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 to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will com

 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 bit

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

Hello dear reader, how are you holding up? Are you happy, forgiven and blessed? Are you consumed by problems? Are you hopeful or fearful today? I just want to share what God said to me one day. "You may feel overwhelmed by death. But I overwhelm death. Death is overwhelmed by Me." Throughout the pandemic and war, we saw thousands and many being taken by life and disease. Nevertheless I want to remind you, we may feel overwhelmed by death, but when viewed next to God, IT IS DEATH THAT IS OVERWHELMED." Death trembles before the living power of God.  I have this testimony where God saved me from spiritual death twice. When we repent of our sin and when we turn to God asking Him to forgive us, He has the power to bring spiritual and physical life. He can choose to release us even from its grip. That's how powerful our God is. Today, I want to speak about the powerful God that we serve. And since Easter Sunday had us celebrating the reason for our faith, I speak faith ove

Yesterday, during our small group we discussed the Parable of the Sower ( Luke 8:4-15 ). Normally, this parable pertains to how the Word of God turns people into new believers. However, this parable could also be considered for believers in the faith and their response to the Word of God.  Image by congerdesign from Pixabay The first group hear the Word, but doubt and unbelief keep them from receiving it. Have you had some doubt in God or doubt in the Word? Test where your doubt is coming from. It may be mistrust, other underlying beliefs in the past or a stronghold that keeps you from receiving God's Word. The next group did receive the Word but were not able to grow their roots. It can mean that the Word of God was received intellectually though it has not penetrated the heart. These group of people sometimes I can identify with. A Christian author on Hearing the Voice of God said that you have to meditate on God's Word. It's not just hearing but actually meditating on th

     “Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. And the king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as a stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the Sycamore of the Shephelah. And Solomon’s import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king’s traders would buy them from Kue for a price. They imported a chariot from Egypt for 600 shekels of silver, and a horse for 150. Likewise through them these were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.” 2 Chronicles 1:14-17   These verses today gave me valuable lessons on trading and sourcing: 1.       Solomon increased the supply of valuable goods. Gold and silver were needed for the palace and house of God. Cedar trees were also in demand. Solomon grew the supply of those three, turning them from rare goods, into plenty. This introduces the value of sourcing. What would or could you do to imp

Photo Credit: Unsplash This Sunday morning, I reflected a bit more where my heart is. The past weeks I could not rest completely on God. Some part of me still performs, as if my performance was where I get my security before God. If I do well, maybe I felt better about myself. Some of our lives we keep performing and performing: performing at home or at work, before our friends and trusted people. This Sunday, I was determined to slow down, to stop my works. To focus back on God, not the activity, not even my roles at church or society which can become my own little crowns. I decided to stop and pause and be like Mary again, who sought after God for a relationship with Him, rather than for what He can do, and what we can do for Him. Today is the moment where you can lay it all down before God and rest. Pause and rest your heart, mind and spirit before Him. Be with God today.  May you have that kind of Sunday brothers and sisters in Christ. You can rest from your labors today, enjoy lif

Restarting your life is now doable with Jesus Christ as our God and King. Whatever you need a restart on, God can do it. Refresh your mind that you’re a new creation, and the old has indeed been gone. Wear your new Christ-bought self. God can give you new life. He can refresh your days with vigor and enthusiasm. God can restart your walk with Him. It takes a day to recommit and a daily follow-through with that new commitment. If you are wanting a fresh relationship with Jesus Christ today, you can ask Him for it. He will not decline your desire for a new life. Thank you Father that with Jesus, we indeed have a fresh start. A new life. A new commitment. For us that want a start over, will you please lead us as we restart in this area and trust You with our lives today. Amen.

  The word “Surrender” does not always come easy. However, it has benefits to our spiritual walk. The benefit of letting God take over an area that He asks to surrender gives you unexpected but God-driven results. Try singing to God with a surrendered heart and try singing with an unsurrendered heart. The results are quite different. We grow closer to God when we surrender. Our prayers are more aligned with God’s will giving God the grace to answer according to His will for our lives. Surrender is a Lordship issue. Any area not surrendered to God reveals who is the Lord over that area, if it’s Jesus or that area is lord over us. Whatever is our lord drives our motives, thoughts, plans and will. To surrender is to carry your cross, to give God the area no matter how He leads it. An unsurrendered Christian still runs his own life. God can more use a surrendered Christian by His love and grace. Yield to God and allow Him to do which He wants in your life. A yielded life has fruit because