Category: spirituality

a look at my views on religion and spirituality

shifting sands

shifting sands.

a house built indeed on such foundation is bound to crumble. sand shifts as the tide comes and goes. anything built on it is bound not to last for long. no one is foolish enough to build anything one intends to have for eternity on such fragile foundations as shifting sands. yet i must confess that my life has been built on such shaky foundations. my life. something i long to keep for eternity has too many shifting sands foundations. how many times have i heard myself say that i cannot possibly imagine life without so and so, without such and such. how many times have i thought to myself how life will be totally unbearable if i lost all those i hold dear to me. i have placed emphasis on them. too much emphasis im afraid. too much importance.

yet i cannot really imagine life without my family. or the life i’m living now. too often i wondered how Job handled it all when everything he had was taken away. yet he remained faithful to God. never wavering. what if my life is shaken by such.

would my life be found standing on solid rock foundation…

…or crumbled under shifting sands?

I Am A Freak

yep i am.
what kind of a freak? A JESUS FREAK!

Last may 16-18 we taught a handful of kids how to be JESUS freaks. Unknown to us, especially to me, these kids would also teach me what it means to be a freak.

Just recently, a friend of mine told me “Acielle, christiano ka pala?” Ouch! That hurts. Why? As christians we are suppose to shine out Jesus in such a way na people would no longer wonder if Christiano ka ba talaga or hindi. Makikita na nila. Obvious na.

So what does it mean to be a Christian? To be a Jesus freak?

Simply put. It’s someone who’s not afraid to be a fool for Christ. To go out of one’s comfort zone proclaiming Jesus as the Risen Lord. The true God. The only Savior. It is someone who is not afraid to show what a personal and saving relationship with Jesus means.

So to all those reading this who still don’t know the Lord personally, you’re missing a very large part of your life. Jesus longs to be at the center of your life – to comfort you in times of trouble, to share in your moments of joy and happiness. Jesus loves you and cares so much for you. He wants to give you something that no one can ever give you – and that is ETERNAL LIFE IN HIS PRESENCE aka IN HEAVEN.

So what do you do? Either one of two things: accept his offer or reject it.

To accept simply say this short prayer:

Jesus, I also want to have you in my life to be my Lord and Savior. Please forgive me for my sins and help me live a new life in You. Come into my heart Lord Jesus. Amen

Then believe in your heart that He has entered your life.

For any questions, just send me an sms or an email.

May you all find the peace you’re searching for in this world. I pray to see you all in heaven someday.

JESUS LOVES YOU!

Re posted from Multiply
Original posting date: May 31, ’07 2:26 AM

sent for thy spirit

When Jesus left this world to return to the father, he did not leave his disciples alone. Rather when he went he sent for the Holy Spirit to strengthen them. Well not only them but the rest of the believers that would also soon follow.

And it is this same Spirit that I asked God to sent to me. And he did. He gave me a gift. Something I didn’t even think of as a gift. It was there all along and yet I didn’t recognize it. I just hope he gives me affirmation. And oppurtunities.

JESUS ROCKS!