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by | April 13, 2013 · 8:24 am

Devotion

I would just like to share one of my devotions.

Read Exodus 3-5

But Moses said to God “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt” – Exodus 3:11

Rhema: This is one of the great stories on the bible of how God used Moses to save the Israelites from the slavery of Egypt.
There will always come a time when we question our capabilities, if we can do this or not. “Can I really do this?” I think I’m not the best” “I’m just an average person” “I’m too old or I’m too young” – those are just part of excuses when face with challenges or trials. Those things paralyze us from doing greater things. But the Lord assured us, “I call you for a greater purpose.” Everything that happens on our life was part His great plan on our lives.

Reflection: “O Lord I have never been eloquent neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant I am slow of speech and tongue – Exodus 4:10

Sometimes God is calling us but because of our numerous excuses, we refused to His calling. I used to be like this. I used my excuses to paralyze my system. But then I realized that I won’t grow if I’ll let these excuses eat my system. I begin to realize that God created me to become the best on His eyes. So I know that there’s no room for excuses ‘coz God has greater plan on my life.

Motivation: “Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say” – Exodus 4:12 “I will be with you” Exodus 3:12

God always assures us that He’s at our side. That He won’t leave us nor forsake us. When venturing new thing, I used to have a lot of fears. But when I had a change of perspective on everything, I begin to realize that God is with me as long as I glorify and acknowledge Him in everything that I do.

Application: We are more than conquerors. It’s time to turn our weaknesses into strength. Stop making excuses because we’re all born for this!

God bless everyone! I missed blogging here (Please do check my personal blog http://amaeguerrero.wordpress.com)

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by | October 21, 2012 · 10:13 am

Some of What…..

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Some of what the world says is important

  • Looks / appearance
  • wealth
  • popularity
  • self-satisfaction
  • possessions
  • compliance
  • social normalcy
  • Physical strength
  • Power
  • The Self
  • Personal Achievements
  • Being number one

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Some of what the bible tells us is important

  • God & Jesus
  • Caring for the weak and helpless
  • Hope
  • Compassion
  • Understanding
  • Being Humble
  • Morality
  • Doing what is right
  • Love
  • Devotion
  • Peace
  • Brotherhood / Sisterhood
  • Family
  • Cleanliness
  • Faithfulness
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by | August 30, 2012 · 8:35 am

All of the Bible and the Whole Message

65242I have noticed in my lifetime that there are several ways to preach or spread the gospel. One is the hell and damnation style, this is where your main focus is to scare the living daylights out of the listeners by focusing on the wages of sin. Then there is the Good news style where you preach mostly on the salvation through Christ and the grace he has given us all. There is also a newer one that is all prosperity, unfortunately I have noticed some of the prosperity preachers prospering way too much off their ministry. There is also the Faith focused style as well, Faith is an important part of being a Christian so it is another good choice. Personally I prefer the Good news style though they all serve their purposes, probably a mix of all the styles would be the best way to preach. If you stick to one extreme or another you may leave the congregation with only half of what they need to be a good Christian. There is probably many other styles of preaching / teaching the gospel I haven’t covered or seen as of yet. I just believe we should teach all of the bible and the whole message and not just parts. Well this is just my humble opinion take it for what it is…

 Through Christ we have salvation, through faith we have hope.

Ray Barbier

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by | August 8, 2012 · 4:44 pm

They are not even there,It is not any of our business (Turning a Blind Eye)

MP900427740Lately I have thought about how much we turn a blind eye to things in life. How we walk by so many people in need and act as if they are not even there. How many times we see a wrong being committed and we are too willing to believe it is not any of our business. According to the Bible those that are weak, those in need and those who can not take care of themselves are our responsibility. God tells us whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me. The hungry you didn’t feed, the homeless you didn’t help, the person needing help you turned a blind eye to was one of God’s children and what you do or don’t do for them is what you do or don’t do for God himself. This goes for all of his children but the weak and the defenseless are the ones we should help the most.

We are also taught we could at anytime be entertaining an angel of God and not be aware of it, so we should always be on our best behavior and should live in Christ and walk in love as well as faith. Compassion, Love and being humble are just some of the attributes of a being a Good Christian.To be Christian is to be Christ like, to follow in his example and live life as close as we can to how he lived his. We should be kind, humble, compassionate and full of forgiveness like he was. We are not to have hate for any person on this planet for that isn’t our place or purpose in life. We are caretakers of this world and all that lives within it. The hardest part of being a Christian to some is letting go of their own ego and will in order to allow the will of god to guide them in life. The self is selfish by nature if not design so it isn’t easy to put it aside for the will of god or for the well-being of others. This is the reason being humble is an essential part of being a Christian, for if we are humble then the self is put in the back while those whom we need to help will become our main focus. Besides that when humble we also put God first in our life because there isn’t any distractions created by the self and its selfishness to interfere.

Are Christians Sin Free? No. We are with sin like everyone else, we fall and we are tempted. Christians strive to overcome temptation and put aside sin as we repent and by the mercy and grace extended to us by Christ we are forgiven. Though we have our salvation we still have to abstain from sin and truly repent for those sins we fall to.

Be compassionate and peaceful with all your brothers and sisters, be aware that you could see an angel of God’s and not even know it.

Ray Barbier

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by | June 26, 2012 · 4:41 pm

Each time, the answer would be no! I was committed.

When i was young,….i never gave much thought about being obligated, or committed. I was carefree, and much like a free spirit,…or at least that’s what others have told me. Even when I married at nineteen,…i am not really sure

The Unequal Marriage

I thought about the seriousness of being married. I did have the belief though, that once you were married,…you were married.

It was very rough going, the first few months of marriage. There were times that i wanted to go back home, and be carefree again, and a free spirit. I had even discussed with my parents, about returning home. My parents always let me know, that i would be welcome to come back home, but they also told me to give it a lot of thought first. So i would, and i would always decide to stay, because there was just something that would not let me give up. I could not just walk away. I was committed to my marriage!

In the years to come, there would be some rough spots. Times, when i wanted to throw in the towel, and quit. Each time, i would examine my life, and ask myself if i could really give up, and walk away. Each time, the answer would be no! I was committed.

Now, it has been nearly thirty-five years, that I have been married, and i find i am more committed than ever, to my marriage. But, it has not only been myself, that has been committed, it has also been my husband. We have worked together, side by side all of these years, to be committed to each other. It is as if we both share one heart, and one mind. We are two halves, that form one whole. It is such a gift from God, to have this kind of commitment. This kind of love! I thank God, for the wonderful gift He gave us.

My prayer is that everyone may also have the gift of love and commitment in their lives.

Cathy Ann Adams

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by | June 22, 2012 · 4:35 pm

In God’s Own Time

God, the Father watches us all everywhere.

I remember as a little girl….I was very impatient. I did not like to wait for anything! If I wanted to go somewhere, I wanted to go right then. If I wanted a certain toy, I wanted it right then. I remember feeling very disappointed, when I did not get what I wanted, when I wanted it. I could not understand why, I could not have what I wanted, when I wanted it.

As I began to get older, I started to understand why, I could not have things when i wanted them. Some times, it was due to lack of money to buy them, and sometimes it was because the things that I wanted, may have not been best for me to have at that time.

I learned,….that God has a way of making everything work together, and at the right time. He gives to us exactly what we need, when we need it the most. He sees and knows what we need, even before we realize what it is that we need. He also knows the precise time, to provide us with what we need. Whether it be a comforting word, or a loving touch, at the exact time that we need it. He sees, and knows.

So, through the many trials in this life,…i have learned to rely on the Lord, and to trust Him. He has always given to me, exactly what i needed, at the very second that i needed it. He has always been right on time. In God’s own time.

 

Cathy Ann Adams

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by | June 11, 2012 · 6:50 pm

Making The Best Of Any Situation

Jesus from the Deesis Mosaic

It is never easy on anyone, to go through a hardship. It is how you deal with hardship, that builds your character. Hardships, can teach us many things. They can teach us to have faith, and to let God help us. They can teach us that we are not as strong as we thought we were, and that we need the love of others to help us get by. They can teach us about being humble, and to have patience. Many lessons in life, are taught because of hardships. We must never look on others, and decide that they have not had any hardships, in their lives. Someone who smiles outwardly, may be crying on the inside. We never know what another persons circumstances are.

I choose to let the Lord, handle my troubles, because most of the time, they are very overwhelming to me! Because of Him,..i can smile, even when i want to cry! I have great belief, and faith, that God, can and will handle every hardship that I encounter. He is there with me, every step of the way.

 

He never forsakes or leaves me. This is another reason, i can hold my head up, and smile. God has seen me through so very many hardships, and i thank Him so much!!
Cathy Ann Adams

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by | June 3, 2012 · 12:37 pm

My Mother once told me, My Dad taught me

The Transfiguration Lodovico Carracci 1594

My Dad taught me to love everybody without judging them, he taught me that even if someone is a sinner or is different that they too are human and deserve love as well as respect. I may not agree with the choices a lot of my friends make but I still love them for the beautiful people they are inside. God is the only judge far as I am concerned and no man or woman has a right to judge another. This is not referring to the court system for we do need law and order or the strong would prey on the weak.  I have learned on my own that being a man is not being macho or being in control, to be a man is to be kind, compassionate and to try to live a respectful life. Forgiveness is another thing I give easily but sometimes it is easy to forgive but hard to forget. Usually it is my own mistakes I have a hard time forgetting but that’s where Letting Go and Letting God comes into play once again.  God gave me not a spirit of fear, though I fight the fear the world taught me. God gave me the power and a sound mind and I try to remind myself of that daily.

May you forgive an forget, may you let go and let God.
May you embrace the spirit of power and of sound mind god gave you.
Raymond Barbier

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by | May 30, 2012 · 4:12 pm

One story that stood out in particular.

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It’s so hard to imagine a life, without the people we love in it. We all have had someone, that has been so special in our lives. Someone, who has always been there. Someone, who has loved us unconditionally, who gave us love, and support, and helped shape who we are. For me, it has always been my Mother. I was blessed with a Christian Mother, who was, and is full of faith. When i was growing up, my Mother, would read my sister, and i, Bible stories, from the Children’s Bible. She always read with expression, and feeling, so she was able to captivate us while she was reading to us. When she would finish reading, and even while she was reading, i would ask all kinds of questions. Being a child, some things were hard for me to understand. I remember one story that stood out in particular. It was the story about King Solomon, who had to decide, which of two women were telling the truth, over a living child. The story is, that there dwelled two women together, who each had a baby. During the night, one woman accidentally smothered her baby, when she rolled on top of it, in her sleep. When she awoke, she discovered what had happened, and took her dead baby, and placed it with the other woman, and took the other woman’s baby, as her own. The other woman upon arising, knew immediately what had happened. So they argued, and took the matter to King Solomon, to make a judgment, about who was telling the truth, over what had happened. The King was wise, and so he told the women that he would end the argument, by cutting the child in half, and giving each woman a half of the child. He knew that the true Mother of the child, could not bear this. Sure enough, the true Mother, was willing to give the child alive, to the other woman. So the King knew immediately then, who the true Mother was, and gave her back her child.

Being the child, i was, i think i nearly drove my Mother crazy with questions. Good thing for me, she was always so patient, and would try every way she knew how, to answer every question i had.

When i think back on those times, i feel so blessed! My Mother, has been a guiding force for me, all of my life. It is very hard for me to face losing her. She will one day soon, go to her Heavenly home. Her work on this earth, is almost finished. It is so hard to imagine my life, without her in it.

 

God, gives us such wonderful gifts, when He gives us special people to love, who also love us. I thank God, for the wonderful teacher, that my Mother is. God is so good!

Cathy Ann Adams

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by | May 25, 2012 · 4:28 am

because he trusted God, and had faith. The faith of a mustard seed.

An angel prevents the sacrifice of Isaac. Abra...

I was thinking about faith. I have heard people say,…I take my medications, faithfully, or …..I exercise, faithfully. Even when people sign notes sometimes, they write,…..Faithfully, yours. However,…..so many have no concept of what the act of faith, really is. The Bible says, that if we only have the faith of a mustard seed,….we can tell a mountain, to be moved into the sea,….and it will be done. If we only believe, and have no doubts. When i think about how tiny a mustard seed is, it amazes me that we only need to have that much faith, to have the Lord help us, and answer our prayers. A mustard seed, is so tiny, that it can barely be seen. Yet,….it is all we need to tell the mountain, to be moved into the sea! The mountain sometimes can be a sickness, or any problem. The sea,…is the sea of oblivion. So we can tell a sickness, or a problem, to be moved into the sea of oblivion. To cast it into nothingness. To make it be gone. If only we have that tiny amount of faith,….the faith of a mustard seed. It is so hard to comprehend, that such a small amount of faith, can move God‘s, hands to help. To have Him, answer a prayer. It is however, all that we need. I often think of Abraham, in the Bible. He was called the friend of God. He listened to God’s, voice, and did what God told him to do. I can imagine many times,….he wondered about God’s plans for him, and how everything would fall into place, for him. Yet, he did what God told him to do. He told Abraham, that he would have a son, in his old age, and he did! Sarah, gave birth to Isaac, at the age of ninety. She was well past child-bearing years, so that in itself, was a miracle. Abraham, was one hundred years old. Isaac’s name, means “Laughter”, because Sarah, did laugh when she was told she would conceive a son, at her age. Later on, after Isaac became a young man, the Lord tested Abraham’s faith. Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac on an altar. This grieved Abraham,…but he trusted God, obeyed, and had faith. God, stopped Abraham, from making the sacrifice, after seeing that he truly trusted in Him, and had faith. That would have been the toughest test of faith that there was. To sacrifice your own child! But Abraham, was willing, because he trusted God, and had faith. The faith of a mustard seed.

We should all, pray, and ask God, for that “seed” faith. The faith, that moves mountains!

Cathy Ann Adams

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