This is the message excitedly mentioned by Mary Magdalene to the apostles when she saw the Lord at His tomb alive! At first actually she did not recognize Jesus and she mistakenly took him as the gardener who brought Jesus out from His tomb. At this point Mary was so engrossed on her own feeling that she failed to recognized the Lord. HOW EASY IT IS TO MISS THE LORD WHEN OUR FOCUS IS ON OURSELVES?!!!
And it is actually true- specially during good times, when everything is so well and works according to your favor, life is so easy and beautiful. Too focus on this goodness sometimes we fail to see where is the Lord at that point in our life. However, when we experienced sadness and we are so troubled - we sobbed and we even question God or throw Him questions of whys and hows...Isn't it so unfair that we only recognized His presence whenever we are in our downiest moments of our lives?
Such failure of recognition of the Lord presence actually is merely because of our own blackness or unawareness of His presence in our lives. The Lord our God is alive and He is always there in all areas of our lives. The only problem of such failure of noticing His presence is because we are too focus on ourselves - we are block with our own agendas and mindsets - hence we fail to experience or appreciate that the Lord is ever present in our lives.
Focus and know that He is our Lord - the God of our lives and say with all your heart this: I HAVE SEEN THE LORD!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
How should I pray?
The Bible through the words of Jesus has thought us already how to pray and its quite simple by simply saying the Our Father...But is it really that simple? Probably its simple...so simple that is but I cannot even pray the Our Father!!! I've read about this praying is a time where one is exposing his self to God. Its actually making God's will fulfill in you life and make it happen. It aligning one's will to God's will, for guidance, for sustenance, for support, for love and for reassurance.
I envy those who can afford to pray for an hour or more they can even manage to listen more attentively to God's message. It's seem that they can do it effortlessly and second nature or so normal thing do for them. It seem that its already part of their system - their day to day life.
Actually I do - I mean I have my own prayer life - but again I only practice it out of choice, whenever I feel I love or like to. And its not supposed to be that way...it has to be part of my daily routine like having to take my breakfast, lunch or dinner and mid snacks in between.
Prayer has to be part of me and there's no specific formula as to how to pray but the most important of it all is you have the heart to pray and a listening ear that can hear and appreciate what the Lord is telling you today.
Making His will for you work over what you will for yourself. God should rule over us.
I envy those who can afford to pray for an hour or more they can even manage to listen more attentively to God's message. It's seem that they can do it effortlessly and second nature or so normal thing do for them. It seem that its already part of their system - their day to day life.
Actually I do - I mean I have my own prayer life - but again I only practice it out of choice, whenever I feel I love or like to. And its not supposed to be that way...it has to be part of my daily routine like having to take my breakfast, lunch or dinner and mid snacks in between.
Prayer has to be part of me and there's no specific formula as to how to pray but the most important of it all is you have the heart to pray and a listening ear that can hear and appreciate what the Lord is telling you today.
Making His will for you work over what you will for yourself. God should rule over us.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Inspiring Thoughts
Quality life does not mean having wealth, intelligence or power. It is how much kindness and love you give to others and joy you get out of it.
Just when everything is falling apart, look again...maybe just maybe...
Things are actually falling into their rightful places
Each time the world needs an extra touch of love, and gentle caring God creates a friend.
when life gets you down, take time to look up, God is the one you'll need to strengthen you, He will never leave you alone, He care for you!
For Mothers
Beautiful Moms reflect God in their lives. They think His thoughts.
Speak His words and Love without end.
Angels can never be mothers, but mothers who care guide and love their children are truly angels in disguise.
A mom is God's love in action. she looks with her heart and feels with her eyes. A mom is the bank where her children deposit all their worries and hurt. A mom is the cement that keeps her family together and her love lasts a lifetime!
Motherhood is a tough 24hr job:no pay, no day off most often unappreciated and yet resignation is impossible.
You made my whole being, you formed me as a good person, I praise you because you made me amazing in wonderful way. What you have done is wonderful. I know this very well...
A mom is like a simple calculator. Someone who adds comfort. Subtracts fear. Divides blessing and multiplies joy.
A mom is God's most beautiful creation.
We thank God for the gift of motherhood, truly a great blessing we enjoy. A mother is one who can take the place of all others. but whose place no one else can take.
It would take a thousand workers to build a castle, a million soldiers to protect the country but it only takes one woman to build a happy home.
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Just when everything is falling apart, look again...maybe just maybe...
Things are actually falling into their rightful places
Each time the world needs an extra touch of love, and gentle caring God creates a friend.
when life gets you down, take time to look up, God is the one you'll need to strengthen you, He will never leave you alone, He care for you!
For Mothers
Beautiful Moms reflect God in their lives. They think His thoughts.
Speak His words and Love without end.
Angels can never be mothers, but mothers who care guide and love their children are truly angels in disguise.
A mom is God's love in action. she looks with her heart and feels with her eyes. A mom is the bank where her children deposit all their worries and hurt. A mom is the cement that keeps her family together and her love lasts a lifetime!
Motherhood is a tough 24hr job:no pay, no day off most often unappreciated and yet resignation is impossible.
You made my whole being, you formed me as a good person, I praise you because you made me amazing in wonderful way. What you have done is wonderful. I know this very well...
A mom is like a simple calculator. Someone who adds comfort. Subtracts fear. Divides blessing and multiplies joy.
A mom is God's most beautiful creation.
We thank God for the gift of motherhood, truly a great blessing we enjoy. A mother is one who can take the place of all others. but whose place no one else can take.
It would take a thousand workers to build a castle, a million soldiers to protect the country but it only takes one woman to build a happy home.
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Do not be unbelieving but believe!
Today's Gospel speaks about Thomas commonly called the Doubting Thomas, and as I was pondering on the Gospel, I was actually struck by this phrase mentioned by Our Lord Jesus,"Do not be unbelieving but believe."
Somehow as I reflect upon the message, I realized that sometimes I do not act on faith in Him above, I would do my own thing and would never resolve to prayer and ask for His guidance specially when I knew from the start that this thing that I'm about to do definitely will not get an affirmative response from Him, hence I would rather do my own thing. Sometimes also I would insist over it until on the final analysis it really did not work on my advantage. Actually I thread on taking another passage rather than take on the right road whom the Lord clearly shows me again my unbelief.
I seldom rely on His PROVIDENCE and guidance and I do well aware that in Him nothing is wrong and nothing is a failure but again my unbelief.
I'm actually more like Thomas in the Gospel, I really do love the Lord so much yet I lacked the courage to stand with Jesus specially on the things He would tell me is right for me, again my unbelief.
I do realize that having a relationship with the Lord, and allowing Him to work in me, it is actually when the Holy Spirit moves in me and actually alive and with the Holy Spirit around life seems so perfect, so trusting, so full of love, full of faith and so I believe.
I do am aware of the benefit not just benefit but heavenly benefit of having in constant attachment with the Lord above, the Holy Spirit when at work in me should take a lot of patience in reminding me of the things that are really important over things that are not...
Stubborn as I am, I can make things wrong right and right more right or worst right to wrong. At this point I realized that it actually work when I'm already about to commit sinful act or thought I would rather say the name of Jesus and invoke the power of the Holy Spirit to draw out the devil that is always lurking around in me and somehow giving him an easy job when it comes to my own faith.
Now I just have to simply teach myself to put my trust in the Lord, believe and Lord God please help or even cast out my unbelief!
Somehow as I reflect upon the message, I realized that sometimes I do not act on faith in Him above, I would do my own thing and would never resolve to prayer and ask for His guidance specially when I knew from the start that this thing that I'm about to do definitely will not get an affirmative response from Him, hence I would rather do my own thing. Sometimes also I would insist over it until on the final analysis it really did not work on my advantage. Actually I thread on taking another passage rather than take on the right road whom the Lord clearly shows me again my unbelief.
I seldom rely on His PROVIDENCE and guidance and I do well aware that in Him nothing is wrong and nothing is a failure but again my unbelief.
I'm actually more like Thomas in the Gospel, I really do love the Lord so much yet I lacked the courage to stand with Jesus specially on the things He would tell me is right for me, again my unbelief.
I do realize that having a relationship with the Lord, and allowing Him to work in me, it is actually when the Holy Spirit moves in me and actually alive and with the Holy Spirit around life seems so perfect, so trusting, so full of love, full of faith and so I believe.
I do am aware of the benefit not just benefit but heavenly benefit of having in constant attachment with the Lord above, the Holy Spirit when at work in me should take a lot of patience in reminding me of the things that are really important over things that are not...
Stubborn as I am, I can make things wrong right and right more right or worst right to wrong. At this point I realized that it actually work when I'm already about to commit sinful act or thought I would rather say the name of Jesus and invoke the power of the Holy Spirit to draw out the devil that is always lurking around in me and somehow giving him an easy job when it comes to my own faith.
Now I just have to simply teach myself to put my trust in the Lord, believe and Lord God please help or even cast out my unbelief!
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