Did you suffer a loss recently?
A job? A relationship? Material things stolen from you?
My friends lost homes. My friends lost businesses. With tears, my auntie said, “Bo, I lost all the material things I’ve collected over the past 50 years of my life!” Some friends told me that what was most painful was loosing all their photographs—the memories of a lifetime.
Friend, I’ve got a message for you today: Believe that every storm will end. And after the storm, a new morning begins.
Remember that every loss is temporary.
If you lost a loved one, that loss is temporary. In heaven, you’ll see your beloved again and your reunion will last forever.
If you lost photographs, believe that in heaven, God will give back to you DVD copies of all the sweetest memories you’ve had in your life. (I’m not sure what video version they use up there, but I’m sure it’ll be the most modern. Perhaps it’ll be a virtual reality video!)
If you lost material things or opportunities or relationships, believe that God is creating room for something better to come your way.
How will this “better” happen?
Start being grateful.
That’s not a typo.
In the midst of your loss, be thankful.
I know you’ll complain, “Bo, there’s nothing to be thankful for! I lost half my life!”
Well, be thankful for the other half that you still have.
Don’t focus on what you lost, focus on what you still have.
You’ve got too many good things happening to you to be down!
Say this with me, “I’m too blessed to be stressed.” (Not original from me. Got it from a bumper sticker.)
Why be grateful?
Because you attract what you focus on. I’ve said that before so many times, but I’ll keep saying it until God calls me home. Because it’s so powerful.
When you become grateful, you attract more of what you’re grateful for.
Gratitude is a blessings magnet.
My Business Loss
Many years ago, I lost a lot of money in a businesses venture.
It was a big loss for me. At that time, I lost almost my entire net worth.
I was tempted to mope, to sulk, to carry a heavy burden for a long time.
Actually, I allowed myself to grieve for awhile—which was very healthy.
But I decided not to grieve for too long, or I would be stuck forever.
After some time, I declared, “God has something better for me.”
I chose to smile. I chose to look at the brighter side. I chose to believe that better businesses would come my way. In fact, I began declaring the unbelievable. I said, “I’ll earn ten times what I lost!”
Later that week, a friend asked me, “Is it true that you lost a lot of money in that business?”
I said, “Yes, I did.”
“It happens to you too, huh? And I thought people like you are exempt from these things. So why are you smiling?”
“Because I believe God is redirecting me to a better business. And I know that I’ll earn ten times what I lost.”
It was a big claim and some friends couldn’t understand why I was so relaxed.
But a few years later, what I declared happened.
I started new businesses and I began to earn ten times what I lost. What I lost—my savings for years—I earned in a few months. Today, my new businesses are multiplying. I ask myself sometimes, “What if I didn’t fail in that business? I would still be stuck in that business! I wouldn’t have the new business that I have now.”
And imagine if kept moping and sulking—would I have seen the new opportunities around me? Imagine if I kept mourning my loss—would I have had the energy to venture into something new?
Friend, don’t focus at the problems in your life.
Don’t focus on what you loss.
Instead, focus on two things: look at what you still have and look at the new things that God will give you.
And be grateful.
Where Is The Real Storm?
Typhoon Ondoy came and went.
But the real storm is not out there.
The real storm is in your mind.
Do you believe that great things will happen to you?
Imagine a party balloon.
At first, it’s bright and fat and goes up to the ceiling.
But after a few days, it becomes deflated.
It stays on the floor.
We’re like balloons.
What keeps us up is hope.
But life happens, and everyday, we leak hope.
Especially when big trials come, we surely leak out a lot of hope.
And we’re deflated.
Here’s what you need to do: You need to refill your heart with hope.
So that you can rise up again.
Dispel the storms in your mind.
It may be stormy on the outside but it shouldn’t be stormy on the inside.
The only way to dispel the storms is to be grateful for what you have today and what will happen tomorrow.
God is redirecting you to something better.
Sit up straight. Out loud, say this declaration with me…
I’m strong in the Lord. I’m blessed. I’m forgiven. I’m protected. I’m redeemed. I’m equipped. I’m anointed. Healing flows in my body. New doors will open before me. I’ll meet the right people, the right opportunities, at the right time, at the right place. I’ll regain ten times what I lost…
In Jesus name!
May your dreams come true,
Bo Sanchez
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
God knows
All in good time ....
All beautiful in time ...
The Lord will be late ...
Also there will be faster ....
Some Things You can push you to stay
If you feel tired and weary of the effort seems futile ...
God knows how hard you've tried
When you've been crying for so long and your heart still aches ...
God has counted your tears
If you think that your life is waiting for something and the time seemed to pass you by ...
God is waiting along with you
When you feel alone and your friends are too busy to call ..
God is always beside you
When you think that you've tried everything and did not know what else to do ...
God has the answer
When all things are not reasonable and you feel depressed ...
God can calm
If suddenly you can see traces of hope ...
God is whispering to you
When things are going smoothly and you feel you want to give thanks ..
God has blessed you
When something wonderful happens and you're filled with awe .. .
God has been smiling at you
When you have goals to fulfill and a dream to come true ...
God has opened your eyes and call you by your name
Remember that wherever you are or wherever you're facing ...
GOD KNOWS
All beautiful in time ...
The Lord will be late ...
Also there will be faster ....
Some Things You can push you to stay
If you feel tired and weary of the effort seems futile ...
God knows how hard you've tried
When you've been crying for so long and your heart still aches ...
God has counted your tears
If you think that your life is waiting for something and the time seemed to pass you by ...
God is waiting along with you
When you feel alone and your friends are too busy to call ..
God is always beside you
When you think that you've tried everything and did not know what else to do ...
God has the answer
When all things are not reasonable and you feel depressed ...
God can calm
If suddenly you can see traces of hope ...
God is whispering to you
When things are going smoothly and you feel you want to give thanks ..
God has blessed you
When something wonderful happens and you're filled with awe .. .
God has been smiling at you
When you have goals to fulfill and a dream to come true ...
God has opened your eyes and call you by your name
Remember that wherever you are or wherever you're facing ...
GOD KNOWS
BE FAIR
BE FAIR
Isaiah 11:1-5
11:1. A shoot will come out from the stump of Jesse, and the buds that will grow from his roots will bear fruit.
11:2 The Spirit of the LORD will be there to him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and courage, the spirit of recognition and fear the Lord;
11:3 yes, the fun is the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by just a glance or drop decision according to what they say.
11:4 But he shall judge the people weak with justice, and would impose a decision against the oppressed people in the country with honesty, he would beat the earth with a word such as with a stick, and with the breath of his mouth he shall slay the wicked.
11:5 He shall not deviate from the truth and fidelity, as a belt still tied at the waist
Two young men applying for work. The first intelligent, hardworking, and honest, but not eloquent. His appearance was less tidy. Both a lazy youth who are not honest, but smartly dressed and smoothy. When interviewed, the second boy was accepted! An unfair decision, but can be understood. We tend to judge people based on first impressions. Not objective, because we do not know the contents of his heart. As a result, we are so hard to be fair.
In an unjust world, the prophet Isaiah foretold the coming of the Messiah as Judge Adil. This prophecy refers to Christ. He could be fair because the have the Spirit of wisdom and understanding. He knew the contents of someone's heart; can see objectively, so that it can be fair. His Judgement is not based on a deceptive first impression. Not too influenced by what anyone says (paragraph 3). Messiah will defend those who have been the victim of injustice of the rulers. He will side with those who were not treated fairly: weaker, marginalized, and not understood.
Do you feel treated unfairly? Do people often misunderstand you? Come to Jesus, who knows you inside out. He will not judge you like everyone else. Our Lord the King of Justice! Check also how do you judge others, especially your subordinates. Have you been fair? Does your assessment is often influenced by what they say or tehadapnya your first impression? Ask for wisdom that He may enable you to be fair.
EVERY PERSON THAT GOD CHILD SELF CONFESSING
JUSTICE MUST BE fighters
Isaiah 11:1-5
11:1. A shoot will come out from the stump of Jesse, and the buds that will grow from his roots will bear fruit.
11:2 The Spirit of the LORD will be there to him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and courage, the spirit of recognition and fear the Lord;
11:3 yes, the fun is the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by just a glance or drop decision according to what they say.
11:4 But he shall judge the people weak with justice, and would impose a decision against the oppressed people in the country with honesty, he would beat the earth with a word such as with a stick, and with the breath of his mouth he shall slay the wicked.
11:5 He shall not deviate from the truth and fidelity, as a belt still tied at the waist
Two young men applying for work. The first intelligent, hardworking, and honest, but not eloquent. His appearance was less tidy. Both a lazy youth who are not honest, but smartly dressed and smoothy. When interviewed, the second boy was accepted! An unfair decision, but can be understood. We tend to judge people based on first impressions. Not objective, because we do not know the contents of his heart. As a result, we are so hard to be fair.
In an unjust world, the prophet Isaiah foretold the coming of the Messiah as Judge Adil. This prophecy refers to Christ. He could be fair because the have the Spirit of wisdom and understanding. He knew the contents of someone's heart; can see objectively, so that it can be fair. His Judgement is not based on a deceptive first impression. Not too influenced by what anyone says (paragraph 3). Messiah will defend those who have been the victim of injustice of the rulers. He will side with those who were not treated fairly: weaker, marginalized, and not understood.
Do you feel treated unfairly? Do people often misunderstand you? Come to Jesus, who knows you inside out. He will not judge you like everyone else. Our Lord the King of Justice! Check also how do you judge others, especially your subordinates. Have you been fair? Does your assessment is often influenced by what they say or tehadapnya your first impression? Ask for wisdom that He may enable you to be fair.
EVERY PERSON THAT GOD CHILD SELF CONFESSING
JUSTICE MUST BE fighters
Mother Teresa's word of Love
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway..
If you are kind. People may accuse you of selfish. Ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway..
If you are successfull, you will win some false friend and some true enemies.
Succeed anyway..
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you.
Be honest and frank anyway..
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight.
Build anyway..
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous.
Be happy anyway..
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow.
Do good anyway..
Give the world the best you have. And it may never be enough.
Give the world the best you've got anyway..
Because you see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God..
It was never between you and them anyway..
Forgive them anyway..
If you are kind. People may accuse you of selfish. Ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway..
If you are successfull, you will win some false friend and some true enemies.
Succeed anyway..
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you.
Be honest and frank anyway..
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight.
Build anyway..
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous.
Be happy anyway..
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow.
Do good anyway..
Give the world the best you have. And it may never be enough.
Give the world the best you've got anyway..
Because you see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God..
It was never between you and them anyway..
THE POTENTIAL FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE TOGETHER WITH GOD
THE POTENTIAL FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE TOGETHER WITH GOD
Exodus 4:2 The Lord said to him: "What's in your hand?" Moses replied: "Sticks."
God said to Moses, "What's in your hand?" Moses said "Sticks!". What is in our hands? Can we answer that? Often we are aware something is in us, that God can use. Too often we say, "I do not have anything." Because our eyes are always fixed on belongs to someone else, and the excess of others. A stick for humans may be just ordinary. But in the hands of the Lord, everything becomes extraordinary.
The Lord Jesus said "whoever really believed Me, he will also do the works that I do, even jobs that is bigger than that." (John 14:12)
If we truly believe in the power of the Lord, the Lord can work extraordinary in our lives. So that we can develop the true potential of the LORD has given us.
There is some potential that we already have as a person who believes in Jesus, among others:
1. The potential to become an effective witness to God. (Acts 1:8;
Matthew 5: 13-16)
2. The potential to be a productive servant of God (Ecclesiastes 9:10, Colossians 3:17)
3. Potential as a leader (Exodus 18:21)
there are many more potential we can develop, for example senbagai educator, as a writer, as a counselor, motivator, etc.. If we do together the leadership of God and for God's glory, then the potential is incredible growth.
Because God gives us His Spirit, when we live a role model for others.
NEVER SAYS "I HAVE NOTHING is not found." COMMON CAUSE GOD, WE ARE DOING A GREAT CASE. LORD TOGETHER WE CAN DEVELOP THE POTENTIAL TO BE THERE IN OUR INCREDIBLE. (Ml)
God Bless
Exodus 4:2 The Lord said to him: "What's in your hand?" Moses replied: "Sticks."
God said to Moses, "What's in your hand?" Moses said "Sticks!". What is in our hands? Can we answer that? Often we are aware something is in us, that God can use. Too often we say, "I do not have anything." Because our eyes are always fixed on belongs to someone else, and the excess of others. A stick for humans may be just ordinary. But in the hands of the Lord, everything becomes extraordinary.
The Lord Jesus said "whoever really believed Me, he will also do the works that I do, even jobs that is bigger than that." (John 14:12)
If we truly believe in the power of the Lord, the Lord can work extraordinary in our lives. So that we can develop the true potential of the LORD has given us.
There is some potential that we already have as a person who believes in Jesus, among others:
1. The potential to become an effective witness to God. (Acts 1:8;
Matthew 5: 13-16)
2. The potential to be a productive servant of God (Ecclesiastes 9:10, Colossians 3:17)
3. Potential as a leader (Exodus 18:21)
there are many more potential we can develop, for example senbagai educator, as a writer, as a counselor, motivator, etc.. If we do together the leadership of God and for God's glory, then the potential is incredible growth.
Because God gives us His Spirit, when we live a role model for others.
NEVER SAYS "I HAVE NOTHING is not found." COMMON CAUSE GOD, WE ARE DOING A GREAT CASE. LORD TOGETHER WE CAN DEVELOP THE POTENTIAL TO BE THERE IN OUR INCREDIBLE. (Ml)
God Bless
IN THE WORLD WHERE YOU LIVE?
IN THE WORLD WHERE YOU LIVE?
I was working at an oil company in singapore as a pengawasdari other countries came to visit. He came to examine the cargo of oil to be shipped to a country at war. When this pwngawas hear the roar of fighter sound above his head, he instinctively ran for cover. Embarrassed, he explained, "Sorry, I thought I was in my country."
Supervisors are doing what should be done, if he was in the country where war was raging.
As Christians, it is easy for us to revert to old habits of sin because of the many godaaan in this world. Although we are "in Christ Jesus" as written in Romans 8, sometimes we live like "in sin".
God paid a very high price to redeem us from the world of sin. God do with "sending His own Son in the flesh, which is similar to the sinful flesh for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh" (Verse 3) We are now led by "Spirit gives life", not by the "Law of sin and death "(verse 2). The Apostle Paul asks us to "think about the things of the Spirit" (verse 5). This means that we walk according to the instructions of the Word of God in accordance with the leadership of His Spirit.
When tempted to revert to a long life full of sin, whether you will ask the Holy Spirit who dwells within you to help you, so you can live more consistently in accordance with your presence "in Christ?"
Blessed be the LORD JESUS
I was working at an oil company in singapore as a pengawasdari other countries came to visit. He came to examine the cargo of oil to be shipped to a country at war. When this pwngawas hear the roar of fighter sound above his head, he instinctively ran for cover. Embarrassed, he explained, "Sorry, I thought I was in my country."
Supervisors are doing what should be done, if he was in the country where war was raging.
As Christians, it is easy for us to revert to old habits of sin because of the many godaaan in this world. Although we are "in Christ Jesus" as written in Romans 8, sometimes we live like "in sin".
God paid a very high price to redeem us from the world of sin. God do with "sending His own Son in the flesh, which is similar to the sinful flesh for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh" (Verse 3) We are now led by "Spirit gives life", not by the "Law of sin and death "(verse 2). The Apostle Paul asks us to "think about the things of the Spirit" (verse 5). This means that we walk according to the instructions of the Word of God in accordance with the leadership of His Spirit.
When tempted to revert to a long life full of sin, whether you will ask the Holy Spirit who dwells within you to help you, so you can live more consistently in accordance with your presence "in Christ?"
Blessed be the LORD JESUS
Resist the Devil
Resist the Devil
James 4:7 Therefore submit to God and resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
If this time you've called out to God to remove the devil from your life, stop! The Bible teaches that you have to defeat evil. How?
By rebelling against him and against him and when he told you to do something. Instead, do what God commanded.
That means, wherever you go, the moment you walk in faith and resist evil, the darkness refused to retreat. You can do this. Lord's life within you. The Word of God is inside you and the Spirit of God is inside you. Realize that.
START NOW THAT STIMULATE DARKNESS. YOU CAN DO IT.
GOD BLESS
James 4:7 Therefore submit to God and resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
If this time you've called out to God to remove the devil from your life, stop! The Bible teaches that you have to defeat evil. How?
By rebelling against him and against him and when he told you to do something. Instead, do what God commanded.
That means, wherever you go, the moment you walk in faith and resist evil, the darkness refused to retreat. You can do this. Lord's life within you. The Word of God is inside you and the Spirit of God is inside you. Realize that.
START NOW THAT STIMULATE DARKNESS. YOU CAN DO IT.
GOD BLESS
Failure Isn’t God’s Rejection But God’s Redirection
Eagles are amazing parents.
I didn’t know how special their nest was for their babies.
To make it, Daddy Eagle picks up sturdy twigs and sharp thorns to build this special home. But to make the nest comfortable, he’ll cover the twigs and thorns with soft grass.
And here’s the amazing part: Mommy Eagle will pluck her own feathers from her breast! She’ll place them on the nest for added warmth and softness.
Many times a day, Mommy Eagle will fly out to look for food. She’ll fly back to put fish and other food into the open mouths of her hungry kids.
Because the nests are built on high rocky cliffs, winds are very strong. Whenever there’s a storm, Mommy Eagle covers them with her large wings.
The tiny eaglets live a pampered life.
Because every need is met by their loving parents.
But one day, it’s time to teach them how to fly.
And in an instant, their entire world changes.
Flight Training Is Always Cruel
To teach their young to fly, Eagles follow four stages—all painful.
First, Mommy stops bringing food.
The tiny ones are crying out in hunger but she doesn’t seem to hear them. The kids are in shock. They ask, “Why is Mommy not listening to our cries?”
Second, she flaps her wings to sweep away the grass and feathers in the nest. The sharp thorns are now exposed, pricking the delicate skin of the Eaglets.
Third, she does the unthinkable: She throws them out of the nest. The little Eaglets jump back in, only to be pricked by the thorns. They’re now bleeding. They’re shrieking in pain. And they’re wondering, “Why is Mommy torturing us? Why is she cruel?”
Fourth, Mommy pushes the Eaglets off the nest again. But not just off the nest, but all the way off the cliff!
The little Eaglets hurtle down to the ground—one thousand feet below—towards sure death.
But before they hit the ground, Daddy Eagle swoops down and catches them on his wings. He drops them back into the nest.
They cry out, “Mommy, why are you killing us? What have we done?” But they barely are able to catch their breath, when Mommy pushes them out again.
This death-defying, terrifying ordeal is repeated seven to eight times until the Eaglets get the message—and start flapping their wings.
Soon, they’re soaring on top of the clouds with their proud parents beside them.
Friend, this is exactly what happens to you when God teaches you how to fly.
God Taught Me How To Fly
Twelve years ago, I launched myself as an entrepreneur.
Because I was serving God, I felt God would bless my little businesses. I mean, that was the least He could do! After all, I served Him already for almost 20 years.
Confidently, I got my savings and poured it all into food carts.
I started with a “squid balls” cart.
I stationed it on the sidewalk, very near a market and a municipal hall. Perfect location, I said.
But the results were pathetic. Some days, I was breaking even. Some days, I was losing money. I felt very discouraged. But I told myself, “No worries. I’ll try again.”
So I bought two more food carts. This time, it was a hotdog stand and an ice cream scooping station. I rented space in a new mall here in Ortigas Center.
But month after month, I was losing money.
Soon, I was forking out money just to pay for my rent and salaries of my workers.
Finally, before the year was over, I had to accept defeat, and close all the food stores. My entrepreneurial ambitions were now dashed to the ground.
That may not be big for you, but that was my life savings as a missionary.
I felt depressed.
I asked God, “Lord, why did you not bless my businesses?”
I was confused. I told myself, “Perhaps God doesn’t want me to be an entrepreneur. Perhaps He just wants me to be a preacher.”
For many months, I didn’t know what to do. I was lost. I was like a ship trapped in a thick fog. What should I do now?
Looking back, I now know what God was doing…
What Will It Be: Thorns Or Clouds?
Like the Mommy Eagle, God stopped feeding me.
When provision stops, God isn’t saying, “I’ve decided not to love you today.” When your provision stops, God is saying, “I’ll provide for you in a greater and more abundant way.”
Like Mommy Eagle, God removed the soft cushion of my nest. My food businesses were like sharp prickly thorns beneath me. Every little move I made was painful.
When your life becomes painful, God isn’t saying, “I don’t care for you.” When life becomes painful, it means God is saying, “I have a better place for you.”
Like Mommy Eagle, God was pushing me out of my nest. But I jumped back right in, only to be hurt again.
I have seen this happen with people in toxic relationship. They get very hurt in the relationship and cry buckets of tears. But soon, they just jump back right in—only to get hurt again. They get attached to the toxic relationship.
But pain is life’s messenger. It’s saying, “There’s a better place for you. You weren’t born to live around thorns. You were born to soar above the clouds.”
Proverbs 20:30 says, Sometimes, it takes a painful situation to change your ways.
He didn’t want me in the food business. He didn’t make me a cook. He made me a communicator. He didn’t make me to feed bodies. He made me to feed minds.
Failure Isn’t God’s Rejection;
Failure Is God’s Redirection
Like Mommy Eagle, God was teaching me how to fly.
He wanted me to get out of the food business because it wasn’t my big thing. It wasn’t my passion. (I just had a passion for eating!) It wasn’t my core gift.
Totally discouraged and without much money left in my savings, I was forced to create businesses that didn’t need any capital. The only possible businesses for me were those in my turf: Communication.
My first successful business was corporate seminars.
I was already preaching for 20 years. Why not preach to companies and get paid?
I hit the road running. No learning curve. From Day 1, I started earning.
Today, I run 12 small businesses. All of them incredibly successful.
Today, I thank God that my food businesses failed. If they didn’t, I would have been stuck there, doing what I didn’t love.
Friend, is God pushing you out of your nest?
Has your provision stopped?
Perhaps God is saying, “There’s a better life for you than this. There’s a better relationship for you than this. There’s a better job for you than this. There’s a better business for you than this…”
Believe that God wants to teach you to fly!
Is It A Dip Or A Dead End?
Seth Godin is one of my favorite business writers.
He says that when we get into a difficult situation, we need to decide if it’s a dip or a dead end.
A dip means there’s great success if you persevere through that difficult time. Dead End means there’s no great success even if you persevere for a thousand years.
So ask yourself: When you get over this difficulty, will you be number one or number two in that niche? If not, it may be time to bail out. And look for an area where you can be great.
Like I’ll never be great in the food business, no matter how much I persevere with my food carts. But I knew that I’d be great if I just stick to my core gift of communication.
Success Doesn’t Teach You Much;
Only Failure Teaches You
Your Most Powerful Lessons Of Victory
This is the irony of life.
Success doesn’t teach you much.
It’s only Failure that teaches you your most important Lessons of Victory.
When you’re successful, you don’t know why you’re successful. You just assume that perhaps it’s this or that thing.
When you’re successful, you’re complacent.
When you’re successful, you’re not teachable.
When you’re successful, you’re proud.
When you’re successful, you’re hard-headed.
But when you fail, you fall on your face.
You hit the ground.
Bang!
You’re stunned.
You’ve dazed.
You’ve got blood on your lips.
You’ve got massive pain on your knee.
Suddenly, you’re attentive.
Suddenly, you’re quiet.
Suddenly, you ask hard questions.
“Why did I fail?”
“What can I do so I won’t fail again?”
As you answer these questions, you learn lessons of victory.
And when you apply those lessons of victory, that’s when you succeed.
See Everything As A Blessing
One day, a man who was stranded in an island.
He decided to protect himself from the burning hot sun. For many days, he built a grass hut.
But on the day he was to sleep in it, a lightning hit the roof, starting a fire. He hurried to put it out, but it was no use. Everything burned down.
He was devastated. He clenched his fist towards the heavens and screamed, “God, how could you do this to me?” When he woke up the next day, a ship was going to the island. He was being rescued! He jumped up for joy. When the ship landed on the shore, the man asked his rescuers, “How did you know I was here?” The men said, “We saw your smoke signal last night.”
Friend, what is your grass hut?
What has been taken away from you?
What has been destroyed and lost forever?
Is it a relationship?
Is it a job opportunity?
Is it a dream gone bad?
Don’t fear. Don’t give up.
God is teaching you a lesson of victory. Through your loss, your failure, your trial, God is rescuing you. God is saving you. God is bringing you to a better place.
Eagles Are Made For Storms
Let me end with one more thing about Eagles.
When a storm comes, other birds hide in trees and caves.
But not the Eagle. Because Eagles love storms.
Eagles sense in their bodies that a storm is coming. And they get excited.
Because Eagles don’t really fly. Eagles soar. All they do is spread their 7-foot wings and use the wind to carry them. So the stronger the wind, the higher they go.
Some say that Eagles can sleep in the storm.
Friend, your storm will lift you higher.
Rest in God’s love.
I didn’t know how special their nest was for their babies.
To make it, Daddy Eagle picks up sturdy twigs and sharp thorns to build this special home. But to make the nest comfortable, he’ll cover the twigs and thorns with soft grass.
And here’s the amazing part: Mommy Eagle will pluck her own feathers from her breast! She’ll place them on the nest for added warmth and softness.
Many times a day, Mommy Eagle will fly out to look for food. She’ll fly back to put fish and other food into the open mouths of her hungry kids.
Because the nests are built on high rocky cliffs, winds are very strong. Whenever there’s a storm, Mommy Eagle covers them with her large wings.
The tiny eaglets live a pampered life.
Because every need is met by their loving parents.
But one day, it’s time to teach them how to fly.
And in an instant, their entire world changes.
Flight Training Is Always Cruel
To teach their young to fly, Eagles follow four stages—all painful.
First, Mommy stops bringing food.
The tiny ones are crying out in hunger but she doesn’t seem to hear them. The kids are in shock. They ask, “Why is Mommy not listening to our cries?”
Second, she flaps her wings to sweep away the grass and feathers in the nest. The sharp thorns are now exposed, pricking the delicate skin of the Eaglets.
Third, she does the unthinkable: She throws them out of the nest. The little Eaglets jump back in, only to be pricked by the thorns. They’re now bleeding. They’re shrieking in pain. And they’re wondering, “Why is Mommy torturing us? Why is she cruel?”
Fourth, Mommy pushes the Eaglets off the nest again. But not just off the nest, but all the way off the cliff!
The little Eaglets hurtle down to the ground—one thousand feet below—towards sure death.
But before they hit the ground, Daddy Eagle swoops down and catches them on his wings. He drops them back into the nest.
They cry out, “Mommy, why are you killing us? What have we done?” But they barely are able to catch their breath, when Mommy pushes them out again.
This death-defying, terrifying ordeal is repeated seven to eight times until the Eaglets get the message—and start flapping their wings.
Soon, they’re soaring on top of the clouds with their proud parents beside them.
Friend, this is exactly what happens to you when God teaches you how to fly.
God Taught Me How To Fly
Twelve years ago, I launched myself as an entrepreneur.
Because I was serving God, I felt God would bless my little businesses. I mean, that was the least He could do! After all, I served Him already for almost 20 years.
Confidently, I got my savings and poured it all into food carts.
I started with a “squid balls” cart.
I stationed it on the sidewalk, very near a market and a municipal hall. Perfect location, I said.
But the results were pathetic. Some days, I was breaking even. Some days, I was losing money. I felt very discouraged. But I told myself, “No worries. I’ll try again.”
So I bought two more food carts. This time, it was a hotdog stand and an ice cream scooping station. I rented space in a new mall here in Ortigas Center.
But month after month, I was losing money.
Soon, I was forking out money just to pay for my rent and salaries of my workers.
Finally, before the year was over, I had to accept defeat, and close all the food stores. My entrepreneurial ambitions were now dashed to the ground.
That may not be big for you, but that was my life savings as a missionary.
I felt depressed.
I asked God, “Lord, why did you not bless my businesses?”
I was confused. I told myself, “Perhaps God doesn’t want me to be an entrepreneur. Perhaps He just wants me to be a preacher.”
For many months, I didn’t know what to do. I was lost. I was like a ship trapped in a thick fog. What should I do now?
Looking back, I now know what God was doing…
What Will It Be: Thorns Or Clouds?
Like the Mommy Eagle, God stopped feeding me.
When provision stops, God isn’t saying, “I’ve decided not to love you today.” When your provision stops, God is saying, “I’ll provide for you in a greater and more abundant way.”
Like Mommy Eagle, God removed the soft cushion of my nest. My food businesses were like sharp prickly thorns beneath me. Every little move I made was painful.
When your life becomes painful, God isn’t saying, “I don’t care for you.” When life becomes painful, it means God is saying, “I have a better place for you.”
Like Mommy Eagle, God was pushing me out of my nest. But I jumped back right in, only to be hurt again.
I have seen this happen with people in toxic relationship. They get very hurt in the relationship and cry buckets of tears. But soon, they just jump back right in—only to get hurt again. They get attached to the toxic relationship.
But pain is life’s messenger. It’s saying, “There’s a better place for you. You weren’t born to live around thorns. You were born to soar above the clouds.”
Proverbs 20:30 says, Sometimes, it takes a painful situation to change your ways.
He didn’t want me in the food business. He didn’t make me a cook. He made me a communicator. He didn’t make me to feed bodies. He made me to feed minds.
Failure Isn’t God’s Rejection;
Failure Is God’s Redirection
Like Mommy Eagle, God was teaching me how to fly.
He wanted me to get out of the food business because it wasn’t my big thing. It wasn’t my passion. (I just had a passion for eating!) It wasn’t my core gift.
Totally discouraged and without much money left in my savings, I was forced to create businesses that didn’t need any capital. The only possible businesses for me were those in my turf: Communication.
My first successful business was corporate seminars.
I was already preaching for 20 years. Why not preach to companies and get paid?
I hit the road running. No learning curve. From Day 1, I started earning.
Today, I run 12 small businesses. All of them incredibly successful.
Today, I thank God that my food businesses failed. If they didn’t, I would have been stuck there, doing what I didn’t love.
Friend, is God pushing you out of your nest?
Has your provision stopped?
Perhaps God is saying, “There’s a better life for you than this. There’s a better relationship for you than this. There’s a better job for you than this. There’s a better business for you than this…”
Believe that God wants to teach you to fly!
Is It A Dip Or A Dead End?
Seth Godin is one of my favorite business writers.
He says that when we get into a difficult situation, we need to decide if it’s a dip or a dead end.
A dip means there’s great success if you persevere through that difficult time. Dead End means there’s no great success even if you persevere for a thousand years.
So ask yourself: When you get over this difficulty, will you be number one or number two in that niche? If not, it may be time to bail out. And look for an area where you can be great.
Like I’ll never be great in the food business, no matter how much I persevere with my food carts. But I knew that I’d be great if I just stick to my core gift of communication.
Success Doesn’t Teach You Much;
Only Failure Teaches You
Your Most Powerful Lessons Of Victory
This is the irony of life.
Success doesn’t teach you much.
It’s only Failure that teaches you your most important Lessons of Victory.
When you’re successful, you don’t know why you’re successful. You just assume that perhaps it’s this or that thing.
When you’re successful, you’re complacent.
When you’re successful, you’re not teachable.
When you’re successful, you’re proud.
When you’re successful, you’re hard-headed.
But when you fail, you fall on your face.
You hit the ground.
Bang!
You’re stunned.
You’ve dazed.
You’ve got blood on your lips.
You’ve got massive pain on your knee.
Suddenly, you’re attentive.
Suddenly, you’re quiet.
Suddenly, you ask hard questions.
“Why did I fail?”
“What can I do so I won’t fail again?”
As you answer these questions, you learn lessons of victory.
And when you apply those lessons of victory, that’s when you succeed.
See Everything As A Blessing
One day, a man who was stranded in an island.
He decided to protect himself from the burning hot sun. For many days, he built a grass hut.
But on the day he was to sleep in it, a lightning hit the roof, starting a fire. He hurried to put it out, but it was no use. Everything burned down.
He was devastated. He clenched his fist towards the heavens and screamed, “God, how could you do this to me?” When he woke up the next day, a ship was going to the island. He was being rescued! He jumped up for joy. When the ship landed on the shore, the man asked his rescuers, “How did you know I was here?” The men said, “We saw your smoke signal last night.”
Friend, what is your grass hut?
What has been taken away from you?
What has been destroyed and lost forever?
Is it a relationship?
Is it a job opportunity?
Is it a dream gone bad?
Don’t fear. Don’t give up.
God is teaching you a lesson of victory. Through your loss, your failure, your trial, God is rescuing you. God is saving you. God is bringing you to a better place.
Eagles Are Made For Storms
Let me end with one more thing about Eagles.
When a storm comes, other birds hide in trees and caves.
But not the Eagle. Because Eagles love storms.
Eagles sense in their bodies that a storm is coming. And they get excited.
Because Eagles don’t really fly. Eagles soar. All they do is spread their 7-foot wings and use the wind to carry them. So the stronger the wind, the higher they go.
Some say that Eagles can sleep in the storm.
Friend, your storm will lift you higher.
Rest in God’s love.
REASONS to destroy
Matthew 22:2-3 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certainking, Which made a marriage for his son, And sent forth his servants to call Them That Were bidden to the wedding: and they want would not come.
God is a very active person He can use all ways and HIS wisdom to save humanity from the grip of their demons maumembinasakan. however, it all depends on the human. Are willing to be released from the bond world and the devil, or choose to live in communion with them.
In principle, the Pharisees and scribes rejected Jesus and they have millions of reasons to justify their attitude is.
always use reason and the human mind as a reason for refusing to live in the truth seriously. Reasons it would only make people think, that God would understand him if a small sin. Yet the Lord Jesus never accept any reason that can make people be less earnest to live in the Lord. A variety of reasons put forward, when the Lord called them to live in truth. They do not realize that the reasons it can destroy himself (Jn. 9:41)
So it's not how much we understand the word of God and can mempercakapkannya, but how far we really give a positive response to doing the will of the Lord.
GOD bless
God is a very active person He can use all ways and HIS wisdom to save humanity from the grip of their demons maumembinasakan. however, it all depends on the human. Are willing to be released from the bond world and the devil, or choose to live in communion with them.
In principle, the Pharisees and scribes rejected Jesus and they have millions of reasons to justify their attitude is.
always use reason and the human mind as a reason for refusing to live in the truth seriously. Reasons it would only make people think, that God would understand him if a small sin. Yet the Lord Jesus never accept any reason that can make people be less earnest to live in the Lord. A variety of reasons put forward, when the Lord called them to live in truth. They do not realize that the reasons it can destroy himself (Jn. 9:41)
So it's not how much we understand the word of God and can mempercakapkannya, but how far we really give a positive response to doing the will of the Lord.
GOD bless
FERTILIZER bitterness
FERTILIZER bitterness
The reading from Ephesians 4:17-32
Take care lest one get away from the grace of God that do not grow roots of bitterness, which led to riots and many people who pollute.
The Bible uses to describe a picture in some bitterness. If in describing the form of plants, the plants will continue to grow if given fertilizer. Similarly, the bitterness, if we give the fertilizer so it will ti = different from the lush, three fertilizer plants bitterness that will make it a fertile:
1. Hearts are easily injured. If easily disappointed and hurt, the heart will become a fertile land to plant bitterness. If we are the one who has a heart that easily injured by others, this is the cure: a happy heart. if our hearts are always happy, then joked that we hear does not make us hurt, but if the heart is sensitive, then the conversation biasapun can create offense.
2. Not willing to forgive. As long as we do not forgive, bitterness will continue to grow.
3. Time. Somebody said, time will heal wounds. But in fact the longer we bury anger, often become bitter.
Well, now we understand that the bitterness like a tree that continues to grow if we give fertilizer. Therefore do not let it flourish in our hearts. Because we will not have joy.
God bless
The reading from Ephesians 4:17-32
Take care lest one get away from the grace of God that do not grow roots of bitterness, which led to riots and many people who pollute.
The Bible uses to describe a picture in some bitterness. If in describing the form of plants, the plants will continue to grow if given fertilizer. Similarly, the bitterness, if we give the fertilizer so it will ti = different from the lush, three fertilizer plants bitterness that will make it a fertile:
1. Hearts are easily injured. If easily disappointed and hurt, the heart will become a fertile land to plant bitterness. If we are the one who has a heart that easily injured by others, this is the cure: a happy heart. if our hearts are always happy, then joked that we hear does not make us hurt, but if the heart is sensitive, then the conversation biasapun can create offense.
2. Not willing to forgive. As long as we do not forgive, bitterness will continue to grow.
3. Time. Somebody said, time will heal wounds. But in fact the longer we bury anger, often become bitter.
Well, now we understand that the bitterness like a tree that continues to grow if we give fertilizer. Therefore do not let it flourish in our hearts. Because we will not have joy.
God bless
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