"For fear that I might be disqualified." 1cor9:26
Jesus says, “In this world, you will have trouble” (john 16:33). No wonder. Yet again, Jesus shows us the way to navigate life in this troubled world without anxiety and fear, saying: “Do not be afraid. Believe in God, believe also in me” (John 14:`1). The thing is, the pathway from belief to trust requires deep, personal knowledge of Him whom we would trust. Indeed, how can we ever trust someone whom we do not know?
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“Test of Endurance” was a blog entry that I found in the internet describing the trek to Tarak Ridge that we were about to do last Sunday, 2/2/2020. I sort of bragged about it to my friends as a way of announcing what I was up to. Test of endurance nga talaga.
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One morning last week in a golf course in Antipolo, I was chatting with my 18-year old caddy trainee and was inquiring about her plans for her life. Then as our golf cart turned from the shrub into a clearing, I saw a rainbow in the distance, pointed to it, and I said, “Uy, ayon, may bahaghari. Pumikit ka at ipagdasal mo ang iyong pangarap, at pagpapalain ka ng Diyos.” (Look, there’s a rainbow. Close your eyes, and pray for your intentions and God will bless you.) Then her face brightened up believing that God was looking out for her.
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You’ve decided to spend a day of prayer together with several others who are part of your small discipleship group. At this point, you’ve finished the first part of the day talking to God. You’ve worshiped Him, confessed your sins to Him, thanked Him for all that He is and has done, and presented to Him your concerns and those of special people in your life. Now it’s God’s turn to talk to you while you listen attentively.
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We want to spend the first part of our full day of prayer by speaking to God, telling Him what we think of Him, how we value Him, how we feel about ourselves, and our situation, and also by expressing to Him our dependence on Him for everything particularly in specific challenges and concerns that we have for ourselves and for those dear to us.
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