Faith
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When What You Need Is Someone Who Will Just Listen
Overwhelming feelings, indescribable fear, deep and painful, alone and miserable – these are the mixed emotions I can’t easily release. Where can I hide? Where can I run? Where can I find a safe place to express the unspoken pain in my heart? Who is there to listen? I don’t need a solution. I don’t want to act as if everything is okay. I can’t think properly. I’m not yet ready to face my reality. I just want to express what I feel. I just want to release the heavy burden. I JUST NEED A FRIEND. Someone who will listen and not judge me. Someone who will understand and…
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The Unspoken Thoughts of A Wounded Heart: Day 2
Dear God, Things don’t appear easy for me today. My mind is constantly bombarded with unwanted thoughts and desires. Many times, I was tempted to follow my own will, but there you are, giving me reasons to do the right thing. That’s why, thank you so much for sustaining me. It’s you who gave me the strength to cherish every moment despite the battle in my head. It’s you who taught me how to stand despite all my mistakes. Lord, I’m just wondering, aren’t you tired of me? I know I’m not easy to deal with. I’m a person full of doubts. I kept worrying. I easily forget your instructions…
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When It Seems Like You Have Lost Everything
Have you ever felt like everything was taken away from you? A relationship, job, an opportunity, or perhaps someone you love? When we go through those difficult moments, we can’t help but feel like we are not that valuable in God’s eyes. When it seems like we have lost everything, there’s a possibility that we will feel taken for granted. Little did we know that behind the pain are immeasurable blessings that God prepared. His ways are mysterious. Most of the time, He needs to remove certain things for us to receive the best gift. In those painful moments, God is inviting us to receive Jesus. It’s when we will…
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The Unspoken Thoughts of A Wounded Heart: Day 1
Dear God, I have this weird feeling. I kept praying to you, but it seems like nothing is happening. It’s been one year since I received your love. Since then, I desired to really know your heart. I decided to serve you despite the pain inside. I read your Words even if I couldn’t easily comprehend everything. But then, it seems like I didn’t really know you at all. It’s weird because the more I receive your grace, the more I realize that I know nothing. I mean, there are still things that I couldn’t understand. Or is this really part of the journey? Is this what it means to…
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God Knows How To Mold Your Heart
We can’t always understand God’s ways. Sometimes, it felt like He is leading us to uncomfortable places. Many times, we will be challenged to believe in Him despite the pain and difficulties. It’s like going through a narrow road. It’s hard yet fulfilling. It’s sometimes painful, but worth it in the end. Simply because God knows everything. He knows what your heart needs. There may be seasons when it feels like it’s the end of everything, but God is there, molding you into a better person. The situations He allowed you to experience will purify what’s within. It will reveal the truth, and believe it or not, it will lead…
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Serving God in Silence
It’s humbling to know that there are people willing to give their best without expecting anything in return. They are those who serve others in secret. They are those who gladly offer happy sacrifices without any complaints or bitterness, without counting the efforts that they made. Those people are humbly serving God in silence. They are willing to give their life just for others to feel accepted and loved. And no one applauded them in public, but in the Heavenly realms, angels were celebrating, and God Himself was pleased. In the present day, we can’t easily determine who are those who truly serve God with all their hearts. We never…
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Sad Truth: There Are People Who Seek For Blessings More Than They Long For God’s Presence
Have you ever felt taken for granted? Have you met people who use your kindness only for their own benefit? People who abuse your goodness to satisfy their pride and greed. This is not uncommon for so many of us. Somehow, we unexpectedly meet people who hurt us in the end. And God is not a stranger to this kind of rejection. Whether you believe it or not, there are instances when God’s grace was abused. Some people took His kindness for granted. And I am not exempting myself from this. There are times when I also forget God’s mercy in my life to the point that I become entitled…
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Let God Record Your Miseries And List All Your Tears
Record my misery; list my tears on your scroll—are they not in your record? Psalms 56:8, NIV Have you ever experienced that moment when you just can’t stop the tears from falling? No matter how much you try to hide everything, you just felt so weak and exhausted by the pain and the unexpected situation that happened. It drains your soul. Somehow, it kills your hope. These days of miseries were not new to David. Just like you, he also went through moments of brokenness because of the people around Him. David knew what wickedness was all about because he was once surrounded by people who twisted his words, and…
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David Put His Trust Not In Mere Humans But In God
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? Psalms 56:3-4, NIV There are days when we experience betrayal, lies, and negative things from the people around us. And most of the time, fear comes because of the pain we receive from them. Fear is dangerous. It keeps us away from experiencing the great things of God. When extreme and negative emotions consume our hearts, it prevents us from hearing God’s words and instructions. That’s why David put his trust not in mere humans but in God. We…
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Abide In His Ways And His Light Will Shine
The ways of right-living people glow with light; the longer they live, the brighter they shine. But the road of wrongdoing gets darker and darker— travelers can’t see a thing; they fall flat on their faces. Proverbs 4:18-19, MSG Do the right thing, and you will see the light. There may be days when you find it so hard to make decisions because you don’t have any clue about what’s happening around you, but follow the ways of God. Abide in His ways, and His light will shine. In Proverbs 4, we are reminded that the longer the righteous live, the brighter they shine. On the contrary, wicked ways will…
