WHAT TO SAY WHEN YOU ARE WEAK

A radical truth from God -

Let the weak say they are strong. - Joel 3: 10

It didn't say, "Let the weak say they are weak."

Most of the times when we are weak, we complain and emphasize our weakness. Most of the times, we declare our discouragements, our disappointments and our frustrations. And the more we speak about our weakness, the more we get weak and oftentimes, this aggravates to doubt, fear, and anger. God says in this passage, that we must declare the opposite. When we are weak, we must declare we are strong.

This does not mean that God doesn't care of our weakness. The truth is the opposite - God cares for us so much that He is giving a formula for us how to be strong. This also doesn't mean that we ignore our weaknesses. The truth is clear, God recognizes our weakness. He said, "Let the weak..." so it means God knows our weakness. The truth is - God is offering a formula for us how to be strong and what to say when we are weak. And God said when we are weak, we must say we are strong.

The reason is this - our life go to the direction of what we say. Our words has a powerful creative power to change things. God wants us to say " we are strong" when we are weak, because there is no need of emphasizing weakness, but rather to emphasize our strength in God.

Let the weak say they are strong.

It also didn't  say, "Let the weak think that they are strong."

To think is not enough. We must declare what we believe. This is the reason why "faith comes by hearing", and not by reading the word of God alone. When we hear, it means someone spoke, and it includes us in this regard. We must speak the word of God so that we can hear. And by so doing, our faith increase and our strength too.

Let the weak say they are strong.

It didn't also say, "Let the weak invite friends to talk about their weakness."

Our weakness can be passed to others when we emphasize too much about it. Words of discouragement can influence others. God said, "let the weak say they are strong."

You produce what you say. Your life go to the direction of what you declare. If you are weak, you can never be strong by saying you are weak. Better declare and say that you are strong. This is not my idea. This is God's. Say what God wants you to say.

So when you are weak, you know now what to say.

PROPHESY GOOD THINGS AND BLESSINGS FOR YOUR LIFE

The word of God says, "We will eat the fruit of our lips." It simply means that we will produce what we are saying. In essence, every time we speak, we are "prophesying" our future.

If we always complain, we are projecting a future filled with lack and disappointments. If we always say "I will never be good" then it will happen. If we always say, "I will never progress" then you are projecting this to your life. Whatever you say, you are prophesying your future.

5 years from now, you will be by what words you are saying right now. So, why not use words to bless your life? Why not speak words which releases blessings to your life and to your future? 

Declare that you are a child of God - so loved by God and that God's plans for you is to bless you. Declare that you will be prosperous. Declare what you want in your life not the things you don't want. Declare the promises of God in your life. Declare your dreams. Declare what you want for your family. Declare the fulfillment of your goals.

This is your life. Why prophesy things that are bad for you when God already laid in His words His promise that He gave you an abundant and victorious life? Use words to bless your life.

Prophesy good things for your future by speaking faith-filled words.

WHAT YOU ARE DOING TODAY IS NOT CALLED "A ROUTINE," BUT " A JOURNEY

Office work?

Homework?

School days?

House chores?

A job?

A project?

Well, believe it or not, whatever you are doing right now has a significance. It is not just a mere routine but rather a part of your journey where you can choose to be happy, exciting and fulfilling.

We must not reserve our happiness just for the milestones of our lives. Life is not all getting some awards. Life is not all graduation, celebration, party and vacation. The thing you are calling as "routine" could be the place where happiness is just lurking around. All you got to do is appreciate and be happy. We hate routine, and we are all on the look-out for something extra-ordinary to happen. But if we reserve our happiness just for the extra-ordinary moments, we will be missing the most important part of our lives. God did not give you a milestone, but what is called "A day" and He said, "This is the day which the Lord has made."  When you are happy for the ordinary days, extra-ordinary days will just be the bonus.

This "ordinary" or this "routine" is called the "journey of your life." You must look at it in an eye of appreciation. The thing you are calling "routine" is actually the thing building you to reach your dreams. However,  you are missing its happiness because you are postponing your happiness to your destination, and hence you are not enjoying the journey.

We must not reserve our happiness to the time when our dreams come true. The practical reason for this is - dreams never stop as long as we live. When we achieve one dream, another dream will come. So if we confine our happiness just in the achieving of our dreams, we will be missing the happy journey we are in.

When we look life just as a goal, this is the reason why you look on what you are doing right now as just a mere routine - boring, insignificant and stressful.

Office workers have postpone their happiness only to the time when there is a vacation, or maybe every 15th day- the payday, or maybe there is a hang-out with friends. What you are doing is you are postponing your happiness to "someday" and not "today." You are reserving your happiness to the destination and not in your journey. Sadly, this is also the reason why some will go for their dreams at all cost though it may cause them their health, or their relationship. They are blinded that their happiness is only be received when their dreams are achieved, only to find out that it cannot make them fully happy at all.

The students are postponing their happiness only if there is no classes, or maybe when they graduate, or in time of vacation. They don't realize that everyday of their class is part of their journey. They thought if they just graduate, then everything will be happy, but you will be surprised that arriving there will be another phase of the journey. And ironically, they will look back someday wishing they could have been happier in the past.

For example, this is funny but true, family members prepare for one big family occasion in expense of true happiness with each other. How many family members became irritable to each other in the preparation for the party? Why they became irritable? It is because they have postponed their happiness only when the party is all set. They cannot see that even in preparations for the party is a time of bonding and happiness. Why? It is because they treat the preparations and the work as just routines, and not a journey toward their destination.

The moment you look at life as just a mere routine, you will miss lots of important things actually happening in your life. You cannot just post in Facebook only the milestones of your life. You cannot base alone your significance in it. Life is not all about your "milestones" and successes. You can still post the "common" days with a positive and happy outlook. It is because it is the small things that counts- your time with the one you love, your time with your family, the good thing you learned today, the food you ate, the blessing of being alive, the privilege of work. Again, it is because it is the journey that counts.

What you are doing right now is significant. It is not called "routine" but "a journey." It is a part of your life, a part of the fulfillment of your purpose here on earth, a part of God's wonderful plan for you. When you start looking at your work as a journey, you will start appreciating life one step at a time. You will appreciate the people you are with, your friends, your family, and yourself.

I have written this post with love. I can never call writing in my blog as just part of my "routine." Never. This is my passion. I enjoy doing this. This is but the result of a happy, positive, full of love, wonderful journey in life.

Your day is not called "a routine" but a blessed Day.

It is called "a journey of life."

Live it to the fullest.

"This is the day which the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it."

HOW YOU STOOD UP AFTER A FALL MATTERS MOST THAN THE FALL ITSELF

"Peter stood up..." - Acts 1:15

All of us know the story of Peter denying the Lord. We have heard messages to messages drawn from this biggest mistake of Peter. We have read how he cried in repentance, and how his life was devastated by guilt and sadness.

But seldom we heard how "Peter stood up" after that known failure of his. Oftentimes, we focus too much on the mistake of someone instead of focusing on how he managed to rise from his dilemmas in life. The words in Acts 1:15 commended, appreciated and vindicated Peter, -

"Peter stood up." 

The saying is right which says, "It is not how you fall that matters but how you stood up after you fall which really matters." Yes, "Peter stood up."

He stood up and learned from his lessons.
He stood up embracing God's full forgiveneness.
He stood up to the challenge to face whatever people will say.
He stood up to lead.
He stood up to still unleash the potential that God has given him.
"Peter stood up."
He stood up saying to himself that from this time on, it will be different.


He knew it is easy to think of himself as the person he has been. Yet he realized that it is far more powerful to see himself as the person he can become. The mistakes and disappointments of the past may seem to be a major presence in his life. But at that very moment, however, he chose to leave them completely behind.


This may describe you too.
You may have fallen. You may have done some big mistakes in your life.
But let it be that the words be said to you will be, - 

"You stood up."

You stood up from the mistakes of your life.
You stood up learning from your lessons.
You stood up never accepting that defeat is the last chapter of your life.
You stood up rising now to the occasion.
You stood up to the challenges.
You stood up now enjoying life fulfilling your purpose.
You stood up saying to the world and to yourself, "From this time on, it will be different."


People will remember how you stood up after a fall more than the fall itself.
Above all, God favors the one who stood up after all through trials, pains and mistakes.


And you can say to the world, 


"O, all those challenges, trials, pains and mistakes, at times, they may have put me to the ground.
But that is not the end of me. I rose up. I stood up.
And by the grace of God, I am still standing."


That's what matters most.

WHAT IT MEANS TO CAST YOUR BURDENS UNTO THE LORD

A fisherman gets ready to cast his net into the sea to catch fish.
He must throw all of the net into the sea.
The net will settle down beneath the waters.
Then, the fisherman will wait.

After a few minutes, the fisherman felt the weight of the net beneath the waters. This means that he has a great catch! This is the opportune moment for him to to pull up the net to his boat as fast as he can.

This was the picture which the Lord was telling to us when He said in His words -

"Cast your burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain you." - Psalm 55: 22

The word, "cast" here literally pertains to how a fisherman cast his net into the sea. What God meant was- when we have problems, burdens and worries, we must cast all of these to the Lord. Casting it all to the Lord means you depend on Him. Casting it all means, surrender. You are tired of them, and the only best way to do is to "throw" them all to the Lord in surrender. Casting all your care upon Him for He cares for you.

If you will not throw the net into the sea, don't expect a great catch.
Same thing, if you don't throw all of your burdens to the Lord, don't expect a great catch of blessings.
God wants you to "let go and let God." You will not get a "great catch" if you just keep it to yourself. Throw it all to God. Cry it out to God and confess, "Lord, your will, not mine be done."
Throw the net into the sea and let it settle down deep beneath the waters. Yes, cast your burdens to the Lord and let it settle there. If you have to wait, then wait for the answers. But surely since you throw it all to the Lord, God will bless your patience and your surrender.

When you cast it all, you will get a great catch.
Isn't this a wonderful and radical truth-

God uses your burdens to get your blessings.

Your burdens are but the nets on which God will use to give your break. Your bad times are but the thing that will catch the good times that are coming. If you will not cast the net, you will not get a great catch. But if you cast it all, o, expect a great catch. Use your burden to catch your blessings.

Go out there and throw the net into the sea.
Let it settle down beneath the waters.
Wait. Patiently wait.

And you feel that the net gets heavier and heavier.
It is not a sign of a problem but of a blessing.
The more it gets heavier, the more it means the blessing is bigger.
Pull it up as fast as you can, and enjoy your blessings from God.

But if you didn't throw the net, you will not have a big catch.

THE BREAKTHROUGH OF YOUR RISING

This is the breakthrough of your rising.

No rising, 

No breakthrough will rise for you.

Another radical truth –

Before breakthroughs will come.

You will be broken first.

Because you must be ready.

This is why you have been broken in the past.

God is making wings in you.

But when you rise up.

Breakthroughs are all for you.

Rising here is no more of rising to kneel, nor rising to walk, 

nor rising to run – you all have done that already.

This time rising up so high -

so you can fly.

When your soul has been broken and you win through it,

It is now the time for all challenges and breakthroughs to be broken in pieces for you to be attained.

Breakthroughs come to be used by used-to-be broken souls who rise above them.

This means that this is the completion of your rising.

It means this –

You rise up from your past and face the bright present.

You rise up from scarcity and go for abundance.

You rise up from religion and go for relationships.

You rise up from status quo and go for greatness.

You rise up from fear that holding you back and go for fulfillment.

You rise up from all accomplishments and do more feats.

The rising here doesn’t speak of your coming back.

This speaks of the completion.

Rising up don't just mean to stand up.

Rising up don't just mean to run.

But to – FLY.

Speaking of world domination –

You will cover more landscapes when you fly more than you do in running.

Rising and doing something what you were created to do.

Rising up to world domination.

Rising up and spreading the love out there.

People will see the light from the brightness of your rising.

It is simply because it is no more about your failing nor of your rising but about the lives that will be touched when you go full blast with the potentials of your life.

More of touching people’s lives.

More of contributing to make this world a better place.

More of changing the world.

More of love, happiness and good life.

This is the breakthrough of your rising.

This is the moment you have waited for.

This is your time.

Not just kneeling.

Not just walking.

Not just running.

Not just conquering.

But – FLYING.

You are not made to crawl. You are made to mount.

This – is the breakthrough of your rising.

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Art Roy Remy's Creed for World Domination

CRITICS AND CONFIDANTS

There are two kinds of people in your life. 
The first group are people who truly loves you and help you. 
The second group are people who doesn’t like you. 


The first group is your confidant. The second group is your critics. 


You become unhappy in life when you focus to please critics and neglect your confidants. 
The key is this, focus on the first group and invest all you got in them. 
The second group? 
Ignore. Avoid.
That’s the only best way to overcome them. Leave them to the hands of God. 

Stay away from mindless, pointless quarreling over genealogies and fine print in the law code. That gets you nowhere. Warn a quarrelsome person once or twice, but then be done with him. It's obvious that such a person is out of line, rebellious against God. By persisting in divisiveness he cuts himself off.

Don’t hate them nor even criticize them for soon you will be like them. You can still love them- but from a distance. Your best desire for them is not calamity but enlightenment. 


By the way, here’s a radical truth. You can benefit from both to thrive in life. 
You need confidants to discover your strength. 
You need critics to prove your strength. 
But in any case, both are stepping stones and not hindrances to your journey. 
The bottom line is this - 


It is not how people treat you that defines who you are in life.
It is how you carry yourself with love, kindness, joy and victory regardless of how people treats you.

WHAT GOD SAYS TO WHAT YOU SAY

WHEN YOU COMPLAIN, YOU REMAIN; WHEN YOU PRAISE, YOU WILL BE RAISED

Complaining will never improve a situation. The truth is- complaining just aggravates the situation. The reason why the Israelites was not able to enter the Promised land already given to them for almost 40 years, when it could just be conquered within two months, is because of - complaining attitude.

Truth - when you complain, you remain.
You remain in mediocrity.
You remain in your old attitude.
You remain in your old situation.
You remain in your cold heart.
You remain in any struggle you are in.

It has been said that the victory over any struggle lies in what you say during those struggles. When you complain, you will remain in those struggles.

The only way for breakthrough and unto freedom is this -

"Praise God."

In praising God, you lift up all your heartaches to Him. It expresses that though you may be in pain yet you are still firm that you will remain true. In praising God, you are letting it all go and letting God to be God.

Don't be surprised when you praise God- you will be raised.
You will be raised to victory.
You will be raised to promotion.
You will be raised to the fulfillment of your dreams.
You will be raised to become a better you.

It is amazing that God moves in a mysterious way when He blesses us. We thought He raises things in order to promote us but the truth is, He is not raising the things, He is raising us. Yes, over any criticism, over any impossibilities, over any hindrances, over any lack. And in His time, God's glory is revealed and He is honored because you praised Him in advance though you were in a hard situation.

"But in everything by prayer with thanksgiving..."

When you complain, you remain. When you praise, you will be raised.

BE THANKFUL FOR THE THINGS YOU CAN'T DO

Oftentimes, we always gets frustrated of our inadequacies. We lament and we feel as a failure on the things we want to do but we can’t do. A person wants to paint but it is not his gift to paint and thus ends in frustration. A young man wants to explore the world but lacks the money to fulfill it. Response? Frustration. A mother wants to do everything for her kids but found herself short. An aspiring singer wants to fulfillment in her career but lacks the exposure and the equipments. Her response? Frustration.

Even you has a share of this kind of story. You want to do something but you found yourself short, inadequate and lacking. You oftentimes end up in frustration and ask “Why can’t I do it?”

But you know what?

You can be thankful even of the things you can’t do.

Why? You may ask.

For these simple reasons –

It prevents you from being proud.

We got to accept that we are not like Superman. Actually after observations of Superman, I found out that even Superman or any superheroes has limitations. We have seen how Superman has his weakness that Lex Luthor can even at times defeat him knowing that Luthor is not that super-human like him. That makes Superman - human.

And that is the purpose of your weakness, too-  to remind you that you are but human. It is a reminder for you to be humble. God said, “without Me you can do nothing.” At one time, an atheist has questioned this truth – “Why is it that  I can still do many things though I don’t believe in God?” My answer was- “Your unbelief doesn’t make God non-existent. Whether all of this world says there is no God, still God will be God. And the fact that you can do something though you don’t believe in Him, is even a favor from Him and you have nothing to be proud of.” 

So, if there are things you can’t do, be thankful for it prevents you from being proud.

Another reason why you ought to be thankful –

It prevents you from your own destruction.

God will not commit mistake in making you not to do a certain thing. A seemingly hindered event, schedule or appointment could be a disappointment to you but you actually don’t know that God has just been protecting you all the time. God will not give you something that will destroy you. So be thankful if you cannot sing like Celine Dion though you dream being like one. Be thankful if you cannot be like Manny Pacquiao. Be happy if you cannot be popular like the celebrities. You are what you are.

This leads to the reason that will inspire you –

It is pointing you on what you really can do.

Yes, on what you are really good at. Oftentimes, because we want to do many things we end up doing nothing. We cannot be Jacks of all trade. We may have a knowledge of a little bit of something but we must be good of what we really good at. The reason why you are not allowed to do a certain thing is because you are being pointed to the thing that is really meant for you.

So what if you cannot sing like Josh Groban? So what if you cannot be like Kobe Bryant? Be thankful of who you are. For sure, you can do something worthwhile. Discover it and focus on it.

And of the things you can't do, be thankful. You are just being prevented for your own good.

The God of mercy shall prevent me... - Psalm 59:10

WHAT IS THE TASTE OF THE WHITE OF AN EGG?

Good day! What do you have for breakfast?
I hope there is a fried egg.

It is because this is connected to this witty and radical truth -

Don't you know that the white of an egg was mentioned in the Bible? And we can get some valuable lessons from this truth? Well, it was recorded in the oldest book of the Bible which is the Book of Job. Job said in chapter 6, verse 6 -

Can that which is unsavory be eaten without a salt? Is there any taste in a white of an egg?

For sure, you don't like fried or poached egg without a salt. If you do, then Job is challenging you to answer his question- "If there is no salt in an egg, what is the taste of the white of an egg?" I give you time to think, or ask your kids, or maybe experiment with it by tasting an egg with no salt.

Whatever your answer is -

               actually, that is not the issue here.

The true issue in this verse was this -

             the severe suffering and poverty of Job that he didn't even have a salt to put taste to the only food he got and that is an egg. Don't you know that having no salt in a house in Israel at that time is the worst indication of poverty? This was what Job experienced at that time.

The worse was, three of his friends visited him but just gave him words but no actual help. My, they could have at least gave Job a salt!

Here are the lessons I got from this observation:

If you have a fried or poached egg for breakfast, be very, very thankful. Lots of people around the world cannot eat what you're eating because of extreme poverty. And if you're fried or poached egg tasted good because of the salt in it, also be very thankful. In some parts of the world, some may eat fried egg but they have no salt to put flavor in it. So be very thankful of your life if you can eat three times a day.

Sometimes, there are lots of small things in our lives that we need to appreciate because they are part of making our lives full and complete. Just imagine if there are no salt and eggs in the world?

Also, I learned a valuable lesson by observing what the three friends did not do to Job. They just brought words but no actual material help, not even a salt! This speaks to us to be more than just be thankful of the salt and fried egg in our breakfast table. This speaks to us to do something to participate in any effort to help the poor in our community. We cannot address the needs of poor people with our words no matter how religious it may sound. We must do something to help them for an egg with no salt still has no taste no matter how we persuade them that the egg tastes good.

Go outside and go to the poor areas in your community, ask a child the same question of Job -

 "What is the taste of the white of an egg?"

If the child answers, "Salty" or, "Delicious", then it means that they can cook fried egg properly because they have salt. But if the child answers, "I don't know. It doesn't have any taste." Then you can presume that their family is in extreme poverty.

In your work or school today, ask someone, "What is the taste of the white of an egg?" They may answer different answers and they will be puzzled why you asked that question, but the point here is the curiosity and the appreciation of simple things in life, and to be conscious of the blessed life we have.

WHY YOU NEED A POSITIVE INSPIRATION EARLY IN THE MORNING

Every early in the morning, the shepherd must lead all of his sheep to the open green field while the dew from the ground and grass are still fresh and wet. This is done everyday early in the morning for the purpose to let all the sheep absorb the cool dew and the moisture to their thick fur. If the sheep will not go outside early in the morning to absorb the dew, the sheep will not have enough moisture in its body that it may not endure the heat of the day due to its thick fur and the humidity of the field. Oftentimes, if the sheep lacks moisture in the body, it will just faint and fall down anytime of the day.["Twe-we-weng"-  Sound effects for a sheep fainting]

Same thing, your bearing, mood and attitude for the whole day depends on how you "absorb the moisture" of positive inspiration in the early morning.

You don't need to absorb the following in the morning:

- negative thoughts;
- make-believe world;
- worries from yesterday piled up with today's worries;
- negative reports;
- bad news[may it be from newspaper, the net, Facebook or Twitter]
- negative people.

What you need is a refreshing dew that will give moisture and cool your heart and mind to sustain your attitude through the whole day.

His favor is as dew upon the grass. - Proverbs 19:12

If you lack inspiration in the morning, you may not endure the heat of the day - stress, pressure, and challenges. If you have no inspiration in your heart, you may just "faint" anytime. And the sound effects of a sheep fainting? "Twe-we-weng"


This is why you need to absorb any positive inspiration in the morning as you can. "Like" posts in Facebook which are positive and cool. Read something that will encourage and uplift you. Enjoy your coffee and breakfast and as you pray, pray verbally declaring that "this is the day that the Lord has made- a day of blessings and favor."And let me guarantee you, the word of God is better than anything else in this world to refresh and strengthen you every morning. Read and "absorb" the coolness of God's word in your life. The Word of God is called "The Good News" so why listen to bad news in the morning? The Bible is not a religious book; it is a revitalizing book.

And it is guaranteed, when you have enough absorption of positive inspirations in the morning, o, whatever you face during the day, you will never faint but rather, you will enjoy and triumph in the day.

Sheep, -
just be sure you absorb the morning dew as much as you can in the morning.

Or else -


"Twe-we- weng!"

PLEASE BEAR FOR AWHILE; YOU ARE BEING LOADED WITH BLESSINGS

PLEASE BEAR FOR AWHILE;

YOU ARE BEING LOADED WITH BLESSINGS

You open a site, a file, a video or an image.
This symbol appears, giving you a message that you have to wait.
You became impatient in waiting. You demand that the loading should be faster and instant.

You prayed. You expected something from God.
Seemingly, this symbol appears in your career telling you to wait.
This symbol appears in your work telling you to wait.
This symbol appears in your relationship telling you to wait.
You became impatient in waiting. You demand that the blessings ought to be given faster and as much as possible, instant.

God is saying -

"Please bear for awhile; you are being loaded with blessings."

Don't focus on the waiting; focus on the upcoming blessings.
Yes, you are being loaded with blessings everyday.

The Psalmist said in praise,

"Blessed be the Lord who daily loads us with blessings."

But many times, we want the answers to our prayers to be given right now, right away and right at this moment, but God said -

"Please bear for awhile; you are being loaded with blessings."

Yes, bear for awhile.
Bear some tests.
Bear some criticisms.
Bear some hard works.
Bear some time.
But don't hit the "escape" button in life or else you will cancel the blessings.
Bear in mind that it will be sooner than you think, the blessings will fully load to you.

One day, I am in the living room and I tried to connect to the Wifi in our house through my laptop. But with many attempts, it failed to connect to the Wifi. I was already impatient and in the brink of getting frustrated and angry, until I discovered that the Wifi has no problem. The problem is in the setting of my laptop. The wifi connection in my laptop is in disabled mode. Silly me! No wonder the Wifi cannot connect to me.

Isn't this true also in our lives? God has always been ready to bless us everyday. He promised that His favor is even new every morning. But the question is - are we connecting to Him? Do we allow that He connects with us or we just go on independently with our own lives?

I became wise since then. Every time I try to connect to the wifi through my laptop, I make sure that my laptop is open for connection. And when I see the symbol or icon just like above which tells me to wait, I always reflect that this is same with life. Blessings are guaranteed by God. Everyday I am loaded with blessings. but I got to wait. I got to be patient. I got to trust God.

I must bear for awhile; anyway, I am being loaded with blessings.

And by the way, when you wait like this, it doesn't mean the blessings hung, it just means that something bigger and greater is about to appear to surprise you.

So, if you have to wait, please bear for awhile; you are being loaded with blessings.

- A r t  R o y  R e m y

THE LORD WILL NOT JUST DO SOMETHING IN YOUR LIFE; HE WILL DO GREAT THINGS IN YOUR LIFE

Oftentimes, we address God just as the "Someone" up there in heaven. Addressing God like that just shows how one's relationship to God is not so personal. I cannot imagine addressing my father as "someone" instead of addressing him as my father. Same thing with our relationship with God, why address Him as the "Someone" in heaven when you can address Him as your Father?

Observe this well, when a person addresses God vaguely like using the word "Someone," it will usually be connected to how this Someone can do "something." Usually, you can hear these words - "Someone up there in heaven can do something in your life." Observe how unspecific and impersonal it is.

It is far different when you declare "My God, My Father." It is declaring that you have a personal relationship with the One you are addressing to. And when you say those things which God did in your life, you cannot just say that it is just something but -

      - great things.

These two statements are far, far different from each other-

"Someone up there will do something in my life."
"My Father God will do great things in my life."

In Joel 3: 21, God promised us with these words -

"Fear not o land; be glad and rejoice for the Lord will do great things."

Wow! What an assurance for us to declare that indeed our God will do great things in our lives!
God said to us not to fear. Fear only happens when you do not know who you trust or you don't know fully whom you are calling. If you know God just as the "someone who is up there" then it just shows how little you know God. This explains your fear. You don't know the God who can do great things for you is a very loving God, a very caring God and a God who blesses well.

Fear is the result of less knowledge of God. I am not pertaining here of deep theology in the study of God's word. I have seen lots of people who have deep head-knowledge of God but so less with heart-knowledge of God. What I mean is a mixture of heart and mind- an experience with God.

So when you recognize God not just as that someone but your loving Father God, then you can boldly declare and believe that the Lord will not just do something in your life but will do great things in your life.

When your faith becomes specific to a specific God, your blessings will also become specific.

For me, who I have is not just someone up there in heaven. Who I have is the Almighty God, the King of kings who is my loving Father, and this is why I believe that He will not just do something in my life but He will do great things in my life.

"Something" is not specific. It is vague and small.
"Great things" is specific, big, huge, wonderful and awesome.

When your relationship is personal, your faith becomes specific.

Declare - My Lord will not just do something in my life; He will do great things in my life.

- A r t  R o y  R e m y

WHY TODAY IS YOUR WONDERFUL DAY

Being a child of God, you already won in life because of His love and favor for you.
God has planned, destined and designed you as a winner and never a loser.
You may lose some things sometimes but it cannot make you a loser because that loss is just an event and never a person. As a child of the King, you are a winner, and you were designed to live it out.
Everyday is given to you as a possibility to live life as a winner.
Maybe you have not live this out because you have not seen it this way or you have not believed this way, thus forfeiting the rights and blessings God has already given for you.

Yes, you already won in life.

"Won."

The word "won" is in the word - "WON-derful."

This is why everyday is a WON-derful day because you already have won in life because of God's favor for you. Everyday has been given complete with God's blessings for you. Everyday has been given filled with His favor and they are new every morning. WON-derful truths, isn't it?

It is one thing to live to become a winner but it is another thing to believe that you are already a winner. The former is a pursuit and sometimes can be tiring. The latter is a state of faith on which you just live out naturally. The former is tiring because it depends on your self while the latter depends on the grace and your position in Christ.

"I won!"
"Thus, I have a WON-derful life!"

Yes, today is a your WON-derful day.
You will not just win today. The favor is,- you already won.
Claim it. Believe. Live it out.

You were designed as a winner.


- A r t  R o y  R e m y

An ancient inscription on the Cathedral in Lubeck, Germany, says: 

Ye call me master, and obey me not. 

Ye call me Light and seek me not. 

Ye call me Way and walk me not. 

Ye call me Wise and follow me not. 

Ye call me Fair and love me not. 

Ye call me Rich and ask me not. 

Ye call me Eternal and seek me not. 

Ye call me Gracious and trust me not. 

Ye call me Noble and serve me not. 

Ye call me Mighty and honor me not. 

Ye call me Just and fear me not. 

If I don't bless you, blame me not.”

FROM WITHERED HANDS TO WINNING HANDS

[Message delivered September 26, 2010 about the story of Jesus healing the man with a withered hand.]

Mark 3:14 - "And he[Jesus] entered again into the synagogue,

and there was the man with a withered hand."

The man with a withered hand can represent people whose

heart has already withered from serving God.

It is a representation of withered relationships, withered finances,

withered passion, and withered life.

It can also represent a church whose heart has withered

from being passionate for Jesus.

But Jesus came to heal the man with a withered hand.

Jesus will come to you to heal you

in a time people least expect[Sabbath] for

He will defy the norms. He will defy the wrong things that has

been said about you. He will defy the impossibilities.

God will change your withered hands into winning hands.

All you got to do is:

SHOW UP

You don't have to bring anything, just show up.

It is not complicated as you think, just show up.

What happened if that man didn't show up where Jesus was?

You will miss many things if you don't show up where Jesus is working.

Show up though it may be common.

show up though there is crisis.

Show up though there are critics.

Show up because it is for Jesus Christ.

STAND OUT

God will use the setbacks of your life to be the set-up of God's blessing in your life.

You were not designed to blend in. You were designed to stand out.

Stand out even in bad situations.

Stand out in boldness.

Stand out in the blessings of God.

STRETCH FORTH

Jesus asked from him what he has never done before.

Jesus will ask you what you have never done before.

Stretch forth though it is hard.

Stretch forth though it hurts.

Stretch forth for it will heal you.

The withered hands became winning hands.

It was just one hand he stretched out but both hands were healed.

When you show up, stand out and stretched out in faith,

God will heal your both hands.

God wants to heal your withered hands to become winning hands.

The question is-

Will you show up?

Will you stand out?

Will you stretch forth?

- A r t  R o y  R e m y

BIG DREAMS PLUS BEST SHOTS EQUALS BREAKTHROUGHS

God will show His power to those who dare to believe even against all odds. 

God promised in His words, 

all things are possible to him who believes.

By believing, one can have this formula to succeed in life, first:

God Can!

This speaks of 

Big Dreams

When you dream, dream big! 

You have a big God and He owns everything.

When you believe, your talents, potentials and resources will

work together with the challenges, situations and opportunities.

It is because God can make your dreams come true.

But be sure you believe,

Now you have big dreams, add to these:

You Can!

This speaks of your 

Best Shots

The day may seem filled with drudgery and commonness

but it is not the reason for you not to give your best shot.

You give your best shot because you believe

you are not just working for the present but you are getting ready for the future.

The best weapon you have right now against any challenges is to say "I can."

Big dreams plus your best shots means:

You Can Change!

This speaks of

Breakthroughs

In all the fulfillment of these dreams, the outmost outcome must be the better change of our lives.

The purpose of realization of dreams is the revolution of our lives.

Time for you to eradicate doubts and fear.

time for you to let God work in your life.

believe.

Dream BIG DREAMS because God can.
Do your BEST SHOTS because You Can.
Declare BREAKTHROUGHS because You Can Change.

Big Dreams plus Best shots equals Breakthroughs.

- A r t  R o y  R e m y