WIRED: All In or Out (Part 2)

Pastor Ferdie Cabiling

It was unexpected that I cried during the last session because I didn't cry on the first three sessions... Pastor Ferdie Cabiling was our last speaker and he preached about real love. It was his preaching that touched my heart the most, I felt like God was speaking to me. Indeed, His presence was felt by all of us. I was reminded of how AMAZING my GOD is and how He did so much in my life. At this point, I'm still 19 years old and I believe that God has more in store for me. I just can't get over how God revealed himself to me and how I encountered Him in a much deeper way. :">
Highlights of the Preaching:
- Move in love. Don't use excuses.
- 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
- To love doesn't mean that we have to be too nice to people in a way that they'll take advantage of us.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 > Be patient with others (with their attitude or even when waiting for a special someone to come into your life). Love is not the feelings we have or get; it is a commitment (ex: Marriage). Love is a decision. It is deciding to forgive others despite the things they've done wrong.. Love is truth and it does not easily quit!
- When we love, we don't quit easily. We may be in pain, but that doesn't mean that we should quit.
- 1 Corinthians 13:8-13
- Love is oriented towards others. It has no selfish intention. It is not fickle-minded, but constant.
- Deuteronomy 10:15 > The Lord declares that we are His! Despite our background, the Lord still decided to attach himself to us.
- If we don't understand God's love, we won't be able to show real love to others.
- John 3:16  > A perfect example of what love is.
- Ephesians 5:2 > The love of God will cause you too conquer the world. If you're not thinking about others, then it's not love.


After the preaching, Pastor Ferdie told us a story about his father who was very caring and loving to him. This reminded me of my own biological father back home and made me cry because I felt so blessed to have him as my father. If they've shown us so much love, how much more our Father in Heaven? And for those who haven't experienced having a loving father, there will always be God, our Father in Heaven, who loves us so much that He sent His own Son to die on the cross for us.


God never fails to remind me from time to time of how great His love is for me!

"He is jealous for me.. loves like a hurricane. I am a tree, bending beneath the weight of His wind and mercy. When all of a sudden, I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory, and I realize just how beautiful you are and how GREAT your affections are for me. Oh, HOW HE LOVES US!"  ❤

WIRED 2012!

WIRED: All In or Out (Part 1)

Last May 7-9, 2012, I attended Victory Ortigas' WIRED: Leaders and Volunteers Youth Camp which was held at Caliraya, Laguna. There were around 100+ participants during the camp and the overall experience was beyond awesome! \m/ Aside from the amazing place, delicious food and fun games, I learned a lot from the sessions we had. :>

During the first session, we had Pastor Ryan Tan from Victory Ubelt as our speaker. He discussed about sexual immorality and emphasized on God's will of us to be pure and holy. Despite our sex saturated generation today, it is still possible to be pure and holy.
Highlight of the Talk:
- We are living in a sex saturated generation today.
- "Sex is God's idea." (Genesis 2:24)
There are just people who think of it as shameful because of the world's wrong view and use of it.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:3 > It is God's will for us to be sexually pure.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:4 > We can CONTROL our sexual desire. Don't let it be the one to control you.
- Holiness is getting right with God. He said, "Be holy because I am holy." > If God is our Father, there must be a resemblance in us. If there's none, then there's something wrong.
- Sex is powerful to bond 2 people (Genesis 2:24), but if it's done wrong, it can destroy us. It's like fire that can be used to cook food, light places, and other stuff, but at the same time, it can also be used to burn houses and hurt people.
Sex can wound deeply if it is done wrong. Not only physically, but also emotionally and psychologically.
- Sex is supposed to be a blessing, and not a curse.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:5 > The root problem of sexual impurity is NOT knowing God.
- Knowing God is the starting point of sexual purity. Once we get to experience and know Him, we'll realize that we don't have to sin just to be happy (just because it "feels" good). Real everlasting happiness comes from God.
- 2 Corinthians 4:4 > A lot of young people are being blinded by the world.
- John 10:10 > Those that are not coming from Christ are curses.
- We can live a pure and holy life BY THE TRUTH and THE GRACE OF GOD.


The second session was about Conviction (for the girls) by Ms. Pinky Katipunan. They had to divide the girls and the guys, so I'm not so sure of what the topic was for the guys. As for the third session, our speaker was Pastor Jay. He talked about Leadership Principles which are 1) Have compassion for the lost, 2) Encourage the New Believers to follow Christ, 3) Restore the Fallen.

Mudslide pic!

We also had games during the camp and other activities such as swimming, and also had a campfire wherein we roasted marshmallows and hotdogs at our last night.


My favorite place in Caliraya was the gazebo. It's located at the top of the main building of the resort. The view was really fantastic! :"> It was the best view I have ever seen! You could see everything from up there~ If I had one of those at home, I'll always have my quiet times there.


(c) Victory Ortigas Youth
*for the first and mudslide picture.