LIFE IS GOOD. JESUS IS EVEN BETTER.

LIFE IS GOOD. JESUS IS EVEN BETTER. http://jaysamonte.multiply.com/ hey guys, my name is jay samonte. i just want to say that Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior and i have followed Him now for about 4 years. it was the best decision i've ever made in my life and i haven't regretted it. if you want to know more about me please don't hesitate to ask. God bless! Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:25:57 -0000 Thu, 29 May 2008 17:51:56 -0000 LIFE IS GOOD. JESUS IS EVEN BETTER. http://images.jaysamonte.multiply.com/logo http://jaysamonte.multiply.com 100 100 Reaching My Potential hello everyone.  you guys already know who i am.  i write or blog today in hopes of just writing out what is in my heart.  today i am job hunting.  i am posting my resume online for federal jobs and even jobs that i don't even know.  whew.  just posting your resume and portfolio online is a hassle.  you see, i am currently being processed for getting my degree at old dominion university in biology.  while i was doing this i sensed a great deal of sadness and grief in my heart.  though i believe i will get my degree at the end of next month, i still feel as if i don't belong in the world as far having a career.  it's like putting a circle peg in a square hole.  i want to...but my heart says no.  i wonder how God will provide for me...hehe.  i ask that question all the time and my heart cries out to Him.  i really don't know how far God will take me...to be honest im scared.  im really scared.  its like whe... http://jaysamonte.multiply.com/journal/item/13/Reaching_My_Potential Thu, 29 May 2008 17:51:56 -0000 Walking With God walking with God has to be the most exciting experience I have ever EXPERIENCED in my life!  you never know where God will lead you...especially when it deals with His will for one's life.  one thing is for sure...you gotta love God to truly walk with Him.  i love God with all of my heart, but that doesn't mean that i've never had to run through any valleys in my life.  i've learned that it is not when a Christian is on the mountain peaks with God that his/her character is molded...but it is when a Christian is experiencing his/her valleys.  i've gone through valleys in my life, whether it dealt with my parents, school, moving around, or my sin and rebellion against God...yes, i've gone through it all.  God doesn't count how many times you've fallen, but how many times you've gotten up and called upon His name!  isn't our God so great!  praise be to God i am where i am right now, not because of me...but because of Him!  the ONE TRUE GOD who... http://jaysamonte.multiply.com/journal/item/12/Walking_With_God Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:29:08 -0000 Crossroad praise God that He is good and faithful!  i was just going to write down and blog how i am feeling right now.  well you see i have this thing for always being a perfectionist.  i always have to do things a certain way or else it will mess me up.  what im writing now really has nothing to do with what i will mention next, but its somehow related.  growing up i wanted to be a doctor...then i found out that going to medical school would cost me not only financially but also emotionally and socially.  i would literally have no life if i had gone that path... now it's like im stuck in a rut...i graduated last year may of 07 and im currently taking two classes to fulfill my requirements for that bachelor in biology...im sort of down because i look back and i would have done things a little different.  i guess its all hindsight now.  i cant do anything about it...there is one thing that i will never regret and that is when i received the Lord Jesus Chri... http://jaysamonte.multiply.com/journal/item/11/Crossroad Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:55:19 -0000 Having Faith these couple of weeks have been trying for me.  but i know that i trust in a God that cares and is bigger than any of my problems.  my devotion the other day was from Psalm 9:10 and it read "Those who know your name will trust you, for you, O Lord, will never abandon those who searches you."  i have noticed that my relationship with God through these times have grown.  i have matured and with Him i have gone in "deeper waters".  you know one thing i don't like about myself is when i have failed God, i get so overly hard on myself.  right now i have to trust God.  i have to have faith. http://jaysamonte.multiply.com/journal/item/10/Having_Faith Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:26:47 -0000 Living Your Life to the Full for God. yesterday i was traveling to maryland to do something that i had done before.  it was something that always makes me look at life and see a different perspective on things.  you see a good friend and brother passed away last week.  his name was bro. derek pastor or bro. "big".  i know some of us have known him and have gotten a chance to get acquainted with him through identification, revolution and past retreats. his death along with the death of my friends' acuaintance and now even the passing away of a great football player in sean taylor makes me ponder at the meaning of life.  i asked the Lord so many times "why?" as if he will answer me...at this moment about the deaths of these people. God really impressed in my heart that it is not what we have or how much weve done for others that will count the most...people will ALWAYS remember the nice things that people have done for them.  but it is really RARE that people have left a LEGACY behind for the pe... http://jaysamonte.multiply.com/journal/item/9/Living_Your_Life_to_the_Full_for_God. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:58:20 -0000 Faith it is by faith that gets me going...it's been a while since ive written a blog.  i have to say that at this stage in my life, i have to go by faith and faith alone.  Remember the blog i had about my calling?  well i have to stay the course and believe that God is going to guide me there.  i have to learn that i can do "all things through Christ who strengthens me".  i believe that God is at work in the lives of many people who are even unaware of His presence.  God is everywhere and we have to believe that He will deliver.  we have to believe that we have a God that keeps His promises.  sometimes i have been discouraged...by circumstances, by friends, by family, by the ones that i love the most...but all in all i have to have faith.  i have to have faith. http://jaysamonte.multiply.com/journal/item/8/Faith Thu, 1 Nov 2007 17:10:28 -0000 Giving glory to my God! hey folks, how are you guys?  me, im just "fine and dandy".  by the way that is a classic forrest gump line.  i just want to take this time to give thanks to my Jesus...my God.  yesterday, i went to work and a co-worker name kenny wanted me to help him read the bible...mind you this is a guy who you would not think would ever be interested in reading the bible, but it seems yesterday his countenance had changed. God is really good and He is at work at the work place.  i see most brothers now with their bibles and recruiting other people in our bible studies.  just now i was thinking on how far God has taken me and i can't help but cry at times.  it really is a special time for me and exciting because i don't know how far God is going to take me. being obedient to God has resulted in a lot of changes in my family.  my sister and i are a lot closer.  my mom is attending discipleship and people at work are responding to the gospel.  the on... http://jaysamonte.multiply.com/journal/item/7/Giving_glory_to_my_God Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:43:07 -0000 I Love Sushi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and So Does my Sister <IMG style="WIDTH: 22px; HEIGHT: 19px" height=6 src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/smile.png" width=22>i spent some time with my little sister today.  she said she wanted sushi so i took her to sakura.  i don't think i will ever get tired of sushi...as a matter of fact i think i could eat sushi or japanese food everyday.  mmmmm.  raw fish wrapped with seaweed and rice.  plus the miso soup.  too bad i'm making myself hungry by writing this blog. well, it wasn't really about the sushi that really got my day up and excited.  i not only got a chance to spend time with my sister while we ate, but i told her about God and everything about me.  how i struggled with certain things, but ultimately, i told her how much i have loved her all of these years even though i treated her like the typical big brother. i wasn't always a great brother and i somehow always treated her like she didn't exist, but i think it was because we were always like two opposite people.  if i was the north pole...she would be the south.  if she liked white, i liked black.... http://jaysamonte.multiply.com/journal/item/6/I_Love_Sushi_and_So_Does_my_Sister Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:38:08 -0000 God's Voice that small still voice is what it is...we often ignore it, but the truth of the matter is we hear Him almost every second.  He tells us how much He loves us then tells us what is coming up ahead.  Let's continue to thank Him that He always wants to communicate with us every second of the day...just keep an ear out.  He will speak. http://jaysamonte.multiply.com/journal/item/5/Gods_Voice Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:17:46 -0000 Falling Out of Love and finding my Purpose. a knife is made to cut...a kite is made to fly...a car is specifically made to transport people...a pair of shoes were made to cover our feet and to aid us walk.  these things have a specific purpose.  well, did you know that each and every one of us has a specific purpose that God has called us to do in a unique way?  our call and purpose is very important to God.  some people were called to preach the Gospel.  others were called to be businessmen and nurses... whether called to preach the Gospel or not we are all destined for greatness as Christians.  we are all called to ministry.  we are ALL CALLED.  Jesus said in Matthew 4:19 "Come follow me and I will make you fishers of men."  we are all called to be fishers of men... this is my story of falling out of love...no, it's not about a girl.  it's about a call that i once held to so dearly for so long.  i've always wanted to be a doctor or someone that would eventually help out in... http://jaysamonte.multiply.com/journal/item/4/Falling_Out_of_Love_and_finding_my_Purpose. Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:29:32 -0000 My Thoughts for Today before i became a christian in life church i had never imagined that God would take me so far under His wings.  he brought me from a life of struggles and the inconsistencies of my former nature to a place now i call "ministry paradise".  i always believed in God but would never make the step to follow Him with all that i had before.  i now know what it is like to really follow Him... the women at our church are now going through victory and breakthrough.  praise God!  when we see them this sunday i believe that the church is going to rock!  to see people grow in Christ is a blessing and so rewarding in seeing also that it is your family who has come to know the Lord just a little better.  "masarap talaga mag minister!"  says a pastor friend of mine....i totally agree.<IMG src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/smile.png">   http://jaysamonte.multiply.com/journal/item/3/My_Thoughts_for_Today Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:12:28 -0000 http://lifeinhisword.org/ my awesome church http://jaysamonte.multiply.com/links/item/1/httplifeinhisword.org Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:35:04 -0000 One to One at the workplace i have to do a one to one at work today and let me tell you it is the most rewarding feeling in the world.  i have two that im discipling at work in brothers ananias and joe.  they are really hungry for God's Word and i am really amazed at their growth in such a short time. i feel as if we are called to do great things not only at church, but also at our homes, workplaces, and even school.  think about it...we spend about 50-70 percent of our time outside our homes and Jesus has called us to "GO" and make disciples.  i want to leave a legacy that i have made great disciples for Jesus.  sometimes though in the past i have gotten caught up in "do people like me?" or "do i have the things that people will appreciate me for?"...i have been caught in the expectancies of this world...sometimes i catch myself looking at what other people have that i don't have...but that was the past. now i look and aim to make disciples for Jesus.  i know i don't know everythin... http://jaysamonte.multiply.com/journal/item/2/One_to_One_at_the_workplace Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:33:10 -0000 Praise God! hello world!  Victory and Breakthrough was a blast and a success!  i pray that every Christian brother and sister could experience the way i feel right now...it feels awesome and God is so GOOD! this weekend was a blessing from the Lord because i got to meet pastor jay duque from victory church in the philippinnes!  (now the Lord has called him to orlando)  way to go bro!  there were a lot of things that the Lord has shown me. He has definitely shown me my id in Him.  i never knew that God would take me this far in my walk with Him, but He has held on to His promises.  what an awesome God we serve brothers and sisters.  to be honest i feel unworthy at times, but its never about the way we look at ourselves, but the way God looks at us that's the most important. please feel free to comment and God bless. http://jaysamonte.multiply.com/journal/item/1/Praise_God Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:58:24 -0000 My Pics Pics of the church (brothers and sisters from Life Church) and various other http://jaysamonte.multiply.com/photos/album/1/My_Pics Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:34:45 -0000 Jay's Playlist http://jaysamonte.multiply.com/music/item/1/Jays_Playlist Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:27:36 -0000