What is your priority

In Luke 24:26-27, Jesus's message is clear: "You either with me or you are not. And if you are with me, you are with me all the way." Take a moment and think about all the things God has provided for you. While God provision is one aspect of His blessings in your life, we can never let these blessings, these things, take God's place in our hearts. Jesus wants us to choose Him above everything else. In the Ten Commandments, God says we aren't suppose to have any other gods before Him. In other words, God should be the top priority in our lives. Everything else is secondary. When you make Jesus the center and focus of your life, then you have your priorities in order. Putting God first means making a lot of sacrifices, bur Jesus promises that it's worth it in the long run. Look at your daily life and do a little self-examination. Who or what do you give more attention to than God? What controls your decision? What do your actions say about your real priorities? What's really getting top billing in your life? Think about the changes you need to make in order to be in it "all the way."

From: Becoming 2, christian magazine.

Just because you cannot see your future, doesn't mean God cannot see it too

We never know what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, or next year. That is why we always ask "What am I going to do tomorrow?" or most college students will always ask "What am I suppose to do next year after I graduate from college?". Believe it or not, the more we ask these kind of questions, the more we start to feel worry about what is going to happen next. One of the things that God wants us to do is to trust Him. In Matthew 6:26-34, it says: "Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and do not get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes". Sometimes it is so hard not to be worried about our future because we cannot see what's ahead of us, we feel like we are blindfolded and have no idea where we are going; however, did you know that before God created you, the first thing that He did was preparing your days in this world specifically. In Psalm 139:16, it says: your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. God sees what ahead of us, He knows what he is doing, and He wants us to stop worrying about our days. His plans are way bigger than our plans. He said: "Don't be afraid!! Look at life through my eyes, STOP letting life intimidate you, STOP running scared. TRUST ME!!

Overcoming My Addiction

I am sure all of us are familiar with this awesome website that can connect us with our old friends, ex-boyfriends or ex-girlfriends. Some of my friends found their soul-mate through this website. It's like MAGIC huh?? Yup, this website is called Facebook. In fact, there are about 300 million active users of facebook and I was one of them. I signed up on facebook when I was still in high school. At first, I didn't really get entertained by it. It was just for fun and got me something to do when I am bored. When I started college, I began to have more and more friends. Therefore, I started to add each one of them on facebook. This is where the story begins, it turned out that facebook was not just a website that I go to whenever I am bored; in fact, I have to opened it every single day. After awhile, I didn't even realize that I became addicted to it and the worst part is, I becoming a stalker (not a creepy type of stalker tho'). I spent more time on facebook, than anything else. I woke up in the morning and found myself stalking my ex-boyfriend, or stalking this guy that I had a crush on. Every time I had a chance to open my facebook at school, then I would do it. Before I go to bed, I would stalk one of my friends or just looking at pictures and I usually stayed up until 4 or 5 in the morning facebooking. Facebook has changed my life and my personality, the reason why I said that is because I started to think more about other people's opinions more than I used to. I was terrified if someone would tag me some of my pictures and what if I looked ugly in those pictures, what if other people make such bad comments about those pictures...I began to think all of this unnecessary thoughts. I was struggling with this and I began to have a really low self-esteem. I started to compare myself with some cute girls on facebook and I was thinking, I wish I had her hair, I wish I had her big beautiful eyes, I wish I had her flawless skin, I wish I was that skinny, I wish I had those sexy legs, I wish I had her straight teeth, I wish I had her beautiful smile, and it goes on and on. There were so many times when God was trying to tell me over and over again that I am beautiful just the way I am, but I kept ignoring Him. I kept thinking, If only I had great skin, if only I had straight teeth, and if only I had long legs, if only I had a flat tummy then I will be satisfied and feel beautiful about myself. I don’t need God to make me feel beautiful. There were times, when God told me to spend more time to Him because He wants to give me confidence; He wants to teach me some things that will re-new my mind that will change the way I think about myself. Sometimes I said “Yes Lord” but most of the times I said “Thank you, but It’s okay, I can handle this myself”. When I tried to spend time with Him every 6 o’clock in the morning, I started to feel that He was right, the more I spend time with Him, the more I feel better about myself. Unfortunately, I could only spend time with Him at least for 3 months and I got bored. I kept doing this for at least more than 1 year. So, I started to pray and asked Him "why is it so hard for me to spend time with Him" and the Holly Spirit was just telling me that I spent most of my time on facebook. Everytime I woke up in the morning, I was on facebook, instead of reading my bible or praying. I did the same thing before I go to bed. I spent SO Much time on fb. I was so addicted to it. God kept reminding me the verse that says "where your treasure is there your heart will be also". One day I was praying to God, about this... and the spirit told me that "I have to give up the things that I love in order to follow God" because I have to put God as my number 1 priority, He has to be on top of my list. So, one week ago, I woke up from my nap and I didn't even think about it, I opened my facebook and deactivated it. At that moment, suddenly I felt there was this heavy burden on my shoulders that was taken away from me and I felt so FREE. I felt like a new person. I was just sitting on my bed and started to cry, because I felt this freedom. It was so awesome. Since then, I spend every minute with God. Every day is always about Him. I woke up early in the morning to pray, I've been reading christian books, I've been listening to christian music. And I pray a lot, I pray while I am driving (ps: I don't usually close my eyes lol), while I am working, everytime I had a chance to pray, then I will pray. Life is so so so much better and I feel like my relationship with Him is stronger than before. From now and then God keeps reminding me that I only have 2 choices, either I follow Him 100% or don’t follow Him at all, because there is no in between. Find something that keeps you from spending time with God and pray about it. Let Him know what is going on with you, and let Him know what’s on your mind. And ask Him to help you out. Remember, the more you spend time with God, the more you will feel better about yourself.

Let Go of Guilt

As Christians, we all know that we are not perfect. Even tho' we said that we love Jesus, still we make mistakes and do things that we shouldn't do. Sometimes it is so hard to control ourselves and to do what we are suppose to do. However, all of us who know Jesus are very lucky because we all know that our God is the God of second chances. He wants us to forgive ourselves and let go of our guilt. He does not want us to be caught up in our own guilt that will stop us from knowing that He will always there for us no matter what. There is nothing in this world that will separate us from His love. His mercy is new every day and it endures forever. He is the one who takes what is broken and rebuilds it even better than before, so do not be afraid to give your life back to Him.



Isaiah 43:18-19: Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing.

Jesus Frees Us From Anxiety

Anxiety is the chief enemy of peace. Anxiety threatens our sleep and our sanity. And it's when we're anxious that we're most likely to lash out at others, ruining our peace with them and with ourselves. Jesus soothes our anxiety by offering us His peace. Our anxiety can be overcome, Paul tells us "By praying we are removing our anxieties from our heart" where they stir us and trouble us, and placing them in His hands. As we do so, God's peace will flow from heaven, soothing our spirits, even when we can't understand why we have the peace that we do. in Chirst, our hearts and minds are guarded, safe, and secure from every threat to peace.

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:6-7)

101 Things Jesus Has Done for You, by Thomas Nelson

Jesus Gives us His Guidance

Every journey needs either a roadmap or a navigator. Fortunately for us, in our journey with Jesus, we have both. To me, it feels like sometimes God is walking beside me, sometimes He walks behind me, and sometimes He walks in front of me. One thing that I know for sure is He will NEVER let me walk alone. When I have no idea where to go; He will walk in front of me so I can follow His footsteps and so I won't be afraid because I am walking on the right path. When I feel lonely and insecure along the way; He will walk beside me and He will tell me that He is right next to me. When I know where to go but not really sure about the journey ahead of me; He will walk behind me and tell me where to turn and when I should stop. Jesus hasn't left me without a guide. He watches over my every step. "Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you saying, "This is the way; walk in it." (Isaiah 30:21)