BE JOYFUL ALWAYS
Message from Bishop Viernes
Written By: Bong Ibuyan
Key verses:
1 Thes. 5:16 "Be joyful always./ Rejoice evermore"
Phil 4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say again; Rejoice!!
1. Be positive
Be positive regardless of circumstances. Stay positive even in the midst of turmoil and chaos.
2. Be joyful
Choose to be joyful everyday. It's a choice you can make despite whatever you are going through. Choose to be happy. Happiness is contagious. Yourf smile can bring color to someone's life.
3. Put God first
Worldy happines is superficial and temporary. Seek God's kingdom first and His righteousness and all things will fall in its right place. Put God first, second others and last, yourself.
4. Undego PROCESS
Pay attention to God's dealing. Remember how you started. Obey God Call for help.Enjoy and endure.
Spend your quality time with God and His word. He wants to speak to you. Listen intently. Don't hurry. Pay attention to more important things in life. Resolve to enjoy your journey in following Jesus. Endure hardships. Overcome struggles. Pass trials. Prepare to undego persecutions. Do not give up. Finish line may just be one step ahead. Enjoy the process.
May it be your commitment to share God's word too. Please don't hesitate to send us your comments, reaction and encouragement.
Written By: Bong Ibuyan
1 Thes. 5:16 "Be joyful always./ Rejoice evermore"
Phil 4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say again; Rejoice!!
1. Be positive
Be positive regardless of circumstances. Stay positive even in the midst of turmoil and chaos.
2. Be joyful
Choose to be joyful everyday. It's a choice you can make despite whatever you are going through. Choose to be happy. Happiness is contagious. Yourf smile can bring color to someone's life.
3. Put God first
Worldy happines is superficial and temporary. Seek God's kingdom first and His righteousness and all things will fall in its right place. Put God first, second others and last, yourself.
4. Undego PROCESS
Pay attention to God's dealing. Remember how you started. Obey God Call for help.Enjoy and endure.
Spend your quality time with God and His word. He wants to speak to you. Listen intently. Don't hurry. Pay attention to more important things in life. Resolve to enjoy your journey in following Jesus. Endure hardships. Overcome struggles. Pass trials. Prepare to undego persecutions. Do not give up. Finish line may just be one step ahead. Enjoy the process.
May it be your commitment to share God's word too. Please don't hesitate to send us your comments, reaction and encouragement.
Are you progressing as believer?
Answer the following questions below and evaluate yourself.
1. Is your faith growing?
As new believer, you must expect that your faith will be tried to prove whether it is genuine or not. Do not be afraid of tribulations and persecutions. Keep your faith growing in your journey to christian life inspite of suffering. Trust God more as you grow older in Christ.
Below are areas for opportunities to grow:
a) character - develop your personality, identity, integrity and stance towards morality
b) capability - develop your gift and talent
c) understanding - intelectual, insight, sensitivity.
d) relationship - your relationship with other people
2. Is your love abounding?
Our relationship with other people is the reflection of our love. Love people unconditionally. What goes around comes around. Sow love and reap love in return.
3. Is your patience increasing?
Is your perseverance and faith enduring even in the midst of persecutions and trial? Endure attacks inside and out. Overcome pressures and affliction from the result of trials. Do not give up while pressed by troubles. Let go of the past , face the present and move on to the future. Trust and yield to God's dealing. If and ever our suffering and pain is a result of our wrong choices, ask forgiveness from God and learn to forgive. Be willing to obey God's word an instructions.
4. Is your testimony helping others?
God encourages us to encourage others. We learn and grow so we can also help others to grow.We are designed by God to grow spiritually. He wants us to be a vessel ready to be used for God's glory. Apostle Paul commended the Church of Thessalonica, as a model church, of their growing faith, abounding love, inreasing patience, and of their genuine testimony of God's goodness. My prayer today is to attain the level of maturity which God desires in each one of us. Stand strong and stable in faith.
As God's faithfulness is always. Have a blessed life!!
Written by: Bong Ibuyan
Turning Trials into Triumphs
Message By Bishop Viernes
Key verse: James 1:1-12
There are three (3) essential keys in our journey to victory when we face various trials and hardhips. The right and positive attitude, faith in God, and our willingness to surrender our will, our heart and mind.
Be joyful - Count it all joy.
God arranges and mixes the colors and experience of life to bring the best in us. Yes, we still can experience joy in the midst of our trials. Give thanks and adopt a joyful attitude.
Have faith
Each time our faith is tested, we become more enduring, patient, persevering and hopeful and mature. God's test brings out our best. At times, God allows trials to reveal our weaknesses, but remember that all things work together for good.
Surrender to God
Trust God to accomplish, finish, complete His work in your life. And He is faithful, dedicated to complete you as His masterpiece. When we surrender our will to God, we are letting Him to take the driver's seat and let Him take the lead. He's our very present help in time of need. He provides and He heals.
Written by Bong Ibuyan
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Key verse: James 1:1-12
There are three (3) essential keys in our journey to victory when we face various trials and hardhips. The right and positive attitude, faith in God, and our willingness to surrender our will, our heart and mind.
Be joyful - Count it all joy.
God arranges and mixes the colors and experience of life to bring the best in us. Yes, we still can experience joy in the midst of our trials. Give thanks and adopt a joyful attitude.
Have faith
Each time our faith is tested, we become more enduring, patient, persevering and hopeful and mature. God's test brings out our best. At times, God allows trials to reveal our weaknesses, but remember that all things work together for good.
Surrender to God
Trust God to accomplish, finish, complete His work in your life. And He is faithful, dedicated to complete you as His masterpiece. When we surrender our will to God, we are letting Him to take the driver's seat and let Him take the lead. He's our very present help in time of need. He provides and He heals.
Written by Bong Ibuyan
Please like and share our page.