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WANT TO WALK ON WATER? STEP OUT OF YOUR BOAT!

Sometimes I get frustrated in discipleship.  My frustrations might seem directed towards people but its actually the FEARS thats eating them alive. I am angry at that. I really want to send them back to where they belong. I mean the Fear ha? Not the person! But at the same time you feel very helpless to help the person. You can't help someone unless they want the help. In my reverie, I thought of one of my rhemas lately in prayer. It was Peter walking on water in Matthew14:27-31. As I dwell in the Word, I also felt what Peter was going through. Have you ever tried wanting to experience something soooooo amazing it requires something from you really crazy? I dont really know what Peter's intentions were when he decided to step out of the boat and walked on water. It might have sounded like a way for him to prove it was really Jesus walking on water. So he asked Jesus to call him out and Jesus said, "Yes, come." (But as for me in my curre...

Don't Miss The Call!

Reflecting on Jonah 1 As i read Jonah 1, God revealed to me many things such as: +The Call: everyone of us are called. And most of the time our calling is not just bout us-its for the benefit of others. Like Jonah, he was called to testify to Nineveh to save the people. Same with us. When God calls us, He calls us to Him for others. Loving God and Loving people. Remember: pagtinawag kani Lord di lang para saiyo mas lalong para sa iba. +The Choice: the Call also comes with the Choice. When God calls we are given a choice to run towards Him and God's calling or to run away from Him and his call. Remember: when you say No to God, you say No to the Call. When you say Yes to Him, you also say Yes to the call. Simple. God NEVER forces Himself to us. But the call and the choice comes with... +The Consequence: whichever we choose, we pay a price. If we say no, we pay the high price of running away from God. When we say yes, we also pay the high price of the call. Price of...

"But I have no Choice."

"14  In the same way, the Lord ordered that those who preach the Good News should be supported by those who benefit from it.   15   Yet I have never used any of these rights .  And I am not writing this to suggest that I want to start now. In fact,  I  would rather die than lose my right to boast about preaching without charge.   16  Yet preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about.   I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn’t preach the Good News! 17  If I were doing this on my own initiative, I would deserve payment.   BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE , for God has given me this sacred trust.   18  What then is my pay? It is the opportunity to preach the Good News without charging anyone.  That’s why I never demand my rights when I preach the Good News."  1 Corinthians 9:14-18