#fapting 2012 day 3

Loud and Clear

sunday's the day 3 and i felt how hard it is to completely focus on the promise.

Have you ever felt that God's clearly teaching you a lesson and you seemed to fear failure?

God gives us Grace and i'm still taking my lessons one a time.

This day's lesson: God shakes us to remove what needs to be removed and to see what needs to be improved.

#Fasting2012 Day 2

Appreciation.

This day made me realize how blessed i am because of the things(tangible and intangible) God has given me. There are a lot but here are just some of the things I noticed to have been changed,"evolved" and developed.


1. I used to have ONE cellphone which is usually codeless and broken,plus i have to ask my mom to send me load in order for me to be able to send text messages. It's embarassing when i have to use a rubber band in order for me to see the text messages people sent me. But now, I have a dual sim cellphone (which contains my SUN number, usually used to call and receive call from the office) and a Samsung phone(personal phone i bought for my GLOBE POSTPAID number- to which i pay every month). Looking back, I never thought i'd be able to have one fixed cellphone but now I have 2 working and both are touch screens.

With God, All things are POSSIBLE

2. When my mom won a laptop in a raffle (during a Christmas party in their company)1 or 2 years ago , i wished that it was mine. But due to the financial instability that time, she had to sell it in order for me to finish school. It's funny how the exact model/brand of that laptop is the same as with the laptop my company issued me.

3. I always dreamt of having a digital camera so i wouldn't have to borrow whenever I have to attend special occassions and now, I have one

Job 42:10

After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before.

4. I used to think that what my Victory Group leader was doing will never be done by someone like me. I used to belittle my capacity to lead a group of youth but now I'm leading a group of young students who minister to others esp. to kids<the future leaders, teachers, ministers etc.>.

Proverbs 19:21

Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.

5. Items #1-3 are tangible things God has blessed me with. But, i think, the most important thing He has given me is the ability to touch other people's lives. It's the ability to love and amazingly be loved back (not that i'm requiring people to love me back). I've seen a lot of things, situations and events that have happened in others' lives and I'm just thankful of how God used me as a channel of blessing, comfort and a Word-Sharer to others. It's amazing how He molds us into someone who can help others in our own little ways...i'm especialy amazed by how He molds us to be better and stronger as we face trials in our lives.

James 1:2-3
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds,  because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

 

Deuteronomy 8:18

But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

This year I'm still believing and in Faith for the other major things/events God has planned for me  tomorrow, the day after that and the rest of 2012.

DAY2!! :)

#Fasting2012 Day 1

It's been a while since i updated this blog site. It's been Months i should say, so what's been happening to my life?

I'm doing this to share with you my insights and what's been revealed to me day 1 of fasting (today's just day 2). I'm doing fasting differently, instead of the water fast i was aiming to do since last year, due to my stomach's condition, i have to make sure to eat whenever i get hungry or better, not to feel hunger at all. God knows this so I'm definitely not cheating.

Day 1. Jan 6 2012

The busiest day of my life or at least one of the top 10 but my take home knowledge will forever be mine.

Every morning, usually before i eat breakfast or do something i make sure to read my Bible. Contrary to who i used to be because i'm not a morning person, i disliked doing anything whenever i wake up. Not that i'm a morning person, OK so what was the Word yesterday?

• Giving to the Needy
• Prayer
• Fasting
• Treasures in Heaven
• Do Not Worry
• Religion vs Christianity

What struck me the most was of course the word about fasting. Fasting does not require your popularity as someone who's doing fasting perfectly or someone who shows how hungry you are because your fasting. Doing either of this 2 makes you known for doing what should be done because you're part of the church not bringing necessarily bringing glory to God. 

You might be saying I'm just saying this because I could eat during this time of fasting, TRUE but doesn't this point make you realize how important it is to let God see what your heart longs to do? 

The second and I think the most important point of yesterday is :

RELIGION vs CHRISTIANITY

I saw my CV yesterday and saw this portion : "Religion" The part was greatly emphasized, i think I know why.

According to Merriam Webster dictionary (merriam-webster.com)

re·li·gion

 noun \ri-ˈli-jən\

Definition of RELIGION

1

a : the state of a religious <a nun in her 20th year ofreligion>b (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural(2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance

2

: a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices

3

archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness

4

: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith

Christianity

Chris·tian·i·ty

 noun 
\ˌkris-chē-ˈa-nə-tē, ˌkrish-, -ˈcha-nə-, ˌkris-tē-ˈa-\

Definition of CHRISTIANITY

1

: the religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as sacred scripture, and professed by Eastern, Roman Catholic, and Protestant bodies

2

: conformity to the Christian religion

Chris·tian

 noun \ˈkris-chən, ˈkrish-\

Definition of CHRISTIAN

1

a : one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christb (1) : disciple 2 (2) : a member of one of the Churches of Christ separating from the Disciples of Christ in 1906 (3) : a member of the Christian denomination having part in the union of the United Church of Christ concluded in 1961

2

: the hero in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress

Religion is "a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices" and Christianity "Belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ"

Yes, your Religion may be Born Again Christian, Catholic or Muslim but I guess the most important part of having a religion is when you abide by what it teaches you to do. 

And with what was shared yesterday, the point of being a Christian is knowing that Jesus already gave salvation to us and good works are just an output of how grateful we are by what He has done.

Powerful wisdom was given yesterday and up to now I still can't get over the logic of how this wisdom is so true.

Today's Day 2. What shall be revealed?