God’s Words that gave me Hope

Romans 12:12 (THE MESSAGE) > Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don’t quit in hard times; pray all harder.

Matthew 21:21-22 > Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."

Isaiah 41:13 > “For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, do not fear; I will help you”

Proverbs 3: 5-6 > Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

Romans 8:28 > All things work together for good to them that love God.

Psalm 56:3-4 > When I am afraid, I will trust you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?

John 11: 40 > Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you would see the glory of God?”

John 14:1 > “Do not let your hearts be troubled, trust in God, trust also in Me.”

John 15: 7 > “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.”

John 16: 23-24 > “In that day you will no longer ask me anything. I tell you the truth, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.”

James 1:6 > But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

Psalm 31: 24 > Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.

Pslam 37: 4 > Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Pslam 37: 7 > Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for Him.

Pslam 37: 23-24 > If you do what the lord wants, He will make certain each step you take is sure. The Lord will hold your hand and if you stumble, you still won’t faill.

Hebrews 11:6 > And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Psalm100:5 > For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalm103:8 > The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
John 16: 33 > "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD."

"These are only some out of the thousands of God's promises for us. There are still more promises in the bible regarding a lot of things in our life. We are required to have faith and be strong. "Whatever problem you may have in life, Look unto the Lord, not on the problem. by doing that your faith may be strengthened," - Pastor Fred Adams (OLM). To know more about God and His promises, read the bible; pray more; and BELIEVE. God is Love. God is faithful. God is Patient. God is Kind. and we are His children, He will never leave us." -Kia

“When life has you down – whether through sorrow that seems too hard to bear or circumstances that make each day a morning-to-night grind, let God pull you up by His power. Hold on to His hand. Cling to Him and be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might!” – Dave Branon, Our Daily Bread.

A Broken Heart?

Have you ever felt deceived? Well, I am guessing many times maybe. What about a deception that could actually ruin your hope. When you felt that what you have really hoped for has finally come, and you couldn’t believe that it’s actually happening! But then, after one day you found out that it’s not what you actually hoped for. Doesn’t it really hurt, especially when you had placed all your hopes in it (maybe even prayers)?

Well, that’s what happened to me. I felt so heartbroken, so lost, and so depressed and down to the lowest (again). I wanted to cry so hard and just fall on my knees and call to God, but something was telling me “be strong, don’t cry, it’s ok, just trust God”, but I didn’t know what to do, whether to cry and be devastated or whether to not worry and just trust God.

I was actually holding it in. It was about my wish. A lot of thoughts that came into my mind made me so afraid of losing my wish, being rejected, and just end up letting go and give up. I wrote in my devotional notebook what I felt. I wrote a written prayer to God. I wanted to cry so bad and just talk to God alone. I was totally lost. I was in deep sadness and depression. Just imagining it right now is just too much, too scary.

I almost lost my hope, all my hope. When I came home from school, I lay down on my bed to rest. Thoughts went into my mind and made me feel the fear, the confusion, and all negative things. I knelt on my bed, bowed my head and prayed with all my tears, in hurt and in desperation to God. I have never felt this lost, this hopeless, in all my life.

Despite all that, God had never forsaken me. He reminded me about how the devil wants to break us. The devil is the king of all lies and deception. He wants us to lose all hope, be broken and shattered to pieces. He wants us to lose track from the love of God. That’s the situation I had. I almost lost hope. but then I realized all the things my friends told me. it was really encouraging. I read the Bible. I really tried my best to regain the hope that I lost. All those words said by my friends, the words of the bible, and prayers really helped me. I had to admit that when I first read some of the verses, I felt nothing. But with all my effort, FAITH and praying, God lifted me up again.

That time when I was in depression, the encouraging words I received and read were, as I believe, God’s words for my broken heart. It was God who was trying to tell me and bring me out of that sadness, our of darkness. Those were His answer to my calls of desperation. Right now, I am happy that I realized it. It makes my feel so happy and blessed to know that God is really always here for me (and for everyone).

It takes an open heart and mind for God to be able to hear and feel the wonderful words He wants to share to us, especially when we are heartbroken.

I will tell you the encouraging words and verses that lifted me up during that time on my next post =]. God Bless you!

Here I go Again - Casting Crowns

Father, hear my prayer
I need the perfect words
Words that he will hear
And know they're straight from You
I don't know what to say
I only know it hurts
To see my only friend slowly fade away

So maybe this time
I'll speak the words of life
With Your fire in my eyes
But that old familiar fear is tearin' at my words
What am I so afraid of?
'Cause here I go again
Talkin' 'bout the rain
And mullin' over things that won't live past today
And as I dance around the truth
Time is not his friend
This might be my last chance to tell him that
You love Him

But here I go again
Here I go againLord,

You love him so
You gave Your only Son
If he will just believe
He will never die
But how then will he know
What he has never heard?
Lord he has never seen mirrored in my life

But here I go again
Here I go, here I go

This might be my last chance
To tell him that You love him
This might be my last chance
To tell him that You love him
You love him, You love him
What am I so afraid
What am I so afraid
What am I so afraid of?
How then will he know
What he has never heard?

A Test of Faith

Just recently I have experienced an unexplainable feeling of sadness. I was depressed. I was feeling all mixed emotions in the aspects of my life, such as my dreams to become a doctor in the states, friends, the things I want to fulfill in life, doing and following God’s will for me, and many other aspects that I want to keep to myself (hehehe!).

Everyone has their desires. I know I have a lot. One day, I was being afraid with regards to my goals in life and desires in life. Honestly speaking, I did not know how I would face them. I didn’t know what I should do. I did not completely digest in my understanding the meaning of “Do your best, and let God do the rest”. What was on my mind was that I know I should trust God, which I do, and leave the rest to Him. But I myself did not know what is my part in fulfilling my goals; what does God want me to do since I already gave my life to Him; and I already lifted up all my desires. He already knows that. He already knew that I would have those desires because I believe that He gave them to me. From “A Father’s Love Letter”, a portion of is says that from Philippians 2:13 ‘For it is I who gave you those desires’. From the New international Version of the bible it says “for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose”. I know it because I feel it.

During that time when I was really down, I had NO IDEA why I was feeling that way all of a sudden. I have my stand in Christ. I know He is always with me. I always strive to be in His presence. But then, I was wondering why, “Why was I sad? I am not usually like this.” Yes. I am usually a happy person. I already have God with me. But then after that feeling of sadness, other negative feelings started to follow. I had feelings of fear, uncertainty, pride, jealousy, and other stuff I might not even know. I was struggling. I did not know why I had those feelings. I was always praying. One day, I cried and knelt down to God and prayed. I was crying. The next day, I was also crying and praying, and some of the other days. My heart was broken. I was really down.

In my prayers, I was asking God. I was crying for Him to save me, asking for His mercy. I could not bare the hurt inside me. I asked Him to take it away. I also asked, “Was I losing hope? Is it ok for me to give up on this?”. “Giving up on this will make the hurt go away, and then I could just easily move on.” That’s true. But then I knew it was not right for me. I made this promise to God about certain wishes and dreams that I have. Believe me, if you’d know it, it will really sound impossible. However, I said I would always have faith. I will always believe in Him. Then suddenly that happened; and I started asking those questions. But then I realized that giving up on those that I have already committed to is like giving up the race that I started with God. And God is not a God who gives up.

One day, I reread Kuya Dhrey’s blog about a “hopeless case”. And it says there that

"In the human perspective, it's easy to give up hope. Sometimes, we don't need to choose to give up hope because it's our tendency. But the good thing is we can always choose to be hopeful. We can always choose to stay positive despite of negative things happening around us.

The ability to choose to be positive requires faith on God. Faith that God will not give up on us because He is our hope. And if He is our hope, we can be assured that even if we give up hope, HOPE (GOD) never gives up on us." (to read more go to http://www.soulcarelover.blogspot.com/)

After reading that, it made me rethink. I realized that I should not give up hope (GOD), because it does not give up on me. I needed to regain my hope. That time, I also realized this was a test, A TEST OF FAITH. I knew I was growing in God. God wanted to test me, to test my faith on how far it had gone. So he gave me this. And as I was struggling I never gave up one Him. God is always that one I would run to. So, I understood. These things are not easy to digest in my mind up until now. But now, I know. It’s hard to explain but I just know and feel it.

So many sayings in the Bible say that God will never leave us, nor forsake us. He is always with us. And also by realizing a lot about this test that it made me remember the saying from Psalm 37:4 “Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart.” So many sayings also say never to lose hope for God is our Hope. He knows us even more than we know ourselves. He loves us even more than we know, whoever we are, or whatever we may be. It is because He is our creator, our Father, and He has deep, deep, unconditional love for us. He loves us so much and even if we feel like He is not with us, HE IS. It takes Faith in Lord, and that is what I desire to have.

If you have experienced or are experiencing the same way as I did. The greatest advice that I can give you is to GO TO GOD. TRUST IN HIM. I give you one of my favorite verses “Seek Ye first the Kingdom of God, and ALL these things shall be added unto you”.

Have A GOD BLESSED Life!

For the Hopeless

God will make a way,
Where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see
He will make a way for me
He will be my guide
Hold me closely to
His sideWith love and strength for each new day
He will make a way, He will make a way.

By a roadway in the wilderness,
He'll lead meAnd rivers in the desert will I see
Heaven and earth will fadeBut
His Word will still remainHe will do something new today.

God will make a way,
Where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see
He will make a way for me
He will be my guide
Hold me closely to His side
With love and strength for each new day
He will make a way,
He will make a way

PROVERBS 3:5-6
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.

Words of Drunkard

Proverbs 23: 35

"They hit me", you will say, "but I'm not hurt! They beat me, but i don't feel it! When will i wake up so i can find another drink?"

Usually drunkards drink because they have problems. They drink becuase (they think) it makes the pain disappear. But drinking can only temporarily relieve pain, but it does not solve the problem so it just comes back. When it does, they look for another drink, not really wanting to deal with it. Everyday, drink after drink, problem after problem, they all come. Drinking not only solve a problem. it adds problems to you. Drinking is not a solution. It's another problem. It alters a person's way of thinking, so they lose their normal state of mind. It makes them do and think of stupid and crazy things which they will regret or get frustrated over. It affects their family and friends. Also, it destroys their health, particularly their liver.

People who use drinking to relieve their pain, lack faith in the Lord. That's why their problems won't go away, but instead, it adds up. They forget that Jesus is our Savior. Him dying on the cross is not only Salvation for us at that time, but it is forever and ever.

God loves us. He knows every single cell in our body. He sees everything that we do, when we stand, when we sit, when we sleep, when we love, when we lie, when we are in pain. Everything! He hears our cries, even when we don't pray about it, and even when we hide it. He is God, Our creator. What else can you expect. He is a Loving, El shaddai (powerful and all sufficient), Our Mighty God. He is greater than our problems. When we have a God with us, there is nothing that can stand in our way. All it takes is Faith. Love God. Pray. Have Faith. and Believe that He can solve our problems for us.

Drinking may have good effects too. But the disadvantages are more than the advantages. Anything in excess is bad. Drink moderately ! ;)!

Godbless you!

God's Wrath Against Mankind

Romans 1:18-32

18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of human beings who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal human beings and birds and animals and reptiles.

24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.

26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31 they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. 32 Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

what do you think? do you agree? do you agree that what was said in this passage is the same as what is happening in this world in the present, and not only in the past? what do you think about this people? do you do the same things as they did? What do you think you should do?how sinful is the world today?

These are just some questions to reflect about what is going on. It is a simple reminder from Paul :).

Remember that all men and women are equal in the eyes of the Lord. He judges our hearts, our inner most being, not only by the deeds that we do nor how we behave. It is our hearts which God sees, for it tells all the truth about ourselves.

Psalm 50:22
Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to peicesm with none to rescue.

Who can escape from God? no one. All of us will be judged.

so my best advice to you is. "Repent and Fear the Lord" - the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. His love will bring us Salvation.

Psalm 103
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

13 As a father has compassion on his children,
so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;

14 for he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.