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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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In search of Oasis in the desert of difficulties. . .
ABS-CBN news reported last night that there has been an increase of filipino families not eating 3 meals a day. In recent nights, they had also reported that crime against property has significantly increased when compared with other crimes. The … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, care, God, Jesus Christ, prayer
Tagged apathy, climate change, deliverance, difficult economy, economic depression, endurance, gasoline prices, hope, hunger, millenial agenda, miracles, poverty, prayers, recession, security in the Lord, sufferings, surrender, Word of God, world conscience, world hunger, world peace
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Death of a Pastor. . .
We were about to end the Men’s Conference last Saturday when a colleague showed me an sms on his phone. One of our elder pastors in Southern Luzon died from a cardiac arrest early that morning. Ptr. David Oloya has … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, God, Jesus Christ, prayer, servanthood
Tagged death, heaven, India, mission field, missionary, pastor, resurrection, service, surrender
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Five-fold surrender
The mind surrendered to be an intelligent Christian The heart surrendered to be a loving Christian The body surrendered to be a useful Christian The spirit surrendered to be a dynamic Christian The will surrendered to be an obedient Christian … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, obedience, servanthood, spiritual
Tagged Christian, grace, obedience, surrender
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