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Faith is All WE Need..=]

“And Jesus said unto them … , “If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to younder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you.” Romans 1:17

a nice life.. :)

hey guys..

once again.. dropping a short post about living life.. woooish.. im currently on the top of the world.. n God is moving greatly..

One person told me a few weeks ago.. “you shouldnt move ahead if God did not tell you where to go to… ” illustrarion is from the bible itself.. as in the story of abraham.. GEN12:1.. ” … GO TO THE LAND WHERE I WILL SHOW YOU.. . so, as a person who wants to move ahead in Christ.. should you sit and wait for God to show you?? or take the first step n let God guide you??

MY belief is that you pray about your desire.. and, when you feel ryte.. make the first move.. it is by my own experiance i can say this..

i was about to make a decision on where to go to move forward in my life.. *and trust me.. when you’re about to make these decisions, that will make you move on, de devil will disturb n try discourage you more.. * so, when i was about to do this.. someone told me that i should know where to go to first! before getting up n going.. discouragements were given.. saying.. your roots are planted.. n if you uproot it, it will never grow. which ALL MADE SENCE!!!

BUT, i had a pastor tell me.. you pray, make a decision, conform it and STICK with it.. so thats what i did.. i stuck with it.. i have my own thoughts about moving.. God also said, do not worry about tomorrow as I will take care of that. so that is what i held on to..

so, the night before my move came, i wasnt 100% sure where i should go to!! and, 11:30pm.. i still held on to “do not worry about tomorrow.. just before sleeping.. conformation came.. in a form of instructions from my own parents.. without asking.. they conformed where and what i should do..

and since ive made this decision.. God has been wonderfull!!! all the way i look forward for God.. im so enthusiastic n i cant wait to enjoy Gods love more and more..

SO!!! how about the story about abrahams example and ect.. is God contradicting himself??

=NOT AT ALL!! AND NEVER WILL!!!! you see, God says so many things to us in His word. we are only humans.. we cant take everything in.. our spirit man is built up by the amount we read.. and how God wants us to live our life! the reasons that my friend gave me is not wrong!! it is right! it is right for everyone.. but the spiritman inside of us gives us the extra push, burden, hunger and words of encouragement in your heart. for me it was “do not worry about tomorrow…” and that is what i held on to!! so, in my life.. God wanted me to move on.. and thats why God, trough my heart, told me to go forward.. (by pushing those words into my heart)
and to my friend, his burden, hunger, words of encouragement are his spirit man telling him words to tell him to stay where he is.. to wait n wait for God..

i hope you understand how God works.. its massive!!! just exercise your spritman.. and watch n see what great things will go on!

W.O.R.S.H.I.P Is A Lifestyle.

We often hear the phrase “Worship is a lifestyle”. What does this really mean? It simply means to live a life of love. To love extravagantly. The first commandment, to LOVE the Lord your God with ALL your heart, with ALL your soul, and with your entire mind, means exactly that. You make a heart and mind decision to continually seek first the Kingdom of God, and to OBEY the Spirit of God in your life, as He calls you on to a greater and deeper knowledge of Himself.

Worship requires something of you, and that is OBEDIENCE.

Why do people cringe away from obedience? I believe it is because it requires a response. John 14:12 says, “Whoever has my commands and OBEYS them, he is the one who LOVES me. My Father will love him who LOVES me, and I too will LOVE him and show myself to him.”

And verse 23 says, “If anyone LOVES me, he will OBEY my teaching. My Father will LOVE him and we will come to him and make our home with him. He who does not LOVE me will not OBEY me. These words you hear are not my own, they belong to my Father who sent me.” LOVE and OBEDIENCE are tied together.

Every time you open up your heart in obedience to God and worship Him with all your heart, all your mind, and all your soul, our beautiful Lord responds with His magnificent presence. You need to continually be in the presence of God. Not only on Sundays, in a corporate place of worship, but in that secret place that maybe only you and the Lord will ever know about.

It’s in this place of worship that you find yourself needing to respond to the Lord, to whatever He is asking, as WORSHIP PULLS BACK THE LAYERS OF YOUR HEART – TO EXPOSE WHAT’S REALLY THERE.

CONFESS

In Isaiah 6… when Isaiah caught sight of God he was moved to confess his sin.

When your humanness is confronted by the magnificence and holiness of God, you are made SO aware of your need for God’s grace and his cleansing power in your life. If you have unforgiveness, anger, jealousy, bitterness… ask God to forgive you. Romans 12:1 teaches us how to live this life of worship and love.

TRANSPARENCY

Psalm 51 says it so well, that when you are in the presence of the Lord, you become totally transparent and honest and your heart and soul cry out to pray “create in me a clean heart, oh God, and renew a right spirit within me”. Read the Message Bible translation – it will inspire you to greater heights.

CLARITY

As you simply and wholeheartedly LOVE and ADORE your God, you receive revelation and understanding of your kingdom purpose. Romans 8:28 reveals that “… in all things God works for the good of those who LOVE Him, who have been called according to His purpose”. Many Christians spend their lifetime frustrated at never knowing their Kingdom purpose. I challenge you to get in the presence of God, have an open heart to hear His voice, for He desires ALL He has planned for you even more than you do!

HUNGER

Another heart response is that your hunger for the things of God, your hunger for His Word and His truth increases. John 7:37! If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the scriptures have said, streams of living water will flow from within him. Say YES to the Lord calling you to know Him more through his Word. It is LIFE to your soul.

REST COMES

Psalm 91:1 “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High, shall abide in the shadow of the Almighty.”

Joy and strength are found in His dwelling place, in His presence. If you feel like you are continually running on empty, then again, you need to respond and obey the Spirit of God and GET IN HIS PRESENCE. If I have learned one thing, it is that we were never meant to live this supernatural call, with purely natural ability. You will not make it… BUT if you take God at His Word, live in His presence, live a life of love, and respond to His voice, you WILL live your entire lifetime growing in the knowledge of Christ, always fresh and strong in the Word, and living a life that people will want to follow.

… And you thought worship was all about songs!


oooh 7hours praise n worship!!!!

p&w

this is it!!!

hey everyone.. for those who are jsut checking this page out.. if you wana have a full day of praise n worship.. head out to our church..

well, i’ve heard some people saying.. erm, people are losing the very basis of worship by doing all this.. n saying its all publicity.. church, i urge you not to listen to these lies the devil as put in some peoples heart.. all music belongs to God!!! if there are musicians who insist on perfection.. its because they wana give thier all best to our God.. *if i have a talent, do i want to give the best?? * if i know how to play cool guitar solo’s.. i would love to do it in de house of God..

so, chill.. relax n enjoy the presence of God.. while he visits us when we worship him.. imagine how 7 hours of worship will be!!!!! wooohooo.. cant wait!!!

christian songs..

from a question from joel,

hi guys,
well, i was just hit by a question on this blog abt whether “taylor swift’s change” is a christian song..
i think by my understanding, that it can be and also can be a pop song.. or what ever you want it to be.

Alot of artist nowadays know the importance in living in our Lord Jesus Christ.. and because of thier profession, in the recording labels and companies, they are not fortunate to write worship songs like for example -planet shakers, hillsongs.. ect ect..
we must ALWAYS remember.. that everyone is put where they are by the PERFECT planning of OUR God.

So, now, as it is written, we should always give glory to God in all that we do.. hence, these artist also would want to do the same.

We’ll be abit surprised that we do have extremist in our daily church life that have the mentality that if you are in the entertainment world, you are a sinner! which is WRONG!!! yes, the argument is, “you cant be in the world and follow God. ” but then my question is, who gave you this tallent??? who allowed the opportunity to arise in your way.. who allowed you to be so famous??? -another argument may arise when they say.. “who allowed mettalica to be so famous… but that is a totally diffrent topic.. i believe all music comes from God! coz He is the creator and whatever is done with music, that person shall be held accountable for his tallents..” ok ok.. getting back to our topic..

I read a blog from the lead singer of “the fray” which has also the same kind of music like lifehouse and ect… he said, now, my profesion is a singer, i would love to do my job but that doesnt mean i cant sing about love n life’s troubles.. he gave an example of a plumber… is a plumber going to fix the plumbing in christian peoples houses only or for everyones houses..?? same goes for a singer or a band.

Hence, as we open our minds n see the bigger picture.. we wont be so blinded.. these bands like “lifehouse, the fray, switchfoot, taylor swift, carrie underwood, keith urban, rascall flatts ect.. ” are seeing the big picture.. yes they are planted in the music world, but as you can see in thier dressings, in the way the carry them selves, and the lyrics they write, they also are glorifying God..

So, the question, is it a christian song???? i’d say hmm, depends on how you wanan look at it… if i were to read those lyrics just like dat, i’d say yes it is.. is it singing about JESUS?? maybe… if you wana sing it to jesus, no problem.. im sure he’d enjoy it..

Just for your info, the song by lifehouse-everything…is also sang in churches.. so, once again, it depends on how u wana see it.

A word of encouragement to others, if people say, that song is not a c’tian song, you say.. well, up to you.. but i’d like to see it as one. and you’ll find music spicing up your life in so many ways.

jason.

I trust in you.. I live in faith..

SO, anyways, im realy sorry for not posting anything up for so long.. its been awhile, hv been busy with work and all.. but, no doubt, ive been checking the website regularly… replying when possible..

well, im quite hooked on the song “healer” from hillsongs. the “this is our God” album. i just find the words massively superb!! ..it goes..

Verse:
You hold my every moment
You calm my raging seas
You walk with me through fire
And heal all my disease

Pre-Chorus:
I trust in You
I trust in You

Chorus:
I believe You’re my Healer
I believe You are all I need
I believe You’re my Portion
I believe You’re more than enough for me
Jesus You’re all I need

Bridge:
Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible for You
You hold my world in Your hands

so, anyways, i was just thinking, do you know that, just by singing this song with your heart, i truely believe that God will heal you.. im serious! He is my God. i know Him. he is more than enough for me..

speaking on healing, some people have a problem when, if they pray, they expect, God will n must heal!! and when God doesnt heal or chooses to allow you to go through your problem, they backslide n give up.. expecially when a loved one is affected.. my condolences go out to those who go trough this..

but, yes, nothing is imposible, God is great, i believe You’re my healer! so.. wats the problem here!!! why isn’t my loved one healed!??!?!?!?! the answer that i believe is in those words itself..

nothing is imposible- you can get over the situation( God will never put u in a situation that you cannot handle)

God is great- yes! He is great! let God plan who He wants to bring back Home. let God decide the path of your life. this is our temporary home.. ( a song by carrie underwood.. check it out), well, God is God! He knows whats best! His ways are not our ways.

i believe Your my healer- Yes!!! He can heal. ok, now understanding that whatever circumstances we went through, is God’s plan.. we know that He can heal us.. those who are left in sorrows.. the word “heal” can also be for the broken heart..

yes!!! i know!!! but why isnt my loved one healed!! after fasting and praying… why!!!!!

i believe it is up to God… im sorry for the pain n cry you have.. cry out to God, He’ll answer you’re cry.. on why He allows things to happen. i urge everyone to not turn away from God in hard times.. but turn to Him, although you feel betrayed, He did not! He did not!!! in Him you’ll find rest!! God is peace..

so, in those words that we talked about in the above paragraphs, you can find the ANSWER.. that it is God’s world, He owns it, He Loves you n your loved one!! He is in control!! dont worry about a thing.. it is not Gods will that one should be sick!!

i cant tell you why God allows this! i really cant! if it’s your problem.. i am not God to answer.. CRY OUT TO JESUS.. He’ll answer you..

everyone.. just to highlight, this also can be used for broken relationships.. sickness.. death.. ect.. Gods word stands.. thats all we have to know..

I TRUST IN YOU.. YOU ARE MY EVERYTHING.. MY FAITH IS IN YOU. YOU KNOW MORE THAN ME!

jason..

Handle With Care

Our relationships are precious, valuable treasures from heaven. We should handle them carefully, and instead of focusing on being right or focusing on what the other person should be doing for us, we should always focus on building bridges to each other’s hearts

Oftentimes, it’s the people we are closest to that can hurt us the most, and the enemy is always looking for a way to deliver a package of strife and division. If we are going to be all that God has called us to be, if we are going to fulfill the destiny God has for us, we can’t do it alone. Life is a group experience, and we need to recognize the value in the relationships we have. When others hurt or offend us, it is so important that we choose to focus on the long-term effects of our decisions instead of the gratification of “getting even” in the moment. Remember, disappointments are for a season, but relationships are for a lifetime.

I often hear people say that it is actions and not words that matter most. But really, I think both matter, especially when you consider that God spoke the universe into existence. His words have creative power. In the same way, we can create or destroy with our words. It is important to understand that our words—simple puffs of sound—can have a deep and permanent effect on our relationships. By choosing our words, we either choose strife or we choose love. It is that simple. Handle your words and your relationships with care because they are all that matter in eternity.

Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing (Proverbs 12:18; NIV).

 by Victoria Osteen

Remain in HIS blessings :]

Do Good

This message is most trustworthy . . . so that those who have believed in (trusted in, relied on) God may be careful to apply themselves to honorable occupations and to doing good, for such things are [not only] excellent and right [in themselves], but [they are] good and profitable for the people.
— Titus 3:8

What an awesome thing it is to be good to people. The Bible says that God anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit and with strength, ability, and power; and that He went about doing good, for God was with Him (See Acts 10:38). Jesus spent His days being good to people—all people. He helped and encouraged people everywhere He went.

We are anointed to bless people as Jesus did. God has given us the strength, ability, and power to do awesome works in His name. Do good all day—today.

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