tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1030154835934251502024-03-14T13:44:10.079+08:00Transform Your ThinkingGod's glory is man fully alive.
Living fully starts with the mind.Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844054734136431130noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103015483593425150.post-68755765082641228222014-02-24T10:25:00.003+08:002014-02-24T13:17:39.238+08:00When God is silentThere are no accidents in life. God has it all written down in His book.<br />
The problem is, my unwillingness to accept that none of the things and events in life are under my control.<br />
Only the way I respond to them.<br />
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When you are going through a chain of seemingly unfortunate events, it is acceptable in human nature to question God for His purposes. To launch the big WHY? But, do not lose heart, for in God's seeming silence, He works His miracles in us. We, should develop silence in the face of adversity. To listen, and in listening, finally get our revelation.<br />
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When you get too much comfort in life, there leads the sin of complaining for the smallest mishaps or trials, not noticing the blessings you never asked for, but have received. In the midst of insurmountable trials, we are tempted to cry and whine against God, not thinking that He never sends us where His grace cannot sustain us. When He leads us to a direction against our will, we refuse to bend. We say, "everything has been going so well, then suddenly, this." What we do not see is that beyond the adversities, everything is still going well. It is our ability to see beyond it that is being developed. It is our need for God to being developed, as we most often forget Him when things are going smoothly. Seeing beyond adversity is walking by faith, not by sight.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NHzreBgv480/UwqtiYpaueI/AAAAAAAAAHg/lTr9qrG6VfU/s1600/walkbyfaith_thumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NHzreBgv480/UwqtiYpaueI/AAAAAAAAAHg/lTr9qrG6VfU/s1600/walkbyfaith_thumb.jpg" height="215" width="320" /></a>For you, there may not be a clearly visible way, but that does not mean that there is no way. Just because you don't see something doesn't mean that it is nonexistent. You only see the few steps ahead, God sees the whole staircase. You only walk in the path before you that you can see, God sees until the end of the road. Who then, should control the driving? We are blind drivers hoping to see the next sign. Yet we complain as if it were our right to know. Our self- entitlement to know and be in control takes over us. Why should we be?<br />
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When God is silent, He is at work. While we are too busy whining and complaining and we refuse to see the good despite the bad, we forget to reflect of the possible benefits these trials are giving us. Then maybe, we are being taught to reflect about everything in life. So that we may live a meaningful one.<br />
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When God is silent, we must know that He is still God. Whatever is happening in our lives will pass. There are no permanent storms, unless we create them everyday. And even in storms, there are possibilities of keeping ourselves warm and safe by holding on to His promises that He will deliver us out of it.<br />
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When God is silent, we must be patient. Patience is a lesson that mostly involves God dragging us somewhere kicking and screaming. We do not want to be moved when we are somewhere comfortable. Like St. Paul said, we boast of our suffering because it produces perseverance, which produces our character and our character produces hope. How can you possibly make diamonds without breaking its outer rocks?<br />
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When God is silent, He still loves us. In fact, He is silent because He loves us. He listens to us and makes a way for us. We get ourselves way in above our head and as our Father, he always bails us out. We don't have to be anything for Him. We're good just as we are and He loves us that whatever we throw at Him He just sends us His love even more, whether or not we like the form it takes when it gets to us.<br />
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So when God is silent, He is still here. He is with me, whether or not I feel it. God's presence isn't based on my feelings, it's based on my faith. And if I focus on the mountain then I cannot develop my faith. It will take a while to get used to focusing on the positive after being so negative, but it's possible. Everything is possible. It just looks impossible because I am not willing to put in the effort and the hard work. But nothing of importance ever comes easy.<br />
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I choose to thank God, because without this mountain climb, I may never reach a top and have a great view in life. To live fully is to witness His kingdom revealed in my life and walk in His glory so that others can too.<br />
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<br />Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844054734136431130noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103015483593425150.post-67183407642398665822014-02-14T03:43:00.000+08:002014-02-14T03:50:18.975+08:00It's all about PERSPECTIVE<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Just stay Positive because God always has a better plan!" </span><br />
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This is what my mom, dad, brothers, friends and loved ones would say whenever I fail or feel down for not being able to accomplish what I am supposed to be doing. Right now, it was passing a licensure exam. I have failed once and now, twice. Though there is a indistinct voice in my head trying to make me feel down, there is a greater feeling of consolation from the words that my loved ones shower upon me. It is really encouraging to know that God does have a plan for us. </span><br />
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I was devastated by the results I got, thinking that I have done my best and have prepared so much but still to no avail. I wanted to say that I was tired, but after thinking about it, it is true: God has a better plan. I chose to look at what was happening instead of what has not happened. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This could mean that God is still not finished in preparing me to be alone and away from my family. He is sparing me from some misery that working away may cause. He is also preparing me experience-wise. I will be handling a great deal of cases and patients and a meager experience may leave me even more exhausted because I will practically be lost and confused with something I am not familiar with. He gave me a chance to take and re-take probably to give me a heads up on what is coming ahead. That I will be able to take it in the future and not be shocked by the change. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />There are lots of better reasons why things don't happen rather than reasons for why they should. What matters is, God indeed has a better plan and He sees the whole road while I can only see these next few steps. He is in control and I know that He would never let me get hurt because He loves each one of us as if we were the only one living in this world. </span><br />
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Perspective helps you in dealing with ANY situation that comes, no matter how hard it is. We should thank God that He doesn't always give us what we want because sometimes what we think is absolutely best for us could turn out to be the worst decision we ever made. So I believe that relying on God to do the decision making is essential to life. Like the apostle Paul said in Phil 4:6-7" <span class="versetext" id="php4-6" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.</span><span class="versetext" id="php4-7" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus."</span></span><br />
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We literally have to pray about EVERYTHING. The very beat that comes from your heart is from Him therefore you are incapable of doing anything on your own because He is the sole provider of your life. When God delays, they are not denials, they are simply little hurdles that we have to overcome with Him so that we learn to call on Him and learn the importance of walking with Him in every second of our lives. Outside of Him nothing can be done. So a perspective that is focused on God can really help us in dealing with our situations because He always has a purpose. He makes sure that absolutely no second of your life is without purpose.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No one is ever destroyed by being positive but I'm pretty sure being negative will. So you may feel like there is this voice keeping you on the negative, even when your body doesn't feel like being positive, it all begins by thinking positively and speaking positively whether we may or may not feel like it on the outside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do it gradually, just think of positive things little by little everyday, and you will see a great improvement in your life! I used to be a mess putting myself down with my own thoughts, but now, even I am surprised that I have the grace to keep moving and stay at peace. Remember that patience helps you keep your peace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Keep pressing on because God is on your team!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #001320; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD.</span>Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844054734136431130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103015483593425150.post-33925925792352079202014-02-07T01:22:00.001+08:002014-02-07T01:22:21.189+08:00Overcoming dependence<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TmjiRXTtbx8/UvPEyPgYNpI/AAAAAAAAAFw/86J1IP0TgNQ/%25252Fmnt%25252Fsdcard%25252F.blogaway%25252FIMG_4466597809283.jpeg"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TmjiRXTtbx8/UvPEyPgYNpI/AAAAAAAAAFw/86J1IP0TgNQ/%25252Fmnt%25252Fsdcard%25252F.blogaway%25252FIMG_4466597809283.jpeg cursor: pointer;" height="315" width="320" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px;" /></a></div><p>Dependence, in all its meaning is very unhealthy and destructive unless it is on God. We cannot depend on anything else after all, not ourselves, not other people and most definitely not on things. God provides people in our lives and supplies them with His grace in order to be His intruments, but depence on them can mask and overpower our need for dependence on God. </p>
<p>You can very well tell when you are beginning to lose dependence on God when you lose security in Him. When you base your security on something else other than Him, things get out of hand. You develop attachments. Now attachments can be towards objects or people and when it becomes a habit, you will be having a hard time breaking free and regaining your composure and.security in the love of God. The bottom line is, security on other things will lead you to lise security in God.</p>
<p>The good news is God is always available to lead us back to Him. He is always willing to provide us the grace to see Him and feel His presence when we are overwhelmed with insecurity. We should just be open and willing to let it go and surrender our fears and anxieties to Him. Some people struggle with a bit if anxiety and insecurity while some are almost paralyzed because of it but either way, the answer still relies on God. When you have made dependence and insecurity a habit, it may be hard to overcome it at first but as you push on little by little you will find surrendering to God and regaining security in Him to be easier and easier. It will take time, it will be uncomfortable at first, but the good news is once you start the renewing of your habits, you will begin to see little victories day by day. </p>
<p>You will learn to do small things and eventually big things even if you are afraid. What matters is your commitment to your renewal beginning with your mind. You must be committed to think thoughts that remind you of God's presence and control in your lufe. You should keep praying for the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to help you push on and endure this trial because we know that all of God's people are bound to be victorious. Ask for patience, as most of us fall in this part of our journey to victory. When you have made this daily walk a habit, surely, you are headed to freedom from your bondage to fear and insecurity.</p>
<p>I have been on the journey to regaining my security in God and I myself have celebrated victories, no matter how small, toward the full life God has intended for me. What matters is that we keep at it, even if we sometimes experience setbacks and failures, He is kind and merciful and will help us back on our feet again.  </p>
<p>God made His people strong and has bestowed upon them His power to overcome anything. </p>
<p>All glory be to Him!</p>
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Ever watched the movie Wreck-it-Ralph? Well, it was on TV the other day and they kept in repeating the line "you do not regenerate outside your game" which kinda got to me since I was in the pondering-on-everything state of mind.<br />
There is this feeling we have that we can actually do anything. And while I spot on agree to that, I feel there is a rule about that in order for it to be carried out properly. I have a belief that we cannot regenerate outside of God. Yes you may do things, but without Him, nothing is done. And when things die or fall apart outside of Him, it simply cannot come back to life. <br />
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When you leave Him out of the picture, you cannot regenerate.<br />
When everything fails because He was left out, I doubt that anything can come together without Him.<br />
Because He is the source of all things. Of everything.<br />
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<br />Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844054734136431130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103015483593425150.post-3434830210592185062013-01-31T12:58:00.005+08:002013-01-31T12:58:47.667+08:00God has a solution, Guaranteed!<br />
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shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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We have learned how every promise
of God has a guarantee. Now it does not matter if you have been in a
relationship with God for a long time or you just met Him lately, God’s promise
is for every single one of His children. Claim it and take hold of it in your
heart. Sometimes you’re going to hear some voices in your mind saying, “really?
You really think that’s going to happen?” or “you really think it’s just going
to come to you like that? Get real!” But we encourage you to shun those
thoughts, pay no mind to those discouraging feelings, to those feelings of
disappointment, hopelessness and everything else that gets you down. God wants
you to experience His mercy, providence, healing, abundance and love by holding
on to His guarantees. The most important thing to remember is to WAIT IN FAITH.
You don’t know when and how the things you ask for are going to happen, but you
believe that God has absolute power to make them happen in your life. You will
not try to take some control to plan how it happens, but you wait for God’s
direction with full TRUST.</div>
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Most of the times in our lives, we become impatient, we like
to take things into our hands, we like to plan how things should go and then
all of a sudden, we end up disappointed. But now, it’s the best time to start
holding God’s guarantees and keeping them in mind. When He says something, He
does it to the full measure. When He promises something, He more than keeps His
promises. You may have been through a lot, you may have made mistakes, shameful
deeds and bad decisions, but God is merciful enough that if you rekindle your
relationship with Him, you can still experience the fullness of His love. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In the words of a famous preacher, we must remember this by
heart: that God is the God of the universe. He can do anything, He can create
anything, He owns everything and the best part of all is, He is my Father! Do
not be shy to ask for anything because nothing is too great for Him.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So whatever it is you’re dealing with, no matter how bad it seems
to be, Do not contradict this fact. Instead, just keep it in your heart and
watch God fulfill His guarantees for you in His time and season. <o:p></o:p></div>
Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844054734136431130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103015483593425150.post-10952076452908517132012-11-16T13:28:00.001+08:002012-11-16T13:28:53.229+08:00In order to follow, Forgive.I have a friend who has been dealing with a loss of a very closed loved one recently.<br />
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You see, when you lose someone, it really hurts, but in her case, someone she loves was taken from her.<br />
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You must imagine the pain. the hurt, the anguish and everything your mind will dictate on you because of anger.<br />
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Perhaps, during times like these, the world has been most unfair and you are not deserving of such an incident.<br />
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But as life goes on, things will unfold, everything will make sense, Everything will suddenly have meaning and we will realize the truth of what we have had to go through.<br />
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But one thing is required in order for you to be finally set free from the hatred, from the burden of trauma.<br />
You must forgive. In forgiving, it is you who is set free. In forgiving, you trust that God will be the judge and not you. You will trust that God knows everything and is at work in your life. You will trust God with everything even if it does not seem to be clear to you. You will keep the faith in God that whatever reason He has, it is ALWAYS for your best.<br />
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God is in control. Moments of suffering always cloud our vision. They darken things. But when you are focused on the light of God, through your constant communication with Him and your relationship with Him, you will never lose sight of the important things in life. You will never run out of anything. There will always be people, provisions, love, acceptance and care in your life. You will always have exactly what you need if you surrender it all to Him.<br />
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Choose to forgive those who have hurt you and those who have hurt you repeatedly. God knows and sees everything. And He will always give us what we deserve. Just continue being a true Christian and continue your duties so that you always walk in His ways.<br />
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One day, things will unfold, things will ligthen up, things will make sense...and you will have moved on.<br />
<br />Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844054734136431130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103015483593425150.post-49455542707440522142012-11-07T11:02:00.001+08:002012-11-07T11:05:22.098+08:00Trusting in the present times" Lord following you isn't easy, but I believe and trust that You will not leave me as I encounter difficulties in doing so."<br />
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It's hard. Yes it is. The moment you focus yourself in giving up everything to Him and letting Him have the steering wheel, there will be a lot of temptations to take the wheel back and control your life. We all hate uncertainty, but it is in the uncertainty of life that we can prove our faith and trust in God. Without faith, it is impossible to please God.<br />
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And in proving that faith, there will be a lot of trials to mold us, and to prove that God is the absolute power over everything. You will encounter experiences that will show you how God is the almighty and powerful God who has control over everything. And when you witness to this event in your life, you will be called again and again to submit the most uncertain situations in your life, career, health, family and friends.<br />
The sooner we accept that God is in control, the sooner we can let go and experience the life He always wanted for us. And who can make a better life for you than God? You can never outdo His generosity and His favor, or even more, His wisdom. He knows everything. He sees everything.<br />
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In following the commandment to trust in Him and Fear not, God will always put us in a position where we yearn for Him. God knows if and when we are halfhearted in our service, belief and trust in Him. We like to trust God but still we want to control what will happen. That is why we are placed in certain situations that are uncomfortable to us, so that we learn to search for Him wholeheartedly. And in the scripture, He promises that if you seek Him with all your heart, you will find find Him.<br />
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Now what would be better than finding God and encountering Him in your life and in everything that happens to you?<br />
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I believe that whatever discomfort you are facing now, whether in your career, family, health, finances and relationships, God is at work behind the scenes. He is waiting for you to seek Him with all of you. Don't try to snag the steering wheel from His hands because you are afraid. He forbids us to worry and forbids us to fear. Though it is a natural human emotion, He already declared in His word that there is nothing to fear for He holds everything in His hands. God is already promising you a great life with Him and all that's left to do is to accept it!<br />
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It doesn't matter who you are. If people don't know who you really are, if you are forced to wear a mask everyday in your life to conceal the real you, with God you can come clean. He loves you and there is nothing you can do for Him to unlove you. The world may judge you, and may even use God to judge you, but God is not of this world. And no human in this world can speak for Him. If you share a special relationship with God and you are deeply rooted in Him, no matter who and what you are, you will find peace in Him and the world cannot hurt you.<br />
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All that's left to do now is hold on to Him and trust that His word is always true and will not fade. He saved you already, now you should offer your life as a gift of thanks to Him. Do what He tells you to do and start by trusting in Him. It may not make sense to you, it may be difficult for you, but the turnout will be far greater than you have ever imagined.<br />
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I hope you share your life to everyone and bare yourself to God.<br />
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Stay blessed!Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844054734136431130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103015483593425150.post-43895907263544742932012-11-07T10:33:00.000+08:002012-11-07T10:33:15.017+08:007 TIPS TO ATTAIN PEACE OF MIND (a repost)<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">1.Mind your own business. Yes, please mind your own business. When you start being concerned about things which are not related to you, you lose your grip on your thought process which often results in negativity disturbing the mental peace. Basically, your mind starts wandering here and there. As you know that a non-focused mind is evil's workshop hence the germs of negativity and jealousy gain more strength. So next time an unnecessary thought comes to your mind, think whether this is really something you should be worrying for? If not, shun it right away and focus on something positive, practical and fruitful.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">2.Surround yourself in positive people. Ignore negative comments and stay away from negative souls. When someone is negative, he spreads negativity and you get affected. Permanently staying with such people will have long term impact on your character so think about your company.</span><br />
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<br />Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844054734136431130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103015483593425150.post-87557318725109393882012-10-12T09:37:00.001+08:002012-10-12T09:37:33.759+08:00Catching upI missed about 3 days of my reflection due to...well, I guess nothing but everyday events.<br />
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well, I got to post the first one so if people want to continue them, youversion.com has it.</div>
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I went back to the reflection to read on what I missed and I am so glad to have read the next 4 reflections because they were just what I needed. </div>
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Falling in love with God is just like falling in love with another person. You think about him constantly and want to be with him all the time. You can throw away your checklists and just enjoy spending time together.</div>
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Your only desire is to be with him, to enjoy him, to receive what he wants to give you, and to give him everything you have.</div>
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I encourage you to have an honest conversation with God today. Tell him how you feel. Tell him where you’re frustrated or afraid of loving him. Spend at least a few minutes listening for his response. And remember, God already loves us more than we can imagine.</div>
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Paul never lost heart and neither should we. Why? Because what we see and experience around us is not all there is. If we want to enjoy life in the vibrant, fully alive way that we all crave, then we must focus on something bigger than our problems. When we have a larger perspective, we realize that most of our problems are really not significant in the long run</div>
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Indeed, God calls us to travel light by keeping our destination in sight. When we live for eternity, our difficulties don’t disappear—but they don’t weigh us down either. We can choose to focus on our problems even as we try to reach some imaginary place of trouble-free living. </div>
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In 2009, (from author) my father-in-law, Billy Hornsby, discovered a stage 5 melanoma tumor on the bottom of his foot. Billy’s response was that God could heal him—and if God didn’t, he said, “I’ve already lived an incredibly full life—better than I ever hoped or dreamed.”</div>
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In all his struggles through life, Billy never complained—never. In fact, in the twenty-seven years that I knew Billy, I never saw him have a bad day. And I never heard him say anything negative about anyone—ever. </div>
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He was honest about the fear, pain, and even doubt that accompany suffering. At the same time, he pointed us to the Word of God, sharing how we can let go of fear and dread when we submit ourselves to God, who promises never to leave or forsake us. As he was staring death in the face, Billy modeled courage, a positive attitude, and faith for us. Even his doctors and nurses were blown away by his faith and peace.</div>
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These really helped a lot especially now that I'm rushing again just because of some set back. I have literally lost focus again and I guess I'm just too young and I have to learn a lot to know what I really have to do in life..So, even at my age, reflection really does help. We can't keep barging our heads through walls just to get there faster. There must definitely be a better way, or we keep getting headaches for pushing what we want all the time.</div>
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Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844054734136431130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103015483593425150.post-74002213969610052442012-10-08T12:52:00.003+08:002012-10-08T12:52:30.836+08:00Learning through the readingsGood thing I downloaded the bible app in my tablet, now i get to start the a reading plan from youversion and hopefully stick to it and be committed enough to read everyday despite my "busy" schedule.<br />
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so anyway, since I am starting a new reflection and bible reading series, I have decided to share every reading that I will accomplish and encourage other people to take some time during the day to reflect on it as well.<br />
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All credits to youversion and the authors of their bible reading plans.<br />
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So the new reading plan I started is called Experience 14 days of fresh air. It has a reflection and a bible verse together with it so that you get to be familiarized with reading the word.<br />
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That just about what I need right now to get over the fussing, rushing and worrying about everything in my life.<br />
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This is day 1 and I hope it helps you too.<br />
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Have You Heard about “the Doldrums”?</div>
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There’s something amazing about feeling a warm ocean breeze across your face from the deck of a ship. And watching the wind fill a giant piece of canvas, tilting that large sail in a way that both powers and directs the vessel, is even more incredible. Before the age of motorized boats, sailors relied on these trade winds to carry them across the ocean.</div>
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However, all mariners knew about one area that was to be avoided at all costs: the Doldrums. Taken from the root word meaning “dull” or “lifeless,” the expression “in the doldrums” was used to describe the state of being bored and restless, in a slump. Sailors then gave this name to a specific region along the equator where the weather always seemed to illustrate this lifeless condition—where the air mass just hovered overhead, keeping these sailing ships stuck in place.</div>
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It’s not surprising then, that the Doldrums were once feared more than the Bermuda Triangle. Many ships became trapped in the dead zone, forced to endure grueling storms until they wrecked. Sailors would try everything they knew to do to get the ship sailing again, but nothing worked. They were stuck, sometimes permanently.</div>
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I think most of us can relate to being in the doldrums. You may know what you’re supposed to do in life, you may even know where you want to go, but you are stuck in this zone where there’s no wind, no breath, no life, nothing to help motivate you and move you along. Maybe you’re going through a storm and doing all you can just to stay afloat. Maybe it’s been a long time since you’ve been fired up about anything. Maybe you’re in a rut and don’t know how to move forward.</div>
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The problem is that, when the storm winds are blowing and life gets hard, most of us don’t run to God for shelter and protection—we run from him, right into the eye of the storm. Maybe we feel like we’ve done something wrong and therefore stay away from God, afraid he’ll punish us more. Or we feel like God should have prevented the trials we’re going through. Or maybe we find we’re just too lukewarm about God—we don’t want to go to hell, but yet we don’t really want to serve God, either. So we drift away and get stuck in the doldrums.</div>
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If you find yourself in the doldrums today, I encourage you to invite God to come alongside you and begin to revitalize you with his healing wind. I am convinced that if you pursue God, you’ll discover a passion and zeal for living while enjoying every dimension of your life like never before. And be encouraged: as painful as the doldrums are, God is able to use this stuck place to do great work in your life.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Everyday in our lives, we see a lot of homeless people, beggars, street vendors, or their worse counterparts, muggers and snatchers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And love, being the multiplex of all understanding and definition, is the great cure for all of this, as Mother Teresa has put it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Everyday, I commute to work. I do not have specific statistics but allow me to say that 75% of my jeepney rides to work is accompanied by the experience of a child with an envelope going up the jeepney and asking for alms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When I take the MRT (train), I am welcomed by even more beggars with different versions of asking for alms. Some have babies with them, some have placards, some have medical prescriptions, some have cans or cups, some with physical defects and some singing with a guitar or going solo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As I walk the street to where I work, there they are again. The crippled, the abandoned, the orphaned, the homeless and the elderly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Heartbreaking. Truly, if I had all the money of the world, maybe I can help them. But all I can do is spare the change in my pocket. Plus, I cannot save all the problems in the world, let alone, the route I pass by every day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I remember some family members refuse to give alms to them and would frequently say: "where are their parents?", " Don't give to them because they are making it a business", "this woman is stationed here everyday", "same old tactics", "why don't they work?", "complete sign of laziness","I don't think she/he is really sick", "they should make their lives happen" or "they depend their lives in the mercy of others".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I understand, of course, that every single one of us earns every cent by working hard and mostly on an 8 hour shift daily, that it why it is so hard to let go of that spare money. For us, pamasahe narin yan (it could be spent for the commute fare).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What I don't understand most is why some people find it easy to help those who they are familiar with, rather than the people who are anonymously asking for help (kudos to those who are helping non- selectively).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Instead of judging the misfortune of others and what caused it, perhaps we can just say a short prayer for them and thank God for the blessing of being able to help them and having the means.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Everybody is due some good, if not all good. Just as you think you deserve some slack or break, so others must also feel the same way. Remember that no matter how close you are to a person, you can never have the slightest idea of how they feel or what they have been though in their life. And we must always respect that. You cannot really set a measure to how much generosity and charity is expected from you, because as the bible says,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Start to live a giving life, giving need not always be in material possessions, but it may also be in spiritual support, time and love. You may be someone's life saver just by being generous enough. Just think of everybody else who has saved your life by being so generous to you. It would be nice to pay it forward.</span><br />
<br />Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844054734136431130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103015483593425150.post-48886319980914048282012-09-21T08:49:00.001+08:002012-09-21T08:49:52.260+08:00Destined for SomethingIf there is one thing every human being is scouring about, it would be for purpose.<br />
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I know I am one of those people so eager to approach God so t hat He would just hand it to me like candy.<br />
But a certain level of sacrifice, trials and challenges comes in order to unearth our true purpose.<br />
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One thing is for a fact: that we are made for His purpose. We are made for God's pleasure and joy. And we must fulfill this to the last chip of our being.<br />
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As I remember reading a certain reflection that says: " the world has lost the meaning of sacrifice." I plunged into deep thinking about what we have or perhaps for starters, what I have become in relation to this world.<br />
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The world offers too much comfort, to the point that humans are wired into making profits without hard work, and thinking that it's right and God made it that way. To make matters worst, they use God's gift to provide pleasure for themselves and not for God. Well, I am well aware that EVERYTHING we do echoes into eternity.<br />
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The problem? We do not like inconveniences. We do not like waiting. We do not like making sacrifices if it does not benefit us. We do not like giving way. We do not like being wrong even if it hurts us. We do not like losing.<br />
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The other problem?<br />
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It's just what we need.<br />
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I have had my share of complaints presented to the Lord. And to my awe, indeed I get a reply.<br />
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Failing to trust Him is the first source of all my trouble. Planning before Him and without Him makes everything worse.<br />
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When I seek my purpose, I am flooded with a lot of my suggestions. I plan to do this and do that to prove something, if not to others, to myself.<br />
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I get in way above my head. And when I get pressed and distressed, I crack. I get bogged down. It seems to happen time and again.<br />
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The problem I guess, is that too many of us have become know-it-all(s) to the point that we disregard correction and direction.<br />
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I read in James 4:13-17 the perfect lecture for me during these times that I boast about my tomorrows.<br />
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such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— 14
yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a
mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. 15 Instead you ought to
say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” 16 As it is, you
boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. 17 So whoever knows the
right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.</blockquote>
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Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844054734136431130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103015483593425150.post-51001391080920457592012-09-20T10:49:00.002+08:002012-09-20T10:49:33.802+08:00Developing my relationship with GodI admit it. when talking about our relationship with the Father, I am quite lost.<br />
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I cannot determine the precise steps to get near to Him and be in a loving and committed relationship with Him, as I do with humans.<br />
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I reflected during work yesterday on how to get intimate with God. I brought my New testament bible and started reading books and verses that nudged me on the inside.<br />
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However, I was missing the point.<br />
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In order to know God, I must know the whole story. Just as I cannot fall in love with someone whom I do not know anything about, I must immerse myself to knowing Him if I want to have a relationship with Him.<br />
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I have grown stubborn. Full of excuses on why I can't pick up my bible to read the chapters one by one and the whole book cover to cover. I crowd my mind with unnecessary clutter, worries about my plans, tomorrow, my family, the people I want and do not want in my life and so much more.<br />
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<i> </i>I was complaining to Him yesterday while walking. " I want to live for You, I want to do what you want me to but how come You don't want to show me what to do?"<br />
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I was a bit upset. I felt the inner warfare we all go through against the forces of evil and I get by through the snippets I take from the bible and personal prayers. But let me just say, yes, they are effective.<br />
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I remember the song we sing in church that "we are in a fight not physical, and we in a war but not with this world."<br />
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I wanted to start fresh. I wanted to revive something I know I have lost along the way. My relationship with Him.<br />
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I was getting bugged by the enemy again as I was praying. So I wondered what was wrong.<br />
and that night it came to me. Go to confession. Confess my sins to have peace of mind.<br />
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I have filled myself with so much clutter. I am at that moment of unclarity and I cannot even think straight.<br />
For sure, there was no peace of mind. Have you ever felt that?<br />
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The feeling that you have so much inside your mind but there was no one thing.<br />
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You are just so uneasy. So restless.<br />
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So before I went to bed, I talked to Him. I confessed: "Jesus forgive me for my transgressions." and I started to pour out my sins and everything I have done that may have disappointed Him.<br />
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I wanted peace of mind so badly. I wanted Jesus. I wanted to see Him, to meet Him to encounter Him.<br />
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I slept well last night. But you see, when you confess directly to Him, it is a silent confession. Not like the ones we do in Catholic church where you absolutely hear the priest's absolution (but I know that I have to go to the confession box to fulfill my Catholic duty).<br />
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So this morning, I was again distracted by the hustle and bustle of my preparation for my planned exams in the US. I got distracted by so many things just before I prayed. I knew it was getting the best of me again. So I closed the books, stopped chatting with my friend and opened the daily reading.<br />
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I wanted God to talk to me...so bad.<br />
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Then as I was reading, the answers poured in.<br />
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From the first reading,<br />
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me.<br />For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an
apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.<br />But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward
me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though
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ever."<br />the right hand of the LORD is exalted, the right hand of the
LORD does valiantly!"<br />I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of
the LORD.<br />Thou art my God, and I will give thanks to thee; thou art my
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forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves
little."<br />And he said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."<br />Then those who were at table with him began to say among
themselves, "Who is this, who even forgives sins?"<br />And he said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go
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And a sigh of relief came from me.<br />
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I am no one deserving to receive direct answers. I doubt. I fear. I lack trust. And for all my inequities, He still talks to me to comfort me. He reminds me of His presence in my life.<br />
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Now I want to start on the journey. No matter how many times I fall, I want to go and go back to that relationship with Him.<br />
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For example, I have been battling with panic disorder that, through the grace of God, I am now overcoming by remembering His word: "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; </span></span></div>
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I believe this does not just apply to me. Whatever you are going through, I believe a relationship with the Lord our God is the best way to take on everything in life.</div>
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Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844054734136431130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103015483593425150.post-69003996211110290902012-09-13T21:00:00.000+08:002012-09-13T21:03:21.204+08:00Truly inspired!<br />
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replied, "You give them something to eat." They answered, "We
have only five loaves of bread and two fish--unless we go and buy food for all
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Jesus gets his disciples' attention. "You feed them, boys!" Of course
they knew that they couldn't! Yet Jesus showed them that if they brought their
meager resources to him, they could do amazing things. When the big picnic was
over, each of them got to pick up a basket full of leftovers from the table of
God's grace! Let's remember that it isn't the challenge or the resources that
limit us; it's our unwillingness to bring what we have to Jesus and trust that
he will do something with us to bless others in ways we couldn't have dreamed!
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I just read this today from verse of the day. I am so amazed that God truly
blesses me with messages when I talk to Him. I just got through a rough
afternoon and have been tempted to worry about the future again. I have little
hope of overcoming my fear, but now, I present it all to God, the little that I
have, so that He may multiply it to more than I can imagine and with leftovers
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i will not let one day bother the whole of my life and the progress I have made
of overcoming my worries. I truly believe, that the problem is our
unwillingness to trust that everything is okay. Most especially when things are
out of our control. Now i know for a fact that, I may be out of control, but
God is ALWAYS in control. I have but to trust in Him. He will never put me
through something I cannot handle. When He gives me a trial, it already means
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The problem with other people is, they want to do it themselves. They want to
overcome by themselves. And so when they refuse God's help, everything goes out
of hand. I want to fully and completely surrender to God. Making all thoughts
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Jesus will always keep me company in all struggles. I know that the battle we
fight is not physical. And the battle should first be won within ourselves
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Thank you for your message. I pray for strength and endurance to run the race
and accomplish your purpose for me. Though trials may come, I will trust in
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Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844054734136431130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103015483593425150.post-37355601334711627522011-08-16T18:16:00.001+08:002011-08-16T18:17:08.308+08:00NEVER be idleThis is one of those days that I have nothing to do. Well, there are a few things that I must accomplish.<br />
However, they have become monotonous.<br />
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I dread these moments. I do not like being idle. Moreover, having no one to talk to.<br />
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It is during these times that fear enters in my mind. And the enemy starts with all of his crap.<br />
But then I realize, it is crap.<br />
I should not listen to it.<br />
Crap is meant to be thrown away.<br />
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But, in resolution, I do not want to be idle.<br />
Not now, not anytime.<br />
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I will not let the enemy bring his filth and dirt in my mind.<br />
Nor will I listen to it.<br />
As I would like to put it, " bahala ka sa buhay mo. papansin ka masyado."<br />
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And then the most powerful thing to do, PRAY.<br />
these attacks can never empower you,<br />
provided that you trust and pray.<br />
PRAY all the time.Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844054734136431130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103015483593425150.post-74007963850213240952011-08-09T08:49:00.004+08:002011-08-09T09:00:52.820+08:00The greatness of our God<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #134f5c; font-family: inherit;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” </em>(John 16:33 NIV)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">I have been in trouble..I have had 2 major downfalls and many minor ones. But now I can hear the voice of God saying that I should not wait for a third one. It is now that I decide that I am for God alone. That He is with me and that I should move forward to Him. I was filled with thoughts of being undeserving, thoughts of ridicule from my friends, but now I know that it is God asking me to speak these words to them. God is asking me to proclaim His greatness to everyone I will walk with in this life. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">It is hard to be obedient. For the moment you take a single step to become obedient, you will be tempted to go back almost immediately. Ask God for the strength to push on. To push forward despite of temptations. And you will see how good our God is. And you will feel how magnificent it is to be in His presence.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">Believe me, it feels much better to have God than a new cellphone, a new car, a new house, a new partner, a new business or all of them combined. It is so much better to have God than all that you dream of in this world. You think that all of these things satisfy you. But no, they distract you from your real goal. To serve the purpose God has made for you. That is why all success that you are experiencing now should be for His glory. it should be given back to God. It should serve for His purposes.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">In your daily life you will be filled with unclean thoughts. You will be filled with negative thoughts. And you should be well aware that NO NEGATIVE THING COMES FROM GOD. So take heart, pray for cleansing against this impure and evil thoughts. Cast them out in the name of Jesus Christ. And ask the Holy Spirit to fill you and remain in you to guard you and to guide you. For we are always in a spiritual battle. Wherever we are. We should always remember that we should remain in the grace of God.</span></span></span>Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844054734136431130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103015483593425150.post-82524626154630300552011-08-05T11:55:00.001+08:002011-08-05T12:05:04.988+08:00Ready-set-goToday I was looking at different business opportunities to invest my money in.<br />
Yes, I never dreamed becoming a "long-term" employee.<br />
I 've always wanted to be the employer.<br />
This will take a lot of time.<br />
And I'm getting started.<br />
<br />
Fortunately, I've been reading Bo Sanchez's 8 secrets of the truly rich.<br />
after ingesting page after page,<br />
I have decided to apply it. Try out the change that was needed of me.<br />
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So as I started thinking what my psychological wallet should amount to,<br />
the first few drops of blessing rushed in.<br />
<br />
I got a starting money for my portfolio or as a capital investment.<br />
Which by the way, came for free.<br />
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So now, I have devised a way to continue this new-found success path.<br />
And this is by 7P's (in exact order):<br />
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Prayer<br />
Profile<br />
Perseverance<br />
Profits<br />
Patience<br />
Please the source<br />
Pray<br />
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<b>Prayer</b>- by no means is anybody going anywhere without the help of our God. I suggest you work on this first above EVERYTHING.<br />
<b>Profile</b>- Who are you?check your character, your behavior and your attitude. This is a very difficult process and it is very hard to change, but if you really want to become successful, you can do it,<br />
<b>Perseverance</b>- If you did not work hard for it, you will not work hard to keep it. This explains it.<br />
<b>Profits</b>- If you maintain an attitude of faith and positiveness (not even a nib of negative thoughts) then you are on your way to raking in profits.<br />
<b>Patience</b>- Of course, this is very very important, people who are impatient tend to lose a lot quickly, since they want to make it quickly.<br />
<b>Please the source</b>- remember that you are blessed because of God. Please Him with your offerings and please others. You are blessed so that you can give back and share. It is a cycle. Do not forget where you came from.<br />
<b>Pray</b>- with everything, there should always be thanksgiving to God. If you have reached it, make sure to thank Him. He is the source of everything you have.<br />
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Be blessed and be a blessing. That is what your success is for. Not so that you can slap faces with your money, not for revenge, not to prove you are better. But to help. If you do it, then teach others to do it. Be someone people can look up to.<br />
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As I always say LIVE FOR GREATNESS. LIVE FOR GOD.Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844054734136431130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103015483593425150.post-37431967173112420172011-08-04T08:32:00.007+08:002011-08-05T11:55:59.833+08:00The God of Silence<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This I realized as I was rediscovering myself.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I was waiting for God to speak all the time.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I did not realize that through everything, He is silent.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">When I was happy, giving Him thanks, He is silent.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">When I am down, crying unto Him, He is silent.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">When I shout, sometimes blaming everything on Him, He is silent.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But He answers...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Not through His words...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But through everything else.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Now, that's more than words can give you.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">He will lead,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">He will show you,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">He will make you feel.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">As for me,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I may not have received everything I have asked for,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But every prayer was answered.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Obedience. was the only answer.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Whether you get it or not.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We do not really have any control over anything.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We cannot dictate our circumstances.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Rather, we should prepare ourselves and equip our minds and spirits that we should be able to handle everything coming our way.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">That is why it is necessary to wear the armor of righteousness.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(I bet some would say, "what is this person talking about?")</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">If you read the bible,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mt 7:13<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"You can enter God's Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 21px;">If you find life easy, and you find yourself giving in to all your comforts and happiness, most especially at the expense of other people, better think twice.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 21px;">Life is hard, but it becomes easy when you know how to kneel down and ask for help from the One who can and will help.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 21px;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 21px;">God will only give you a task you can do. If He brought you to it, He will bring you through it.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I know that in this generation, many have fallen into sin.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">If everybody's doing it, why don't we do it as well.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I have fallen into that once,too.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">and I have realized, that is what makes us different from animals.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We do not rely on our feelings (how many times have your feelings let you down?),instincts, on our intuition,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We rely on our God.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And on our part, we are called to be like Him.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Christ- like.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">After all, we are created after His image and likeness.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">If you want to boast about that, why don't you practice it as well?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It is important to hear the silence of God.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Because it is in this silence that we realize how far we have gone from Him.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It is in this silence that we are drawn near to Him, again.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It is in this silence that we encounter Him.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And it is in this silence, that He answers us.</span>Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844054734136431130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103015483593425150.post-49551571117523880482011-08-03T18:02:00.002+08:002011-08-05T11:56:25.903+08:00It was a call.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">If it didn't happen, I wouldn't have been awakened.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I guess it's time to reveal who I really am.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Beyond that image I so strongly build up everyday to conceal who I am.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But that could only go on for so long.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pretending can only go on for so long.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Masquerades must end no matter how long you intend to wear the mask.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I have been hiding that I, am weak.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">For me weakness was not acceptable..It was not for me.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">That was before I had to see it for myself.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I had to see for myself how vulnerable I was.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">My greatest fear came to be.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I do not have control.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I was angry, frustrated, depressed.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I was down.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">and for a while, instead of looking for the solution to how I felt,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I was sitting, trying to analyze things..trying to figure out what was going wrong.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I was trying to figure out if someone was doing this to me,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">until it hit me. I was doing this to me.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Then I figured, everybody's doing it to themselves.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And I am no different.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Time passed and I still couldn't figure it out.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Until it hit me; I couldn't figure it out.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I knew I had to be answered.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But I went to the wrong people.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">My fears grew worse.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Things get worse when you take the wrong turn and ask the wrong people for advice.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Things get worse when you talk to people more miserable than you.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">because you get jolted into the reality that it is hard.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">What is hard?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">everything is.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">When I realized this, I became even more sad.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I felt so low, but denying that I was depressed.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">How could it be?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I still wouldn't give up.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I still wanted to search and explain for myself.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">As if the paranoia and the fear was not yet crippling enough.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I subconsciously decided I wanted to add more.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Until I spun out of control.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">fearing.bewildered.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">and even more. the fear of being bewildered.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I was in a situation that no one would actually end up in.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I was afraid to die...but I was afraid to live.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">How can this happen to me?I ask myself.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">How did I turn into this?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">How can someone actually be the cause of their own struggle.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I couldn't understand.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I wanted to understand.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But I wasn't going to.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Not by my understanding.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Then I unloaded everything to my mother.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">As much as I have turned my back on her,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">She was standing, looking with pity at me.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I was empty.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And for a mother, it was too much to see her child suffer.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">then she reminded me.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"Anak, PRAY"</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I said, "Yes ma, I am."</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">She continued, "PRAY UNCEASINGLY".</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I went with her to the feast.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It was a gathering, a Holy gathering.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Every son and daughter of God came to worship and rejoice.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And I decided, I am a daughter of God.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I will come too. I will worship and rejoice.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Something I haven't done for so long.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Way too long.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">As the days went by,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I would relapse to the defeated self I have left.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But I would pick myself up.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I had to decide.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">EVERYONE HAS TO DECIDE.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I will stop complaining,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I will stop blaming,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I will stop analyzing,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I will stop controlling,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I will stop demanding.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Everything I am, was the result of my decisions.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Everything I thought of, was materialized.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I created all this.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But now, I can't "uncreate" it.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">No, Not me.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I cannot do it.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">No one can.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">You think you can.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But pretty soon, you will realize that you need help.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">No matter how hard you try.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">You will realize,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I need Him. I need my God.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It is only through Him that I can overcome.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I filled myself with His promises.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I thought I had faith.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But I realized, it's easy to have faith when things are going well.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">You will know that it is when things are spinning out of control,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">that you will see, How much faith do I have?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I thought I had faith.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But now, I know I have faith.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I am beginning to rediscover it.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The REAL faith.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Not faith when I ask and I receive it.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Not the faith that is asking for signs and assurance.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Not faith that is only present when I am okay.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I am learning real faith.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I am learning the life that I should have.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I am learning that to be transformed begins with me.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">You should not wait for God to change you.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">No, it does not work that way.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">God is waiting for you to change.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">God is waiting for you to pass the exam.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">God wants to hear that you are asking for His help.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Because He will.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Believe me, He will.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And as for me,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This continuing process of rediscovery is a start of something new in my life.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The success I have been dreaming of now has a new meaning, a new foundation.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And it can never be stolen from me.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Forever.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This is the most secure relationship in the world.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A person you love can leave you anytime. Or when the next better lover arrives.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But this relationship, can never be broken.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Because your partner never leaves.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And the only way the relationship will be broken,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">is when you turn away. when you leave.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This relationship will teach you the real meaning of TRUST, UNDERSTANDING AND FAITH.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And the teacher is better than anyone you know in this world.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">So I suggest, you start in this new relationship.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Do not wait for a downfall. For I have discovered that when you are in so much need, like being submerged in water needing one gasp of air,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">that you remember HIM. You remember Him when you cannot take it anymore.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I suggest you remember Him. Now, every second and forevermore.</span>Reginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844054734136431130noreply@blogger.com0