Miah Learns to Write

Over the past couple weeks, I have encountered such amazing experiences with God and they have inspired me to keep on saying "Yes!" to God when He calls me to do something with wholehearted devotion and utmost obedience because I know that God has some surprises in store every time He calls us to do something for the glory of His Name. Obedience to God's will is, in itself, already a courageous step of faith and a show of humility as we let God move us where the Holy Spirit leads and do the tasks that He has set for us. All this we do for God as a selfless sacrifice and out of our love for Him because He has promised to sustain us throughout the whole mission and provide for all our needs. For many Christians, there are times when we hesitate to obey the will of God because there is so much uncertainty about the outcome. We spew out different excuses like we have much preparation and training to do before we can obey God. But the thing is, we do not need special ...

In today's culture, social media is one of the biggest influences that shape the minds, attitudes, and beliefs of people especially the youth. Television shows, movies, video games, and other forms of entertainment have become infused with the daily routines of teenagers and they take up a considerable amount of our time. I am not saying that watching shows and films or playing video games or listening to music is inherently bad because they are also a good form of relaxation but only to a certain extent. The problem starts when the teenager becomes fully engrossed in these things and forgets that he has a whole other life apart from them. He starts to create a world of his own and begins to lose contact with reality. He becomes obsessed and these things which are not inherently bad become addictions and cause the teenager to lose focus, to falter in other aspects of life, and to shut himself out from the world. These things become distractions for him and he feels that his l...

As Christians, we know that it was by God's grace that we have been saved through Jesus Christ. Grace is the undeserved favor that comes from God. It is a gift that we can never earn nor demand from God but He freely gives it to us. God's grace, however, does not give us the license to go on sinning but as the Bible says it teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and the sinful nature. It is by His grace that we can live a victorious, fruitful, and righteous life for God. It is by His grace that we are changed and become new creations in Jesus. We are freed from the bondage of sin and are no longer condemned. Now, think about God's amazing grace and how much He has freely given it to us so that we can live a full and meaningful life. His grace abounds us each day that we live for Him. If you can make a list of everything that God has blessed you with and has been gracious to you about, then think about how good, merciful, and faithful God has been to you. ...

Have you ever wondered why we change or why everything in this world is subject to change? Have you ever thought whether change is something inherent to the world from the very beginning and if it is so, when will it ever end? If we keep on changing, what then is the destination or finality or ultimate goal for man to become or to achieve? At this point, I cannot say that I have fathomed all the facets or even scratched the surface of this topic. I cannot say that I have understood all that needs to be understood. But I do have a starting point and I know some people would probably disagree with me but my thoughts are simple and direct. People change, the world changes, and we continue to do so until we die and the earth rots to its core. Originally, if you believe in the Creation of the world, God made man in His likeness and clothed him with His glory. We were in the image of God and like Him, man was perfect. But God also gave man freewill or the ability to choose his path i...

Tonight, I would like to talk about a subject that is best experienced than intellectually discussed: habits. We know them, we have them, and we try to keep the good ones and try to dispose of the bad. But for those who have read Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World  and read the articles of philosophers like Russell, you would know that philosophers try to warn people of slipping into the mindset of the "world becoming a habit." The world becomes a habit when we become too disinterested or when everything seems to be ordinary which happens as a result of the daily routines that we follow thus making our daily lives and actions mechanical. So basically, what the philosophers want is for people to be more open-minded, to look at the world as Spinoza would say, "sub specie aeternitatis" or "under the aspect of eternity." As Alberto Knox from Sophie's World  said, "The only thing we need to become good philosophers is the faculty of wonde...

There have been moments in my life when I became so engrossed by the busyness of my life that I spent little to no time with God. Losing focus on God diminishes the enthusiasm, energy, and the freshness of every single day. When we start to become entangled with the routine and habits of the world, our lives become so dull and pointless and without meaning or purpose. In these times, God set me back on the right track by allowing certain problems slip into my life that I cannot handle alone. There were times when God brings us to a point of desperation and total lack that we respond by turning to Him. There were times when God gets me out of my comfort zone and leads me into a hostile place where I have no one to turn to but Him. There were times when I lost those insignificant desires and possessions that I held more dear to my heart than my relationship with God. It was also in these times that I broke down before God and asked Him to forgive me and help me to align my life ...

The tomb was empty. The cross lays bare for the work that Jesus came into the world to do was finished. Jesus died to save us but it does not end there because after three days, He rose up from the dead and now, we have a testimony to share to the whole world: That there was a man who was sent to the world and did many miracles - healing all diseases, casting out demons, raising the dead back to life - and many believed in Him. He had no sin but He died so that our sins may be forgiven to those who believe in Him and receive Him into their lives. His Name is Jesus Christ, the Messiah. The Bible tells us that one man died for all, and therefore all died. And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again. Jesus laid His life down willingly as a sacrifice for our sins and God the Father gave Him the authority to take up His life once again. Jesus' sacrifice pleased the Father and He became the way ...

The moment that we accepted Jesus Christ into our hearts, many things started to change. Our lives have been renewed and will continue to be transformed by the Holy Spirit so that we might become Christlike. At that moment, our sins were forgiven and washed by His blood, we received salvation and eternal life through our faith in Jesus. We gain the right to be called a child of God and a joint heir with Christ, and much more benefits have been bestowed upon us. That said, we also become Jesus' followers or disciples and being His follower means that we must strive to live the life that He modeled for us and to obey the commands He gave us. Jesus told His disciples that, " If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself , take up his cross, and follow me ." To be a Christian or a Christ follower, we must surrender our lives to Him and make Him not just our personal Savior but our Lord as well who would take control over our lives and direct our paths. Now,...

Lately, if you have been reading my previous posts, you would notice that I have been so captivated and enamored to share God's love and to be vocal about God's love that Jesus embodied. When Jesus entered into the world, He performed numerous miraculous signs among the people, and genuinely cared for those who were hurting, broken, and desperate, and He gave them hope and salvation through His death and resurrection. There is no doubt that the immensity of God's love for us transcends all boundaries. He just loves us so much and He showed His love for us by sending His Son to die for us and to save us in so doing. If you choose to believe in Him and receive Him, you would experience God's love in ways your eyes have not seen before. God brings tremendous change and revival through His love that nobody is the same ever again. If you choose to believe what the Bible has testified and what countless more people have witnessed and lived to tell their story - the r...

I believe that a Christian's central character which motivates him to do good to those who hate him, to bless those who curse him, and to pray for those who mistreat him is due to  love  which was embodied by Jesus and transcended all boundaries. Being Christian means that we need to know how to love and that we love others just as God loves us, just as Jesus loves us. Jesus loves us unconditionally and when He died on that cross so that we may be saved from our sins if we believe in Him, He thought of us and poured Himself out lovingly. It is such a comforting thought and I think we need to constantly remind ourselves and meditate or reflect upon Jesus and His love for us especially in those moments when we feel so troubled. It will give us the strength that we would need to face our struggles and to overcome because if you believe that Jesus is there for you and He loves you, all fear will fade away. I would like to look at certain passages of Scripture that tal...