ESCAPE FORWARD AND FLY HIGH

Do you find yourself in a real bind? Has something in your life gone so wrong that you just want to run and hide? That is the natural tendency in all of us when terrible circumstances overwhelm us, but God wants to use every one of these situations to train us and to literally change the direction of our life. When everything in us wants to run backwards, God wants us to turn around and flee forward! There is nothing in our new spiritual nature that would motivate us to shrink back in fear; God has created us to "run to the roar!" ESCAPE FORWARD AND FLY HIGH LIKE AN EAGLE. God Himself says, :"Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him".(Hebrews 10:38, kjv) But the next verse tells us that we are not a people who draw back. We flee forward! Nothing stops us from moving ahead. A tremendous example of this is in the book of Acts when, having just been flogged by the Jews:

"And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ."

Acts 5:41-42, KJV)

We all want to escape painful circumstances. But the difference between the true believers who are victorious in Christ and those who fall back, lies in the direction of flight. Don't run back...flee forward and lay hold of God mercy. Be faithful...

NURSING SCRUBS AND SCRUB TOPS

Last night I was talking to my girlfriend who just graduated from her CNA course. After she pass the exam now she is so excited to experience working in healthcare facilities. She asked me if I can go with her next weekend has to shop for her uniforms and the same time we can have some bonding moments on the mall. After we hang up the phone, I go back to my usual routine while at home in front of my laptop. I tried to check some website that I know they are selling uniforms online. I stumble one website that have tons of different style of Nursing Scrubs and Scrub Tops. They have all style of medical uniforms like Lab coat, scrub set, scrub jackets, scrub pants, scrub tops in various brands. All their uniforms are very stylish and fashionable.I am sure my friend will like it, knowing she is a fashionista. After I am done checking their site I call her right away and discuss to her what I just find out. She checked it right away and she love all the uniforms. She put her order right away and she promised me that she told me we do not need to shop for her uniforms, instead she will treat me to movies and good lunch.

FIRE AND THE FROG

Have you heard the story of the chef who was teaching his assistant to cook a frog? Referring to a live frog the chef said, "Now, son, if you drop him right into boiling water, he'll jump out. But if you put him in cool water and slowly turn up the heat, he'll never know what hit him. This may describe some of us ...our inner anguish is intense; we feel "out of sorts" with God, but don't know how it happened. "Suddenly we feel like were in the fire," we cry. "How did we get so far from Him when we thought everything was going so well?" Sometimes that's the problem – everything was going well. Little by little we became successful; accumulated riches; engaged in more pleasures, and learned how to pay the price for success. But God got lost in the shuffle. God's Word warns us that we are most tempted to fall away, not in times of need, but in times of plenty. Satan can slowly turn up the "heat" of worldly values and material greed until God becomes only a name. The Lord warns, "

"When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;

Deuteronomy 8:10-14

Tuck this scripture in our spirit everyday and heed it's warning so we can be sure, when we think that we are immersed in "the good life," were not in the boiling pot instead...

BE HUMBLE ALWAYS AND GIVE THANKS TO GOD IN EVERYTHING

THE MEN PEN-MEN’S COSMETIC CONCEALER STICK

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Hearing topic about mens makeup or mens cosmetics is not new to me. I remember someone, every time we attended some special gatherings I always put some make up on his nose to cover some black spot. At first, we always argued about it., because I am not comfortable and it takes so long for him in the mirror.. Until I read some articles that most of men’s today also uses make up to cover some imperfection on their face. They use makeup to hide their skin blemishes. Everybody wants to look perfect and want to impress others by their looks. If you think you had some imperfection in your face do not hesitate to use makeup. Our technology today when it comes to beauty products is so advance. Different brand of beauty product s are already out in the market. If you have, any problems of imperfection try this new, The Men Pen cosmetic concealer stick. This product was developed 4 years ago for men to hide blemishes. It is essentially makeup for men. There are 17 different shades. Men use it to cover blemishes like acne, scars, moles, redness, rough spots, and other sorts of blemishes. It is made to help people improve their confidence, look better, and especially for specific times. So don’t be left behind the scene…. Show yourself with full confidence

YOU FEED THEM- A BIG PART IN MYLIFESTORY

As you pray for others' needs as well as your own, are you considering what else you might do, in addition to prayer, for those whose lives touch yours...particularly those in your church family? When I heard this shared story, I remember my own Mylifestory . I want to share with how God feed me through his people and I give back all the glory to HIM. “Someone once shared the most unusual reason for leaving a church that I had ever heard...one that touched my heart. She said, "When I moved here I was wounded and broken-hearted. I did not know a soul, and devastating family problems had torn me apart. Therefore, I joined a church. One evening they gathered around me to pray. They prayed, ‘God, heal her. Comfort her. Put your arms around her and soothe her broken heart.' But, not one of them put their arms around me. Not one took me out for coffee or asked, ‘what can I do for you?' If God works through His people, I sure didn't find Him in that place. I moved to another church." However, my experience is different from the above story. After the final divorce, we still living together still were trying to fix everything. After four months everything getting worse, he came home only once a week and sometimes not. That time I cannot asked him any question (like where have you been or likes). In January 2010, he told me that it is really over but he still came home occasionally. April 2010 he told me that he had to move out from our apartment and leave me completely. That time I am still struggling to find a job. When he completely left me, he handed me $ 20.00 and he told me that I have to pay my rent on the next month. I asked myself how could I survive for $20.00? After he left I cried to God, asked guidance, strength, and miracles. In that moment the only thing I had is my FAITH to God that he will never leave me nor forsake me. The next day I walked around the neighborhood, my feet directed me to this staffing agency, and I was hired as produce packer (part time for night shift). I know to myself this will be not enough to survive so I walked to the next hotel and asked for some job vacancy. Thank God, this hotel gave me a two-day housekeeping job. On the next day, I start working. I thank God for that because I knew he would never leave or forsake me. I decided also to transfer from another church; my old church is a good church also but for me that time I was not comfortable to be on that church where my ex-Mr. L is attending also. I find a new church closer to my place. My first day in my new church, the elders group talked to me to know me, they asked how I am, and comfort me. When they know what all happened to me they comfort me with their love and care. The next few days after the first day I attended to their church, some of the elders visited me in my apartment and brought me some foods, and things that I need to start my life. They prayed for me and really, I feel the love that Jesus promised me. I knew God sent them to me. I continue attending church, in spite of transportation problem, one of my brothers from the church pick me up and bring me home every Sunday. In that, time God starting to heal my broken heart. After two weeks, another job from Macys called me and I am so happy and feel so blessed. I reported right away in Macys for interview and after I finished the 3-day training, I started right away. I gave up my housekeeping job in hotel and continue only my (night packing job) during my day off in Macys. God is so faithful to me, he sustains all my needs to pay my rent, for food, and everything I need and even I can help back my siblings. I stop helping my siblings three years ago after I got married to Mr. L. . . I started to gain my self-esteem and self-confidence again with the help of all my sisters and brothers in Christ, they always reminded me that God loves me so much. Who will believe that I started my new life for $20.00? This reminds me of Jesus' command to His disciples when the multitudes were hungry.

But, Jesus said unto them, they need not depart; give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. He said, Bring them hither to me. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

(Matthew 14:16-20 (King James Version)

This experienced is part of mylifestory and I shared it with you not for anything else but to glorify and praise God in what he did to me. I know God has plan for me., and I hope MyLifeStory will bless others especially those wounded heart like me. HEAR THE LORD as he says. “YOU FEED THEM, BRING WHAT YOU HAVE TO ME, I WILL BLESS IT, AND YOU WILL GIVE ABUNDANCE TO OTHERS. I am so thankful that God gave me opportunities to do good deeds for others.

GRACE WITHIN

ONE of our sisters in faith asked God in despair: "Lord, I try to love You with all my heart. I stand on Your promises and believe You want to bless me. Why isn't anything happening?" He answered, "You are stuck where you are because you have failed to use the grace I have placed within you to appropriate my riches and to overcome." This confused her because she had always thought God's grace and His blessings were the same thing...something you asked for and He handed out. Actually God works to bless us in two different ways. He works for us from the outside, and He works within us, helping us to exercise His power and to lay hold of His riches. Sadly, some of us christians get stuck on what they want God to do for them, and ignore the powerful works of grace He wants to accomplish from within. One brother has often said that it's time for the Church to move beyond the point of blessing, receiving what God can do for you, into the realm of power, realizing what He wants to do with you through the active force of grace. Paul knew God's grace as a force: "But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. (1 corinthians 15:10 KJV). Remember : God's grace is an active force within us. Exercise it. Lay hold of it everyday , and sure we will enter a new realm of power and blessings.

AVALON WATERWAYS NEW ALL- INSPIRED PANORAMA SUITE SHIP

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Everybody like me had their own dreams and wishes in life. I think one of the wishes of most of us is to travel around the world. Like me, I love to visit Europe if I have chance. A new friend from my job is so lucky because her husband always treat her for a trip. I just knew the other day that they are planning to visit Europe. I am somewhat envious about it because I know how expensive it is to plan for a trip, after they visited Asia now their target is Europe. She told me that this time her husband wants to visit Europe by cruising. She is so excited about this plan; she even mentioned that they are planning to cruise this time. Her husband just found out this Avalon Waterways and when I got home I searched their
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AN OPEN DOOR?

Are you experiencing intense spiritual discomfort without understanding why? Maybe all us know for sure is that we are under tremendous satanic attack and can't figure it out. It could be we are standing before a door of incredible opportunity and not recognizing it. Paul once told the Corinthians, "...For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries. (1 Corinthians 16:9, KJV) At least Paul recognized his open door, and thus knew the reason why he was under attack. Sometimes we are be blinded to opportunities that are right before our eyes? Perhaps we have gotten a promotion; bought a computer; entered a relationship or started to learn a new skill. Suddenly Satan says to his imps, "Watch out. If Fred ever figures out how this can be used for God, we're in trouble!" He tries to keep you upset and blinded. You may not see the open door, but he does and he wants to create problems to keep you so busy fighting that you never will realize your full potential. But God has different plans. He's telling us, "As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith." (Galatians 6:10) and "Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time, " (Collosians 4:5") If the warfare is intense we don't know why, ask the Lord to show us the open door He has for us.. Remember , God has always an open door to all his children..

AMERICAS'S FAVORITE GIFT CARDS

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of FriendGiftr. All opinions are 100% mine. Since the first time I worked on my present job now I noticed that most of our customer buy gifts cards instead of buying something for their love ones. Last week in my area, most of my customer always asked me what is better if they will buy gift or just send them a gift cards, I always explained to them why I choose gift cards in some occasions. For example if you are not sure what gift he/she likes it is better to just give her/him a gift card. In that case, she can buy whatever he wanted. Last night my girlfriend called me to buy her a gift card for her brother in-law who graduated from high school. I told her that I found one site called FriendGiftr . In this site, users are now able to buy and send real digital and/or physical gift cards to friends, family, and associates for the holidays, birthdays, other special occasions, or anytime. You can select from over 120 of their favorite retail and restaurant gift cards to buy $10, $20, $25, $35, $50, $75, and $100 gift cards. What are special features of FriendGiftr is that the end receivers have the chance to get what they really want. They can exchange the value of their gift cards given to them from their friends or family for any of the 120 merchants free of cost.They can also split the gift cards across multiple merchants, enabling the ultimate user choice and control. Some of the participating merchants are AMC theaters, Applebee’s, Cabelas and more. Therefore, what are you waiting for check their websiteFriendGiftr and customize your gift cards for your special someone especially this coming father’s day.

IM IN TOP FIVE?

This morning when I arrived in my work area I checked right away the top ten sales performer notice. Guess what I found out? My name is on the list and I'm on the top 5..Yehey... God is so good.. In one month time my name was there...Hopefully I will always see my name in the Top Sales Performer.. Thanks to my Macy's Family...

BE A BUILDER

Have you ever gone to sleep feeling totally isolated from your brothers and sisters in the Lord Or, after a church meeting, have you ever gone home feeling more like a member of the "lonely crowd" than the Body of Christ? It was happen to me once in a while. One sister in the Lord is distressed And asked the Lord, "I hear about unity and closeness, but I don"t feel it. Where is it?" He replied to her, "YOU help Me build it." How, By building positive relationships through words...by reaching out and bringing down barriers brick by brick, word by word, no matter how someone appears outwardly. Jesus Himself set the precedent for this. When the (future) Apostle Nathanael first heard about Jesus he said, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" But with one sentence Jesus melted his heart, saying, "Behold, an Israelite in whom there is no guile." Nathanael immediately declared Him to be the Son of God. What a dramatic change...all accomplished through words! Yet you, too, are one of God"s urgently needed builders. As Apostle Paul says :

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

(Hebrews 10:24-25)

"...let us consider and give attentive, continuous care to watching over one another, studying how we may stir up...to love and helpful deeds and noble activities: Not forsaking or neglecting to assemble together (as believers), as is the habit of some people, but admonishing – warning, urging and encouraging – one another, and all the more faithfully as you see the day approaching" God is calling us and giving us the opportunity to be a builder, building relationship with each other in the LOrd. Have joyous expectation of this new opportunity.

COME TO CONFRONTATION

In each of our lives, there are specific times which WE refers to as "turning points." At times they are accompanied by very little sleep. Why? Because in our personal war against Satan's forces, we and the enemy have come to a showdown. In other words, some aspect of our life has "come to a confrontation." Every great war has had a specific turning point which determined which side would eventually win. Some generals called this "the decisive moment," after which the war was literally turned around! Why? The apparent underdog made a determination to stand up and go on the offensive! No longer did it maintain a defensive position. It fought! Is something in your life coming to a decision tonight? Have you reached your turning point? Do you want, once and for all, to turn the war in this area of your life around? You can! I know I can.. I am in a point of mylife that I reach my turning point. I need to fight for my own feelings. After all the pains and hurts Im goin through until now. This is my turning point. And God will help. As David said: "He teaches my hands to make war...I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them; Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed. For You have armed me with strength for the battle. Declare war on Satan tonight and take a new stand. Decide to let God arm you with all the power you need to offensively pursue the enemy of your soul and to win this battle once and for all.. Pray for me to win this battle...

ALL INCLUSIVE VACATION

Another long night of phone chats with my girlfriend. If you remember, I wrote a post about their plan of getting married and busy schedules of shopping new home sweet home. Last night we talked about their coming honeymoon. They wanted to have an all inclusive vacations and at the same time to celebrate their special moment. She is so excited but anxious already about her big day coming. She is been browsing for a good, quiet, and beautiful places where they will celebrate the best day of their lives. She told me that they been checking many beaches already across the country but still cannot decide what to choose. She told me if I can help them looking for another place where they can enjoy a perfect night. After I hang up with her I started browsing different beaches, resorts and I found some decent places with decent prices. There is one place where caught my eyes with the beauty of the place. The Breezes Resort, I really love the place itself, the ambience is so cool and it brings superall inclusive resorts and best beaches, activities, amenities, and service all in one. This is the total place where you can indulge yourself. I’m sure my friend will cherish every moment while they were on that place and another good deal for this place is the all inclusive vacation package. After I checked out everything about the place I called my girlfriend right away and I told her all about Breezes Super Inclusive Resorts and she is so excited to check it out for herself. So folks if your’e planning for an all inclusive vacation package try Breezes Resort.

LUNCH WITH FRIEND

Last Wednesday my friend takes me to Filipino store and I ended buying some Filipino fish vegetables. I bought one big milk fish(bangus). I remember back home every Sunday is our family day and I always prepared sour soup (sinigang na bangus) for our family lunch. I always craving for this dish and finally we did it yesterday. My friend came over, we cooked sour soup (sinigang), with vegetable on it. We have okra, eggplant, white radish and lettuce romane as ingredients. We fried some of it to and I made tropical fruit salad. To complete our sumptuous lunch we have Beringer white wine too. After we finished lunch, we start our usual routine every time my friend came over. Blogging LOL….

THANKFUL THURSDAY

It's Thankful Thursday once again.

Everyday I have many things to be thank for: I can't stop giving thanks to our God who is my strength, my ROCK in my everyday endeavour:

1. I am thankful again and again for my job and all my good co-worker both in my part time job. 2. I am thankful in everything I received , in everyday of my life. 3. I am thankful for my health 4. I am thankful for the opportunities God gave me to do good deeds to others. 5. I am thankful for the good chance in my job that after working of less than a month , now they made me permanent.. God is Faithful .... 6. I am thankful in all the trials that I've been through because It teaches me what is Life all about. 7. And Last I am thankful IN EVERYTHING...

PAIN TEACHES

Lord, will I always hurt?"Did this question ever came into your mind? I did. How many of us sobbed this "prayer" in the middle of the night? Did the pain go away? Someone once said that "Pain is the greatest teacher." In one respect, the Bible agrees. There are many kinds of pain, but the type I would like to say is the one we don't like to acknowledge very often. It is the pain we experience when God is disciplining us. He tells us that he disciplines every son he loves . Unfortunately some of us grow from the experience and others do not. Even myself sometimes never learn from the pain I had. What makes the difference? It's our attitude toward correction, whether the rebuke comes from God Himself or someone He uses. What is our attitude toward someone who corrects us? Do we get defensive or angry? Do we withdraw or sulk? In the middle of the night, when the wound still stings, do you accept the reproof or reject it? God makes it very clear which way He wants you to go. He says, "If you had responded to my rebuke, I would have poured out my heart to you and made my thoughts known to you" . Then you will say as the psalmist says, "It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees...give me understanding to learn your commands" Now will we allow the pain of correction to be our teacher? Turn from any defensiveness now, and let the Lord pour His heart and His thoughts out to us and I am sure after the PAIN we will be a better person. A person that God wants us to be!...BE BLESSED....

HOW TO STAY YOUNG

1. Try everything twice. On one woman's tombstone she said she wanted this epitaph: "Tried everything twice. loved it both times!" 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. (Keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches!)

3. Keep learning: Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever.. Never let the brain get idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's! 4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with HIM/HER. 6. The tears happen: Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. LIVE while you are alive. 7. Surround yourself with what you love: Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity. I love you, my special friend. 11. Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second chance..And if you don't send this to at least 4 people - who cares? But do share this with someone.

Remember! Lost time can never be found.Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

THANK YOU....

To all my friends, visitors, commenters, and EC Droppers for the month of May. Your effort are very appreciated..

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