I. T.:
My QT made me step back and analyze the CAVES in my life...
Caves are where one would want to run and hide when tribulations attacks us. It's the perfect escape as it is dark enough to provide the seclusion one needed. And when i think of caves, what comes to my mind are places/situations na akala mo safe ka and akala mo nobody sees you or you are not harming anybody kaya you go there. We forget that caves can be very tricky... you don't know what is inside and therefore you don't know what may happen to you!
For some people, when tribulations come in their life their caves can be drugs (im not hurting anybody when i use it and i feel good at the same time), immoral relationships (i feel secure in his/her arms), food (eating makes me happy...esp comfort food), partying all night long (it gives a certiain high, laugh till your nose bleed, disco to the max till so that when i go home, bagsak ako sa bed to sleep), etc.
Our reasons go on...
But Matthew 24:35 says that everything (even heaven and earth) will pass away BUT His WORDS will NOT. And in John 16:33 it says that the world may have tribulations but be of good cheer as He has OVERCOME the world.
What does this mean for us?
Yes, we will experience tribulations in this world. Nobody is exempted from that - even JOB, a righteous person, was not. But as christians we need not run and scamper to these/our caves as we have God's Word and promise that everything will come to pass. He will overcome!
And i say AMEN to that! (may kasama pang singhot.... hay grabe pagmamahal ng God sa atin)
J.B.:
"Even a child is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and right." Prov. 20:11
"Always beware of any assessment of life which does not recognize the fact that there is sin." O. Chambers My Outmost for His Highest
Lack of stressors can be stressful. I am actually afraid that I am not being swamped with school work. What's up with this "peteks" mode? Do I deserve this? Or is it because I am not giving it the just time that it needs?
As a Christian though, I ought to always be on my feet, not letting my guard down. I must be able to recognize - this inability to concentrate on the bible, this lack of time spent in prayer, these unguarded thoughts, this unserviceability, this lack of motivation - as things that must not be overlooked.
Father God in Heaven, I praise you and thank you Lord for the health and the ability to perform in every day life. May your spirit be always upon me, Father, so I will always be on guard and up and running the second that you call. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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with Ptr. Jon Almusara (3rd from left, front row)
Two ladies from Lakas-Angkan,N. Ecija share their insights on each quiet time that they have ever since they heard about "ampalaya".
DO SOMETHING
"Faith that does nothing is dead!" (James 2:26)
Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. Faith is the belief that God will do what is right. God is always near and always available. Just waiting for your touch. So let him know. Demonstrate your devotion:
Write a letter.
Ask forgiveness.
Be baptized.
Feed a hungry person.
Pray.
Teach.
Go.
Do something that demonstrates faith. For faith with no effort is no faith at all. God will respond. He has never rejected a genuine gesture of faith. Never.
---He Still Moves Stones
Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. Faith is the belief that God will do what is right. God is always near and always available. Just waiting for your touch. So let him know. Demonstrate your devotion:
Write a letter.
Ask forgiveness.
Be baptized.
Feed a hungry person.
Pray.
Teach.
Go.
Do something that demonstrates faith. For faith with no effort is no faith at all. God will respond. He has never rejected a genuine gesture of faith. Never.
---He Still Moves Stones
SOLE PROVIDER, SOLE COMFORTER (from The Applause of Heaven)
As long as Jesus is one of my options, he is not an option.
As long as you can carry your burdens alone, you don't need a burden bearer. As long as your situation brings you no grief, you will receive no comfort. And as long as you can take Him or leave Hin, you might as well leave Him, because He won't be taken half-heartedly.
But when you mourn, when you get to the point of sorrow for your sins, when you admit that you have no other option but to cast all your cares on Him, and when there is truly no other name that you can call, then cast all your cares on Him, for He is waiting in the midst of the storm.
As long as you can carry your burdens alone, you don't need a burden bearer. As long as your situation brings you no grief, you will receive no comfort. And as long as you can take Him or leave Hin, you might as well leave Him, because He won't be taken half-heartedly.
But when you mourn, when you get to the point of sorrow for your sins, when you admit that you have no other option but to cast all your cares on Him, and when there is truly no other name that you can call, then cast all your cares on Him, for He is waiting in the midst of the storm.
Single Professional Fellowship
with Ptr. Jon Almusara (3rd from left, front row)
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Amena Brown: Ressurection
What's AMPALAYA?
Ampalaya or bitter gourd is a vegetable which has a bitter taste but very high in nutrients and said to be good cure for anemics. For Christians, it is devotion, the essence of your faith - that which Christians almost never like. It is the reading and meditating on God's word. Our faith may be focused on good deeds and making the world a better place, but it is nothing without ampalaya.
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