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Before and After Rebirth

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19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Before I died…

  • I was in pain
  • I was miserable, made the wrong decisions and lived to suffer the consequences
  • I was looking for blessings in life from the wrong people, always
  • I was living a lie, a fictitious, embellished, fake life so it would not be as sorrowful as I felt it was

The day I died…

  • I was able to let go of my prior days and ways
  • I was able to see past my own pain
  • I was able to stare someone else’s pain in the face and see past their anger
  • I was able to endure pain with grace
  • I was able to face reality with humbleness
  • I submitted to Him

The day I was born again…

  • I was able to feel compassion for a suffering fellow human being
  • I was able to understand that I live for others, always… that I live to serve God by letting him operate through me
  • I was able to forgive, to endure the look of contempt and disgust in someone else’s eyes and still love that person
  • I was able to understand that the centre of human life is God, there is nothing else but Him
  • I realized that there is no greater comfort than being in the presence of God

Meekness and Love

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From what little I understand about meekness, it is a mix of humbleness, of self-sacrifice, and love.

Jesus was meek, a servant to all, and yet our king. He was ridiculed, humiliated, and yet there were nobody greater than him to ever walk upon the face the Earth. Day after day, he was obedient to his Father, a father who was in him, and him in the Father. He spoke his Father’s words every time he opened his mouth, did his Father’s bidding, healed the sick, forgave sinners, taught his people about his Father. He loved his Father, and loved his people. Never did he lose patience with his disciples because they did not understand his words; never did he turn away someone willing to repent no matter what his or her sins were. Jesus loved God and God’s creation (of which we are), plain and simple.

Why are some people arrogant and contemptuous, and some others simply modest and loving? Are these traits innate or can they be learnt or developed? I would not know, but what I do know is that you can ask for the fruits of the Spirit.

7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened  unto you: 8For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Matthew 7:7-8, KJV

Can we truly love without being meek? Can we obey God without being meek?
If God himself does not give us the capacity, we cannot love, and we cannot be meek, that much I am certain of. If we have the capacity to love someone (be he foe or friend) and if we possess a personality trait called meekness, it is God’s doing, not ours. If left to our own device, we are consumed with anger, pain, anxiety, arrogance, and a thirst for vengeance.

Whatever good we have in us comes from God.

God’s Comforting Presence

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4 Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

Isaiah 54:4 (KJV)

God’s words to me in a moment when I needed reassurance that I would get through the hardship I am experiencing.

This difficult time is making me closer to God. I seek His presence,  His advice, and His comfort. He is who keeps me together, who gives me the strength to pull through and who keeps me strong in my faith in Him.

The Lord is my strength.

Mouthpiece

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For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

Have you ever open your mouth and said something you thoroughly mean but wouldn’t have said at that particular moment?

It happened to me very recently.

Time and time again thoughout the Bible, God has  put words into his servents’ mouth, and He does so each time his prophets open their mouth, and it occurs still today.

9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 1:9 (KJV)

When you are on a mission from God, do not worry about what you will say, or how you will do something. God will put the words that need to be said in your mouth and you will accomplish what God wants you to do.

It is a weird feeling to watch yourself say something you have not thought about, and much less about uttering it outloud, to observe your own action while standing as a participant who is not in full command.

I thank God for doing so; it reassures me greatly. It tells me that I am doing what He wants me to do, that my actions are accomplished according to His will, and that He is with me every step of the way. From my personal experience,  the certainty of knowing that you are doing your Father’s Will is one of the nicest feelings in the world. His allowing you to have the certainty of His presence while He walks with you and speak through you is one of the ways He lets you know how much He loves you .

Thank-you God for allowing me to see Your face in my life.

Teachings

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 Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
– Psalms 106:1 (KJV)

God listens to your prayers; none of your teardrops fall without Him knowing about it. So when God Almighty gives you instructions, it means He has already made the way for you.

Praise the Lord, for He is good and His mercy endures forever.

He has done so for me and He teaches me along the way, telling me who He is and how much He loves me.  God doesn’t yell at His children; He teaches with love, forgives mistakes, and patiently explains the lesson until you have learned it.

My God, God Almighty, is about love; He is Love.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

– John 3:16

Praise the Lord!

Stop Believing in Your Worthlessness

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Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

– Matthew 10:29-30 (KJV)

If God cares so much about sparrows, a living creature we deem to have very little worth, if the hairs on our head are numbered, why do we have doubts about our worth in His eyes?

Every now and then, we all wallow in self-pity, in self-deprecation, and we work at reinforcing our own belief of worthlessness.

The last time I went on such a tirade, I got chided, like one chides a child, for I did not see the obvious, for I doubted the simplest of principles: God’s Almightiness.

Who do you think you are to criticize God’s creation? God made you  with perfection. You are who He wants you to be. You are perfect in His eyes!

God did not make a mistake, your attributes He chose with care. God’s opinion of you is all that matters. It matters far more than the opinion of your family or your colleagues, your teachers or your neighbours, or even your own!

Why don’t you focus on seeing the truth about yourself? The truth is, you are neither a figure on the scale nor a grade on a report card; you are neither the hardship you had to deal with nor the privileges you take advantage of every day.

You are God’s child, a child whom He loves unconditionally, you are His creation. You are who you are meant to be; you are God Almighty’s beautiful and wonderful creation.

Don’t you forget it!

His Promise

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” Listen to me carefully.

Stop running aimlessly in every direction, calm down and stand still, I have something important to say to you. You can count on one thing… my love for you. I love you!


Look around you, there is nothing to fear because I am here by your side… always, no matter what.

You are not alone.

You are one strong and beautiful soul, if only you were able to see all the beauty there is in you, you would stop feeling so worthless.

You need to heal; your pain will go away, trust me. I will be there to assist you with that, I will help you stand up again and then you and I will walk together, side by side.

Your days of rejection are over and you won’t be left behind. ”

– God

His Work in Your Life

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Colorful beachHave you ever felt this eerie sense that you clearly see how He is working in your life?

It happened to me this weekend. I was done reading a book (an essay rather than a novel) on the life of Jesus-Christ; and my husband came to me with a question. Once he voiced it, I could feel how special a moment this was; it was a divinely choreographed moment.

God has been guiding him in a most peculiar way, and my husband asked me why He was doing so. Then it hit me like a brick; I knew God’s purpose in doing that. I said to him, “He’s doing it this way to teach you to trust Him. He also wants you to develop your relationship with Him, and that’s His way to tell you. Following His teachings will also show you your own capacity and grow your self-esteem. It will make you, and others, see that you are, with Him, more capable than anybody thinks, including you.”

For months now, I have been reading how-to blogs and handbooks, attending webinars on writing, and researching the miracle recipe for success and I am nowhere near feeling I am adequate for the job. Oh, I did learn many invaluable things about the art of writing, but I am just overwhelmed with the impossibility of task before me.

I understand practice makes perfect, and I can fathom how something very much imperfect can fulfill its specific purpose; yet I do not feel up to par and can only say that it will all be His doing. Whatever I touch on my own will not amount to anything.

With this said, I figured that I have to do my part, which means I have to learn the craft, I have to write, and I have to have faith in Him, in His work with me. He knew me before He made me; what else do I need to know?

I know what I will gain from doing the work He is asking me to do, but I cannot see how this could help somebody else. This part belongs to Him.

And now, while writing this blog, I see He means to do the same thing with me that he did with my husband; on a different level mind you and rather differently, but the purpose is the very same.

Being aware of these things is a blessing, one I am grateful for. Had I not known God’s purpose in doing what He does with both my husband and me, I would have missed one of the ways in which He makes his presence known in our lives.

Thank-you for the blessings You are allowing in my family and for showing me your presence in it. Thank you for allowing me to see Your handy work and your love.