Archive for June, 2008

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

- John Wooden

 

 

Comments No Comments »

On The Anvil
by Max Lucado

With a strong forearm, the apron-clad blacksmith puts his tongs into the fire, grasps the heated metal, and places it on the anvil. His keen eye examines the glowing piece. He sees what the tool is now and envisions what he wants it to be—sharper, flatter, wider, longer. With a clear picture in his mind, he begins to pound. His left hand still clutching the hot mass with the tongs, his right hand slams the two-pound sledge upon the moldable metal.
On the solid anvil, the smoldering iron is remolded.
The smith knows the type of instrument he wants. He knows the size. He knows the shape. He knows the strength.
Whang! Whang! The hammer slams. The shop rings with the noise, the air fills with smoke, and the softened metal responds.
But the response doesn’t come easily. It doesn’t come without discomfort. To melt down the old and recast it as new is a disrupting process. Yet the metal remains on the anvil, allowing the toolmaker to remove the scars, repair the cracks, refill the voids, and purge the impurities.
And with time, a change occurs: What was dull becomes sharpened, what was crooked becomes straight, what was weak becomes strong, and what was useless becomes valuable.
Then the blacksmith stops. He ceases his pounding and sets down his hammer. With a strong left arm, he lifts the tongs until the freshly molded metal is at eye level. In the still silence, he examines the smoking tool. The incandescent implement is rotated and examined for any mars or cracks.
There are none.
Now the smith enters the final stage of his task. He plunges the smoldering instrument into a nearby bucket of water. With a hiss and a rush of steam, the metal immediately begins to harden. The heat surrenders to the onslaught of cool water, and the pliable, soft mineral becomes an unbending useful tool.
“For a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.”
(I Peter 1:6-7)

From On the Anvil:
Stories On Being Shaped Into God’s Image

This is a new edition of Max’s first book.
It contains an updated forward, written by him, as well as thoughtful questions for each chapter.

© (Tyndale House, 1985, 2008) Max Lucado

Comments No Comments »

Some people come into our lives to touch our hearts and wake us up to the reality of God’s love and plan for us. -Bill

Comments No Comments »

Here I am so close to you
Know my voice, I’ll never leave you
For I have loved you since before the sands of time were made
I love you still and always will.
You’re chosen as MineMy Father wants to bless you now,
Receive from Him all that you’ll ever need.
Come spend eternity with Me. My heart’s full of love for you.
I love you still and always will.
You’re chosen as Mine.

Cries in the desert, My child, I hear them.
Tears in the valley, My lovely, I count them.
You’re so precious; you were on My mind as I died.

I love you still, always will.
Chosen as Mine.

Comments No Comments »

–THREE NAMES THAT FRIENDS CALL YOU:
~> jess
~> ica
~> jessi
–THREE MOST IMPORTANT DATES IN YOUR LIFE:
~> mar 25
~> dec 25
~> jan 1 hehe.
–THREE THINGS YOU’VE DONE IN THE LAST 33 MINUTES:
~> ate chocolate
~> emailed a friend
~> ironed my uniform
–THREE WAYS TO BE HAPPY:
~> pray
~> trust God and your loved ones
~> spend quality time with people who matter most
SONGS AS OF NOW
~> divine romance (phil wickham)
~> far away (nickelback)
~> chosen as mine (hillsong)
GIFTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE:
~> flowers (gift na?)
~> books (pang nursing or pang leisure time)
~> love (parehas sa answer ni Zarah)
–THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
~> surfing the net
~> reading
~> sleeping
–THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO FOR VACATION:
~> ireland
~> new york
~> sumilon hehe.
–THREE FAVORITE CARTOON/ANIME CHARACTERS:
~> piglet (kay cute)
~> bubbles (kay cute nasad)
~> mr bean (kay funny)
–THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANTS:
~> dessert factory
~> gerry’s grill
~> royal concourse na eat all u can coz sulit hehe.
–THREE FAVORITE DRINKS:
~> juice
~> water
~> milk
–THREE THINGS FOUND IN YOUR BAG:
~> car key
~> money
~> cellphone
–THREE FAVORITE COLORS:
~> purple
~> teal
~> red
-TOP THREE HANGOUTS
~> mcdo jones.. usahay with college friends lang
~> kwarto
~> gawas sa balay
–THREE FOODS U LOVE SO MUCH:
~> sabaw2x
~> sugba
~> seafood
–TOP THREE YOU REMEMBER WHEN U ARE ANSWERING THIS SURVEY:
~> bored
~> kapoy
~> matog nako
–TOP THREE WHO DO YOU THINK WILL ANSWER THIS SURVEY:
~>ikaw
~>cya
~>kato
–TOP THREE “THINGS” SPECIAL TO YOU:
~> Bible
~> Licenses nako
~> Bed
–TOP THREE ATTITUDES YOU LIKE:
~> God-fearing
~> mao ra
~> and everything else will follow.
–TOP THREE REASONS YOU ANSWER THIS SURVEY:
~> para naa bag-o sa ako blog
~> walay lingaw
~> try2x lang
–TOP THREE WHY YOU ARE BUSY AT THIS TIME
~> training
~> thinking of what to do
~> thinking of what NOT to do
thanks for reading.. i know this is making no sense at all..
good night.. :)

Comments No Comments »