tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14067672340251949982012-01-06T02:46:08.184+08:00rAnDoMjEaNsA sneak peek into my life...join me as i experience every known emotion and feel every documented sensation man has felt..join me as I experience the fullness of God's grace and as I marvel at the works of His mighty hands..as I feel His love embracing me and His hands holding mine as i course through the jungle of life..Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-77393726691597161502011-05-23T18:41:00.002+08:002011-05-23T19:20:13.707+08:00Life Lesson #1: Forgiveness"Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you."Colossians 3:13I find it easy to forgive people i generally like. For them, a simple sorry will do..but for people I am not fond of, it's just not enough.Many of my quiet times with the Lord clearly talked about forgiveness..even until now. I do not need to ask why..it's simpleMaria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-85469645407463933552011-05-16T20:57:00.003+08:002011-05-16T21:17:15.826+08:00Time To Move Out: A Journey To the Promise LandDeuteronomy 1:6-8 (New International Version)6 The LORD our God said to us at Horeb, “You have stayed long enough at this mountain. 7 Break camp and advance into the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the mountains, in the western foothills, in the Negev and along the coast, to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, theMaria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-14206681803506760852010-01-30T21:10:00.005+08:002010-01-30T21:24:43.049+08:00WeirdI haven't felt this way for quite some time nowIt actually feels weird, but i feel more like myself than ever beforeNow I'm sitting here, alone..It feels weird, I haven't felt like this in what..years?Confusion, indifference, this feeling of uncertainty, anger? MaybeI can't feel this way for long..It's not rightI hope that when I wake up tomorrow morning this feeling will be gone..I'll be my old Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-5771024698396241232010-01-11T14:10:00.002+08:002010-01-11T14:15:41.401+08:00FireproofMy boyfriend made me and my friend Grace watch Fireproof last Saturday on DVD. It's about a couple who grew apart until the wifey wanted a divorce. The hubby wanted out too but was convinced by his dad (who is a Christian) to put it on hold for 40 days and challenged him to do The Love Dare. There were no results until after the hubby surrendered his life, including his marriage, to God and put Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-3688569716062981282009-12-18T09:45:00.008+08:002009-12-18T10:06:46.763+08:00Celebrating the Reason for the Season - LAMI G12 Network GatheringChrsitmas is really in the air!A G12 Network Gathering was held at the Brokenshire Resort and Convention Center last December 13 to celebrate the goodness and faithfulness of God. It was a fun-filled celebration with the 24 primary leaders of LAMI Davao. I wish I could recount every joke, every performance and every hug and greeting that embraced each one. it was fun fun fun!!!Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-39838595931873285582009-12-08T15:06:00.001+08:002009-12-08T15:06:24.609+08:00When God is with me, I can go through the deepest darkness, because of Him. Not because of me. People try to frame God intro earthly context. Im so happy God is way beyond any such frames.Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-12123599871631922152009-11-18T09:05:00.009+08:002009-11-18T09:17:07.824+08:00No Excuses, Just Results (Reposted from Rich Christian, Poor Christian)I came across this blogg Rich Christian, Poor Christian while surfing the web. This post struck me. I guess its really pays to just obey without delay and not to grumble along the way...it reminded me that COMFORT ZONE can be defined as PEACEFUL STAGNATION.Lord, speak, Your servant is listening..Use me today..I will obey.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-65664308922793016432009-11-09T11:08:00.001+08:002009-11-09T11:08:40.621+08:00The psalmist said that if we hear the Lord's voice, we shouldn't hearden our hearts as the Israelites did. You can't escape from the truth and your conviction. You can only obey without delay.Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-83235979176054226482009-11-09T09:04:00.001+08:002009-11-09T09:04:43.844+08:00Matthew 25:21 (NIV)"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-16144331669383525292009-11-04T14:35:00.001+08:002009-11-04T14:35:56.077+08:00"I could ask someone but then at the same time, how hard are you going to work for something if everytime you get in trouble somebody catches you? I did something to put myself in this position I have to work my way out of it."Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-42238107598015677932009-10-27T09:02:00.001+08:002009-10-27T09:02:49.234+08:00Affirmed with these truths: I am special (made in God's image and redeemed by Him), loved by the Creator of the universe, and forgiven.Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-41126895531695348572009-10-26T11:01:00.001+08:002009-10-26T11:02:00.014+08:00Temptation motivates you to be bad by promising something good. Isn't that just like the devil? (Charles R. Swindoll)Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-65793806105211770692009-10-20T12:13:00.001+08:002009-10-20T12:13:10.361+08:00God answers our prayers, not according to our wants, but according to his purpose.Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-77638071569477143282009-10-14T10:30:00.001+08:002009-10-14T10:30:05.844+08:00Affliction is one of the Lord's most powerful tools for getting our attention when we're not listening.Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-15834652164172796082009-10-14T09:36:00.001+08:002009-10-14T09:36:35.782+08:00Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one’s weakness …. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-8320347616886092982009-10-14T09:35:00.001+08:002009-10-14T09:35:40.394+08:00The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-42213118465955834052009-10-13T11:55:00.001+08:002009-10-13T11:55:09.127+08:00At some point in life, you really have to decide whether you're half empty or half full. It may appear the same but it feels differentMaria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-88317697695643201372009-10-13T11:49:00.001+08:002009-10-13T11:49:20.581+08:00The worst regret we can have in our life is not for the wrong things we did, but for the right things we could have done but never didMaria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-17175704135505133822009-10-12T14:57:00.001+08:002009-10-12T14:57:29.238+08:00Let your speech always be seasoned with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how to respond to each person. Col. 4:6Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-34224953543888455422009-10-05T10:31:00.001+08:002009-10-05T10:31:53.292+08:00"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore." - Andre GideMaria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-28365002968018875662009-09-11T14:50:00.011+08:002009-09-11T15:55:16.828+08:00What am I doing wrong?!?! 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.DEVOTION.The key word. To translate it, I would like to borrow a word from Ptr. Frank: DAYUKDOK. If I want a multiplying ministry, I should banish mediocrity, half-heartedness, and (oh well..) comfort. Ministry work is not for the faint hearted nor is it a joke. The God I serve is Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-38651579020431927142009-09-09T11:49:00.005+08:002009-09-09T12:16:23.848+08:00Reflection - Acts 1 (Part 2)I May another take his place of leadership - - - Acts 1: 20b (Psalm 109.8) When one of the leaders fall, he must be relaced to complete the team. In games like basketball, volleyball and soccer, when a player is down or injured, the coach calls that person out and replaces him with a substitute. A substitute however must be able to play as well as those already in the field.The One who is next Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-71423219219297165782009-09-08T16:01:00.003+08:002009-09-08T16:14:15.125+08:00A Reflection : Acts 1"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Acts 1:8When does a person receive the Holy Spirit?When the person is born again Why is there power when a person receives the Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-46280632786812483872009-09-04T13:57:00.009+08:002009-09-04T14:50:53.374+08:00Annointing of Multiplication (Part 1) - Annointed The stage (the LTH PWT tuning their instruments before the start of the session) Pastors Laudjair Guerra (right) and his translator (who is also a pastor..i'm so sorry i forgot to get your name..) LAMI guys (left-right) Jop, Nor, Buboy LAMI ladies (left-right) Ate Aileen, Cecille, and ManilynMore LAMI ladies (left-right) Tita Irene, me and Ate Aileen- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The third Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-70319967922497122272009-09-01T10:32:00.008+08:002009-09-01T11:02:09.094+08:00Prayer for a FriendThis is my prayer for a dear friend singing the Desert Song...I know what i did for you is far from ALL I HAVE TO DO..I love you my dear friend..You are a blessing..I miss you..- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Prayer for a Friend - Casting Crowns From the Album The Altar and the Door (2007) Lord I lift my friend to You.I've done all that I know to do.I lift my friend, to You.Complicated Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-15047741582723873562009-08-31T13:30:00.011+08:002009-09-01T10:17:02.007+08:00Childhood Memories and Lazy HolidaysA hot lazy holiday morning.Today is a holiday to celebrate National Heroes Day and since i have nothing to do except play Farm Mania in my laptop, i decided to go to my Tita Jean's house to spend some quality time. After eating a (very) hearty breakfast of tapa, sinangag, cream bread, cream cheese and a mug of coffee, i buried myself in my laptop and "facebooked" away. After about an hour or so, Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-68620740260980311122009-08-24T17:51:00.005+08:002009-09-01T10:16:12.017+08:00PrayerDear God,people tend to be accusing even without proofsometimes i wish i could take things into my own hands and fight,But You say otherwise, and so i will obeyLord, i always pray i'd be the lightLord help me do what You want me to dohelp me be to patient and lovingeven towards the people who put me downYou have said in Your word that you will never let me downLord i entrust this to youknowing Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-91361278299770593792009-06-24T16:51:00.010+08:002009-09-01T10:15:43.958+08:00Of Mice and Men - The Tale of Remy & friendsTukutuk tukutuk tukutuk..It's 2 a.m...I'm supposed to be asleep but the irritating sound woke me up in the middle of the night. I actually thought I was only dreaming and the sound is a part of the dream. I opened my eyes and there "he" with his "waxed" side was nibbling on my coffee stick.Oh men! "he's" at it again!!!Yes again..this is not the first time Remy (the mouse as we fondly call it) Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-88369914719479006632009-06-19T12:33:00.010+08:002009-09-01T10:15:20.954+08:00Crying Out“Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us.”Psalm 62:8I need a break, I desperately need one...The hustle and the bustle of my so-called-life has left me empty...Dry? More like parchedTired?Dead tired actuallyRemember the 4 spokes of the Christian's Life? Yeah I do..but right now, I'm a flat tire..Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-63375084201678123212009-06-15T14:14:00.006+08:002009-09-01T10:13:04.060+08:00The Race“Therefore, since we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” Hebrews 12:1In our town, there’s a very prestigious race where only the chosen few are invited to join. The organizers and sponsors are not to look down at because their reputation for being Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-9240085294884836132009-06-11T11:48:00.009+08:002009-09-01T10:12:33.879+08:00Being cut-off...I am the vine, you are the branches, if a man remains in me and I in him he will bear much fruit, apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 (NIV)Early this morning the communication line(s) of 23 branches was cut off due to a cut off fiber optic connection at Bayugan, Agusan del Sur and Quezon, Bukidnon was cut due to certain incidents. This caused a burst of energetic activity for those Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-54649036709432398722009-06-09T11:47:00.004+08:002009-09-01T10:12:03.120+08:003.071 Corinthians 13 (The Message)1 Corinthians 13 The Way of Love 1 If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don't love, I'm nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. 2If I speak God's Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, "Jump," and it jumps, but I don't love, I'm nothing.3-7If I give everything Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-12811990584174919532009-06-08T09:51:00.009+08:002009-09-01T10:11:29.399+08:00A New Do for a New MEFor most of the people i know, getting a drastic haircut means something...it could mean rebellion for some, an outward manifestation of newly gained independence, a new look..Well, i got a haircut not just to counter the effects of the heat wave that is sweeping Davao City by storm (the answer i give anyone who asks me why i cut my hair to avoid the chain of questions if i tell them the Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-46573185823011616202009-06-05T22:22:00.005+08:002009-09-01T10:10:42.920+08:00Drifting AwayTired Stressed outWeakThese three words best describe my physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual status right now. The past week went by in a daze. I can't even think straight right now. I can't even organize my thoughts and put them into writing..I hate this feeling..it leaves me in the middle of nowhere..i tried to do what i had to do..but i failed..i failed..i hate this feeling..i know..i'mMaria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-41782745064666864782009-06-02T09:43:00.009+08:002009-09-01T10:17:55.202+08:00Picking up the PiecesIt all started last September 2008, when i was chosen to be part of the G12 Ladies Network. I was given the opportunity to lead ladies and mentor them. I thought it was easy..I mean my G12 leader, Ate Irene, did it so with much confidence, with so much ease..she lead our cell group without sweat! Then came my turn..i was so excited for our first meeting..it was okay..but it didn't turn out the Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406767234025194998.post-91438376625911600442009-06-01T17:05:00.004+08:002009-09-01T10:17:35.918+08:00Resolutions?!?!Looking back in the past year, i am now made painfully aware of the countless times i failed my God. Just like when the Lord Jesus asked Peter, the same question is posed for me..:"Jinsel, do you love me?" I can enumerate everything i need to do to LOVE God...RESOLUTIONS! It didn't work last year..or the year before that..God doesn't need my promises to try harder this year. There is just one Maria Jinsel Carillo-Tocmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182164769205449766noreply@blogger.com0