Job 4:16 I heard a hushed voice....
Hearing God's hushed voice is an awesome experience. Ive experienced it and was truly awed by God's power and wisdom.
These happened when I was very deep in prayer (for my visa)... when i was about to make a major decision (about my lovelife)... when God wanted to protect somebody (my dad).... the lists goes on. I knew it came from God coz it was such a clear, clear voice even though it was told in hushed tones. I knew it came from God coz it made me stop dead on my track. I knew it was God coz nobody was with me during those times. I knew it was God because only God will care enough, love enough... to do that for me.
I think these instances are God's way of showing me that I truly belong to Him, that I am His child. That He loves me and cares for me thus, He talks to me. Nakakaiyak!
Thank you God for the hushed voice... isa pa please!
I.T.
I have been unaware of my vindictiveness. There is an area in my life where I still seek to have my own way and I must renounce it. Jesus' love for us allows us to identify with Him.
To identify with him is to be able to surrender and abandon myself. I must be careful though in thinking that certain acts: living a prayerful life, attending CGs, being present every week at church - will lead me to this oneness or salvation. It is only through Jesus' dwelling in my heart . If Jesus is not in me, all my acts are futile.
Holiness is a way of being identified with Christ. I must have conscious efforts toward holiness. . . or what is heaven for?
J.B.
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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
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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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