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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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Like How A Shepherd Takes Good Care Of His Sheep
Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.” Acts 16: 36, NIV Paul and Barnabas had great compassion for the early believers they visited. They didn’t just share the word of Jesus with them; they also took the time to check how they were doing. This deep concern is merely a reflection of God’s love for His people. They cared for the people like a shepherd takes good care of his sheep. They took some time to serve the early believers. They offered their strength…
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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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What A Person Desires Is Unfailing Love
What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar. Proverbs 19: 22, NIV The book of proverbs reminds us that our hearts desire for the kind of love that never fails. And sad to say, we can’t receive this from mere humans. We are living in a broken world that is dominated by sin and imperfections. That’s why, whether we like it or not, we will eventually experience pain not just from strangers but from people who are close to our hearts. This is the reason why there’s a space in our hearts that only the unfailing love of God can satisfy. He alone can…
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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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It Is Through The Grace Of Our Lord Jesus That We Are Saved
No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are. Acts 15:11, NIV Peter said these words when the Jewish Christians, Paul and Barnabas had an argument with regards to the circumcision of the Gentiles. The Jewish Christians wanted the Gentiles to be circumcised and follow the law that was written by Moses. But Paul had a different belief. So, Peter reminded them that just like them, they are all saved because of God’s grace. Sometimes, when we are so caught up with the things that we do, we became entitled of our accomplishments. We then associate our identity according…
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It’s Because Of Faith
God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith. Acts 15:8-9, NIV The Jewish Christians were trying to impose the law of Moses on the Gentiles, which led to an argument between them and Paul and Barnabas. Peter reminded them that God purified the hearts of the Gentiles by faith and not by works. He has no favoritism. Instead, God treats His children equally. He showed that He accepted them by giving them the Holy Spirit. Peter simply acknowledged God’s unexplainable…
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Let’s Not Discredit The Works Of God In Other People’s Life
Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers: “Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.” Acts 15:1, NIV A group of Jewish Christians came down from Judea to Antioch and tried to impose their customs on the Gentiles, who had a different cultural background. They don’t believe that these new believers were saved not unless they are circumcised. They wanted them to follow the customs that Moses taught. It seemed like this group of Christians discredited the grace that God poured out to the Gentiles, and they tried to insist that they should follow the law. Have…
