Girls' Figures Day#1

Hi Girls,

Time out for Practical Christianity. Let us concentrate on the next 7 post about how a girl can face emotional instability through growing her relationship with the Lord. Hope that you will be inspired from my journey to family relationship at home, career and life. =)



~Madellene


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The Art Of Love

“For God so love the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life.” – John 3:16

What is love that God made man equal?

What is love that even though He is God, He don't equate Himself as God but came as a man to experience the same suffering as we had- the same rejection, same pain, same challenges.

William Wilberforce even said that "God made man equal"

Our long search for something that can fill up the voids in our hearts made us long for love, for power, for money. We exchange the provisions of the Almighty in self-reliance, that, we think that through our own moves we will regain self-worth, that we will move forward no matter what.

History even made it clear that out of our knowledge many people out there have been being branded as slaves- as if they no longer belong to God but to people.

What is really love? That people today think that somebody always has his own agenda, that people have their own ounces against someone. What is love that people afford to hate, or deceive, or lie just for the sake of in-equating somebody or anybody else.

I believe that dignity doesn't mean that because everyone do engage in deceit you keeps silent or be swayed. Dignity is all about doing something right even no one else will. Dignity is making yourself equal to the poor and making someone rich in spirit even you yourself needs somebody. Dignity doesn't allow dirty works and never let people go down the drain. Dignity is not self-seeking nor saving just only yourself, but it is lifting up everybody. Dignity is love.

What is really love ? That people today rather drink complacency rather than praying in solitude. What is love, that people are being force to revolt just for the sake of peace and sovereignty. What is love that people tend to war and to abuse just for the sake of what they thought is right and what they thought is true. What is love that people killed for the sake of religion. What is love, that people shed tears, even today for the silent abuse that they couldn't take, and for hiding their heart's content to speak up for what their faith dictates. What is love that people suffer.

I believe God is love. He is not hiding from us. We all just have to seek so that we will find, to knock so that the door will open. Love is family. It is home. For that reason that God is love, God's loving arms is also our home.

Love is Charity.

1 Corinthians 13 Says:

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

King James Version (KJV)

Love is not a choice. It is every human beings inherent worth. To love is not just being human or humane, it is our spirituality that opts us to love. Why? Because God loves us first and it is being shown when His blood poured out in the cross.

John 6:44 New International Version (NIV)

44 “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.

So we love even people don't loves us in return. We share God not for people to listen, but we share God because He loves us first. He died in the cross as an assurance that we will never be hurt again. (John 3:16)

When we are in pain because nobody listens, remember that God has a plan and it all works out for the good of those who loves Him. God will made it beautiful in its time. (Ecclesiastes 3:1)

               

So people will also see the beauty when it is the right time. Rest assured my friend, Love can be hurting because you'll never get hurt when you don't care. The greatness of love is when somebody disappoints you, you still accept them, made them realize what is wrong and still gives them hope. Love can move mountains and to love, in it's sense is to have faith.

UP: Journey going home from SCI Flora with Ptr. John, Ate Mariael and Ate Jane. Picture taken at Windmills of Ilocos Norte ; DOWN: One of SCI Classes held at Church of God, Flora, Apayao August of 2018

*Bible Distribution to Christ the King School of Cabuyao

*Praying w/ Vineyard of God Family for Bible Distribution Activity.

*Assemblies of God Outreaches in Cagayan with Ptr. Roland Tabilangon, Ptr. Ruben Armandico, Me, Kuya Hector Israel Reyes and Ate Mariael Cartajena

*Ate Mariel, Kuya Israel and I on Ptr. Roland and Ptr. Ruben House Outreach in Cagayan

*Ptr. Jo Sayco, Ptr. Liwliwa Mendejar, Me and Ate Mariael going to Church Of God Outreach on the Mountain for Sunday Service with the natives

 1 John 3:16 says that For this is what true love is, Christ died for our sins so we must lay also our lives to our brothers =)

Dear Lord, Thank you for teaching me how to love truthfully and unconditionally. Truly love gives dignity and justice to all people. Thank you for giving Jesus to die and lead us the way back to the Father. Let your Holy Spirit teach us how to be like Christ. In Jesus ‘ Name . Amen!