Moments_The Purpose Driven Life

"The Purpose Driven Life" is a bestselling Christian book written by Pastor Rick Warren.

Here are some key points about the book:

1. Content: The book explores a central question: What is the purpose of life? It presents a 40-day spiritual journey, guiding readers to discover their purpose and align their lives with God's plan. Each day focuses on a different aspect of purpose, exploring topics such as worship, fellowship, service, and mission.

2. Biblical Foundation: "The Purpose Driven Life" is firmly rooted in biblical teachings. Rick Warren draws from various passages of the Bible to support his points and provide a spiritual framework for readers to understand their purpose and relationship with God.

3. Practical Application: The book aims to help readers apply the principles of purpose to their everyday lives. It encourages personal reflection, prayer, and journaling to facilitate self-discovery and personal growth along the spiritual journey.

4. Worldwide Impact: Since its release in 2002, "The Purpose Driven Life" has sold millions of copies globally, making it one of the best-selling books of all time. It has been translated into multiple languages and has impacted people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and faith traditions.

5. Church-Wide Campaign: The book has been a catalyst for church-wide campaigns, where congregations study the book together and engage in small group discussions. This communal approach allows individuals to support each other in their spiritual exploration and encourage accountability toward living a purpose-driven life.

6. Positive Feedback: "The Purpose Driven Life" has received widespread praise for its simplicity, practicality, and ability to resonate with readers. Many have found solace, clarity, and a renewed sense of purpose through engaging with the book's teachings.

Overall, "The Purpose Driven Life" offers guidance and insights to help individuals deepen their understanding of their purpose and live a more meaningful and fulfilling life centered around God's plan.


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Rick Warren - (REMEMBER HE WROTE 'PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE')

 You will enjoy the new insights that Rick Warren has, with his wife now having cancer and him having 'wealth' from the book sales. This is an absolutely incredible short interview with Rick Warren,

"Purpose Driven Life" author and pastor of Saddleback Church in California

In the interview by Paul Bradshaw with Rick Warren, Rick said:

People ask me, What is the purpose of life? And I respond: In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity. We were not made to last forever, and God wants us to be with Him in Heaven.

One day my heart is going to stop, and that will be the end of my body-- but not the end of me.

I may live 60 to 100 years on Earth, but I am going to spend trillions of years in eternity. This is the warm-up act - the dress rehearsal. God wants us to practice on earth what we will do forever in eternity.

We were made by God and for God, and until you figure that out, life isn't going to make sense.

Life is a series of problems: Either you are in one now, you're just coming out of one, or you're getting ready to go into another one.

The reason for this is that God is more interested in your character than your comfort.

God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy.

We can be reasonably happy here on earth, but that's not the goal of life. The goal is to grow in character, in Christ-likeness.

This past year has been the greatest year of my life but also the toughest, with my wife, Kay, getting cancer.

I used to think that life was hills and valleys - you go through a dark time, then you go to the mountaintop, back and forth. I don't believe that anymore.

Rather than life being hills and valleys, I believe that it's kind of like two rails on a railroad track, and at all times you have something good and something bad in your life.

No matter how good things are in your life, there is always something bad that needs to be worked on.

And no matter how bad things are in your life, there is always something good you can thank God for.

You can focus on your purposes, or you can focus on your problems.

If you focus on your problems, you're going into self-centeredness,' which is my problem, my issues, my pain.' But one of the easiest ways to get rid of pain is to get your focus off yourself and onto God and others.

We discovered quickly that in spite of the prayers of hundreds of thousands of people, God was not going to heal Kay or make it easy for her.

It has been very difficult for her, and yet God has strengthened her character, given her a ministry of helping other people, given her a testimony, and drawn her closer to Him and to people.

You have to learn to deal with both the good and the bad of life.

Actually, sometimes learning to deal with the good is harder. For instance, this past year, all of a sudden, when the book sold 15 million copies, it made me instantly very wealthy.

It also brought a lot of notoriety that I had never had to deal with before. I don't think God gives you money or notoriety for your own ego or for you to live a life of ease.

So I began to ask God what He wanted me to do with this money, notoriety, and influence. He gave me two different passages that helped me decide what to do, II Corinthians 9 and Psalm 72

First, in spite of all the money coming in, we would not change our lifestyle one bit. We made no major purchases.

 Second, about midway through last year, I stopped taking a salary from the church.

Third, we set up foundations to fund an initiative we call The Peace Plan to plant churches, equip leaders, assist the poor, care for the sick, and educate the next generation.

Fourth, I added up all that the church had paid me in the 24 years since I started the church, and I gave it all back. It was liberating to be able to serve God for free.

We need to ask ourselves: Am I going to live for possessions? Popularity?

Am I going to be driven by pressures? Guilt? Bitterness? Materialism?
Or am I going to be driven by God's purposes (for my life)?

When I get up in the morning, I sit on the side of my bed and say, God, if I don't get anything else done today, I want to know You more and love You better. God didn't put me on earth just to fulfill a to-do list. He's more interested in what I am than what I do.
That's why we're called human beings, not human doings.

Happy moments, PRAISE GOD.
Difficult moments, SEEK GOD.
Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD.
Painful moments, TRUST GOD.
Every moment, THANK GOD.
God's Blessings on you today.


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Moments_New Seatbelt

The National Roads Safety Council has done extensive testing on a newly designed seat belt.

Results show that accidents can be reduced by as much as 45% when the belt is properly installed.

Correct installation is illustrated below.......

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Happy Mother's Day!

 On Mother's Day, we have the opportunity to shower our moms with affection, appreciation, and gratitude. Whether it's through heartfelt gestures, thoughtful gifts, or simply spending quality time together, this day is a chance to show our mothers just how much they mean to us.

It's a time to reflect on the countless ways in which our mothers have shaped us into the people we are today and to celebrate the bond that is truly one of a kind.

#Nanay, #Ina, #Mommy, #Mom, #Mama,

#MothersDay,

#HappyMothersDay,

#FurMom,

#DadMom,

#ShouldBeMom,

#SoloMom,

#NewMom,

#GrandMom,

#ChosenMom,

#ExpectingMom,

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Moments_Truth to Remember

1. Faith is the ability to not panic.

2. If you worry, you didn't pray. If you pray, don't worry.

3. As a child of God, prayer is kind of like calling home every day.

4. Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.

5. When we get tangled up in our problems, be still. God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knot.

6. Do the math. Count your blessings.

7. God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.

8. Dear God: I have a problem. It's me.

9. Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.

10. Laugh every day, it's like inner jogging.

11. The most important things in your home are the people.

12. Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional.

13. There is no key to happiness. The door is always open.

14. A grudge is a heavy thing to carry.

15. He who dies with the most toys is still dead.

16. We do not remember days, but moments. Life moves too fast, so enjoy your precious moments.

17. Nothing is real to you until you experience it, otherwise, it's just hearsay.

18. It's all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are done.

19. Surviving and living your life successfully requires courage. The goals and dreams you're seeking require courage and risk-taking. Learn from the turtle -- it only makes progress when it sticks out its neck.

20. Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what
others think you are.

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Moments_The Right way to eat Fruits

Re- sharing  this to my blog. Credit goes to the author.

Tamang pagkain ng prutas
Judith Pulido
Health Bits

NASANAY na kapag bumili ng prutas ay hihiwain at kakainin ito matapos ang isang masaganang umagahan, tang-halian o hapunan. Ayon sa mga pag-aaral, napatunayan na hindi lamang ganito kasimple ang pakinabang na hatid ng prutas kung alam lang natin kung PAANO at KAILAN dapat kainin ang mga ito.

TAMANG PAGKAIN

Paano nga ba ang tamang pagkain ng prutas? Narito ang mga bagay na dapat tandaan:
* HINDI DAPAT KAININ ANG PRUTAS PAGKATAPOS KUMAIN!
* DAPAT KAININ ANG PRUTAS KAPAG WALANG LAMAN ANG TIYAN.

Kapag kinain ang prutas nang walang laman ang tiyan, ide-DETOXIFY nito ang sistema ng ating katawan at magsu-supply ng dagdag na enerhiya para sa nabawas na timbang at iba pang aktibidad na ginawa ng katawan.

PINAKAMAHALAGANG PAGKAIN

Halimbawang kumain tayo ng dalawang hiwa ng tinapay at isang hiwa ng prutas. Ang isang hiwa ng prutas na ating kinain ay handang tumuloy sa ating tiyan patungo sa bituka, pero napipigilan ito dahil sa kinain nating dalawang hiwa ng tinapay. Gayunman, ang tinapay na kinain natin ay mabubulok, mape-ferment atmagiging acid. Kapag ang prutas ay napasama sa pagkain na nasa ating tiyan at sa iba pang digestive juice na naririto, ang lahat ng pagkain ay magsisimulang mabulok. Kaya, mahalagang kainin ang prutas kapag walang laman ang
tiyan o bago mag-agahan, mag-tanghalian o mag-dinner. Hindi na siguro bago ang mga reklamo tulad ng kapag kumakain sila ng pakwan ay
dumidighay o kapag kumain ng durian ay may pakiramdam na puno ang tiyan, o matapos kumain ng saging ay magmamadaling pupunta sa comfort room, at iba pang mga kahalintulad na kuwento. Sa katunayan, ang mga pakiramdam na ito ay hindi mangyayari o mararanasan kapag kinain ang prutas ng walang laman ang tiyan. Ang prutas kapag napahalo sa iba pang pagkain ay nagiging gas, kaya nararamdaman ang animo ay paglaki ng tiyan.

Ayon sa mga pag-aaral, ang pagputi ng buhok, pagkakalbo, pagiging nerbiyoso at pag-itim ng paligid ng ating mga mata ay maiiwasan kapag kumain ng prutas ng walang laman ang tiyan. Wala rin umanong katotohanan na ang orange o lemon ay acidic dahil lahat ng prutas ay nagiging alkaline sa loob ng ating katawan, ayon kay Dr.Herbert Shelton, na siyang nagsaliksik ukol dito. Kapag na-master ninyo ang tamang pagkain ng prutas, mapapasainyo ang secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.

DAPAT MALAMAN UKOL SA FRUIT JUICE

Kung kailangan naman ninyong uminom ng fruit juice, tandaan na uminom lamang ng fresh fruit juice, at hindi iyong mula sa lata. Hindi rin dapat uminom ng juice na mainit , ang pagkain ng mga nilutong prutas. Ayon sa pag-aaral, nawawala ang bitaminang taglay ng mga prutas kapag ito ay iniluto at lasa na lamang ang naiwan dito.

Napatunayan na ang pagluto sa prutas ang nagi-ging dahilan para mawala ang bitaminang taglay nito. Subalit ang pagkain ng isang buong prutas ay mas mainam kaysa pag-inom ngjuice. Tandaan din na ang tamang pag-inom sa fruit juice ay dahan-dahan at hayaang humalo ito sa ating laway bago ito lununin.

Mainam din ang pagkain ng prutas dahil nililinis nito ang loob ng ating katawan. Maaari rin umanong magkaroon ng 3-day fruit fast para malinis ang buong sistema ng ating katawan. Subukan na kumain ng prutas at uminom ng fresh fruit juice sa loob ng tatlong araw at magugulat kayo sa magiging obserbasyon ng inyong mga kaibigan kung gaano naging kaaliwalas ang inyong hitsura!

BITAMINANG DULOT NG MGA PRUTAS

KIWI Maliit pero mahalaga. Ang kiwi ay mainam na pagkunan ng potassium,magnesium, Vitamin E at fiber. Ang Vitamin C content nito ay
doble kaysa sa isang orange.

APPLE May kasabihan na An apple a day keeps the doctor away, at ito ay totoo. Bagaman ang mansanas ay may mababang Vitamin
C content, mayroon naman itong antioxidants at flavonoids na pinalalakas ang Vitamin C, na tumutulong magpababa ng pagkakasakit sa colon cancer, atake sa puso at stroke.

STRAWBERRY Tinatawag itong protective fruit. Ang strawberries ang may pinakamataas na antioxidant power sa lahat ng mga prutas at pinoprotektahan nito ang katawan laban sa mga duming maaaring magdulot ng cancer o pag-clog ng blood vessels.

ORANGE Itinuturing din itong sweetest medicine. Ang pagkain ng dalawa hanggang apat na orange kada araw ay inilalayo tayo sa ubo at sipon,nakapagpapababa ng cholesterol, tumutunaw sa kidney stones, at nakapagpapababa ng pagkakaroon ng colon cancer.

PAKWAN Itinuturing na coolest thirst quencher dahil ito ay nagtataglay ng 92 porsiyentong tubig. Ito rin ay maraming taglay na glutathione, na nagpapalakas ng ating immune system. Ang pakwan ay mainam na pagkunan ng lycopene, ang kilalang cancer fighting oxidant. Ang iba pang sustansiyang dulot ng pakwan ay Vitamin C at potassium.

BAYABAS AT PAPAYA Kung may top award para sa Vitamin C ang bayabas at papaya ang tiyak na makakakuha ng award na ito. Maraming taglay na VitaminC ang bayabas at sagana rin ito sa fiber, mainam para makaiwas sa constipation, samantalang ang papaya ay sagana sa carotene, na mainam parasa ating mga mata.

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Moments_ABC of Happiness...

There are a lot of people gives advices to be happy.. like blah, blah, blah... some of them not true at all though whatever it is still there's nothing wrong in trying them same as this one...

* A--Accept *
Accept others for who they are and for the choices they've made even if you have difficulty understanding their beliefs, motives, or actions.

*B--Break Away *
Break away from everything that stands in the way of what you hope to accomplish with your life.

*C--Create *
Create a family of friends whom you can share your hopes, dreams, sorrows, and happiness with.

*D--Decide *
Decide that you'll be successful and happy come what may, and good things will find you. The roadblocks are only minor obstacles along the way.

*E--Explore *
Explore and experiment. The world has much to offer, and you have much to give. And every time you try something new, you'll learn more about yourself.

*F--Forgive *
Forgive and forget. Grudges only weigh you down and inspire unhappiness and grief. Soar above it, and remember that everyone makes mistakes.

*G--Grow *
Leave the childhood monsters behind. They can no longer hurt you or stand in your way.

*H--Hope *
Hope for the best and never forget that anything is possible as long as you remain dedicated to the task.

*I--Ignore *
Ignore the negative voice inside your head. Focus instead on your goals and remember your accomplishments. Your past success is only a small inkling of what the future holds.

*J--Journey*
Journey to new worlds, new possibilities, by remaining open-minded. Try to learn something new every day, and you'll grow.

*K--Know *
Know that no matter how bad things seem, they'll always get better. The warmth of spring always follows the harshest winter.

*L--Love *
Let love fill your heart instead of hate. When hate is in your heart, there's room for nothing else, but when love is in your heart, there's room
for endless happiness.

*M--Manage *
Manage your time and your expenses wisely, and you'll suffer less stress and worry. Then you'll be able to focus on the important things in life.

*N--Notice *
Never ignore the poor, infirm, helpless, weak, or suffering. Offer your assistance when possible, and always your kindness and understanding.

*O--Open *
Open your eyes and take in all the beauty around you. Even during the worst of times, there's still much to be thankful for.

*P--Play *
Never forget to have fun along the way. Success means nothing without happiness.

*Q--Question *
Ask many questions, because you're here to learn.

*R--Relax *
Refuse to let worry and stress rule your life, and remember that things always have a way of working out in the end.

*S--Share *
Share your talent, skills, knowledge, and time with others. Everything that you invest in others will return to you many times over.

*T--Try *
Even when your dreams seem impossible to reach, try anyway. You'll be amazed by what you can accomplish.

*U--Use *
Use your gifts to your best ability. Talent that's wasted has no value.
Talent that's used will bring unexpected rewards.

*V--Value *
Value the friends and family members who've supported and encouraged you, and be there for them as well.

*W--Work *
Work hard every day to be the best person you can be, but never feel guilty if you fall short of your goals. Every sunrise offers a second chance.

*X--X-Ray *
Look deep inside the hearts of those around you and you'll see the goodness and beauty within.

*Y--Yield *
Yield to commitment. If you stay on track and remain dedicated, you'll find success at the end of the road.

*Z--Zoom *
Zoom to a happy place when bad memories or sorrow rear a ugly head.

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Moments_I got the job!!

Dear friends, bloggers,...

A hi hi hi.. I got the job, Thank Heaven!

I'm back in the field that I love the most... communicating and talking... whew, back again to the stressy hours and no leave, no late, no absent policy of the BPO company.

Back again on those familiar streets that I used to walk to go for a stroll at Glorieta, SM, or to my favorite hang-out Wendys at quad...

I actually miss my colleagues way back then as I am doing the Fedex Australian calls.

Love those people, they were cool, hip, and young and always up for gimmicks...

Miss those days... again I'll be walking the same streets and avenues with new friends now and new colleagues...

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Moments_That Familiar Place

Once again someone called asking me to come on the following day for an exam and an interview... 

Whew... 

I actually have this application almost two years ago... 

I failed the simulation call that made me cry while leaving that building behind... and now here goes again that familiar offer... 

I wanted to try my luck on this, I know things are different now and I am praying that I got this job...

In the middle of the heat of the sun, I traveled from the south going to the north on the country's place of trade & industry... 

I heard that familiar name of places again as the bus dispatcher yelled Mayapis, mayapis... 

some memories went back into my head again...

Lord, I pray to please make this day smooth and good...

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