“Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.” (Proverbs 26:2)

You will continue to be cursed when you let curses eat you.

If a person believes that God blessed him or her, then he or she will be saved from curses. For one does not deserve to be cursed for he or she is a child of God.

For about 2 years or so in my current company, I let curses eat me up. Whenever I feel a little sickness, and add a little laziness, I decide not to go to office. There came a time when I did the same thing over and over and I really had migraine attacks that were very painful. I did go to doctors for check up but they told me there's nothing wrong with me. I had used almost all my SLs and was always late for work. I did not enjoyed doing my job and I just go to the office for the sake of having a salary. But time went on and my colleagues were already getting promoted and I am still stuck at my level with a not so competitive compensation. I was discontent and unmotivated. But there came a time that I woke up with the mess I made. If I want to be promoted and if I want to have a better salary, I should work it up. And so I did do my part and exert more effort in my job to reach my goal. My body was exhausted and I was so tired at that time. But it did not stop me for doing what I have to do. Somehow, I managed to give time to God I suppose. I still try to go to church on Sundays and read novena prayers during Wednesdays although I was riding a van on my way home. And my promotion came at a very good timing. All was worth it because of the salary that was given to me.

When I have given up my curses, God took them away and replaced it with so much blessings.

Lord God, thank you for letting me live another day in your love. I hoped that you forgive me for my short comings. I pray Lord God that you continue to take away the curses in my life for you know I don't deserve to have them, instead I deserve your blessings. Show me Lord, how I could fulfill your will and be a blessing as well to other people. Use me Lord so that I can also take away the curses from among them that is eating them up just like what had happened to me before. Bring them your joy and love so that the curses that they are involved with will be driven away and be cast out. Open their hearts oh Lord God to your promise free of curses, full of hope and unceasing blessings. I thank you Lord for saving me from these curses and bringing me back to you. I also thank you for the blessings you have given to me of which I deserve because I am your daughter and a princess to you. Thank you so much! I pray all these in Jesus' name. Amen.

"He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately." (Acts 18:26)

God allowed women to teach and preach.

"A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet." (1 Timothy 2:11‭-‬12) This verse contradicts what had happened from the above verse. Paul had set instructions that may have caused confusion to people. But in the above verse, it tells the story of women correcting a man, for that man was doing something not proper in speaking to the synagogue. Women are created as suitable helpers of men, to bring the best out from them and make them realize to do what is the right thing to do. How can a woman do her role without conversing to a man?

I received a mission from God to minister to people. I prayed that He leads me in the right path to do His will and purpose in this life. But the waves are strong because for some reason, the enemy attacks trying to discourage me to abort my mission. I was faced with Paul's message and doubt on what a woman should do. It was not easy to accept it because all along I believed that a woman can teach a man but then the message opposed it. I searched articles on which a woman can evangelize despite of this message from Paul. And I came across different situations in the Bible, some I haven't read yet, that showed how God has entrusted women to spread the Gospel and help the men be corrected to be good leaders. And also, some women from the Bible, God had appointed to be the leaders when men was not capable. I'm still trying to understand where Paul was coming from when he told Timothy about what a woman should do. Maybe it's due to the traditions they were practicing back then and that he might have spoken for himself.

Lord God, I thank you for giving me the answers. Thank you for removing my confusion by showing me evidences that I can proceed with your will. Lord God, help me understand why Paul had uttered such words to Timothy that I may testify to people if I faced this verse again in the future. No one nor nothing can stop me to do what is your command because You are God and it is to You I will offer my life to. And whatever your will maybe, it will be done as you have asked me whether I am a man or a woman. I declare that I will do your will in accordance to your plan despite of challenges I am facing and will face in the future. Help me Lord God, for without You, I cannot do anything. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

"but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." - Isaiah 40:31

"Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted." (John 6: 12b)

Jesus wants to saves all of us and He doesn't want anyone to be left out.

In this verse, Jesus was about to do a miracle in multiplying the food. He tells this to his disciples. What really is the meaning of this verse is that He wants his disciples not to cherry pick those to be saved but He wants them to save everyone, even the worst ones or the ones who are being neglected by the world. Letting these people spread though out the earth and multiply the children of God.

I had a first hand experience of this verse' application in real life. This was when I felt I was not of worth to anyone. I felt ashamed of myself. My self-esteem was extremely low and my confidence was kinda out of my life. I just wanted to die thinking that my existence is not really important to anyone. But then, a friend invited to me to attend a gathering. At first I rejected his offer since I wanted to cry out and be drunk with a lot of alcohol. But then I still tried to attend the gathering that Sunday after. I believed that it would make me feel better, maybe. Yes. I had doubts but my friend encouraged me. And I never did regret attending my first, second, third, fourth and so on. This friend of mine was the disciple who picked me up from where I was - miserable place. And now it was my turn to do it as well. The process of discipleship is what I am doing right now - equipping and learning and somehow evangelizing. Soon, I will do what Jesus asked us to do as his disciple.

Lord God, give me the courage to do this mission. I know there would be a lot of challenges as I pursue my purpose. I know that people I am close with will move away, some may mock me, they might insult me, or even tempt me to go back to my old self. But my Lord, I will hold tight on to the truth, the way and the light and keep my faith in you. I know that as a new Christian, I may fall so many times but I will stand up again and again, because you will always be there to pull me up. I declare Lord God that I will start to fulfill my mission soon and I claim that it will happen on 2017. In Jesus' name, I pray all these. Amen.

"You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved." (Matthew 10:22)

Many will try to insult and mock on what we believe in but as long as we stay strong in our faith, Jesus gives us the assurance that we will be saved.

Jesus said this verse to his disciples. Before Jesus died for us, even He, was tested. People of the church and others mock Him and did not believe in Him. Worse, they all wanted Him to die. And by the time Jesus has already risen, the apostles go on with their mission to let the Gospel be known but there were people who opposed them, also mock them and even hurt them physically until they die.

Just this afternoon, while I was browsing the news feed in Facebook, I saw a post from my former classmate about Mormons not having a day off in evangelizing people. He was in awe, bad mouthed them, and even called the ones to be evangelized as victims. It was very hurting for me, and I felt the pain struck my heart deep. I want to defend God, His people, His soldiers. I can't ignore what I saw and seek the Holy Spirit as I replied to my former classmate's post. I believe that what I wrote was what the Holy Spirit tells me, paying respect and being humble before whom I speak to but with the authority of God because of His Word that I know of. And he and his friend replied with insults about respect and evangelizing. My heart again was hurt. Part of it was for God and I admit part of it was pride because it is not what I believed in. Thinking that he became a close friend of mine when I was in elementary, we spent a lot of times playing with each other, he became such a person. I could not blame him for being like it. I felt the aura of the devil eating me up as he shows me the blindness of my former classmate and his friend. What I did is reached out to my Cell Leader and my friends in Christ. I seek comfort and advise from them. And my Cell Leader, Ate Nova, shared me this verse. She also said that because of my love for the Lord, I was hurt. But instead of confronting them I should pray for them and that what I did was enough. They were blinded, as she said. And also my friends told me that what I did was good enough as well. And they also said that they are blinded with wordly things, and that they will pray for these people and for me as well. I felt unity and comfort in their words - words from the Holy Spirit that is within all of them. The Holy Spirit even told me that Jesus said to forgive because they did not know what they are doing. But still I was not fully comfortable even after all their words. I decided to just ignore it but there were still notifications popping on the post I. God knows my heart is still roaring up so high. Until some friend of his liked my comments. A Christian, I believe. I felt she backed me up for just liking my comment. And there was comfort again. What more could I ask for? God loves me. I felt His assurance through His children. I'm already saved. I felt that He told me to stop screaming inside and just let it go, forgive them and pray for them.

Lord God, thank you for your wonderful day. Thanks to you Jesus was born. As we celebrate this day, there maybe some challenges and tests of patience. Thank you that I felt your presence and the warmth of your love to fully heal my raging heart against the challenge I faced today. Lord God, I pray that you bless my spiritual family. Let them also feel your love in situations that tests their patience and provide them the comfort and assurance of salvation in your arms. I also pray Lord God that in whatever circumstances that we will be experiencing in the future, continue to remind us about You and how we are supposed to live for You. Take away our pride and let us easily forgive those who cause us pain. Lord God, truly this day is all about your love, and I really appreciate how you showed your love to us. I praise you oh God. I pray all these, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

“Buy the truth, and do not sell it.” (Proverbs 23:23)

Invest in Jesus and never exchange it for anything.

Jesus is the truth as said in “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6) and the verse tells us to buy it meaning do something to get that truth and once you have it, do not let anything or anyone take it away from you for something in return or trade.

I had known Christ even before when I had a practice in highschool with my groupmates for a performance in our project. I was reluctant to accept him but I did pray at that time. I know that he saved us and that he is the way the truth and the light. But I did not understand it and just go on with my life not thinking about him nor God that much. I spent my days thinking about studies, my hobbies and the people around me. I often skip church on Sundays for a good sleep or a relaxed day at home or at the mall, spend time with people or be alone.

God had shown me that there is no meaning in life without him in one instance of my life I never expected to happen. He was there to show me the truth. He introduced me to his son again. But this time, I tried to accept him. I hesitated at first because but he let me know the truth about his promises and wanted me to trust him. And so my Christian life begins, continuously seeking the truth. I noticed that everytime I go astray from the truth and disobey, I find myself getting hurt. It was a huge struggle up until now, but I wanted to know more about him, his ways and stick to him. Because I know that the truth is Jesus, and the truth sets us free, the truth brings out the light, the truth shows what is right and just, and the truth brings peace, love and joy. Without the truth, there will be lies, misery, disappointments, sadness, darkness, curses and a bunch of negativity that will make me suffer and hurt.

I should not trade Jesus for pleasure and worldly desires for I know that only him can give me hope and light even in my darkest times. I should never trade it in exchange for something unimportant, that might ruin my life and blurr my purpose. I should not give Jesus up for I know that through him the promises of God will happen. I should never let Jesus go, because I believe that from him I can feel the love of God and so I can give love to him and offer love to others. What I should do is to invest more time and effort in seeking the truth. I will read the Word and continue with my prayers. I will always communicate with Jesus. And I will not let the enemy get in my way.

Lord God I thank and praise you for all the things you have provided me and my family. I am sorry for my shortcomings and disobedience. I will make a way to overcome them and immediately obey your commands. Thank you Lord God for bringing and sacrificing your son to give us the truth to save us all. I pray Lord God that you will continue to support me and keep me empowered in seeking Jesus, seeking the truth about you. I pray also that you will be supporting and empowering all the people around me to know about the truth as well. Bless them and open their hearts to you oh Lord. Use me dear God to minister in them your word and let them know that we all should work our relationship with you through accepting Jesus as our Lord and savior. In Jesus' name I pray that all these things will manifest the soonest and never allow our hearts to be pursuaded by the enemy to trade off the truth for our worldly desires. Amen.

I just can't contain my happiness for all that's been happening in my life. I'm thankful to the Lord for He is always there to guide me and my loved ones everyday.

Since the day I was resurrected from the negativity, thanks to John 15:16, I felt like everything in my life was light and full of joy. I know that there were misfortunes and challenges each day but surprisingly, I didn't notice them take a toll on me. I also noticed that I was able to reach out to people, especially those I'm not fond of. It was a good feeling.

Now, I can testify that every day is filled with overflowing blessings from God. From the moment you open your eyes to the time you close it before you sleep, everything that happened in between is God's gift to you. Whatever circumstances you may have, experiences you encountered whether good or bad, it is a blessing from God. He lets you feel these things because He knows you can. God is shaping each and everyone of us for the greatness we are to have.

Lord God, thank you for the blessings. You really are a generous God. Thank you for the gift of life.

"Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free."
(Ephesians 6:7‭-‬8)

God tells us that we should serve with sincerity and with all our heart because we are serving him. God sees if we do good and know that if we are worthy to be rewarded.

Other verses that tells about it:
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism."
(Colossians 3:23‭-‬25)
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."
(Galatians 6:9)

Oftentimes I get lazy at work especially when no tasks are available to pick up. I tell my friends, "nakakatamad.. gusto ko na umuwi... gusto ko na lang matulog... wala namang gagawin wag muna tayo bumalik ng office..." and there are times there are so much work to do and I find myself so stressed and exhausted. I wanted to shout "Ayuko na! Sawa na ko! Pagod na ko sobra. Sana bakasyon na. Gusto ko na magresign." People at work also discourage me. There was a point in time I really don't want to go to office because of a certain person who have offended me, but he did not know. I just ignore him and my productivity was gone for quite a while. I had always complained in whatever situation I have at work. I'm not satisfied and I don't care much about the project. I felt I just work for the money. Some of my friends would say, "mageeffort pa ba ko eh ganun din naman ang sweldo?" And I would agree. I was not happy taking on tasks that are not on my plate.

But I have reflected. I have been in the art community for a long time now and have been leading passionate people who share the same sentiments as I do. And the purpose of the community is to relieve our stress and worries at work, letting the art in us take us somewhere we do not expect to be. The dedication I have for this community has proven that there is something inside it that I don't want to give up. Love. Love for the art itself and love for the members. I continue to serve this community because of the love I have for them. And what I thought about it is that if you love something or someone I will stay and still serve despite all circumstances.

God showed me that if I love him truly, I will serve him and obey him though there are hard situations I have to face. Work is just one thing. Because God gives me the ability to work, giving me the skills, talents, knowledge in my chosen career, he rewards me with good compensation. Yes he rewards me though I complain and as I realize it I was ashamed of myself.

Lord God, I praise you and choose to love you all the days of my life. I know that you have given me rewards for all the hard work. I apologize for the complaints I had brought to your heart. I am very sorry. I thank you for giving me a chance to realize that I do not work just for the money and for the people around me. I work to serve. Serve my family and most especially, you oh Lord. I declare to you Lord that I will do my best to serve you in every working day and even when I am at home. I will not let a day pass by without contributing to my team and do my job with sincerity and the heart to serve and help. All these I pray, in Jesus' name. Amen.

"Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ... Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord... Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her"
Ephesians 5:21‭-‬22‭, ‬25

The husband and wife must submit to one another.

Many people nowadays forget about this verse or maybe they are not aware of this. Some neglect it and their marriage ends up as miserable as one can imagine.

I am a witness to a lot of issues on marriage. Adultery is one. The other is pride. Others just came out of these sins. I admitted and confessed to God that I got a lot to do with the adultery stuff. Should I say 3 marriages already? The one is mild, the other is average and the last was extreme. Good thing everything fell into the right places as I pray to God. I was saved. The other marriage was saved when we decided to stop our weird kind of relationship. But I lost him as a friend. It was sad but it was for the better for my life and for his family. I'm glad to see his posts in fb that he enjoyed the company of his wife and daughter. But I could not like or comment anymore. The other was just a good friend who enjoyed malicious conversations. I try not to fall in his trap and just go on with joking around with him. I'm not sure on what's happening to his marriage but as he tells us their marriage is still pretty good. But why is that he needs to have flings and dirty conversations with other women? And the extreme one? I fell for the trap. Their marriage is damaged. My friend's wife was full of pride and she could not take what God has designed for her as a wife. I experienced all the sadness my friend has and I was there to comfort him as what he did when I was still sad from my ex. My friend loves his wife but our relationship was unexpected. We end up both getting hurt. Yeah, we saved our friendship but we are both broken especially his marriage. But the wife did not knew.

I believe it all happened because of the sin we all have committed and neglecting what God want us to do as a person and as a married individual.

My friends told me that the place where they work is like a temptation island for married people. They use each other for their worldly desires. Hearing that, someone, maybe God, told me to go there and free them from sin and cleanse their hearts. I see visions that I will minister to people in a group and share the word of God. God strengthens me everyday and is making me ready for this mission. If this is really my mission, I will know soon and while I am waiting I will take every opportunity to be equipped and create the greatest armor in my spirit, with faith and wisdom that I may not be swallowed by the enemy living freely in that place. I have experienced all these to testify to them the effects of not obeying God.

Lord God, I exhalt your name in the most high! I thank you for another day, a day of opportunity to know you and show me the way I should live by your will. Thank you for letting me experience these things so that it maybe known. Marriage should be as intact as your relationship to the church. As you have offered your son to us and how Jesus died for us, the man and the woman joined together by marriage should be of the same level of submission to one another. Keep me Lord in your love and guidance as I do your wil, my purpose, my mission. I declare in Jesus' name that I will no longer commit the sins I had before and help the married ones to restore what was taken away by carnality through your word and your guidance. Amen.

"Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." (Ephesians 4:29)

Let good words come out of your mouth and let go of malicious conversations.

Ephesians 4 tells about the unity and maturity in the body of Christ. And this verse reminds us to avoid saying unwholesome words, instead, say words to be of help in the situations of those who listens.

Before reading the Bible, I asked God to tell me what I should do and apply today onwards and this verse struck me hard.

I often say green-minded words (if that is the appropriate term). And even laugh about it. People listening to me also laughs. And if someone jokes around with such words, I am the one who will laugh hard first and sometimes added more fun to it as I may think it's just for fun. A lot have known me for that kind of a person, the one who is green-minded and very much interested in that kind of topic. I enjoy conversations involving sex with my friends through chats triggering me to cause sins to both parties - lust, adultery. I admit I had so much pleasure and find myself to have sinned so many times I can't count it with my fingers.

When I became a Christian I was not able to let go of this as soon as I can. I had involved myself through it again and again but felt guilt and condemned myself after doing it. My intention was to repent but the pull of the enemy was so strong because I still have carnal desires. It was really a big part of my old self. And everytime I did it there was pain in my heart. Sin really causes death.

But then, I still hope in the Lord, that someday I could be holy as what he wants me to be. And by faith, I should be able to stay as a new creation and never go back to my old self again.

Lord God, I praise you in your mighty name. Thank you for the reminders from which I should obey. Thank you for leading me to where I should go and helping me understand things so that I could let go of my old self little by little. Lord God, forgive me for saying such words to my friends and bringing sin to all of us. I ask you Lord God to lead my mouth to speak great things about you and help them to realize your love instead of the sins that causes death. I declare that I will not speak unwholesome words again. I pray all these in Jesus' name. Amen.

"In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence." (Ephesians 3:12)

Approach God through Jesus Christ without hesitations and without fear.

God reminds us that Jesus is the way towards Him. As long as we have faith in Jesus, we can face God and communicate with Him.

When I was not Yet a believer, I often turn away to God, not even praying and going to church. Or if I had gone to church I don't take the communion. And this was because of believing that if I committed a sin I should not do those things because of shame and that I should confess first. I ask forgiveness from God but I did not repent. I still do the same sins, at first felt guilty and then find it normal because others are also doing it.

And I did know about the gospel about Jesus that He is the truth, the light and the way. But I didn't know the true meaning of it back then. I just knew that He is the son of God and that He gave up His life for us. I did not talk to Him much and was quite confused if I could talk straight to God or is enough to talk to Jesus.

Jesus is the way as said in the Gospel. Through Him and by faith in Him all the shame were gone away, hesitations are removed and the sins were all behind me. And how can I not to talk to God if I have Jesus to support me? He who has taken away all of the reasons why I should not. He who will not cause me to sin again and continue to carry my cross through the rest of my days. Surely, Jesus will hold my hand as I talk to God and he will provide me the confidence to be infront of his Father.

Lord, I thank you for today, keeping me alive and safe. Thank you for showing me that you are the way to the Father and that you can give me confidence and support as I approach Him everyday. I will never be ashamed again because of the faith I have in you. This faith that cleanses my heart and washed away my sins, let's work together to make it stronger and deeper. And if that day comes that I will have to face God, I know that I will be ready because you have been there all my life. Again, I thank you and love you. In your mighty name, I pray. Amen.

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."
(Galatians 6:9)

Do good despite of what the people do or say. God sees our actions and He appreciates no matter how simple or complex it may seem.

Paul, in this verse tells us through the Holy Spirit that we should not hesitate nor be worried in doing good to other people. No regrets! For in the right time God will shower down His blessings to us for all the things we did to show love to others. "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." (Galatians 6:7)

So many times in the past I felt like a fool when I decide to be good to someone. Giving my trust so easily and offer what I can, making a way to have what they want if I don't have it as long as they need it. I did not want to offend anyone, rather I want them to be happy, satisfied and pay them respect. I just can't seem to afford them to feel bad or sad. I say sorry for most of the time even at times when I know in my heart that I'm not at fault. Oftentimes I say it to make them feel better and loved. Yeah I said bad words to them and felt like they deserve it but the guilt in my heart was present and I just can't take to see or feel that they are offended or saddened because of what I did. But I felt the pain everytime. I cried and felt like dying inside. I regret and asked myself why should I be kind to a person who doesn't do good to me? Why should I entertain such people who intends to take advantage? Am I such a loser or a fool to have given all? To have wasted time and effort? Is this how I really am? Should I give up being like this? Should I really offer them forgiveness?

But God was there and told me a couple of times and also with this verse that I should be good to all despite of the cruel world. I felt that it's not just about me anymore. These people I have enecountered they have different circumstances and confusions in life. Or maybe they needed something that I have and that I can give. God somehow tells me to understand them and assures that he will comfort the pain that I would feel. And if this is how I was designed by God, to be as generous as I can be and to be a blessing of showing the love of God to them, then so be it.

Lord God, I thank you for the gift of life. I thank you that you designed me the way I am. I know I still have areas to work on and I know that you will always be there to help me on these areas. Thank you Lord for letting me be a blessing to the people you made a way to meet me. There are so many things that happened that I cannot explain and I know you did those things for a purpose. I will never would want to regret doing good to others anymore and I declare in your name that I will continue to do good to your people for your glory. In Jesus' name, I pray and exhalt you in the highest! Amen.

"Thus says the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I, the Lord, your God, teach you what is for your good, and lead you on the way you should go." Isaiah 48:17
I am nowhere to be found Lord if not for Your eternal guidance.

Today, I allowed myself to bare everything to my friends; to let them see the possible worst version of me. I told them how I really felt bad when people tend to give me advice when I am with a heavy heart. I told them how I felt sorry for them because even if I knew they meant well, I took everything as a personal attack, like I'm being scolded and reprimanded. I told them how guilty I was having treated them unfairly which is why I wanted to be this honest with them that what I'm going through right now is something I need to resolve on my own. I am in a fight with myself in weighing what is right and wrong in my situation at work and in this life. This is a test of my character. Slowly but surely, I can get over this, feel comfortable, open up and listen to others. I am at the point that it is so toxic already and I'm struggling my way to keep calm and hang on. But I believe in God. I know that there is a reason why I am at a certain place and time. I can get over it. He will lead me to the right path despite this rough and rocky way to the light. Deep inside I hear the voice of the Lord telling me to hang on, be the bigger person and stay honest. It's a struggle knowing that this is what i should do. If this is the way Lord, the one You said I need to take, be it done to me according to your will. You are my Redeemer, Father God. Help me be the daughter, the servant, the laborer, the missionary that You wanted me to be.

"So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God."
(Galatians 5:16‭, ‬19‭-‬21)

The acts of flesh will push you away from God.

The verses tells us that if we focus in our Spirit, our carnal desires should be driven out, including all the above sins enumerated by Paul.

I've copied also the verses that includes the list of sins to be reminded that I should no longer dwell on desiring or experiencing them. My old self practice most of the the sins there and I knew in myself that my body desires for it and once I experience it I want to do it again. My body craves for it and the more I think of what happened before I wanted it even more. I can't even control my emotions. If I'm angry and mad at somebody I yell at them. I always say as an excuse 'I'm not perfect, tao lang ako nagkakamali, nagagalit.'

But in my journey with Christ, although I'm still like a child in the process, I am learning to live without these sins. Before, I do it just for the sake of temporary happiness, but now I came to realize that I really don't need it. And when I feel just one dot of jealousy, selfishness, hatred or envy, I asked God to rebuke me and cleanse my heart. And it's so effective He replaces it with joy, everytime. The feeling was so good and light. The heaviness in my heart was lifted and I can face everyone with a smile.

Living away from my old self who valued the flesh more than the Spirit is really hard to do. But by living by the Spirit, resisting carnality is easy. What my heart truly desires is the joy brought by living with God. And so I will continue to live by the Spirit, feed it with the Word and be the Word. And because of that, I know I will eventually forget about the desires of the flesh. I declare all these in Jesus' name. Amen.

"For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'  If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other."
Galatians 5:14‭-‬15

The second commandment is love your neighbor as yourself.

This verses tell us about the law of Christ aside of loving God with everything you are and everything you have. Your neighbors, your fellowmen, your family, your friends and even those you don't know by name or by face, treat them as yourself. Because if you do not, you will be treated how you don't want to be treated. This is the same as the Golden rule, 'do not do unto others what you don't want them to do unto you.

Many times I've been hurt this year. People are most of the time unpredictable. Even when I treat them with kindness and offer them all I have, they tend to take advantage and harm me. Some may talk against me, maybe, and some did doubt me, some fake their faces and some did hate me. Some moved away from me when I needed them the most.

I was so depressed and felt anger towards them at some point. I am a very emotional person and when I get this feeling of hurt, I easily cry out and curse people. But then, God tells me constantly to forgive. God also tells me that these people are His children like me and that as His daughter who knows Him I should be there to understand - that there must be reasons for what they did, that God is teaching us all a lesson or giving us a test. And despite all the things that happened, I have loved these individuals deeply and sincerely and I don't want to have any regrets in loving them. And it's simply because at some point in my life I experienced the love I also gave to them. They brought me happiness in my heart and they did things to make me feel loved. If I hate them, I curse them, they will too, to me, to other people and continue to hurt. But because  of forgiveness and love, by God's grace, they will not. For the Holy Spirit is in the works with me to continue following His second commandment, I will not let the enemy instill hate and anger in my heart and continue to pray for the spread of love and healing. Healing of my heart and most of all, healing for these people who came to my life whom I know had sufferred as well.

Lord God, I praise your holy name and worship you more each day. Thank you for the second commandment you have given that I live according to your will and out of your love, taking away the pain and the hate. The gift of forgiveness you brought to us is beyond what I saw before I knew you. Thank you oh Lord that you have given me the Holy Spirit who helps me realize the goodness in people. Although I may not see this physically, you always make me see because of the faith I have in you and them. Truly, the world today is full of wickedness but despite that fact, my Lord God please continue to help me give love to your children. Forgive me Lord that for so many times before I hated them, cursed them, insult them, dishonor them and hurt them. I know in my heart I have wronged you by doing so, and for that I repent. Lord God, I thank you for the opportunity to love your children and I declare that I will continue to do it. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.

“A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.”
(Galatians 5:9)

Even only one can spoil and destroy everything. A little pursuation can overcome you.

The enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy. There are a lot of beliefs, patterns and norms that people continue to practice everyday. It is difficult to resist or oppose all of it though we know as christians that these things are wrong because we are afraid that people will judge us, that they will not accept us.

Last night, I saw a post in FB about a trailer of a horror film as an entry for MMFF. I didn't watch the video since I am afraid of such movies. I read comments and most of the netizens were excited about it. It broke me. For some reason I felt heaviness in my heart. I felt the need to comment and so I did. I could not conform in that tradition anymore. Christmas is the time the children of God should be reminded to remember the birth of Christ and the purpose of which He was sent to us. And why do we watch demonic movies at this season? Because of tradition? For fun? Little they know that this is a work of the enemy. Making the people forget about the Lord. After I entered my comment. I was afraid that people will hate me and that they would bash me. I prayed to God to make me strong for I did nothing wrong to people but instead I rebuked them. I realized that God is starting on me and that the Holy Spirit told me to do it and gave me strength in the process.

Little things that the enemy brings to us might affect the whole nation. Brainwashing and luring the people's minds, saying to them that it is a tradition to showcase horror movies during Christmas and watch them, forgetting the true meaning of Christmas.

Lord God, I ask your guidance and help through the Holy Spirit to rebuke even one tiny speck of yeast from the people around me. Make me your instrument to deliver the weak to you and save them from turning into the demons they should not be. Lord God, give me the strength to oppose the wrong and correct them even though the whole world is what I am up against. Let me always be reminded that Jesus and His disciples did not falter in their faith in You but grew it stronger even in the darkest times of their lives. Teach me Lord your ways and always lead me to your light. Lord, I pray all these, in Jesus' name. Amen.

"Then astonishment seized them all and they glorified God, and, struck with awe, they said, 'We have seen incredible things today.'" - Luke 5:26
I will be sleeping in a few minutes. 11:00 PM has been my standard sleeping time recently; thanks to my non-stop browsing in different social media sites. Today is another day, but today is different. I will be sleeping happy because I have seen something incredible today - the goodness of the Lord.Everything that I asked of the Lord, He gave me. I wanted to be with my family, He gave me time to spend with them last weekend. I asked for strength and energy to finish my tasks, He did. I asked for a creativity boost to help out in an office event, He gave me multiple ideas which were actually considered and will be put into action! How great is Our Father? The past week has been awful but God never fails to show us a new tomorrow. I am excited to know what God has in store for me.Lord, all the glory is Yours! I am helpless without your grace. Thank you for your gifts and
blessing. I will use them to praise You! Amen.

know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified... “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
(Galatians 2:16‭, ‬19‭-‬20)

When I accepted Christ, I died and was risen but I no longer live for myself but I live for Him through faith.

The law indicated in this verse were the commandments made before Christ's first coming. And by this law, all had sinned and all were justified. But God, out of His love for us, made the greatest move so that we can still be saved. And that is through Jesus. God sacrificed His only son to lift our justifications from our sins and gave us the ultimate chance to live a new life, be born again and live by faith through Christ. By this, we are new creations, free from sin. Our old self has begone and the new replaced it. And by faith, Paul said, we are justified by it, so as long as we believe in the Lord and trust Him, everything comes next - no more sins, no more guilt nor condemnation, we are saved.

Every day God reminds me how He loves me and how He called me to give me a new life and a perfect chance to know Him. His love alone gives me joy and keeps me smiling, moving on from difficult situations, getting me out of great challenges. And yes the enemy does not like it so it continues to attack me. But I will never let God down and will continue to hold on to His love. Because I know He did everthing He can to save me from death and all He wanted is to be with me forever. I love you Lord and I really want to be with you so I will keep my faith grow stronger and deeper until my last breath on earth.

• Pray hard to God;
• Forgive all that have sinned us;
• Ask God for forgiveness;
• Repent from sins;
• Serve Him;
• Help the poor; and,
• Share His Word to others. 

We will never know when this big day will come, but God loves us so much, and if we believe in Him, we will be prepared for that day.

I pray that everyone of us will know the importance of being prepared for the upcoming big days in our lives, that we will throw away our fears, anxieties, laziness, weariness and hesitations so we can be champions when those days come. Things will be hard as we prepare, but just remember that God loves us so much that He intends all of us to be champions.

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)

He created all things - earth, and the whole universe.

This verse reminds us that everything we see from where we are standing, from what we have read, from what our eyes can reach and where our feet can go to, were all created by God even before He created His children.

At some point in my life, back when I was a kid, I believed science more than God. That all things started with some mass and that the earth was part of that mass growing enormously inside a bigger mass which is the galaxy. All of the planets might have different creatures that we dont look alike thus making me think God did not create them because it is not in the Bible. No sign of aliens or weird creatures in Genesis, only animals, plants and man. No sign of other planets, only earth. This belief was an effect of watching films and documentaries about evolution and aliens and even textbooks we have during school days.

But all was of perfect design, even the planets other than the earth. Why do they exists? Why does the sun light them up? Why do we have a moon? And other planets have more than one? Why are they rotating and revolving (perfect in distance not causing collision). Is it possible that the heavens mentioned inin the verse is the universe?

I watched ancient aliens or chariot of the Gods for more than once and I am likely to believe that maybe God also created aliens or may be God sent those creatures to help us or tell us something. I was confused and there were a lot of questions. But one thing is for sure. There is a God who created all those I question about.

I believe in His power and I believe that He majestically created all these for our sake because of His expression of love. And because of that love I am here on earth and will return to Him by faith and at His right time.