How God Reminds

It's funny how we are continuously reminded by God on His faithfulness and how magnificent He is in our life using little moments, and all we can do is smile and acknowledge the truthfulness of what He reminded us of. 

Allow me to share this chess game scenario. I would also like to know what it implies to you by just looking at it through jotting down the comment section. Here's the short clip:

Okay, I'll give you a minute. Then if you can, please share how it resonated with you.

As for me, I am reminded of the King who always goes before and with me to conquer difficult situation in my life. It's like God is saying, "just take the step, I'm with you". And yes, there are supporting verses about the chess game scenario above:

Psalm 23:4: "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."

Isaiah 41:10: "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."

Joshua 1:9: "Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest"

I hope this reminded you of God's greatness and faithfulness too. And I would also like to reiterate that the pawn who made a checkmate to the opponent displays dependency to the King that is supporting it, without the King by its side there will no be a checkmate and the pawn is powerless. Therefore, another bible verse "John 15:5 - I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing."

And, indeed, He is greater than I.

Feel free to share your thoughts. Shalom!

2024

Unlike the last and previous years, which God had already impressed me His Words that I will cling on for the whole year even before the new year arrived, this time I had a hard time knowing His Words for me for 2024.

So I kept asking Him to reveal His Word for me this 2024. And then I realized that perhaps I am not hearing His Word for me this year because I am lacking personal time with His Word. I got so used to my relationship with Him to the point that I became complacent. And although I already have an intimate relationship with God, it's not a reason to forget reading about His Word. Although He has already put His laws into my heart and mind, as long as we are free to open up and read a Bible, we must take advantage of this freedom.

So  I am sharing you His Words for me this year: 

1.

Jam 1:22: "But be you doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves."

2.

Prov 1:20-30: "Wisdom cries aloud outside; she raises her voice in the open square: She cries in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she utters her words, saying, How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? and the scoffers delight in their scoffing, and fools hate knowledge? Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. Because I have called, and you refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But you have ignored all my counsel, and would have none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear comes; When your terror comes as desolation, and your destruction comes as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish comes upon you. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: Because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: They would have none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof."

3.

Prov 2:1-2: "My son, if you will receive my words, and lay up my commandments with you; So that you incline your ear unto wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;"

4.

Prov 1:8: "My son, hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother:"

5.

Eph 6:1-3: "Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honor your father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth."

I hope we all get through this 2024 with God's Word lighting our path. Have a wonderful new year with God as our lead. Shalom.

2022

 What's yours? 😊

Lies Vs Truth

Last few days, I've been attacked by my own anxious mind (as always). Lies tried to linger in my mind. This lie kept popping up whenever I'm appreciating the goodness of God in my life. But few days ago, that lie has been so strong I cannot longer fight it with truth. It wants me to doubt, and I am slowly losing my confidence with the truth I have.

It says to me, "What if your God is not the real God? What if it's not God who kept saving you? What if you're not talking to the real God? What if He's not the One who kept sending your rescue? Because you don't deserve it all. Why would God bless and keep on saving someone who always fall short of His expectation?" 

But you know what, even in those silent battles, God hears. God sees. And here, right now, God gave me Isaiah 43:10 as an answer...

"10 You [are] My witnesses, says the LORD, and My servant whom I have chosen; that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I [am] He. Before Me no God was formed, nor shall there be after Me." (Isaiah 43:10).

Bible Verse Photo Blog (Sixth Entry)

(Since I've been challenged by a friend to post inspirational Bible Verse for 14 Days, I decided to indulge deep into God's Word I'd be sharing and post it here. Here is my sixth entry.)

"Ang kalangitan ay nagpapahayag ng kaluwalhatian ng Dios; at ipinakikilala ng kalawakan ang gawa ng kaniyang kamay."

(Mga Awit 19:1)

"To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork."

(Psalms 19:1)

MAJESTIC ARTWORK

What do you feel when you look at the sky? I hope we all feel the same way when looking at it. I hope the blue sky and bright clouds give you hope too; i hope it brightens and cheers you up too; I hope the nightsky keeps you awestruck of its beauty; i hope it gives you inspiration. 

I guess, because I can only guess, that God made it with the thought of making us in awe of His creation. So that with His majestic creation we can feel a little more okay. Making us feel His majesty and love through His creativity. To make it harder to disproof His existence. 

And how can you not believe that heaven and earth is God's creation when the creations themselves are declaring naturally that Someone made them. And oh, how Creative that Higher Being is. It's too obvious with His work. And you, too, is His work of art. 

Have a look at the sky. Shalom! 

Bible Verse Photo Blog (Fifth Entry)

(Since I've been challenged by a friend to post inspirational Bible Verse for 14 Days, I decided to indulge deep into God's Word I'd be sharing and post it here. Here is my fifth entry.)

"Hindi ba kita inutusan? Ikaw ay magpakalakas at magpakatapang na mabuti; huwag kang matakot, ni manglupaypay: sapagka't ang Panginoon mong Dios ay sumasa iyo saan ka man pumaroon."

(Josue 1:9)

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage. Do not be afraid, neither be dismayed. For the LORD your God [is] with you in all places where you go." 

(Joshua 1:9)

NOTHING TO FEAR

This verse should be written in our hearts and minds. So the moment fear starts to bother us, we have a strong reminder who is with us. Fear is always around the corner of our minds, that's why we must have a weapon against it. People with anxiety know exactly what I'm talking about. And if you can't relate to this, at least know this for the sake of someone you know who has.

According to the data, 40M Adult in US alone suffers from anxiety and only almost 37% of it receive treatment. Most of them fight this battle alone. And if we will based it on this data, there is a high probability that you know someone who is battling with anxiety, not to mention depression. And am telling you, knowing and sharing them things that could help their battle is also a treatment. Them, knowing that someone is there for them in their battle, most of the time ease their anxiety.

It maybe a long process before they fully conquer anxiety or maybe they wont. Just continue to be there, like how God is to them. They need to be reminded always of that -- that God is with them always, nothing to fear. 

See you on my next photo blog. Shalom! 

SOURCE: https://nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Anxiety-Disorders

Bible Verse Photo Blog (First Entry)

(Since I've been challenged by a friend to post inspirational Bible Verse for 14 Days, I decided to indulge deep into God's Word I'd be sharing and post it here. Here is my first entry.) 

"28 Sapagka't iyong papagniningasin ang aking ilawan; liliwanagan ng Panginoon kong Dios ang aking kadiliman." (Mga Awit 18:28)

"28 For You will light my candle; the LORD my God will make my darkness light." (Psalms 18:28)

LIGHT IN THE DARK

I don't know about you, but Psalm 18:28 is one of God's Word that God keeps on proving in my life. 

Having anxiety or panic attack is not as easy as you think it is or that you would rather have it than any sickness. I would never wish someone to have it; and you would never want to have it if you only know how it would crash you mentally; I would never wish someone to experience it just so they would know how hard it is to live with it. And yes, I am a Christian. And don't ever judge us having a little faith or faithless nor as if we're lacking trust with God that's why we're this. Don't. You don't know what you're talking about, so don't. The least thing we want to hear is condemnation. So if you don't have the heart to hear, you have no right to speak. 

And that's the darkness where I sometimes find myself. That is my darkness or one of it. But I never stay too long in that place because the moment my mind starts to get dark, I call on to God, and He is always rescuing me. Bringing light to that dark. Leading me to His light. Leading me with His Light. Embracing me with His truth that there's nothing I should be afraid of. That He got me.  He got it. 

His Love is so big, so is His Mercy and Grace. He doesn't mind how big is your faith, just have faith. He doesn't demand us to love Him but how can you not love Him back when you experienced Him? That is the purest form of love. 

You may not know it yet, but maybe God has already saved you a hundred times before you would even know it. Jesus has already offered His life for you to be saved. Just know Him and have a relationship with Him. If you want to have a relationship with Him, pray and talk to Him with all your heart. Admit that you are a sinner and that you need a Savior to walk away from sins and that Jesus died for your sins. Accept Jesus in your heart as your personal Savior and God of your life. And claim that you now have a relationship with Him. Just talk to Him wholeheartedly. 

Shalom and See you on my next entry.

Walk in the Spirit

Photo credit: Shella Salud

"If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit."

Lord, help us to practice what we preach.

And may every time we fall into temptation of going against what You will,

Your gentle hands will pick us up.

Your comfort will come.

And Your love and grace will be enough 

for us to say no to our flesh the next time we'll be tempted.

And though this verse is as easy as ABC to memorize,

it's way lot harder to put this into actions.

But Lord we depend on You.

We cannot walk this walk alone.

Help us to always choose a walk in the Spirit.

Help us to represent You genuinely.

Mysteries behind His parables....

(Read Matthew 13 for reference)

I thought that Jesus said all His teachings in parables merely because it was the best way to connect with people in their place during those times, but then God impressed a new perspective to me while reading this chapter again.

photo credit: http://www.seescapes.com/SM01.php

God was teaching through parables to also show that what seems not understandable will make sense in due time.

Admit it or not, this thing happens. We often caught ourselves in a not-so-understandable situation and God is using that because He wants to reveal something - something great and astonishing; we'll be amazed just like the reaction of those people when they finally get the mysteries behind His parables.

That's why whenever you found yourself in a not-so-understandable situation, prepare yourself for something great, because God will reveal an amazing thing behind your mysterious situation.

How He Loves

How He Loves

This song never fails to touch my heart; it always reminds me of how great the love of God has for me, for us. This is one of the personal songs that I feel I had written for God, its lyrics speak what my heart would love to say to God.

And just so you would like to sing along, here's the lyrics. I suggest you sing it with your heart, it feels much better than simply uttering it with your lips. :)

Verse 1:

He is jealous for me

Loves like a hurricane

I am a tree

Bending beneath the weight of His wind and mercy

When all of a sudden

I am unaware of these

Afflictions eclipsed by glory

And I realize just how beautiful you are and

How great Your affections are for me

Pre-chorus:

And Oh, How He loves us so

Oh, How He loves us

How He loves us so

Chorus:

He loves us

Whoa, How He loves us

Whoa, How He loves us

Whoa, How He loves

Yeah He loves us

Whoa, How He loves us

Whoa, How He loves us

Whoa, How He loves us

Verse 2:

We are His portion and

He is our prize

Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes, 

If grace is an ocean we're all sinking

So heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss

And my heart turns violently in side of my chest, 

I don't have time to maintain these regrets

When I think about the way

There you go, I hope it touches your heart too. :) And as for me, I'll never get tired of singing songs for God not because I can but because God deserves my praises, our praises. Thank You God for Your awesome love.