The other side of Brokenness

The second half the year will end few days from now. I believe that we have encountered a lot of victories and failures, joy and sadness, fullness and brokenness. I know that God has created the opposite of something to differentiate the situations. In the Bible there is an oxymoron stories that talks about failures as an avenue for success, mourning to gladness and brokenness as strength. I wonder why this has been used by God to maximize one’s fullest potential for His greatest glory, the Lord has to break us so that we might have a new kind of spiritual, emotional and physical strength that is not human in origin. Bible stories like Paul was broken on the Damascus road but God used Him to change the lives of many people all throughout the world. Jacob was broken at Peniel when he asked God for a blessing.  When we are broken, we see the weakness of humans’ strength and come to seize with the truth that we can do nothing in our own strength. According to OS Hillman, new strength emergences when we are broken and after acknowledging our own brokenness then God will move mightily in our lives.

Thank you Lord for the love you have out poured in this season, I thank you for a teachable and contrite heart. I would like to greet you a happy Father's Day, you are very true to your word and promise. We love you, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords-- the author of life-- Jesus.

Book Review: Undercover

John Bevere shares his personal experience, biblical encounter, and even personal stories shared of and by people close to him, on how obedience and submission to the authority do not hold us captive, rather, give us freedom to life in all its fullness.

Undercover describes the safety found in hidden identities. It includes freedom and protection. Biblically speaking, the one who is under cover is the one who is under God’s authority. The bible says “ He who dwells in the secrete place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust” (Psalm 91:1-2). 

As Makati Life group is having a book review for this month of June, I also encourage everyone to read the book of John Bevere entitled "Undercover".

Kung Fu Panda 2

I have watched Kung Fu Panda 2 in Rockwell Makati City. I have remembered lines from the following casts:

The Soothsayer: Your story may not have such a happy beginning but that doesn't make you who you are, it is the rest of your story, who you choose to be.


Po: You should Shen. You got to let go of the stuff from past, because it just doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is what you choose to be now.


 Po: Inner Peace

1. Po: Scars heal.
2. Lord Shen: No, they don't. Wounds heal.
3. Po: Oh, right. What do scars do? Fade?
4. Lord Shen: I don't care what scars do!

Master Shifu: Remember dragon warrior, anything is possible when you have inner peace.

Those are the lines I like. Well, it probably relates to my life. Kung Fu Panda 2 is a good movie. It relaxes my nerves and laugh to the max. I love Po's character, the Dragon Warrior.