I just got a grasp of what He's trying to do. Although either ways were blessings. The approaches are different. And the results? The other floats in the surface while the other sinks deep.

And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.

Acts 22:16

Encounter na yaaan!

Sweet dreaming!

Here's something to ponder from one of my favorite anime, like ever!

Cheese in the Trap

Introducing: Cheese in the Trap! I'm not a k-fanatic okaaay? But this Manhwa is just so... so... kilig! My goodness! A good read for 20's who like comics, manga, manhwa, etc. You can read this at webtoon.com and see how interesting the story is! Gee. I don't know if this story will go twisted and kicking wicked but got me all hooked up. Haha. There are a lot of manhwas out there who are good you know, specially if you are looking for wholesome romantic stories and freaking thrillers! YES. As bad as J-mangas have! 

Anyway, Yoo Jung Sunbae, if you weren't just that indifferent, I would have dropped this story as a typical romcom. Yoo Jung's dark, and that's something. Hahaha.  I wonder if the story will go smooth or he'll get himself into his dark mode - ruining everything. *wicked laugh

Abba, Father!

Abba, Father.

For several times, I have heard these words with a strong emotion. It was not just a prayer or call Jesus did when He had to endure everything in the cross. Most of the times, when I read about it on devotions or see it in lenten movies, I think of it as a sound of going home. I remember a song that quotes, 

 If I find in myself desires nothing in this world can satisfy,
I can only conclude that I was not made for here.

Jesus knew He wasn't for this world but He came anyway. He met people who were sick, corrupt, people who doesn't even recognize Him for who He was. He walked with people who never understand Him, mocks Him, and even betrayed Him. He was in the wicked world showing a glimpse of heaven's warmth.

Then He called out His Father in Heaven. But He didn't ask to get Him out of the cross. He could if He decides to. He is capable of more than any human could. He is Human. He is God.

"Abba, Father." And He spoke with Him. It's as if He was drawing strength in every word He speaks with the Father. And if I could narrate what the Father is whispering into His heart, it would be like, "Just a little longer my child." But how do you suppose anyone to react with this when you are in so much pain and you're dying hard? But Jesus went on like a slaughtered lamb. He was quiet and still. He was just with the Father. 

And thereafter, His spirit was taken up in Heaven.
And the victory has won.

So, what is the difference between ‘Father’ and ‘Abba’? Essentially, Abba is more of a personal name, whereas ‘father’ is a reference to a function or relationship. The word Abba implies total trust, whereas Father speaks of a known relationship, which only comes to adults. Used together, Abba, Father, denote trust and love, as well as a personal relationship. This can be discerned in the three texts quoted above. (http://www.christiandoctrine.com/christian-doctrine/theology/601-abba-father)

Yesterday, the world celebrated Father's day. A day to honor and give thanks to all our biological fathers who loved us beyond all means. So, as to our Father in Heaven. He was the primary example of how it is to become a father in every family even though His exemplary actions were divine. But His understanding, love and forgiveness is just how it should be.

To the present generation and generations to come, the Father is looking forward of a Nation that knows the great I am.

As the parents as and as future parents, what are we ought to do?
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. (Deut. 6:4)

So how do we do it?
You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. ⁸ You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. ⁹ You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. (Deut. 6:8-9)

And because it is Father's day, we have a special message from the Ultimate Father to the fathers of our lands. It might sound like a reminder to anyone but it's worth pondering. (Specially to all God's daughters out there, you might want to know what kind of man God wants you for forever!) Now, let's hear it.
  Daddies! Here are your roles:

• Leaders. Specially in the spiritual aspect of their family. He must be able to lead them to God under whatever circumstances. That He must set as an example of acknowledging God in his life. We must also understand that Fathers are given the authority to lead their families in decisions. And since recently dropping as to the world's current system. We, hereby declare restoration to the leadership that fathers must have at home!
• Lover. A quote in Filipino tells it all, " Kung love me, kaya mong magsacrifice. Happy ka magprovide dahil mahal mo sila." When you love someone, you are willing to sacrifice - because it is your joy to provide for them. Busy dads? Rarely at home dads? All to provide your needs! But God isn't busy nor rarely at home; He is also your dad, you know?
• Listener. Train and encourage them to develop their full potential. And in order to unleash them into extent, you have to know every concern a child has. Because it is when you listen to them, you get them to listen to you. Be there to encourage them at all times; tighten your bond and see how your child take good high flights.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. (Eph. 6:4) Do not exasperate (exercise overwhelming authority) nor provoke (to anger)your children, but pray for them and talk to them. Fathers, bear in mind that the ultimate authority is God. With all these guidelines and reminders for a God-loving family, it is still through God that everything is possible.