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Talaga bang pinagdududahan mo ang kakayahan ni Lord ngayon?

Normal lang naman na magkaproblema sa mga bagay-bagay pero kung hindi mo na kaya at nawawalan ka na talaga ng tiwala kay Lord, tingin ka lang sa taas. Sa labas ng ating mundo ay may hindi mabilang na planeta at mga bituin ang nagkalat. Ito ay munting paalala na sobrang makapangyarihan ng ating Diyos.

Kung kaya niyang gumawa ng mga planeta at bituin, edi easy na lang sa Kan'ya na gabayan at tulungan ka everyday. You can get through to every problem you have as long as you are depending on His power (Holy Spirit).

So, always remember that the God who created the galaxies is the One who will help you in whatever you are going through right now.

Just keep holding on to His hands and endure a little longer from your battles here on Earth. Do not lose hope. He is coming soon to take us home.

But, while we are still here on Earth, let us all praise and glorify Him even during our hard times. Let our every second count and point it to Him.

Exodus 15:2, "The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him— my father’s God, and I will exalt him!"

Lagi nating sinasabi na, "Faith without works is dead," pero mali naman ang pagkakaintindi natin dito.

Ang works na tinutukoy rito ay hindi tungkol sa kung gaano ka na kadalas magsimba at umatend ng Bible study, gaano ka na katagal magbasa ng Bible, o kung gaano na karaming Bible verse ang kabisado mo. Tungkol ito sa trabaho ni Holy Spirit na baguhin ang character at lifestyle mo.

Kasi kapag tayo ang nagtrabaho, dadagdagan lang natin ang lifestyle natin ng religious activities pero hindi natin babawasan ang wordly activities.

Marami kasi sa atin na sinasabing born again at may faith sila, o nagsisimba kada Linggo at nagbabasa ng Bible pero, makikita mo tuwing hapon na pinagtsi-tsismisan ang kapitbahay, naglalasing, nagmumurahan, nagsusuot ng revealing na damit, sinusuway ang mga magulang, nag-e-enjoy sa sexual sin, atbp.

Nadagdagan pero hindi nabawasan.

Kaya ang works na sinasabi rito ay trabaho ni Holy Spirit pero, nasa sa atin pa rin kung hahayaan natin Siyang mag-trabaho sa buhay natin o hindi.

Holy Spirit is the one who made us born again; that is why,

Faith without Holy Spirit is dead.

So, let us all have faith while allowing Holy Spirit to work in our lives.

Many say they are saved by faith but still disobeying the law because of the saying, "Saved by faith, not by works," but are they truly saved?

Romans 3:28, "So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law."

Kay Paul nanggaling ang kasabihang ito. Pero hindi niya ibig-sabihin dito na hindi na dapat natin sundin ang mga commandment ni Lord kasi may faith naman. Ang gusto lang sabihin ni Paul ay dapat mag-focus tayo sa faith higit sa pagsunod ng God's commandments.

Because if you focus on obeying God's law, it will turn into legalism—the belief of being saved through works, not by faith in Jesus.

But, if you focus on your faith and your relationship with God, you will immediately obey His commandments, for only those with strong faith will legitimately obey the commandments.

Romans 3:31, "...In fact, only when we have faith do we truly fulfill the law."

Because people who focus on the law only want to go to Heaven, while people who focus on their faith want to please and obey God.

Serving Him must be our priority, not going to Heaven. And you can not obey God with the wrong intention.

In summary, if you are disobeying God, you do not have faith at all. And obeying God with the wrong intention does not also count as faith because true faith accomplishes the law with the right intention.

Remember that you are not being told to be perfect, but rather you are being told to show that you're a Christian even in your sinful nature.

Focus on Him, not on His commandments.