A RADICAL AND REVOLUTIONARY LOVE. [LOVE .. BY JAESON MA WITH LYRICS]

Now Hollywood wants to make you think they know what love is. 

But I'll tell you what true love is. 

Love is not what you see in the movies. 

Its not the ecstasy its not what you see in that scene you know what I mean? 

I´m telling you right now true love is sacrifice. 

Love is thinking about others before you think about yourself.

 Love is selfless not selfish. 

Love is God and God is love. 

Love is when you lay down your life for another 

whether for your brother your mother your father or your sister 

Its even laying down your life for your enemies. 

That´s unthinkable but think about that. 

Love is true. Think.

I´ll put you in front of me

So everybody can see

My love, this is my love

I know that I´ll be alright

As long as you are my guide

My love this is my love

Love is patient love is kind. 

It does not envy it does not boast it is not proud. 

It is not rude. it is not self-seeking it is not easily angered 

it keeps no record of wrongs. 

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes 

it always perseveres.

Love never fails. 

Love is everlasting its eternal it goes on and on it goes beyond time 

love is the only thing that will last when you die 

but ask the question why? Do you have love?

There is no greater love than this than he who lays down his life for his friends. 

Now are you willing to lay down your life for your friends? 

You´re probably willing to lay down your life for your mother your father or your best friends but are you willing to lay down your life for even those that hate you? 

I´m going to tell you who did 

that the definition of love is Jesus Christ. 

He is love. 

The nails in his hands the thorns in his brow 

hanging on a cross for your sin my sins that is LOVE he died for you and me 

while we still hated him that is love. 

God is true love and if you don´t know this love 

now is the time to know perfect love.

- Jaeson Ma

Indeed this is now the generation of artist-preachers, radical preachers who are passionate for Jesus, freed from sin and the law by God's grace, preachers who are for relationship with the Lord and not for organized religion, preachers who are not proud of their goodness, but of the love of God, revolutionary preachers who are creative though despised by religion, preachers who are full of love for all, preachers who exalts JESUS in their own culture. This is my generation. - Art Roy Remy

A TWO-THOUSAND-CENTURY-OLD ADVICE TO THE RADICAL CHRISTIANS OF TODAY

Galatians Chapter 2

Adviser and Writer: Paul 

[THE MESSAGE]

 [Concerning our process in sharing our new ideas]

1-5 Fourteen years after that first visit, Barnabas and I went up to Jerusalem and took Titus with us. I went to clarify with them what had been revealed to me. At that time I placed before them exactly what I was preaching to the non-Jews. I did this in private with the leaders, those held in esteem by the church, so that our concern would not become a controversial public issue, marred by ethnic tensions, exposing my years of work to denigration and endangering my present ministry.

           My notes:

 Leaders must follow revelation, not imitation.  

People tend to criticize what they do not understand. So, explain.

 Explain controversial issues in private. Simply, use inbox not shout-outs.

The reason why issues become full-blown controversial issues is because we always use the pulpit or the stage to address them.

If after explaining they oppose, take your stand, but disagree agreeably.

No issue should get in the way of the spirit of Love.

 [Concerning the prejudice and opposition of traditional and legalistic people against us]

Significantly, Titus, non-Jewish though he was, was not required to be circumcised. While we were in conference we were infiltrated by spies pretending to be Christians, who slipped in to find out just how free true Christians are. Their ulterior motive was to reduce us to their brand of servitude. We didn't give them the time of day. We were determined to preserve the truth of the Message for you.


          My notes:

I rather light a candle than curse the darkness.

We cannot fight an issue with the same spirit which made them. 

The issue of people who criticizes you is not about you, but about them. They cannot just take how happy and free you are, while they are imprisoned by their own rules and laws.

The response? Paul said, "Don't give them the time of the day." Being affected by them means to be reduced in their level. You are far, far from their level - you are free, happy, positive, loving, forgiving, open-minded, passionate for Jesus, and radical.

 [Concerning our process in dealing with the people who are so enamored with positions in the churches]

 6-10 As for those who were considered important in the church, their reputation doesn't concern me. God isn't impressed with mere appearances, and neither am I. And of course these leaders were able to add nothing to the message I had been preaching. It was soon evident that God had entrusted me with the same message to the non-Jews as Peter had been preaching to the Jews. Recognizing that my calling had been given by God, James, Peter, and John—the pillars of the church—shook hands with me and Barnabas, assigning us to a ministry to the non-Jews, while they continued to be responsible for reaching out to the Jews. The only additional thing they asked was that we remember the poor, and I was already eager to do that.


           My notes:

Let us not reduce Christianity to mere appearances. 

Be very sure that the standards which you are fighting for is really the standard of the word of God, and not your group preference or one country's culture. Check it out. 

No one has the monopoly of the power of God. It is available to anyone who believes.

We serve God not because of position, but because of compassion.

The only one position we need to have is - serving others. 

Of all the things the church ought not to forget is not if they have a big conference, or a big event, or a big building, or a big party, but if they remember and helped the poor. 

[Concerning our process in dealing/responding with those who really go out of the line of disrespecting and opposing us thinking that they are standing for their faith]

 11-13 Later, when Peter came to Antioch, I had a face-to-face confrontation with him because he was clearly out of line. Here's the situation. Earlier, before certain persons had come from James, Peter regularly ate with the non-Jews. But when that conservative group came from Jerusalem, he cautiously pulled back and put as much distance as he could manage between himself and his non-Jewish friends. That's how fearful he was of the conservative Jewish clique that's been pushing the old system of circumcision. Unfortunately, the rest of the Jews in the Antioch church joined in that hypocrisy so that even Barnabas was swept along in the charade.

 14But when I saw that they were not maintaining a steady, straight course according to the Message, I spoke up to Peter in front of them all: "If you, a Jew, live like a non-Jew when you're not being observed by the watchdogs from Jerusalem, what right do you have to require non-Jews to conform to Jewish customs just to make a favorable impression on your old Jerusalem cronies?"

        My notes:

Jesus came near to sinners, while we separate ourselves from them. 

The thing that drives people who opposes us is not conviction, but - fear. If they fully believe that God is in charge and He can take care of the present and the future, why fear change? 

Many will not understand your radical stand, and some will be swept along in the charade, but still in the spirit of love and humility, keep loving people.

You cannot win over hate with a response of hate, or over angst with angst. You can only win with the radical love of Jesus.

No one has the right to impose a rule to us just for them or their organization to look good. You cannot impose anything to John the Baptist, right?

[Concerning legalism in our churches]

 15-16 We Jews know that we have no advantage of birth over "non-Jewish sinners." We know very well that we are not set right with God by rule-keeping but only through personal faith in Jesus Christ. How do we know? We tried it—and we had the best system of rules the world has ever seen! Convinced that no human being can please God by self-improvement, we believed in Jesus as the Messiah so that we might be set right before God by trusting in the Messiah, not by trying to be good.

 17-18Have some of you noticed that we are not yet perfect? (No great surprise, right?) And are you ready to make the accusation that since people like me, who go through Christ in order to get things right with God, aren't perfectly virtuous, Christ must therefore be an accessory to sin? The accusation is frivolous. If I was "trying to be good," I would be rebuilding the same old barn that I tore down. I would be acting as a charlatan.

          My notes:

I can relate to the above verses. I've been there.

The love of God is not based on our performances. Whether you perform well or not, God loves you.

Our love for God must not be performance-based, but relationship-based.

We are not set right by our own goodness but only through faith in Jesus Christ. This is not just salvation, but also after salvation. 

Don't be surprised that even the seemingly-so-good-Christians are not perfect. They can never be.

People will always mis-interpret and misjudge you because of your radical love. They will think you are carnal, apostate and crazy. Never mind. Stay positive, loving and caring. You are not alone. Jesus was accused the same thing by the pharisees.

 [Concerning our response with grace. I can speak these words as if I am Paul. Speak these words too as your declaration to the world.]

 19-21 What actually took place is this: I tried keeping rules and working my head off to please God, and it didn't work. So I quit being a "law man" so that I could be God's man. Christ's life showed me how, and enabled me to do it. I identified myself completely with him. Indeed, I have been crucified with Christ. My ego is no longer central. It is no longer important that I appear righteous before you or have your good opinion, and I am no longer driven to impress God. Christ lives in me. The life you see me living is not "mine," but it is lived by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I am not going to go back on that.

   Is it not clear to you that to go back to that old rule-keeping, peer-pleasing religion would be an abandonment of everything personal and free in my relationship with God? I refuse to do that, to repudiate God's grace. If a living relationship with God could come by rule-keeping, then Christ died unnecessarily.

[That says it all.]

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."

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.

-

Art Roy Remy's Creed for World Domination

A PRACTICAL CHECKLIST IN MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT YOUR JOB OR CAREER

As a spiritual mentor, there are lots of career people who asked counsel from me in regard to the job they will take or to the career path they will tread. They asked if the word of God has practical guidelines in which they can know to base their decisions. As far as I know, the answer is - Yes. There are practical guidelines which we can make as a checklist before making decision about our jobs and career.

The checklist which I refer to is found in Philippians 4 4- 9:

"Rejoice in the Lord always; and again I say rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto men. Be careful for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God, and the peace of God which passes understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally brethren, whatsoever is true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there any praise, think on these things. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do; and the God of peace shall be with you."

So let me arrange to you this checklist based on these verses and as you make you decisions concerning your job or career, consider these first:

Prayer
What you face is not a - problem, but an exciting challenge to pray. This prayer must be a prayer of rejoicing and not sadness. This means that you are not complaining with your present situation but rather being thankful of what you have, no matter how hard the challenge is. This prayer is of thanksgiving and not of complaining attitude. It must not be based on complaints because complaints clouds our decision, and besides, complaints also breeds complaints. What you complain now, you will again complain in your new job. Approach things in a positive and thankful attitude. Hence, this prayer must be a declaration of your faith that better things are about to come in the decisions you will make. You make decisions based on inspiration and not on desperation. And at times, you have to wait.

Purpose
Is this job aligned with your life's purpose? Will these be true, honest, pure, lovely and of good report? Or let me revise the question - "Will this MAKE YOU true, honest, pure, lovely and of good report?" If the answer is "Yes" then go for it, but if not, then don't.

Passion
Do you really like this work? Be sure this aligns to your passion because if it is not your passion, you will never last with it. Don't sacrifice payment in exchange of your purpose and passion because you will only be efficient in any work when you are passionate with what you are doing and not just because you are just being paid.

Payment
Is the payment aligned with the first three checklist? Is it favorable and fair? Of course, you must consider these also because the word of God also teaches that the worker is worthy of his hire[Luke 10:17; Also read Deut. 24:15]

Progress
Will this be a stepping stone towards the fulfillment of your dreams? Will this job be a stop-over, a detour or a  main avenue towards your dreams?

Peace of God
As you depend on God in prayer, God will surely give you peace in making the right decision, and also right after you already made the decision. God is not the author of confusion. He will always guide you to what is best. You take note in the last part of the verse that it said, "DO, and the God of peace shall be with you."

Projection
This is what amazed me about faith and declaration. The reason why the above verse said, "The peace of God passes understanding" because there maybe things you may not understand in making decisions but because you believe in God's leading, for sure He will give you peace that even passes understanding. You don't have to know everything or else you will live by sight and not by faith. This is what faith plays a vital part. Don't declare what you don't want. Believe and declare what you want.  Believe and declare that your God can control everything to give you favor, and be excited with it. Anything is possible to him or her who believes.

You can add to these checklist but this is so far what I use based on these verses.
You don't have to be confused nor fear because when you believe, God will move according to your faith.
Believe that the best is yet to come. You are highly favored, don't forget that.

THE "NEW-EVERY-MORNING" PROMISE

The mercies of God and His love are new every morning.
Yes, every morning and everyday.
The mercies He gave you yesterday is different from what you have today. They are newer today.
The expression of His love which He expressed to you yesterday is different from what you will see today. They are newer everyday.

God said to you -

"It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning, great is Your faithfulness."[Lamentations  3:22-23]

This is what I call "The New-Every-Morning" promise of God for our lives.

The "New-Every-Morning" promise guarantees us that life is better everyday. Though there may be trials sometimes, but God guaranteed that He will make everything come out right.

The night ends at midnight and the new day starts right after that. But though it is a new day, we all know the fact that it is still dark from 1 in the morning to 4 in the morning,right? But this darkness do not discount the fact that it is already a new day.

There are times in our lives that seemingly hope is not seen because of the darkness being experienced, but this darkness do not eradicate the fact that a new day has already started. This is why the Psalmist said, "Weeping may endure for the night but joy comes in the morning." The "New-Every-Morning" starts at 1AM in the morning though it is yet dark.

The "New-Every-Morning" promise also guarantees us that life doesn't have to be perfect in order to be enjoyed. If we reserve our happiness in our "If only I have that...If only I have this...", we can never be happy in life. You don't need everything to enjoy life; rather, you need life in order to enjoy everything. Life is not perfect but it does not mean it cannot be enjoyed. The truth is, I have observed in life, life is enjoyable because it is far from perfect. Imperfection gives spice to life, and imperfection leads us to God. Accept the fact that your life is not perfect and you have don't have to wait your life to be perfect just to be happy. Enjoy life right now in whatever you have in whatever you can.

I was amazed to discover today that according to Astronomy, the sun never rises or sets down in the same exact place everyday. We may not notice it but science has proven it that the sun rises and sets everyday slightly moving further toward the south each day between 21 June and 21 December, and a little further towards the north each day between 21 December and 21 June. Isn't this amazing?

So, if the sun is never perfect in where it rises and sets, so why bother to expect your life to be perfect? If the sun don't worry about it, you don't have to worry about it, too. All the sun keeps on doing is rise up in the morning with all its vibrance and shining glory for us telling us,

"Hey, beloved, good morning! Today is a new day. Today, God's love and mercies for you are newer. The favor for you today is new. Your strength is new. Your life is new. Today, your success journey continues. Today, your potentials will be unleashed. Today, you will fulfill your purpose in life. Get up today with full of hope and happiness. Smile in the morning. Enjoy life to the fullest. God is with you."

This is the "New-Every-Morning" Promise. Claim it. Live it. Maximize it. Enjoy it.

GOD'S BEST IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN YOUR BEST

Always declare everyday that the best is yet to come.
There is no use of thinking negatively of what's wrong could happen. Always think that the best is about to happen. What you believe will happen because this is anchored on the One who can make it happen. God has promised that His thoughts for us are always for peace and for the best and not for evil.

Now, let me challenge you today. Pause for awhile and think whatever best you want to happen in your life. Can you give me at least 5 best things you want to happen in your life?

Now, whatever best you have thought of, this is an amazing promise from God -

God's best is always better than your best!

In essence, God is saying, "Is that the best you can think of, well, I can give you better than your best."

He said in Isaiah 60: 17 -

"For brass, I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron." 

Consider that promise. Is your best brass? Then God can give you gold. Is your best iron? Then God can bring you silver. Is your best wood? Then God can give you brass. Is your best stones? Then God can give you iron.

God's thoughts of best for you is always better than your best.
You can never out-best the Lord.

Therefore, God is just asking you to declare, think, pray and do what is your best.
And from your best, God will do the mark-up of His version of His best for you.
And let me guarantee you, His best is always surprising, overwhelming and amazing!

Take note, you are not required to declare, think and do what is best set by others for you, or your best based on the best of others. God is asking for your best as the basis. Your best is just His minimum, impossibilities are His expertise.

So, what is the best you can think of to happen for your life?
God is challenging you now, "Is that all you can think?"
Make it bigger. Make it higher.

God's best is always better than your best.


- A r t  R o y  R e m y

WHAT FOUR THINGS GROWING CHURCHES HAVE IN COMMON

I have studied and compared four growing churches.

I grouped them into two groups-

traditional, and

modern.

It is amazing because though they were totally different

yet their churches are growing both in quality and quantity.

These are my comparisons.

KINGDOM NOT BOREDOM

God's kingdom is all about the love of God reigning in the lives of people. His kingdom expansion is all about people discovering salvation and victorious living. When one discovers this radical truth, boredom can never sets in one's heart. It is because kingdom is living for others. Helping others gives meaning to life. Helping people and making this earth a better world through love, kindness and goodness gives true significance and direction in life. When you live for God's kingdom, becoming rich becomes not just accumulating money but gaining money because of the intention to help others. Growth in church becomes not for the sake of power and influence, but for sharing the love of God to people especially to the poor. Christian living becomes no longer bound by rituals and religiosity but of passionate caring for others. Life begins to have meaning when you live for the Kingdom.

Maybe the reason why you are bored because you are not living for His kingdom but just for yourself. Maybe you are bored in the pursuit of your dreams because your ambition is all just for yourself and not for others. Maybe you are bored because you work just to earn money but no intention whatsoever to help others. Maybe you are bored because your weekly activities has no effort in helping others. Maybe you are bored even in your church life because all you think is yourself- you pray just all for your own good, you attend worship all because you want to be cheered, and you study just because for your own growth- but where are your actions to help anyone? When was the last time you help someone? When was the last time you worship that you bring someone with you? When was the last time you shared the love of God to someone? This reveals why you are bored even in your church life. Even church life can really be boring no matter what is your preference in worship, when the church life all revolves inside and no more of sharing the love of God outside. Church life can be all rituals and religion when no lives are changed.

Boredom creeps in when kingdom living is set aside.

But when you start to dream, to work, to engage, and to live for others, and you will find true meaning and direction in life. You will get out of your comfort zone which is the breeding ground of boredom. Kingdom living has no comfort zone because all zones becomes Jesus' zones of helping someone. Kingdom mindset people can never be bored because they are overwhelmed that what they are doing is for the King, and for the expansion of His kingdom here on earth.

You were called for Kingdom, not boredom.

Help others.

- A r t  R o y  R e m y

YOUR ACTION SPEAKS SO LOUD IT INFLUENCES THIS GENERATION AND ECHOES INTO ETERNITY

Yes, it is what we do, 

not what we think,

nor what we plan,

that can influence this generation.

What you think and what you plan

will not even echo in heaven.

It is all in what you have done.

What you do influences a generation,

not just this one but even the next generations.

What you do, no matter how small it is, has

a contribution to the whole story of the world.

Make sure it is a good contribution.

Don't ever think that what you do are all for heaven's account.

It has also an earth's account wherein God planned us

to influence this world with His kingdom.

What you do echoes in eternity.

See the power of your words and actions. 

It goes into eternity.

For me, I will rather speak good and positive words,

and do positive and kingdom actions

to influence a generation for God,

because it's power reverberates unto eternity.

And eternity reverberates back unto us right now,

this world reverberates unto us right now.

What you say and do echoes back to you.

So your life now is the result of what you have been believing,

what you have been saying, and what you have been doing.

Echoes.

It is our actions that speaks so loud in this world and into eternity.

Let it echo back the goodness of life.

- A r t  R o y  R e m y

“The enemy never bothers folks

who are not doing kingdom work.

Sometimes opposition is a

validation of your direction."

- J o n a t h a n  A c u f f

VISUALIZE, VERBALIZE YOUR VICTORY

Two simple radical truths which can change your life and your world:

               Visualize.
               Verbalize.

Visualize.
Visualize the life that you want.
Visualize this day how good it is, how blessed you are and how favored you are.
Visualize a happy day.
Visualize your dream- your dream house, your dream car, your dream family, your dream business.
Visualize the good things in life.
Don't visualize the bad things, the negative forecast, the fears and your doubts. It will do you no good.
Nobody wants to watch a bad, lame film. C'mon, this is your life, this is your dream. Visualize it as good as it is.
For you are what you think.
Visualize.

Verbalize.
Speak the blessings verbally everyday. Blessing is not blessing unless spoken.
Speak good things today. Learn to unleash words of blessings and affirmation.
Speak your dreams. Speak the goodness of the day. Speak the goodness of your life.
Speak blessings to others.
Verbalize your favor. Declare that today is a grand day to live. Declare that blessings and favor is yours.
Declare how you are so loved by God.
Verbalize. Don't speak negative things. Shun self-limiting words, doubts and complaints.
Verbalize. It is not enough to think of it. If you want to go to the next level of a blessed life - verbalize. If God had spoken when He created this world though He can also do it with his thoughts, how much more we ought to change our lives by speaking good words?
Verbalize. Speak positive things.

Visualize.
Verbalize.

Victory.

A BOY WHO DOESN'T KNOW HIS BIRTHDAY

It was already 7:00PM. 

I was waiting for our evening community hope session to start and I was preparing my message, when a boy approached us selling dried fish to our group. I got curious when I overheard that he is not a resident of Santolan community but resides in Cogeo. I was moved with compassion to know that this little boy was still selling dried fish at this very hour, and he still got to travel back to his home. I called the boy and invited him to sit beside me. I told him that I will buy his remaining goods and I will pay him ten times the prize if he will just sit a moment with me. When I asked him who is with him, he told me that his older brother is with him. I told the boy to call his brother to join us. 

Now this time, both of them were sitting beside me listening to me as I encouraged them not to let poverty kill their dream, but rather to take poverty as a fuel for their dreams. I affirmed them that God loves them and He wants to change their lives. As I speak, I can see tears in the eyes of the older brother. I know how it felt, I've been there. I shared to them the love of Jesus to them, and how Jesus wants not just to bring them to heaven but to change their lives as well. The names of two boys are Olwin and Gary Parahito.

When I asked about their birthdays, Olwin answered that he doesn't know his birthday. I told him that it is okay if he cannot give a date. I told him, "It's okay Olwin, anyway Jesus knows your birthday. He knows you full well, and today is more than your birthday, because this is the day that the Lord has made you His child because you placed your faith in Jesus." He got what I meant and he softly replied, "S-S-September 7." He said this with a grin in his face as if today is really his physical birthday, and now he knew what is his "birthday."

With the blessings they received today- eternal and financial- they left with a different aura of happiness and joy in their lives. I don't know when and where I will meet those boys again, but one thing I know- two boys are celebrating their "birthdays" today.

The children of God are the only people on earth that has two birthdays.

God desires that people in this world will have two birthdays.