God’s Power In My Life

    My Lord, my Savior, my Everything, my heart rejoices in You, for You are my strong shelter in times of trouble and stress, my hiding place to whom I may continually resort.. my Father who lovingly provides for me… my Shepherd who guides and protects me… my God who is mighty to save, who rests in His love for me and rejoices over me with singing, with shouts of joy! You are my inheritance, my share in life, the One who satisfies my longing soul and fills my hungry soul with goodness.

   You are too wise to ever make a mistake, too loving to ever do anything unkind. You act on my behalf, accomplishing what concerns me and fulfilling Your purpose for me as I call on You.. Thank You that You love me deeply and tenderly. You are compassionate and gracious, full of lovingkindness, ready to forgive, patiently considerate, and generous beyond imagining. You desire my love and rejoice to do good things for me. You delight myself in You.. How precious is Your love to me, Oh God!

   I choose to thank You for my weaknesses, my infirmities, my inadequacies… for the ways I fall short of what people view as ideal.. for my feelings of helplessness and inferiority, and even my pain and distresses. What a comfort it is to know that You understand the feeling of my weaknesses! and that in Your infinite wisdom You have allowed these in my life so that they may contribute to Your high purposes for me.  Lord Jesus, my God, salamat po for that many a time my weaknesses cut through my pride and help me walk humbly with You.. then as You’ve promised, You give me more grace- You help and bless and strengthen me.. Lord, kelangan ko po ang presencia Nyo.. Uhaw na uhaw po ako Panginoon.. Thank You for all the ways Im inadequate, for they prod me to trust in You and not in myself.. and Im grateful that my adequacy comes from You, the all-sufficient God who is enough!

   Thank You that I can trust You to remove or change any of my weaknesses and handicaps and shortcomings the moment they are no longer need for Your glory, and for my good, and for the good of other people.. and that in the meantime, Your grace is sufficient for me, for Your strength is made perfect in my weakness!

   I’m so grateful that all my past circumstances were permitted by You to make me see my need of You and prepare my heart for Your Word.. to draw me to Yourself, and to work out Your good purpose for my life. I rejoice that You are the Blessed Controller of all things-You are now, You will be throughout the future, and You always were.. All my days had Your touch of love and wisdom, whether or not I can as yet fully see it.

     And Lord, I choose to look beyond my past and present troubles in this life of mine, this temporary life, and fix my eyes on the unseen things that will last forever. I praise Your for the eternal glory these things are piling up for me as I choose to trust You!

Yours,

Melody

Greetings in the Most Precious Name of the Lord! How are y’all? I got all your messages and thank you all so much for your love and friendship.. I havent updated y’all lately because I’ve been busy since I got back to work on the 3rd of this month.. Things are really great with the grace of God! Praise the Lord..

  Rance and I had been sick since Sunday night and thankfully, our son Caleb Andrei is doing great and hopefully, he will not get sick like us.. (Thanks to Mommy’s breastmilk and I know that God is protecting him from any sickness).

  Are you thankful to God? Let’s thank Him y’all! For the Christian, every day should be Thanksgiving Day. We should even be thankful in the midst of problems..

At one time I was bound by the bondage of loving a lesbian. I thought I will spend the rest of my life with her.. Everybody hated and left me, only my mother and that time, I didnt know that God was watching over me.. I was so depressed, I just could not stand to wake up again. I could not do it myself anymore, but God used the life of my friend Abby to introduced Jesus, and praise God I opened the door of my heart and soul to JESUS CHRIST MY LORD!

He is worthy to be thankful for sticking by me for all my life. Even before I came to Him during a devastating time in my life, He was there, watching over me, patiently waiting for me to open my heart to Him and receive His love and grace. I am thankful to God for saving a wretch like me. I will not stop thanking God for saving a sinner like me, for making me whole by exchanging my ruined and doomed life for Christ’s righteousness. I want to thank God even for the afflictions, pain, hardships and discouragement I have met with over the years, for through them I have realized God’s ever-loving presence no matter how hard things may be.. Its been 5 years and half since I accepted Jesus Christ as my Personal Lord and Savior,  and He’s been faithful to me though Im not.. Most of y’all knew my past and I can tell you how God blessed me through the years.. I will never ever stop praising Him for leading and teaching me in His Way, for loving me unconditionally and teaching me to love others as He loves me..

Lord, thank You for Your divine presence in my life through the indwelling of Your Blessed Holy Spirit. You know Lord that I have been through some very tough times in my life. I thank You my Lord for giving me the strength to get through those times. Because of that strength, I have a great life, a wonderful husband, a healthy and handsome son, family, and friends! Lord, I ask You to please forgive me for all my shortcomings.. I am not worthy Lord and I know I am a sinner, but because of Your blood I am saved.. Lord, dakila Ka at makapangyarihan, alam Mo po ang lahat ng nasa puso ko, dalangin ko na Ikaw po ang patuloy na maghari sa buhay ko.. Isa lamang po akong maruming basahan sa harap Mo.. Panginoon, hayaan Mo pong patuloy na ibigay ko sa Iyo ang lahat lahat sa buhay ko, para tuluyang Ikaw lamang ang Siyang manaig sa buong pagkatao ko.. Thank You Lord for helping me through my lowest times, and thank You for blessing me so I can reach my highest.

   Lord, I pray for my family and friends all over the world.. May Your hands be upon them and to those who dont know You, gamitin Mo po ako o anumang situwasyon na makakatulong para makilala Ka nila.. Lord, I do pray that You will take care of those who are sick and heal them.. I know Lord that there are so many friends of mine who are longing for You.. Lord, I lift my life, my family and friends into Your care! I give You all the glory, honor and praise in the Precious Mighty Name of Jesus! Amen..

Have a Blessed Thanksgiving y’all.. May you all be blessed..

In Him,

Melody (”,

Greetings in the Most Precious Name of Jesus! How are y’all? I would like y’all to know that I really appreciate all your greetings for my birthday and for congratulating me on having Caleb Andrei.. Y’all aware for what I’ve been through, and I really praise God that we are both safe now and my son is really doing good.. He is so precious and I couldn’t stop praising the Lord for blessing us a precious child.. My life is an open book to everyone and I want y’all to know that right now, Im not able to reply all your messages.. To those who send gifts and came to my baby shower, sorry my dearest friends, until now I havent sent y’all my thank you cards! Please give me time to adjust and I know y’all understand me.. I do thank you all so much for your friendship and for praying for us.. God is really an Amazing God.. I do pray that y’all all be safe, y’all find the true joy in your hearts and most of all, find Jesus as your Personal Lord and Savior..
 I thank God for His grace, which is more than enough for each new day! I am eternally grateful for all the wonderful things God has given me and shown me - not material things but life, friends, family, insight into my life, and the ability to love and be loved. The list is endless! He is truly the greatest and He is truly the way to all that is good! Nothing can compare to my satisfaction in the Lord..
  Thank You Heavenly Father for the many blessings You have provided in my life. First, I cannot thank You enough for saving me. It still amazes me that You never gave up on me throughout all of the years that I ran from You. My life since then has been so rich and full of blessings. Thank You for the blessings of my family. It was only a few years ago that we thought we would not be able to have a child, but You have blessed us with PRECIOUS CALEB ANDREI and with a happy marriage. All too often, we forget to thank You, Dear Lord, for these treasures. You have protected us and guided us throughout our marriage and I am so grateful to You for Your grace and mercy. Lord, please allow me to thank You and rejoice in Your Name.. I know Lord that Im getting so busy with things around me, but please Lord always remind me to praise and worship You! I love You dear Lord! Im giving back all the glory, honor and power in Your Most Precious Name Jesus.. Amen..

Friends and family, please pray for strength to stay within God’s will, take time out, focus on God, read scripture, think about our Saviour and your perspective will change, bringing peace. God will reveal Himself to you bringing you joy and filling you with His love..

TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY!

Mhel”,)

Hallelujah! What a wonderful gift on my birthday and wedding anniversary! My son, Caleb Andrei is coming home today.. My heart is rejoicing! Thank You Lord! You are great, You do miracle so great! There is no one else like You, Lord! Thank You so much for Your unfailing love Oh God!

 And to y’all, thank you so much.. Words are not enough to thank you! Let’s continue to dwell and seek the Lord! He deserves our praises! May God bless you all more and more.. muwahhh

With so much love and prayers,

Mhel”,)

The joy of the Lord be upon you! What a wonderful Saturday morning! Its October 11, 2008; my 29th birthday and 4th year wedding anniversary! I woke up this morning with praises in my heart.. and guess what? My son is coming home today, praise the Lord! Y’all know that he came early and he was only 7 months when he was born so he has to stay in the hospital. My heart says, “You are great, You do miracle so great, there is none like You Lord”.. I can’t explain this feelings right now.. All I want is to worship the Lord! All I want is to glorify Him.. All I want is to give my life to serve Him.. I am not worthy but He is worthy! He is the Lord of my life..

I praise You Lord in the highest.. Thank You for blessing me another year of life, Oh Lord! You everything about me.. I cannot hide anything from You. I still break Your heart.. I am a sinner Lord.. I hurt You so many times.. Lord, please as I start my day today, let me honor You in my heart, in my mind, in my deeds, in my words and in my whole life.. Lord, fill my heart again with Your mighty presence.. I need Your touch Oh God.. I need You Lord.. Less of me Lord and more of You.. Lord, all I want is Your Holy Presence in my life.. Lead me Lord.. I ask for forgiveness Lord… I am Yours Oh God.. Lord please help me not to focus my eyes with material things in this world.. Help me to always give my time with You.. Please fill my heart Oh Lord.. You are my Everything Oh God! As I walk in this unstable world, use my life to be a light and salt for this dying world..Lord, I pray that You will always be with my blog readers and all my friends and loved ones…I give You praise Oh Lord! I adore You Jesus! Good morning Father, be with me Holy Spirit as I walk today for Your Glory oh Lord.. In Most Precious Name of Jesus I pray.. Amen..

Dear friends, are you longing or looking for something in your life??? God knows your deepest need.. And He will fill you if you let Him.. please click here and please open your heart as you turn on your speaker.. God wants to talk to you for a moment.. I can feel His arms around me right now and I do pray that you will feel Him too.. God bless you!

ASK GOD TO DWELL IN YOUR HEART!

Love In Christ,

~Sis MeLoDy~
“not I, but Christ”

Galatians 2:20

Greetings in the Most Precious Name of our Lord! How are ya’ll? I want you all to know that you are all dear to me.. Im so thankful and blessed to have you all as my friends..

 Most of ya’ll know my past.. Some just read part of my life.. Some told me that they’ve been reading it lots of times.. I want to thank you all for spending your time reading it.. Today, I had a very bad headache and was not able to see my son the whole day.. As a Mom, its hard for me not to see my son.. He is still in the hospital and hopefully on Saturday, October 11 on my birthday, he will be able to be home with us.. At night, I can’t sleep thinking of him.. He’s been there in the hospital since he was born until this very moment.. His Dad went there today after work and he told me that he enjoyed talking, touching and feeding him.. Im breastfeeding him and I pump his milk whenever Im at home.. Its really an amazing feeling to touch the skin of my child.. Last Friday, while I was breastfeeding him, my Mother-in-law was talking to Caleb and she said, “Your Mommy did good.. Look at you, you are so sweet..” My heart cried for joy! I have experienced pain and difficulties when I was carrying him.. Im glad that God gave my Ob enough wisdom to do what he needed to do.. Praise God!

 Sa pagbabalik sa aking nakaraan, napapaiyak ako sa kaligayahan.. Kung hindi ko natagpuan ang Panginoon, nasaan na kaya ako ngayon? Kung nagpadala ako sa aking nararamdaman, ano na kaya ang buhay ko ngayon? Walang katapusang pasasalamat at nais kong ibalik ang lahat lahat ng papuri at pasasalamat sa ating Diyos! Wala akong maipagmamalaki sa Kanya.. Sa kabila ng mga pagkakamali ko at hindi ako naging tapat sa Kanya, patuloy Nya akong minahal at patuloy na ipinakilala ang Kanyang pagkaDiyos! Minsan pa, sa muling pagkakataon, pinatunayan Nya kung gaano Nya ako kamahal.. Kung gaano Nya ipinakita sa akin kung sino Sya sa aking buhay! Sa paglipas ng maraming taon, patuloy Nya akong binibiyayan.. Higit sa lahat, sa bawat pagusad ng sandali, patuloy Nyang ipinapadama sa akin na Sya ay BUHAY NA DIYOS, HINDI NAGBABAGO.. Kung titingnan ko ang kinalalagyan ko ngayon, bagamat di ako nakapagaral, hindi yun naging hadlang para bigyan Nya ako ng maayos na buhay.. Tunay na Sya lamang ang makasasapat sa lahat ng ating pangangailangan..

  Sa oras ng aking paghihirap, I almost had brain seizure or muntik na pong mawala ang aking buhay kung di ako naagapan.. I praise God that after my Ob found out that I had SUPERIMPOSED PREECLAMPSIA, he did not think twice nor decided late before I got hurt.. Napakabuti ng Panginoon dahil ginamit Nya ang aking doktor para magawa ang nararapat na mga proseso at paraan para sa kaligtasan naming magina.. Walang katapusang pagpupuri ang nararapat kong ibigay sa Kanya! Naramdaman ko ang Kanyang pagyakap nung mga sandaling sobrang hirap na ang nararamdaman ko.. Sa pagbabalik sa aking mga naunahang blog, lagi kong dalangin na pagkalooban kami ng anak.. Tunay na sa tamang panahon, ipagkakaloob ng ating Diyos ang mga kasagutan sa ating mga panalangin.. Kung hindi man ang gusto nating kasagutan ang ipagkakaloob Nya, alam Nya ang higit na nararapat para sa atin..

  Sa pagsapit ng aking ika 29 na kaarawan at ikaapat na anibersaryo ng aming pagiisang dibdib, isang napakagandang regalo ang ipinagkaloob Nya sa amin.. Isang anak na sa kabila ng lahat ng mahirap kong pagdadalantao, hindi kami pinabayaan ng Panginoon at pinagkalooban Nya kami ng isang malusog na sanggol.. Alam kong kasama ng aking asawa, higit sa lahat kasama ko ang Panginoon sa pagpapalaki sa aking anak.. Hindi ako perpektong asawa, pero ipinagkakatiwala ko na lang sa ating Panginoon ang lahat para bigyan Nya ako ng kakayahan, lakas at buong pagmamahal sa aking kabiyak. Isang napakabuting asawa ang ipinagkaloob Nya sa akin.. Sa kabila ng aking nakaraan, ang aking kahirapan ay di nya ininda para tingnan ang estado ng aking buhay.. Ang pagpatol ko sa isang lesbian ay di nya ginawang hadlang para mahalin ako. Sa bawat araw ng aming pagsasama, dun ko nakikita kung gaano sya kabuting tao.. Higit sa lahat, sa bawat araw sa aking paggising, nakikita ko ang kabutihan ng Diyos sa buhay ng aking asawa.. Nararamdaman ko ang pagmamahal ng Panginoon sa akin sa pamamagitan ng pagmamahal ng aking asawa, pamilya, mga biyenan at mga kaibigan.. Kung nasaan man ang aking tunay na ama ngayon, nais kong malaman nya na sa kabila ng pagiwan nya sa amin ay walang katiting na galit sa aking puso.. Sa aking Ina na nasa Pilipinas, hintayin nyo lang po Inay at kukuhain ko na kayo kung ipagkakaloob ng Panginoon ay sa susunod na taon na po yun.. Muli sa lahat ng mga pangyayari, nangyari at mangyayari pa sa aking buhay; lahat lahat ay ipinagkakatiwala ko na po sa Inyo Panginoon.. Ikaw ang may-ari ng lahat. Hayaan Mo pong ibalik ko lahat ng papuri, pasasalamat, pagsamba at pagdakila sa Pinakamatamis na Ngalan ni Hesus.. Amen..

Panginoon, sinasamba Kita! Lumalapit ako sa Iyo at nagpapakumbaba.. Sa mga sandali pong ito, nais kong itaas Ka sa buhay! Panginoon, napakabuti Mo! Hindi nga po ako karapat-dapat sa pagmamahal Mo.. Isa nga po akong maruming basahan sa harapan Mo.. Napakaraming beses na Kitang nasaktan subalit nanatili Kang mapagmahal at hindi Ka nagbabago sa kabila ng hindi ako tapat sa Iyo.. Panginoon, nakikita Mo po ang puso ko sa mga sandaling ito.. Lubos akong nagpapasalamat sa kadakilaan ng pag-ibig Mo.. Sumasamo sa Iyong paglinga, at nagpapasalamat sa kabutihan Mo.. Habang binabalikan ko ang aking nakaraan Oh Diyos, sa bawat sandali ng aking buhay, naging matapat Ka kahit pa nga ilang beses Kitang nasasaktan.. Salamat po sa pagkakaloob Mo sa akin ng kumpletong parte ng katawan na walang kapansanan, sa bahay na matitirahan, sa araw at maging sa buwan, sa mga halaman, mga hayop, sa lahat ng mga taong nagmamahal sa akin, sa lahat ng biyayang ipinagkakaloob Mo sa akin sa araw araw, sa isang mabuting asawa, mapagmahal na biyenan, sa isang malusog na anak, mga kaibigan, maging sa mga suliraning dumating po sa buhay ko, nagpapasalamat ako dahil dun ko nakita at napatunayan ang kadakilaan Mo sa akin at sinamahan Mo ako sa lahat ng pagkakataong hindi ko kayang harapin ang sakit at hirap ng kalooban at ng aking katawan.. Alam ko po na ang lahat ng ito ay pansamantala lamang Oh Diyos.. Dalangin ko na patuloy Mo akong gamitin upang maging isang biyaya sa mga taong nakapaligid sa akin.. Wala po akong maipapagmamalaki sa Iyo, Oh Diyos.. Salamat po at binago Mo ako Oh Diyos.. Sa aking ika29 na kaarawan, nagpapasalamat po ako sa buhay na ipinahiram Nyo sa akin.. Sa kapatawaran ng aking mga kasalanan at higit sa lahat, sa pagibig Mo sa akin na ipinagkaloob sa pamamagitan ng buhay ni Hesus at sa relasyon na meron ako sa pagitan ng Kapangyarihan Mo oh Ama, sa matamis at makapangyarihang Pangalan ni Hesus at sa paghahari ng Banal na Espiritu .. Oh Diyos, patuloy Mo nga pong linisin ang buong pagkatao ko upang sa paglapit ko sa Iyo sa araw araw ng aking buhay ay walang sagabal para maramdaman Kita.. Panginoon, sa pagkakaloob Mo sa aming magasawa ng isang malusog na sanggol, hindi po sapat at salitang “SALAMAT” upang maiparating ko sa Inyo ang lubos na pagpupugay sa kadakilaan Mo.. Muli sa Iyo ko na po ipinagkakatiwala ang buhay ng aking anak, ang relasyon ko sa aking asawa, sa mga kapatid ko at mga mahal sa buhay, mga kaibigan at sa kanilang mga mahal sa buhay at sa mga taong alam kong may dalang bigat sa kanilang puso.. Oh Diyos, dalangin ko na pagkalooban Mo ng lakas ang mga taong nanghihina ng pananampalataya sa Iyo, ang mga taong nakakilala sa Iyo subalit dahil sa gawa ng Kaaway ay nagkakamali ng landas.. Maghari Ka sa buhay ng mga taong walang masasandigan Oh Diyos, sa mga taong naghahanap ng tunay na kaligayahan na nagaakalang nasa mundong ito ang katugunan ng lahat.. ang mga taong sinasamba ang kanilang kayamanan, kapangyarihan o kagandahan ng kanilang panlabas na anyo.. Nawa po ay magising ang bawat pusong nauuhaw sa presensya Mo.. Panginoon, inilalapit ko sa Iyo ang bansang Pilipinas at nawa ay Ikaw ang maghari dun.. at buong mundo na Ikaw lang ang gumawa ng lahat..
 Nawa po ang mga plano Mo sa buhay ko ang maghari, ang Iyong pagibig na di magmamaliw kailanman ang kailangan ko.. Muli Panginoon, minsan pa hayaang Mong ibalik ko sa Iyo ang pinakamataas na pagsamba, papuri, pagdakila at maghari ka nawa sa buhay ko, sa puso ko.. Ikaw nga oh Diyos ang may-ari ng lahat lahat sa buhay ko, hayaan Mong sa bawat galaw ko, maging kalugod lugod ito sa harapan Mo…. maghari Ka Oh Diyos sa buhay ko, sa puso ko, Panginoong Hesus maghari Ka.. Salamat Oh Diyos at tinawag Mo ako para paglingkuran Ka.. Muli Panginoon, maraming salamat at binago Mo ang aking buhay, manatili Ka nawa sa piling ko..
 IM GIVING YOU BACK ALL THE GLORY, HONOR AND POWER IN THE SWEET AND MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS.. AMEN..

Hi ya’ll, greetings in the Most Precious Name of Jesus! How are ya’ll? Ask of me, here I am doing great with the grace of God! Most of ya’ll messaged me, called me and texted me how am I doing.. Since I got pregnant, things changed! I mean, nabago ang mga nararamdaman ko.. Like before, mahilig akong tumawag or kumausap sa phone and mahilig magtext.. But now, friends of mine were asking me bakit di ko na raw sila naaaalala or something, which hurts me because I know in my heart I do love all of ya’ll.. Im so thankful na nauunawaan ninyo ako pero ung iba na nagdaramdam dahil di ko na nagagawa yung tulad ng dati, alam ko na nauunawaan pa rin nila ako but in their hearts naghahanap sila ng dating Melody.. But friends, hmmmmm let me say thank you to all of you who love and care for me.. I do really praise God for blessing friends like ya’ll.. Those who emailed me and messaged me and congratulated me on my pregnancy, gusto kong malaman nyo na buong puso ko kayong pinapasalamatan..

Honestly, when I wasnt pregnant yet, I sometimes it made me sad.. Why? Because everybody was asking me, almost everytime I talked to them.. "When will you get pregnant?" or "Bakit di ka pa buntis?" And as I always told them, "IN GOD’S MOST PERFECT TIME"…

Human natured tends want everything right now.. When we pray for our dreams to come to pass, we want them to be fulfilled immediately. But we have to understand, God has an appointed time to answer our prayers and to bring our dreams to pass.. And the truth is, no matter how badly we want it sooner, it’s not going to change His appointed time.. When we misunderstand God’s timing, we live upset and frustrated, wondering when God is going to do something.. But when we understand God’s timing, we won’t live all stressed out.. We can relax knowing that God is in control, and at the "appointed time" He is going to make it happen.. It may be next week, next year, or ten years, 20 years from now.. But whenever it is, we can rest assured it will be in God’s timing..

  We must remember that God is not like an ATM machine, where we punch in the right codes and receive what we requested. Prayers are not always answered within twenty-four hours. No, we all have to wait and learn to trust God. The key is, are we going to wait with a good attitude and expectancy, knowing God is at work whether we can see anything happening or not? We need to know that behind the scenes, God is putting all the pieces together. And one day, at the appointed time, we will see the culmination of everything that God has been doing! and remember this; GOD OFTEN WORKS THE MOST WHEN WE SEE IT AND FEEL IT THE LEAST!

So If you want or need something, keep praying and I know God is there listening to you.. And im here to help you pray.. God bless my dear and have a blessed day..

ASK GOD TO DWELL IN YOUR HEART!

Love In Christ,

~Sis MeLoDy~
"not I, but Christ"

Galatians 2:20