Journey to God in Small Steps

Zig Ziglar brought so much passion and encouragement into his books. If there is a gift where he is most sure to have, that is the gift of encouragement. In a world where people are pressed, deadlines have to be met, quotas have to be accomplished, Zig's words brought life, passion, excellence and purpose again to our workplace. The world with so much of life going on needed Zig Ziglar's voice. He served us well just by imparting his gift of encouragement to people in the marketplace. We have you to thank for changing our perspective and our approach to life and our careers. Zig Ziglar is a winner till the end. The blessing of the Lord is with Him forever. God bless you Sir!  "Those the Lord blesses He blesses forever"                                       - Sharon Gerlac, Marketplace Leaders    " Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, th...

Yesterday, I was reading this verse and I sense that God is confirming the call for my life. Please read James 5:7-11. " Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming.  See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting  for the autumn and spring rains.   You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming  is near.    Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters,  or you will be judged. The Judge  is standing at the door! Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets  who spoke in the name of the Lord.   As you know, we count as blessed  those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance  and have seen what the Lord finally brought about.  The Lord is full of compassion and mercy. " When I read this part, " Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take th...

Thank you to my Church who has supported my writing all the way. Thank you to my leaders who believed in me to pull me out of a black hole of depression and together helped me overcome my hardest circumstances. Thankful to my company for providing for me the resources to write and the inspiration to keep sharing Christ to people. Thank you to my family who made me laugh all the way throughout the year. Thank you for their support and understanding. They give me a good reason to get up in the morning so I can look at their beautiful faces before I go to work. Thank you to people who accepted Christ in one way or another through the words that Jesus shared with me. Thank you for your openness and acceptance in spite of my imperfections. Thank you to a broad group of people who supported and confirmed my writing with wonderful stories of hope, change and love. Thank you to people who continue to partner with us in this ministry to share Christ to a lot more. Thank you to my victory g...

I think one of the reasons why things don't often go as fast as we want them to be is because, realize it or not, GOD wants imperfect human beings to be involved. He could have changed all the economic turmoil, the wars, the crime rates, the poverty, education, and everything in an instant Himself without our help. But the thing is God wants to partner with us. God wants to partner with imperfect governments, imperfect systems, imperfect families, and imperfect people to bring the change and glory that He desires His children to have. God waited till He died and resurrected into heaven before Peter was finally ready to take on his call to lead the Jewish church. God waited till the first 3,000 believers can come together in the same place to hear the gospel of Christ that Peter preached for salvation to finally come to the Jews. God waited for Moses' 40 years of preparation before He could use him to deliver the Israelites from Pharaoh's hand. God could have delivere...

My leader once told me, "The more you know God, the more you see how sinful we really are." That was in 2010 and I was undergoing a Refiner's Fire moment where God was dealing with my heart. Deep inside I wish she wasn't right. Like I said in my past blog post, I thought I was a good person. I don't commit crimes. I don't steal. I don't borrow and not repay. I try to do the right things which include alms for the poor, etc. etc. But you know what, she was right. The more we know God, the more we see where we miss His mark. The more we see where we do not meet His standard. Let us not be discouraged when God gives such high standards that we feel we fail and cannot comply. We are supposed to acknowledge that without the grace of God, we are sinners and need help for God to work in our lives and change us. It takes God's humility to work in us so that we avoid feeling self-righteous to be labeled in the same category as "sinners." But that...