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Free Audio Bible Downloads
I’m glad to come across Faith Comes by Hearing that gives out free audio bibles online. I downloaded an English New International Version early this year and have enjoyed it ever since. The bible is the best audio book you can ever have. It’s the best manual for life.
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Getting to Bohol and Bohol Beach Club
We wanted to check out travel business opportunities in Panglao, Bohol and to expand Boracay Stations operation there by getting bohol resort partners. I haven’t been to Bohol and so how to get there was the first thing I had to check how. I learned that you have to go to Tagbilaran first.
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Boracay Family Vacation
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3 Ways to have a HOT Communication
When you have a fight, and hurt each other, does somebody really win? Is it wise to win the argument but lose the person? Let us try to attack the issue, but not the person, especially if the person you are fighting with means a lot to you!
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Dark circle under eye
Posted by blogbuddy on January 3rd, 2010
There is a solution for dark circles under eye. Prevention is always better than cure though, so even if you find the solution but you keep repeating what caused your dark circles, then it would be useless. Identify when you get dark circles and take not of those, avoid it and that’s when you can maintain a dark circle under eye free complexion by applying a cream that contains peptides.
Spring plungers
Posted by blogbuddy on January 3rd, 2010
Have you checked your spring plungers lately? If not, the its time you do. Water leaks is like money leaking out of your pocket for no good reason. Find out if there is anything else in your home that needs replacement and make it leak proof. Check appliances that may be left plugged on that’s not being used, even if it is turned off, it still consumes electricity, though little, can be costly when you put all those pennies and dollars together in one year.
It’s a good time to cleanse
Posted by blogbuddy on January 3rd, 2010
Actually by this time, being a new year, we are supposed to have done a lot of cleansing, but knowing Filipinos on a holiday, its party time! Eating is inevitable lol… now that that holidays are over, it’s time considering some cleansing to get rid of all kinds of stuff we ingested that are not necessarily beneficial. Try reading colon cleanser reviews before trying any program!
My verse for 2010, Proverbs 21:21
Posted by Arelle Valla on January 2nd, 2010
I was doing my devotion yesterday and God gave me Proverbs 21:21 as a theme verse for 2010.
21 He who pursues righteousness and love
finds life, prosperity [a] and honor.
I didn’t notice how 21 appeared in both the verses and the year, just now, pretty cool.
And today the word is very much related to it. Let me share the notes I jotted down from the preaching of the Word by Ptr. Edgar at Victory Center, UP Film Center.
Hosea 10 :12
12 Sow for yourselves righteousness,
reap the fruit of unfailing love,
and break up your unplowed ground;
for it is time to seek the LORD,
until he comes
and showers righteousness on you
How do we seek God.
3 Ways to seek God?
1. The right Seed – Sow for yourselves righteousness.
What you sow is what you reap.
Choices we make and actions we take are seeds.
We have to sow the seeds of righteousness ourselves. Our parents, significant, others or pastors can’t do it for us. We must sow seeds of righteousness ourselves.
What is righteousness? It is being in the right standing with God.
2. The Right Soil – “and break up your unplowed grounds and reap the fruits of unfailing love.
Unused or idle soil are hardened with weeds.
In the parable of the Sower, it talked about different soils representing different hearts. How receptive we are on the word being planted in our hearts.
A hardened heart- a heart that resists what God wants to do with us.
A hardened soil will have weeds and thorns that make planting unhealthy or unproductive.
To name two weeds that can harden our soil (our hearts) is Pride and Disobediences.
Daniel 5: 20
20 But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and stripped of his glory.
Hebrews 3:13
13But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
Our conscience can be calloused & desensitized, because of repeatedly ignoring the heed of the Holy Spirit, our hearts become callous and can no longer hear.
A broken spirit, He will not despise.
Sometimes we can surrender all areas of our hearts except one, something we don’t want given over to God, such as some addictions, sexual immorality, adultery, ungodly relationships or practices, un forgiveness.
Break it up, till the soil, and trust God to deal with it.
What happens if we don’t break it? Weeds crowd out.
There is this teenager who grew up in a Godly home who was asking her mom if she could watch a movie with friends. The movie will seem to show a lot of obscenity, but since everyone is watching, it would probably be fine.
Her mom said she doesn’t recommend it, but while they prepare dinner, the teener insists coz it seems acceptable. Her mom just finished doing the salads, and while she cleans up, instead of putting the peeling from the potatoes in the trash, she put it on the salad. The daughter got surprised and asked why her mom would do that. Her Mom replied, that’s what happens when you go out there and see an obscene film, it’s like putting garbage to your soul and spoil the rest of it, and can no longer be useful. If you can put garbage to your soul, maybe you wouldn’t mind putting garbage to your body.
Whether that is a true story or not, we get the picture.
Deliberate compromising will make our heart callous. We can’t have the concept of abusing God’s grace, compromise and ask forgiveness after.
3. Right Time –“until he comes & showers Righteousness on you” Some are very impatient. Lord, bless me and I will obey, if you don’t then I won’t follow you.
Don’t give up on seeking the Lord, in due time you will reap a harvest of blessings.
If you have a bank account that gets a daily credit of USD 86,400 a day but at the end of the day goes down to zero even if you withdraw from it or not, unspent amount is not credited to the next day, what would you do? Withdraw it everyday and spend it, right?
Every day, you are given 84,600 seconds to do what is right and plant seeds of righteousness for a harvest of blessing you will not have enough room to contain it.
One way to seek God is by doing prayer and fasting. We invite you to join us from Jan. 8-14, 2010 for a 7 Day prayer and fasting.
Resumes
Posted by blogbuddy on January 2nd, 2010
Going through resumes is one of the first things an Employer does when considering applicants, which means a resume can make or break a deal for one to get in the the door for an interview. There are a lot of ways to present one’s career and educational highlights in a fashion that an Human Resource person will appreciate better, tips are abundant online and you can even get an expert to prepare it for you. I believe it is all worth it if it means getting a good job. When you have prepared a good resume, then start shooting it out via email to desired companies you want to work on or personally bring it over and apply.
Life Insurance
Posted by Arelle Valla on December 23rd, 2009
Medical Tourism is growing in the Philippines and for some parts of Asia because a big percentage of the baby boomers who are needing medical attention for a variety of illnesses or even accidents primarily fractures doesn’t have insurance that can cover the medical bills. Insurances are very important to everyone such as medical, pension, and life insurance must be invested in.
Steam Cleaner
Posted by blogbuddy on December 23rd, 2009
It’s about time you invest on things and tools that will help you save money on the long term such as steam cleaners and cut your bills from sending clothes to your local drycleaners. You will be surprised at how much you can save if you compute what you have been spending annually on having your clothes cleaned alone. Check out your receipts and see that you will find more value in owning a steam cleaner and doing the job yourself.
A good mattress?
Posted by blogbuddy on December 23rd, 2009
I heard the saying, “You can buy a bed but you can’t buy sleep.”, that may be right but a bad mattress can surely rob you of a good sleep. I know what I am talking about, I have slept in a hotel with a very hard mattress, I felt like I was on top of a plywood covered with a 1 inch thick foam. It was so hard, I didn’t get to sleep and rest at all. There are different kinds of mattresses that will best fit your preference, so do your research before investing your way to getting a good night sleep.
The Climb
Posted by Arelle Valla on December 16th, 2009
The Climb starring Jason George and Ned Vaughn
When I got out of church yesterday, i saw a DVD showing two guys climbing at mountain caught my eye and so i bought it for Doug, just taking the chance that he might not have watched it yet, but he had lol…If he hasn’t I wanted to wait for him to arrive next month and we’ll watch it together, like we watched Fireproof together, so since he’d seen it, I watched it already lol, with my Mom, sister Ming and housemate Tess.
It’s a story of two mountain climbers (played by Jason and Ned) who saved another climber Josh who got into an accident that could have costed him his life. Josh’s Father happened to be very wealthy and wanted to thank the heroes who saved his son by helping them make their dream of climbing a Mountrain in Chile come true. And there the moving story of team work, sacrifice and life changing experiences took place.
Ned believed in God and shared his faith with Jason who doesn’t care much about faith or anything less than his passion for climbing. The challenges they encountered tested their personal capacities and realized it takes more than just the will to make it.
It’s a movie every mountain climber or sports man should watch, however, it’s really a movie for all to appreciate. Try to get a copy of this DVD and be touched by a heartwarming story of a man going after dreams, a man of integrity that shapes ones future and a God who has our best interest in mind.
5 Things learned from the movie, The Climb?
1. Passion brings success.
When we are passionate about what we are doing, to the point that we are willing to do it even if we don’t get paid, we become excellent in it and we will serve before Kings. Meaning we will gain favor when we do things the best way we can with commitment and dedication.
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men.
Proverbs 22:29
2. Integrity is prime..
Ned said “my integrity is not for sale”, I believe in this very strongly myself. To be truthful and honest in our dealings no matter what it takes. We are do serve with all honesty at all times.
In my walk as a Christian I had my own share of putting myself in compromising situations, but thank God for his grace and forgiveness when we ask for it, and we can get back on our feet and take the high road.
Proverbs 3:3-4
3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man.
3. Take Responsibility
Family is the most important institution on earth and so our significant other and family members are to be our priority and making every effort to build a strong relationship will give us the most fulfillment.
There is an emptiness in our hearts that only God can fill, no amount of success can do.
Proverbs 13:10
Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
We can’t be all knowing, we need wisdom to make decisions specially the toughest ones.
4. Dream Big
We have to fill our thoughts of what we want and believe God for it.
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
5. Train and be ready to achieve your Dream
We can view some parts of life like a serious game that needs to be won for us to have significant results and achieve a certain level of success that gives us rewards. That only happens when we win. I believe in the saying that success comes to those who are prepared. And preparation and training must be holistic, body, mind, soul and spirit.
1 Corinthians 9:25
Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.
I hope you can grab a copy of this film and watch it. I got the DVD from Victory Christian Fellowship bookstore at UP Diliman – Film Center.
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