Youth Empowered - Cabuyao

20/07/2026

If you were given one chance to return to the past, what would you fix?

I think many of us would return to the same places. Mga relasyon, tiwala sa sarili, tiwala sa ibang tao, tiwala ng ibang tao, salitang binitawan, at desisyon na nasayang.

The past can be strangely persuasive. It convinces us that healing is waiting in another conversation, another decision, another version of ourselves. So we keep revisiting the same memories, hoping they'll finally give us the ending we've been searching for.

Regret has a way of convincing us that we trusted too much, loved too deeply, or gave too much of ourselves. Looking back, it's easy to wish we had been wiser. Then again, perhaps those moments gave us something we couldn't have learned any other way.

But, Jesus isn't asking you to erase your memories. He's inviting you to stop measuring today by yesterday.
The best way to fix the past isn't by changing it. It's allowing God to change the way you see it. When your eyes begin to look forward, you'll realize He never stopped doing something new.

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭43‬:‭18‬ ‭NIV‬‬
Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.

17/07/2026

With or without, Hallelujah.

Hallelujah, even if I'm burned out from school.
Hallelujah, I'm privileged to have the opportunity to study.
Hallelujah, even if I'm exhausted from work.
Hallelujah, I have a job that provides for me.
Hallelujah, even if I don't love the course I'm taking.
Hallelujah, the Lord is still shaping me through it.
Hallelujah, even if it's a tiring Friday.
Hallelujah, the Lord carried me through another week.
Hallelujah, even though there's a sink full of dishes.
Hallelujah, it means there's food on the table.
Hallelujah, even if I keep wearing the same clothes.
Hallelujah, I still have clothes to wear.
Hallelujah, even if I've been out all day and I'm tired.
Hallelujah, I made it home safely.
Hallelujah, even if I don't understand why I'm here.
Hallelujah, I trust the One who does.
Hallelujah, even if I'm still figuring life out.

Hallelujah, the Author of my story already knows the ending.

A myriad of blessings often slips past our notice because we, humans, are often too preoccupied on what's weighing us down. It's easy to say "hallelujah" when life feels invigorating, when prayers are answered, and when blessings are obvious.

But what about the days when they aren't? Will our praise depend on what we receive, or on who He is?
Do we only thank the Lord for the things we understand?

Be it life comes with blessings or burdens, certainty or ambiguity, be it we're healthy or bleeding, vigor or weariness—may our lips never grow weary of singing,

Hallelujah. 🤍

Mga Taga-Filipos 4:6-7 MBB
Huwag kayong mabalisa tungkol sa anumang bagay. Sa halip, hingin ninyo sa Diyos ang lahat ng inyong kailangan sa pamamagitan ng panalanging may pasasalamat. At ang kapayapaan ng Diyos na hindi kayang maunawaan ng tao ang siyang mag-iingat sa inyong puso at pag-iisip dahil sa inyong pakikipag-isa kay Cristo Jesus.

‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5‬:‭18‬ ‭NIV‬‬
give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

‭‭Habakkuk‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬-‭18‬ ‭NIV‬‬
Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.

14/07/2026

We brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.

1 Timothy 6:6 says
“But Godliness with contentment is great gain.”

If we have basic necessities like food and clothing, we should be fully satisfied.

13/07/2026

A new day, yet somehow it still feels like yesterday. It's Monday, but your mind is already carrying the weight of the whole week. You find yourself wondering how you'll make it through the long, exhausting days until Sunday comes again.

If no one has reminded you this morning. Look, in the middle of all the repeated Mondays, here you are. Breathing, and witnessing another sunrise. On certain mornings, the heart feels strangely forlorn, yet His presence assures us that we have never been forgotten. Every new morning is a reminder that the Lord isn't finished with your story yet. Just as the sun faithfully rises each day, His mercy is new every morning.

Perhaps the most invigorating part of the morning isn't the sunrise itself, but the assurance that the One who raised it is already walking with you. Mahal ka ni Hesus : )

‭‭Lamentations‬ ‭3‬:‭22‬-‭23‬ ‭NIV
We are still alive because the Lord’s faithful love never ends. Every mornin He shows it in new ways! You are so very true and loyal!

11/07/2026

Every heart has a place at His house. See you !

10/07/2026

09/07/2026

YOUTH EMPOWERED & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY x SPORTS MINISTRY x PICKLE BALL COLLAB🏓🎾

1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

08/07/2026

Do you feel like the problems and struggles keep piling up?

Psalms 50:15 NIV
and call on Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.

Life can be full of struggles. As the burdens pile up, the weight on our shoulders gets heavier and can be hard for us. It gets heavy to the point that we can no longer carry it, and it crushes us.

But the Lord said to call and come unto Him, and He shall deliver. "Deliver" meant to rescue us, to send a breakthrough to us. We are never alone in our battles. Instead of carrying every burden by yourself, bring it to God in prayer. Trust Him with your fears, your pain, and your worries. God's timing is perfect, and His promise never fails. We're never meant to fight alone but to come to Him, and He shall deliver us.

07/07/2026

Are you pressured? Are you tired? and minsan natatakot ka sa mga araw na mangyayare sayo?

Jesus said “ Don’t be afraid, I’m here!”. He knows everything kapatid.🤗

JESUS LOVES YOU AND HE’S ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU!🤗❤️

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭14‬:‭27‬ ‭NLT‬‬
“But Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage. I am here!””

06/07/2026