The 8 Things

         It has never been real to me until God used my situation to clearly see that ‘everything I do is a moment-by-moment choice’. It was one evening (the Supermarket was about to close) when I decided to buy some groceries because grace week is coming and stock food is undoubtedly necessary. Arriving at the counter to pay, I noticed that the lady seem tired already and it happened that there was no small denomination bills for change. So I had to wait and the lady started worrying because the line got longer as expected. My groceries were worth almost 600 pesos but the lady was giving me that same amount for a change, from my 1000 peso bill. Suddenly, it was another choice that I had to make. Am I going to keep it or return the excess change she mistakenly given me? I was amazed that I actually had an automatic response—that is, tell the truth without hesitation. While walking to apartment, I cannot help but thank God for the transformations He made and still making in me.  I was able to do it even when no one saw it. No, I did not do it; He did it for me. He did it for His purpose—to live a life that reflects Jesus.

            Truly, the voice I believe will determine the future I will experience. So for those who thirst like me to have a more intimate and personal relationship with God, Isaiah 55:1-3 invites us to come, all we who are thirsty. For the love of God, here are (8) essential things I want to share with you, my dear sibling in Christ.

Keep growing and glowing in love.

#1 Call/Response

• Hearing God’s voice above all others is the most important habit that I will ever develop.

• Genesis 1:1-3

#2 Enemy (in me)

• The battlefield is my mind. So, I need a defense by start transforming my mind in accordance with the Word and the will of God.

#3 Dialogue/Destiny

• Lies create limitation. When lies are not confronted, callings are not fulfilled.

• Every time I believe a lie, something inside me dies. Every time I believe the truth, my soul comes alive.

• Genesis 3

#4 Deception/Distortion

• To detect the deception.

#5 Premise/Promise

• Matthew 4:1 says it is not a sin to be tempted. But the enemy will always attack me at area of my vulnerability.

Keeping me covered in remembrance of God

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• The enemy’s question does not even need an answer. So, I am letting God’s promise be my premise.

#6 Consume

• To be consumed by an awareness of His goodness.

#7 Detection/Defense

• Find and replace. Find all the craps that I believe and replace it with what God says about me.

#8 Whatever

• The promises of God gives me the perspective that whatever thought comes, whatever chatter wants to go up inside of me, I am controlled by a different sound.

If I ever want to hear what God is saying, I’ve got to block out whatever the enemy suggests. Knowing that I am plugged in to the promise of God, so WHATEVER.