"Crave The Word" series

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. (Psalm 46:1)

We all know that God is pretty awesome. He's always there, hearing our prayers and all that stuff. I've been a Christian for four years now. I am 16 years old, turning 17 this year 2011. Before those amazing four years of my life came to be. I had a distorted view on Christianity -- what it meant to be a Christian, I'd know in my heart and mind. I grew up in a Christian family and a Christian community. I went to a Christian school. I know what Christians are, how they're supposed to act, and how they should live. When I started to accept Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior, things started out great and still is great. Trials come my way but I always hold on to the Bible for encouragement and great advice. The Bible is really the greatest friend you'll ever have.

There came a time in my life that I'd been busy with school works, activities, ministry, etc. that I've been forgetting my personal time and devotion with Jesus. I never felt complete. Trials again came my way, they weren't ordinary trials for me. I really felt that these were hardcore trials, that I couldn't surpass them in anyway. I started flunking school works and responsibilities. I started to become stressful and unapproachable. Thoughts came to my head. "Why are you doing this to me, God?", "I don't deserve this.", "I wasn't like this before. Something must be wrong with me." I broke down and cried and just prayed, and then it occurred to me that He is there. "I AM HERE. my daughter!" God said to me in my prayers. He was trying to get my attention, and how dumb of me not to notice Him. I started to read my Bible that night, and came across the verse Psalm 46:1. It did give me encouragement. It enlightened me and gave me the strength I need to do errands and works for school. He is an ever-present help in times of trouble. Up to now, I hold on to this verse, for it will surely remind me that my Father is always right beside me, no matter what happens.

Your Face = Greatest Blessing

I love your face. It makes my heart dance and somersault when I see it each day. I also love how your facial features are well put together by God. As I see that face -- that marvelous face, a picture gets stuck in my head. A picture of you -- perfect as ever. There are loads of things I love about your face. I love how your eyes turn out to be golden brown when a ray from the morning sun hits upon them. I love the fact that you can communicate with me through your eyes. How you stare straight into mine makes my heart skip a beat, and as I stare back at those gorgeous golden brown eyes, I know I could find sincerity. I love how your hair flips and flops but manages to maintain its swagger. As I see your hair flow perfectly and smoothly through the gracious wind, I could swear they smell like freshly picked Michelia Albas on a Sunday morn. I love the way you smile, how your teeth show and how cute you'd look when you do. Your smile is contagious that when I come across you smiling, I tend to smile as well. I love how your cheeks are when you try to cheer me up. You'd come up with these funny faces making your cheeks look oddly fat and chubby which make me want to pinch them all the time. I love everything about your face. Every feature is important and is an asset. To God I am thankful for what he has blessed you, for your face is a blessing to me too.

If I Were To End The World

Last July 13 and 18, 2011 our group reported about a short story entitled, "The Nine Billion Names Of God" by Arthur C. Clarke,

and a movie entitled "2012".

Our theme for the report was "The Apocalypse." The apocalypse basically means how the world will end. The assignment was to make a blog on how we want the world to end/how would we want to end it & to answer this question: 
What are the current problems (globally) that can cause the end/destruction of the world/ apocalypse? Explain.


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If I were to end the world, I'd just choose to end it without pain and suffering. I don't want to see people trying to survive and panicking. It's terrible to look at, as well as horrifying and irritating. Imagine people running around, bumping into you, pushing you, yelling straight into your ears. NO WAY I'd want that. So If I were to end the world, I would do it by rapture. According to http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rapture, the rapture is defined as the act of transporting a person from one sphere of existence to another, esp from Earth to Heaven.


Rapture:

According to the Bible's interpretation on the rapture, people would not be aware on when the world would end. It would just happen in a flash/in a blink of an eye. People who believe Him would be taken up to Heaven -- leaving EVERYTHING (clothes, cars, money, family members, etc.) behind. I want this kind of "ending-the-world-process" because it isn't painful and you won't hardly feel and notice it.


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Question: What are the current problems (globally) that can cause the end/destruction of the world/ apocalypse? Explain.

Answer: I think the current problem that would end our world is Global Warming.

According to http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/global+warming, Global Warming is defined as an increase in the Earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect. Because of global warming, we are experiencing the rising temperature of the heat from the sun causing the melting of ice in some areas of the world, which would eventually bring about flood, fire, and destruction on Earth.

Mutants

What are mutants?

Do you think they're like this?:

In the world of fantasy, yes. If these are what mutants are in your perspective, then the heck with it, even I want to be a mutant if being one would mean you'd have super powers and extraordinary abilities.


Unfortunately, we are in the real world. We can't  have lasers blasting through our eyes (without getting our eyes burned) like Cyclops, mind reading capabilities like Professor X and Jean Grey, or the ability to control weather like Storm. These kinds of mutants don't even exist. IN THE REAL WORLD, mutants are individuals, organisms, or new genetic characters arising or resulting from mutation. They are organisms that have characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration, and it ain't pretty to look at.


The article I'll base my blog on is from http://widbox.com/weird-human-mutations. The people you'll see are people who have been affected by mutations, thus, altering their physical appearances.
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The Elephant Man: 

He is called as such because of of the tumor that covers his face. It started small, but due to lack of treatment and medication the tumor grew -- resulting to this.
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Mermaid Syndrome:

This is what a mermaid in fantasy books and stories look like. They appear pretty, elegant, magnificent creatures but not when their features are applied on people, just like the baby you see below.

The baby you see possesses a mermaid-like tail due to birth abnormalities. This affects the development of her bladder and kidneys.
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Tree man:
Take a look at the texture of these materials:

and compare them to these people's skin texture:

They somehow look alike. His extremities are gradually transforming into tree branches. It's believed that he was born with the HPV virus.
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Frog Boy:
Consider this frog and compare it to the new born baby that looks like one.

This poor baby looks like a frog, does it not? It is said that he was born with a genetic mutation which made him look like a frog. He has those big beady eyes and his head is glued to his body -- just like a frog.

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These are real to life mutations and they're no joke. Movies, stories, books, and media have given us an altered vision of mutants.

R.I.P. Ironhide

So yeah, My family and I watched Transformers 3: Dark Of The Moon yesterday.

Overall the movie was freakin' awesoooome! \m/

I only hated one part though -- the part where my boyfriend, Ironhide, had to die! It srsly broke my heart. When I saw him die before my very eyes (on the screen), I teared up. I loved him since Transformers 1. He was the machine with the most weapons, and he was the boldest of the Autobots.

I mean...

Why'd you have to die, Ironhide? T.T He died without a chance to fight back. He was completely caught off guard. I am so </3. *sighs*

But hey, movie's over and I can't do anything about the death of my true love. :-I

I LOVE YOU, IRONHIDE! R.I.P.

Utopia: Solutions To Social Problems

The picture you see on top is a Cycle on Poverty. Basically, it just repeats itself. (duh, that's why it's called a cycle. haha)


Anyway, our class was asked to focus on one problem you see on the cycle then site a possible solution that could solve the problem and make it "a world of utopia".

I'll be focusing on the PROBLEM ON MALNUTRITION.

Yes. Malnutrition. According to http://www.thefreedictionary.com/malnutrition, Malnutrition is defined as poor nutrition because of an insufficient or poorly balanced diet or faulty digestion or utilization of foods. My definition of malnutrition is when an individual doesn't receive the right amount of food needed on a daily basis. The people you see on top have bad cases of malnutrition. They only get to eat once a day or maybe not at all. Malnutrition is not pleasing to the eye, especially when you see it beforehand. It makes me feel sorry for them, and I pity them a lot. How come they ended up like this? It just doesn't seem fair.


This is where utopia comes in. Utopia is an ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects. This is where your ideas of perfect come in -- whatever they are.
They may be clean surroundings, same sex marriage or free cupcakes everyday for the rest of your life. Whatever is perfect for you is utopia.

The assignment was to think of a way on how to solve this problem, given that I could do anything I could think of for a solution as long as it's possible. I could think of lots of ways to solve malnutrition.


1.) Prayer.
You can never go wrong with God. All you need is faith but then faith without works is dead, so we still have to do efforts.
2.) Have regular feeding programs.
I'd give 'em the best, scrumptious, delicious, mouthwatering food there is to help restore their resistance, body built, and love for food. I'd also open jobs with justifiable wages for parents and people who are 18 and above so they can work for food and their other necessities, that way they won't have to rely on my provided feeding programs all the time.
3.) Give them vitamins.
I'd give them the sufficient vitamins needed to ensure their health.
4.) Provide a certain amount of money.
I'd give them a certain amount of money for them to start their own business, thus, earning more for their family's needs.


These are only some of the solutions I could think of to solve this problem. If malnutrition was done with, then the world would be almost perfect.

45 Things a Girl Wants but Won't Ask For

45 things a girl wants for but wont ask for.

1. Touch her waist.
2. Actually talk to her. 
3. Share secrets with her. 
4. Give her your jacket. 
5. Kiss her slowly.

Are you remembering this? 
6. Hug her. 
7. Hold her. 
8. Laugh with her. 
9. Invite her somewhere. 
10. Hangout with her and your friends together.

KEEP READING .. 
11. Smile with her. 
12. Take pictures with her. 
13. Pull her onto your lap. 
14. When she says she loves you more, deny it. Fight back. 
15. When her friends say “I love her more than you”, deny it. Fight back and hug her tight so she can’t get to her friends. It makes her feel loved.

Are you thinking of someone? 
16. Always hug her and say I love you whenever you see her. 
17. Kiss her unexpectedly. 
18. Hug her from behind around the waist. 
19. Tell her she’s beautiful. 
20. Tell her the way you feel about her.

One last thing you need to do to show her you actually do mean it. 
21. Open doors for her, walk her to her car - it makes her feel protected, plus it never hurts to act like a gentleman. 
22. Tell her she’s your everything - only if you mean it. 
23. If it seems like there is something wrong, ask her - if she denies something being wrong, it means SHE DOESN’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT - so just hug her.

24. Make her feel loved. 
25. Kiss her in front of OTHER girls you know!

WE MIGHT DENY IT BUT WE ACTUALLY LIKE AND KINDA WANT YOU TO TICKLE US .. 
26. Don’t lie to her. 
27. DON’T cheat on her. 
28. Take her ANYWHERE she wants. 
29. Text message or call her in the morning and tell her have a good day at school, and how much you miss her. 
30. Be there for her whenever she needs you, and even when she doesn’t need you, just be there so she’ll know that she can always count on you.

ARE YOU STILL READING THIS? YOU BETTER, BECAUSE IT’S IMPORTANT. 
31. Hold her close when she’s cold so she can hold you too. 
32. When you are alone hold her close and kiss her. 
33. Kiss her on the cheek; (it will give her the hint that you want to kiss her). 
34. While in the movies, put your arm around her and then she will automatically put her head on your shoulder, then lean in and tilt her chin up and kiss her lightly.

35. Don’t ever tell her to leave even jokingly or act like you’re mad. If she’s upset, comfort her.

REMEMBER ALL THESE THINGS WHEN YOU ARE WITH HER NEXT .. 
36. When people diss her, stand up for her. 
37. Look deep into her eyes and tell her you love her. 
38. Lay down under the stars and put her head on your chest so she can listen to the steady beat of your heart, link your fingers together while you whisper to her as she rests her eyes and listens to you. 
39. When walking next to each other grab her hand. 
40. When you hug her, hold her in your arms as long as possible.

MAKE SURE SHE KNOWS SHES LOVED. 
41. Call or text her at night to wish her sweet dreams. 
42. Comfort her when she cries and wipe away her tears. 
43. Take her for long walks at night. 
44. Always remind her how much you love her. 
45. Sit on top of her and tell her how much you love her and then bend down to her face and kiss her while you’re sitting on her.