FAITHFUL IS HE....A Poem
Are you passing through a testing.
Is your pillow wet with tears?
Do you wonder what the reason,
Why it seems God never hears?
Why it is you have no answer
To your oft-repeated plea,
Why the heaven still is leaden
As you wait on bended knee?
Do you wonder as you suffer,
Whether God does understand,
And if so, why He ignores you,
Fails to hold you in His Hand?
Do black doubts creep in, assail you,
Fears without, and fears within,
Till your brave heart almost falters
And gives way to deadly sin?
All God's testings have a purpose-
Some day you will see the light.
All He asks is that you trust Him,
Walk by faith and not by sight.
Do not fear when doubts beset you,
Just remember-He is near;
He will never, never leave you,
He will always, always hear.
Faithful is He who has promised,
He will never let you fall,
Daily will the strength be given
Strength for each and strength for all.
He will gladly share pain with you,
He will gladly give you peace.
Till your tired and weary body
Finds its blessed, glad release.
When the darkened veil is lifted,
Then, dear heart, you'll understand
Why it is you had to suffer,
Why you could not feel His hand
Giving strength when it was needed,
Giving power and peace within
Giving joy thru tears and trial,
Giving victory over sin.
So till then just keep on trusting,
Thru the sunshine and the rain,
Thru the tears and thru the heart-aches,
Thru the smiles and thru the pain-
Knowing that our Father watches,
Knowing daily strength He'll give,
Victory for each passing hour,
This is life, so let us live!
Posted by Frreedom from Worldliness & Fear at 10:22 PM 0 comments
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Don't you Know that everything That happens To You Is Meant For Good By The Lord?
Dear Friends
One thing that encourage me in life is that no matter how bad things happens to a life of a christian, always remember that the bible says:" Everything that happens to you is meant for good and no other more except the term:" For Good".. because God meant it for good.. One example is it doesn't make sense to hear about the message of the crucifixion of Christ but God the father allowed it to saved us all so it was meant for good.
There are so many things we want in life and we want it to improve so we do everything to improve it but if we really can't, Don't be discourage because no one is perfect in this world and most of all it is still is meant for good cause God controls all even your future so he sees.
Pastor Rick Warren is the author a very famous book entitled:"The Purposed Driven Life" and many other books that is originally accepted to be a noble Prize award and very known in the whole world but despite of Rick's fame, we don't know the other side of his life that he had experienced tremendous pain, sorrow & despair as it is allowed by God whether good or bad because whatever happens in our life even in the utmost sphere of being none sense or shall we say it:"It never make sense at all".. like illnesses, Divorce,Tragic & fatal car accidents, Murder like the murder of Jesus Christ when He was Tortured until death on the cross; frustration, cancer, death of love ones and many other more painful realities in our lives are but allowed by God for a purpose and God allowed everything to be meant for good to a life of a believer who seeks the Lord Jesus Christ day after day.
Rick Warren's wife had cancer and they were so down according to rick because they are at the same time handling a huge number of people in the church as a pastor but later, her wife's cancer was healed and then after a year or more her wife became the director of a cancer foundation; therefore it is very purpose driven as God uses that cancer which does not make sense in order to let Rick warren's wife lead and preach and encourage millions of cancer patients in that foundation & eventually in the whole world that there is HOPE in the midst of Pain as those hopeless patients believes in her as she suffers the same so she gave a great Testimony.
The question is :Is there anything in your life that doesn't make sense with you today? well, always remember God uses everything to be meant for good even it doesn't make sense because there is a purpose whatever happens to you"...
For every grief, for every trial,
for every weary, lonely mile,
there is a reason.
For every pain that we must bear,
for every sorrow, every care,
there is a reason.
But if we trust God as we should,
all will work out yet for our good,
God knows the reason.
Posted by Frreedom from Worldliness & Fear at 4:52 AM 0 comments
Friday, January 7, 2011
Why is Fasting very significant in our Lives? and what is the bible saying about it?
Why is Fasting very significant in our Lives?
Fasting is not a sacrifice nor penance as you can no longer add what Christ has done for u by dying a very shameful death by cruxifixion on the cross 2000 years ago because of His great Love for you and me but fasting is an act of humbling ourselves and seeking God desperately in prayers & mediatation of God's word.
Scripture does not command Christians to fast. God does not require or demand it of Christians. At the same time, the Bible presents fasting as something that is good, profitable, and beneficial. The book of Acts records believers fasting before they made important decisions (Acts 13:2; 14:23). Fasting and prayer are often linked together (Luke 2:37; 5:33). Too often, the focus of fasting is on the lack of food. Instead, the purpose of fasting should be to take your eyes off the things of this world to focus completely on God. Fasting is a way to demonstrate to God, and to ourselves, that we are serious about our relationship with Him. Fasting helps us gain a new perspective and a renewed reliance upon God.Although fasting in Scripture is almost always a fasting from food, there are other ways to fast. Anything given up temporarily in order to focus all our attention on God can be considered a fast (1 Corinthians 7:1-5). Fasting should be limited to a set time, especially when fasting from food. Extended periods of time without eating can be harmful to the body. Fasting is not intended to punish the flesh, but to redirect attention to God. Fasting should not be considered a “dieting method” either. The purpose of a biblical fast is not to lose weight, but rather to gain deeper fellowship with God. Anyone can fast, but some may not be able to fast from food (diabetics, for example). Everyone can temporarily give up something in order to draw closer to God.
By taking our eyes off the things of this world, we can more successfully turn our attention to Christ. Fasting is not a way to get God to do what we want. Fasting changes us, not God. Fasting is not a way to appear more spiritual than others. Fasting is to be done in a spirit of humility and a joyful attitude. Matthew 6:16-18 declares, “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”
Even though fasting was a tradition, not a commandment, it was an important part of the Jewish religion and was also practiced by the early Christians, so it is mentioned many times in the Bible. For example, Zechariah mentions a public fast in the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth month (Zech. 8:19); Jesus mentions fasting in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 6:16-18); the Day of Atonement is called the “Fast” (Acts 27:9); and the early Christians fasted (Acts 13:1-3). Please join our Annual Parayer & Fasting at www.victorygreenhills.org & check my blog in http://rickpila.blogspot.com/
Posted by Frreedom from Worldliness & Fear at 8:31 AM 0 comments
Monday, December 27, 2010
What is a TRUE Gift? Especially at Christmas?
The Gift That Started It All . . .
The busy days are gone. Roads are not that busy anymore, less traffic and less people in the town. Gifts given, gifts received. Why do we actually give gifts at Christmas? Some believe giving gifts at Christmas started with the Wise Men who brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to Jesus.Others cite the legend of St. Nicholas, who liked bringing toys to boys and girls. But actually, giving a gift at Christmas started with GOD ...when He gave His one and only Son (John 3:16).
Many of us would buy gifts for someone because we have to-the Kris kringle thing (Manito, Manita) or because of the white elephant thing or maybe because we want to reward that person for being good or doing a great job. Know the song Santa Claus Is Coming to Town? The verse says-
"He's making a list and checking it twice; Gonna find out who's naughty and nice. Santa Claus is coming to town
He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he knows if you've been bad or good,so be good for goodness sake! "
Christmas is not about punishing or rewarding. It's about GIVING- GRACE (Ephesians 2:8-9).
Think for a minute, Why do we give gifts to our family at Christmas? Yes, it's a tradition, but the bottom line is our desire to see our loved ones' face light up when they open the gift to find something they like, right? And this is very true with our Abba Father. He desires to bless us, to give us gifts, to shower us with His unconditional love.
What do you say makes a gift a really good gift? How big it is? How pretty it’s wrapped ?How long it took the giver to purchase it? How much it cost?
Today, the Gift that started it all IS there in your room, in your office, or even in your computer room! It 's the best gift one could have. It’s wrapped up with your name on it, awaiting your acceptance, awaiting you to receive it and open it up. Of course, the Gift has a name: His name is JESUS.
Have you opened it yet? (",)
Posted by Frreedom from Worldliness & Fear at 1:38 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Is Tithing's Real as "God said:"Test me" and will I not blessed you where no more roomss for you to contain in Malachi 3:10
Dear Sir/madam:
GREETINGS!
This letter is for those so-called Christians I read in my research about accusing Malachi 3:10 and worse accusing pastors and churches who encourage tithing's to their members so they will be blessed but these so called Christians accused our church of making a blackmail that if Christians won't give tithes then they will be curse cause they rob God....OF COURSE NOT CAUSE SINCE I GAVE TITHES IN 2006 I NEVER BEEN IN LACK UNTIL TODAY AS GOD SAID "TEST ME"..IN TITHING'S and WILL I NOT GIVE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN HAVE....amen
When you say that blessings in the old covenant such as abundant herds and crops means not money the Holy spirit inspire me to tell you are very wrong. Abundance cannot be spent if it isn't be in a form of cash then how can you claim to say that God blessed you abundantly if that blessing cannot be used as it is not money as u mentioned earlier? A tithe is required by God to support the church because free giving can be a source of not giving although I'm not generalizing that will surely be the outcome. I knew many Christians don't give both tithes and offering cause it was me before or if I give, I'l give 1 cent but our church needs money to expand His Kingdom..Even pastors the bible says:"Should be blessed with double honor and pay as they preached God's word"..If i have One billion dollar during the time of my death in the bed, I will give all that money to my church/pastors/missionaries as my church will used that for world missions, church planting and many more and this is what paul said giving out of the abundance of the heart but tithing's is different because it is evidently bogus in the bible that you don't owned the 10% of your earning otherwise you will be a robber says the Lord and nobody says it but the Lord. In the new covenant, it was even mentioned that give to Caesar what was his and give to God what was His.. Now do you think that is Free gift from the term give to God what was His? of course not because that mandate indicate that God owns money from us and there is no other but the tithes and Love offering is different.It is from the abundance of the heart.. if you give 2 cents just to make it appear you gave from your heart better not to give cause that is hypocrisy only to show God that he/she gives..This is simple mathematics to analyzed sir. No ned to use names of people or character in the bible just to attacked Malachi 3:10 because that verse is God's spoken and be curse for those who don't give thats why many Christian are poor because they don't give tithes..its a fact..When I started giving tithes in 2006, Me and my family were never been in lack since today contrary when I wasn't giving tithes despite Christian already since 1987. This is my testimony to you sir whatever church you are..I begged you stop attacking Malachi 3:10
Posted by Frreedom from Worldliness & Fear at 1:10 PM 0 comments
Saturday, October 30, 2010
How To Praise God When Everythings Started Falling?
Why is it very easy to praise God when all things are going well with you? My second question is:"Why is it very difficult to praise God if all things are started falling?
Answer:
It is very easy to praise God in life if life is full of prosperity such as having nice & luxurious cars, Thousands & thousand or even a Million Dollars bank account; or having nice well & healthy Family and many influential friends.
But what about if all those things will be gone in a single minute then I doubt if the enthusiam of praising God will still be there with you still. These all has happened to job in the old testament because in a single minute Job is one of the richest man onearth perhapslike billgates but in a single minute Job lost all his wealth & everything and most the painful part was, He lost his precious children and had shameful deadly skin diseases and her wife told her to curse God & die but Job contested saying:" The gave and the Lord take it away so Let his Name be Praise!!! This is very absurd yet very touching & admirable faith of Job because on the back of the trial, the devil & God had a discussion that God said to the devil here is my servant job who is very faithful fromthe beginning, but satan said to God if you take all his belongings, He will no longer be faithful so the Lord was challenge and allowed the devil to have his way provided Job's life will not be touched.
Sometimes, we are also encountering these problems as God is also testing our faith whether we are really indeed faithful just as the "Gold is tested using fire to prove if that is real".
Going back to Job, at the end of his trial because job was faithful, God replaced all his dead children by giving her more children and God even made One of Job's daughter the most beautiful women in the land in his time (if compare to our time, His daughter is like the Miss Universe so to speak)..
Job waited for so long forGod to answer allhispleading and the most frusting eventin the bible was God was silent in 37 chapters just imagine its 37 chapters and sometimesin ourlife we already give up ifGod willnotanswere usin the second eventofpleading & prayers or chapter.
Tomake the story short, at the end, God gave Job all what he lost ten times of it so imagine if you were job who lost One million dollars & some other important issues like divorce, death in the family; being robbed; and many more pains in life, don't be discouraged because God wanted to blessed you ten times than what was lost.
And due to Gods's testings then afterwards God will bring it forth to you not 1 Million but already 10 million if for example One million was lost. God is using Job's life in the bible not because of him(job) but it was intended by God to happened in order for us to read and understand that the message is not for job but for you and me.
Real worship comes deeply if you are in deepest pain according to Rick Warren. I remember when I lost my dad in 2000 as awell as all the businesses, I felt it was the end of the world and I wantedto end it because I just cannot acceted it but now I am realizing that God is brining it backt ome little by little and one example is I never expected to get married to a very pretty & sensible women with good family & personal backgound compared to mine as my background or childhood memory is life the title:"Nightmare on ELM's Street."..
If you are hurt & discouraged, just remember that God is using it to transformed & Mature you in some areas of your life soyou won't end up getting destroyed and most of all after transforming you, but the beauty in having this painfulexperienced is He will give it back 10 times what was taken out from you but take note some verse in the bible says: God will returned it a hundredfold so its up to God and all you must do is simple "cast all your cares to GOD cause He cares for you"..
Remember always that His answers is wiser than your prayers because many times int the bible God said: I will never Leave you nor Forsake you! In Mathew,Jesus said:"Look at the birds in the sky, they flew freely without wories & struggle, yet my fatherin heaven feeds them; then Jesus said: Why Worry what you should eat or drink or cloths to wear?"Are you not worth far more than birds? wow! it was so excitingt to hear that we are more than birds in the eyes of God and in Jeremiah 29:11 God again said:For I have plans for you, Plans to prosper you, not to harm you but to give you hope and a future...
When I became the Marketing Managerof One of manila's Top Group of realty in 2009, I told myself and to God and to mywife saying:"Is this real ora joke or a dream but it was real gosh! We cannot or never underestimate what God can do for our lives. if your suffering now, I believe God wants your attention cause He loves you more thanyou knowand wanted to bless you more than what you have at present...so just think that God is God and every impossible things in this world is possible for Him.. I mean everything!! Name it? everything yout think that are unsolvable is chicken is God's hand.... My advised to you is "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and never rely on what you think you know........keywords: TRust God! Love you all.....Gud Nyt http://rickpila.blogspot.com
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"WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS THERE IS FREEDOM"..
Sunday, January 23, 2011
FREEDOM FROM WORLDLINESS & FEAR
FAITHFUL IS HE....A Poem
Are you passing through a testing.
Is your pillow wet with tears?
Do you wonder what the reason,
Why it seems God never hears?
Why it is you have no answer
To your oft-repeated plea,
Why the heaven still is leaden
As you wait on bended knee?
Do you wonder as you suffer,
Whether God does understand,
And if so, why He ignores you,
Fails to hold you in His Hand?
Do black doubts creep in, assail you,
Fears without, and fears within,
Till your brave heart almost falters
And gives way to deadly sin?
All God's testings have a purpose-
Some day you will see the light.
All He asks is that you trust Him,
Walk by faith and not by sight.
Do not fear when doubts beset you,
Just remember-He is near;
He will never, never leave you,
He will always, always hear.
Faithful is He who has promised,
He will never let you fall,
Daily will the strength be given
Strength for each and strength for all.
He will gladly share pain with you,
He will gladly give you peace.
Till your tired and weary body
Finds its blessed, glad release.
When the darkened veil is lifted,
Then, dear heart, you'll understand
Why it is you had to suffer,
Why you could not feel His hand
Giving strength when it was needed,
Giving power and peace within
Giving joy thru tears and trial,
Giving victory over sin.
So till then just keep on trusting,
Thru the sunshine and the rain,
Thru the tears and thru the heart-aches,
Thru the smiles and thru the pain-
Knowing that our Father watches,
Knowing daily strength He'll give,
Victory for each passing hour,
This is life, so let us live!
Posted by Frreedom from Worldliness & Fear at 10:22 PM 0 comments
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Don't you Know that everything That happens To You Is Meant For Good By The Lord?
Dear Friends
One thing that encourage me in life is that no matter how bad things happens to a life of a christian, always remember that the bible says:" Everything that happens to you is meant for good and no other more except the term:" For Good".. because God meant it for good.. One example is it doesn't make sense to hear about the message of the crucifixion of Christ but God the father allowed it to saved us all so it was meant for good.
There are so many things we want in life and we want it to improve so we do everything to improve it but if we really can't, Don't be discourage because no one is perfect in this world and most of all it is still is meant for good cause God controls all even your future so he sees.
Pastor Rick Warren is the author a very famous book entitled:"The Purposed Driven Life" and many other books that is originally accepted to be a noble Prize award and very known in the whole world but despite of Rick's fame, we don't know the other side of his life that he had experienced tremendous pain, sorrow & despair as it is allowed by God whether good or bad because whatever happens in our life even in the utmost sphere of being none sense or shall we say it:"It never make sense at all".. like illnesses, Divorce,Tragic & fatal car accidents, Murder like the murder of Jesus Christ when He was Tortured until death on the cross; frustration, cancer, death of love ones and many other more painful realities in our lives are but allowed by God for a purpose and God allowed everything to be meant for good to a life of a believer who seeks the Lord Jesus Christ day after day.
Rick Warren's wife had cancer and they were so down according to rick because they are at the same time handling a huge number of people in the church as a pastor but later, her wife's cancer was healed and then after a year or more her wife became the director of a cancer foundation; therefore it is very purpose driven as God uses that cancer which does not make sense in order to let Rick warren's wife lead and preach and encourage millions of cancer patients in that foundation & eventually in the whole world that there is HOPE in the midst of Pain as those hopeless patients believes in her as she suffers the same so she gave a great Testimony.
The question is :Is there anything in your life that doesn't make sense with you today? well, always remember God uses everything to be meant for good even it doesn't make sense because there is a purpose whatever happens to you"...
For every grief, for every trial,
for every weary, lonely mile,
there is a reason.
For every pain that we must bear,
for every sorrow, every care,
there is a reason.
But if we trust God as we should,
all will work out yet for our good,
God knows the reason.
Posted by Frreedom from Worldliness & Fear at 4:52 AM 0 comments
Friday, January 7, 2011
Why is Fasting very significant in our Lives? and what is the bible saying about it?
Why is Fasting very significant in our Lives?
Fasting is not a sacrifice nor penance as you can no longer add what Christ has done for u by dying a very shameful death by cruxifixion on the cross 2000 years ago because of His great Love for you and me but fasting is an act of humbling ourselves and seeking God desperately in prayers & mediatation of God's word.
Scripture does not command Christians to fast. God does not require or demand it of Christians. At the same time, the Bible presents fasting as something that is good, profitable, and beneficial. The book of Acts records believers fasting before they made important decisions (Acts 13:2; 14:23). Fasting and prayer are often linked together (Luke 2:37; 5:33). Too often, the focus of fasting is on the lack of food. Instead, the purpose of fasting should be to take your eyes off the things of this world to focus completely on God. Fasting is a way to demonstrate to God, and to ourselves, that we are serious about our relationship with Him. Fasting helps us gain a new perspective and a renewed reliance upon God.Although fasting in Scripture is almost always a fasting from food, there are other ways to fast. Anything given up temporarily in order to focus all our attention on God can be considered a fast (1 Corinthians 7:1-5). Fasting should be limited to a set time, especially when fasting from food. Extended periods of time without eating can be harmful to the body. Fasting is not intended to punish the flesh, but to redirect attention to God. Fasting should not be considered a “dieting method” either. The purpose of a biblical fast is not to lose weight, but rather to gain deeper fellowship with God. Anyone can fast, but some may not be able to fast from food (diabetics, for example). Everyone can temporarily give up something in order to draw closer to God.
By taking our eyes off the things of this world, we can more successfully turn our attention to Christ. Fasting is not a way to get God to do what we want. Fasting changes us, not God. Fasting is not a way to appear more spiritual than others. Fasting is to be done in a spirit of humility and a joyful attitude. Matthew 6:16-18 declares, “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”
Even though fasting was a tradition, not a commandment, it was an important part of the Jewish religion and was also practiced by the early Christians, so it is mentioned many times in the Bible. For example, Zechariah mentions a public fast in the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth month (Zech. 8:19); Jesus mentions fasting in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 6:16-18); the Day of Atonement is called the “Fast” (Acts 27:9); and the early Christians fasted (Acts 13:1-3). Please join our Annual Parayer & Fasting at www.victorygreenhills.org & check my blog in http://rickpila.blogspot.com/
Posted by Frreedom from Worldliness & Fear at 8:31 AM 0 comments
Monday, December 27, 2010
What is a TRUE Gift? Especially at Christmas?
The Gift That Started It All . . .
The busy days are gone. Roads are not that busy anymore, less traffic and less people in the town. Gifts given, gifts received. Why do we actually give gifts at Christmas? Some believe giving gifts at Christmas started with the Wise Men who brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to Jesus.Others cite the legend of St. Nicholas, who liked bringing toys to boys and girls. But actually, giving a gift at Christmas started with GOD ...when He gave His one and only Son (John 3:16).
Many of us would buy gifts for someone because we have to-the Kris kringle thing (Manito, Manita) or because of the white elephant thing or maybe because we want to reward that person for being good or doing a great job. Know the song Santa Claus Is Coming to Town? The verse says-
"He's making a list and checking it twice; Gonna find out who's naughty and nice. Santa Claus is coming to town
He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he knows if you've been bad or good,so be good for goodness sake! "
Christmas is not about punishing or rewarding. It's about GIVING- GRACE (Ephesians 2:8-9).
Think for a minute, Why do we give gifts to our family at Christmas? Yes, it's a tradition, but the bottom line is our desire to see our loved ones' face light up when they open the gift to find something they like, right? And this is very true with our Abba Father. He desires to bless us, to give us gifts, to shower us with His unconditional love.
What do you say makes a gift a really good gift? How big it is? How pretty it’s wrapped ?How long it took the giver to purchase it? How much it cost?
Today, the Gift that started it all IS there in your room, in your office, or even in your computer room! It 's the best gift one could have. It’s wrapped up with your name on it, awaiting your acceptance, awaiting you to receive it and open it up. Of course, the Gift has a name: His name is JESUS.
Have you opened it yet? (",)
Posted by Frreedom from Worldliness & Fear at 1:38 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Is Tithing's Real as "God said:"Test me" and will I not blessed you where no more roomss for you to contain in Malachi 3:10
Dear Sir/madam:
GREETINGS!
This letter is for those so-called Christians I read in my research about accusing Malachi 3:10 and worse accusing pastors and churches who encourage tithing's to their members so they will be blessed but these so called Christians accused our church of making a blackmail that if Christians won't give tithes then they will be curse cause they rob God....OF COURSE NOT CAUSE SINCE I GAVE TITHES IN 2006 I NEVER BEEN IN LACK UNTIL TODAY AS GOD SAID "TEST ME"..IN TITHING'S and WILL I NOT GIVE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN HAVE....amen
When you say that blessings in the old covenant such as abundant herds and crops means not money the Holy spirit inspire me to tell you are very wrong. Abundance cannot be spent if it isn't be in a form of cash then how can you claim to say that God blessed you abundantly if that blessing cannot be used as it is not money as u mentioned earlier? A tithe is required by God to support the church because free giving can be a source of not giving although I'm not generalizing that will surely be the outcome. I knew many Christians don't give both tithes and offering cause it was me before or if I give, I'l give 1 cent but our church needs money to expand His Kingdom..Even pastors the bible says:"Should be blessed with double honor and pay as they preached God's word"..If i have One billion dollar during the time of my death in the bed, I will give all that money to my church/pastors/missionaries as my church will used that for world missions, church planting and many more and this is what paul said giving out of the abundance of the heart but tithing's is different because it is evidently bogus in the bible that you don't owned the 10% of your earning otherwise you will be a robber says the Lord and nobody says it but the Lord. In the new covenant, it was even mentioned that give to Caesar what was his and give to God what was His.. Now do you think that is Free gift from the term give to God what was His? of course not because that mandate indicate that God owns money from us and there is no other but the tithes and Love offering is different.It is from the abundance of the heart.. if you give 2 cents just to make it appear you gave from your heart better not to give cause that is hypocrisy only to show God that he/she gives..This is simple mathematics to analyzed sir. No ned to use names of people or character in the bible just to attacked Malachi 3:10 because that verse is God's spoken and be curse for those who don't give thats why many Christian are poor because they don't give tithes..its a fact..When I started giving tithes in 2006, Me and my family were never been in lack since today contrary when I wasn't giving tithes despite Christian already since 1987. This is my testimony to you sir whatever church you are..I begged you stop attacking Malachi 3:10
Posted by Frreedom from Worldliness & Fear at 1:10 PM 0 comments
Saturday, October 30, 2010
How To Praise God When Everythings Started Falling?
Why is it very easy to praise God when all things are going well with you? My second question is:"Why is it very difficult to praise God if all things are started falling?
Answer:
It is very easy to praise God in life if life is full of prosperity such as having nice & luxurious cars, Thousands & thousand or even a Million Dollars bank account; or having nice well & healthy Family and many influential friends.
But what about if all those things will be gone in a single minute then I doubt if the enthusiam of praising God will still be there with you still. These all has happened to job in the old testament because in a single minute Job is one of the richest man onearth perhapslike billgates but in a single minute Job lost all his wealth & everything and most the painful part was, He lost his precious children and had shameful deadly skin diseases and her wife told her to curse God & die but Job contested saying:" The gave and the Lord take it away so Let his Name be Praise!!! This is very absurd yet very touching & admirable faith of Job because on the back of the trial, the devil & God had a discussion that God said to the devil here is my servant job who is very faithful fromthe beginning, but satan said to God if you take all his belongings, He will no longer be faithful so the Lord was challenge and allowed the devil to have his way provided Job's life will not be touched.
Sometimes, we are also encountering these problems as God is also testing our faith whether we are really indeed faithful just as the "Gold is tested using fire to prove if that is real".
Going back to Job, at the end of his trial because job was faithful, God replaced all his dead children by giving her more children and God even made One of Job's daughter the most beautiful women in the land in his time (if compare to our time, His daughter is like the Miss Universe so to speak)..
Job waited for so long forGod to answer allhispleading and the most frusting eventin the bible was God was silent in 37 chapters just imagine its 37 chapters and sometimesin ourlife we already give up ifGod willnotanswere usin the second eventofpleading & prayers or chapter.
Tomake the story short, at the end, God gave Job all what he lost ten times of it so imagine if you were job who lost One million dollars & some other important issues like divorce, death in the family; being robbed; and many more pains in life, don't be discouraged because God wanted to blessed you ten times than what was lost.
And due to Gods's testings then afterwards God will bring it forth to you not 1 Million but already 10 million if for example One million was lost. God is using Job's life in the bible not because of him(job) but it was intended by God to happened in order for us to read and understand that the message is not for job but for you and me.
Real worship comes deeply if you are in deepest pain according to Rick Warren. I remember when I lost my dad in 2000 as awell as all the businesses, I felt it was the end of the world and I wantedto end it because I just cannot acceted it but now I am realizing that God is brining it backt ome little by little and one example is I never expected to get married to a very pretty & sensible women with good family & personal backgound compared to mine as my background or childhood memory is life the title:"Nightmare on ELM's Street."..
If you are hurt & discouraged, just remember that God is using it to transformed & Mature you in some areas of your life soyou won't end up getting destroyed and most of all after transforming you, but the beauty in having this painfulexperienced is He will give it back 10 times what was taken out from you but take note some verse in the bible says: God will returned it a hundredfold so its up to God and all you must do is simple "cast all your cares to GOD cause He cares for you"..
Remember always that His answers is wiser than your prayers because many times int the bible God said: I will never Leave you nor Forsake you! In Mathew,Jesus said:"Look at the birds in the sky, they flew freely without wories & struggle, yet my fatherin heaven feeds them; then Jesus said: Why Worry what you should eat or drink or cloths to wear?"Are you not worth far more than birds? wow! it was so excitingt to hear that we are more than birds in the eyes of God and in Jeremiah 29:11 God again said:For I have plans for you, Plans to prosper you, not to harm you but to give you hope and a future...
When I became the Marketing Managerof One of manila's Top Group of realty in 2009, I told myself and to God and to mywife saying:"Is this real ora joke or a dream but it was real gosh! We cannot or never underestimate what God can do for our lives. if your suffering now, I believe God wants your attention cause He loves you more thanyou knowand wanted to bless you more than what you have at present...so just think that God is God and every impossible things in this world is possible for Him.. I mean everything!! Name it? everything yout think that are unsolvable is chicken is God's hand.... My advised to you is "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and never rely on what you think you know........keywords: TRust God! Love you all.....Gud Nyt http://rickpila.blogspot.com
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Are you passing through a testing.
Is your pillow wet with tears?
Do you wonder what the reason,
Why it seems God never hears?
Why it is you have no answer
To your oft-repeated plea,
Why the heaven still is leaden
As you wait on bended knee?
Do you wonder as you suffer,
Whether God does understand,
And if so, why He ignores you,
Fails to hold you in His Hand?
Do black doubts creep in, assail you,
Fears without, and fears within,
Till your brave heart almost falters
And gives way to deadly sin?
All God's testings have a purpose-
Some day you will see the light.
All He asks is that you trust Him,
Walk by faith and not by sight.
Do not fear when doubts beset you,
Just remember-He is near;
He will never, never leave you,
He will always, always hear.
Faithful is He who has promised,
He will never let you fall,
Daily will the strength be given
Strength for each and strength for all.
He will gladly share pain with you,
He will gladly give you peace.
Till your tired and weary body
Finds its blessed, glad release.
When the darkened veil is lifted,
Then, dear heart, you'll understand
Why it is you had to suffer,
Why you could not feel His hand
Giving strength when it was needed,
Giving power and peace within
Giving joy thru tears and trial,
Giving victory over sin.
So till then just keep on trusting,
Thru the sunshine and the rain,
Thru the tears and thru the heart-aches,
Thru the smiles and thru the pain-
Knowing that our Father watches,
Knowing daily strength He'll give,
Victory for each passing hour,
This is life, so let us live!
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Sunday, January 9, 2011
Don't you Know that everything That happens To You Is Meant For Good By The Lord?
Dear Friends
One thing that encourage me in life is that no matter how bad things happens to a life of a christian, always remember that the bible says:" Everything that happens to you is meant for good and no other more except the term:" For Good".. because God meant it for good.. One example is it doesn't make sense to hear about the message of the crucifixion of Christ but God the father allowed it to saved us all so it was meant for good.
There are so many things we want in life and we want it to improve so we do everything to improve it but if we really can't, Don't be discourage because no one is perfect in this world and most of all it is still is meant for good cause God controls all even your future so he sees.
Pastor Rick Warren is the author a very famous book entitled:"The Purposed Driven Life" and many other books that is originally accepted to be a noble Prize award and very known in the whole world but despite of Rick's fame, we don't know the other side of his life that he had experienced tremendous pain, sorrow & despair as it is allowed by God whether good or bad because whatever happens in our life even in the utmost sphere of being none sense or shall we say it:"It never make sense at all".. like illnesses, Divorce,Tragic & fatal car accidents, Murder like the murder of Jesus Christ when He was Tortured until death on the cross; frustration, cancer, death of love ones and many other more painful realities in our lives are but allowed by God for a purpose and God allowed everything to be meant for good to a life of a believer who seeks the Lord Jesus Christ day after day.
Rick Warren's wife had cancer and they were so down according to rick because they are at the same time handling a huge number of people in the church as a pastor but later, her wife's cancer was healed and then after a year or more her wife became the director of a cancer foundation; therefore it is very purpose driven as God uses that cancer which does not make sense in order to let Rick warren's wife lead and preach and encourage millions of cancer patients in that foundation & eventually in the whole world that there is HOPE in the midst of Pain as those hopeless patients believes in her as she suffers the same so she gave a great Testimony.
The question is :Is there anything in your life that doesn't make sense with you today? well, always remember God uses everything to be meant for good even it doesn't make sense because there is a purpose whatever happens to you"...
For every grief, for every trial,
for every weary, lonely mile,
there is a reason.
For every pain that we must bear,
for every sorrow, every care,
there is a reason.
But if we trust God as we should,
all will work out yet for our good,
God knows the reason.
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Friday, January 7, 2011
Why is Fasting very significant in our Lives? and what is the bible saying about it?
Why is Fasting very significant in our Lives?
Fasting is not a sacrifice nor penance as you can no longer add what Christ has done for u by dying a very shameful death by cruxifixion on the cross 2000 years ago because of His great Love for you and me but fasting is an act of humbling ourselves and seeking God desperately in prayers & mediatation of God's word.
Scripture does not command Christians to fast. God does not require or demand it of Christians. At the same time, the Bible presents fasting as something that is good, profitable, and beneficial. The book of Acts records believers fasting before they made important decisions (Acts 13:2; 14:23). Fasting and prayer are often linked together (Luke 2:37; 5:33). Too often, the focus of fasting is on the lack of food. Instead, the purpose of fasting should be to take your eyes off the things of this world to focus completely on God. Fasting is a way to demonstrate to God, and to ourselves, that we are serious about our relationship with Him. Fasting helps us gain a new perspective and a renewed reliance upon God.Although fasting in Scripture is almost always a fasting from food, there are other ways to fast. Anything given up temporarily in order to focus all our attention on God can be considered a fast (1 Corinthians 7:1-5). Fasting should be limited to a set time, especially when fasting from food. Extended periods of time without eating can be harmful to the body. Fasting is not intended to punish the flesh, but to redirect attention to God. Fasting should not be considered a “dieting method” either. The purpose of a biblical fast is not to lose weight, but rather to gain deeper fellowship with God. Anyone can fast, but some may not be able to fast from food (diabetics, for example). Everyone can temporarily give up something in order to draw closer to God.
By taking our eyes off the things of this world, we can more successfully turn our attention to Christ. Fasting is not a way to get God to do what we want. Fasting changes us, not God. Fasting is not a way to appear more spiritual than others. Fasting is to be done in a spirit of humility and a joyful attitude. Matthew 6:16-18 declares, “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”
Even though fasting was a tradition, not a commandment, it was an important part of the Jewish religion and was also practiced by the early Christians, so it is mentioned many times in the Bible. For example, Zechariah mentions a public fast in the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth month (Zech. 8:19); Jesus mentions fasting in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 6:16-18); the Day of Atonement is called the “Fast” (Acts 27:9); and the early Christians fasted (Acts 13:1-3). Please join our Annual Parayer & Fasting at www.victorygreenhills.org & check my blog in http://rickpila.blogspot.com/
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Monday, December 27, 2010
What is a TRUE Gift? Especially at Christmas?
The Gift That Started It All . . .
The busy days are gone. Roads are not that busy anymore, less traffic and less people in the town. Gifts given, gifts received. Why do we actually give gifts at Christmas? Some believe giving gifts at Christmas started with the Wise Men who brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to Jesus.Others cite the legend of St. Nicholas, who liked bringing toys to boys and girls. But actually, giving a gift at Christmas started with GOD ...when He gave His one and only Son (John 3:16).
Many of us would buy gifts for someone because we have to-the Kris kringle thing (Manito, Manita) or because of the white elephant thing or maybe because we want to reward that person for being good or doing a great job. Know the song Santa Claus Is Coming to Town? The verse says-
"He's making a list and checking it twice; Gonna find out who's naughty and nice. Santa Claus is coming to town
He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he knows if you've been bad or good,so be good for goodness sake! "
Christmas is not about punishing or rewarding. It's about GIVING- GRACE (Ephesians 2:8-9).
Think for a minute, Why do we give gifts to our family at Christmas? Yes, it's a tradition, but the bottom line is our desire to see our loved ones' face light up when they open the gift to find something they like, right? And this is very true with our Abba Father. He desires to bless us, to give us gifts, to shower us with His unconditional love.
What do you say makes a gift a really good gift? How big it is? How pretty it’s wrapped ?How long it took the giver to purchase it? How much it cost?
Today, the Gift that started it all IS there in your room, in your office, or even in your computer room! It 's the best gift one could have. It’s wrapped up with your name on it, awaiting your acceptance, awaiting you to receive it and open it up. Of course, the Gift has a name: His name is JESUS.
Have you opened it yet? (",)
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Is Tithing's Real as "God said:"Test me" and will I not blessed you where no more roomss for you to contain in Malachi 3:10
Dear Sir/madam:
GREETINGS!
This letter is for those so-called Christians I read in my research about accusing Malachi 3:10 and worse accusing pastors and churches who encourage tithing's to their members so they will be blessed but these so called Christians accused our church of making a blackmail that if Christians won't give tithes then they will be curse cause they rob God....OF COURSE NOT CAUSE SINCE I GAVE TITHES IN 2006 I NEVER BEEN IN LACK UNTIL TODAY AS GOD SAID "TEST ME"..IN TITHING'S and WILL I NOT GIVE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN HAVE....amen
When you say that blessings in the old covenant such as abundant herds and crops means not money the Holy spirit inspire me to tell you are very wrong. Abundance cannot be spent if it isn't be in a form of cash then how can you claim to say that God blessed you abundantly if that blessing cannot be used as it is not money as u mentioned earlier? A tithe is required by God to support the church because free giving can be a source of not giving although I'm not generalizing that will surely be the outcome. I knew many Christians don't give both tithes and offering cause it was me before or if I give, I'l give 1 cent but our church needs money to expand His Kingdom..Even pastors the bible says:"Should be blessed with double honor and pay as they preached God's word"..If i have One billion dollar during the time of my death in the bed, I will give all that money to my church/pastors/missionaries as my church will used that for world missions, church planting and many more and this is what paul said giving out of the abundance of the heart but tithing's is different because it is evidently bogus in the bible that you don't owned the 10% of your earning otherwise you will be a robber says the Lord and nobody says it but the Lord. In the new covenant, it was even mentioned that give to Caesar what was his and give to God what was His.. Now do you think that is Free gift from the term give to God what was His? of course not because that mandate indicate that God owns money from us and there is no other but the tithes and Love offering is different.It is from the abundance of the heart.. if you give 2 cents just to make it appear you gave from your heart better not to give cause that is hypocrisy only to show God that he/she gives..This is simple mathematics to analyzed sir. No ned to use names of people or character in the bible just to attacked Malachi 3:10 because that verse is God's spoken and be curse for those who don't give thats why many Christian are poor because they don't give tithes..its a fact..When I started giving tithes in 2006, Me and my family were never been in lack since today contrary when I wasn't giving tithes despite Christian already since 1987. This is my testimony to you sir whatever church you are..I begged you stop attacking Malachi 3:10
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
How To Praise God When Everythings Started Falling?
Why is it very easy to praise God when all things are going well with you? My second question is:"Why is it very difficult to praise God if all things are started falling?
Answer:
It is very easy to praise God in life if life is full of prosperity such as having nice & luxurious cars, Thousands & thousand or even a Million Dollars bank account; or having nice well & healthy Family and many influential friends.
But what about if all those things will be gone in a single minute then I doubt if the enthusiam of praising God will still be there with you still. These all has happened to job in the old testament because in a single minute Job is one of the richest man onearth perhapslike billgates but in a single minute Job lost all his wealth & everything and most the painful part was, He lost his precious children and had shameful deadly skin diseases and her wife told her to curse God & die but Job contested saying:" The gave and the Lord take it away so Let his Name be Praise!!! This is very absurd yet very touching & admirable faith of Job because on the back of the trial, the devil & God had a discussion that God said to the devil here is my servant job who is very faithful fromthe beginning, but satan said to God if you take all his belongings, He will no longer be faithful so the Lord was challenge and allowed the devil to have his way provided Job's life will not be touched.
Sometimes, we are also encountering these problems as God is also testing our faith whether we are really indeed faithful just as the "Gold is tested using fire to prove if that is real".
Going back to Job, at the end of his trial because job was faithful, God replaced all his dead children by giving her more children and God even made One of Job's daughter the most beautiful women in the land in his time (if compare to our time, His daughter is like the Miss Universe so to speak)..
Job waited for so long forGod to answer allhispleading and the most frusting eventin the bible was God was silent in 37 chapters just imagine its 37 chapters and sometimesin ourlife we already give up ifGod willnotanswere usin the second eventofpleading & prayers or chapter.
Tomake the story short, at the end, God gave Job all what he lost ten times of it so imagine if you were job who lost One million dollars & some other important issues like divorce, death in the family; being robbed; and many more pains in life, don't be discouraged because God wanted to blessed you ten times than what was lost.
And due to Gods's testings then afterwards God will bring it forth to you not 1 Million but already 10 million if for example One million was lost. God is using Job's life in the bible not because of him(job) but it was intended by God to happened in order for us to read and understand that the message is not for job but for you and me.
Real worship comes deeply if you are in deepest pain according to Rick Warren. I remember when I lost my dad in 2000 as awell as all the businesses, I felt it was the end of the world and I wantedto end it because I just cannot acceted it but now I am realizing that God is brining it backt ome little by little and one example is I never expected to get married to a very pretty & sensible women with good family & personal backgound compared to mine as my background or childhood memory is life the title:"Nightmare on ELM's Street."..
If you are hurt & discouraged, just remember that God is using it to transformed & Mature you in some areas of your life soyou won't end up getting destroyed and most of all after transforming you, but the beauty in having this painfulexperienced is He will give it back 10 times what was taken out from you but take note some verse in the bible says: God will returned it a hundredfold so its up to God and all you must do is simple "cast all your cares to GOD cause He cares for you"..
Remember always that His answers is wiser than your prayers because many times int the bible God said: I will never Leave you nor Forsake you! In Mathew,Jesus said:"Look at the birds in the sky, they flew freely without wories & struggle, yet my fatherin heaven feeds them; then Jesus said: Why Worry what you should eat or drink or cloths to wear?"Are you not worth far more than birds? wow! it was so excitingt to hear that we are more than birds in the eyes of God and in Jeremiah 29:11 God again said:For I have plans for you, Plans to prosper you, not to harm you but to give you hope and a future...
When I became the Marketing Managerof One of manila's Top Group of realty in 2009, I told myself and to God and to mywife saying:"Is this real ora joke or a dream but it was real gosh! We cannot or never underestimate what God can do for our lives. if your suffering now, I believe God wants your attention cause He loves you more thanyou knowand wanted to bless you more than what you have at present...so just think that God is God and every impossible things in this world is possible for Him.. I mean everything!! Name it? everything yout think that are unsolvable is chicken is God's hand.... My advised to you is "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and never rely on what you think you know........keywords: TRust God! Love you all.....Gud Nyt http://rickpila.blogspot.com
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
When God Answers...
Dear Friend:
Finally God answered my prayers because on August 6, 2009, God answered my long time prayer which is I was hired as MARKETING MANAGER AT Vazquez-Madrigal Group of Companies here in Makati, a very well known Group of Real estate Projects here in our metropolis.
I started praying for this position since year 2001 but to no avail God is still molding me before giving me a great task. In other words, God will not answer our prayer if we are not yet ready for it.
I encourage everybody to learn how to wait because waiting is a great Virtue for every christian and for everyone who wish Success in everything. The bible says that Those who hope in the Lord will rise up with wings like Eagles; they will runned but not grow weary; walked and not faint"..
I remember as the days how I waited this prayers to be answered and I learned that just like a young boy, normally a good father will not entrust a car to his beloved son everytime a son will request or even demand with anger over it because the father knew in his heart that if he will entrust the key to his son without the proper training of driving then it will be abvious that it can be a recipe for disaster for his child so the good father will be sad by not giving what his son wants because he exactly knew when is the right time for his son to take over the key of his great car"..
In other words, Our Father in Heaven has the great Key of the treasures of this world and the world above and He will wait for the right time for us to take over those keys in His proper time; therefore, let us not be discouraged when most of our prayers are not answered yet by God because He is preparing for the best season for you to take over the key.
Take note that God's heart is broken everytime he sees your heart broken as well because as a Father, He can't imagine not giving what his son desires but the thing is that it is not yet the right time so the father will also wait with sadness while waitning for the right time because He loves you so much.
Have a great day and cheer up because you are far richer than you could imagine!!!
Always !
Rick
Finally God answered my prayers because on August 6, 2009, God answered my long time prayer which is I was hired as MARKETING MANAGER AT Vazquez-Madrigal Group of Companies here in Makati, a very well known Group of Real estate Projects here in our metropolis.
I started praying for this position since year 2001 but to no avail God is still molding me before giving me a great task. In other words, God will not answer our prayer if we are not yet ready for it.
I encourage everybody to learn how to wait because waiting is a great Virtue for every christian and for everyone who wish Success in everything. The bible says that Those who hope in the Lord will rise up with wings like Eagles; they will runned but not grow weary; walked and not faint"..
I remember as the days how I waited this prayers to be answered and I learned that just like a young boy, normally a good father will not entrust a car to his beloved son everytime a son will request or even demand with anger over it because the father knew in his heart that if he will entrust the key to his son without the proper training of driving then it will be abvious that it can be a recipe for disaster for his child so the good father will be sad by not giving what his son wants because he exactly knew when is the right time for his son to take over the key of his great car"..
In other words, Our Father in Heaven has the great Key of the treasures of this world and the world above and He will wait for the right time for us to take over those keys in His proper time; therefore, let us not be discouraged when most of our prayers are not answered yet by God because He is preparing for the best season for you to take over the key.
Take note that God's heart is broken everytime he sees your heart broken as well because as a Father, He can't imagine not giving what his son desires but the thing is that it is not yet the right time so the father will also wait with sadness while waitning for the right time because He loves you so much.
Have a great day and cheer up because you are far richer than you could imagine!!!
Always !
Rick
Friday, July 13, 2007
Is it Still Possible to Praise God If life does not makes sense to you? How will you Praise God if life does not makes sense to you?
Dear Friends & fellow Christian Brothers in Christ:
GREETINGS!
I am Rick Pila, 38 years old on the 25th of July 2007. I am Presently addressing to all that Praising God during happy moments is very easy to do but how about when you lost your Job? When one of your loveones dies? if you where not receiving answers to your prayers? Or during the time where God is silent everytime you pray? How can you praise God if life is a disaster to you? How about if life does not makes sense? This are the following questions we need to consider in Praising God.
As you know, The bible says that we should not live by sight but by faith which means that you have to Honor God and give Him praises not only in times of harvest;meaning, let us not praise God only when things go well such as having Nice house, Cars, financial breakthrought and successful job. But rather we should praise God because of Who He is? and What He is?..The greatest sacrifice we can offer God is when we give Him praises in tough times. We should realized that God never change no matter what situation we are facing. Because it is very high form of worship when you praise God in times of toubles and sufferings. It really touch the heart of God when He sees you praising Him despite of pain nad problems.
It is evident in the bible, how God tested Job by many troubles such as losing his children, wealth and eventually his health yet he says that: "The Lord gave and the Lord take it away and let the name of the Lord be praise".. Job's trust in the Lord is continues and unwavering and at the end, God gave job back all what He had taken away and gave it back to job with multiplicity.. You have seen how God tested moses when his family disown him by seling him into slavery until he was accused falsely by his master's wife of raped and molestation and then he was thrown in prison without due cause and burden of proof and still He trusted the Lord that He will not leave him nor abandon so, at the end he was release in prison and made him the second in command in egypt..It is apparently bogus that God will never leaves nor forsake us whatever situation we are facing today because God's promise of Prosperity and success for us is marked in the book of Jeremiah 29:11 will always remains the same and will never change. So Moses forgave all his brothers who betrayed him by selling him into slavery;and because of this God raises him up and made all his brother be subject for his anger yet he still forgives them all despite the damage and pain his brothers had cause him.
Its a perfect example how moses trusted the Lord inspite of Hardship & Suffering. and it is very clear how the Lord rewarded him at the end..The lesson we can learn from the story of Moses, Job and the rest of God's followers who has done His will in all ages is clear that we too must realized that the sufferings we are facing now can never compare to the success and victory God has prepared if we will just trust Him even in times of Hardship and sufferings. The bible said:"If we will be humble and fear God, He will give us ,Wealth, Honor & Long Life"..proverbs 22:4; therefore, let us give praises to God no matter what we feel or state of life cause God will never keep His promises for those who do His will. The bible also said:"If you remain in me and my words remain in you, you can ask anything in my name, and it shall be given to you".. From now on, let us all put our trust in the Lord and never rely on what you think you know because God can give us more than we could ever expect.
At the moment, I am enjoying my life trusting the Lord because I am not thingking of the present pain and hardship but rather I focus on the time that the Lord will fulfill His pormises, and that is: "We will be Prosperous and successful with brighter future and hope to face forward"..
God Loves You!!
Rodrigo "rick" Pila
GREETINGS!
I am Rick Pila, 38 years old on the 25th of July 2007. I am Presently addressing to all that Praising God during happy moments is very easy to do but how about when you lost your Job? When one of your loveones dies? if you where not receiving answers to your prayers? Or during the time where God is silent everytime you pray? How can you praise God if life is a disaster to you? How about if life does not makes sense? This are the following questions we need to consider in Praising God.
As you know, The bible says that we should not live by sight but by faith which means that you have to Honor God and give Him praises not only in times of harvest;meaning, let us not praise God only when things go well such as having Nice house, Cars, financial breakthrought and successful job. But rather we should praise God because of Who He is? and What He is?..The greatest sacrifice we can offer God is when we give Him praises in tough times. We should realized that God never change no matter what situation we are facing. Because it is very high form of worship when you praise God in times of toubles and sufferings. It really touch the heart of God when He sees you praising Him despite of pain nad problems.
It is evident in the bible, how God tested Job by many troubles such as losing his children, wealth and eventually his health yet he says that: "The Lord gave and the Lord take it away and let the name of the Lord be praise".. Job's trust in the Lord is continues and unwavering and at the end, God gave job back all what He had taken away and gave it back to job with multiplicity.. You have seen how God tested moses when his family disown him by seling him into slavery until he was accused falsely by his master's wife of raped and molestation and then he was thrown in prison without due cause and burden of proof and still He trusted the Lord that He will not leave him nor abandon so, at the end he was release in prison and made him the second in command in egypt..It is apparently bogus that God will never leaves nor forsake us whatever situation we are facing today because God's promise of Prosperity and success for us is marked in the book of Jeremiah 29:11 will always remains the same and will never change. So Moses forgave all his brothers who betrayed him by selling him into slavery;and because of this God raises him up and made all his brother be subject for his anger yet he still forgives them all despite the damage and pain his brothers had cause him.
Its a perfect example how moses trusted the Lord inspite of Hardship & Suffering. and it is very clear how the Lord rewarded him at the end..The lesson we can learn from the story of Moses, Job and the rest of God's followers who has done His will in all ages is clear that we too must realized that the sufferings we are facing now can never compare to the success and victory God has prepared if we will just trust Him even in times of Hardship and sufferings. The bible said:"If we will be humble and fear God, He will give us ,Wealth, Honor & Long Life"..proverbs 22:4; therefore, let us give praises to God no matter what we feel or state of life cause God will never keep His promises for those who do His will. The bible also said:"If you remain in me and my words remain in you, you can ask anything in my name, and it shall be given to you".. From now on, let us all put our trust in the Lord and never rely on what you think you know because God can give us more than we could ever expect.
At the moment, I am enjoying my life trusting the Lord because I am not thingking of the present pain and hardship but rather I focus on the time that the Lord will fulfill His pormises, and that is: "We will be Prosperous and successful with brighter future and hope to face forward"..
God Loves You!!
Rodrigo "rick" Pila
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