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C O N F E S S I O N C O R N E R : A N C H O R

In the middle of a chaos— this is what I am feeling right now. I am in the middle of a war, a battle, a bloody fight. I am fighting against myself, against my faith, against the One I call my Savior, the One I know Lord of my life.

I prayed tonight. First in two weeks now. I mean, the kind of prayer where I really talk to Him like I am not ashamed of anything and I just want Him to know (although He already knows it) or hear me say the things that bother me, the things that make me doubt, the things that is throwing my faith out of the window, the things that worry me heavily. I am wearing out. Being torn. Falling apart.

I don’t know what I am doing. I know don’t know if I am doing things right. I can’t understand why I am doing the things I am doing now, why I am staying, letting myself be stuck. I don’t know why I am not doing anything. I can’t fathom whatever it is that’s happening around me. I am silently defeated. And I am letting the enemy get to me. Yes, I am acknowledging his savage plan to destroy me. Not because I want him to get to my head more, but because I am laying it down to my Father who’s just casually waiting for me to give my burdens to Him.

I am worried, yes. I am doubting, yes. But I am claiming victories over victories because my God lives, and His name is Victory, so is His character.

[ I am nothing without my Father. I am just like a boat with no anchor to hold me to my grounds ]

Thank You Lord for reminding me that I can trust You fully. Thank You for reminding me that You wouldn’t let me fall without a parachute. Thank You that Your WORD is alive. Thank You for giving me peace that I am constantly fighting, but is winning over me. Thank You for the assurance that I am going to be OK and that I shouldn’t trust on anything or anyone but You. Thank You for holding on to my heart and my life. Thank you for talking to me. Thank you for loving me too much. Thank you for Jesus. Thank you for the Holy Spirit. Thank you for being my FATHER: who watches over me day and night, who assures me that no day goes by that He wouldn’t have my back; who affirmed that I am always on His thoughts, carved on the palm of His hands, placed in His heart, the apple of His eyes. Thank You for knowing me by name.

Thank You Lord for being the anchor of my soul. The strength of my heart and being. My portion forever.

DAUGH DAY // MAY 5 2017

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My flesh and heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Psalm 73:26 IMPERFECT. SINFUL. FLAWED. We are these three words. We are selfish, we make mistakes, we fail. But I love the fact how being imperfect humans collides with a perfect God. How being sinful is loved by a gracious God. And how being flawed is accepted by a welcoming Father. I love this fact: the fact that no matter who we are, what we've done, where we came from, there is a God who loves us endlessly, who pours grace and fills up our glass. Who look at us preciously. We may fail, but God remains Himself. Glorious. Among us. With us.

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IMMANUEL SERIES : 1 : Helper and Joy

At work, you’ll get tons of times when you’ll be contemplating whether whatever you’re doing is really worth your time, or is stressing about these problems that are not really yours to start with is healthy?

Is it good for you?

Or you start questioning yourself, “Am not getting paid the right way?”

You’ll probably agree or not, because you’ll say it depends on the situation. Maybe yes. But, sometimes, even if you love whatever you’re doing, you’ll have that moment when you’re about to be drained off, doubting your skills, and you felt like you’re wasting too much time. Then, you’ll start blaming someone, turning your head upside-down, thinking of negativities. Sobbing and cursing and eventually calling it depression (Or I am overstating it).

This story that I am going to share today happened two weeks ago. I was in the middle of a bad month. I had tons of things to do, to finish. My stress meter is reaching its highest point. I am clueless. I am losing my head and my energy and my hope. I feel like I am walking backwards. I am ready to quit.

But realization happened when our small group leader asked this question that Thursday night (March 23) >> WHO IS GOD TO YOU THIS WEEK?

My head went outside my own box to find the answer. Who are you God? I keep asking in my head in seconds. Then, I remember this phrase from the Bible: WHO DO YOU SAY I AM?

Of course, I have to answer because, hey, every person in our small group has to share something. And it would be unhelpful if I don’t cooperate. What am I doing in a small group if I wasn’t ready to share my experiences to bring encouragement to everybody else?

My loud head backlashed at me.

I can still see the pile of works on and under my table, inside my drawers. Emails unread, unreviewed, unanswered. I started to worry, I have been doing these backlogs in three weeks time now. I silently blame the person whom I’ve covered for, I started blaming myself of saving and doing other people’s job before mine. Am I being too kind for my own good? Am I doing the right thing? Look where I am now. Stuck in this cycle of backlogs in three weeks time.

Then came a hammer. On my head.

Silly child, you are almost done.

I am almost done? Am I? For real?

My head goes over my to-do list. Striking items two by two. Oh, Lord! I. AM. ALMOST. DONE.

And I haven’t realized it until that moment! THANK YOU LORD! WE ARE ALMOST DONE!

When my turn came, I answered specifically, GOD IS MY HELPER AND JOY this week. Now, I had to stop agonizing on things that I stressed too much about. I had to stop feeling like I carry the world on my own shoulders. I had to stop blaming other people and myself. I need to remind myself that I should be thankful instead. Thankful for my job, thankful for everything, for every small thing.

Then I cried, letting my tired self get to me. Not because I’m sad. Instead, I am overwhelmed with God’s provision and lessons. I am letting my weakest point stand before Him.

I shared too much thought. I cried. Then talked too fast. I cried again. I was overwhelmed. Too overwhelmed with God’s work in the midst of my busy life.

Being in that situation taught me a lot:

God is so good

Though I stressed too much on things, his peace still covers me

His love brings hope and joy to my soul

I am revived every single morning

I need not to worry

He’ll hold my hand through the toughest situation, or if I look like I’m gonna pass out: He’ll just carry me out of it

He loves me so much to allow such situation I cannot handle (or I just really can’t if He’s not with me)

And as if God asked me, I remember that line again: WHO DO YOU SAY I AM?

You are my HELPER & JOY this week, Lord.

My soul was reminded:

I needed to share my experience not for my sake or for anyone’s sake but for GOD’s glory to be seen. For His name to shine. The reason may be simple or grand, His name should be glorified. He is worthy of the acknowledgement.

PS. We talked about God’s generosity that night. And see how generous God is? His help reached me from heaven. His peace calmed my heart and soul.

So, who is God to you this week?

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© A. W. Tozer // The Pursuit of God

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BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH

Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith— and this is not from yourselves, it is a gift from GOD.

There are a lot of times when people often question the idea of salvation. Some of them doubts it. They believe that when you’ve done something bad, it alters your security in Jesus Christ. But I think they are wrong. Salvation is a gift, a gift that once given and taken — it cannot be undone. Because, salvation comes with accepting Jesus Christ us our Lord and Savior. It is believing that He rose again from death. He has conquered death. He has shed our shames with his unfailing love.

Salvation in Jesus Christ is not based on human works. It is by God’s undeserved grace that we are saved by faith. It is how and why we are living this life with freedom in Jesus.

As Christians, we live this life knowing that we are free, but with limitations. Because we need to stop entertaining sins — since sinning is the way of the devil to take us away. But fear not, for God is bigger than anything and anyone else. Trust. Trust God, and let Him lead our lives through our future glory

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What life and light looks like.

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When you go through deep waters, I will be with you.

Isaiah  43:2

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Me: I am scared.

God: Don't worry. I am always here. I have your back. I will lead your way. I will be the light shining through. I will comfort you. I will take care of you. I will save you. I am God All-Powerful, I can do anything.

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Let love rule. Let God lead your way. Let the Holy Spirit reign in your soul. Let Jesus be your Lord and Savior.

Daugh Day

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Fight a good fight of faith. Be a soldier of God’s army.

Daugh Day

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In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.

John 16:33 (via art-of-worship)

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inner peace

There are so many times in life that we wanna give up, we wanna surrender, we wanna back out. These painful events discourages us from keep going, but GOD has always been giving us reminders not to pull back. In order to know His reminders, He has given us His holy word and his never-ending messages through the Bible.

Last night, my heart is crying out with pain and worries, I was thinking about my job because now I have more responsibilities than before and this stage of my life is pressuring me out of my comfort zone, but God has given me His message through this card that I pulled out from my collection of verses. It was...

Romans 8:16-17, “The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.“

It was an overwhelming message, knowing that through it all, He will keep us calm with His words of wisdom. I was again reminded that a life with Jesus is always a challenge, so that we may understand what life means to us and what our lives mean to God. It may not always been fun, but the understanding that Jesus will lead us through everyday trials is a safe assurance that we are never alone and there is always hope in Him. This message brings peace to my soul, knowing that no matter what is the weight, size or measurement of our worries, our GOD is much BIGGER. Our LORD and SAVIOR is much greater. He is above all, giving us with inner peace and security.

We now, must always remember His words and promises - He will always had the best provision of everything to each of us. And with this, we lift Hosanna unto His great and holy name. Amen.

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because of You, we are grateful

Trials come, we trust. Fights lost, we still believe. Guards down, we hope. 

I truly believe in the power of prayer(s). In whatever may come, that is the only firsthand solution to everything. We should let God guide us towards the path that He wants us to walk, even when it hurts.

Today, as an organization, we prayed together for the families of our co-office mates and we trust the Lord for bringing victory to His children. He will never take back His promise, He will give the victory to those who have faith in Him. And as Christians, we claim that the victory will be ours, we can overcome these painful events through Jesus Christ our Savior and all the gratitude and praises will be unto Him, only Him.

Ephesians 1:3 says,

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.”

We say THANK YOU. We shout AMEN! Because we live by faith and not by sight.

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This is the sound of our generation. Stand up for our youth revolution. Be a part of Jesus’ army and tell the world how great He is and what He has done for us.

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like real brothers and sisters

I remember that last night, one of my closest friends (and homie) reminds me of what the Bible says about friendship. She didn’t actually gave the exact verse, but she reminded me of the thought. You can distinguished your real friends from the not-sos. Real friends supports you on whatever stand you have, even though they would contradict you on some points, they would try and understand, they would accept the things that you believe in.

HEBREWS 10:24-25, “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.”

God has chosen His people to be an instrument to bring the unbelievers to Him, so they can too, have life. He is using us to be the channel of messages. So let us be this, this generation that brings our friends back to Jesus, the generation that shouts for God’s name and witnesses His gratefulness. I am encouraging everyone, that if you truly love Jesus, be the follower that He wants you to be - that is the kind of follower that tells about how great and good and kind HE is. And if you truly care about your friends, why not be the one to tell them the GOOD NEWS - JESUS. Amen.

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the path

For so long, I have been making my own plans - what are the things that I wanna do? what are the things that I’m gonna buy? what places am I gonna visit in the future? who do I wanna spend the rest of my life with? But in the end of it all, I always consider communicating with God and what He wants to do in my life. I will always talk to Him, even from a simple whisper: God, lead me to the place that you wanted me to be. Be the light of my life.

Proverbs 19:21 says, “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”

I guess, whatever it is that we have in mind, we have to take the path to God’s will. There are so many circumstances in my life where I planned the things that I wanna do, walk the road that I wanna take - but God has been absolutely firm on His stand. He would always lead me to the way that is the best for me, even if I think it is the second best, but in His eyes it is what is right for me and it is what I deserve.

As I let Him do whatever He has planned in my life, and whatever purpose He has designed for me, I also pray the same things to you guys, my brothers and sisters in Christ, let us all let Jesus take the wheels of our lives. We can always guarantee a better result, because God wants nothing but the best for all of His children.