yourmenggay

[yourmenggay]

Sa wakas natanggap ko na parating may pagkukulang at kakulangan ang sinumang nagmamahal, at ang totoong tanong pala ay kung kaninong kakulangan at pagkukulang ang handa kang paulit-ulit na tanggapin. Kung sino ang, sa kabila ng lahat ng ‘yon, mamahalin mo parin. Maraming salamat sa pagpili mo sa akin. Ang tangi kong maipapangako ngayon sayo ay paulit-ulit din kitang pipiliin. Pipiliin kita sa mga araw na hindi tayo magkasundo. Pipiliin kita sa mga araw na hindi tayo magkaintindihan. Pipiliin kita kahit minsan hindi natin maibigay ang kailangan ng isa’t isa. Pipiliin pa rin kita kahit sa mga araw na di natin gusto ang isa’t isa. Pipiliin kita kahit sa mga araw na makalimot tayo sa mga pangako natin. At kapag naging sobrang hirap man ng mga pinagdaraanan natin, pipiliin kong mahalin ka pa rin. Our time together has taught me na hindi lang pakiramdam ang pagmamahal, kundi desisyon. At sa lahat ng desisyon ko sa buhay ko, Ikaw ang habang buhay kong paninindigan.

Juan Miguel Severo (Can We Still Be Friends, 2017)

[yourmenggay]

It's not easy.

[yourmenggay]

Ilang beses ko nang isinilid ang puso ko sa garapon at itinapon ito sa dagat sa pag-asa na may magbabalik sa akin nito nang buo pa. Pero ang tagal na, at wala pa akong nakukuha.

Naniniwala Ako, Juan Miguel Severo (via wordsanonph)

[yourmenggay]

Bago mo ako hawakan, maaari ko bang malaman kung paano mo ako bibitawan?

- Marka (via triciajeshieltorres)

[yourmenggay]

Gumuguhit na ang alak sa aking lalamunan humahagupit ang hilo sa aking kaisipan Paulit-ulit, malupit, pinanghihinaan. “Malungkot ako, maari mo ba akong samahan?”

Umiikot na ang aking paningin, di ko alintana iyong sasabihin, yayakap ako’t magpapaalipin kahit ngayon gabi lang ako'y mahalin.

Handa akong gumawa ng kasalanan kung ikaw ang aking pagbibigyan handa akong makipagpisan kahit na ito'y panandalian.

Tinakasan na ako ng katinuan bukas naman ito'y makakalimutan tulad ng pagmamahal kong di pinapahalagahan agad pinagsasaawaan, iniiwan.

Sa'yo muna ako sasama, kahit pansamantala mapawi ko lang ang pangungulila dahil pinagpalit nya ako sa iba.

Tulungan mo ako na siya'y kalimutan, ako'y iyong halikan tulad ng ginagawa ng magkasintahan kahit sandali at walang kasiguraduhan.

Ilang bote pa ng alak ang iinumin para puso'y pahilumin? Paano ko ba sasabihin, na siya pa rin ang gustong mahalin?

[yourmenggay]

I wanna be your "mahirap, pero worth it.".

[yourmenggay]

Nakailang order na ko ng happy meal pero hindi pa rin ako masaya.

[yourmenggay]

I wanna be your "mahirap, pero worth it.".

[yourmenggay]

IBA'T IBANG URI NG ZONE BUKOD SA FRIENDZONE

PANTYZONED. Isang sitwasyon kung saan ginawa ka lang niyang PANAKIP BUTAS.

WIWIZONED. Pinakilig ka lang, nainlove ka na agad.

KOYAZONED. Kapatid lang ang turing sa'yo.

WIFI ZONED. Ang relasyon niyo ay parang signal ng wifi ng kapitbahay, minsan malakas ang connection, minsan mahina. Pero madalas, patay.

RHADZONED. Nainlove at nafall ka sa isang taong sa internet mo lang nakilala. Madalas mangyari sa tumblr.

CORA-ZONED. Minahal mo siya sa kabila ng kanyang ASWANG na pag uugali at itsura.

DAWN ZONE-UETA. Kinarga at binuhat ka niya sa oras na down na down at problemado ka. Mahal mo siya, mahal ka niya, kaya lang taken na kayo pareho.

GERALD ANDERZONED. Syinota ng ex mo ang matalik na kaibigan mo. Gaya ng nangyari kay Maja Salvador at Kim Chu.

DONUTZONED. For the girls, matapos ka niyang butasan at makuha ang gusto, bigla ka na lang niyang iiwan.

[yourmenggay]

Bes.

Nakaupo… tulala, na para bang nag hahanap ng rason sa lahat ng mga nangyayari.

Mga salitang bumabagabag sa isipan, at mga luhang biglang dumadaloy sa pisngi, mahal mo ba ako?

Sabi nila pag tagalog ang salita mas may hugot,

Bes, patawarin moko dahil sa pag sabi ko sayong “Mahal kita” dahil alam kong hindi ka naman talaga sasagot ng “Mahal din kita” at pasensya dahil pinipilit kong pumasok sa buhay mo na alam kong hindi ako karapat dapat tumuloy at pasayahin ka dahil, kaibigan mo lang ako.

Salamat bes.

[yourmenggay]

God’s Hand at Work

Text: Ruth 2:4-17, Deuteronomy 28:8-9, Psalm 36:7-9

I’m grinning as I sit in the coffee shop typing this. Thankfully, there’s no one at the table facing mine.

I can’t help it. This story is why I can’t get enough of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Because do you know who is declared royalty in the eyes of God? A poor, Moabite widow gleaning barley. I can’t even stand it, I love this story so much.

Let me back up and explain. Here we have our dear Ruth, busting her tail in the barley fields in an honest effort to keep herself and her mother-in-law alive. She “happened” into the field of Boaz. And he “happened” to take notice of her. And (spoiler alert) all these little happenings will end up with Ruth and Boaz at the marriage altar one day, a beautiful ending to an abrupt and terrible life twist.

The thing is, none of this was happenstance. The hand of a gracious God led Naomi back to Bethlehem and led Ruth to go with her. The hand of a gracious God led Ruth to Boaz’s fields that first day and turned Boaz’s heart toward the hard-working widow from a foreign land. What appeared as coincidence was God’s hand continually at work.

In the same upside-down way of the gospel, Ruth’s simple and consistent acts of faithfulness have Kingdom-size ramifications.

Ruth was not some long-time, super-religious believer who earned herself a spot in God’s capital-S Story (and even in the lineage of Christ!). She was just a young woman doing hard things because she believed it was what she was called to do. We don’t hear this in her words, but we see it in her actions. Her faithfulness is not bright and shiny; her work is not award-winning or perfectly planned. She was simply following God’s lead, taking the next right step.

Like Ruth, we cannot see the whole of our story, let alone His Story. We aren’t meant to. But we can follow God’s lead, knowing that our yeses to Him make a Kingdom-size difference, even when no one sees.

Are you sitting in a quiet apartment this morning, wondering if your next steps matter? Are you driving to an office where you’ll work tirelessly without thanks or appreciation, just like yesterday? Are you settling in for another day at home, serving little hearts in a million unnoticed ways?

Hear these words from Boaz to Ruth as my prayer over you today:

“May the Lord reward you for what you have done, and may you receive a full reward from the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.” - Ruth 2:12

And as you do the work set before you, know this: Your small and steady acts of faithfulness are being used in big and beautiful ways in the kingdom of God.

- she reads truth

[yourmenggay]

Best Friend—Forever

Read: James 2:18–26

One of the pieces of wisdom I have come to appreciate is my dad’s often-repeated statement, “Joe, good friends are one of life’s greatest treasures.” How true! With good friends, you are never alone. They’re attentive to your needs and gladly share life’s joys and burdens.

Before Jesus came to earth, only two individuals were called friends of God. The Lord spoke to Moses “as one speaks to a friend�� (Ex. 33:11), and Abraham “was called God’s friend” (James 2:23; see 2 Chron. 20:7; Isa. 41:8).

I am amazed that Jesus calls those of us who belong to Him friends: “I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you” (John 15:15). And His friendship is so deep that He laid down His life for us. John says, “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (v. 13).

What a privilege and blessing to have Jesus as our friend! He is a friend who will never leave us or forsake us. He intercedes for us before the Father and supplies all our needs. He forgives all our sins, understands all our sorrows, and gives us sufficient grace in times of trouble. He is indeed our best friend! - Joe Stowell

INSIGHT:

In the ancient Roman hierarchy, to be a “friend of Caesar” meant having a close relationship with the highest seat of power. Such “friends” knew the emperor so well that they actually opened his mail and carried on his correspondence. They also showed a willingness to serve the emperor as he directed. So it is for the follower of Christ today. The Lord Jesus has called us “friends” (John 15:15). He has let us in on His intimacy with His Father and wants us to share His message of love with others. To be the friend of Jesus is to be in relationship with the highest seat of power (Phil. 2:5–11).

[yourmenggay]

[yourmenggay]

Marking Time

Read: Psalm 25:1–15

The military command, “Mark Time, March” means to march in place without moving forward.  It is an active pause in forward motion while remaining mentally prepared and expectantly waiting the next command.

In everyday language, the term marking time has come to mean “motion without progress, not getting anywhere, not doing anything important while you wait.” It conveys a feeling of idle, meaningless waiting.

In contrast, the word wait in the Bible often means “to look eagerly for, to hope, and to expect.” The psalmist, when facing great difficulties, wrote: “O my God, I trust in You; let me not be ashamed; let not my enemies triumph over me. Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed” (Ps. 25:2–3 nkjv).

We often have no choice about the things we must wait for—a medical diagnosis, a job interview result, the return of a loved one—but we can decide how we wait. Rather than giving in to fear or apathy, we can continue to “march in place,” actively seeking God’s strength and direction each day.

“Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day” (vv. 4–5 nkjv). - David McCasland

[yourmenggay]

I was going through hell and your solution was to leave.

(via chinitangmakulit)

[yourmenggay]

Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again.

Dorothy Fields (via psych-facts)

[yourmenggay]

http://iglovequotes.net/