You Were Created For Greatness

Have you ever spent your idle moments just thinking about your life in general? Painful and funny lessons that had to be learned or perhaps you may have asked the Lord questions like “So where to next?” Or “What now?” But there are also times when we think about God’s faithfulness in our lives over a cup of coffee or while having a morning walk. Moments when we just know that we are in the right…

Last year I have been diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism. Aside from having series of episodes, I was advised that my other organs have already been affected as well. My case had been a candidate for thyroid cancer and stroke, and my body was not responding to medications. It also came to the point wherein I had to stop singing for awhile (and have been told that I might not get back into it anymore…

Bethel Music is a community of worshippers pursuing the presence of God and doing life together. Their mssion is to carry the culture of Heaven to the nations through worship and to see the global exapnsion of God’s Kingdom through His manifest presence. That is why, Manila was so privileged to have them lead us in worship last March 18, 2017 at SMART Araneta Coliseum. I was glad that I finally…

One short day in the Emerald City | Wicked Manila 2017

“Happy is what happens when all your dreams come true!” WICKED, the Broadway and West End musical phenomenon, acclaimed as “one of the greatest musical of our time” (Daily Mail, UK) once again thrillified the Filipino audiences. The show ran from February 2 to March 19, 2017 at The Theatre at Solaire.  West End and UK actors led the cast when the show opened in Manila – including Jacqueline…

Sharing with you the photographs I’ve taken last December 17, 2016. I still can’t believe that I got to meet and worship with Hillsong United! Definitely the best Pre-Christmas gift ever.:D I personally have felt God’s presence during worship and my heart was glad knowing and seeing that each and everyone was having their own encounter with Christ. The love of God was so thick and tangible that…

Three minutes before the 4pm service, one of my favorite shoes gave up on me. Everyone was already on the stage for the praise and worship, while I was stuck at the back thinking for other options. But there ain’t any, since I’m a 9 (I know, I’m a giant.) So, we purposefully had to break the other heel. Btw, it wasn’t me who did it—it was my bestfriend Joanna and her supernatural strength. She was thrilled with the idea of breaking someone else’s pair of heels, she said. I guess that’s what friends are for too? And yep, I went and led worship with these on.

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But it’s amazing how God used that three-minute moment to reveal things to me about worship. I have learned that:

1. It’s never about me. — He can always use us and equip us, but it is NEVER about us. Worship is not about us. We live for Him and everything that flows in us and through us is an out pour of His love for us. It’s for His glory, never ours.

2. We don’t have to be comfortable to have a heart of worship. — Sometimes we think that we have to be “okay” or we have to be “at our best” before coming to God. It’s easy for us to worship Him when things are going right but we find it challenging to praise Him and thank Him in moments of trial and difficulty. We worship as if God’s heart for us is based on how good our present situation is. But the truth is that, we can actually come and worship Jesus even in times of brokenness and despair. That even if we are not at our best, God is still for us and we have ALL the reasons to praise and thank Him. And oftentimes, He still delights in us as we step out of our comfort zone and still chooses to glorify His name.

3. It doesn’t matter how uncomfortable your situation is, and how unexpected or unplanned things may get.— For the Lord is STILL good, and His love endures forever. Not even my broken heels would ever change that truth. :)

“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”– Proverbs 19:21 We all have our set of plans and dreams planted in our hearts. Some of us even have set timelines for ourselves to inspire us to do well and to encourage us as we make our dreams come to life. In other words, we tend to have itineraries for our lives, for the journey ahead of us. Which by the way…