Lets love our job

I am writing this not to console myself for landing a job that compensate less than it should be. With tough competition and less opportunity in the country, I may say I am still fortunate by having a job.

I often ask my better-half, why there are people who are not content on what they have, like their job? If their are not contented, why they still keeping the position and keep on complaining as well?  He simply said, they need the job, the compensation and the freebies of the position.  I guess and told myself he is right on that but still I was unsatisfied to what I heard.

If I am not satisfied to my job, I will leave the company as soon as possible and look for a better one, knowing my abilities and technical know-how, I am sure there is always a place for me.  And such bold reasoning of mine  was ten years ago, wherein the competition is not that tough as today.  One or two decade ago, even a non-degree holder or with differ course, but competent and skill applicant have the opportunity to handle complicated position in a firm. The chance today is very thin unless you had a backer inside and with the strict regulation in hiring new employee, the chance is quite impossible.

Anyway, I just want everyone out there who hate their job because of this and that, etc., to start to love their obligation when in the first place, it pacifies our basic needs.   Without it, we do not have salary, without salary, where in this country we will get our food and other necessities?  Those who are looking for promotion that tend to slow their energy in carrying their task, better wait for the right time.  Just continue excelling whatever skill you posses okay.  Love your job as it was your first entry in the company. Show to your boss that  you are an asset and not a liability.  And please do not extend your unsatisfied feeling to your co-workers by whacking your things or murmuring of non-sense thing, if that the case speak it out to your boss and tell him what you want, a promotion indeed.  And may I add this please, do not pretend that you are someone at the top by sharing your task to others while the credit is still yours. Its just fine if you are too busy and hitting some deadline, but if not, work at your own responsibilities, do your job and eye not  the job of others.

Whoow…am I sound I encountered them?  Lucky me! But of course, as a competent and confident personnel in charge, my trust is in God who gave me this job.  Whoever plays unsatisfied around, its their problem and not mine.

ADD Worldwide Bible Exposition hosted by Bro. Eli Soriano

UNTV37  catered the latest Ang Dating Daan Worldwide Bible Exposition through its program “Ang Dating Daan” (The Old Path) wherein people from different remote places can ask the host, Bro. Eli Soriano, the presiding minister of Members Church of God International (MCGI).

I was about to sleep that night but since I am not yet sleepy, I tune in (as always do every night) to UNTV 37 and watch Ang Dating Daan program.  The man with his colleage, in Navotas,  is asking series of question to Bro. Soriano about  “tithes”   and claiming that tithing at present is still part of God’s law and Christians must follow it. Bro. Eli give him ample time to discuss his side. As I remember, the man from Navotas cited Mathew 28:20 as he is claiming that all laws including tithing as law of Moses and law of God shall be taught in all the world.

Mat 28:20  Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. (KJV)

The man from Navotas mentioned different verses that I already forgot. Anyway it will be shown to the program again.  What made me excited is the responses made by Bro. Eli in his claims.  To those who do not yet hear Bro. Eli and his preaching, laws of Moses including tithing, according to Bible is not the law that Christians must be followed, but the laws of Christ. Bro. Eli said that
member “per se” can give ten percent (10%) , or less or more than ten percent, which was according to the purpose of his heart. Bro. Eli read II Corinthians:

II Co 9:7  Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. (KJV)

Bro. Eli explains that what is unlawful today is for the pastor or preacher to collect tithes from his members, because the authority to collect tithes is given to Levites and to Israelites alone and not to anybody. And the ten percent of the ten percent collected from the chidlren of Israel will be offered as well to God.

Num_18:26  Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe.

And that was law of Moses and to the children of Israel must obey.  Bro. Eli said, we are not Israelites and pastors today are not Levites. Thats was very true. Those greedy pastors even uses Bible verse to extort their members.

Mal 3:8  Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
 
These pastors told their members that they rob God when they did not gave their tithes to them. What a trick?! The reason why there are many pastors who are very rich and even have they own jet plane and airport. In the Philippines, greedy pastors who love tithes very much have big mansions and millions of pesos, while their members are poor as the word poor implies.

Bro. Eli further explained that law of Moses will not justify anymore. We will justify by the law of Christ.

Act 13:39  And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

To refute furthermore the claim of the man in Navotas saying that tithing as law of God given to Moses should be taught to all nations by citing Mathew 28:20, Bro. Eli boldly read the verse and pointed out that what will be taught to all nation as Lord Jesus Christ said to his apostles is HIS COMMANDMENTS.

Mat 28:20  Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. (KJV)

Wow, that was very clear indeed!!! (clap clap clap)

Truly, the word of God written in the Scripture is as clear as crystal if its explain by the messenger sent by God himself.

For that, thanks be to Him and to God be the glory forever!!!

Read and Feel their Happiness

Although they are called in different places, different time and different ways, these peculiar people of God had one thing in common. They are different faces of life with different life-style prior of their calling, yet they found more than a diamond, more than this world can offer.

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The Best Ginisang Monggo Ever

I did not eat my dinner that time as a prerequisite of that big event of my life, the day after that day, my baptism day in Apalit, Pampanga where ADD Central is located, and where baptism for near divisions took place.  With mix emotions, joy and unspeakable happiness deep within, I felt hungry than ever.

And it was lunch time, they said Bro. Eli Soriano usually prepares the food for the new brethren (newly baptized), like me. Although Bro. Eli is not around in central, for he need to left the country due to persecution of rival churches, the meal they prepare is still with Bro. Eli’s touched of love and care.  And one of the viand in the table is sauteed mung bean or “ginisang monggo” in Tagalog.   And truly speaking, it was the best sauteed monggo I ever ate in my whole life.  The ampalaya and the bagoong  that mixes the taste of bitterness and saltiness is perfect in my hunger. I requested for another saucer of ginisang monggo to the sister-in-charge who accommodating us.

The preacher that prepares everything for the brethren from material meal to spiritual food he shares to us every gathering is unequaled, and we are very proud of him he feed us in the right time, all the time.  If he give his best in this simple vias, like ginisang monggo, how much more in fulfilling his task as sent messenger of God.

I always be thankful to the Creator of heaven and Earth for sending this man to us.

Ang Tsinelas

Sino ba ang hindi nasasabik sa isang bagong tsinelas o sapatos?

Nakita ko sa cellphone images ang larawan na ito, naisipan kong gawan ng blog habang naghihintay ako sa kinauupuan ko ngayon.Napansin kong sira na at tunay na luma na tsinelas na ito na suot niya.  Pero alam ninyo ba na hindi ko naririnig na nagrereklamo ang anak ko kung ilang beses man mapatid ang tsinelas niya.  Sa ganitong mga pagkakataon, nasuusal ko ang pasasalamat sa Dios.  Dahil sa murang isipan ng mga batang ito, hindi sila lumalaking materyalista, bagamat mayroon silang mga munting hiling, naghihintay sila kung kailan mo ito ibibigay sa kanila.

Baka kaya kinunan ito ni Denise para marealize ko na kailangan nang palitan ang kaniyang sapin sa paa.  Ito naman kasi ang nagiging problema ko, iyong mga simpleng bagay na ganito, palagi ko nakakalimutan na bilihin.

Kahapon, natuwa naman ako at ibinili pala siya ng kaniyang Ama ng bagong tsinelas na nagkakahala ng P70 sa palengke.  At masaya-masaya na ang bata sa simpleng bagay na iyon.

Kasimplehan ng buhay, iyan ang nais kong ipamaan sa aking mga anak. Dahil ang mga bagay na nasa paligid ay lilipas at hindi madadala sa libingan kaano pa kaimportante iyan.

 

 

Bigay ng Dios

 

Hindi ka man mabigyan ng maraming materyal na bagay sa mundong ito na pinagkakaabalahan ng maraming tao sa ngayon, sapat na mabigyan ka ng ganitong biyaya mula sa itaas na nagsisilbing kasiyahan ng iyong mga araw sa mundo.

Sila ang mga anak natin na nagiging dahilan ng ating pagpupursigi sa buhay.  Nagbibigay kasiyahan sa mga araw ng iyong kalungkutan.  Ang kanilang mga simpleng tawa at walang-muwang na usapin na lumalabas sa kanilang bibig, ay kasiyahan na sa ating mga magulang. Sinabi ng mga manunulat sa atin, ang ating mga anak ay kayamanan.  Hindi ko mapagtanto kung paanong sila ay naging kayamanan sa murang isipan ko noon.  Pero nang makita ko sila, tunay na sila nga ang aking mga kayamanan.  Ang mga papuri at di-papuri sa kanila ay tagos sa ating mga magulang.

Nakakapagtaka na nga lamang ang ibang mga magulang na pagkatapos magpakasarap sa kama at makabuo ng bata ay papatayin sa sinapupunan pa lamang, kundi man ay itatapon sa mga basurahan kung ang bata ay hindi nakuha sa mga gamot pampalaglag.  Anong konsensiya meron ang mga taong ito na hindi ba nila nalalaman ang kaakibat na responsibilidad ng bawat ungol sa dilim.  Malaking at matagal ng isyu sa ating lipunan ang mga bagay na ito, ana anopat’ marami nang programa ang ipinalabas ng ating gobyerno upang masugpo kung hindi man ay mapaliit nag bilang ng gnaintong kaso.  Ngunit, sa paglipas ng panahon, ang problema ng teen-age pregnancy at abortion sa bansa ay lalong tumitindi at ano pa’t pabata ng pabata ang mga involve dito.

Kung paanong ang maraming mag-asawa ay nasasabik na mayakap ang kanilang parating na anak, ngunit hindi mapagkalooban, heto naman ang mga iresponsableng mga magulang na walang pakialam sa kanilang mga anak, at iaanak pa.  Ang kahirapan ba ang dapat isishin sa mga bagay na ito o ang kawalan ng kaalaman patungkol dito.  Hindi ko sinasabing sagot ang RH Bill sa hinaing na ito ng ating bansa, ngunit ang kaalaman hindi para murang isip na katulad ng nakasaad sa RH bill ang sinasabi, kundi sa munting tahanan natin dapat magsimula ang kaalaman at ipiaunawa ang responsibilidad sa maagang pag-aasawa at wala sa panahong pag-aanak.

Kung tayong mga magulang ay hindi alam ang mga bagay na ito, paano pa nga malalaman ng mga maliliit nating anak. Kaya nga sabi ay ituro mo sa bata ang dapat niyang lakaran di ba para pag siya ay tumanda ay hindi niya hiwalayan, sabi sa Biblia ay ito:

Kawikaan 22:6 Turuan mo ang bata sa daan na dapat niyang lakaran, at pagka tumanda man siya ay hindi niya hihiwalayan.

Kaya nga, ang bigay ng Dios sa atin ay ating alagaan ng higit, turuan ng mga dapat na naayon sa utos ng Dios para magsilaki silang may takot sa Dios at hindi liabilidad ng lipunan.  Umpisahan natin sa ating mga sarili, mga magulang, tayo mismo dapat ang mauna na makaalam ng kung ano ang dapat at kung ano hindi dapat, upang sa ganoon ay may maituro tayo sa ating mga anak, at sila naman sa kanilang magiigng mga anak.

 

 

A glass of water

Look at the picture. Yes, it is a glass of water, drinking water.  Actually I got a shot of this glass just a few moment ago, and thinking of something heard from the most sensible preacher of this time, Bro. Eli Soriano. No, not the health benefits of water but the glass itself as a person.

Accepted or not, we almost think that we already know about everything, especially in faith and in religion.  We’ve been taught since grade school about God, his Son and his love to His creation.  The water that filled the glass is the same  knowledge we incur for the past if we surrogate for the meantime.  And as you stand now, you are almost filled with different knowledge as the glass above.  And if happen that somebody will fill more water in  the same glass, the water will just spill over.

The same thing when you hear some words of truth, Biblical truth from Bro. Eli Soriano, if you listen sometime of your life in his preaching  in your radio, television and internet.  Although, the thing you heard is unknown to you before, you rejected it, it will just passed on your other ear.  Not only rejecting it but opposing it since you had been filled by those old teachings from your current religious affiliation.

Why not try to be unfilled glass sometimes. So that, when you heard those words coming from his lips, it will stay on you and begin to feel it, think of it and discern the differences from your old knowledge.  If you do, wisdom and knowledge of truth will pour upon you as you are always unfilled glass of water.