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December 14, 2020
When Will You Choose Me? by Neil Jed Castro
When Will You Choose Me? is my third book from Neil Jed Castro. His style of poetry does not have rhyming per se, and his works are poetic in their on way. I also posted a little about his two other books that I already read here: https://arlenemanocot.blogspot.com/20...
I was thinking how should I say it, but this recent work of his is somewhat not that appealing to me compare to the first two books I read from him. The contents are quite shorter than the other two: Maybe You'll Love Me When I'm Gone and What If It's Too Late. I feel bitin after reading When Will You Choose Me? I was expecting more since the first two set a standard of my expectations.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading this book. It reminded me of the mistakes and good things I made and still doing in the present. I got to reminisnce the time when I did not choose myself. Sometimes there is beauty in choosing and not choosing yourself, and we have to be reminded that everything is a double edged sword just like that in choosing ourselves, there will always be consequences. I hope you make the right choice of choosing yourself, and that it makes you happy.
I was thinking how should I say it, but this recent work of his is somewhat not that appealing to me compare to the first two books I read from him. The contents are quite shorter than the other two: Maybe You'll Love Me When I'm Gone and What If It's Too Late. I feel bitin after reading When Will You Choose Me? I was expecting more since the first two set a standard of my expectations.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading this book. It reminded me of the mistakes and good things I made and still doing in the present. I got to reminisnce the time when I did not choose myself. Sometimes there is beauty in choosing and not choosing yourself, and we have to be reminded that everything is a double edged sword just like that in choosing ourselves, there will always be consequences. I hope you make the right choice of choosing yourself, and that it makes you happy.
Letters of Solana by Joena San Diego
This is my first book from Joena San Diego. She was recommended to me through a comment on my Youtube channel. I got interested, yet months have already passed before I got this book from a sale on an online shop.
I was expecting something poetic like the ones I read from Lang Leav and Dawn Lanuza. Though my expectation was not met, Letters of Solana did not fail to invoke feelings, the good ones, in me. It is poetic in its own way. It's inspiring and refreshing at the same time. It talks about forgiveness and redemption. It's spiritual and realistic. I am blessed to have read this book. Every letter in this book hits the right spot, a gentle reminder to anyone who struggles in this race called life. I highly recommend this book if you are seeking something spiritual and realistic that may bring some realization in your troubled mind, this is the one.
I was expecting something poetic like the ones I read from Lang Leav and Dawn Lanuza. Though my expectation was not met, Letters of Solana did not fail to invoke feelings, the good ones, in me. It is poetic in its own way. It's inspiring and refreshing at the same time. It talks about forgiveness and redemption. It's spiritual and realistic. I am blessed to have read this book. Every letter in this book hits the right spot, a gentle reminder to anyone who struggles in this race called life. I highly recommend this book if you are seeking something spiritual and realistic that may bring some realization in your troubled mind, this is the one.
November 21, 2020
The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho
Fun. Intriguing. Exciting. Good. And evil.
Chantal Prym is young woman who lives in the small town of Viscos. He met the stranger who brought along with a devil.
The cruelty and injustice in the world occurs in eveyone's life every now and then like it is a normal thing to happen in our everyday life. The good and evil the dwell in us fight to see who wins and takes ground of a petty humans like me. This eternal battle between good and evil has been taking so long and sometimes I ask God when is this going to end. When are we going to be freed from traps set by the devil so we can fall to sin again and again? And that makes him happy. Taking us with him to his fall and condemnation, he wants us, the humans so loved by God, to befall on the same horrible fate he is destined to end with because of his greed and jealousy.
...for it wasn't a temptation, it was a trap.
Chantal Prym is young woman who lives in the small town of Viscos. He met the stranger who brought along with a devil.
The cruelty and injustice in the world occurs in eveyone's life every now and then like it is a normal thing to happen in our everyday life. The good and evil the dwell in us fight to see who wins and takes ground of a petty humans like me. This eternal battle between good and evil has been taking so long and sometimes I ask God when is this going to end. When are we going to be freed from traps set by the devil so we can fall to sin again and again? And that makes him happy. Taking us with him to his fall and condemnation, he wants us, the humans so loved by God, to befall on the same horrible fate he is destined to end with because of his greed and jealousy.
...for it wasn't a temptation, it was a trap.
November 19, 2020
The Fifth Mountain by Paulo Coelho
The Fifth Mountain by Paulo Coelho is a retelling of the story of Elijah. His story is written in the Old Testament of the Bible. He is a prohet of the One God of Israel and has performed miracles permitted by the One True God.
Before I continued on reading this retelling by Paulo Coelho, I read first the account of Elijah in the book of Kings of the Old Testament. I know Elijah by name and as the prophet of One God who performed miracles, but I have not yet fully read his account on the Bible not until I picked this book from the Deluxe Collection of Paulo Coelho's book set. And I am glad I read it first.
The Fifth Mountain is the best read I have so far from Paulo Coelho's works. Best of the best.
"The Lord is stern.""Only with those He has chosen."
Before I continued on reading this retelling by Paulo Coelho, I read first the account of Elijah in the book of Kings of the Old Testament. I know Elijah by name and as the prophet of One God who performed miracles, but I have not yet fully read his account on the Bible not until I picked this book from the Deluxe Collection of Paulo Coelho's book set. And I am glad I read it first.
The Fifth Mountain is the best read I have so far from Paulo Coelho's works. Best of the best.
"The Lord is stern.""Only with those He has chosen."
November 12, 2020
The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho
It took me while to finish reading the next book on the spot on my blog since I got swamp with paperworks and other stuff from my teaching job. The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho is such a mystical and heartwarming journey. Like any other books that I read from Coelho, the topics and ideas dwell on reality and spiritual realm. The journey to find what truly matters with the life that we have in this world. I like how Coelho incorporates Bible teaching to his works. There are some beliefs that I agree and some that I disagree with when it comes to practicing one's faith.
Knowing someone's or something's purpose is what this book thought me at the end of my reading journey with The Pilgrimage. That before we realize our purpose, sometimes we have to go through difficulties and others are consequences of the wrong decisions we have made in life. We tend to be elusive of seeking answers to our questions and reasons to our sufferings, and we also have the tendency to complicate things more than they should be. We sometimes reject the simple answers and reasons in front of us, thinking these answers and reasons seem to be so easy and most of the time we are not use to them. We think there is something more.
God is more than willing to give us all the enlightenment we need if only we are willing to listen to Him and obey His command.
Petrus, as a guide and teacher, his character in the book reminded of me that "Teaching is only demonstrating that it is possible. Learning is making it possible for yourself."
Paulo, as the main character, reminded me that we are all pilgrims in this journey called life. We have to be attentive and humble to receive what God wants to tell us or what He wants us to do.
As I read through this book, I could not help but to dream of walking on that same road the main character did.
Knowing someone's or something's purpose is what this book thought me at the end of my reading journey with The Pilgrimage. That before we realize our purpose, sometimes we have to go through difficulties and others are consequences of the wrong decisions we have made in life. We tend to be elusive of seeking answers to our questions and reasons to our sufferings, and we also have the tendency to complicate things more than they should be. We sometimes reject the simple answers and reasons in front of us, thinking these answers and reasons seem to be so easy and most of the time we are not use to them. We think there is something more.
God is more than willing to give us all the enlightenment we need if only we are willing to listen to Him and obey His command.
Petrus, as a guide and teacher, his character in the book reminded of me that "Teaching is only demonstrating that it is possible. Learning is making it possible for yourself."
Paulo, as the main character, reminded me that we are all pilgrims in this journey called life. We have to be attentive and humble to receive what God wants to tell us or what He wants us to do.
As I read through this book, I could not help but to dream of walking on that same road the main character did.
August 23, 2020
The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho
You should not read this.
But everything is up to you.
You have your own will.
You are not a robot to be controlled by anyone, in any way.
But discern wisely on how you use your free gift of own will.
The narration is good. Writing style is superb. The different point of view of accounts talking about one certain is an odd thing for me to get a unifying story out of it, but it works. Everything is interconnected. I didn't miss a single thing about Athena, who is also the main topic of every narration of different people in this book.
I was hesitant to read this book because of how it was written, it was a first for me to encounter or to read a book written this way. I was afraid I would get bored and drop the book half-way, yet just like any other book of Paulo Coelho that I read, The Witch of Portobello did not disappoint me. I was hooked and eager to see how the story would end, what would happen to Athena, and how the author would wrap up the story in a way that it would not end up in tragedy.
It is a story about faith and I will not recommend this book for people who yet to have a deep and rooted faith to the One and Only True God, and also a personal intimate relationship with Him.
It is so natural for Paulo Coelho to touch the most controversial and sensitive issues in our society through his books. I thought may be this book is some kind of analogy of what is happening truly in our society. Once you read this, you decide, but please consider my fair warning from the paragraph before this one.
Right now, I do wonder if I should still read his books. Should I finish the entire bookset? Is it still worth it?
I'm saying yes.
But what do you think?
But everything is up to you.
You have your own will.
You are not a robot to be controlled by anyone, in any way.
But discern wisely on how you use your free gift of own will.
The narration is good. Writing style is superb. The different point of view of accounts talking about one certain is an odd thing for me to get a unifying story out of it, but it works. Everything is interconnected. I didn't miss a single thing about Athena, who is also the main topic of every narration of different people in this book.
I was hesitant to read this book because of how it was written, it was a first for me to encounter or to read a book written this way. I was afraid I would get bored and drop the book half-way, yet just like any other book of Paulo Coelho that I read, The Witch of Portobello did not disappoint me. I was hooked and eager to see how the story would end, what would happen to Athena, and how the author would wrap up the story in a way that it would not end up in tragedy.
It is a story about faith and I will not recommend this book for people who yet to have a deep and rooted faith to the One and Only True God, and also a personal intimate relationship with Him.
It is so natural for Paulo Coelho to touch the most controversial and sensitive issues in our society through his books. I thought may be this book is some kind of analogy of what is happening truly in our society. Once you read this, you decide, but please consider my fair warning from the paragraph before this one.
Right now, I do wonder if I should still read his books. Should I finish the entire bookset? Is it still worth it?
I'm saying yes.
But what do you think?
August 2, 2020
The Lord is my Shepherd by Adrian Rogers
The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want.
Unknowingly, I bought same book with different editions.The Lord is my Sheperd by Adrian Rogers is such an amazing book which brings me to a better perspective of who my God is. This book is a study of one of the wonderful chapters in the Bible which is Psalm 23. David, a man who is after God's own heart,wrote this song of confidence and faith in God. His bold declaration renews anyone's faith and trust in God whenever they come across this chapter from the book of Psalm.
Adrian Rogers did an excellent job in analyzing Psalm 23 and presenting the one and only true Shepherd mentioned in this chapter from Psalm. He enumerated the different facets of God's characteristics as the Shepherd.The Shepherd We NeedThe Perfect ShepherdThe Shepherd of Second ChanceThe Shepherd of the DyingThe Shepherd of PlentyThe Shepherd of HavenAll of these talked about how Jesus is the ultimate Shepherd that we all need. We are all lost sheep in this world of uncertainties and tragedy whether we accept or not. The only true guide we need in living blessed, happy, and content life in this temporal world is Jesus, of course also for eternity.
I had my doubts and denials before, and there are times that I still have them. But through my personal experience with Him I have realized that He is the real deal, a loving Father who made me feel loved wanted, and protected. That the faith I put in Him is never wasted, mine was never a blind faith.
Psalm 23 KJV
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
May we all experience here on earth the true joy and peace that only comes from Him!
Unknowingly, I bought same book with different editions.The Lord is my Sheperd by Adrian Rogers is such an amazing book which brings me to a better perspective of who my God is. This book is a study of one of the wonderful chapters in the Bible which is Psalm 23. David, a man who is after God's own heart,wrote this song of confidence and faith in God. His bold declaration renews anyone's faith and trust in God whenever they come across this chapter from the book of Psalm.
Adrian Rogers did an excellent job in analyzing Psalm 23 and presenting the one and only true Shepherd mentioned in this chapter from Psalm. He enumerated the different facets of God's characteristics as the Shepherd.The Shepherd We NeedThe Perfect ShepherdThe Shepherd of Second ChanceThe Shepherd of the DyingThe Shepherd of PlentyThe Shepherd of HavenAll of these talked about how Jesus is the ultimate Shepherd that we all need. We are all lost sheep in this world of uncertainties and tragedy whether we accept or not. The only true guide we need in living blessed, happy, and content life in this temporal world is Jesus, of course also for eternity.
I had my doubts and denials before, and there are times that I still have them. But through my personal experience with Him I have realized that He is the real deal, a loving Father who made me feel loved wanted, and protected. That the faith I put in Him is never wasted, mine was never a blind faith.
Psalm 23 KJV
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
May we all experience here on earth the true joy and peace that only comes from Him!
July 26, 2020
Teacher Arlene prepares for the new normal
Through little ways... in Jesus name!
It has been almost four months since the Community Quarantine was first imposed in the Philippines because of the pandemic COVID-19, and CQ has been called a lot of names during this period: lockdown, ECQ, MECQ, GCQ, MGCQ and a lot more.
In this new normal, everyone is facing struggles on adjusting with the present setting of their lives. WFH or Work From Home is the new normal set up among some of the companies. Skeletal force is required to report physical in their workplace. All these adjustment are thanks to the blessing of technology. Before COVID-19, I thought advance technology like wifi smartphone, and others are doomed to destroy the lives of every human being because of the proliferation of pornoraphy through these devices. Yet, during this time I realized that God has allowed the invention of these technologies to prepare us to what we have right now and also that good things can come out from the things God has allowed to happen.
The education has received a blow because of this pandemic. Due to virus, we are limited to move and do what we normally do during enrolment and classes. Face to face classes with the students are still prohibited since the learners are consider vulnerable to COVID-19. The Philippine educational system did not even consider the option of cancelling the school year 2020-2021 due to COVID-19. But instead they deviced plan and programs to make sure the education of every young Filipino continues under the program LCP or Learning Continuity Plan of the Department of Education.
The highers up have been exerting every effort to make education possible for every young Filipino in this time of pandemic and it goes same way with the teachers. In little ways, teachers are doing their part to make sure they follow the direction of DepEd despite the uncertainties and anxieties brought by COVID-19. Teachers attend webinars, learn new strategies, techniques, and method on how to deliver the teaching-learning process with the learners, while simultaneously complying to the paperworks and reports required by the school, division, region or even from the national.
It is overwhelming and one may not be excused to experience quarantine fatigue. I thought staying at home or working from home will be a smooth sailing ship, and guess what I was wrong. Definitely wrong.
Paperworks and submission of reports arrive without a warning. They come on Saturday, Sunday, on weekends, at night, midnight, and even during the dawn. It was a bit difficult at first, but DepEd is trying its best to prepare their teachers for the new normal by conducting webinars about mental health, psychosocial, and psychological support. I am glad that finally the department finally made this issue a priority not only for the learners but also for its personnel.
As one of the public teachers, I still struggle with this new normal. It was hard to imagine at first how school year 2020-2021 will sail. Right now, at least I have a little glimpse of what could happen this school year during the teaching-learning process without the face to face learning modality. Our school head conducted a survey about the teachers' preferred mode of teaching in consideration of the learners' preferred learning delivery. I chose modular since my internet is not reliable (Ahem, Globe, baka naman), as of this moment I am waiting for better internet connection through Converge. So, I'll see which is better, I want to remain with Globe, yet the need for a faster and better internet connection is must to have an effective WFH arrangement.
Just today, I tried to create a digital presentation of sample lesson for the LCP campaign of our school and also as a preparation for the new school year. I also made this because I had no choice but to choose to comply (hehe and because of Romans 13:1 NIV: "Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.", to God be all the glory).
I am happy with the results of my journey creating a digital content. I was excited after seeing the finish product, because of my excitement I posted the video on my Youtube channel. I am content with my work, and accept that there is still a room of improvement. I hope that through this kind of digital content school yeat 2020-2021 will come to pass, in Jesus name!
It has been almost four months since the Community Quarantine was first imposed in the Philippines because of the pandemic COVID-19, and CQ has been called a lot of names during this period: lockdown, ECQ, MECQ, GCQ, MGCQ and a lot more.
In this new normal, everyone is facing struggles on adjusting with the present setting of their lives. WFH or Work From Home is the new normal set up among some of the companies. Skeletal force is required to report physical in their workplace. All these adjustment are thanks to the blessing of technology. Before COVID-19, I thought advance technology like wifi smartphone, and others are doomed to destroy the lives of every human being because of the proliferation of pornoraphy through these devices. Yet, during this time I realized that God has allowed the invention of these technologies to prepare us to what we have right now and also that good things can come out from the things God has allowed to happen.
The education has received a blow because of this pandemic. Due to virus, we are limited to move and do what we normally do during enrolment and classes. Face to face classes with the students are still prohibited since the learners are consider vulnerable to COVID-19. The Philippine educational system did not even consider the option of cancelling the school year 2020-2021 due to COVID-19. But instead they deviced plan and programs to make sure the education of every young Filipino continues under the program LCP or Learning Continuity Plan of the Department of Education.
The highers up have been exerting every effort to make education possible for every young Filipino in this time of pandemic and it goes same way with the teachers. In little ways, teachers are doing their part to make sure they follow the direction of DepEd despite the uncertainties and anxieties brought by COVID-19. Teachers attend webinars, learn new strategies, techniques, and method on how to deliver the teaching-learning process with the learners, while simultaneously complying to the paperworks and reports required by the school, division, region or even from the national.
It is overwhelming and one may not be excused to experience quarantine fatigue. I thought staying at home or working from home will be a smooth sailing ship, and guess what I was wrong. Definitely wrong.
Paperworks and submission of reports arrive without a warning. They come on Saturday, Sunday, on weekends, at night, midnight, and even during the dawn. It was a bit difficult at first, but DepEd is trying its best to prepare their teachers for the new normal by conducting webinars about mental health, psychosocial, and psychological support. I am glad that finally the department finally made this issue a priority not only for the learners but also for its personnel.
As one of the public teachers, I still struggle with this new normal. It was hard to imagine at first how school year 2020-2021 will sail. Right now, at least I have a little glimpse of what could happen this school year during the teaching-learning process without the face to face learning modality. Our school head conducted a survey about the teachers' preferred mode of teaching in consideration of the learners' preferred learning delivery. I chose modular since my internet is not reliable (Ahem, Globe, baka naman), as of this moment I am waiting for better internet connection through Converge. So, I'll see which is better, I want to remain with Globe, yet the need for a faster and better internet connection is must to have an effective WFH arrangement.
Just today, I tried to create a digital presentation of sample lesson for the LCP campaign of our school and also as a preparation for the new school year. I also made this because I had no choice but to choose to comply (hehe and because of Romans 13:1 NIV: "Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.", to God be all the glory).
I am happy with the results of my journey creating a digital content. I was excited after seeing the finish product, because of my excitement I posted the video on my Youtube channel. I am content with my work, and accept that there is still a room of improvement. I hope that through this kind of digital content school yeat 2020-2021 will come to pass, in Jesus name!
July 25, 2020
Hello, I am Teacher Arlene
Are you a teacher?What is a teacher?Hello! I am Teacher Arlene.
Always, I had an eerie feeling before whenever someone calls me Teacher Arlene outside school. I didn't like it because of the system and the duties and responsibilities entangled with it, they're huge, overwhelming, and some should be done by a different set of personnel most of the times. Thus, I wanted to get away from it. I have tried many times but God is not yet done with me being a teacher. He has put me for a reason and a season. I don't know until when I am going to be a teacher in the system I am in right now, only Him knows.
At the present setting, the new normal is very challenging to everyone else including teachers, learners, and parents. That's why my prayer is may we all find the endurance, strength, and wisdom to thrive in this trying times through Him and in Him.
Let's go back to my question, so what really is a teacher?It isn't someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires students to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows. ~Edda, The Witch of Portabello by Paulo Coelho
I pray that you will be able to find you're true calling in this trying times. Pray for me too.
Always, I had an eerie feeling before whenever someone calls me Teacher Arlene outside school. I didn't like it because of the system and the duties and responsibilities entangled with it, they're huge, overwhelming, and some should be done by a different set of personnel most of the times. Thus, I wanted to get away from it. I have tried many times but God is not yet done with me being a teacher. He has put me for a reason and a season. I don't know until when I am going to be a teacher in the system I am in right now, only Him knows.
At the present setting, the new normal is very challenging to everyone else including teachers, learners, and parents. That's why my prayer is may we all find the endurance, strength, and wisdom to thrive in this trying times through Him and in Him.
Let's go back to my question, so what really is a teacher?It isn't someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires students to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows. ~Edda, The Witch of Portabello by Paulo Coelho
I pray that you will be able to find you're true calling in this trying times. Pray for me too.
June 22, 2020
Truths about God in my life
Who is God?
I did not know who God is.
Do I know Him?
I did not know the real Him.
Do I have that intimate relationship with Him?
I thought He hated me because I kept on sinning--and I still do. I thought He did not want anything to do with a sinner like me.
But I was wrong.
I am weak in the human flesh. So weak... But that did not and never cause Him to love me less, instead He loves me more, more than I can imagine.
You might be thinking how do I know that He loves me no matter what. How do I know that He will never love me less? How can I be sure that despite of my weakness or in its plural form I am loved and protected? In any human relationship, we must have an intimate relationship with a person to know them better and the truths about him or her. We spend time with that person and talk to them on a regular basis. And just like in human relationship, to have an intimate relationship with God, we also need to spend time with Him like attending Sunday worship, having quiet time with Him, being part of a small group or Bible study, talking and listening to Him through prayers.
By spending time with Him through my quiet time, I am knowing more about Him and putting my trust on Him as a grow and live my life with Him. His promises to you and me, I hold them dear to my heart because I know Him, I know His truest character and He never fails.
Psalm 62 CEV is the Scripture during my quiet time with Him last Sunday, June 14. It is only now that God is allowing me to post this blog entry. This chapter says:
God Is Powerful and Kind
1 Only God can save me, and I calmly wait for[a] him.2 God alone is the mighty rock[b] that keeps me safe and the fortress where I am secure.
3 I feel like a shaky fence or a sagging wall. How long will all of you attack and assault me?4 You want to bring me down from my place of honor.You love to tell lies,and when your words are kind, hatred hides in your heart.
5 Only God gives inward peace, and I depend on him.6 God alone is the mighty rock that keeps me safe, and he is the fortress where I feel secure.7 God saves me and honors me. He is that mighty rock where I find safety.
8 Trust God, my friends, and always tell himeach one of your concerns. God is our place of safety.
9 We humans are only a breath; none of us are truly great.All of us together weigh less than a puff of air.10 Don’t trust in violenceor depend on dishonesty or rely on great wealth.
11 I heard God say two things: “I am powerful,12 and I am very kind.”The Lord rewards each of us according to what we do.
I am not an expert in Bible verses but these are the truths about God that are revealed through His word on Psalm 62:
1. He is the only one who can save me no one else (Psalm 62:1).
1 John 5:11-12 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. The one who has the Son has this eternal life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have this eternal life.
2. He, alone, keeps me safe (Psalm 62:2).
Psalm 18:2 The Lord is my protector; he is my strong fortress. My God is my protection, and with him I am safe. He protects me like a shield; he defends me and keeps me safe.
3. Only He can give me inward peace (Psalm 62:5).
Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
4. God honors me, because He loves me (Psalm 62:7).
Isaiah 41:10 ESV Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
5. God is a trusted friend, my confidant (Psalm 62:8).
John 15:15 ESV No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.
6. God is powerful and very kind (Psalm 62:11-12).
Psalm 147:5 ESV Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.
7. He is a rewarder (Psalm 62:12).
Hebrews 11:6 KJV But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Reboot your life and start your journey with Him now!
Know God more! Be intimate with Him! Have that intimate relationship with Him!
Need someone to talk to? In need of prayers? Message me, I'm willing to listen and pray for you. May God bless us all!☺
I did not know who God is.
Do I know Him?
I did not know the real Him.
Do I have that intimate relationship with Him?
I thought He hated me because I kept on sinning--and I still do. I thought He did not want anything to do with a sinner like me.
But I was wrong.
I am weak in the human flesh. So weak... But that did not and never cause Him to love me less, instead He loves me more, more than I can imagine.
You might be thinking how do I know that He loves me no matter what. How do I know that He will never love me less? How can I be sure that despite of my weakness or in its plural form I am loved and protected? In any human relationship, we must have an intimate relationship with a person to know them better and the truths about him or her. We spend time with that person and talk to them on a regular basis. And just like in human relationship, to have an intimate relationship with God, we also need to spend time with Him like attending Sunday worship, having quiet time with Him, being part of a small group or Bible study, talking and listening to Him through prayers.
By spending time with Him through my quiet time, I am knowing more about Him and putting my trust on Him as a grow and live my life with Him. His promises to you and me, I hold them dear to my heart because I know Him, I know His truest character and He never fails.
Psalm 62 CEV is the Scripture during my quiet time with Him last Sunday, June 14. It is only now that God is allowing me to post this blog entry. This chapter says:
God Is Powerful and Kind
1 Only God can save me, and I calmly wait for[a] him.2 God alone is the mighty rock[b] that keeps me safe and the fortress where I am secure.
3 I feel like a shaky fence or a sagging wall. How long will all of you attack and assault me?4 You want to bring me down from my place of honor.You love to tell lies,and when your words are kind, hatred hides in your heart.
5 Only God gives inward peace, and I depend on him.6 God alone is the mighty rock that keeps me safe, and he is the fortress where I feel secure.7 God saves me and honors me. He is that mighty rock where I find safety.
8 Trust God, my friends, and always tell himeach one of your concerns. God is our place of safety.
9 We humans are only a breath; none of us are truly great.All of us together weigh less than a puff of air.10 Don’t trust in violenceor depend on dishonesty or rely on great wealth.
11 I heard God say two things: “I am powerful,12 and I am very kind.”The Lord rewards each of us according to what we do.
I am not an expert in Bible verses but these are the truths about God that are revealed through His word on Psalm 62:
1. He is the only one who can save me no one else (Psalm 62:1).
1 John 5:11-12 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. The one who has the Son has this eternal life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have this eternal life.
2. He, alone, keeps me safe (Psalm 62:2).
Psalm 18:2 The Lord is my protector; he is my strong fortress. My God is my protection, and with him I am safe. He protects me like a shield; he defends me and keeps me safe.
3. Only He can give me inward peace (Psalm 62:5).
Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
4. God honors me, because He loves me (Psalm 62:7).
Isaiah 41:10 ESV Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
5. God is a trusted friend, my confidant (Psalm 62:8).
John 15:15 ESV No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.
6. God is powerful and very kind (Psalm 62:11-12).
Psalm 147:5 ESV Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.
7. He is a rewarder (Psalm 62:12).
Hebrews 11:6 KJV But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
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