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The Will of God
Knowing the will of God is of utmost importance to all of us. In my counseling sessions, this would eventually one of the questions that would come up. How do you know God’s will? How do you know that this … Continue reading
The Miracle that was Andrew…
Never met him. But I heard so much about him. Andrew is a 9-year old boy who was confined at the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center because of dengue. Last friday, his uncle and aunt attended the retreat that I … Continue reading
Walking through the shadows of the valley of death…
Psalm 23 remains to be the most popular chapter in the Bible. The psalmist’s way of declaring himself as one who is in need of a shepherd echoes universal pathos of dependence and at times helplessness. We are like sheep … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian faith, counseling, discouragement, God, Lord Jesus, presence of the Lord, Psalm 23, Shepherd, walking with difficulties
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“Finding God before it is too late….”
Someone from Pakistan sent this to me. I am posting this here because I support the merit of this article. And though I am not Jewish, like Ben Stein, I am also asking those same questions: Isaiah 55: 5 – … Continue reading
Praise is an act of Faith
Yesterday, my wife and I attended Crossway Church. It is one of the congregations we go to when we are not doing circuit visits. The worship leader was Aron. I knew his style, selection of songs and overall approach. When … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, christianity, counseling
Tagged Christian witness, Church, Crossway, faith, God, grace, strength, trials
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“It is darkest when the light is just about to break forth….”
Have you ever experienced this? Have you ever considered that when you are just about to really throw in the towel and give up, that is when something happens to lift you up? I have read this somewhere, when I … Continue reading
Posted in battles, being loved, challenges, christianity, counseling
Tagged Christians, comfort, compassion, discouragement, disillusionment, encouragement, eternal perspective, evangelism, feelings of helplessnes, giving up of one's life, God, God of all comforts, God's divine help, grace, hope in suffering, Jim Elliot, mercy, missionaries, refining fire, surrender, tragedies, trials
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” Would I Be Enough?”
Driving home late one evening, about 2 weeks before Christmas 2008, I felt a stirring within me. I was having a quiet driving conversation with the Lord and I was telling the Lord how Christmas has become a season for … Continue reading
Posted in battles, being loved, desire, faith, family, God
Tagged blessing, broken families, Christian, Christmas, contentment, counseling, encouragement, faith, families, family conflicts, God, grace, gratitude, hope, life, love, painful events, prayer, stressful events, surrender, tragedy
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Serenity Prayer
This is my first post for 2009. The Christmas break is ending soon and it seemed like it just came and went. Now the Christmas lantern needs to be taken down and other christmas decors need to be put away. … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, battles, being loved, counseling, faith, weariness, Word of God
Tagged AA, benediction, blessing, encouragement, God, grace, gratitude, healing, hope, prayer, serenity prayer, surrender
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Celebrating a decade of friendship and love. . .
Today is our 10th Wedding Anniversary. I could not even begin thanking the Lord our God for what He has allowed us to experience all these years. My life has been so meaningfully enriched since we first knelt as a … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, celebrations, Christian weddings, events, families, friendship, gift, God, intimacy, love, milestones, weddings
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From one hurricane to the next
We are just beginning to see the aftermath of “Ike” – and even before we could fully assess the damage and the dramatic stories of the people who survived, financial hurricanes were blowing Wall Street. Reverberations of these financial meltdowns … Continue reading
Posted in burnout, care, core issues, emotional searching, fatigue, fear, God, heaven, hunger, inconveniences, love, prayer, purpose, reflection, weariness
Tagged comfort, discomfort, God, hurricane Ike, loneliness, misery, religion, search for happiness, tragedies, trials, troubled heart
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