My New Toy

Hahahahaha! Sorry, I had to laugh at myself for the second picture. It was a real laugh and a funny experiment that I just did out of the moment. It's just funny that the phone covered my face and yet the camera's on. Weird. But that's me.

Ever since I lost two (2) cellphones, I've been using two hand-me-down cellphones to get through my days. I've been using my dad's old samsung flip-top phone and my sister's old nokia model in exchange of the cherry mobile phone I received from my cousin, Ate Lorie. I have no real complaint as with regards to my phones except for the tiny fact that I feel a bit hassled because I am holding two (2) phones at the same time. Haha. I just find it bulky but nonetheless, I'm thankful to just have some mobile gadgets that I can use.

After some time, I decided not to load my prepaid sim and just wait for pay day. So for a couple of days, I ignored my Samsung phone and left it unused for days. Well, I still use it to set the alarm clock but aside from that, it has no purpose of use --though it receives the text messages for me!

Anyway, it was an unexpected day when I opened my flip samsung only to be greeted by the fact that its side is broken and when you flip it open, it has a tendency to break apart (the screen from the keypad body). I couldn't afford to flip it open because it might fall apart much more worst than my imagination can comprehend.

During one of our mall rounds, my mom and I checked out some cellphones. I was really reluctant but my mom urged me to go ahead and buy it. It wasn't my first choice but it's worth it. I bought a C3222 Samsung model called Samsung Punch. It's QWERTY pad and it's dual sim! Yes, dual sim! I know that there's a touch screen dual sim at Samsung but not a QWERTY one and it costs lesser than the touch screen which I highly appreciated.

As I stare at my phone and meddle with its settings, I wonder what God had in mind when I bought it. He knows I need it but I felt like I bought it in a rush. It's not an everyday necessity and I won't die without a cellphone but as the days passed by, people texting me, calling me and just plainly bonding with the people I love through text. I thank God. I know that I have nothing to give Him because everything is His so I lift up what is mine to Him - including my new cellphone. I have decided, just now, to name it "SELAH". I have no reason why but it's the first thing that came into my mind.

According to WIKIPEDIA...

...The Amplified Bible states Selah as "pause, and think of that". it is also suggested by some that selah is a praise and cannot be fathomed by definition.

Selah notes a break in the song and as such is similar in purpose to Amen in that it stresses the importance of the preceding passage. Alternatively, Selah may mean "forever", as it does in some places in the liturgy (notably the second to last blessing of the Amidah). Another interpretation claims that Selah comes from the primary Hebrew root word [calah] which means "to hang", and by implication to measure (weigh).[2] Also "Selah" is the name of a city from the time of David and Solomon.[3]

I'm not sure which of the following meanings I'll take but I'll take the Amplified bible version saying that it means "Pause, and think of that". I want my phone [Selah] to make me pause and say 'Wow, who could ever imagine that God blessed me with such a wonderful cellphone'. I think that' awesome enough for me.

So if I have to thank anyone, it'll be number 1: GOD and number 2: My mom for helping me look for a phone but I just really feel so thankful that even if I have no idea why God gave me Selah, I'll use it to give glory to Him forever.