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When you Choose Love, You will Willingly Offer Sacrifices
Love can lead you to do things that you never did before. It will somehow limit your choices because it will depend on the consequences that the people you love will receive. With love, you will learn to make painful sacrifices that will eventually change your life. You will be able to offer your life for the sake of those people who are relying on you. And this is what Jesus did on the cross. He chose to love. God commanded Him to go down on earth so that He could save us. He was thinking of the eternal consequence that we will receive if He won’t sacrifice Himself. Love…
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Acts 20:35, NIV
In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” Acts 20:35, NIV The apostle Paul chose to work and supply his own needs while he was serving in a ministry. He stopped relying on people’s money. He showed them that it is more blessed to give than to receive. May this verse also remind us that we are not just blessed by what God gave us, but we feel more satisfied and fulfilled the moment we learn to release the blessings that…
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Acts 20:28, NIV
Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with His own blood. Acts 20:28, NIV This is what Paul said to the Ephesians leaders as he leaves them and go to another place to preach the gospel. He carefully reminded them to keep watch over themselves. He knows that things won’t be easy. Following Jesus will require sacrifices that will test and help your faith grow. That’s why, He is telling them to take good care of the flock that the Holy Spirit entrusted to them. Let this also be a…
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Acts 19:11, NIV
God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them. Acts 19:11, NIV Paul didn’t physically see Jesus. He experienced a supernatural encounter with Him, but unlike Peter, Paul wasn’t able to physically observe Jesus while He was here on earth. But even if that’s the case, God did extraordinary miracles through Him. Imagine, even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched Him can already cure illnesses and cast away evil spirits. The Holy Spirit moved in His life. God was with Him, and He was working through His…
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Sometimes, It only takes One bold Decision for you to Experience Freedom
There is still hope. You can still experience the freedom that you long for. You don’t have to carry the burdens on your own. You don’t have to stay in a cage where you feel so alone. You can step outside the pain of the past. It’s just one decision away. You may think that it’s too impossible, but God is powerful. He can do all things. You just need to choose Him. You need to boldly take a step outside your comfort zone. It won’t be easy, but God will give you the strength that you need. Nothing will happen if you don’t change your perspective. You need to…
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Acts 17:28, NIV
For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’ Acts 17: 28, NIV God is the ultimate reason why we are here. In Him, we live and move and have our being. He is the source of everything. He is the creator of the heavens and the earth. He orchestrated the path that He wanted us to take. In Him, we breathe and experience life that no one else can give. In Him, we find peace that surpasses our own understanding. In Him, we are loved, we are chosen, and we are set free. We are…
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God wants you to Feel His Love
If you only see the hands of God in your life, you will realize that you are truly loved. If you only appreciate all the things that He did for you, then you will surely feel blessed even in the midst of struggles and problems. God wants you to feel His love every single moment. He wants to heal your wounds and fill your empty heart. He wants to be with you all throughout the days of your life. It’s His delight to see you prosper. He wants you to be a better person. But you need to go through the process. You need to walk along the path that…
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Acts 17: 26-27, NIV
From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. John 17: 26-27, NIV God wants His people to reach for Him and find Him. He may not be far from us, but sin pushed us away from Him. Sometimes, we think that God doesn’t want us because we can’t feel His presence, but little do we know that His heart seeks…
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Acts 17:24, NIV
The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. Acts 17:24, NIV The creator of heaven and earth does not live in temples built by humans. We may treat the buildings where we worship as holy or sacred, but keep in mind that God doesn’t live there. He is in your heart. He is residing in the deepest part of your soul. So don’t just worship Him in physical temples or any places of gathering but glorify His name with everything you have. Don’t just honor and respect Him inside the church…
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Acts 16:34, NIV
The jailer brought them into His house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God – he and his whole household. Acts 16:34, NIV From feeling fearful to being filled with joy, this is what the jailer experienced when He met Jesus. He attempted to kill himself because he thought that the prisoners escaped, but God did something amazing in his life. God’s disciples were there and tried to stop him. Paul and Silas shared with him who Jesus is, and then He believed. The jailer brought the disciples to his house, and his whole household came to believe…
