Journey to God in Small Steps

             When Isaac was young, his father Abraham was tested and was asked to offer him to the Lord. What may seem like a testing became one of mankind’s greatest triumphs. But most importantly, his simple obedience pleased the very heart of God. Let’s read the story. Some time later God tested   Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,”   he replied. Then God said, “ Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac —and go to the region of Moriah.   Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering   on a mountain I will show you.” (Genesis 22:1-2, NIV)           Early the next morning   Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about.   On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.   He said t...

 You and I will hear all sorts of advice. Giving advice is one of life’s gifts. We have heeded some advice, and some advice we did not. God wants us to be wise in which to receive. “ But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. ” James 3:17 God’s wisdom will be pure. It will not lead us to sin. It will be peace-loving, shown in Jesus’ teaching to love our enemies and not retaliate. It is considerate of others. It is submissive, which means it is not always argumentative. The wisdom from God is full of mercy, based on the cross that forgives all sinners because God loves them. Good fruit means this wisdom when applied will lead to right living. Impartial is giving others their due reward. Sincerity is based on truthfulness and good intention of the person giving the advice. God contrasted wisdom from above with wisdom not from God (James 3:14-16). The opposite is wisdom of...

Hello dear reader, I just want to share some highlights of what is going on in my life and where I am in my walk with God. My last post was in May 2023. That was three months ago and now I would like to share something about my journey since then. My focus the last months has been to fix my inner life with the Lord. God is doing a deeper work in my character, emotions, mental health, my habits and thoughts. I had been through a refining where I repent of every known sin in my personal life and fixing all these with God. This is where the Lord taught me the first ministry is my life. Romans 12:1 says to offer our bodies as a living sacrifice to God, holy and pleasing unto Him. These include my undocumented daily life, where I align those that are not in the will of God to the will of God. More than sharing about faith, I focused on putting my life in order and letting the private life be a place where God lives again. This goes without saying that I still have imperfections that G...

Some of us are living our best years. Some of us maybe are just living what I call the "Continue" Year. Perhaps life is not as good as the past times. We may not be hitting the newspapers or achieving great feats as before. In fact, things may be difficult. In short, not a lot is happening. But God is encouraging us this year to continue.  In the Bible, the word "continue" is mentioned when people persist in the work. They are in the middle of a great journey and keep going. They stay in their marriage. They resume and carry on with their lives. They keep doing good work and help others. They follow God faithfully trusting Him each day. They keep learning. And they endure life's trials patiently. Maybe this is that season for you. God is looking at your steadfastness to continue to follow Him and trust Him for one more year. The Bible also referred to the word to describe the faithfulness of God. The word "continue" was used to describe God staying wit...