This is the book I'm currently reading. I am in awe of God's greatness. His miracles were not just from the Bible times but still is happening in the NOW. This book clearly illustrates how God is in control. He weaves the events in our lives so perfectly to fulfill His very purpose in our lives. "The Lord had put it all together as only He can. The Holy Spirit was working in such a wonderful way."
This gives me much hope in the events that are happening in my life now. I'm like walking in pitch darkness and the only "light" I'm holding on to are the promises of God to me. Brother Yun's story reminds me of how God CAN do what seems impossible to man. He can turn things around even for me.
I highly recommend this book. If you think you're losing hope, read this book and see how BIG our God is.
I have just been accused of getting something which I didn't know about, I have been called a liar, curse words have been thrown at me, I have been lied to and the list goes on. What do I do with all of these? Accept them? Certainly not! I don't need filthy scums in my front yard, not now, not ever! Clearly, this person has been harboring ill feelings toward me and my husband all these years and it has been so rooted in this person's heart. I have been ministered to by people at church the day after that incident because I wasn't just upset, I was furious! The only thought that was spinning in my head that time was REVENGE! Thank God for my church mates, they helped me get hold of myself and reminded me that it's not my battle but the Lord's. I've decided to release this person to God because I didn't want the enemy to use this as a foothold in my life. Forgiving someone doesn’t justify or make right the wrong they did, but I want to be released from anger that could result to bitterness if I didn't do anything about it.
God, help me with these battles. I am not giving up because You promised to never let me fall and that You will sustain me through it all. You promised to strengthen and uphold me. And I know Your promises to me will ALL come to pass because You are a faithful God.I'm sure this will somehow get to the person who did this to me because somebody's been reading my blog who's very much related to that person. So let me just go on and say -- I FORGIVE YOU!
"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins." Mark 11:24,25
Before I slept last night, I asked the Holy Spirit to speak to me, to tell me what else to pray for. I woke up this morning singing "... sing praise... His love endures forever." I picked up my Bible and read through the book of Mark chapter 12 and on verse 11 there's a footnote that led me to Psalm 118:22,23. I don't normally pay attention to footnotes but this time I did. As I read along, I came across verse 29 which says, "Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever."I knew right there that God wanted me to give thanks and to praise Him even before I see my breakthrough.
That's my word from God. He wanted me to wait. The truth is I'm not good at waiting. If it was some sort of an exam in school, guess what my score will be. I'd probably be lucky to even get a point. That only shows how crappy I am in this area.
Recently, I attended our church's 3-day World Conference held here in Manila. My friends and I had a blast but deep in my heart I was longing to hear from God concerning my situation. I was praising God and at the same time asking Him to speak to me. And He did. He said WAIT.
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I was upset with my husband for some stupid brainwork which stressed me out for the nth time. I lost sleep and couldn't concentrate at work. I was so upset that all I thought of doing was mope around. I felt hopeless and was at the verge of giving up. Then out of sheer desperation, I called the first person I could think of to spit out, to my heart's content, everything that's weighing me down. When our friend started reminding me of what Jec did in the past that proved how much he loved me, I thought I felt a slap on my face that brought me back to my senses. A sudden gush of guilt engulfed me.
Still, there are these annoying thoughts that bothers me - the what ifs. And you know what's sad? I often fall for this enemy's trap and I hate it! I just came back from an errand and I got a chance to talk to one of my officemates about life on our way back to the office. It dawned on me the most important lesson I've learned this week - know who's on your side. I began to remember how he was taunted by his colleagues and when news came out that there would be a mass lay off in our company, his name was the most resounding one. But there he was, still doing his job, unaffected by his circumstances. He was unbelievably calm in the midst of the storm in his life. Why? Because he knew who's on his side. He knew that the owner of the company, himself, was the one backing him up.
Who's on our side? When everything around us go crazy, when life's complications pressure us down, when we don't understand what's going on, when fear and worry start to creep in... Who's on our side? The immovable One. The faithful One. Our Rock. He's on my side. He's the one backing me up. He's name is JESUS.
"The LORD said to me, 'You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled.'" Jeremiah 1:12
This is the book I'm currently reading. I am in awe of God's greatness. His miracles were not just from the Bible times but still is happening in the NOW. This book clearly illustrates how God is in control. He weaves the events in our lives so perfectly to fulfill His very purpose in our lives. 
