The Heart of Stone - Award-Winning Christian Animated Short-Film

"I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh."—Ezekiel 36:26.


~God really use those bad times to come into our life uh? :))

When God Ran by Philips and Craig This song is very inspiring Personal work! Let this MV help you bond stronger with God.

Love this song so much.. it reminds me how God changed my life.. He never give me up until I can see His Kingdom.. <3 life with the Lord, life with a purpose. I'm living for Him, I'm living to serve Him, and I'm living to Love Him!! :)) Thanks for reminding me this :))

If God takes something away from you, it means he's emptying your hands to give you something better. ♥

FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND

Over all my burdens,  and through all my fears…  Jesus carries me. Through all my trials, and through all my tears…  Jesus carries me.

One night a man had a dream.

He dreamt he was walking along the beach with the Lord.Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.

For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the LORD.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back  at the footprints in the sand.

He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints.

 He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.

This really bothered him and he questioned the LORD about it:

"LORD, you said that once I decided to follow

you, you'd walk with me all the way.

But I have noticed that during the most

troublesome times in my life,

there is only one set of footprints.

I don't understand why when

I needed you most you would leave me."

The LORD replied:

 "Oh my precious. precious child,  I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints,

I didn’t leave you, it was then that I carried you."

 Over all my burdens, rejection, pain, discomfort and through all my fears…  Jesus carries me. Through all my triumphs, and through all my tears… Jesus carries me.

 Oh he carries me across the burning sand, over water deep and wide

he gently takes me by the hand and carries me  to the other side.

Oh my Jesus carries me.

Sometimes LOSING is my only way to WIN XD

May nakapagsabi sakin na duwag daw ako..

Hindi ko daw kasi pinaglaban yung taong mahal ko...

Pero sabi ko sa kanya,

“Hindi ako duwag! Matapang ako! Dahil nakaya kong tanggapin ang sakit ng katotohanan na kahit ipaglaban ko sya,

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“TALO PARIN AKO.”

Love shows up

Love shows up in all forms, even very small and cheeky forms, it has never been a model, it could be the most dull and boring form.. . flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the surface of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands… and that’s our life… Love, not words win arguments. (repost) :D

LESSONS IN LIFE

My husband is an Engineer by profession, I love him for his steady nature, and I love the warm feeling when I lean against his broad shoulders.

Three years of courtship and now, two years into marriage, I would have to admit, that I am getting tired of it. The reasons of me loving him before, has now transformed into the cause of all my restlessness.

I am a sentimental woman and extremely sensitive when it comes to a relationship and my feelings, I yearn for the romantic moments, like a little girl yearning for candy. My husband, is my complete opposite, his lack of sensitivity, and the inability of bringing romantic moments into our marriage has disheartened me about love.

One day, I finally decided to tell him my decision, that I wanted a divorce.

“Why?” he asked, shocked. “I am tired, there are no reasons for everything in the world!” I answered. He kept silent the whole night, seems to be in deep thought with a lighted cigarette at all times. My feeling of disappointment only increased, here was a man who can’t even express his predicament, what else can I hope from him? And finally he asked me:” What can I do to change your mind?”

Somebody said it right, it’s hard to change a person’s personality, and I guess, I have started losing faith in him. Looking deep into his eyes I slowly answered : “Here is the question, if you can answer and convince my heart, I will change my mind, Let’s say, I want a flower located on the face of a mountain cliff, and we both are sure that picking the flower will cause your death, will you do it for me?” He said :” I will give you your answer tomorrow….” My hopes just sank by listening to his response.

I woke up the next morning to find him gone, and saw a piece of paper with his scratchy handwriting, underneath a milk glass, on the dining table near the front door, that goes…. My dear, “I would not pick that flower for you, but please allow me to explain the reasons further..” This first line was already breaking my heart. I continued reading.

“When you use the computer you always mess up the Software programs, and you cry in front of the screen, I have to save my fingers so that I can help to restore the programs. You always leave the house keys behind, thus I have to save my legs to rush home to open the door for you. You love traveling but always lose your way in a new city, I have to save my eyes to show you the way. You always have the cramps whenever your “good friend” approaches every month, I have to save my palms so that I can calm the cramps in your tummy.

You like to stay indoors, and I worry that you will be infected by infantile autism. I have to save my mouth to tell you jokes and stories to cure your boredom. You always stare at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes, I have to save my eyes so that when we grow old, I can help to clip your nails, and help to remove those annoying white hairs. So I can also hold your hand while strolling down the beach, as you enjoy the sunshine and the beautiful sand… and tell you the color of flowers, just like the color of the glow on your young face… Thus, my dear, unless I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do… I could not pick that flower yet, and die.. ”

My tears fell on the letter, and blurred the ink of his handwriting… and as I continue on reading… “Now, that you have finished reading my answer, if you are satisfied, please open the front door for I am standing outside bringing your favorite bread and fresh milk… I rush to pull open the door, and saw his anxious face, clutching tightly with his hands, the milk bottle and loaf of bread….

Now I am very sure that no one will ever love me as much as he does, and I have decided to leave the flower alone…

MORAL LESSON: That’s life, and love. When one is surrounded by love, the feeling of excitement fades away, and one tends to ignore the true love that lies in between the peace and dullness.

Love shows up in all forms, even very small and cheeky forms, it has never been a model, it could be the most dull and boring form.. . flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the surface of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands… and that’s our life… Love, not words win arguments.

YOUNG LOVE, FIRST LOVE .. (ang sweet :PP)

Young Love, First Love
We were both in high school when we met, I was 13 and you were 14. We got along well enough I could say, I can talk to you about anything under the sun. It never dawned upon me one day you will be the one. We were acquaintance, it is what I know.
It all came as a surprise to me, why all of a sudden people around us would tease us. I used to just smile about it, thinking our classmates have nothing better to do that’s why they are saying those things. Until one day someone from the class approached me and said you wanted to bring me home. I was surprised, still thinking it’s a joke. Then it happened, days that follow you were that one person who was always beside me. One morning you approached me, telling me a story about what some sort of a fortune teller told you about me. Felt I was trapped at that moment, I couldn’t deny there is a truth to what you just told me. At that moment I knew, you knew already what I was feeling for you. And we became young lovers, it was good. We never argue, I was a brat but I was always soft spoken to you. You were quiet most of the time but we got along.
I decided one day I had to breakup with you, not because I don’t love you but because we were too young and I felt we didn’t really know what we got ourselves into. However, a few days later I asked you back. Hoping this time it will be a lot better, but sadly it wasn’t, the more it became difficult, more so because of your association with another girl from the class.
At that time, most people think I was at my best and you were at your worst. Even you yourself didn’t believe you were good enough for me. Days passed by and we moved on in different directions, I approached you one last time but you allowed your pride to get in the way. It was a painful morning, a young heart I have then. You made me feel I was no longer the one you needed, and I knew I had to let go and give up. When we were in college already I sent you a letter, I was worried about you because some friends told me you were losing weight and I wanted to know why. But you never took the time to reply and that was the last thing I heard about you. There are days you would cross my mind and I’ll always wonder where on earth you could be. There are times I felt worried about you, not hearing anything about you. And I will end up praying and hoping you were doing good, or at least better since the last time I saw you.
Years have passed, I have gotten a lot older but still you would cross my mind. Thinking if you ever thought of me even for once. 18 years after, I guess by fate we met again, you found your way back to me. But it’s all different now, we have our own lives already, both of us are now married with kids. However, the feelings scared me. I knew the moment I saw you, the part of my heart that was yours when I was young is still yours. We were able to talk, it was not easy but we got along. Till that day, the day you told me I am still the one. You told me how you think of me, how you would imagine me being your wife. It’s a scary feeling but it’s the truth, you told me how sorry you were that you let me go. The moment you saw me again you knew in your heart that I am the missing part, that I am the one who makes you whole. I am everything you want and need. We were both crying, no more words came after. I knew for myself that you are also the one. I had you at your worst but you failed to see that despite the young heart I have I was there, always there for you. I stood up against what people say about us.
Now, we are both happy to know the love was real but in pain as well because we are in a situation that is difficult to change. You told me “don’t give up on us now, coz you believe in the end it will be us again and it will be forever now.” It was quite unfair of you to ask me that. It means a lot of sacrifice, tears, and heartaches before that day comes. You were the one who gave me up years ago, and now you are telling me not to give you up this time. It’s a difficult path ahead of us, I cannot see a clear view of what you are telling me. You would always say “you know the truth, how I feel, what I feel.”
Heard from stories of friends, things like that can happen, and those who have allowed their feelings to prevail are now couples, they didn’t try looking for each other but fate has a way that brought them together. As they say, “what is meant to be will always find their way.”
I do not know what is ahead of us, but with you I realized that love real love doesn’t come with age. Young love, first love could be true as it can be. I learned my lessons too, it is always better to live in humility and not pride even in a relationship. One needs to be vocal and not allow the moment to pass you by. Conquer the moment, live it and enjoy it. Do not allow fears and insecurities to set in. However, is it possible, is it for real? And I guess I hope to put hope and prayers together to know the answers.
I believe God will guide us and will tell us what’s right. In time we will know what is really meant for us, it is a difficult process, waiting and patience is needed. But whatever happens, I thank you for letting me know that I complete you, that I’ve found a love in you. We may be miles apart but its good to know that somewhere out there you are there. My young love, my first love.

LOVE JOHN 3:16

From KLove: John 3:16 'For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life' (NIV)

Know that you are loved...  atleast :((

Somehow, I can be like Einstein :))

An Atheist Professor of Philosophy was speaking to his Class on the Problem Science has

with GOD, the ALMIGHTY. He asked one of his New Christian Students to stand and . . .

Professor : You are a Christian, aren't you, son ?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor: So, you Believe in GOD ?

Student : Absolutely, sir.

ProfessorIs GOD Good ?

Student : Sure.

Professor: Is GOD ALL - POWERFUL ?

Student : Yes.

Professor: My Brother died of Cancer even though he Prayed to GOD to Heal him.

Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill.

But GOD didn't. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?

(Student was silent )

Professor: You can't answer, can you ? Let's start again, Young Fella.

Is GOD Good?

Student : Yes.

Professor: Is Satan good ?

Student : No.

Professor: Where does Satan come from ?

Student : From . . . GOD . . .

Professor: That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this World?

Student : Yes.

Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn't it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct?

Student : Yes.

Professor: So who created evil ?

(Student did not answer)

Professor: Is there Sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness?

All these terrible things exist in the World, don't they?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor: So, who Created them ?

(Student had no answer)

Professor: Science says you have 5 Senses you use to Identify and Observe the World around you.

Tell me, son . . . Have you ever Seen GOD?

Student : No, sir.

Professor: Tell us if you have ever Heard your GOD?

Student : No , sir.

Professor: Have you ever Felt your GOD, Tasted your GOD, Smelt your GOD?

Have you ever had any Sensory Perception of GOD for that matter?

Student : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.

Professor: Yet you still Believe in HIM?

Student : Yes.

Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol,

Science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?

Student : Nothing. I only have my Faith.

Professor: Yes,Faith. And that is the Problem Science has.

Student : Professor, is there such a thing as Heat?

Professor: Yes.

Student : And is there such a thing as Cold?

Professor: Yes.

Student : No, sir. There isn't.

(The Lecture Theatre became very quiet with this turn of events )

Student : Sir, you can have Lots of Heat, even More Heat, Superheat, Mega Heat, White Heat,

a Little Heat or No Heat.

But we don't have anything called Cold.

We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is No Heat, but we can't go any further after that,

There is no such thing as Cold.

Cold is only a Word we use to describe the Absence of Heat.

We cannot Measure Cold.

Heat is Energy.

Cold is Not the Opposite of Heat, sir, just the Absence of it.

(There was Pin-Drop Silence in the Lecture Theatre )

Student : What about Darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as Darkness?

Professor: Yes. What is Night if there isn't Darkness?

Student : You're wrong again, sir.

Darkness is the Absence of Something

You can have Low Light, Normal Light, Bright Light, Flashing Light . . .

But if you have No Light constantly, you have nothing and its called Darkness, isn't it?

In reality, Darkness isn't.

If it is, were you would be able to make Darkness Darker, wouldn't you?

Professor: So what is the point you are making, Young Man ?

Student : Sir, my point is your Philosophical Premise is flawed.

Professor: Flawed ? Can you explain how?

Student : Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality.

You argue there is Life and then there is Death, a Good GOD and a Bad GOD.

You are viewing the Concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure.

Sir, Science can't even explain a Thought.

It uses Electricity and Magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one.

To view Death as the Opposite of Life is to be ignorant of the fact that

Death cannot exist as a Substantive Thing.

Death is Not the Opposite of Life: just the Absence of it.

Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your Students that they evolved from a Monkey?

Professor: If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process, yes, of course, I do.

Student : Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir?

(The Professor shook his head with a Smile, beginning to realize where the Argument was going )

Student : Since no one has ever observed the Process of Evolution at work and

Cannot even prove that this Process is an On-Going Endeavor,

Are you not teaching your Opinion, sir?

Are you not a Scientist but a Preacher?

(The Class was in Uproar )

Student : Is there anyone in the Class who has ever seen the Professor's Brain?

(The Class broke out into Laughter )

Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's Brain, Felt it, touched or Smelt it? . . .

No one appears to have done so.

So, according to the Established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol,

Science says that You have No Brain, sir.

With all due respect, sir, how do we then Trust your Lectures, sir?

(The Room was Silent. The Professor stared at the Student, his face unfathomable)

Professor: I guess you'll have to take them on Faith, son.

Student : That is it sir . . . Exactly !

The Link between Man & GOD is FAITH.

That is all that Keeps Things Alive and Moving.

NB:

I believe you have enjoyed the Conversation . . . and if so . . .

You'll probably want your Friends / Colleagues to enjoy the same . . . won't you?

Forward them to Increase their Knowledge . . . or FAITH.

That student was Einstein.

Wala Na.

“Kung nagmahal ka ng taong di dapat at nasaktan ka, wag mong sisihin ang puso mo. Tumitibok lang yan para mag-supply ng dugo sa katawan mo. Ngayon, kung magaling ka sa anatomy at ang sisisihin mo naman ay ang hypothalamus mo na kumokontrol ng emotions mo, mali ka pa rin! Bakit? Utang na loob! Wag mong isisi sa body organs mo ang mga sama ng loob mo sa buhay! Tandaan mo: magiging masaya ka lang kung matututo kang tanggapin na hindi ang puso, utak, atay o bituka mo ang may kasalanan sa lahat ng nangyari sayo, kundi IKAW mismo!”

Moving On +_+

When something's over,

it's over.

it can never start again.

When it's broken

you can never

put back the pieces.

Life is not the way

you want it to be.

When you know that someone's

hurting you so much, just stop.

We know that it hurts a lot,

but you must learn to let go things.

Don't push yourself too hard.

Coz we all know,

that in every ending,

there's such a thing

that we call the beginning.. :)

REMEDY ?

My friend use to tell me this fucking things but it helps :))

Change and Time!!!! Time will heal your broken heart it always does, there's no quick remedy for a broken heart, it hurts, and it's going to for quite some time that's just how the heart is, but on the upside it almost always heals or at the very least mends itself so you can go on living your life again. And change because that's what you're going to need to pull yourself out of the dumps. Change is hard and scarry but when you change something it can really make a good difference for you and give you something positive to focus on instead of the failed relationship. It can be simple like a makeover, a new haircut always makes someone feel new and pretty and better about themselves or it can be something major like moving to a new state city or town, pulling yourself out of the rut your in and laying new roots somewhere completely away from the situation you were just in. I suggest taking a good look at yourself and reinvent you apart from what you were in your five year relationship, find you again, and just live life for all it's worth, don't let the bad from this relationship pull you down. When the going gets tough the tough get going and in time this will be nothing more then a lesson learned in love (everyone has them)! Good Luck!

READ THIS: a blog from a friend :)

With patience and time. Time really is a great healer, To be in love and get hurt is no fun. Hope you don't take too much time wondering... everyday is a new day and God designed sunshine after every storm.

No matter how long it rains there will always be a brighter day. The WARMTH of the sun on your face is like the kiss of God on your cheeks and the beautiful flowers in summmer is like a scent filled picture, there will always be joy that come after many a sadness.

the best part of losing someone is the overwhelming comfort God brings in the healing, the getting better.

The HOPE.

God bless you hope you see the rainbows that appears to remind us of the Promise. The brighter picture is always after the storm.

Source: XXX =p

10 secrets to making relationships last

After four failed marriages between the pair, Maia and Bart Berens were determined to make their third union a good one. Twenty-seven years later and they are not only together but dishing to us on what makes it work. In celebration of their 25th anniversary, they’ve agreed to write a series for HMG readers — sharing intimate moments, including real love letters for him and love letters for her.

“There are some very specials things we’ve noticed after all these years and we want to help people learn them so they can wake up one day and notice how many years have gone by and they still have the relationship of your dreams,” explained Maia.

Maia spent years studying relationships and coaching couples on how to make it work. In this series she introduces each secret to their long, happy relationship that she’s has noticed — with special appearances via Bart’s comments and real love letters that they have written each other over the years and some really simple relationship tips.

Here are their 10 secrets to making relationships last. Click on each one for further advice and how you can make it work.

Secret #1. Be real and feel good enough about yourself to be real.

Secret #2. Seal commitment to the relationship, not each other works way better.

Secret #3. Don’t expect your partner to do anything you are unwilling to do like forgiving and giving up being right.

Secret #4. Learn the importance of communication, honesty.

Secret #5. Remember that love includes compassion and non-judgment.

Secret #6. Be aware when the connection is dying and do something about it.

Secret #7. Let them know they’re doing a good job.

Secret #8. Own up when you’ve messed up – and learn from it.

Secret #9. Get that a good relationship is sacred, make time for it.

Secret #10. Own the whole job – take full responsibility.

Bonus #1. Love letter sample: absolutely important rules.

Bonus #2. Relationship advice for women and men.

Sad love stories relation

When you read books, you’re always looking forward to finding something that you can relate with. It’s like even with the sounds of the title you’re already feeling that great passion and interest to read it and finish all the pages as soon as you can. And as funny as it sounds, some people just can’t get enough about reading sad love stories. You might wonder why but there’s something in that sort of plot for an event that makes it very special and worth reading.

If you like the thought about having so many thrills in certain situations then a sad romantic story is your thing. It may seem like a very ironic thing to do when you read something that wouldn’t make you happy because most of the people in the world today always try to avoid what’s behind those happy faces being brought in front of them. But if you are one of those very few people who loves to know more about sad situations then you’re definitely are a member of the strong-hearted persons; you’re not scared but you are excited to see how you would handle the situation. Just like loving the fact that you see situations like this on paper, you also love the fact that it happens in real life and that you know exactly what to do to get over it.

Sad love stories might not sound nice to everyone’s ear but it definitely has a good point to make in your life. Even if you are just watching or reading a sad romantic story, you are for sure going to get something important out of it and you will surely learn. If you want to know how to handle things that are going on in the matters of your heart then this is your thing.

Sad Love Story As A Personal Experience

Loving someone is like taking the most risky thing in the world into your life. It’s like you are not sure that once you give your heart out to that person, you will already be happy. The matters of the heart are a serious thing to deal with and every sad love story is something that people can never forget about. A lot of times do people get themselves into sad love stories because of so many reasons that not even the wisest person can ever tell why. Taking that huge step is like allowing yourself to get into life and death; it’s too serious to handle.

A sad love story is a part of our lives. Whether or not we are going to welcome it; it will always be there lurking behind waiting for us to give up and for itself to take place. It’s like a thief in the night that just happens all of a sudden especially when you are not expecting it. There’s nothing wrong about being in a situation like that but sad love stories is a type of situation that would always be inevitable for us to experience. The life that we live in is imperfect and we are too; surely the same thing with the matters of the heart is ready to take part in our everyday lives. We can never tell when or how it would come and take us away but we do know that we are going to feel the sadness that not anyone else can ever analyze. People get hurt and when we do, it already brings out the flaws of life and makes us not want to ever be in the same situation again.

When we feel that our lives are going to be in a sad love story type of plot, there’s no need to feel scared or allow it to take over us. Sad love stories are something that we can never avoid.

A love story has its ups and downs but the sad ones are always more interesting and touching.