I wonder how it feels to die? 
That was my son’s (Joax) question a few days ago. Out of the blue, he just blurted that remark. I didn’t have an answer of course but it made me think. It reminded me of something I read a few days ago as well.
Genesis 25:8 He took his last breath and died at a ripe old age, old and contented…” CSB
Genesis 35:29 He took his last breath and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days…” CSB
Gen 25 talks of Abraham and Gen 35 speaks of his son Isaac. Both died but they died with fullness & contentment .
Many today feel like life has no meaning to it for many valid reasons. But in the same way, just as exemplified to us above, life despite of all its stresses and distresses, can still be lived with fullness and contentment.
Well, we will all die. Not a question of “if“ but “when“.
And when it happens, as for me… I will live life to its fullest with fullness and contentment.
Note: Thanks to Kezfun.net for the picture.
Day 7 and the FINAL day of our 7-Day Prayer and Fast.
Yesterday I found my lost ATM/Debit Card…whew!. It was lost since December, problem was – it’s not mine but the office’s! It was a Debit Card issued to me for funds that are needed! More than that, there is money inside for a major event we are preparing for! I know… how careless, silly, absent-minded, negligent and foolish of me to lose such an important debit card.
BUT I KNEW, WITHOUT A WHISPER OF A DOUBT, THAT IT WAS JUST INSIDE THE HOUSE, AND THAT I’LL JUST FIND IT THERE.
Came across this Psalm:
Psalm 9:10 Those who know your name will trust in you,
for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
This Scripture, plus my irresponsibility made me realize that TRUSTING & SEEKING must go together.
I realized that there are 2 kinds of ”seeking” …
*Senseless Seeking – we seek but we are uncertain if what we are seeking can actually be found where we are looking
*Sensible Seeking – we seek and we are certain that what we are seeking can be found where we are looking…we can TRUST that the answer is just there.
Thank God that it was a Sensible Seeking for me. I knew that the card was just in the house. Now, as we SEEK FOR ANSWERS we can fall in either of the 2 “seekings”.
When we look for answers/seek in the world, it’s a needle in the haystack. It’s senseless and it’s hard to determine whether we can find whatever we are looking for since the world offers so many relative alternatives – money, nightlife, food, drugs, relationships, power, hobbies, shopping, internet, among thousands of other options. We are uncertain if we can actually find what we are looking for.
BUT, when we SEEK GOD, since HE is the CREATOR, MAJESTIC, POWERFUL, ALL KNOWING GOD (among millions of other things of course), we know that whatever we are seeking, we can be CERTAIN AND WE CAN TRUST that we can find it in HIM. HE is the all-in-one solution/answers to all our concerns and problems.
In fact, HE is the most logical, practical and sensible option that we can ever take when we are SEEKING. We just need to TRUST that we can find answers with HIM.
Where are you seeking for answers?
Day 5 of our 7-Day Prayer and Fasting.
Status: “Hungr-ier”
We are barriers to our breakthroughs!
The leper in Matthew 8:1-4 who was desperate for breakthrough (healing) came to Jesus and said,
“Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean”
I like the way this leper placed it.
It was like him saying it’s ABOUT YOU GOD…IF YOU ARE WILLING…YOU CAN DO IT…YOU CAN MAKE ME CLEAN!
It was definitely NOT about his suffering, his pain, his sacrifices, his tears or anything about him.
In the same way, our breakthrough has nothing to do with us.
…not about about our fasting
…not about our sacrifices
…not about what we can do, what we have done or what we are currently doing
IT’S ABOUT HIM. IF HE IS WILL-ING.
You are potentially the #1 barrier to your breakthrough.
Dont be a breakthrough blocker.
Every year our church holds a 7 Day Prayer and Fast. A good tradition, I believe.
Today is Day 3.
And this is my HUNGRY COMMENTARY.
In the preaching, Pastor Ariel spoke about wisdom and that wisdom is to hate evil and fear the Lord. But I also came across this verse in my reading and realized…
that at a certain point, SIN is worth it!
Matt. 5.29-30 (TNIV) If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
When is SIN worth it?
It’s worth every drastic measure required to avoid it.
This year, I’m doing something different with my so called “faith goals”.
I’m flipping it-flopping it-making a sort of like a U-Turn. 
The whole world is into having resolutions, this 2010 I’m doing a drastic change.
For the longest time, I have been putting faith goals like car, finances, “x” amount in savings, vacation, etc… which are all not bad, but this year I have decided to make it simple. I’ll continue to believe GOD for such, but as a matter of FAITH AND FOCUS, here are my Flip-Flopped Faith Goals …
*More of GOD
-A famous preacher-writer said that everything rises and falls on leadership. Not so for me. Everything rises and falls on GOD. Everything is about HIM, through HIM, to HIM.
*More like JESUS
-In character and attitude. The only way to have a full life is when i act and behave like the Person who did have a full life, who promised a full life and is the only way to a full life.
*Make more DISCIPLES
-Our Job Description as Christians. I’m thankful that our church leaders embody and breathe discipleship. It’s a blessing to have a spiritual family that only aims to HONOR GOD and MAKE DISCIPLES.
Now, all the rest is a BONUS. I’ll still believe GOD for so many things! Even more than I believed HIM the other years…but all these are just bonuses. With or without it, I will be in faith for the 3 above!
