if only i could scream (but can't...got terrible cough)
if only i could run away (nope...still have my ankle swollen...corny!)
if only i could not think about studies
if only i could go to church without any worries
if only i could watch TV or surf the net without having in mind to memorize something
if only i could do those things...
then life would never be challenging. it's like you're living lifelessly (huh?). wa kwenta. and i guess this is not possible to happen to any person because God will not give you an easy road. you will always encounter one hardship every now and then so God will see to it that you're clinging to Him--and not to anything/anyone else. i guess some of you may think that God may be enjoying the scene where we're all helpless and vulnerable; but hey, this is the best way that the Lord prepares us for a higher calling. another thing is that he wants us to possess the qualities that would make ourselves enter His Kingdom.
take note: good works are secondary to what God wants us to do in order for us to have eternal life in Heaven. well, doing charity and doing good to other people isn't enough for us to be saved. Siyempre, para hindi tayo makapag-mayabang bago tayo papasukin dun. this could be the probable scene before entering heaven:
"why do you deserve to be in heaven?"
"'coz i gave money and all my possessions to the poor, donated at different charities to the best of my capacity, did good to other people, went to church and many others! i guess you can check on my video tape since i heard you record the things we do way back when we're alive. i was gooood man! i was good!"
"uh-huh...uh-huh...i get ya. mmmmm.....what else? don't you think there's a better and im certain that most of the people here will agree of that ONE, SPECIFIC, ESSENTIAL reason why we should let you in?"
"nnnnnnnnope! not a hunch."
it's up to you guys how will that tragically end (ooops, i spilled a bit on that sentence!). you know, your religion won't matter to God. so what if you go to church and do their traditions and go by their rules if your personal relationship with the Lord is not growing? definitely we should do the ones i have mentioned above but giving all of us to Him, realizing that we're nothing without Him, serving Him the best way we can, knowing God more by reading and meditating His Word so we can know His plan in our lives...are the things that we should focus on.
i don't know if we've been through with this thought with my past entries several times but i deeply desire to tell you guys that eternity is what we should look forward to. oo nga, you have lived your life to the fullest here on earth pero ang tanong eh, saan ka pupunta after your life here on earth?
we all know that Jesus died on the cross at the Calvary for us...to save us because of His great love for everyone; and that we should declare unto Him, that we're sinners, we're opening our hearts to let God be the Lord of our lives, let Him change us to become more in His likeness and most of all, saying that we're accepting His gift of eternal life in heaven.
isn't that just wonderful?
