GOD LOOKS FOR CLAY
By erika alfonCLAY does'nt mold or shape itself, instead it is molded according to its master's will.
Be a CLAY, and let God shape you as what he plans for you to be.
Isn’t He a Compassionate God?
By Arman SeguisMatthew 9: 36 “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like a sheep without a shepherd.”
I was reading a book by our very own Bro. Bo “How to turn your thoughts into things”, I was inspired, touched and blessed by the book. Then after I finished reading, I received a txt message from my friend asking me to load her cellphone for 150 pesos to her new number. Without doubt and refresh by the book that I read I immediately load my friend 150 pesos. I told to myself, God is tested my faith, then I shared to my wife and my kids about it. Of course, they laughed at me, but my wife surprisingly asked me, “are you sure that it is her who texted you? And she said I doubt it?” I said to her, I leave it to God. The next day my friend called me up and I immediately asked her if she got the load, and she laughed at me and she told me that she did not asked for a load and she did not change her number. I was downhearted and concluded that somebody fooled me.
A very simple experience but look it is evident that the children of God is prune to harassment and shameful experience and has been continually harassed and fooled. God sees it and He knows that we are helpless, that we need a protector and deliverer. He understood how helpless we are, in times of crises and troubles, failures and shame. He has so much compassion with a grieving heart to us who need his help. He presented to us like a shepherd, who is willing to give up his life for his sheep. God has a big heart to love us so much and has a huge shoulder to lean on for our comfort.
Compassion is from the root word – “compass” means to surround or to achieve. We are surrounded by His great love. He wants to achieve that we are covered by His great compassion and tenderness love. Whatever it takes we have Jesus always in our side. He sees us in the crowd of the people and he knows who we are? He cares for us, for you and me.
Cheer up and be blessed all the days of your life. In Jesus name. Amen
God bless us all.
FREE LIVELIHOOD TRAINING
By Fel Dinio-OrantesTHE I HAVE's.....
By Arman SeguisI HAVE hope enough to keep my heart looking forward.
I HAVE strength enough to battle obstacles and overcome them.
I HAVE commitment enough not to give up too soon.
I HAVE faith enough to please God.
I HAVE fun enough to enjoy every aspect of life.
I HAVE patience enough to let faith complete its work in me.
I HAVE love enough to give those who deserve it the least but need it the most.
I HAVE forgiveness enough to never let the sun goes down on my wrath.
I HAVE gratitude enough to say "thank you" for the smaill things.
I HAVE perseverance enough to run the entire race that is set out before me.
I HAVE wisdom enough to fear and obey God.
I HAVE responsibility enough to be the most dependable person you know.
I HAVE kindess enough to share what i have .
I HAVE mercy enough to forgive and forget.
I HAVE trust enough to know the God wiull direct my steps.
I HAVE optimism enough to know that God's plan are blessed.
I HAVE expectancy enough to be on the lookout for miracles every day.
I HAVE enthusiasm enough that God is in me.
I HAVE obedience enough to do what is right without thinking twice.
I HAVE direction enough to know when and where to go.
I HAVE knowledge enough to have my mind continually renewed.
I HAVE credibility enough to cause others want and like me to work with them.
I HAVE generosity enough to give before being asked.
I HAVE companssion enough to be moved by the needs of others.
I HAVE loyalty enough to be committed to others.
I HAVE dependence enough to know that i need God.
God bless..
TODAY IS THE DAY OF YOUR VICTORY
By Arman SeguisGod wants each of us to come through whatever situation we face. We are not to be moved by what we see but by what we do not see.
2 Corinthians 5:7 .. Walk by faith, not by sight...
Begin to declare today..I have had enough! Now is the time i am going to get through this mess! today is the day of my victory...
The devil tells us that we will never be victorious, that we will never get through what we are going through. The enemy wants us to think that there's nothing more permanent than our temporary situation.
1 Corinthians 10:13 " No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."
Take hold of this verse and use for your declaration of victory over every situation you are in. God is faithful. He will provide a way for you. You can take stand of faith and boldly proclaim " Today is the day of my victory."
In Jesus Name... Amen...
God bless..
FREE LIVELIHOOD TRAINING
By Fel Dinio-OrantesYOUR BEST FRIENDS ARE THOSE WHO BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN YOU.
By Arman SeguisProverbs 13:20 tells us, "He that walketh with wise men shall be wise; but a companion of fools shall be destroyed."
We become like those with whom we associate with. We need to be very carefull in choosing friends or those people we accompany, because in one way or another it will affect our lives.
A few months ago, i found myself stagnant and i was with friends that has no direction in life. We keep on talking our problems, frustrations and somehow i felt i started to be like them as well. One day i decided to attend the loving people of God at the feast. I need those people that bring out the best of me and influence me to become a better person. And Praise the Lord, i was able to stand again in God's mighty presence and grace.
Go and look for a friend whose life cause you to have a greater faith and confidence and to see things from God's perspective. After being with them, our spirits and our sights are raised.
I have found that it is better to be alone than in the wrong company. A single conversation with the right person can be more valuable than years of study.
The Lord showed us that we needed to change our closest associations, and that we needed to have a contact with the right people on a regular basis. The men of strong faith, people who made us better person.
Whem you sorround yourself with the right kind of people, you enter into God ordained power of agreement.
Ecclesiastes 4: 9-10,12 states: Two can accomplish more that twice as much as one, for the results can be much better. If one falls, the other pulls him up; but if a man falls when he is alone, he is in trouble. And one standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back to back and conquer; three is even better, for a triple braided cord is not easily broken.
Remember always, that in the eyes of average people, average is always considered outstanding. Look carefully at your closer associations, becaue it's an indication of the direction you're heading.
Be wise in choosing your friends today and you will find victory.
IN JESUS NAME. AMEN
GOD BLESS US ALL/
DREAM BIG .... AIM HIGH....
By Arman SeguisI like the story of the fish ball vendor who earns 500 pesos per day. He started with one cart of selling fish ball at his nearby community. He started thinking to make another cart for other to sell his fish ball and he had earned another 500 pesos for another cart. Then he make another cart and another cart and another one that makes a total of 50 carts. Now he is earning 25,000 per day. He dream big and aim high....
Don't become so caught up in the small matters that you cannot take advantage of bigger opportunities. Choose to dream big, to strive to reach the full potential of your calling. Choose to major on the important issues of life, not on the unimportant. H. Stern said, " if you're hunting rabbits in tiger country you must keep eye peeled for tigers, but when you are hunting tigers, you can ignore the rabbits." There are plenty of tigers to go around. Do not be distracted by the rabbits of life. Set your sights on bigger game. If you want to see, if you can really swim, don't frustrate yourself with shallow water.
Security and opportunity are total strangers. If an undertaking does not include faith, it is not worthy of being called God' s direction. I do not believe that God would call any of us to do anything that would not include an element of faith in Him.
Hebrews 11: 1 - " Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."
Matthew 9:29 - Jesus said.."According to your faith will it be done to you."
Dream big and aim high because we are serving a big God.
IN JESUS NAME... AMEN..
GOD BLESS.
GOD NEVER SEES US AS FAILURES BUT LEARNERS.
By Arman SeguisI have so much failures in life and i think every does as well, but the good thing for us that in every failure we did is an opportunity to make us a better person. We all experience failure and make mistakes. In fact, successful people always have more failure in thier lives than average people do. Great people throughout history have all failed at some point in their lives. Those who do not expect anything are never disappointed, those who never try never fail. Anyone who is currently achieving anything in life is simultaneously risking failure. It is better to fail in doing something than to excel at doing nothing. A flawed diamond is more valuable that a perfect brick. People who have no failures also have few victories.
God never sees any of us as failures, He only sees us as learners. He allows us to fail and commit mistakes for us to learn. When we are a child and wanted to walk, we slowly stand up and take a first step with courage, yes we fall but the good thing i remember that everytime we fall to take the first step to walk we are never tired to try again and again until we learn to walk. That is what God wants us to be. Not a failures but a learners.
Learn the lesson and forget the details for your failures. Have you ever noticed that the devil never reminds you of the lesson? He only wants you to remember the details. Gain from the experience, but do not roll the minute details of it over and over in your mind. Build on the experience, and get on with your life.
Remember that the call is higher than the fall.
Psalm 55:22 says " Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the rigtheous fall."
IN JESUS NAME.. AMEN.
GOD BLESS US ALL.
BIG ANGEL
By cheng capiliBIG ANGEL
It doesn’t matter what kind of work you have as long as it is legal and you enjoy it, is what matters most.
There was this girl who went abroad to work but before that she had also worked in the Philippines. Though she knows that she won’t be able to apply her degree and the kind of work that is waiting for her, she still chose to work abroad just to help her family and to achieve her dreams.
One week after she arrived abroad, she got a part-time job for almost a month at a beach. She worked in a family with a one year-old boy. Working those times was difficult for her during her adjustment period. Being away with her mother and not used with the kind of food they eat. She always calls her mother every now and then just to lessen the sadness and boredom she felt. She usually finished working late at night until it came to a point that she cried and almost give up. Days passed by swiftly. Finally, her 3week part time job ended.
After a few couple of weeks, she got another part-time job again at a beach for 1month. She had worked in a family with a 2year-old girl. This time she really felt being sad, the place is so lonely. Every now and then she prays that time would pass by swiftly so she could go back to her mother again. She sacrifices for the meantime being far away and with the kind of work she had. Finally, that part-time ended.
Though it’s been difficult for her during her adjustment period, the two related part-time jobs had made her stronger and independent. She had survived her adjustment period alone.
Finally, she got a permanent job working in a family of four but there were no kids anymore, they are all grown-up. But she needs to suffer a lot of things. The family was nice but there were lot of work to do, she finished working late at night and she ate little or often times doesn’t eat on time or sometimes, she almost eat nothing. The only problem she had with her work then was she’s not eating properly and too much workload. She always complain with the work she had that time, she doesn’t enjoy her work, she just work and work and work. Though she got used with the work she had, it came to a point that she got sick because of too much work and for not eating properly. She had worked for more than a year with them and decided to leave her work then.
She went home in the Philippines for vacation 1st quarter of 2009. She took a rest and recovered and had enjoyed her vacation. Finally, the time came to face the real world, time to work again.
She went back abroad. She keeps on looking for a job for almost a month. Finally, a couple accepted her but the wife was going to deliver a twins (boy and girl) 2weeks later that time and they told her to start immediately next morning. So that’s it, unprepared, she started working then. There was no problem working for the first few days, it went smoothly except that she keeps on worrying on how she will take care of babies and she got irritated with the grandmother who keeps on telling her on what to do. She loves babies but she doesn’t want the responsibility of taking care of them, she’s afraid because she never had any experience in taking care of babies like changing pampers, giving them milk and as such, she just love playing with babies. She almost gives up with her work. But then, she realized that if she quit those times, she won’t be able to overcome her fear because she sees the problem in every trial and not the opportunity to gain something in every trial. She thinks a way on not quitting her job, and then she came up with fulfilling her DREAMS. Oftentimes, God will put the idea into your mind on how you can solve your problem, you just have to entrust all your worries to Him. So that’s it, there’s no way of quitting her job because she started to fulfill her dreams now. Her dream is what keeps her motivated not to quit her work because if she does she won’t be able to achieve it. Sometimes we need something or someone to hold on to for us not to give up in life.
The most awaited time came, the twins were home. The time came to face the fear. When the twins home, she felt happy seeing them. Two weeks after, the battle begins. She started to take care of the twins. At first, she was afraid to carry those little angels, she’s afraid she might fall them down but day after day, she got used to it. They taught her everything she needs to know, she started to give them milk, to change pampers, to do the bath, and as such. She had learned many things on how to take care a baby until they grew up. Sometimes, what we do at the present is also God’s way of preparing us in the future and God will not give us work if He knows we can’t do it. Little by little; she overcomes her fear because she decided to face it. From then, she started to enjoy her work, she give the best care and love she can to these two angels. Taking care of the twins is not easy, it’s really difficult and tiring but for her, she never notices the tiredness she has because she enjoys her work because if you enjoy your work, you feel like never working at all. She’s not only enjoying her work but she’s also able to travel to different places which is one of her dreams. With these two angels, she may never know how her day ends.
By the way, that girl is me. It’s like being a BIG ANGEL to two little lovely angels and it such a wonderful feeling to have angels like them whom you can teach, you can play with, who will look after you and who embraces and kisses you just to take the tiredness away. My angels are now having their 1st birthday March 19 and I’m glad that I have survived working with them until now.
Guys, whatever your work is as long as it is legal, don’t be ashamed of it, and don’t let others degrade you. Love your work and enjoy it, it’s just a stepping stone to a bigger blessing. God bless!