency of consuming chicken wings! So guys avoid so much chicken wings..

WEDNESDAY WORDS OF STRENGTH

It is wednesday once again and I am sharing with you once again some phrase that will give me strength in my everyday lives.

..Be Strong and courageous. Donot be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 (NIV) ..The LORD who created you says: "Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. Isaiah 43:1 (NLT)

PHATBAND INTERNET SPEED

My husband and I use the internet at home. My husband always complained when our internet became slow. He thought it had to do with us both using the internet at the same time. My husband uses the internet more than me. He works on a lot of things online, downloading music, videos, and movies. We needed a faster internet connection that would not give us headaches. We both needed faster internet connections to be able to work heavy loads at the same time.

No worries, Charter’s Ultra60 Mbps service is the fastest Internet speed in the St. Louis market, and one of the fastest of all in the US . This speed will enable the users to use the Internet in playing games, watching movies, telecommuting with mega-files and much more with very high-speed. Not only that, currently available in St. Louis , Ultra60 will be rolled out to other areas along with other high-speed internet products throughout 2009. Charter’s Ultra60 Mbps is the first Phatband Speed that Charter will be rolling out. It has the speed that will enable users to use the internet in multitask jobs. For sure you will love Ultra60 for its speed of 60Mbps, The Internet is a completely different experience. You can multitask like my husband did. Don’t waste time with slow internet connections. Take advantage of their special offer by visiting the Ultra60 Information Page. Visit Charter’s Twitter Feed also and find out what other users say about Phatband Speed.

SYMBOL OF SINCERITY

We are looking for a special gift for my motherinlaw on their coming wedding anniversary. I suggest to my husband to give her a sapphire jewelry. Sapphire jewelry can be found in different shades of gray, purple, yellow, pink, orange, and white, the traditional vibrant blue is the most desired of all colors for sapphire gemstones. Pink is the favorite color of my motherinlaw so I convinced my husband to get the pink color for his mother. Did you know that Sapphire stone is a symbol of truth, sincerity, and faithfulness. And this is also the September birthstone. So if any of your love ones birthday is September this is your chance to give them their special birthstone. Other fancy sapphires include those with colors of yellow, green, white, purple, or pink. The star sapphire is somewhat rare and prized for its silver-toned, cross-shaped impurity which resembles a star when properly cut into a half-dome shape. And those who have plans to tie a knot on coming months don’t forget to have a wedding ring with sapphire stone. Sapphire gem stones are certified sparkling, starry depths in all shades of blue are what best characterize the beauty of sapphire jewelry. So give true happiness to your love ones by giving them the symbol of truth, sincerity, SAPPHIRES GEMSTONE

IMMEDIATE POST

I am so happy finally I am back. I got some opp also. But unfortunately my first paid post Charter on Demand from SS is rejected. I resubmit the post couple of times and they always rejected for the reason,

(Post did not contain required link). Is there anybody can tell me how it possible because I am very sure that all required links are included. ohhhh.. Please let me know...Thanks...

MYLIFESTORY PART II

FIRST STORM IN MY LIFE After my father arrived from other town, he visits my grandparents. He visited our copra’s. He joined his friends in my grandparents house drinking coconut wine(we call it tuba) and when he go home he bring some food for us. At midnight my father feel stomach ache that make my mother panic. My older sister call our neighbor for help to bring my father in the hospital. My older brother ran to my grandparents house (my father parents) to let them know what happen. Everybody come to our house and helping to bring my father to the hospital. In our small town, there is only one public hospital, only in the town proper. They take my father to the hospital, and only my older sister and brother go with them. My mother had 2 months old baby, my youngest brother. The next day come nobody knows what’s happen to my father. Nobody come home from the hospital so we have our regular routine, prepare and go to school. At around nine in the morning, we just finished our flag ceremony in school my auntie showed up in my classroom door. She is talking to my teacher and she is crying. After a while, my teacher told me that I need to go home with my other older sister. My older sister who is in the same school was in Grade V. Therefore, we go out the room with my auntie. Both my sister and auntie are crying, my sister understand already what is going on. I am only 7 years old, let us say do not know anything about life. When we got home, there are many people in the house. A typical scenario in a province when somebody died (we call it burol). Everybody is crying, all my relatives are crying. Myself, my younger sister which is 4 years younger than me, we are just looking around to all the people who are coming and go. For what I remember, I never cried during the death of my father. I think I am too young to understand the situation. And after the burial of my father our life’s changes.

MEMORIAL WEEKENDS CELEBRATION

We live close to the city hall so early this morning we watch the Memorial Parade. Many different groups participate on the said parade. Of course I am trying to be a trying photographer taken some pictures, clik here, clik there that’s what I did. After the parade there is small gatherings in the front of the city hall. The mayor of the city render speech honoring all the veterans who dedicate their lives by serving the country. So folks just enjoys the photos below..

CHARTER ON DEMAND

We are tired of dealing with the poor customer service and high cost of our cable company right now. My husband wants to try another cable subscription so I started to browse online to find a good one. While browsing I found Charter is offering 100 crystal-clear channels and HD programming with no extra cost. Yes folks with no extra cost and aside from that they have a huge library of more than 6000 movies and shows. They’ve also added more free content and releases for its valued subscribers. Since the digital transition is coming soon many people are purchasing HD Televisions at this time. Aside from all great features that they are offering, they are also giving chances to all customers by participating in their sweepstakes. As part of their campaign to rewards customers, Charter Cable is giving away 0ne $ 10,000 grand prize and four 52” HDTV’s. All you need to do is visit their Win 10 Grand Contest Page and answer all the questions about charter on demand. Once you answer all the questions during all four weeks of May, you could win the grand prize. So what are you waiting for folks? If you are looking for a great internet and cable company like us, you should check out Charter. You can also follow Charter’s Twitter Feed to receive their latest updates.

FOUNDATION OF FAITH PART II

It is SUNDAY once again and I want to share to you some important verses for this week. Initiation into Salvation A few years after the resurrection of Jesus, the writer of Acts tells the story of a jailer who was very frightened because there had been an earthquake and he thought some of his prisoners were escaping. Two of them, Paul and Silas, were followers of Christ. Paul and Silas quickly assured the jailer that no prisoners were getting away. Then the jailer, seeing that God had worked a miracle, asked how he could be saved. The answer the believers gave him was very simple. It is found in Acts 16:31, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved." So the first step that must be taken to enter salvation is to believe in the Lord Jesus. In what way must we believe? Again the Bible has the answer. It says that we must accept Him as our Lord and Savior, and depend on Him to take us to heaven. "These have been written in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through your faith in him you may have life" (John 20:31). When we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior we must also turn from sin. We must repent and ask God, for Jesus' sake, to forgive us and make us clean. If we ask Him to do this, we must also trust that He does forgive and cleanse us. Remember I John 1:9, "If we confess our sins to God, he will keep his promise and do what is right: he will forgive us our sins and purify us from all our wrongdoing." This acceptance of Jesus as Lord and Savior is done simply by talking to Him as you would to a friend. If you have never taken this step, just tell God that you want to accept the forgiveness He offers. Perhaps you could say in your own words something like: "Dear Father, I recognize that I am a sinner. I'm sorry for my sin and ask Your forgiveness. Cleanse me and keep me from all wrongdoing. I accept the sacrifice of Your Son, Jesus who died for me. I take Him now as my Lord and Savior. Thank You. Amen." Once you have sincerely prayed this, you can trust that your sins are forgiven! You can praise and thank God that you belong to Him, that you are His child.

Verse of the Week

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

John 14:6 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.

John 1:12

FRIENDSHIP AND BLOGGER AWARD

Thank you very much to Ms Ray of Woman On A Journey for giving with me the 2009 Friendship and Best Blogger Award.

Thank you sis for being there always everytime I need someone to talk to.

I am sharing this award to all my friends.. Guys grab this award.

MYLIFESTORY PART I

This is my beloved birthplace Simara Island(corcuera) Romblon, Philippines. MyLifeStory begin here. Romblon is one of the three major islands of the Romblon Province in the Philippines; the other two are Sibuyan Island and Tablas Island. It is an island and the seat of government for the province, also named Romblon. The island is famous for its marble. Romblon, the third island in size, giving its name to the group on account of central location and mineral wealth. Romblon is lying midway between Sibuyan and Tablas, on-route of busy shipping lanes passing through San Bernardino Strait and Verde Passage; area is approximately 11,157 hectares located at coordinates 12°33′09′′N, 122°17′08′′E. A central mountain range traverses the island from north to south, with spurs extending toward east and west. The chief occupation of the people is cattle raising; valuable deposits of quartz, marble and slate are found and quarried; the marble is exported in large quantities. The province of Romblon is situated practically at the center of the Philippine archipelago. The Pueblo, capital of the province of Romblon, is situated on the northwestern coast of the island of Romblon, the second largest town of the province; it has an excellent harbor, one of the best in the Southern Tagalog region and in the Visayan group, and is the commercial center of the island. It has some old fortifications originally built to defend it from pirates. THIS IS MY TOWN SIMARA ISLAND (simara city hall) The ancestors of Simara were escapees from a group of Christian captives. When their Muslim captors were on return voyage to Sulu from southern Luzon, their vessels were overtaken by a storm and they were forced to seek refuge in a narrow bay along a narrow strip of Suba Valley now called San Roque. The captives escaped toward Pidapi where they met the first few primitive families of Simara. After the Muslims had sailed away, two groups of escapees moved further to a wider lowland. As years passed by, the population increased. Some families transferred to Guintiguiban which was absorbed by the barrio of Mabini and to the interior rugged highlands. In the book entitled "Naming the Province of the Philippines", revealed that in the year 1500, there were 150 existing families in the community of San Jose. During the short sojourns of the three Malays in Simara, the "Asi" dialect, a mixture of local and Malayan term began to flourish as the vernacular vehicle of communication. This dialect soon developed into common language spoken not only in the island of Simara but also in its sister islands of Banton on the north and Sibale island on the northwest. This was so because the earlier inhabitants migrated to Banton and Sibale from Simara and later on to Calatrava, formerly Andagao, San Andres and Odiongan in Tablas island. This disproved the allegation of another historical writer that Bantoanons did found the settlement called San Jose which later became Corcuera. Call me Jacky for short. I was born in a small town in Southern Luzon, name Simara Island, Romblon, Philippines. I am the fourth child of my beloved parents(rest in peace). I have two brothers and three sisters. My father is a very loving husband, loving father and a very good provider. My mother is a simple housewife. Serving her spouse and taking care of her children. My family own a small farm (horses, goat, some) this animals are one of the source income of my parents. Aside from this they have small plantation of coconut, rice, and corn. Our basic transportation to other town is motor boat (pump boat) as what we call lancha. My father decided to own our own pump boat to transport some their good in the nearby big city (Mindoro and Batangas City). I love my father. I remember everytime he came home from his trip he always have (pasalubong) gift to each of us. He is a very good provider, desciplinarian and he Loves my mother so much. He never let my mother work on fields. My mother is a simple housewife, she is very dependent to my father. I can say that our life is doing well until one day in my first grade (grade I) one of my auntie came to the door of my classroom. She is crying with bad news about my father. And this the start of MyLifeStory. (next part)