To My Future Wife

I don’t know who you are yet. I don’t know what you look like. I don’t know the color of your eyes. I don’t know the color of your skin. I don’t know your name. There are a lot of things that I don’t know about you, but there are a couple of things that I want you to know.

You’re Already Beautiful. Congratulations, babe, you did it. You are already beautiful. Seriously. If beauty is a game, you’re a pro. You are perfect already. You were beautifully and wonderfully made. You have nothing to fix. Let me say that again, you have nothing to fix. God did not mess-up on you. I know what society is telling you. ”You have to look like this, wear this, and have this in order to be beautiful.” Nope. You’re already beautiful. Beauty is more than what you put on in the morning. You don’t need to lose weight to be beautiful. You don’t need to pack on the make-up to be beautiful. You don’t need to have all the curves installed to be beautiful. You don’t need to have perfect skin to be beautiful. You don’t need to act a certain way to be beautiful. You don’t need to wear certain clothes to be beautiful and you definitely don’t need to take them off to be beautiful. Oh, and you don’t need to have sex with me to be beautiful. You’re already beautiful. Feel free to grow to be a better, healthier, more confident you. In fact, I encourage it. But let me remind you that when it comes to being beautiful, you already won. You are beautifully and wonderfully made.

Babe, keep your goodies in your basket. I get it. I really do. When you have a nice car you want to show it off. If you have a nice body, likewise, you want to show it off. But, what makes a Lamborghini stand out from a Honda Civic? I see Civics all the time. Everywhere I go there is one of those bad boys sitting in the parking lot. I can count on one hand every Lamborghini I’ve ever seen. It is always exciting to see one of those. The Honda, not so much. Don’t get me wrong, your goodies are always going to be good. I’ll say that again, your goodies are always going to be good. But, if everyone and my mom has a look at everything you’re showing off, I’m not feeling like as much of a lucky ducky. So please, for me, keep your goodies packaged away.

You’re a princess worth fighting for. I said “princess.” You know, the princess you always wanted to be as a little girl? Yep, that’s you! But here is the deal, if you are a princess, you have to act like a princess. The story goes something like, “The princess waits high up in her castle waiting to be rescued by her Prince Charming (thats me). This ‘prince’ has to cross the treacherous lands, fight all the battles, storm the castle, slay the dragon and THEN he gets the princess.”

It’s a pretty cool story, really. Prince Charming doesn’t just walk up to the castle doors, spit a little game, and off they go to happy ever after. You’re a PRINCESS. You’re worthy of a fight. If you give yourself to someone who isn’t willing to fight for you, he isn’t worthy to be with you. Your prince charming isn’t going to fight to take your purity, he is going to fight to protect it.

Don’t settle for me, make me go to work. Don’t let me sweep you off your feet without putting in any work. Remember, I have to “cross treacherous lands, fight all the battles, storm the castle, slay the dragon and THEN,” I get the princess. Make me go to work. Don’t let me have you easy. You deserve a gentlemen. You deserve chivalry. Do not settle. There are going to be a lot of guys who come through who might look like me, they might be dressed like me, and they might talk like me, but if they don’t put in the work like me, they don’t deserve you like me. I am out here waiting for you, don’t settle for someone who doesn’t deserve you. Don’t settle.

Our fairy tale will happen, but remember it doesn’t go from ‘once upon a time’ to ‘happy ever after.’ There is a battle that goes on in those middle chapters.Sometimes I am going to mess up. Sometimes you are going to mess up. I am going to say things I don’t mean and mean things I don’t say. Sometimes I will forget that you are a princess and sometimes I will get distracted. But, together, through love, patience, communication, and the grace of God, we are going to win.

I understand I might have written this a little late, but I don’t care who you were yesterday, I care who you are today and who you will be tomorrow. Make a change if you need to. Let us grow together. It is not too late. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done or how many of these items you have missed, it just matters what you are going to do now! You are beautifully and wonderfully made by the hands of a perfect Creator, live like it!

~Prince Charming~"
credit to Jaime Morales Fuentes

A Girl Who

“Court her”

“I think you have a chemistry”

“She is beautiful”

“She is single”

“I have her number I will give it to you then send her sms”

“Ask her to go out”

“In our department you are the only guy who doesn’t have a girlfriend”

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Oh thanks, actually I also like that girl she is smart, fun and seems to be loving girl.  I planned to court her and even before you ask me to know  more about her, I already did my sort of simple research about that girl.  

But sad to say she is not the type of girl that I like.  I’m not mean and a  choosy guy but I have my own uhmmm should I say qualification / standard when it comes finding a right girl for me. I found out that she doesn’t have same faith as I have, for some it’s not a big deal but for it is a must.  

I explained this point to my workmate (actually 2 of my colleagues wants me to court these 2 diffirent girls, first girl is my workmate in which we are on the same department, second girl is in the other department.  Both of them is really a good looking girls as I must say.)

They got upset as I was explaining my point on why I am not that interested to those girls that they want me to court with. I know that they just want me to be happy seeing in a relationship because according to them I am a good guy, a God-fearing guy, a loving guy etc. etc. So they wanted me to be the boyfriend of their friends.  But I refused.

Sad part….

Both of my workmate said to me……. 

” I think you are gay”

” You are gay “

” Maybe you doesn’t like girls or you want the other one ahahahaha (they laugh)…..

” Don’t be choosy “

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Are they insulting me. Am I affected? Do I need to get mad?

I am just a typical, normal, average, plain guy.  

At that moment I realized more clearly what I want in a girl.

A girl who is full of grace.

A girl who is crazy in love with Jesus.

A girl who wants more Jesus in her life.

A girl who’s attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.

A girl whom I will treat like a princess because she’s the daughter of King Jesus.

A girl on which I can hold her hands while heading to a Church for a Sunday Services.

A girl that I can present to my Mom and Dad, saying that she is the girl that God wants me to spend the rest of my life.

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God, make me a man after your heart and help me trust that you’re providing a woman who is after your heart, too. And while we’re both chasing after you, I pray we would bump into each other along this road, stop for a while to chat, and call the rest history. 

Proverbs 31 states, “Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised.”

Isang Gabi

               Sa mga nakalipas na araw alam kong nangusap sa akin ang Panginoon, ipanaalala niya na walang ibang mag bibigay sa akin ng kapanatagan kundi siya lamang, maraming mga gumugulo sa isipan ko, maraming katanungan ang gusto kong hanapan ng sagot.

               Isang gabi habang ako ay nahihimbing sa pag tulog, naramdaman ko na tila ba'y basa ang aking mga mata at mukhang kagagaling sa isang matinding pag iyak.  Umupo ako sa dulo ng aking kama at nag isip-isip.  Di nagtagal pumatak ang aking mga luha at tila ba wala ng katapusan, marahil sa pag kakataong ito ako ay ginising ng Panginoon para siya ay bigyan ko ng pansin.  Paulit ulit na tumatatak sa isipan ko ang mga salitang "Kumusta ka na? Ayos ka pa ba?" at sa pag kakataong iyon alam kong galing sa Panginoon ang mga linyang iyon.

               Walang tigil ang pagpatak ng aking mga luha habang namumutawi ang mga tanong na iyon, walang lumalabas na salita mula sa labi ko kahit gusto kong mag salita, kahit gusto kong sagutin ang tanong na iyon.  

               Gusto kong ipag sigawan na....

               "Kumusta ako?" Panginoon hindi maayos ang lahat para sa akin, nahihirapan ako, nabibigatan at naguguluhan sa mga nangyayari madaming tanong ang gusto kong masagot bakit ganito? bakit ganyan? bakit! bakit! bakit!....

               "Ayos ka pa ba?" Panginoon hindi po ako ayos, ang simpleng tugon ko sa tanong na iyon (sabay patak nanaman ng aking mga luha mula sa aking mga mata).

               Pakiramdam ko tumigal ang oras at mundo ng aminin ko sa kanya ang totoo at kung ano ang tunay na nararamdaman ko tila ba nag hihintay ako ng kasagutan sa mga tanong.

"Anak may mga bagay na hindi mo naiintindihan dahil pilit mong nilalayo ang sarili mo sa akin, hindi kita pinabayan ni iniwan sa oras na ikaw ay may mga bigatin sa buhay, kung saan ka magpunta, naroon ako para subay bayan ka, sa mga luha mo naroon ako at nasasaktan kapag ikaw ay nakikita kong lumumuha na.  Ilang beses akong kumatok sa puso mo ngunit tila ba ay hindi mo ako naririnig o sadyang di mo ako pinapansin, nasasaktan ako sa tuwing ikaw ay nadadapa sa hamon ng buhay, ni hindi ka humingi ng tulong sa akin sa mga pag kakataong iyon, iniisip mo siguro na kaya mo ang lahat ng mga bagay na dumadating sayo.

Ang gusto ko anak tanggapin at aminin mo sa sarili mo na hindi mo kaya ang mga bagay bagay na nangyayari sa iyo gaya nga ng sinabi ko sa aking salita ("apart from me you can do nothing John 15:5")  walang mawawala sa iyo anak kung susunod ka sa mga bagay na naaayon sa plano ko sa iyo ( "For I know the plans I have for you. "declares the LORD,"plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11").  Hindi ba at napaka ganda ng mga pangako ko sa iyo, mahal na mahal kita anak at kailan man hindi ko hahayaan na ikaw ay mapahamak sa mundong ito mag tiwala kalang sa akin ng buong puso aking anak."

               Hiyang hiya ako sa Panginoon sa mga bagay na pina-realized niya sa akin punong puno ng pagmamahal at pag papatawad ang lahat.  I realized Lord, in the past I have denied you and walked away from you and even ignored numerous times.  But I know that there is an indelible mark of the cross you left in my heart, from now on, I will bring your cross.  I will do it.  

               Ang sarap sa pakiramdam ang umiyak sa Panginoon ibuhos ang lahat lahat sa kanya na di mo kayang gawin sa kapatid, magulang o kahit sa pinakamatalik mong kaibigan, sa Panginoon hindi ka niya huhusgahan at iiwanan sa oras na kailanganin mo siya.   The more I seek You, the more I find You.  The more I find You, the more I know You.  My life is in You oh Lord.  He is just a prayer away guys.

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And nothing will ever separate you from my love again. Romans 8:38-39

My question is...Will you be my child? John 1:12-13 

May Oras Pa

               Kailangan na siguro at panahon na na bitawan ang mga bagay na nagpapabigat sa iyo, mga kaibigan na hindi maganda ang impluwensya, ang salita na laging lumalabas sa mga labi mo, ang pag iisip ng di kaaya aya at higit sa lahat ang mga bagay na dati mo naming hindi ginagawa pero mag mula ng na subukan mo eh di ka na bumitiw.

               Ang bagay na ito ang unti unting sumisira sayo buong pag katao mo, oo nag bibigay sa iyo ng kasiyahan ang mga bagay na ito pero hanggang kailan iikot ang mundo mo sa mga bagay na unti unting sisira sayo, hindi man sa ngayon pero darating ang araw na kahit ikaw iba na din ang tingin mo sa sarili mo.

               Gusto mo bang dumating sa punto na pag tingin mo sa salamin kahit ikaw pakiramdam mo malayong malayo na ang tunay na ikaw sa kung ano ka ngayon, ni hindi mo na alam kung sino ka na nga ba dati, subukan mong titigan ang sarili mo sa salamin at makikita mo ang tunay na ikaw, hindi mo mamamalyan unti-unting papatak ang mga luha mo, dahil may isang boses na nag sasabing “sana bumalik ka na sa dati, ang totoong ikaw”.

               Minsan ang munting tinig na ito ay hindi natin binibigyang pansin dahil sa nakatoon ang ating buong pandinig sa mga bagay na unti unting lumalason sa buo nating pag katao na magbibigay daan na lalo nating talikuran ang dating ikaw.

               “Hindi na nga siguro babalik ang dating ako, wala na akong magagawa eto na ako eh” napakasakit madining ang mga bagay na ito sa sarili mong mga labi, sana hindi dumating sa punto na masasabi sa iyo yan, nawa ay hindi.

               Pero pero pero bakit nga ba hindi mo subukang ibalik ang dati? Ang dating ikaw na simple at Masaya sa mga bagay na kung anong meron ka. Hindi mo kaya? Sinong may sabi? Inuulit ko KAYA mo maniwala ka, magtiwala ka sa sarili mo. Hindi nga siguro ganoon kadali na talikuran ang mga bagay na nakagawian mo. Pero pumili ka isang buhay na puno ng bigatin, lungkot at pagpapanggap sa harap ng tao o simpleng buhay na kung saan totoong kagalakan ang mararamdan  at syempre kapanatagan ng isip.

Mat 11:28  Magsiparito sa akin, kayong lahat na nangapapagal at nangabibigatang lubha, at kayo'y aking papagpapahingahin. 

When I Am Weak

In times like we are giving up, there are so many things that comes into our mind. QUIT NOW. STOP IT. DON'T GO. DO NOT FINISH.  It's easy to stop, quit, and even don't finish the race, it seems that you are putting so much effort on the things that you feel there is no reward at all.

We face all the trials in our life but what really matters is that on how you will see the positive and a purpose why you are being tested.  Maybe now we will not see what is this all about like questioning WHY ME?

But folks it's about putting our trust in Him for He promise that you are more than a conqueror  "Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us" Romans 8:37

When I am weak I know God is bigger and stronger than I ought to be.  He knows all the details of my life.  I surrender everything in His holy name.  Nothing could separate me from God.  Nothing.

Sometimes it's hard to understand life like we think that life is unfair but you know what folks I learned that God's plan may not be the easiest plan or the most popular plan, but God always has the best plan.

Same article I posted in Truth on-air visit this site also.

Fear Not

          
               It's been 2 months since I am away from my home literally away what a euphoric experience for the first days or weeks.  But suddenly it came to a point where I feel so helpless in the country where i am new a strict country I should say. Why not to call for a help to ease my sadness but unfortunately nobody out here that i can run to.

               Until I realized that I have a Father above who is willing to ease my loneliness.

            Is there an area of your life that you need God's help in?  A lot of times, it's easy to think that we're not supposed to ask for too much, but the scripture enocurages us to go to God with all of our needs.  He longs to give you the desires of your heart and pour out His favor and blessing on you.

            In fact, Jesus said, "You have not, because you ask not." When you step out and ask for God's favor, His blessings and His increase, you are activating you faith.  And when you pray, make sure there isn't anything in your heart that would block your faith. 

          Begin your prayer by surrendering every thought and attidute to the Lord.  Ask Him to purify your motives and show you if there is any unforgiveness in your life.  When you release those things to the Lord, it opens the door for Him to move mightily on your behalf, and you will move forward into the life of blessing He has in store for you!

Don't be afraid, for I am with you.  Don't be discourage, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you.  I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. Isaiah 41:10

Facing A Storm

         Today maybe you are facing a storm and can't quite see way out.  Maybe you're not sure what the answer is.  All you have to do is to take it one step at a time by saying.

"God, I know You have a good plan for my future."

"God, I am doing better today than I was yesterday."

"God, I know You are guiding and leading me."

          With every step you take, know that God is doing a work in your life.  Know that HE is with you, and He will comfort you.  Keep moving forward.  Keep taking those steps of faith and keep walking trough the storm into the place of victory HE has prepared for you!


         " Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death.  I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me" (Psalm 23:4, NIV)

God's Plan In Finding Your Mate

         
          Lord, I am about to be ready to commit myself to someone I fell in love with. Could I take her now? I have prayed for her for quite a time now.

          But the Lord answered. No, not until you are satisfied, fulfilled and content with being loved by me alone. You need to give yourself totally unreserved to me because in me your satisfaction is to be found. And when you learn to commit yourself to me alone then, only then is the right time for you to be capable of perfect human relationship that I have planned for you long you thought at it.

          You will never be united with another until you are united with me. You will never learn to speak and understand the true language of love until you hear me speak it. You will never learn how it is to love and be loved until you feel the tender touch of my LOVE.

          I want you to stop planning. Stop wishing and allow me to step in and give you the most surprising and exciting plan that you can imagine.  You are my child. I want you to have the best. Please allow me to bring it to you. Fix your eyes on me and expect the greatest things as you watch.

         Keep experiencing the satisfaction that I AM. Learn all the things I tell you and be patient.  Just wait. Don’t be anxious. Do not worry.  Don’t look around and feel at the things others may have got. Yours will be different because I LOVE YOU.

         Don’t look at things you think you want. They may not be the things I want for you. Look up straight at me because you might miss what I want to show you. And then, when you’re ready. I’ll surprise you with a lover far more wonderful than what you would ever dream of. But I won’t let you have it until you are ready and the one I prepared for you is ready, until you are both satisfied exclusively with me and the LIFE I have prepared for you.

I Am Thankful

Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don’t know something, for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations, because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you’re tired and weary, because it means you’ve made a difference.

It’s easy to be thankful for the good things.

A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks.

Find a way to be thankful for your troubles, and they can become your blessings.

Because God is Good all the time!

You Will Be Great

Understand that God likes to outdo Himself. He wants to open doors for you and bring out talents and abilities that you didn’t even know you had. We serve a God of abundance! He is the God of more than enough. Not only does He want to meet your needs, He wants to give you enough to bless other people. That’s living in the fullness of the blessing.

            Today, don’t settle where you are. Your destiny is not determined by the economy, your past or what anyone else thinks or says. Your destiny is determined by Almighty God. He wants you to tap into a greater measure of His power so you can live the abundant life He has in store for you!

God is always good, and He always wants the best for you even if you're facing a difficult situation.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:1-6, KJV.

To Save A Life

          I just watched a movie today entitled “To Save A Life”. It is a very inspiring movie about a teenage boy who regretted not helping a friend in need get through life who later ended up committing suicide. And so as to not make the same mistake, he attended Church and did all he can to help those who feels like they are alone and at the mean time tries to find answers on why they think of dying and that life isn’t worth it. But life isn’t easy for him as well when he found out his parents are divorcing and his girlfriend got pregnant.

         I was so touched by this movie that I can’t help but cry. I’ve always complained about my problems, about life and even about the most simplest things that even I couldn’t believe I complained about. And then I watched this movie and found out there are a much more bigger problems other people have to face and they couldn’t let it out like I am. They just kept it to themselves, no one to ask help from and feeling all alone. My problems aren’t really as big as the ones in the movies. Now that I think about it, they aren’t really big enough to be worried about. With such small problems, I feel so alone, so helpless. What more if I were in their shoes? What more if I were the pregnant girlfriend? Or if I’m the one whose parents are divorcing or is getting a divorce? What if I were the one who didn’t bother to help a friend in need and caused him to commit a suicide? Honestly, I don’t know. But one thing’s for sure, I will feel remorse and alone.

          One of the cast Roger Dawson deliver this line with full of depression in his eyes, I realize that there are so many young people who is going through this kind of dilemma.

“I feel so alone. Like no one in the world feels this way, and it doesn’t even matter. It’s not important. It’s not important, maybe because.. I’m not important. I’m screaming out, doing everything in my power to be heard, yet even my silence is louder than my screams. What else can I do to be heard but to tear down my world, break apart my life? Die. I just want somebody to listen and not be angry that I’m not content, because I’m not. You know, I’m not happy. I feel like I’m stuck in a world where no one wants me, in a world where I’m so completely different. I can never fit in or be understood. I can scream as loud as I want to but the screams will always fade because no one really knows how to listen. Well, maybe this will show them.”

Roger Dawson,

          This movie made me realize that I want to help others. I want to be their counsellor. I want to talk to them, to help them with their problems. True enough I may not be able to really give the best advice, but I can lend an ear. I may not know what they are going through

          “Life is a journey, not so much to a destination, but a transformation. Looking back doesn’t sometimes feel like our richest times come right in the midst of our hardest? But God made us to life in community, to laugh and cry. To hurt and to celebrate with each other, no matter what we’re going through. And transformation is tough, and we don’t always end up where we think we will. But we have to remember, that even when we struggle to believe in Him, He always believes in us. He fills our lives with purpose and passion, if we just let Him. And the best part of the journey, is that the God of the universe, sometimes allows us to play a part in changing the world. Isn’t that a trip?”

—	To save a life (2009) I'll be glad to pray for you: Prayer Request

The Underdog

Feeling like an underdog?

People putting you down?

Don’t worry, for God has plans for even those who does not seem to be the “strongest”.

For God does not judge and pick and choose the strongest out of the bunch. But He looks towards your heart and see if you long for Him.

When He sees that, He will use you for His glory.

Like King David, he was underestimated by his own father. Underestimated by Israel.

But by God’s grace, He was appointed as King.

He won the battle against Goliath.

David didn’t have any military background, nor was he a big man that could have defeated Goliath. But it was due to his intimate relationship with God that he was used by God in amazing ways.

God looks towards your character, not skill.

So when we feel like we are not worthy enough to be something, because we are lacking in experience, don’t worry.

For God will plant the skills in you, and work through you.

Expecting too much

Sometimes we expect things too much out of man (or woman). Expecting too much out of this world.

And most of the time when we do, we eventually get disappointed because everything is not the way we wanted it to be.

This is why we should leave everything up to God and we should know that He will give the BEST for us. Because we know that His love for us is so great.

Why should we expect things from this world when we know that it’s going to backfire?

When we put everything in God’s hands, put our worries and desires, put our faith and trust - there will be less disappointments in our lives because God will never disappoint us.

God will give us peace. Hope. Love.

“The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him” (Nahum 1:7).

Sometimes we think we know what’s best for us. Maybe even push through so many things like yelling at our parents that they don’t understand! That your relationship with someone (like a boyfriend or girlfriend) is meant to be, and you don’t care what they think.

We usually don’t care what others think because we just want happiness, wanting to satisfy our worldly needs.

But.

That happiness won’t last. Whatever it is you’re going through - whether it is a relationship, a struggle with a job, school or study, family troubles, etc - leave it up to God and do not expect more out of your self. Do not rely on your own choices, nor other man (or woman) before consulting it unto God.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths” (Proverbs 3:5,6).

Moving Past Sinful Failure

by Randy Kilgore

How should we handle moments of faith-failure, when we’ve damaged the kingdom of God in the eyes of our friends and family or dishonored God in our actions?

We can learn from King David after his humiliation in the Bathsheba scandal. Though the terrible consequences of that sin could not be avoided, he found his way back to a relationship with God that made it possible for him to continue to serve Him. We too can find our way back.

David’s pattern in 2 Samuel 12 serves us well: We need to declare our error candidly (v.13) and seek God’s forgiveness. Then we can ask God that others be spared the consequences of our actions (v.16). Finally, we need to recognize that sometimes the consequences simply cannot be avoided and must be endured. While we always mourn those consequences, we can’t allow them to so consume us that we cease to be servants of God (vv.20-23).

Satan not only delights in the moment of our failure but also in the spiritual inactivity that sometimes snares us in our remorse. When we’ve blown our witness, we are and should be humbled. But we should not multiply the damage by retreating into silence and obscurity as ambassadors of Christ. We can move past failure.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

God's Mind Over Matter

Have you ever thought about mind over matter?  I’m not talking about the whole telekinesis thing where you try to move or bend things with your mind without touching them.  What we’re talking here is this.  If you don’t mind something in your life it really doesn’t matter.  If you don’t mind that annoying person at work, it really doesn’t matter that they are annoying.  

If you don’t mind where you are right now in life, it really doesn’t matter.  If you don’t mind the kind of person that you are, then it really doesn’t matter to you.  But, let’s be honest.  We do mind about a lot of the things that we try to push to the side of our lives.  And, even if we try to push them out of our thoughts day to day, they really do matter.  Did you know that we are created to care about things?  We can’t help it.  But sometimes we can get overwhelmed as our thoughts begin to be dominated by painful and difficult circumstances.  We can begin to care too much.  

In those moments, it is important that we remember that the Bible says that we can cast all of our anxiety on God because He cares for us.  When we take our cares to God, he will take care of them for us. The reason that he does this is because you are always on His mind and you really do matter. 

God's View

“You may feel that the only time God is pleased with you is when you’re doing “spiritual” activities— like reading the Bible, attending Church, praying, or sharing your faith. And you may think God is unconcerned about the other parts of your life. Actually, God enjoys watching every detail of your life, whether you are working, playing, resting or eating. He doesn't miss a single move you make.”


- Rick Warren

Feeling Empty?

by BBCDD

That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Ephesians 3:16-19

In one sermon, D.L. Moody held up a glass and asked, “How can I get the air out of this glass?” One man shouted, “Suck it out with a pump!” Moody replied,“That would create a vacuum and shatter the glass.” After numerous other suggestions Moody smiled, took out a pitcher of water, and filled the glass.“There,” he said, “all the air is now removed.”

He used this simple demonstration to explain that living a victorious life is not accomplished by “sucking out a sin here and there,” but by being filled with the Holy Spirit.

Later, he said, “I believe firmly that the moment our hearts are emptied of pride and selfishness and ambition and everything that is contrary to God’s law, the Holy Spirit will fill every corner of our hearts. But if we are full of pride and conceit and ambition and the world, there is no room for the Spirit of God. We must be emptied before we can be filled.”

Let’s begin emptying ourselves today! We need to be filled with God’s Spirit so that we can be empowered to do great things!

God Won’t Ask

God won’t ask what kind of car you drove, but will ask how many people you drove who didn’t have transportation.

God won’t ask the square footage of your house, but will ask how many people you welcomed into your home.

God won’t ask about the fancy clothes you had in your closet, but will ask how many of those clothes helped the needy.

God won’t ask about your social status, but will ask what kind of class you displayed.

God won’t ask how many material possessions you had, but will ask if they dictated your life.

God won’t ask what your highest salary was, but will ask if you compromised your character to obtain that salary.

God won’t ask how much overtime you worked, but will ask if you worked overtime for your family and loved ones.

God won’t ask how many promotions you received, but will ask how you promoted others.

God won’t ask what your job title was, but will ask if you reformed your job to the best of your ability.

God won’t ask what you did to help yourself, but will ask what you did to help others.

God won’t ask how many friends you had, but will ask how many people to whom you were a true friend.

God won’t ask what you did to protect your rights, but will ask what you did to protect the rights of others.

God won’t ask in what neighborhood you lived, but will ask how you treated your neighbors.

God won’t ask about the color of your skin, but will ask about the content of your character.

God won’t ask how many times your deeds matched your words, but will ask how many times they didn’t.