"For fear that I might be disqualified." 1cor9:26
I don’t remember where I copied this prayer, but I’ve used this prayer for many years now, and I’d like to share this simple prayer, with the hope that it inspires you to “work for the Lord, not for men.” (Col 3:23).
[Read more…] about PRAYER BEFORE STARTING WORKThe story of Moses teaches us that God never sends us into a battle without the appropriate weapon to win His victory. Whether it is the gifts of the Spirit to help the community of believers, or the light that shines before others, or practical things like the seven loaves and fishes, or the net cast into the side of the boat, God is able to use whatever we already have at our disposal to proclaim and build His kingdom.
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When you come to the Lord in prayer, asking for His help for yourself, or while interceding for others, you might find encouragement by studying how the good king Jehoshaphat interceded to God during a desperate moment in his kingship over Judah (in 2 Chron 20). Read about this in an earlier related post: BAHALA KA NA LORD.
In this post, I will break down Jehoshaphat’s prayer (which I call the “Bahala ka na, Lord” prayer) and describe a simple pattern which hopefully you will find easy to emulate, and which will encourage you to pray with joy and peace in your heart, knowing that the God of Jehoshaphat is honored as you come to Him for help.
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“Rejoice in the Lord always!” Paul says in Phil 4. He further encourages them by saying “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
The other night, I was speaking to my brothers and sisters in our District in Ligaya, and I summarized what those who spoke ahead of me were saying. I said, “Grabe, parang hindi tayo nauubusan ng mga serious problems, ano?”
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I was asked to give a teaching on evangelization during a men’s retreat of about 150 men from Ang Ligaya ng Panginoon Community, a covenant community in the Philippines. Rather than give the traditional teaching — which I was certain that these men had heard not once, but several times already — I saw this as an opportunity to propose a new approach to the task of evangelization. Speaking to men only, I wanted to focus on the special God-given qualities and character of men, and on the specific calling of men (because they ARE men) in God’s kingdom. I entitled it “EVANGELIZING OTHER MEN“, and speak about why and how men should evangelize other men.
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