Our works reflect the one who we serve.

(Here’s a smile for you dear reader. :D)

Christianity, as we always say, is not a religion. It is a relationship with the Lord. That relationship with the Lord is developed every time we spend time with Him(read our bibles) and He speaks to us everyday. So, spending time with God is a daily thing. Being a Christian is a daily thing.

Life is for the living of course. In Biology, a living organism is characterized by having an ability to acquire materials and energy, an ability to respond to stimuli, an ability to reproduce, an ability to grow and develop, etc. 

Combining both, we get a Jesus-centered life. It is a life that knows these: how much God loves us that He sent His only Son to die for our sins and to make us victorious; how to listen to God and to surrender(an act of total trust) every thing to Him, even the struggles, hardships, problems, and life. And… a life that does not conform to the world. 

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. [Romans 12:2]

As living Christians, we know that God enabled us to enter His presence and receive revelations from Him. (It is like acquiring materials energy.) As I said earlier, we can receive revelations, instructions, messages, warning, etc. from the Lord, and of course we receive these things not just to pile them up in our hearts and minds or fill our notebooks. We respond to what God says. (Yeah, I hope you got it. :D It is like responding to stimuli.) Next thing is that a Christian grows and develops. He does not stop from being a born again or being a baby. He matures in the Lord. He gets deeper and deeper in relationship with Him. He hungers for more of God. And He feeds on the Bread of Life. Lastly, a Christian has an ability to reproduce.(not just biologically)

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” [Matthew 28:18-20]

We are called to share the Gospel(The death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ according to the scriptures) and produce fruits. We share and we guide those baby Christians with their walk with God and the time will come that they too will produce their own fruits. As I did say, we don’t just pile up the revelations of the Lord. We share them to other people(Christian or non-Christian friends or strangers). Those revelations might encourage, inspire, or lift their spirits up. 

If you are characterized by these, then you’re probably a living Christian organism. (:D)

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I tell you the truth, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” [John 21:18]

This verse is what I received from the Lord last night. At first I was like “Then who now would want to grow up if someday someone else will lead him to a place that he doesn’t want to go?”

Then…. I remembered that a Christian Life is a selfless life. A life that takes you OUT of your comfort zone.

I realized that a person having a shallow relationship with the Lord will still do his own will (dress himself) and not the will of the Lord. I guess that kind of relationship can easily fade away. On the other hand, a person with a deep relationship with the Lord will let God dress him and he is not afraid to go anywhere the Lord leads him to because he knows that his God is with Him.  

The challenge for me is to go deeper in my relationship with the Lord. A life that is selfish, worldly and full of worries is nothing compared to a life that knows how great and powerful God is.

I am aiming for a life that will continue to know how magnificent God is. 

PS. I am alive. :D

If you know who you are in Christ, then fear must go.

Crying your heart out to the Lord and letting Him work on your heart. Once it’s finished and empty, He will fill in the cracks and heal the wounds. 

It has been a year.

A year ago, January 16 fell on a Sunday. The morning of it my family and I attended our church for the Sunday service. After the service, there was a meeting of our cell group and we talked about having mentors. A mentor is someone whom you could talk to about anything and everything, a person who would guide you, in life, to Christ. A person who’ll walk with you into maturity in the Lord. A mentor could be a family member, best friend, childhood friend, or anyone whom you really trust. While we were discussing all of these things and thinking about having our own. Only one person came into my mind that could possibly be my mentor. Maybe it was that that person’s life had encouraged me to start my walk with the Lord. And the weird fact that for a short period of time I already trusted her so much. Well, before telling her that I wanted her to be my mentor, I prayed first. Finally, I had composed myself and told her (actually, asked her) through text. I was nervous.Then, she gladly accepted it and I was so happy. That night was the start of our walk together and we’ve been very excited about it.

As we walk with the Lord, we learned from each other. Shared our devotions and revelations that got us more excited with what our Father has in store for us in the future. There were also times when I’m on down-stressed-tired-pressured-just-because-of-school moments and she’s there to remind me that there’s a Christ who loves me no matter what I did or who I am. Well, she also had her insecure moments. Moments that made her a more matured Christian. I admit also that there were instances where I sulked because she was busy, and also that I addressed an anon tweet to her. I was very sorry for those things. (And I praise God for teaching this person how to love.)

It was indeed a year of ups and downs, and a year full of emotional disturbances. But we thank the Lord for the grace, faith, wisdom, strength, safety, good health, and of course love that He gave. (An important thing also that I learned is that even though she’s my mentor I don’t have to be dependent on her or on anyone. People fail. Maybe not now, but someday. Be Christ-dependent.) I knew in myself I’ve grown but I still have a lot of growing up to do and chiseling to experience. It may hurt but the Lord still loves me.

A lot of prayers said, thousands of text messages sent, minutes or hours spent on chatting, a few twitter convos and blog posts, voices used for telling stories, and memories and lessons I won’t forget and this won’t be the end. 

[To you my beloved mentor, I’m looking forward to the many years we’re going to spend with the Lord. I regret nothing for choosing you! I challenge you(haha. ikaw dapat nagchachallenge sakin. hahaha) let’s go deeper kay Lord!!!!! Sabi nga nung Sunday, we receive 5 times(10 times pa nga sa Souldiers eh :D) more of the amount that’s just enough for us. There’s no reason para magcomplain tayo or whatsoever sa ating buhay. :) Praise the Lord na napunta kami sa Crc! It’s not an accident. :D Love you too! (Dahil nauna ka nang magtext. hahaha) >:D< Gaya nga ng palagi kong sinasabi sayo, I love you but He loves you more. :*]

Meet the mentor: Joy “Jee” Geronimo

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PS. Parang birthday mo. HAHAHAHAHAHA! Sino mas keso? :)))))))