EVERYTHING IS PERMISSIBLE BUT NOT EVERYTHING IS BENEFICIAL

This morning, as I went out of the house with aeryk's nanny, I saw many people beside the street looking on something and covering their nose. I asked one person if what's going on, he told me that somebody abandoned a dead newly born baby near the water meter. My heart hurts for the child. I was thinking why would anyone do such an awful thing. It was so easy for them to make it but why is it so hard for them to accept the consequences of their acts. That thinking keeps going on in my mind until I arrived at the office and caused me to write this blog.

As I was writing, my heart still aches for the baby and prayed about it. An understanding came to me, it is also the same feeling that God experience if his people will do acts against His will. God loves his people very much, that is why He created them in His own image and likeness and given dominion over the earth (Genesis 1:26) but that purpose was cut off because the first people made a wrong decision. Since it is love, everything works in free will. However, still because of love, he gave instructions in the Bible on how to operate things in our lives, to obey His will and sent His only Son to die for our sins. Their are so many instructions in His word but what struck me right now is this word - "EVERYTHING IS PERMISSIBLE BUT NOT EVERYTHING IS BENEFICIAL"!

This is true, we can do everything we want however the BIG Q is that - will it benefit us and God's purpose in our lives? It's REALIZATION TIME!

IN EVERYTHING GIVE THANKS

Last week, on my way to the office it was raining and I didn't bring any umbrella. At first, I was going to complain but I was convicted by the word that says, "do not grumble" so instead I thank God for the rain. It happened again yesterday when I'm on my way home from the office, same situation happened but no complain entered my mind, automatically I thanked God for the rain.

In the situations above, the result really blessed me. When I arrived at the office the rain slow down, enough for me not to get wet and as to the second situation, it was not yet raining when I arrived home.

Truly, the word of God is true that in "EVERYTHING give thanks". "Everything" on my perspective, means whether the circumstances around us is beneficial or not, we give thanks. God wants us to trust and love Him with all our hearts, mind, and strength. This is called faith. Believing in things that is of godly perspective before seeing the result is Faith.

Although, the situation above is just a simple one but my point is, if God bless us in simple circumstance how much more in bigger and complicated ones. God sees the intention and motives of our hearts. Sometimes, we may think that God does not answer our prayers but God says he will answer our prayers, as long as we humbly ask Him with the right motives, He will shower us with His blessings.

Let us stop blaming God of what happens to our lives. God is good. He is the same yesterday, today and tommorrow. He does not lie. His promises in the bible are true. Maybe the wrong part is on our side. Let us start cleaning (repentance) our own house (ourselves) with things (sins) that is not of use, so that the true light will go inside and it will manifest and influence the environment around us. Let us practice and discipline ourselves to possess this mindset or the kingdom mindset until the heavenly kingdom will influence - first, in our own mindset and then to the world. Hence, what is written in the book of revelation will come to pass, which says, "the kingdom of the world will be the Kingdom of our God." Isn't it wonderful?

Let us believe and have faith, so that the rain will stop. Love God with all our hearts, mind and strength!

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THE GREATEST LOVE STORY

The world is celebrating the day of love or Valentines Day this coming saturday. In connection with the celebration let me share the greatest love story that I know.

In a perfect world there was this three kings. King the Father, King the Son, and King the governor. As we have known, if you are called King you have a kingdom and people. The Kings have plans for their people which is to use them in expanding and sharing their perfect world to them. In his kingdom everything is operated in love or in free will. King the Father love his people very much that he gave everything to them with some rules and restrictions. However, the people though they have everything they needed they violated the rules and restrictions. As a consequence, the people now leave in an imperfect world. Everything is not provided anymore, if they want something they have to work for it and they can now experience pain and sorrow.

Many generations have passed, King the Father who loved his people so much was very sad looking at his people leaving in an imperfect and chaos world that he send King the Son, not as a king but as a person in the same physical image of his people to save them from an imperfect world. King the Son, walked in the imperfect world like the common people. At his 30th birthday, King the Son was commanded by King the Father to tell his people to repent of their stubborness and sins. Some believe but some did not. To those who believe, he taught them the Kingdom lifestyle. Because of love, King the Son died for the sake of the people.

Before King the Son went back to the perfect world, he leaved King the governor to guide his people. Now, whenever anyone of his people repent and accept King the Son as Lord, through the governor that person can now enter the perfect world, in the presence of the Kings.

The greatest love story above is the love of the Kings for his people. I experienced this kind of love when I Jesus accept me as his child. Let's love him back with our life.

Actually, you can read the real story in the bible. The one written above is my understanding on the matter. King the Father is God the Father, King the Son is Jesus and King the governor is the Holy Spirit.

TIME

If I remember right, that was year 2006, I was once asked in an interview if what is my weakest link and I answered without any hesitation, it's my TIME. Then she said, so are you willing to take this job since time is very important here, I forgot what I answered but what I can remember was that she said, something about overcoming it. Truly, right now, my management in my time is progressively improving though it may not be perfect but it's going there.

TIME is one of the most precious thing in this world. As the saying says, "TIME IS GOLD". It is right, time is really gold. How we manage it and prioritize things take part in overcoming it. When it pass through us, we can never take it back. It is gone. With all that is happening in our world today, the crisis, the calamities, etcetera, we sometimes forget what is really important in our lives and we also forget to give time to that important thing.

As for me, the most important thing in my life is my relationship with Jesus and everything follows. Since it is a relationship it needs time. In my church family, we are encouraged to take time to pray, to communicate with God everyday, to give a tithe (10%) of our devotional time for a start. It's really not that easy at first because my flesh is not used of doing it but thank God, right now I'm making progress. We are not really obliged though, it's a free will thing.

One thing that I admired in making time with God is Daniel in the Old Testament. Daniel prayed to God three times a day. I think he believes that since our human body needs to eat three times a day to be healthy and functional, so is our soul. When Jesus was tempted by Satan, he said that, "it is written, Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God".

There is time for everything, for family, friends, work or business, rest, ........ everything. Now I realized why there is twenty-four hours in a day. Let us not waste time on things that will not last. Invest time for God now, it's worth it, even more! Taking time for God needs a step of faith. Make your step now and God will meet you. Like the lyrics of the song says, He who began a good work in us will be faithful to complete it! Below is the lyrics of the song by youtube, let us sing for the love of our God.