I.T:
i trulili enjoyed my QT. . .made me really think and kalkal my innermost skeletons.
If dyesebel is a sirena that pinoys would love to have in their aquarium ... in the bible or in God's ampalaya, Jezebel stands for something else that not even your tabo would love to have :-)
Having a Jezebel spirit (of course derive from queen jezebel from the book of Kings) means having a tricky agenda of seducing us from our relationshop with God and what He has called us to do. This jezebel spirit can manifest in many forms in our life (fear, discouragement, confusion, terror, cowardice, etc) with the sole aim of tearing us away from God (aba sineswerte sya!). A good example for me: sharing the ampalaya is such a terrfying thing for me. If this happens, we need to ask God to help us. We need to repent so we will be restored. The good news is that everything Jesus did on the cross was meant to restore us!
then i pondered some more.....
what if i look at this in another angle? do i dare do it? yes!
I have to admit that there are times in my life that i am the jezebel to other people. nakakahiya ano? but then its true! i have put fear or discouragement in other people by some of my ways. and by doing that, i know i have turned them off from God :-(
My Mom gets mad at me when i can't seem to find anything right with what she says/does. or my past bfs might have been so mad at me coz i broke up with them.
So i guess i shd not only repent that i let the jezebel spirit get in my life BUT MORE SO because i have been a jezebel to some people.
kaya nga ba diosa na lang ako ngayon eh. hahaha
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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)
visit the LAKAS-ANGKAN website!!
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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