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Time to stop. Titus 2:11-12 teaches us to finally make a change in our lives by saying NO to the things that ruin our selves. The salvation is paid by Christ and it is now our turn to do our own part and be responsible on our habits. There is no more reason to be bothered of making a change for good. God gave all the things we need to finally redeem ourselves from the things that we did wrong. The only thing that is missing, is us. Now is the time to change what's inside, and no one should stop us from doing so, even ourselves.

Rest on Him MATTHEW 11:28 teaches us that on times that we are burdened and hit hard by our problems, there will always be a loving God to give us rest.

Give up, to give more. LUKE 9:57-62 teaches the our commitment to God requires something big to give up. It is the reality of following God, we need to unload some parts in our lives to be able to be more focused of what God wants us to do. Our commitment requires sacrifice and dedication. It will never be an easy task to overcome but it has a high reward to take after.

How do you want it? LUKE 6:37-37 teaches us that what we give is what we get. Before we ask a fair treatment from others, are we one of it? Are we fair to others and are able to be just to them? The demand for proper treatment is high, but the supply of it is lacking because most of us are just after on things that we can take, not to what we can give. Our ability to give enables the blessings to overflow in our lives, let us choose to be more generous to others so we can expect God to bless us something back.

Never bother. LUKE 5:36 teaches us to never be bothered by the past anymore. We often get locked down by the past instead of setting ourselves free from it and to enjoy what is in front of us. This is one of the greatest reasons why people end up unhappy in their lives. We are not meant to be labeled as a prisoner of our past forever, God did not made is to be a static being but as a dynamic one. God opens up changes in our lives from time to time to let us adapt in every situation to be a better person. We should never be bothered by the past that's already done. God wants us to enjoy the blessing in the present and be more grateful to a brighter future ahead.

Follow. LUKE 5:5 teaches that it takes a lot of courage to obey God but it surely will reap a blessed life. We are all experiencing unfortunate events and sometimes it really is hard to go on and on again and again. Due to failures and disappointments, it is challenging to move forward and try again, but God did not designed us to retreat but rather pushes us to our potential. The potential to be brave and to dare enough to go on and try one more time, but this time, with His presence and power. God wants you to know that you are more than who you think you are, He do not want you to be embarrassed or be humiliated when He is asking you to do something that is quite much, instead He ask you because He is the first one to believe and knows that you can do it and you will benefit a lot from it. In the reading Jesus knew that Peter and his company already had a hard time to catch fish but Jesus task them to do it again but this time, with Him, and because of their obedience and trust they made a humongous amount of catch. God always make ways to bless you even in the craziest ways, all we need is to obey and believe and we will have a catch.

His word is enough. LUKE 4:35 teaches us that our God is the authority and is above all. God's words are powerful and has authority on anything. Every command will be done and every promise will come true. The reading today shows just how great and powerful are the words of our savior Jesus against the demon inside a human. In our lives we have our own demons that gives us a hard time to cope with life. Our demons wants us to suffer and wants to break us. We humans are so vulnerable and we are possible to fall victim with the evil's tricks. This is the significance of the reading, that our God is powerful that His words will drive away the demons of our lives easily if we will just believe and surrender. Our God is merciful and is loving, His words are task to be shared all over the world for our brethren to know that His power and glory is meant to shine upon us.

Ready or not. MATTHEW 25:13 teaches us the importance of preparedness at all times. Many of are caught off guard at times that matters the most. Letting our guard down makes us more vulnerable to hardships and misfortunes because we failed to be prepared and to anticipate what's coming. Being prepared as hard as we can will never ever make us problem-proof, but it makes us more alert and knowledgeable in the situation so we can immediately react to it. Jesus stated no one would ever know what comes next, it is God and only Him knows when and where things will happen. God gave us the ability to be critical and think on how we can prepare for anything.

Commitment again and again. MARK 12:44 teaches us that God adores the one that are truly committed to Him. Being a follower of God is definitely a difficult mission because it truly requires sacrifice, dedication, faith, courage, and desire to be able to deal with it properly. It was never really to easy to obey everything thing God wants but it is the challenge that God gave to shape our lives. The reading talks about Jesus who sees the woman with a greater offering than the greater people at that time. Jesus said that the woman offered more than she can afford than those false teachers that are just putting on a show. The woman is so poor but still she managed to give whatever she can offer in the name of God. The point here is that even though you are really having a rough situation right now, as long as you have a true solid commitment to God, you are greater than the wealthiest people. You are more blessed and you are truly committed no matter what. God sees our action and He knows what are going through so He knows the magnitude of our desire for Him.

Heart. MATTHEW 23:23 - teaches us that what's inside our heart is the true identity that defines us. Many people are hiding at the shadows of their outside character to deny their true colors but it is the heart that shows who they really are. No matter how hard they try to hide, the real personality will always come out from the dark because it is truth inside us. It is our choice what kind of heart we will have or what character will we try to put in our hearts. We should remember that in the beginning of our lives, God planted the seed of His love for you to take care of it and let it grow so that when its time is right, it will be fruitful and will bless others. We should stick on what God put it into our hearts because it is the heart that defines us.

The path you take. JOHN 1 : 46 - teaches us that is does not really matter your origin but the destination that you aim to reach. Our judgement sometimes was based on what we know is the origin of a thing and we start to raise brows on its capability. We humans are one of the greatest examples of it. We majorly look on where a person came from, whether from a race, or a place or a status, we use it as a judgement and a conclusion to that being which is really not fair. Our thinking through that already blocks our proper perspective to that person. Most of us are really mean when there is something odd on the person's past and we lock them into it. Everyone has their own origin whether it is dark or not, but it does not end there, what matter is our vision to be better than who we are yesterday, to be greater than our dark past, and to conquer everyone's judgement. It is the path we take that define us, so let God lead you to the right path.

Your actions. MATTHEW 23:1-12 teaches us that what matters is to practice what we preach. Many of us are really good talkers, but in the Bible, it is in our actions that God looks onto for us to determine who we are. It is true that it is easier said than done but the challenge here is how can integrate what good we say to our daily actions. instead of focusing on what we can say, we should take some time to make good things to do in our life. Words may be powerful, but it is in our deed that makes our legacy in this world. As we know the Word of God, we should also be more productive to take actions based in His Words. God sees everything, and what blessing would it be to us if God sees what we do by His words.

Focus on yours. MATTHEW 20 : 1-16 teaches us that lack of gratitude puts away our happiness even if we received blessings. Many people are unhappy with their life. It is a fact, but some of them is really unreasonable because even though they have a stable life compared to the less fortunate, they still feel that it is not enough. Still, people look so much on what they do not have, they are still upset for not having this and such, others are still looking for more and more after they got this. But even after people got what they want, they were still unhappy, maybe something is really not right. Many of us forget to be thankful on the things that we have and we have just received. We often compare the things we have to others. We look on them and ask why they are fortunate to have that thing while you are not. Some are upset because they still look for more than what they deserve instead of putting first the gratitude to the provider that made their blessing possible. Gratitude is the attitude of Happy People. Let us always thank God on what He has given to us for everyday of our lives. we are always a blessing ahead from the people that do not have what we have and that's already a thing.

No one but Him. MATTHEW 19:26 teaches that it is only God that can pull of anything that is totally impossible for us. God is almighty. He is everything and powerful. God is the God that will always have answers, will provide, will help, will love, will care, will take over, He is above all. There is nothing more to say that God is our Almighty Father that will always be at our side no matter what.

Can you take it? MATTHEW 19:21 teaches us that holiness requires a huge price to pay to achieve. We are not literally demanded for money but it means that it will take a lot from you before you totally reach it. Living for the purpose of God is totally a challenging life to live for. Some thought that is they follow God, they will be immune to all misfortunes in life but that is totally not the case. As we follow God we are bound to go through such trials that will test our spiritual endurance or we can say "faith". Sometimes being a follower and believer really hits us hard because we are tested and many of us fail to understand that, instead they all just retreat and back out to the challenge and leave. Life is really unfair, we should be thankful that God is here with us and roots for us, but we always expect God to be our lucky charm and be our bullet proof from all sorts of problems and troubles. God does not want that to be the point of our fellowship to Him. He wants us to be closer to Him because that is what He deserves and what He wants to shape in our hearts, if we will just make God as a safety option, we will not acknowledge him if we are not in trouble right? We as followers should learn that our commitment requires sacrifice and dedication in the name of His Glory. We will go through pain and hardships, we will fail and be bruised but the good thing here is that God will never leave our side and He will be our guide along our path. He will never betray us nor forsake us. He will always wants to shape our life as a strong and firm believer that will never back down but instead will fight in the name of God.

Humility and Innocence MATTHEW 18:4 teaches us the importance of humility and innocence to enter the Kingdom of God. Many of us wants to be a person to be look upon and wishes to be treated special or to be treated big. Some of us wants the fame and respect to be honored to them a sign of honor and satisfaction for themselves. We expect to be praised and be recognized on the big things that we do to gain glory. Unfortunately this is not the case if it is about the qualification to enter the Kingdom of God. The reading above teaches us that humility and innocence plays a vital role of we really wish to enter the Kingdom of God. He does not need the fame and the title you hold or the wealth that you have or the property you own here on Earth. God looks on our heart and He expects us that even we reach almost everything in this world, our hearts stays like a child. A child with innocence, humility, and purity. God wants us to be more humble and be kind to others rather than to be proud. God sees the real us inside of our hearts and He will appreciate what's inside of it. Let us open our hearts and throw away the toxicity that pollutes our souls and let the love of God purify our hearts to be more of a person that spreads the gift of love from God

Making Sense. JOHN 12:26 teaches that all of our sufferings even the most that don't make any sense will have its own reason to unfold. We all suffer in life. Sometimes we question our Almighty God why this things happen and why did He let this to us. Some of us questions His true intentions and feelings while the others doubt that He is really loving at all. No one could completely understand or comprehend His reason even if we dive into the depth of it. As a true believer we are completely depend all on our faith and trust to our God. Our trials might be the ones that we deserve, but it may be the one the we need to shape our life and our spirits. We are dealt with things that we don't expect to come and we don't know why. All of these will matter at the right time soon. We are not given by God the things that are totally trash. God will not waste His divine time on non-sense. He will always give things that are worth the wait. He will always give us things that will define how worthy we are. All of the trials will come for a great reason and that reason will only be known to God.

One True Faith MATTHEW 17-20 teaches us that a one true faith conquers the odds of this world. We are all coming through the ups and downs in life. We experience various downfalls, struggles and failures. If we will put all the problems we have in a figure or an image, it would definitely create and image of an overwhelming mountain that is so high the even the Mt. Everest won't reach. This literary fits the image that we can assume in our problems in life. We sometimes struggle to make in our path to success due to a high probability of not making it because of such a barrier in front of us. Many of us just give it up and stop, while others barely made it to the top. The reading today tackles the significance of having a one true faith to our Almighty God. Jesus stated that even if as small as a mustard seed we have a faith in our God, we can definitely command the mountain in front of us to get out of our way, and that mountain will totally vanished in our path. This means that even though we go through a lot of obstacles in life, no matter how huge it is, we have the ability and the God to overcome all of our struggles. Yes, a one true faith is really a challenging thing to achieve but it is a gift the we will cherish to the rest of our lives. Let us make a full pledge to be true to our God. Let us be more into our Father and develop our ONE TRUE FAITH.

Gratitude. Matthew 14:13-21 teaches us that we won't ever feel so empty as long as we learn to be grateful on the things that we have right now. Many people complain and always look for what is not there and they start to be frustrated and down because of expecting things that are not in their grasp. We get to the point that we always struggle to live because we see ourselves as nothing not because we truly have nothing but because of our failure to see what's in us already. We get so frustrated on things that we don't have, causing us to be more reactive and worried on the things that doesn't require any of those. We sometimes are unable to look at the bigger picture instead, we look for only what we are satisfied just for a moment. Learning to appreciate what we have right now will absolutely reduce tons of burden we feel in our hearts. If and only if we could just make an effort to see things in a bigger way and if we will just start to look on the bright side of ourselves, we will be able to see how wealthy we are. We see others gifts, it may trigger us to get envy but if we will try to look on the things that only we can pull off, we will understand how gifted we are. To thank God on the things that we have will not just justify how blessed we are but also will guarantee more blessing to come once we learn to give thanks. Blessed we are to be grateful to His power that we are always destined to be prosperous in the most miraculous way.

Special, yes we are! Matthew 13:54-58 teaches us that until we see what is special about us, we will always treat our selves as commoners and nothing to look up to. We often look to our selves us nothing special and always claim that we are just a common being and nothing to offer to. Many people believe this thing on and on because they fail to recognize that they have something special inside them. They neglect to explore themselves and always base on what people may think on them. We can't always trust what others will say because most of the time it will just put us inside a box that will never let us be free to live and experience the universe-wide blessings of God. Our almighty Father never fails on creating things He wanted to create. All of God's creation has their own worth and purpose. Everyone is unique and special, especially us humans that He really loved the most. Think about this, if we are all common 100%, why God bothers to create you and me? We are all unique on our way, and maybe we have our own ability that us, only us can pull off things that are impossible in the eyes of others. We need to learn to appreciate how special we are because we are precious in God's eyes.

The Life Himself. JOHN 11:25 teaches that Jesus is not just the source of life. Jesus is the Life. Many of us think that life sometimes is hopeless because of the unhappy things that occurred in our lives. The pain that the world brought in the past made us feel that life is so unfair to deal with. No matter how hard we try to cope with the happening in life, it seems to be so painful to work on it. Some of us could have wish that they die instead of dealing with circumstances. What we do not know is that life is on our side. Life will always be there to give us hope. Life will always make us realize that we are still lucky to be alive because others barely breathe while we are effortlessly smelling the oxygen around. Jesus is the Life we have in times of lost hopes, He is the only one we need and the only shelter that we can count on in times of trouble of storms in life. Jesus is the only one that we should seek in times of lifeless encounter and challenges in life. In Jesus, we not just see hope, He is hope. When times are rough and we barely make it out alive Jesus is the reason that we made it out because He ain't just the source of life. Jesus is Life.

Blessed 'til the End. MATTHEW 13:43 teaches us to live our lives committed to God and to His mission given to us. This reading also encourages us to obey and act by the Word of God to totally reach salvation. People are unaware of what it cost to disregard the Word of God. Maybe some of them are not just interested to it but even though of that, there are still nice people that do good. But it is a different story to a person that is not really into God and yet doing horrible things that the world really hates. There are people that are really not good to be with and spreads fear and madness everywhere and teaches things that are not aesthetic to the eyes of God. People who lived through sin will definitely experience a painful end when the time comes as what the Bible says. We should be aware that every thing that we do will always have either a good or bad consequence. We children should always prefer or choose to live with kindness and obedience to the Word of God to achieve salvation in the end.

A seed of blessing. MATTHEW 13:32 teaches us the God gave us the seed of blessing that will later bless the world. Contrary to what others perceived, all of us have special gifts that God planted in our hearts and it is our responsibility to take care of it and let it grow. We have different abilities that will enables us to help, bless, inspire, encourage, and model others and also push them to their own potential. Just like a seed buried in the ground, our gifts are hidden until the right time comes to bloom. To let our blessings bloom like a beautiful fruit or flower, we need to take care of it along the process. We need to protect what God sow in us and we need to nourish it through our one true fertilizer which is God. Like a plant that looks so nothing at all at first because it is just a small piece of seed, later it will become a fruitful being that will help bless the world through its own purpose.

Lived by the Word Matthew 13:23 teaches us the importance of reading, listening, understanding and living by the Word of our Almighty God. Almost all of us will we see the word of God or the bible verses around the internet or even in the believers of God for they share it to everyone. We are all familiar to Bible which contains the Word of our Almighty Father. Most of us heard of the gospels every Sunday or they even read it for a habit. We see it in social media because religious groups also have the ability to share the word of God through the net. Yes, we are all familiar with it, but the teachings today is not about the familiarity or how we just know the word of God, but to deeply understand and live with it and obey it all. We are bound to commit our life to understand and act based on the word of God to truly spread the Good news. The word of God is not just a scripture but a lifetime manual of how life should be lived. As we act upon His word, we open the door of the heavens to bless us because like a healthy soil where the seed was scattered around it will grow and will prosper. Let us open the door of blessing through our deeper commitment to the Word of God.

How grateful you should be! MATTHEW 13: 11 teaches us that we are so blessed to be a follower and to be the children of God. We are given the ability to understand Him more of His grace and glorious deeds through following Him and loving Him more than our lives. Some people are not open on understanding how powerful God is due to some personal reasons or preference. It can be understood but the thing is that most of us miss our blessing not because we are deprived by our provider but because we are the ones who are unable to realize how powerful our Almighty God is in our life. If we could just make ourselves closer to Him, no one could imagine what He can do in our lives. Following God is not a guaranteed "no pain life", but rather it will be an adventure, a thrill ride that will definitely test our toughness and spirit. Through the grace of our loving God, no boulder will be heavy and no humps will be high to reach our destiny of being a blessing to the world. Thank God for making us a blessed being and to be special in His eyes.

Blessed Mornings John 20:1 teaches that the most vital thing to do is to seek Jesus early in the morning. Most of the people made it a habit of waking in the morning and just stay in their bed then grab their phones to open different social networking sites. It became a routine for us to just scroll and scroll until we get our vibe. Unfortunately, news in the social media will always deliver various things that may definitely ruin our day inside of our minds. As we expose ourselves in different toxicity that will appear on our screens, we will always have a tendency to react on it and may eventually influence our day. Our heart should be warmed up by the grace of God before facing the challenging day ahead. We need the real power source in our life to feed our minds with positive atmosphere

Mission Possible John 21:6 teaches that we have a big mission ahead and God tasks us to obey and trust Him. We thought that our life is a mess after trying so hard all over again, but the truth is unless we know that God is an Almighty God our thoughts will always be a fact. God wants to be in our lives and He knocks on our heart to tell you that you are bigger than you thought you are. God wants you to understand the beauty and how exciting your life is and He tasks you to do things to make your life more colorful. God is the only reason why we are here in this world and He will always have the upper hand to let you know the purpose of your life. Sometimes it gets harder for us to understand what that purpose is because we often go away from Him and not committing to His will. God asks us to obey Him no matter what and trust Him no matter how hard it takes. God will never let us down and He will always be there no matter what you do. All you need to do is to obey and deal with your one great mission, and that is to serve Him and honor Him in your life

He and only Him. Matthew 12:38-42 teaches us that Jesus all that we need to have all the miracles and blessings we need. We often overthink on how we could experience miracles and good things in our lives. We don't realize that once we commit ourselves in the arms of our God, it will always be a miracle on our way. We look for the things that we do not really have and sometimes, so hard to have rather than what we really have in our hearts and that is the love that our God planted right after you are made. We are having a hard time to see and feel the blessing that we deserve not because God is away but because we are looking for something else instead of focusing to Jesus who is always there. There should be no excuse and other way to settle what we lack but to see that we will always have what we need if we will just seek and always be hungry on our provider which is God Himself.

You can rest. Matthew 11: 28-30 teaches us that God will always be there to embrace your tired soul and let's you rest for the meantime. We often say that we are tired of the things that are happening in our lives, specially when it is about the unfortunate things that occurs on us unexpectedly. We felt that we are very unlucky and we did not really deserve those and we question our lives on why we are having it. We are all sick of dealing with problems and struggles to cope with things that does not go on our way and sometimes we just want to give it up. We do not realize that we always have a God that will always comfort us through this hardships and will always make us feel loved. God is there to embrace us and let our bodies rest just for a little bit before going to another adventure again. God wants us to go to Him in times that we are troubled and be blessed through His power and glory. Along with that fact, God wants us to understand that we do not need to carry the burden alone, instead He wants to be there with us no matter how hard it gets because He is the almighty god. We should pray and realize that all the trials we go through is a signal to go to God and face all the problems with Him.

Like a child. MATTHEW 11: 25-27 teaches us that we should have the heart of a child. A heart that is pure, kind, honest, innocent and loving is where the glory of God is revealed and known. This heart will always appreciate and will always love. A heart of child always hunger for love and care and that heart is what we should be having even at our age. We often think that we should act and feel like our age but that is not a fact at all. That thinking will just let our feelings and soul decline for as our ages goes up we are slowing down. In fact , we should always feel like a child, having a free mind and a jolly soul that enjoys life at its finest. Being like a child that always look at things through his view like just a little obstacle to overcome and with the help of his parents, everything will be alright. Let us be like a child on how to deal with problems in life, we are the children of God and as His beloved, we can always ask for help and guidance so we can never be lost. A God that will always be there to protect us and teach us things that no one will ever teach. Our one true love that will always love us no matter what happens.