tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44594940263932410152024-03-14T04:28:20.483+08:00ICOC BOHOL (Metro Bohol Christian Church)"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love." - John 15:9METRO BOHOL CHRISTIAN CHURCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10535989236743145679noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459494026393241015.post-78534337412963941322012-12-17T23:51:00.003+08:002012-12-17T23:51:39.455+08:00MERRY CHRISTMAS from Metro Bohol Christian ChurchWe may not have all of what the world could offer, but having a family that brought each other right before God, is more precious than Gold.... Thank you disciples for a great celebration !!!<br />
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<br />METRO BOHOL CHRISTIAN CHURCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10535989236743145679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459494026393241015.post-43481661332145019732012-12-17T23:17:00.002+08:002012-12-18T00:00:28.365+08:00and the winners are....<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The B<span style="font-size: large;">rig<span style="font-size: large;">htest Star</span></span> - Grand Wi<span style="font-size: large;">nner</span></b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Created by: Eda Pacot - Made from a Coconut Tree Materials</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Created by: January Samson - Made from Avon Brochures</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Created by: Alvin Commendador - Made from garbage materials of Raul Pabilando</td></tr>
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METRO BOHOL CHRISTIAN CHURCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10535989236743145679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459494026393241015.post-53399719398839188002012-12-13T17:44:00.002+08:002012-12-13T23:14:25.892+08:00It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It's a time of sharing talents and artistry to celebrate the Holiday Season....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Presenting <u><i>2012 MBCC - Create & Decorate A Christmas Star Contest... Pick now your <span style="color: yellow;"><b>choice</b></span>.</i></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><i>It all started from a <span style="color: yellow;"><u><i><b>fun desire</b></i></u></span>.... </i></u></span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That let everyone recognize <span style="font-size: large;">a talent within - from</span> <span style="color: yellow;"><u><i><b>God's <span style="font-size: large;">craft</span></b></i></u></span>...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So we decided<span style="font-size: large;">,</span> "why not make it a contest?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and create the one that everybody would call ... <span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">THE BEST !</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: large;">Voting will be until Dec 15, 2012; 10PM.... Enjoy!</span></span></span>METRO BOHOL CHRISTIAN CHURCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10535989236743145679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459494026393241015.post-18465935795524717362012-12-13T01:30:00.000+08:002012-12-14T00:06:50.384+08:00MBCC 4th Year Anniversary Video<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Metro Bohol Christian Church after four years of God's faithfulness!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">TO GOD BE THE GLORY !!! </span></span>METRO BOHOL CHRISTIAN CHURCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10535989236743145679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459494026393241015.post-90975775851468357302012-05-28T06:20:00.001+08:002012-12-13T15:31:45.723+08:00May 26-29 Quiet Time Series<br />
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 26</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">FINDING JOY THAT
SURPASSES YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Colossians
1:11-12</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I remember on
the day after my graduation in high school. During that time, I was so busy
looking for a summer job to help me support my college education. So I applied at
any company where I will be qualified. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I also applied
in a MANPOWER agency. They interviewed
me and gave me a recommendation letter. Fortunately, when I submitted it to a
fast-food chain, I was hired for a job. I did not inform my parents, sisters and
friends, but they noticed that there was something different with me. I
couldn’t keep it to myself but to share the joy of having a job at the age of
17 that time I was turning 18.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When you have the
abundance of life in Jesus Christ, it’s going to show up. You can’t keep it to
yourself! You won’t have to look for people to share Christ with; they will be
looking at you if you truly have the joy of the Lord. And you’ll have the
privilege of telling them that the difference is the Lord Jesus Christ!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In every
situation in life—the good and the bad—Jesus makes all the difference. It’s the
unspoken joy we have in Him that makes life really worth living. It’s in
following Him that we find meaning and purpose. And when we do, the lives we
live will be remarkably different because we have a hope beyond compare!</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">MAKE JESUS
CHRIST THE CENTER OF YOUR LIFE AND YOU’LL EXPERIENCE REAL JOY THAT GOES BEYOND
YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Halbert
Tillor</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">WARNING AGAINST
STORING FOR YOURSELF<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">AND NOT RICH TOWARDS
GOD<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">(From the e-book: A Guide to New Covenant Giving by Jim McClarty)</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Luke
12:16-21</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">First we need
to understand that having money, wealth or substance is no sin, in and of
itself. Money is an inanimate object. It cannot do righteous works and it
cannot sin. It has no soul or capacity to reason. The relative good or evil
attached to money is determined by the heart of the person who owns it.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For some, money is a useful tool, used for the benefit of
many and the advancement of the Gospel. For others, money is a cruel taskmaster
and the cause of their spiritual downfall. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Paul picked up on that concept and wrote to Timothy that men
of corrupt minds, destitute of the truth, supposed that gain was godliness.
They fooled themselves into believing that financial superiority was tantamount
to spiritual superiority. But, they were wrong. And, Paul instructed Timothy to
withdraw from such folk (1 Tim. 6:5).</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This is more
than just clever wordplay. Monetary, worldly gain is not godliness. But, being
content with what God has given you is great gain. You gain peace of mind. You
gain faith and trust. And you gain the approval of your Father in Heaven. The
English translation “the root of all evil” in this passage is better rendered
“the root of all kinds of evil.” Paul was not saying that every evil act or
thought was inspired by money, but that money was the source of a great many
types of evil deeds. Because of money, many had failed to comprehend the true
faith and ended up sorrowful. Money can act as a temptation and a trap. And,
the love of money leads to all kinds of mischief and trouble.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Trust that God
has your best interests at heart. He is too holy not to do that which brings
Him the greatest glory and He loves you too much not to do that which is for
your greatest good. He knows what you need before you ask. Nevertheless, Jesus
taught us to ask. That way, we recognize that God is the provider and sustainer
of all that we have and are. And, if we seek His kingdom and His righteousness,
the One who owns everything is committed to providing for our needs. It really
is that simple.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Meditated
by: Raul Pabilando</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">THE LAW OF
RESPONSIBILITY<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(Taken from the book: BOUNDARIES by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John
Townsend)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Galatians 5:13-14, John 15:12<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Many times when
people hear a talk on boundaries and taking responsibility for their own lives,
they say, “That’s so self-centered. We should love one another and deny
ourselves.” Or they feel “guilty” when they do someone a favor. These are
unbiblical views of responsibility.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Law of
Responsibility includes loving others. The commandment to love is the entire
law for Christians (Gal. 5:13-14). Jesus calls it “my” commandment, “Love each
other as I have loved you” (John 15:12). Anytime you are not loving others, you
are not taking full responsibility for yourself; you have disowned your heart. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Problems arise
when boundaries of responsibility are confused. We are to love one another, not
be one another. I can’t feel your
feelings for you. I can’t think for you. I can’t behave for you. I can’t work
through the disappointment that limits bring for you. In short, I can’t grow
for you; only you can. Likewise, you can’t grow for me. The biblical mandate
for our own personal growth is “Continue to work out your salvation with fear
and trembling, for it is God who works out in you to will and act according to
his good purpose” (Phil. 2:12-13). You are responsible for yourself. I am
responsible for myself.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">An additional
theme in the Bible says that we are to treat others the way we would want to be
treated. If we were down and out, helpless and without hope, we would certainly
want help and provision. This is a very important side of being responsible
“to.”</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Another aspect
of being responsible “to” is not only in the giving but in the setting of
limits on another’s destructive and irresponsible behavior. It is not good to
rescue someone from the consequences of sin. You have reinforced the pattern
(Pro. 19:19). It is the same principle spoken of in child rearing; it is
hurtful to not have limits with others. It leads them to destruction (Pro.
23:13).</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A strong strand
throughout the Bible stresses that you are to give to needs and put limits on
sin. Boundaries help you do just that….</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Raqz Culango</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">STAND UP FOR JESUS!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">1
Corinthians 2:14</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What do you
think is the most quoted verse of Scripture in our culture? You might be tempted to say John 3:16, but I
don’t think that is the one. I believe the most popular verse is Matthew 7:1,
which says, “Judge not, that you be not judged.” This verse is frequently quoted by
nonbelievers when people like you and I attempt to tell them where they are
mistaken about spiritual things. People say things like, “Who are you to judge
me? Didn’t Jesus say not to judge?” <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">You see, as
followers of Jesus we face a natural resistance when we present the Gospel’s
perspective. And in this verse, Paul explains why this happens. He tells us
that spiritual things are foreign to the person who doesn’t have a relationship
with Christ. They lack discernment in this area. So we shouldn’t be surprised or hurt when we
are reprimanded by unbelievers when we dare to show them where they are wrong.
We still must dare to share the good news of the Gospel! </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Don’t let a
reprimand cause you to lose your courage, rather stand up for Christ. When you come across cultural, ethical, and
moral debates, speak with conviction and with compassion on behalf of Christ
and his Word!</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DON’T LOSE YOUR
COURAGE, RATHER STAND UP FOR CHRIST.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Halbert Tillor</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">THERE LIES GOODNESS
IN EVERY HEART<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Psalm
27:13-14<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">As I watch news
programs, I become suspicious of how safe the world is to live in. The news is
jam-packed with reports of hideous crimes happening everyday. It is also
shocking to know that offenders are getting younger and younger. Because of
these alarming events, people are becoming aloof and reserve. They fear that
anytime soon they might be the next victim. To trust is hard. People are cruel.
We endure every day with worries.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">But the
psalmist said that there is still goodness in the land of living. There is God
and where God is, there is love and goodness. Personally, I am confident that in
every man’s heart lies goodness. Thanks God for being here.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ACTION<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Proverbs
16:7</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">My other quite time is entitled
“Decision”. As for me, decisions are nothing unless or until we will make it
into a reality.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Let me share with you my
experience few days ago. I heard
indirectly that some of my co-workers are planning to make a “petition” for me.
Same as before, they protested against me. But I lifted up everything to God.
In my prayer, I asked God to bless them, for the Bible says “Bless those who
persecute you, bless and do not curse, bless those who do bad to you. Do not be
overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21).</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">After my prayer, I made cards for
them. I approached them and still begged God to take away the anger in me. It
was not easy but I did it for God. I wanted them to see God in my life. I want
to love them, understand them and be compassionate to them and for the moment I
want to build friendships with them. Soon, by God’s will and only God knows and
I pray that some of them may become disciples.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Irene
Glinogo</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 23</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">RENEWING STRENGTH<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Isaiah
29:29-31</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Playing the
role of a leader in life is not that easy at all. I realize this at these times. Being a youth
leader in our barangay takes so much self-denial, understanding and physical
effort. But at the same time, you are playing your responsibility as a
leader. There must be COURAGE - a
strength that I believe we draw eternally. My faith to God is the number one
thing that sustains me to be a leader. Because of Him I am able to ignore my
fears and accept my failure. God is the infinite and best source of strength.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Rowena Digal<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 24</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">THE LAW OF SOWING AND
REAPING<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">(Taken from the book: BOUNDARIES by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John
Townsend)</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Galatians 6:7-8<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The law of cause
and effect is a basic law of life. The Bible calls it the Law of Sowing and
Reaping. “You reap whatever you sow. If you sow to your own flesh, you will
reap corruption from the flesh; but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap
eternal life from the Spirit. (Gal. 6:7-8 NRSV). </span></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">When God tells
us that we will reap what we sow, He is not punishing us. He is telling us how
things really are. If you smoke cigarettes, you most likely will develop a
smoker’s hack, and you may even get lung cancer. If you overspend, you most
likely will get calls from creditors, and you may even go hungry because you
have no money for food. On the other hand, if you eat right and exercise
regularly, you may suffer from fewer colds and bouts with the flu. If you
budget wisely, you will have money for the bill collectors and for the grocery
store. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Sometimes,
however, people don’t reap what they sow, because someone else steps in and
reaps the consequences for them. If every time you overspent, your mother sent
you money to cover check overdrafts or high credit card balances, you wouldn’t
reap the consequences of your spendthrift ways. Your mother would be protecting
you from the natural consequences: the hounding of creditors or going hungry.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">As the mother
in the above example demonstrates, the Law of Sowing and Reaping can be
interrupted. And it is often people who have no boundaries who do the
interrupting. Just as we can interfere with the law of gravity by catching a
glass tumbling off the table, people can interfere by rescuing irresponsible
people. Rescuing a person from the natural consequences of his behavior enables
him to continue in irresponsible behavior. The Law of Sowing and Reaping has
not been repealed. It is still operating. But the doer is not suffering the
consequences; someone else is. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today we call a
person who continually rescues another person a codependent. In effect,
codependent, boundaryless people “co-sign the note” of life for the
irresponsible person. Then they end up paying the bills – physically,
emotionally, and spiritually – and the spendthrift continues out of control
with no consequences. He continues to be loved, pampered, and treated nicely. Establishing boundaries helps codependent
people stop interrupting the Law of Sowing and Reaping in their loved one’s
life. Boundaries force the person who is doing the sowing to also do the
reaping.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">It doesn’t help
just to confront the irresponsible person. A client will often say to me, “But
I do confront Jack. I have tried many times to let him know what I think about
his behavior and that he needs to change.” In reality, my client is only
nagging Jack. Jack will not feel the need to change because his behavior is not
causing him any pain. Confronting an irresponsible person is not painful to
him; only consequences are. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">If Jack is
wise, confrontation might change his behavior. But people caught in destructive
patterns are usually not wise. They need to suffer consequences before they
change their behavior. The bible tells us it is worthless to confront foolish
people: “Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he
will love you” (Prov. 9:8)</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Codependent
people bring insults and pain onto themselves when they confront irresponsible
people. In reality, they just need to stop interrupting the law of sowing and
reaping in someone’s life.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Meditated by: Raqz Culango<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 25</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">HOW IS MY TRUST IN GOD? </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">When I am afraid, I will trust in him. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">For He hid me in the shelter of his wings.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">God was upon me in good and bad times.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Where can I go from your presence?</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">You showed me the way till now, my Lord.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I can’t think of a life beyond God.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I have seen my life change for the better.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I do not know where to go if I have no God in me.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I have experienced a lot of blessings when I’m unworthy to receive.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">He strengthens my weak knees, and made my bones strong</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">So I can give an encouragement to others </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">There is no one like you, Oh God.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I will trust in you.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 16</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">SUFFERINGS ARE GOD’S
GIFT<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">1 Peter
4:12-13<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">It is amazing
to know that we all have sufferings as servants of God. 1Peter 4:12 states:
“Dear friends do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as
though something strange were happening to you.”</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I believe that
the challenges I went through last year was true. It is biblical that we all go through trials.
Indeed, it was not a big mistake but rather an opportunity for me to learn the
lessons straight from God.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Betty
Belmonte</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 17</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">Galatians
5:22-26<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">By the grace of
God, through Jesus Christ, we have received the Holy Spirit. It is a privilege
for us to live a life by the Spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Living a life
with the Spirit is the best life that we could experience or live. Let us all
keep the fruit of the Spirit in our lives. We must see in our daily living the
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and
of course the self-control that will really bring out the true fruits of living
a life with the Spirit.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Remember,
against all those things there is no law. Are we living a life that is full of the
fruits of the Spirit? If we do so, then be grateful and keep it. And if not,
then we can start right at this moment. Such fruits are part of the Spirit, we
can’t produce it on our own, that is why we need to always and keep in touch with
our Producer.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Keep praying.
God is just waiting and listening. God bless you.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">Alvin Comendador <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 18</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO
BE RIGHT WITH GOD<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">2 Peter 3:14</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">There is no
life here on earth that is more rewarding than being right with God -- no worries,
no pretensions, no guilt and no slavery over sins or being in prison of the
lure of the world.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">What matters
most in your life lately? Are you enjoying the little heaven that God put into
your heart here on earth?</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We may be
tempted to think of ourselves as more than God.
This is the strong enemy we have in our spiritual battle yet we always
have an option to make things right before God.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Make every
effort to always be right with God.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div align="right" class="Pa2" style="text-align: right;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Romeo Samson
Jr.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 19</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">DO THE RIGHT THING<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">Philippians
1:9-11<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">In this verse, I learned a lot from
the heart of Paul through his letter to Philippians. For the last few weeks, I have been trapped
by thinking of myself and worst, I compromised in my thoughts by thinking of
something which is not helpful to my relationship with God. I feel defeated. I
feel sorry and want to ask God for forgiveness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span class="A3"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">“As I continue my life as a Christian,
I need to understand your grace, your mercy, your love, and your words deeply, so
that I can ignite my fire once again and be useful once again in your kingdom. Through
this, I believe that with your guidance, I can overcome but I need to do the
things first with sincerity, honesty, with love and persistence, with prayer
time, with meditation on the Bible… with You to ignite my fire once again,
God”.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">“Please guide me”. Thank you. </span></i></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span class="A3"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">Julian Baga<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 20</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">GOD’S DISCIPLINE<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Hebrews
12:5b-7a</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">God is merciful
and He gave us Hid unconditional love. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">I remember one
of my major subjects in school that was very challenging for me. I tried my
best but it is not good enough. I asked myself, “Why it is so difficult to
handle this subject?” Then I texted my classmates and asked if they finished
their project, but most of them were also not done yet. The reply messages that
I received from them were all negative, the same with my thoughts. Worries came
into my mind. I stopped doing my project and prayed to God. It was a 5 minutes
prayer to God and I learned that was God disciplining me. God reminded me that
He is in control. He disciplined me so I
may have total reliance on Him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The lesson that
I’ve learned is that God is a powerful God and no one can fathom His power. God
wanted me to be vulnerable before Him. Truly, with God, all things are
possible.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">Vivian
Belmonte</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>DAY 11</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>THE FELLOWSHIP OF SINNERS<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><b>Luke
5:27-32</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">I am not
perfect.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">I am God’s
work in progress.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">God hates
my sin.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But He
loves me though I am a sinner. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">You are
not perfect.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">You are
God’s work in progress.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">God hates
your sin.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">But He
loves you though you are a sinner. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">We are not
perfect.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">We are
God’s work in progress.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">God hates
our sins.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">But He
loves us though we are sinners. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">We are a
fellowship of sinners</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">Extra
special than all of creation</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">More
important than His life in Heaven</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">As costly
as the blood of Jesus. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">For Jesus
came not for the healthy, but for the sick</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">For Jesus
calls not the righteous, but the sinners</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">We are a
fellowship of sinners</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">Called by
Jesus to repentance! </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">God loves
me, so why shouldn’t I love you?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">You are my
brother. You are my sister.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">As God
loves me, so I love you.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">Though we
are a fellowship of sinners.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">January
Samson</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>DAY 12<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>BE STRONG TAKE HEART<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><b>Psalm
31:24</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To
be strong is not an easy thing to do daily. But as long as I keep hoping for
the Lord I can make it. Whatever
distraction in the office, at home, wherever I go and whatever I’ll be doing. I
have to keep my hope in the Lord and to stay strong when I am faced with a lot
of problems and hard times in life, even when my faith is being tested. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">To
be strong is also resisting temptations daily, in keeping myself pure at all
times in thought and deed. I thank the
Lord for two consecutive weeks now that I have been victorious in my daily
temptations. I praise God for that. And yet I have to continue to be strong in
making a good decision daily because I really want to be victorious until the
end.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">Rosalie
Natural </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>DAY 13<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>THE GREAT PRIVILEGE<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="Pa0" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="A3">2
Corinthians 5:20 </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">As
I read this Scripture, it made me ask this question to myself:</span> <span class="A4">Am I eagerly doing the task God
entrusted me to do?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">I
realized that God has hired me to be His ambassador, His very representative,
His messenger. I am working as a representative of an all-powerful, almighty
and a perfect Master! Every single moment of my life, I get to receive my
salary: His “great love”! Yet, I am not doing my job well. Am I not far from
being a corrupt officer who has used up all his salary but didn’t work hard for
it? Am I doing the things which could please my Master? Or the things which
could somehow pay back the love of God for me? Am I doing my job good enough to
receive such great salary?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">Being
an ambassador of an all-powerful God makes me feel unworthy. How much more
unworthy could I have become if I won’t do the job God has given me (to
introduce other people to Him)!</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">God
is almighty, all-powerful, most wonderful, holy, perfect! I am nothing, weak,
imperfect, a sinner, yet God chose me (and you) to work with Him and to
represent Him in this world! Such a great privilege indeed! How can I represent
God with such weaknesses?</span> <span class="A4">Yet,
God has chosen us, He entrusted us that much and so we need to do our job so as
to please our Master and entrust us with more! Shall we then fail our Master’s
trust? </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">To
do the great mission for God comes along with a great privilege and a
challenge! Anywhere we are,, we are in a mission. Christians are always in a
mission field and we must never forget that we ALWAYS receive our salary: God’s
great love.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Wednelynn Padel <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>DAY 14<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>DO NOT LOVE THE WORLD<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><b>1
John 2:15-17</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">The
title DO NOT LOVE THE WORLD encourages me not to love all things here on earth.
1 John 2:16 says that “For everything in the world, the craving of sinful man,
the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does come not from the
father but from the world.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">We
are humans and sometimes we fall short on these areas. But verse 17 says that,
“The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God
lives forever”. In this verse encourages us that if we persevere here on earth,
we will have eternal life in heaven. So let us fight the good fight. Let us not
love the world but instead love God WHOLE HEARTEDLY.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">Vivian
Belmonte</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>DAY 15<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>THE LORD IS MY GREAT HELPER<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="A3">Psalm
21</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">To
whom do I ask for help? </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">I
ask for help from my family, friends, relatives even my classmates and
especially in the church to my brothers and sisters. I also make myself
available for them at times when they need my help, as long as I could. But
there are limitations because I can’t be with them and they can’t be with me
all the time. I also consider those times when they should not be disturbed,
especially in the middle of the night or if they are at a meeting, at work or
in class, even when I needed them the most.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But
there is the One whom we can turn to at the middle of the day or night, in
short at anytime... God is unlimited, no expiration, no time limit and no
battery low or limited battery like our mobile phones, when we communicate with
our friends and loved ones, especially those times when we need someone to talk
to or someone to listen to us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As the Psalmist said, the Lord will keep us
from all harm. We are assured that the Lord is our great helper and wherever we
are and whenever, we can ask him for help. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4">Lord may your promise always be in my heart
and remind us always that You are our Great helper and we can turn to you
whenever and wherever we are! Amen. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 6</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">HE REFUSED TO DRINK
IT<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Matthew 27:34, Luke 9:23-25 </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Greek word,
found in Matthew 27:34, correlates with the myrrh of Mark 15:23. It was a
bitter resin added to the analgesic potion given to criminals before
crucifixion to deaden their pain. Jesus refused the wine offered him on the
cross because it was drugged. (From the NIV Compact Dictionary of the Bible by
J.D. Douglas and Merrill C. Tenney) <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ever since I
was in high school, I always had severe abdominal pain during my monthly
menstruation. Usually I would not be able to stand at all and I would be
vomiting in pain. In order for me to go to school or work and do what I needed
to do for the day, I got used to drinking pain relievers. Unknowingly, I
adopted this in the way I handle trials and challenges. I would always choose
an easier path, a path where I would not feel so much pain. I was a
people-pleaser, conflict-avoider and passive about concerns around me. A
radical life, a life on the edge was nowhere in my heart. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">There is a way
for us to drink pain relievers when we face challenges and that is by avoiding,
by running away, by closing our eyes and ears, by hardening our hearts, by
staying in our comfort zones, by getting used to and numb about our sins of
omission, by not denying ourselves… by not carrying our cross daily. When it
comes to sharing our faith, do we take a pain reliever by avoiding, staying
quiet and saying “I’ll share some other time, but not now.”? When it comes to
others in need, do we close our eyes, ears and hearts and pretend nothing
happened? When it comes to encouraging others, do we harden our hearts and
think that we have troubles of our own? Are we passive about righteousness and
prefer not to be involved? Is it too painful to confess and get the correction
we need and so choose to keep our sin a secret? What other pain relievers are
we taking today? </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Jesus refused
to drink the wine mixed with gall. He refused to be relieved of the pain that
He was feeling. He endured the pain of the cross. This is how special and
important we are to God! Jesus was willing to suffer, to be inconvenienced,
humiliated and in pain for us. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">How about us?
Let us not give up. Let us persevere and continue to deny ourselves and take up
our cross daily! And so as we face CROSSROADS each day, let us choose to be
Radical, Overcoming And Dedicated Servants of the Cross.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">January Samson<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">D</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">AY 7<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">THANK
GOD FOR OUR FRIENDS<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ecclesiastes
4:9-312</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We never run
out of blessings from God everyday. Having friends with you is a blessing we
often fail to count.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Friends for me
are the instruments of God to make us feel His presence and care all the time.
They are very significant in our lives. Some of us can’t find the love from
their own family. Thank God for our friends that we find the love and support
we lack.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Rowena Digal</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 8</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">DECISION<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">James 2:17<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Last April 7,
2012, the title of the quiet time was “Satan Doesn’t Mind Bible Study Never
Applied”. It points on the words that should be put into action. So, with this
I decided to practice what I learned from the Bible (James 1:22). Thank God for
His constant reminders.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">But Satan has
his own creative way to tempt us not to carry them into reality. Yes I have a
decision to be humble but Satan is prideful, so it is hard to be humble. Yes I
have a decision to be godly but Satan is worldly, so it is hard to be godly. I
have a decision to build friendships but Satan wants to build a wall, so it is
hard to build friendships.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I just remembered
James 2:19, “You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe
that - and shudder.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yes, I have
decisions. I believe in my decisions. I believe that there is God in my decisions.
But if I will not apply them in my life, especially in the real-life situations,
I am just like the demon who believes and shudders. Just until there-believe
and shudder but with no power to put them into action.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Let us therefore make it a daily
decision to stay faithful and close to God so we can fight of the temptations
of Satan and overcome! We have God on our side.
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Irene
Glinogo<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 9</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">LEAVE JUDGING TO GOD<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Deuteronomy
1:17</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">It is
human-like to be a prejudice. We can be experts in giving our own “say” to a
situation without examining and being fair to the persons involved. We can be
self-righteous especially when we see that a person is at fault. We can automatically
think that that person is bad and sometimes we condemn. But do we really know
the deepest reason of that mistake? What if that person is left with no choice?</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We should never
be impartial to prevent hurting someone. Or, we should not judge at all. Leave
this serious stuff to God. We only need to understand and to accept. I remember
a cliché that goes: “The kindest words on earth are those unkind words that are
never said.” Better to be quiet than to hurt.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 10</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">DEEPENING OUR
LOVE-LIFE WITH GOD<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">John 14:15</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is in my heart’s
desire to share with you what I have learned when Jesus Promised the Holy
Spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">“If you love
me, you will obey what I command.” (John 14:15)</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">One way to
increase our love for God is to express our love by doing even little things
day by day. While doing this Quiet Time Series, I was reminded of the song way
back in my college days: “Deep Down in my Heart.” </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I want to be like Jesus, deep down in my heart</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Say deep, deep, say down, down, say deep,</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Down, down in my heart.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I want to be discipled…</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I want to share my faith…</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Deep down in my
heart, I want to deepen my love-life with Him by obeying his commands.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Betty Belmonte </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459494026393241015.post-8979769950139708022012-05-04T23:16:00.002+08:002012-05-04T23:16:35.452+08:00May 1-5, 2012 Quiet Time Series<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 1</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">WALK THE TALK<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Romans 17:23</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As followers of
Jesus, how should we live our lives?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Each of us
should live a life that would rely on the law, brag about our relationship with
God, know the will of God in our lives, approve of what is superior as instructed
by the law, be convinced that we are the guides to the blind, the light of
those who are in the dark, instructors of the foolish and teachers of the
infants.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">
<span class="A4">We must believe in our hearts
that God had called us to play these roles. These are the tasks God wants us to
comply. He wants us to be in these situations because as Christians, this is
how God wants us to live our lives.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Why did God
gave us these tasks?</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Because He
allowed us and had chosen us to be entrusted with the knowledge about the truth
from His words. The truth was made known
to us through God’s Word and by God’s will.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Are you walking
the talk?</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Since God has
given us the knowledge and truth through His words, we claim to be the light of
the world, guide to the blind, instructors of the foolish, teachers to infants
and people who rely on the Word of God.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">
<span class="A4">We teach others about the
Word, yet God wants us to walk the talk.
He wants us to teach ourselves as well.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">As we guide the
blind, we too, must rely on God’s word and be guided. As we become the light of
the world, we too, must have that light in our hearts. As we instruct the
foolish, we too, must continue to instruct ourselves through the Word to
refrain from foolishness. As we teach others to rely on God’s word, we too,
must teach ourselves to continually, consistently and fully rely on God’s word.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We must not
dishonor God by breaking his commandments, what we talk, we must walk on it. We
must walk uprightly for God as we obey His every command.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> <span class="A4">Do you walk the talk?</span> <span class="A4">Is it visible to God?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Padel <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 2</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">TO OUR FATHER’S GLORY<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">John 15:1-8<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">As disciples of
Jesus Christ, we all want to be fruitful. It will bring us joy, encouragement
and gratefulness. But we must know, deeply understand, and never forget that we
are just a branch, we can not bear fruit on our own sources. But it is an honor
to be a part of it.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">For a tree to
be fruitful, it needs a keeper. The branches must remain in the vine, so that
it will bear much and good fruit.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This is clear:
we need Jesus Christ our Lord. We don’t want to be cut off, left behind and
thrown away. As disciples, let us be strong. We don’t want to waste this
opportunity to be a branch and remain in the powerful vine. The Father keeps us
healthy and helps us to be strong for us to be fruitful for the Father’s glory.
Let us all together be the branches and together be fruitful for the glory of
God.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Alvin
Comendador</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 3</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO
OBEY GOD<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hebrews 4:11<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Being a
disciple is a great life because we have God with us. But it is also a
challenging life for we are required to persevere in displaying the characters
and attitudes that God wanted us to be.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our response
then would be to either obey amidst of the challenges or let everything fall
because we are more concern of what we feel. Being obedient to God is
forgetting our very self and letting God be God no matter what.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Let’s make
every effort in our obedience to God.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Romeo Samson Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">THINKING
ABOUT TOMORROW<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Matthew 6:34</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Two weeks ago,
I got a call from my sister. She told me
that our mother was sick. Her fever kept coming back. My adrenalin boosted up so fast upon
receiving that message. I got so much
fears and worries. I had to call them many times to ask how our mother was
doing. This led me to go back to God in prayer, to take away my fears and
worries.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As I was making
and researching for my benevolence message, I was able to pass by this topic
about TOMORROW. Let me share some insights on this topic.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">It is common in
Jesus teachings to include about faith in God, everyday. Like when He taught
His disciples how to pray, He said, “Give us this day our daily bread.” Today’s
bread is all we can request. He gave no allowance for praying for tomorrow’s
bread. Each day, we look to God to provide the necessary substance to get
through today.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Most of us have
enough food and money that we can see our way clear through today and probably
in the next week. But, Jesus adjured us to pray for today’s provision and trust
that God will care for tomorrow’s problems. “No one ever had a nervous
breakdown worrying about today.” People worry themselves sick over tomorrow,
next week, next month, etc. But, we are pretty confident that we will get
through today.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We don’t really
sweat today. It’s tomorrow we are not sure of. But, Christians know that God
has tomorrow in His hands. We don’t worry over tomorrow because we know the One
who ruled yesterday, rules today, and rules tomorrow. So, we can ask Him with
confidence to provide for our needs. And if we don’t make it through tomorrow,
that’s okay too. God is in control.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">May this help
us know that what we need to do TODAY is to pray and ask God to sustain us this
day and that what we need to do for TOMORROW is to leave it in God’s hands.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Raul
Pabilando</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 5</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">FORGIVE AND BE
FORGIVEN TO LOVE MUCH <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Luke 7:36-50</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Is our holiness
diminished if we are with sinners? Absolutely not!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But we don’t have
to compromise with sins! The world we are living in has everything to offer in
order for us to become polluted and to be part of this wicked generation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Let us continue
to help one another to get out and go back to God to be forgiven by Him and to
love Him. But we have to be very careful so that we will not be polluted and return
to our sinful nature.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">YOUR FOCUS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Paul clarified that we need to fix our eyes not on
what is seen but what is unseen. What is seen is temporary, but what is unseen
is eternal. Our inner person is being renewed day by day.. Our focus doesn’t
need to be on the visible things, which are temporary, but instead on invisible
things, which are the promises of God – eternal life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">When eternity is our primary focus, we are more
courageous. We are able to recognize the
temporary nature of our troubles, which are momentary and light compared to the
highest weight of eternal gain it is promised by God.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Prayerfully, we will move as Christians. We need to concentrate, focus on the positive
side and lift up our eyes in heaven and start seeing God as He is and our life
through His perspective. Then we can be joyful and thankful in all circumstances. We need to focus, concentrate and fix our
eyes to the author and perfector of our faith which is God. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Julian Baga</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">LOVE YOUR FAMILY<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">1 Timothy 5:8<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">One of the special treasures that God gives to people
is the family. The bonds of love within a family are deep and go beyond words. I
have a simple family. We might not be,
shall I say, lucky enough to have the things what we wanted, and our deep
relationship maybe working silently, but I can say that we are happy deeply as
we gather together even if we can only do it often times. Sometimes I envy
other families, wishing that I could have that in my family too.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I know that I have the best family for me. We have
our parents who will do everything to provide us our basic needs with all the
best that they can. We have a loving and caring family who will always be there
in sickness and in health. My family is
one of my inspirations, through the years. I do all the things that I can to
provide them with a good life, a life that we are dreaming of. That is why our
loving God helps me to find a way to do that for them.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I believe that without God I can do nothing. But with
God, there is nothing that I can’t do. Building my relationship with God, being
a disciple of Jesus, helps me to realize that the best thing that I could
provide to my family is to give them the love and care in different ways that I
could. I am really excited and hoping that prayerfully, I could have them as my
spiritual family too.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">What is the most important way to love our family and
provide for them? We can give them the chance to know and respond to the gospel
of Christ and bring them to God’s great family. Amen. </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 28</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">DECISION MAKING – ASK: WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">John 8:31(NIV)</span></span><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">“If you abide in my word, then you are truly disciples of mine.”(John
8:31 NASB, 1978 edition) </span></span><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">In order to build your life on the Bible, it must become the
authoritative standard for your life. It must become the map you rely on when
you need direction, the counsel you listen to for making wise decisions, and
the benchmark you use for evaluating everything. The Bible must always have the
first and last word in your life. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Many of our troubles occur because we base our choices on unreliable
authorities: culture (“Everyone is doing it”), tradition (“We’ve always done
it”), reason (“It seemed logical”), or emotion (“It just felt right”). This is
very hard to see or even do when all of your life, you were programmed to follow
what your parents were doing or practicing, what tradition dictates, and what
religion says about morality or immorality. Yet, what we need is a perfect
standard that will never lead us in the wrong direction. Only God’s Word meets
that need: “Every word of God is flawless” (Proverbs 30:5a NIV). </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">The most important decision you can make today is to settle this issue
of what will be the ultimate authority for your life. Decide that regardless of
culture, tradition, reason, or emotion, you choose the Bible as your final
authority. When making decisions, determine to first ask, “What does the Bible
say?” Resolve that when God says you do something, you will trust God’s Word
and do it whether or not it makes sense or you feel like doing it. </span></span><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Based on the current way you make decisions, who or what is the
ultimate authority in your life? How
would your life change if you always give God’s Word the final say? (Or, how
has your life changed since you gave God’s Word the final say?)</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 29</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">ARE YOU REALLY A BROTHER/SISTER IN CHRIST?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Matthew 14:13-21</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I have this question in my mind a while ago and it
inspired me to research the answers in the Bible. Does baptism alone make me a
sister to all of you? And the following are the results of my research:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">• From Matthew 12:48-50</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Aside from knowing God, His Words and participating
to His death and resurrection, I must do the Will of the Father in Heaven to be
recognized as your sister.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">• From Ephesians 4:25 and Ephesians 4:29</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Another thing is to speak truthfully to you,
remembering that it is God whom we intend to please and not one another. And
watching one another to be righteous is a way to please Him. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">• From Ephesians 4:2</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">For it was God who chose you to be my brothers and sisters,
though you have characters that conflict with mine, I must learn to accept and
love you unconditionally.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">• From Galatians 6:1-2</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">And finally, I must not be surprised if I am affected
by your situations. Because it is a proof that I weigh a part of your burdens
as your sister and vice versa. You weigh
a part of mine as well. But just a part, not the whole. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">How about you? Are you a brother or sister too? God told us to meet together regularly
because He knows we need each other to enter the narrow gates of Heaven. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 30</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">GOD IS NOT LIKE THOSE PEOPLE WHO REJECTED YOU<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Psalm 27:10; Psalm 55:12-14<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">There are people who we could not please or win over,
who give us no attention or who give up on us. Who is this person in your life?</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">For me, it was my aunt. My aunt didn’t love me or like
me. My aunt passed away when I was 16. It took me a few months to think it
through. After I was twenty years old, I
came to understand that my view of my aunt was wrong. But it was my view and I was consciously
adopting it. I believed it within my deepest self but it was not my aunt’s
fault. It was just the way I took things. I would have done it with someone
else other than her. It was the way my mind worked. And because I deeply
embedded these thoughts in my mind and emotions, I easily transferred them to
God. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">But God is not like us. God is always eager to
forgive and to have a relationship with us. He lets us make our own decisions,
but He is not like those people who rejected us. Whoever it was who rejected
you, perhaps they may not have really rejected you anyway.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 21</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">DON’T GIVE UP<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Galatians 6:9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">God knows we easily give up. At
times we throw our hands and say “I surrender. It has been too much. It is still too far to
go.” But Paul encourages us not to become weary. A harvest of righteousness will begin to
grow. Perhaps, it has grown already, we
just need to open our spiritual eyes and be grateful. Some things might not be
changing but someday or one day a fruit will bear and be ready or ripe for
harvest. It’s a promise. Let us continue
to persevere and fight the good fight.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 22</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">EVERYTHING IN HIS HANDS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Ecclesiastes 7:14</span></span><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Times are good,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Times are bad,</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">A winding road</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Shifting sands </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">But through it all</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">He understand </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">It’s in control, its in his hands..<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Oh, I love this song! It reminds me of how God heals my wounded heart
from all the challenges and struggles I encountered each day of my life. But
through it all God is in control</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Scripture to ponder: Ecclesiastes 7:14</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">When times are good, be happy</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">When times are bad, consider</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">God has made the one as well as the other.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Therefore, a man cannot discover anything about his future.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 23</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">MAINTAINING SELF-CONTROL WHEN STRESS HITS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Proverbs 25:28<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Have you tried to talk to yourself when you feel angry about a
particular person? Or sometimes our mind wants to explode and confront the
person who gives us stress in our lives. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Sometimes, there is miscommunication between me and my boss. I want to confront
him of some of his decisions. That is really in my mind, every time I feel
stress with all the things that he wants me to do. But because he is my boss, I
respect him, and of course, I don’t want to lose my job either.</span></span><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">The only reason why I am not giving up on my job until now, is because
I still remember that I am a disciple. Every time I feel upset with somebody, I
will go out to a place where I simply remind myself that God is in control. You may be at work, at home, or wherever, but
it’s always good to keep an eternal perspective when stress hits. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Maybe today, you need an eternal perspective in a stressful situation.
Perhaps you’ve even already snapped at someone and you need to apologize for
that. Whatever it is, remember that in the midst of stress, God wants you to
have self-control by remembering that He is the one who really has the control!</span></span><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">WHEN THE STRESSES OF LIFE HIT, MAINTAIN YOUR SELF-CONTROL BY
REMEMBERING THAT GOD IS THE ONE WHO’S REALLY IN CONTROL!</span></span><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Halbert Tillor</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 24</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">WHO IS THE GREATEST IN GOD’S KINGDOM?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Matthew 18:1-4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Of all virtues, Jesus elevated meekness above the
rest. Why humility? It is the door opener to grace, and no virtue enters our
lives except that humility acknowledges our need and requests virtue to come.
Without humility, we see no reason to change or appropriate future grace.</span></span><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Yet, humility not only hosts the other virtues, it is
also the life essence that sustains them. It is humility that recognizes when
love is growing cold and humility that confesses our need for greater purity.
Without humility, our virtues harden into lifeless statues; we are outwardly
religious, but inwardly unable to change.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Humility is the taproot of true nobility. For it
provides increase to wholeness, and life and maturity to all other virtues. It
is the antidote to Pharisee-ism and the cure for a Jezebelian attitude. - Francis Frangipane</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">A Child</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Consider: when Jesus was asked by His disciples, “Who then is the
greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” He put a child in their midst. He said,
“Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the Kingdom
of Heaven” (Mathew 18:1,4).</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">In Heaven, the height of greatness is measured by the depth of one’s
humility.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Consider Wuest’s Expanded Translation of Jesus’ statement:</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">“Therefore, he who is of such a nature as to humble himself like this
little child, esteeming himself small inasmuch as he is so, thus thinking
truly, and because truly, therefore humbly of himself, this person is the
greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.”</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Jesus came to establish Heaven in the lives of His followers. Thus, He
introduces the realm of God to His disciples with the words, “Blessed are the
poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven” (Matthew 5:3).</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">The Kingdom of Heaven belongs to the “poor in spirit.” Who are these
poor? They are people who “know their need” . In God’s kingdom are filled with
people who, at some time or another, failed and fell short. There are
adulterers who’ve been washed and cleansed by Christ’s blood, ex-drug dealers
and prostitutes whose hearts are filled with praise to God – all who came face
to face with their need, repented and found forgiveness of their sins.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">But there is not one proud individual in Heaven. There are no
self-righteous beings in Heaven. Here on
earth we see the prideful – the air of self-importance . We see unrepentant
pride in the conflicts that lead to disunity, envy and jealousy – in our
selfish desire to be glorified before other men.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Jesus said the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to the poor in spirit! Not the
perfect, but the poor. Yes, we are called to standards of perfection, and
strive we must toward that upward call. Yet, perfection in Heaven is measured,
not in degrees of self-sufficiency, but in degrees of dependency and surrender.
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">The disciples were arguing about who is greatest in the Kingdom. Jesus
placed a child in their midst. This is greatness in the Kingdom of Heaven: TO
POSSESS A HUMBLE HEART.... This is my greatest challenge as well.... How about
you?</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DAY 25</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Psalm 31:1-5<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I’m four days late in submitting my quiet time
contribution. I tried to write my quiet time two weeks before submission but
nothing good would come out from my head. I tried a couple and more strategies
to bring up the fire.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I tried reading the Bible to draw inspiration from
it, but I felt nothing. The words seem to stare back at me blankly. I tried
praying, but in the middle if my prayer I get distracted because my words
sounded empty. I could not put myself on it. I also tried reading inspirational
books but I could not feel anything about it. I understand the words but it
won’t go down to my heart. I tried cleaning the mirror hoping to see my self
clearly on it. But the only thing I saw was my oily face and my unkempt hair. I
know something was wrong with me but I could not put my finger on it. I am
totally perplexed. I wanted to talk to someone but I do not know where to
start. I don’t know how to say what’s in my head because I don’t understand
myself in the first place.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I know I needed help so I lay on Raq’s bed, stared at
the ceiling for sometime [as if there’s something interesting in there], reckoned
the things that had happened to me (especially those things that made me
downhearted), shed some tears (to complete my little scene of mellow drama),
then I took some really deep breathes and finally doing again my strategies on
the second paragraph, but doing the prayer first. I did the prayer with
pleading, begging God to cast all my insecurities away. But nothing changed
overnight. There is no short cut for my battle. I have to undergo a process and
I am going take it even if it hurts. I can’t quit now. I just can’t. So, help
me Lord.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Ruby Digal </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459494026393241015.post-58529916575625339222012-04-18T05:56:00.006+08:002012-04-18T06:15:56.505+08:00April 16-20, 2012 Quiet Time Series<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6K4fw7HcxbuBAEPgEpyDHYa5btlYbTeGJ6IglYPUihzLuTiCH61BdTh_7dNlC1FOGE1-HE8CEm374hZO45J2BPBG61LVP5iNDZPibvuAKU-qAA37NEg3c9WZntqI2fgdePe99oAWGMM/s1600/100_1646.JPG" style="font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6K4fw7HcxbuBAEPgEpyDHYa5btlYbTeGJ6IglYPUihzLuTiCH61BdTh_7dNlC1FOGE1-HE8CEm374hZO45J2BPBG61LVP5iNDZPibvuAKU-qAA37NEg3c9WZntqI2fgdePe99oAWGMM/s320/100_1646.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732496600615258866" /></a><br /><p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">DAY 16</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">ANOTHER NORMAL DAY<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span class="A3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">James 4:13-17; Psalm 90:12 </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt">Every time we wake up, we may think it’s another normal day. We take a shower; we go to work or school; we meet together with the Church, friends and family; we do our responsibilities, perform our many roles, do some errands, and try to balance things; we have fun and enjoy – movies, dine out, jog, etc. If we have the time, we say a little prayer and read a little of the Bible. We rush through the day and hopefully end with a good night’s sleep. It is one of the usual normal days. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt">Who of us are consciously thinking that perhaps today would be different? James states “We are only a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” Moses prayed to God “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Knowing this, will we just rush through today and think this is just another normal day? Or will we decide to make this day different for God? If we make the prayer of Moses be our daily decision, wouldn’t we make the most of each day? </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt">My family is important to me. God is most important to me. My relationship with them matters more than any task that I need to accomplish. May my thoughts and my heart be filled with joy and love for them. May my actions speak of how important they are to me each day. Let’s not take for granted what truly matters in our lives. Go ahead and treat them extra special today! </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">January Samson </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-k31JkW9FiU7mnv21ptcRdVtlaA1aCawqKlWqX4B0XR5KvT0Xn7cDtqpXQbqSfAoM87X1VxLt6n9YVh5IjDDdZTGzmoZY7mRgPTGRMo_uRypeCH09mGzeqhlyS7HV0V9sYScHxnQZ9MI/s1600/PICT0224.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-k31JkW9FiU7mnv21ptcRdVtlaA1aCawqKlWqX4B0XR5KvT0Xn7cDtqpXQbqSfAoM87X1VxLt6n9YVh5IjDDdZTGzmoZY7mRgPTGRMo_uRypeCH09mGzeqhlyS7HV0V9sYScHxnQZ9MI/s320/PICT0224.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732495176277850402" /></a><p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">DAY 17</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">TO BELIEVE<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">James 1:6-7<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">A person who does not believe that God can provide wisdom is like a wave or the sea, blown and tossed by the wind and is never able to settle down. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="Default" style="font-size: 100%; "><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">A believer or Christian who is spiritually immature may respond in a similar manner. He reacts emotionally to his difficult circumstances and problems and does not fully trust God. In his trials, he does not respond with a joyful attitude or with a believing heart because he does not ask for wisdom from God. He is unwilling to use the resources God has provided for him and he does not know that a solution is available for him through faithful and persistent prayer to God. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Today, if we have trials or problems, we need to think that God is always available. We simply need to pray with all our hearts to ask God to help us solve our problems or for God to give us strength to endure and be victorious. We need to believe, trust and be faithful to God. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Julian Baga</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5ZFsMA1qRF-eKwBjzWHqNjjF62F3p7X2i2Vqc3_tYyHF2wVsHiHL9gLQHUIt7R0PB0yM030gt3iNrrqsPzvD1r9r6UPr43djrDPBy5C5awXPKwq3MpaDXgu2Bo41YwbyiZsMVJesVY8/s1600/100_0328.JPG" style="font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5ZFsMA1qRF-eKwBjzWHqNjjF62F3p7X2i2Vqc3_tYyHF2wVsHiHL9gLQHUIt7R0PB0yM030gt3iNrrqsPzvD1r9r6UPr43djrDPBy5C5awXPKwq3MpaDXgu2Bo41YwbyiZsMVJesVY8/s320/100_0328.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732494122635938114" /></a><p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">DAY 18</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">THE WAY<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">John 14:6<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="Default" style="font-size: 100%; "><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">I am very inspired of God’s love written in the book of Robin Weidner, a sister from Chicago. In one of her insights: “Why did Jesus die on the cross? It’s because he made the way safe for us.” This statement makes me all the more see God clearly. My view of security of who is God is getting clearer and clearer every single day.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">When John the Baptist prepared the Way, in which he encourages us to have confession, repentance godly sorrow and fruit, (in one fo Romy’s preaching) it was really true that The Way refers to Jesus.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">So there is no other Way to be secured in our walk of life, in our walk with the Father, it’s only through Jesus.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Irene Glinogo</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeCtIUj7CDyANYMF_4-HAjxLIZTXmz3nhmC__8DBXQkv-zlejtYQzomr8L9L2jvCU-AciDHi8jbOYpXnsK_XrMo4M_UpePHYaHbv0A6VCs7no_iA5qIXodo9zJlwXWb3HVfAM7McTPxo/s1600/312814_10150328016509111_803429110_7824998_750222498_n.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeCtIUj7CDyANYMF_4-HAjxLIZTXmz3nhmC__8DBXQkv-zlejtYQzomr8L9L2jvCU-AciDHi8jbOYpXnsK_XrMo4M_UpePHYaHbv0A6VCs7no_iA5qIXodo9zJlwXWb3HVfAM7McTPxo/s320/312814_10150328016509111_803429110_7824998_750222498_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732492921405357954" /></a><p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">DAY 19</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">FINDING TRANSLATION<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Default" align="center" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 10.0pt">Matthew 14:13-21<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt">I was not able to resist from crying when Annie sang the song “Five Loaves and Two Fishes” for the communion during one of the Sunday Worship Service. I cried because every word of it speaks my heart’s contents. “The boy looked in his lunchbox at the little that he had. He wasn’t sure what good it’d do.” </span></span><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt">I have no faith in myself for many, many years because I felt so inadequate. I feared to be ridiculed or be shamed and criticized, so I withhold myself from plenty of things. I cowered at almost everything. I failed to see my potentials then, which I greatly regret. I could have enjoyed during those times – exploring and taking adventures. I could have built friendship with many people my age. I could have that confidence which I envy from others. I could have learned more.</span></span><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="Default" style="font-size: 100%; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt">“But he saw the twinkling eyes of Jesus, the kindness in his smile.” I almost forgot that I have Jesus who is more than willing to catch me when I fall. He’ll speak for me when I run out of words. He’ll fight for me when I grow weak. He’ll stay with me even when everyone else turns his back from me. He’ll heal me when I’m spiritually ill. He’ll forgive me even when everyone else despises me, and He’ll surely love me even in times when I’m unlovable. Knowing these, I will not fear any longer. I’m sorry God if I insulted your love and grace.</span></span><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="Default" style="font-size: 100%; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt">“I surrender. Take my fears and my inhibitions. All my burdens, my ambitions, you can use it all to feed them all.” These very words were exactly what I badly wanted to tell God for so long. I just can’t find the most appropriate words until I heard that song. GOD I SURRENDER TO YOU MY EVERYTHING!</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt">“And every door that slams in my face, I will offer up in prayer.” Lord, teach me to pray when I’m happy and when disappointments crash on me. To everything teach me to pray. “I TRUST IN YOU! I TRUST IN YOU!” </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Ruby Digal</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqVuo8m4eVERjE58LqwNp6h-I4zWNQ4xNixImzFMHHLcNZbR43vVdqh2Lav7KnfIirj0DYE5W9Dx0t0HAgQzzdqy_tG9V9H9GbzJW-KSJc9O-tXib_WFkg5cpMIq59_3g-r5OKxGGfJg/s1600/420979_10150579995934111_803429110_8776535_1897268665_n.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqVuo8m4eVERjE58LqwNp6h-I4zWNQ4xNixImzFMHHLcNZbR43vVdqh2Lav7KnfIirj0DYE5W9Dx0t0HAgQzzdqy_tG9V9H9GbzJW-KSJc9O-tXib_WFkg5cpMIq59_3g-r5OKxGGfJg/s320/420979_10150579995934111_803429110_8776535_1897268665_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732492586476970050" /></a><p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">DAY 20</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">HELPING OURSELVES</span></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><span class="A3"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">James 2:26 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="Default" style="font-size: 100%; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Have you ever thought that God can richly bless your life spiritually, physically, financially & all?</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">There is no doubt that God can do everything for mankind. I have heard stories of people who work so hard to reach their goals. They did not simply sit down and wish to make it happen! In life I have learned that sitting and wishing never accomplish anything. We are to trust God of our future that we cannot see or fully grasp. That is what we call faith. But faith without works is dead. (James 2:26).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">I need to have a good decision and proper action for my life. There are many things I wanted to see for myself such as character growth, personal dreams and all. These would take faith and effort. I could not afford to just keep waiting without doing anything. We are fortunate because God is with us. We need to trust God who can do everything. But we must help ourselves to do our part.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="Default" style="font-size: 100%; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">It pleases God when we work hard and make plans. I believe God loves to bless the work of our hands when we walk with Him faithfully. Let us stop wishful thinking. Let us have the faith which is accompanied by action.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Rosalie Natural</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459494026393241015.post-70933409383386151092012-04-02T11:13:00.006+08:002012-04-02T11:25:54.737+08:00April 11-15, 2012 Quiet Time Series<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVitdjkFu6dzelLJwtVwQC5sXDFfQvLzbXGH3o6V7j4gK79wJ0mz_KjzMnWPwMary8cqKSmWjcPkmGxqZfznzNPpIFZBw9evdVDtnUTXRWyTUcGKQ4FafpmWyASL0IhheqbVBqzkVhQs/s1600/vivian5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVitdjkFu6dzelLJwtVwQC5sXDFfQvLzbXGH3o6V7j4gK79wJ0mz_KjzMnWPwMary8cqKSmWjcPkmGxqZfznzNPpIFZBw9evdVDtnUTXRWyTUcGKQ4FafpmWyASL0IhheqbVBqzkVhQs/s320/vivian5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726639401302142386" /></a><p class="Pa2" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><b>DAY 11</b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">BE SORRY FOR YOUR SIN<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span class="A3">James 4:7-10<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Default" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">When we sin, it should sadden us; it should disappoint us; it should cause us to mourn. We cannot mumble, “Excuse me, Lord” and just go on our way. Nor can we take sin lightly as if it were not that serious. To do so is to diminish God’s holiness and presume upon His grace. It is the gravity of sin that makes grace amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Default" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">How sorry do we have to be? We have to learn a sense of proportion in dealing with our sin. All sins are sin, and all sins are wrong. But not all sins are equal in their results. It is often difficult to quantify how much sorrow we should feel over our sin. Can any of us ever feel enough sorrow? Will we ever know the pain we caused Jesus or our Father in heaven? Will we ever fully understand how much we have grieved another person?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Default" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">We need to learn this lesson not only in dealing with ourselves but with others as well. We must strive to be gracious to others as God has been to us.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"> </span></p> <span class="A4"><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; ">Vivian Belmonte</span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjoQqrRdWZtjUPPvDo7dfrL5ffbE2mT0OK96O9j5-VnxZyTTL9VD5mRSiNPPOYRXa36-il_pwEt9FGmOSzTT2BT26DO03ohAw3O0FpG2Wp2ifbD4SgrfdtoJzTsb2GBWtwTCxDC2t8a8/s1600/309494_10150328030089111_803429110_7825086_625032776_n.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjoQqrRdWZtjUPPvDo7dfrL5ffbE2mT0OK96O9j5-VnxZyTTL9VD5mRSiNPPOYRXa36-il_pwEt9FGmOSzTT2BT26DO03ohAw3O0FpG2Wp2ifbD4SgrfdtoJzTsb2GBWtwTCxDC2t8a8/s320/309494_10150328030089111_803429110_7825086_625032776_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726638981590843330" /></a><p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><b>DAY 12</b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">SLAVE OR SERVANT?<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span class="A3">Hebrews 3:6<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Default" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">When I was still a teenage girl, I had the opportunity to go to college because someone offered me to work for them as a working student. It was not easy because I had to wash clothes, clean the house, cook food, etc. In other words, I chose to be a slave because I was determined to earn a degree.</span> <span class="A4">But as I look back, besides being a slave because of my ambition, I was also a slave to sin. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"> </span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">Now that God has made us His disciples, we are slaves and servants. We are slaves to righteousness (in which we are works in progress and forever battling with God and Jesus) and servants (following the example of Jesus when He washed the feet of His disciples in John 13:15.)</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span class="A4">Irene Glinogo <o:p></o:p></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zl9puJEhmli4jNEaIk2IJt3rMP8wYP7bVROCmyGAVs6mqhKBbCJzDR_WsZPSnEADXNWRlFZRoEfTlJ2uwhYt_2UqtwOQ01s0SUAmFxmwlIcXtObBnVafIWgTq0yK791ga8c4gdCmS8M/s1600/100_1188.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zl9puJEhmli4jNEaIk2IJt3rMP8wYP7bVROCmyGAVs6mqhKBbCJzDR_WsZPSnEADXNWRlFZRoEfTlJ2uwhYt_2UqtwOQ01s0SUAmFxmwlIcXtObBnVafIWgTq0yK791ga8c4gdCmS8M/s320/100_1188.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726638785283669906" /></a><p class="Pa2" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><b>DAY 13</b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">GOD’S STRENGTH<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span class="A3">Hebrews 3:6<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Default" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">I am weak but God is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me and I am so thankful. My weakness is so apparent all the time. I should be old enough to know better about everything. But I don’t. I always take false steps in strange directions. I strive to measure up to the world’s expectations.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Default" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Default" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 12.05pt; "><span class="A4">God’s strength teaches me to turn my hope into true strength. I am weak but I know the One who lifts me above my circumstances is strong.</span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"> </span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span class="A4">Betty Belmonte</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><b> </b></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdQ4phr8eVY220sw6YMc5kvULvKAYvSN81DX4behZJFhmyL_mCezE0pJBo_psq-UD8c-NidffQrQ_IWHZseLfnJmrcuwVI65IKWJVoDh-x5zfgw2dreAoATwqwDCVYkyVpkSmuMjVeXo/s1600/09012010119.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdQ4phr8eVY220sw6YMc5kvULvKAYvSN81DX4behZJFhmyL_mCezE0pJBo_psq-UD8c-NidffQrQ_IWHZseLfnJmrcuwVI65IKWJVoDh-x5zfgw2dreAoATwqwDCVYkyVpkSmuMjVeXo/s320/09012010119.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726638351117495954" /></a><p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><b>DAY 14</b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">LOVE: SUPERIOR TO ALL GOOD DEEDS <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span class="A3">1 Corinthians 13:3<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Default" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">Love is more important than all the spiritual gifts exercised in the Church body. Great faith, acts of dedication or sacrifice and miracle-working power produce very little and provide less impact if done without or with less love. Love makes our actions and gifts useful. </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"> </span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">Although we have different gifts, love is available to everyone. Let us all freely, joyfully and gratefully share with each other the same love we received from God.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"> </span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span class="A4">Romeo Samson Jr.</span><o:p></o:p></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjFHvcNnfwN-3J99T7_QyeX06DgrTs9mV6n55BD-AeZ13ycJhf37IqjqpbVsHLlVH-907PCeEuA3LHd-XnB_-hZovB0nPOPNSll_zoyA0i3-QfTsFbKuTrwWqCh22ajJvXcmVTQ3NdzE/s1600/ARCEL.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjFHvcNnfwN-3J99T7_QyeX06DgrTs9mV6n55BD-AeZ13ycJhf37IqjqpbVsHLlVH-907PCeEuA3LHd-XnB_-hZovB0nPOPNSll_zoyA0i3-QfTsFbKuTrwWqCh22ajJvXcmVTQ3NdzE/s320/ARCEL.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726637823408793218" /></a><p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><b>DAY 15</b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">THE EXAMPLE OF JESUS<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Default" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">2 Thessalonians 1:11</span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt">Personally, I was convicted about what Jesus did 2000 years ago. He is the Son of God but when He was still on earth, He lived as an ordinary human being. </span></span><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="Default" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt">And now, I am called to be His disciple. In reality, it is not easy to live a true Christian life because it entails a lot of decision-making to choose what we think is best for us as Christians. The important thing is that whenever we decide, we should not forget the example that Jesus set for us during His life here on earth. </span></span><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt">With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith. (2Thess 1:11)</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Arcel Nistal</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459494026393241015.post-83396982444997035522012-03-31T13:40:00.004+08:002012-03-31T14:12:55.719+08:00April 6-10, 2012 Quiet Time Series<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichS2tYWhlgYgMM7qiL3KaNec7x8TlSAVa5kpRT8WIO3Bt6IVPlooiN1nzuuGVnuhOgRZI6fDPvJqhZl7dySTg4nD6XN5lW29pkiCvl-ockdslZXjkrapLAWF8kU7zedM2HgmJvTSFZE4/s1600/100_0326.JPG"><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichS2tYWhlgYgMM7qiL3KaNec7x8TlSAVa5kpRT8WIO3Bt6IVPlooiN1nzuuGVnuhOgRZI6fDPvJqhZl7dySTg4nD6XN5lW29pkiCvl-ockdslZXjkrapLAWF8kU7zedM2HgmJvTSFZE4/s320/100_0326.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725939497790391186" /></span></a><p class="Pa0" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span ><b>DAY 6</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span >TRUE GREATNESS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span class="A3" >Matthew 20:26<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Default"><span ><o:p> </o:p><span style="text-align: justify; ">True greatness is shown by humility, not pride. This was powerfully demonstrated and taught by Jesus Christ, who told his disciples: “Not so with you, instead whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be the first must be your slave-just as the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many”. (Matt. 20:26-28)</span></span></p><p class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify; "><span ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify; "><span ><span class="A4"><o:p> </o:p></span>When God himself walked on earth as a man, He washed feet, welcomed children, and willingly gave his life. We can do great things for the Lord if we are willing to do the little thing for others.</span></p><p class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify; "><span ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="text-align: right; "><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Betty Belmonte</span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ34xAL7cKp37MP7dF-j5ePrNhSuEkNh49z-45IY9XBbn-vkiypTf3d4DQqEAdVXss9fTAbgmtTK7c2mSqDkgHRbCUH5kMqkVV88xzfbBiukkQkgkKaUHzkVB-EgoSwVWvJIOkQ7tLF3w/s1600/Annie+new.jpg"><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ34xAL7cKp37MP7dF-j5ePrNhSuEkNh49z-45IY9XBbn-vkiypTf3d4DQqEAdVXss9fTAbgmtTK7c2mSqDkgHRbCUH5kMqkVV88xzfbBiukkQkgkKaUHzkVB-EgoSwVWvJIOkQ7tLF3w/s320/Annie+new.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725937989490139506" /></span></a><p class="Pa2" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span ><b>DAY 7</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span >SATAN DOESN’T MIND BIBLE STUDY NEVER APPLIED<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span class="A3" >Matthew 7:24 (NIV)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Default"><span ><o:p> </o:p><span style="text-align: justify; ">Receiving, reading, researching, remembering, and reflecting on the Word of God are all useless if we fail to put them into practice. We must become doers of the word (James 1:22 KJV).</span></span></p><p class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify; "><span ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify; "><span ><span class="A4"><o:p> </o:p></span>I understand this is a hard step, because Satan fights it so intensely. He doesn’t mind you going to Church or Bible Studies or Bible Talks as long as you don’t do anything with what you learn. We fool ourselves when we assume that just because we have heard or read or studied the truth then we have internalized it.</span></p><p class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify; "><span ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify; "><span ><span class="A4"><o:p> </o:p></span>Actually, you can be so busy going to the next bible talk, bible study or seminar or Bible conference that you have no time to implement what you’ve learned. You forget it on the way to your next study. Without implementation, all our Bible studies are worthless. There are even times when we deliberately decided to disobey after hearing a message from God because of our own personal reasons. I know because I can totally relate.</span></p> <p class="Default"><span ><o:p> </o:p><span style="text-align: justify; ">Jesus said, “Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” (Matthew 7:24 NIV)</span></span></p><p class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify; "><span ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify; "><span ><span class="A4"><o:p> </o:p></span>Can you imagine a house built on hay or sticks? How much effort could be exerted to blow the house in? None at all, so why bother exerting an effort in blowing the house, right? It is so easy to destroy. The foundation is so weak. At anytime, Satan wins. There is no challenge at all. But who is at the losing end? Not Satan, but the one who builds the house with poor materials. It is us who does not like to obey because it discomforts us. It is us who does not put the word of God into practice.</span></p> <p class="Default"><span ><o:p> </o:p><span style="text-align: justify; ">Jesus also pointed out that God’s blessing comes from obeying the truth, not just knowing it. He said, “Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.” (John 13:17 (NIV)</span></span></p><p class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify; "><span ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify; "><span ><span class="A4">I cannot overstate the value of being in the fellowship or constantly present in every Bible talk activities. We always learn from others’ truths which we may never learn on our own. Other people can help us see insights we would miss and help us apply God’s truth in a practical way. But the best way to become a doer of the Word is to always write out an action step as a result of your reading or studying or reflecting on God’s Word. Develop the habit of writing down exactly what you intend to do. This action step should be personal (involving you), practical (something you can do), and provable (with a deadline to do it). Every application will involve either your relationship to God, your relationship to others, or your personal character. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify; "><span ><span class="A4"><o:p> </o:p></span>What has God already told you to do in his Word that you haven’t started doing yet? Start doing it before it’s too late.</span></p><p class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify; "><span ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="text-align: right; "><span style="line-height: 115%; text-align: left; " >Anecita Angel</span></p><div><span ><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEm1vtsu1iZFxjHDdvd7cnS84VSVNtxEt0Kp84u58tXKwrORhnjLaqqCyy_9VZUYQgccE2iWpJRHj2z9E78U_N4U_dEpO-mFPFPTc35vlziQ0UOex6zuaqIowbOZwcpZFx30fAEHJe9CI/s1600/alvin+summer.jpg"><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 174px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEm1vtsu1iZFxjHDdvd7cnS84VSVNtxEt0Kp84u58tXKwrORhnjLaqqCyy_9VZUYQgccE2iWpJRHj2z9E78U_N4U_dEpO-mFPFPTc35vlziQ0UOex6zuaqIowbOZwcpZFx30fAEHJe9CI/s320/alvin+summer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725936298000764578" /></span></a><p class="Pa0" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span ><b>DAY 8</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span >LIVING SACRIFICE<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span class="A3" >Romans 12: 1-8<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Default"><o:p><span > </span></o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify; "><span ><span class="A4">All I wanted is to belong to a great family, a family where love and care are shown in different ways. I am so grateful that I had the chance to be part of the great family, the family of God, the body of Christ.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="A4" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="A4" >To be a great family, we are to give ourselves first to God. We are to worship Him by repenting and by offering our strengths. We can offer or give to one another as members of the family to the best we can because we are glorifying our God.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Default"><o:p><span > </span></o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="text-align: justify; "><span ><span class="A4">We are all in this together, we belong to each other, we are all members of one another. Individualism is prohibited by God. The grace of God has been given to us through our different gifts and strengths. There are so many strengths that God has given to us. Let us all together share and develop these strengths in helping each other to grow in Christ. God, bless this family. Amen.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="text-align: right; "><span >Alvin Comendador</span></p><p class="Pa2" align="right" style="text-align: right; "><span ><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><span ><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpZitH0EoyddAvoNyRbt3TYhEzMGAasylvEvdZa_V2mQZwKM_aKdJXD32yML-8EMG-IyP8bs1Ypcz77DEQ4E42JuGS9D0A3OxTGnsT5pU3IXbT7h_lOpNUx6BBE4D40VNLI8NC9528i8/s1600/100_1171.JPG"><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpZitH0EoyddAvoNyRbt3TYhEzMGAasylvEvdZa_V2mQZwKM_aKdJXD32yML-8EMG-IyP8bs1Ypcz77DEQ4E42JuGS9D0A3OxTGnsT5pU3IXbT7h_lOpNUx6BBE4D40VNLI8NC9528i8/s320/100_1171.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725934606926638578" /></span></a><p class="Pa0" align="center" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span ><b>DAY 9</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >PICK UP YOUR SWORD<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Default" align="center" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >Galatians 6:10-18</span></p> <p class="Default" align="center" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><o:p><span > </span></o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span ><span class="A4"><span>Sometimes or most often we rush ourselves in the battlefield without the sword. That is why we end up our day worn out or worst, defeated because we have forgotten or intentionally left the armor of God. (Gal. 6:10-18). It is a spiritual battle. </span></span><span class="A4"><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span ><span class="A4"><span>I couldn’t imagine without our sword. We let ourselves be beaten up and blown up by the breath of the fire of the dragon until our armor is worn out. We are just, as if, taking all the blows that the enemy is throwing on us. And sometimes we say to ourselves, it isn’t a fair fight. Whose fault could that be?</span></span><span class="A4"><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="Default" style="line-height: normal; "><o:p><span > </span></o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span ><span class="A4"><span>We do have the defensive armor but have forgotten the sword of the Spirit, our only offensive weapon, or fail to ask help from our allies which are our prayers and petitions.</span></span><span class="A4"><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="Default" style="line-height: normal; "><o:p><span > </span></o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span ><span class="A4"><span>Let us always equip ourselves with the Words of God and carry the sword of the Spirit as we fight against the ruler, against the authorities, against the power of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil. Do you see how many are our enemies? Isn’t that enough proof to prepare ourselves in the battlefield?</span></span><span class="A4"><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="Default" style="line-height: normal; "><o:p><span > </span></o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span ><span class="A4"><span>Pick up your sword. Always bring it along with you. Because if you don’t, it might be your last stand.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span style="line-height: 115%; " >Raul Pabilando</span></p><p class="Pa2" align="right" style="line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><br /></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4iumLXhN3pagL0q_y2mPguW_JbrxZJOLgHiXpCYBJmSSJ3CZYI3W1syX0b_1bugRA20czU4xqnK5eX832MRi_VQnpAn-s1ZVL4jddJLmgnLBhC-OYAf-7u5rUcdqkQM4o0waOLwuNo0/s1600/wena.jpg" style="line-height: normal; "><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4iumLXhN3pagL0q_y2mPguW_JbrxZJOLgHiXpCYBJmSSJ3CZYI3W1syX0b_1bugRA20czU4xqnK5eX832MRi_VQnpAn-s1ZVL4jddJLmgnLBhC-OYAf-7u5rUcdqkQM4o0waOLwuNo0/s320/wena.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725933758480546690" /></span></a><p class="Pa0" align="center" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span ><b>DAY 10</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >”GOD ADDICTION”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span ><span class="A3"><span>Psalm 27:4</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span ><span class="A4"><span>The heart of David is really amazing. He really has the heart addicted to God. For me, it is rare to know someone pleading not for self comfort, love, and blessings from God but pleading for God Himself to be with him inseparably. How I hope and wish I could have that heart everyday.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span ><span class="A4"><span>Have you ever been addicted to something? Like food, games, movies, actors/actress, clothes and others? Then imagine substituting God into it...What do you imagine and feel? Is it possible? Or does it need more effort? Are we excited to pray and to read our quiet times to God just like how excited are we when watching our favorite movies? </span></span><span class="A4"><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><span ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span ><span class="A4"><span>For me personally, maybe God addiction is the only addiction that takes time and effort to be really addicted. It may even take a lifetime. But are we going to give up? David is just human like us. We can be God addicted too if we desire to be. </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"><span ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"><span><span >Rowena Digal</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459494026393241015.post-37583778457111152072012-03-30T13:38:00.004+08:002012-03-31T13:39:04.986+08:00April 1-5, 2012 Quiet Time Series<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkRsHnhSFXlfchw4c6650D-EiWKTG14o5lTkDWs1o5oyUs87XP7bDn8a1WZmxCO_T_shjXYszBtigIZJcVKX3xS2GkBDIll7ouE2dM35ucJX4UMpT1p_5BCQM6XUWF96bbVVOACMuky0/s1600/315781_10150328028309111_803429110_7825073_1419313985_n.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><span ><span style="font-size: 100%; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkRsHnhSFXlfchw4c6650D-EiWKTG14o5lTkDWs1o5oyUs87XP7bDn8a1WZmxCO_T_shjXYszBtigIZJcVKX3xS2GkBDIll7ouE2dM35ucJX4UMpT1p_5BCQM6XUWF96bbVVOACMuky0/s320/315781_10150328028309111_803429110_7825073_1419313985_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725927905310567010" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">DAY 1</b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">HABITS: EASY TO FORM, HARD TO BREAK<o:p></o:p></p><p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span class="A3">1 Corinthians 9:27</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">Can you identify your habits? Do you think your habits are helping you or tearing you down?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; ">All of us have stumbling blocks in life but there is an encouragement to break them. There are many people who are striving and thinking of how to change their habits. Some try to lose weight. Some try to quit smoking and drinking. Some are working on bad habits of speech. Some are working on their posture. For long-standing habits, it takes courage, determination and a lot of self-discipline to break them. In our lives, we will either allow our habits to dictate the result or develop the habits that guarantee the result we want. But not all habits are bad ones.</span></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">The effort needed to discipline ourselves is a great character builder. We all need to develop self-discipline. We become stronger and more likely go where we wish to be. Change habits that hinder your progress.</span></div><p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; ">If you are too lazy to do your quiet times with God then expect spiritual dullness. If your mind is too consumed on worries then you may lose the joy of living. If you keep on looking at other peoples’ mistakes then you may lose the great opportunity of building friendship. If prayer is not part of your life then you will miss the power of prayers.</span></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">I’m determined to lose weight so it takes proper diet and exercise. Rather than changing our direction to conform to our habits, we need to change our habits to conform to our goals. Whatever your habits are, let these be habits that lead to progress.....</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="Pa2" align="right" style="text-align: right; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="A4">Rosalie Natura</span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">l</span></p><p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <div style="font-weight: normal; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSwy_QOlaEigtaoqZjnLiYfYze2K-NVDsniTSzAGlhWQcGxG72sqG5WoC3C232-k_E2npAW9ygZPIDsFaq8vbHDhafVNJMUTOXHZ-swhxZ35xVF_q2c8OL2Td4TsU5PaqEbyrFXLttYU/s320/100_1619.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725562530690570322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 100%; ">DAY 2</b></div></div><p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">LOVE: SUPERIOR TO ALL GIFTS<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span class="A3">1 Corinthians 13:1</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><div><div style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; ">In the morally corrupt Corinth, love had become a mixed-up term with little meaning.</span></div></div></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div> <p class="Default" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">Today, many of us are still confused about love. But do you know that love is the greatest of all human qualities and it is an attribute of God himself (1 John 4:18)? Love involves an unselfish service to others; to show the evidence that you care. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Default" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">Faith is the foundation and content of God’s message. Hope is the attitude and focus. Love is the action. When faith and hope are in line, you are free to love completely because you understand how God loves.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style="font-weight: normal; "><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; ">Is our love patterned in the way God loves?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span class="A4">Romeo Samson Jr.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <div style="font-weight: normal; "><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2czw3iqQn2r8soCV1cagOpvS0j9dAB-KjrCCwSwbzKxwJTuPs-y4BZNbTugqV84cYClx_Xo71dk_mIUB71H95a0tgsDcZfKy2_RGaLye5537PKjMimN-wNKRMdsvJTvRZK0ZJYW3vRN8/s1600/PICT0086.jpg" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkH4SgQ_tL_9vrahhQP8wyTxcKEIakRS4v-9K8coaF-e9_wm974L6hACUPLcdNCUFdPEY6Y5V_oL2NVO7m61r5ch0soMfvk3CnOHmnxhE5dNZVOliha6dXCNkVRudfAJO7VuOhS2L7Nro/s320/100_1622.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725562494527302978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 100%; ">DAY 3</b></div></div></div><p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">MY LIPS OVERFLOW<o:p></o:p></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2czw3iqQn2r8soCV1cagOpvS0j9dAB-KjrCCwSwbzKxwJTuPs-y4BZNbTugqV84cYClx_Xo71dk_mIUB71H95a0tgsDcZfKy2_RGaLye5537PKjMimN-wNKRMdsvJTvRZK0ZJYW3vRN8/s1600/PICT0086.jpg"></a><div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2czw3iqQn2r8soCV1cagOpvS0j9dAB-KjrCCwSwbzKxwJTuPs-y4BZNbTugqV84cYClx_Xo71dk_mIUB71H95a0tgsDcZfKy2_RGaLye5537PKjMimN-wNKRMdsvJTvRZK0ZJYW3vRN8/s1600/PICT0086.jpg" style="text-align: left; "></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2czw3iqQn2r8soCV1cagOpvS0j9dAB-KjrCCwSwbzKxwJTuPs-y4BZNbTugqV84cYClx_Xo71dk_mIUB71H95a0tgsDcZfKy2_RGaLye5537PKjMimN-wNKRMdsvJTvRZK0ZJYW3vRN8/s1600/PICT0086.jpg" style="text-align: left; "></a><div style="text-align: left; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2czw3iqQn2r8soCV1cagOpvS0j9dAB-KjrCCwSwbzKxwJTuPs-y4BZNbTugqV84cYClx_Xo71dk_mIUB71H95a0tgsDcZfKy2_RGaLye5537PKjMimN-wNKRMdsvJTvRZK0ZJYW3vRN8/s1600/PICT0086.jpg"></a></div></div></div><p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span class="A3">Psalm 119:169-176 </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">I believe appreciating someone can be easy because of two reasons. Either (1) the person is full of great qualities that you just cannot help but appreciate him or (2) you are humble and grateful enough to recognize the value of the other person.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; ">When it comes to praising God, appreciating Him would definitely be not the problem since God is full of great qualities and He deserves our reverence. In fact, no word is enough to really describe His greatness. I then realize that the problem lies within me. I am not humble and grateful enough to recognize who God really is in my life. In Exodus 3:14, God said “I am who I am.” No man can truly fathom all of who He is.</span></div></div></div></div> <p class="Default" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">In the book Crazy Love written by Francis Chan, it states there:</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: left;font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; ">To the Jews, saying something three times demonstrated its perfection, so to call God “Holy, holy, holy” is to say that He is perfectly set apart, with nothing and no one to compare Him to. His perfect holiness assures us that our words cannot contain Him... Not being able to fully understand God is frustrating, but it is ridiculous for us to think we have the right to limit God to something we are capable of comprehending.</span></div></div><div><p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; ">My prayer is for God to give us understanding according to His Word… and may our lips overflow with praise, for God has taught us His decrees. Let us live to praise God! We may not come close to fully understanding who God is, but let us not make this a reason not to praise and glorify Him each day. Let us be humble and grateful before our Almighty God. Let us shout to God all the great names we can give Him. Let us lift Him up wherever we go and give Him the due reverence and honor. Let us not be ashamed to carry His name as we share our faith, our lives and hearts to the people around us.</span></div><p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">If even the lips of infants and children praise God (Psalm 8:2) and if even all of Gods creation praise Him, then let us, as God’s disciples, God’s children, even more praise Him!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span class="A4">January Samson<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckSY54ofZHsTRf4DJnSDFNCIhxHJ1tLG0hIqRGuHOIlPqOD5aj7RmoooEGsIJHtSlG3cj5C5GcoOnIk57X3n39EQ1NOGH0Rv0YgKk0aNOEfo_W8v6hlGT87Jld72rMONWZ0aoA2I5OFc/s320/IMGP0412.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725929949876406130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><p class="Pa2" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><b>DAY 4</b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">HOW GOD DEMONSTRATES HIS LOVE<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Default" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">It is my joy to share with you one of my quiet moments with God... <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">Upon browsing the net, my eyes caught attention to this online devotional by Katherine J. Kehler...She shared about how she is amazed and grateful for the many ways GOD demonstrates his LOVE. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">She began to make a list of How GOD Demonstrates His LOVE...</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; ">• </span><u style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; ">He never changes</u><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; ">. “I the Lord do not change” Malachi 3:6.</span></div><p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">His love is always sure. Seasons change, people change, the world is changing, but God never changes. We can rely on Him.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">• <u>He is faithful</u>. “You can trust the One who calls you to do that for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:24</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; ">God is not moody or fickle. We are. People will love you for a while and then they don’t. But God is not like that. He sticks with you. Whenever He asks us to obey Him, He also provides everything we need.</span></div><p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">• <u>He is our protector</u>. “So our hope is in the Lord. He is our help, our shield to protect us.” Psalm 33:20. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">He is our shield. Our “always there” protector.</span> <span class="A4">It is so comforting to know that everything that comes our way has to go through “the shield about us” before it touches us.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div></div><p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">• <u>He is always thinking about us</u>. “How precious it is, Lord, to realize that you are thinking about me constantly! I can’t even count how many thoughts turn towards me.” Psalm 139: 17. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">This is one of the neatest things. When you think about it–there are over 6 billion people in the world and He still thinks of you and me constantly. He is able to give us His undivided attention.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">• <u>He is always with us</u>. For He Himself has said,</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">“I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">• <u>He is never to busy for us</u>. He never goes away, or takes breaks or a vacation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div></div><p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">When we are in trouble and think we are going under, we can be encouraged because,</span></p><div></div><p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"> “Underneath are His ever lasting arms.” (Deuteronomy 33:27) I pray that you’ll be blessed as you are reminded of His great love.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span class="A4">Raquel Culango<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2czw3iqQn2r8soCV1cagOpvS0j9dAB-KjrCCwSwbzKxwJTuPs-y4BZNbTugqV84cYClx_Xo71dk_mIUB71H95a0tgsDcZfKy2_RGaLye5537PKjMimN-wNKRMdsvJTvRZK0ZJYW3vRN8/s320/PICT0086.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725562524271574242" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div></div><p class="Default" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><o:p></o:p></p><p class="Pa2" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><b>DAY 5</b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">WHAT IT MEANS TO BE ‘DEAD’ IN YOUR SINS <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa0" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span class="A3">Ephesians 2:1-3<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Default" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">If you ever want to see a visual picture of what it means for you and me to be dead in our sins, try this simple exercise: Take a glove and a Bible, and place them on a table next to each other. Then yell as loud as you can, “Glove, pick up this Bible!”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Default" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">That glove would be helpless, hopelessly unable to pick up that Bible. That is a perfect picture of the spiritual reality described in today’s passage. We can stand up and preach, but the undeniable truth is that every person is just like that glove and can not reach out to God on his or her own.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Default" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">But if you were to put your hand in that glove, then the strength of your hand would become the strength of that glove. And anything your hand could do, that glove could do. As a Christian, because the Holy Spirit draws us first to Christ, we are able – enabled, that is, to come before God.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="Default" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">This world is still full of men and women who are utterly lost and dead in their sins. They can never come to Christ on their own. But for many, God supernaturally draws them to Himself. So thank God today for His work in you. And as you share Christ with others, pray that God would open their eyes to His eternal truth!</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="Pa1" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span class="A4">ONLY GOD CAN DRAW PEOPLE TO HIMSELF. SO THANK HIM FOR HIS WORK IN YOU AND PRAY FOR OTHERS’ EYES TO BE OPENED TO CHRIST.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="Pa2" align="right" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><span class="A4"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <span class="A4" style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; ">Halbert Tillor</span></div></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459494026393241015.post-4409969603788873322012-03-28T22:59:00.001+08:002012-03-28T23:01:15.661+08:00March 2012 Quiet Time Series<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43DmjFHsFzHvyeae6xpyStjHlQgdPvHqovduA7wvcEA8oRo_A8dmnwmiluSR12i1JduOy_7GxPuX1Ub2sxxuGXI5pwa2BOxmTqxUdo118c_b_dh1kS_TwWt9Jmr4398vLDsBMFaMMCS0/s1600/summer2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43DmjFHsFzHvyeae6xpyStjHlQgdPvHqovduA7wvcEA8oRo_A8dmnwmiluSR12i1JduOy_7GxPuX1Ub2sxxuGXI5pwa2BOxmTqxUdo118c_b_dh1kS_TwWt9Jmr4398vLDsBMFaMMCS0/s320/summer2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724963157000906914" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-variant: small-caps; "><span >DAY 31<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-variant: small-caps; "><span >ASPIRE<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; "><span >1 Corinthians 11:1<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; "><o:p><span > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span >“Aspire” means to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal; ascend, soar.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p><span > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span >Psalm 37:4 NIV says, “Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p><span > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span >It’s nice to look up to people and think they’re something special but let us take it a step further and aspire to be like those people in our lives whom we admire. I’m not talking about people who look like they are successful but whose lives are falling apart behind closed doors. I want you to think about those people in your life who are tried and true. They are the real thing. Nobody’s perfect but it’s good to admire the people in your life who genuinely show the love of God to others. Just being with them, you know that they have spent time with the Lord. I believe you know the blessing of this kind of relationship.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p><span > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span >It is also important that you be someone others look up to. Your example (good or bad) will speak louder than anything you say. You are a witness of the love of Christ. You are an ambassador. You are God’s son or daughter—a son or daughter of not just a king but of the King of Kings. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p><span > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span >Aspire to be someone great and be someone others aspire to be!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p><span > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span >From the book: Little Pink Book – Special Gift Edition by Cathy Bartel<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><br clear="all" style="mso-special-character:line-break;page-break-before: always"> </span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459494026393241015.post-11093137707208759552012-03-28T22:56:00.002+08:002012-03-28T22:59:18.615+08:00March 2012 Quiet Time Series<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4A9XzJZrHrsuW3r9GPoJp_UkeJK8uIMk1Haty14Eu8cSykxuCMdhCNCNNdRnorIoDWj8i6YmdobnWn3OrVzEiiWFeJNb8Lba4p0rzC8oJKMBb6y6OhD4XVSqXu5dIG2w6V0SNVK49dDw/s1600/summer8.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4A9XzJZrHrsuW3r9GPoJp_UkeJK8uIMk1Haty14Eu8cSykxuCMdhCNCNNdRnorIoDWj8i6YmdobnWn3OrVzEiiWFeJNb8Lba4p0rzC8oJKMBb6y6OhD4XVSqXu5dIG2w6V0SNVK49dDw/s320/summer8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724962542833905026" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-variant: small-caps; " >DAY 30<span ><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-variant: small-caps; " >DELIGHTED in the lord<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; "><span >Psalm37:4<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; "><span ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span >“Delight” means to take great pleasure; to give keen enjoyment; to give joy or satisfaction to.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span >Psalm 37:4 NIV says, “Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span >What do you think about that? God would not only give you the desires of your heart but would actually place His desires for you in your heart – and make them come true. How amazing is that? Because you love God as your Father and because He loves you as His child, your desires and His desires for you become one desire! Remember: He has the absolute best plan for you.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span >You may be thinking, “How will I know it’s God’s desires I am following?” His Word and His will for you will agree. If you are delighting in the Lord, you’ll be reading His Word. And if you’re reading His Word, He will reveal His will to you.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span><span >From the book: Little Pink Book – Special Gift Edition by Cathy Bartel</span><i style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459494026393241015.post-4199883637611069912012-03-28T22:52:00.004+08:002012-03-28T22:56:32.638+08:00March 2012 Quiet Time Series<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnNTL40conqEPMUBcxC1Hf-1VvkcK2FU9hvr8xtoUp6TwGTsVe2WJ4rUIqMh2Kt8yPGuuw3k37k9yqfG0s3AAwKcXm2bB1vz9rrJzskItOalDTjEsUCBSL_3DDNOhC5bMY5UJ7g57KHs/s1600/alvin1.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; "><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnNTL40conqEPMUBcxC1Hf-1VvkcK2FU9hvr8xtoUp6TwGTsVe2WJ4rUIqMh2Kt8yPGuuw3k37k9yqfG0s3AAwKcXm2bB1vz9rrJzskItOalDTjEsUCBSL_3DDNOhC5bMY5UJ7g57KHs/s200/alvin1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724961826623310770" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-variant: small-caps; "><span >DAY 29<span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-variant: small-caps; "><span >A source of Joy<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; "><span><b><span >1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><o:p><span><b> </b></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><span>There are so many things where we could find a source for <b>joy</b>. What are the sources that you are getting into to find <b>joy</b>? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><o:p><span> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><span>As a young Christian, I could stop praying when my prayer time or my heart is not into it. Sometimes, it feels like something is pushing me not to pray. Why do you think this is happening to me? Thanks to the Word of God, I realized that I did not see the prayer as a source of <b>joy</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><o:p><span> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><span>Prayer brings <b>joy</b> to us, because it is the time that we are talking to our heavenly Father. God comforts us by all the blessings and strength that He has given and His faithfulness. Amidst trial, prayers can also brought <b>joy </b>in our hearts, give us courage and determination to overcome difficulties.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><o:p><span> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><span>If we are to pray powerfully, we must not only see the importance of prayer and the need of <b>surrender</b> and <b>faith</b> in prayer, but we must appreciate the <b>joy</b> that our prayer brings. The Word of God says, “Be joyful always; pray continually”. This just says that prayer really is a good source of <b>joy</b>. Amen.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><o:p><span> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><span>The greatest <b>joy</b> we could find is only with God. Have a joyful day. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; text-align: right; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><i><span>Alvin Comendador<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="color: windowtext; "><o:p><span> </span></o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459494026393241015.post-3588575881442320342012-03-28T22:44:00.001+08:002012-03-28T22:51:37.541+08:00March 2012 Quiet Time Series<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdU1Gm1NSr3x7zR5AVYaE_FgUpA8WB8SmOPZUgeW3jUxQIsB94DvrztKCRabE01AxBmEXn1UFakqm-oRWv0peTgVmV2S3zK1bd4zEiqkHqdhwZK7LO_ib5xfOtE0NbjItaExxJpPiRzE/s1600/raul5.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 159px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdU1Gm1NSr3x7zR5AVYaE_FgUpA8WB8SmOPZUgeW3jUxQIsB94DvrztKCRabE01AxBmEXn1UFakqm-oRWv0peTgVmV2S3zK1bd4zEiqkHqdhwZK7LO_ib5xfOtE0NbjItaExxJpPiRzE/s320/raul5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724960607133258194" /></a><p class="BasicParagraph" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:windowtext">DAY 28<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:windowtext">TRUE RICHES COME FROM THE LORD<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;color:windowtext">Phil 4:12-13</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext">Wishes comes into my mind, hoping that I could buy those things and I could give more to my family (If only I have the money, things would have been better). <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext">Have you encountered these thoughts? I have read an ebook about this riches (money) and its dangers – what it could offer, when you go after these thing. This could lead you to worldliness if you’re not careful.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext">First, we need to understand that there is nothing evil or wrong with money. There is nothing sinful if you were born wealthy. Nor it is wrong to be involved with earning money and dealing money. The danger here is that when you put this into a priority before God Himself or it could carry us away from God to his gifts.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext">It is all a question of <b>priority and perspective.</b> We need to recognize that true riches come from the Lord and from Him alone. That we are stewards of His riches. Learning to be content. Let us visit some scriptures to help us see these riches that come from the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;line-height:120%;color:windowtext">The LORD sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts. </span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height: 120%;color:windowtext">(1 Sam. 2:7).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;line-height:120%;color:windowtext">Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. </span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%; color:windowtext">(1 Chron. 29:12).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;line-height:120%;color:windowtext">The Proverbs writer reminds us that ‘the blessing of the LORD makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it’</span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;color:windowtext"> (Prov. 10:22).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext">As we trust in the Lord of Glory then we will know his rich blessing. That blessing will have no sting to it. There is no trick to God’s blessings. He does not mock or play games with us. He genuinely blesses us with no strings attached! His blessing comes upon us and he ‘adds no sorrow to it’. The NIV says he ‘adds no trouble to it’.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext">Jeremiah put it this way:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;line-height:120%;color:windowtext">Thus says the LORD: Do not let the wise boast in their wisdom, do not let the mighty boast in their might, do not let the wealthy boast in their wealth; but let those who boast boast in this, that they understand and know me, that I am the LORD; I act with steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight, says the LORD </span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%; color:windowtext">(Jer. 9:23–24).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext">We should boast not in our wealth but in the goodness of our God. We should exalt Him for the riches of His grace which He lavishes upon us. Thus recognizing that all our wealth ultimately comes from Him, we are to do good and share what we have with others with liberality and generosity.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" align="right" style="text-align:right"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;color:windowtext">Raul Pabilando<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459494026393241015.post-38450746597758367952012-03-26T18:08:00.002+08:002012-03-26T18:18:59.197+08:00March 2012 Quiet Time Series<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IQFdAUpJqaG64gVAHmwK06Wf0QFUL-8QR71v6s52Z7a5oa6QZOjAWk6wq5_qRDihxsrXgiUYanxPQXEfDRERFe8B6NF9yQCptoo2l2b3z3NhGDlkB7zWM_3ipXg4KPbVIB91zT5ytkg/s1600/alvin3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IQFdAUpJqaG64gVAHmwK06Wf0QFUL-8QR71v6s52Z7a5oa6QZOjAWk6wq5_qRDihxsrXgiUYanxPQXEfDRERFe8B6NF9yQCptoo2l2b3z3NhGDlkB7zWM_3ipXg4KPbVIB91zT5ytkg/s320/alvin3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724147837975700290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 100%; ">DAY 27</b></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 100%; ">THE SPIRIT OF SELF-DISCIPLINE</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 100%; ">2 Timothy 1:7</b></div></b><br />It’s almost six months since I decided to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. Part of being a disciple is putting myself under our Lord’s discipline. But for this long, I don’t think if I am helping myself to be disciplined. In result, my heart and body struggled. To tell you, I don’t see any discipline in myself lately, to submit this quiet time series for almost two weeks late since the deadline, something is wrong. The thing is, at this time I know that I really need self-discipline.<br /><br />Discipline is an important part of doing the will of God in the most effective way possible. Our God has given us a spirit of love, of power and a spirit of self-discipline.<br /><br />In my case, I had so many kinds of excuses for being undisciplined, and at the end, I realized that they are not really valid at all. But, I believe that I can be a disciplined person no matter what my situation is. From this time forward whatever changes need to be made will be made, by the power of the Spirit that God has given me.<br /><br />Another thing in 2 Timothy 3:16-17. The inspired words of God will really help in becoming disciplined. Living a Christian life is bringing all the areas of our lives under the control of Jesus Christ so that all we do fits together and contribute to our one purpose: to bring glory to God.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Alvin Comendador</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459494026393241015.post-430176697170702112012-03-25T23:14:00.001+08:002012-03-25T23:18:54.242+08:00March 2012 Quiet Time Series<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhZADo23N9rdABIl7RCmh0DI0xAeuMAEn4U9SQ3x_5G_qm6JKRx5LNyHOEt9JVJnHFnKnnZJ4CJBpXnpZf5KiXyASQY0XwxVM3AI-DynwBt4nOZjStK4Z-NoAaOJoafrtafLoC0MkeM0/s1600/vivian3.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhZADo23N9rdABIl7RCmh0DI0xAeuMAEn4U9SQ3x_5G_qm6JKRx5LNyHOEt9JVJnHFnKnnZJ4CJBpXnpZf5KiXyASQY0XwxVM3AI-DynwBt4nOZjStK4Z-NoAaOJoafrtafLoC0MkeM0/s320/vivian3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723854448163109634" /></a><p class="BasicParagraph" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:windowtext">DAY 26</span></b><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:windowtext">GOD DOESN’T LIKE US TO BE ALONE<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" align="center" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; ">Upon writing this quiet time, I remember one of my room mates. In her Guidance 4 subject, a situation has been given as her assignment. The situation was this; a young girl liked a guy but the problem is that they don’t share the same faith. Should she continue to like that guy, or should she give up on him and focus on God? It brought me to deep thinking, how should I respond to such situation? In Genesis 2:18-22, God doesn’t like us to be alone.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">In the book entitled “IT IS BETTER TO STAY SINGLE THAN TO BE MARRIED TO AN UNSUITABLE PARTER”, it said that most Christians are attractive to the world. How are we going to fight this situation? Do we still trust God? Proverbs 23:26 and Psalm 20:4, God encourages us to surrender our heart’s desires, and let His will be done.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">Brothers and sisters let’s never cease fighting the good fight. Let us continue to trust and hold on to Him. Believe that God answers all our prayers in His perfect time.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Vivian Belmonte<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459494026393241015.post-35037878274875320412012-03-23T09:24:00.001+08:002012-03-23T09:28:41.916+08:00March 2012 Quiet Time Series<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidlHW4IprvFjPtIIrVGtag0wW1iaD_PFheHpdDm7gIFfpEL95SksWtIJGHnkaHET6TUeaTMYYeXSNei-4MW4cZAmkpcFIZ3Lwa4WlpW9zSpB5u1OB_jexuDscJ_iqAcRhC-1Iwkp37bY/s1600/raul4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidlHW4IprvFjPtIIrVGtag0wW1iaD_PFheHpdDm7gIFfpEL95SksWtIJGHnkaHET6TUeaTMYYeXSNei-4MW4cZAmkpcFIZ3Lwa4WlpW9zSpB5u1OB_jexuDscJ_iqAcRhC-1Iwkp37bY/s320/raul4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722898363030166946" /></a><p class="BasicParagraph" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><b><span style="color:windowtext">DAY 25<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="color:windowtext">NEW HEAVEN AND NEW EARTH<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="color:windowtext">2 Peter 3:7-14</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext">From Genesis to Revelation, All of GOD’S GIVING, all of what He has done point us to where God wants us to lead. The revelation of Scriptures leads us back to Him and to enjoy His heavenly kingdom. He is about the business of reconciling rebellious men and women to Himself in order that He might have a vast family of sons and daughters who will love and worship Him in spirit and truth. His gifts of creation and redemption are therefore all to end this purpose. (Ephesians 1:3-14).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext">The Scriptures are always pointing us to what lies ahead. Our attention is always being directed to the age to come. God is about a great thing in history. He is about the restoration of his family and his kingdom. He is about the stupendous task of bringing together the nations into one family reversing the curse of the Fall. He is about the process of bringing to fruition the plan that was conceived at the very beginning to re-unite all things in Christ, in order that his creation might once again be brought back into its creational purity.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><i><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;line-height:120%;color:windowtext">(from the Grace of Giving John Dunn)</span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" align="right" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;color:windowtext">Raul Pabilando<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459494026393241015.post-14822273813606086272012-03-23T09:00:00.003+08:002012-03-23T09:17:32.181+08:00March 2012 Quiet Time Series<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXUDOfb8MUbalO2oz72_OhEMvdft9xRvjKdqaBJI6DyY8FhFw2CEtuqb56VoqlcFUpQTTk7-JW8PGftV5P5YCTfadGHCCvmHatJysBvV99E5Tm76jIAhyphenhyphenGQ9bVZmCmRMUKS4e9S5qSuA/s1600/vivian1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 126px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXUDOfb8MUbalO2oz72_OhEMvdft9xRvjKdqaBJI6DyY8FhFw2CEtuqb56VoqlcFUpQTTk7-JW8PGftV5P5YCTfadGHCCvmHatJysBvV99E5Tm76jIAhyphenhyphenGQ9bVZmCmRMUKS4e9S5qSuA/s200/vivian1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722892707773157474" /></a><p class="BasicParagraph" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span><b><span>DAY 24</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span><span><b>WE ARE LIKE A CLOTHES<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span style="line-height: 120%; "><span><b>John 1:29-30</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p><span> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: georgia; ">Most often than not, we find washing soiled clothes tiring. But sometimes we are like those soiled clothes. We are soiled when we sin, so we need washing. And God is our washer.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p><span> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span>But what if we’re not just soiled, but stained? Of course, we need a stain remover. God has a way of removing our stain. He let us undergo thorough cleaning until we’re like new and fresh again. He never allows us to remain dirty and to live in sin. God even sacrificed His own Son to cleanse us. Even in His process of cleaning us, He showed unconditional love.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p><span> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span>To complete the washing out of our sins, He has given us the Bible, which I can compare to a fabric conditioner. It enables us to see and know God’s word that can give us a pleasing aroma before God.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p><span> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span>Are you happy and confident now that we are already clean and good-scented because God has made us so? Let’s remain clean and good scented for Him. Let us never let go of His teachings and enjoy His great love for us.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p><span> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: right; "><i><span>Vivian Belmonte</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459494026393241015.post-20708608398849571012012-03-23T08:51:00.002+08:002012-03-23T08:54:10.012+08:00March 2012 Quiet Time Series<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAt-zwKKlvmp0hbnEjnL-zG7VATaePMTwGPCa_m836z9EHPJF-zF1qj2eLEmfUeqr410Mfb_q1gC9IeJH6T9fO-W71hb-Mhyphenhyphen9orS0iRujEeXIysLHiOwI4QjbVHfb7zYk2uG4OAUcb8-Y/s1600/betty.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 151px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAt-zwKKlvmp0hbnEjnL-zG7VATaePMTwGPCa_m836z9EHPJF-zF1qj2eLEmfUeqr410Mfb_q1gC9IeJH6T9fO-W71hb-Mhyphenhyphen9orS0iRujEeXIysLHiOwI4QjbVHfb7zYk2uG4OAUcb8-Y/s200/betty.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722889441297168274" /></a><p class="BasicParagraph" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><b><span style="color:windowtext">DAY 23<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="color:windowtext">THE WOMAN WAS HEALED<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" align="center" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%;color:windowtext">Matthew 9:22</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext">I have shed tear over a particular hurt in my life. Though it is not a recent wound, it reopens when I am most fragile. Like many women, I live the daily stress distract me from the pain, but eventually the heart and mind return to the source of anxiety. I always ask forgiveness from God for holding this sorrow within my soul, for thinking I could fix it on my own.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext">This wound never mended because I have never reached out in desperation to Him. I wanted control over my hurts and sometimes, I was ashamed to come to Him. But day by day, He gave me the chances to bring back the faith to Him like the dead girl and the sick woman. God heals for I am His daughter once and for all.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:9.0pt; line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="BasicParagraph" align="right" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;color:windowtext">Betty Belmonte</span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com