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You Are God by Jam Capistrano of VCF

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Yesterday I went to church after more than 3 months of not being able to attend Sunday Service. It felt like coming home once again. During the praise and worship, I couldn’t hold back my tears when the song Mighty to Save started playing. We’ve been praying for the Lord to turn things around, for us, for our family in all aspects.

I feel so tired sometimes. In fact, I feel that I’m about to slip into depression. Sometimes I just want to give up, there are even times when I ask what I got myself into. But then I felt God’s reassuring love yesterday when the band sang this song.

It was a very simple pair of shoes. Size 7, brown, flat, and closed toe  - good for both casual and formal occasions. Yes it may not be branded but what’s special about that shoes is how it came to me. Yes, it did come to me.

I was 16 years old then, a high school senior in one of the well respected institutions of learning in the country. We are not well off, in fact, the only reason I got to study in UST was because of my uncle, who was kind enough to pay for my tuition fee. My father is a pastor of a very small church. And with most small churches, the pastor doesn’t get any monetary support from the church. Read more…

Tomorrow marks the last day of the month of November, then comes the merry month of December. Activities and reunions are starting to fill my calendar. Friends now living and working at far flung countries, are homeward bound now that Christmas is fast approaching.

Only one month to go and I’m bound to finally put my 2009 organizer to rest. Wow! 2010 is just around the corner.

Next year, is going to be a momentous year. My husband and I will be celebrating 10 years of loving each other and growing together. We are also trusting that the Lord to answer several faith goals and prayer requests that we have.

Right now, I’m just happy at where I am. It is nice to sit back and reassess things and simply wait on the Lord’s revelations.

writing

I’ve been wanting to write this entry since Tuesday of this week but could not find the time and energy to do so. Lately when I get home, I only get to do my usual routine – change, help in the kitchen, have my brother eat dinner, feed my son his dinner, take a bath, plurk, facebook, and check my email.

I got my real first ever free lance writing assignment – and I’m absolutely thrilled and floored. I did not bid on the project for the money, in fact, I quoted a meager amount for the bid because I really wanted to get the project. The selected applicant will be tasked to write a small paperback book that is all about a story of a little girl who experienced a miracle. I know that this project is a blessing right from the start.

The day after I emailed my proposal, I got an immediate reply from the employer. And here is what he had to say:

“Dear Erlyn,

We are confident you are the one to re write ” Angelica’s Story”. Thank you so much for your sample writings of your blogs . Your requested rate is $x an hour, what we would ask of you is to limit the first session of working with us to 5 hours. As you may need more time to complete the project we will re hire you again and again until the project is finished. We have 6 daughters and have to be careful on how we spend. You are worth so much more than the wages you request .
I will set up our payment information and hire you after you respond to this initial message.
Then what I will do is send you links and information concerning the story. We would want you to send us the format of the story, chapters, as you would finish them. We will do the layout of the book after you finish writing it and would be glad to send you a copy of it and give your credit for your part in the writings on the book. We hope to make a movie of it soon also that we will produce and maybe you could help orchestrate some of the information for that in the future.
But for now, we are  excited to choose you to help us create this small paper back book.

Thanks again,
John

Ps Mostly what I wanted to make clear is that we only want to payout 5 hours of time for your initial work with us and we will re hire you to finish the work as our budget will afford to.”
I was ecstatic upon reading his reply and could not thank God enough for this assignment. What’s more is that they will give me credits for my work instead of the usual assignments I get as a ghost writer. I am anticipating a battle – a spiritual battle, as I start this project since this story is a powerful testimony of the Lord’s saving grace and loving kindness and I’m certain that the devil will work his hardest to make sure this project is not completed. As such, I am praying for victory, and cling to His promise that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Thank you God!

***photo taken from the internet

There is hope in the Lord… always.

I have been agonizing over some things, and more aptly to say, some people at work over the last few weeks. It felt like a cycle, been down this path before, only a different setting and different sets of people, nonetheless, the picture is quite the same.

Everyday, I’d go home and seek God’s presence and then go to work and fell down trodden after having opened my mouth a couple of times, knowing what escaped my lips weren’t something that would glorify the Lord.

Going back to what I was saying, yesterday on my way home, as I was on board the MRT, the Lord spoke to me to quiet my troubled heart. As the MRT was moving along the Ortigas area and it passed by Megamall, He spoke to me through the electronic billboard. The message flashed and it said: God will make a way.

I said Amen from deep within me, knowing that God will deliver me out of this situation. My God is truly and awesome God.