WHAT FATHERS HAVE TO RELEARN

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Colossians 3:21

Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.

Filipinos are a touching people.  In our naiveté as a people and in our blind and sometimes foolish aping of western civilization, we deprive ourselves of an important cultural heritage – that is, the culture of touch.

In families, touch is also very important. The way we raise our children, hindi natin sila inilalagay sa basket, crib, stroller, at isini-seat belt sa upuan.  Kinakalong natin sila.  Itinatali sa dibdib o sa likod.  Pinapasan sa balikat o kaya’y kinakarga. Even child psychologists will tell us that touch is very important especially to children.

Minsan, ang nagiging obstacles sa ganitong kultura ay ang macho image ng Filipino fathers.  Ayaw na kadikit o kaakbay ang mga anak na lalaki. Ang mga anak tuloy ay medyo malayo sa tatay at palaging nakabuntot at nakasiksik sa mga nanay. Touching is one of the things that many fathers have to relearn. Our culture is not afraid to touch. Many of our fathers are enslaved by the concept na dapat hindi sila emotional.  This is probably the reason why we create so many men with very weak character because they are dominated by strong-willed mothers.

The fathers should be more present and more “touching” so that they could impart and let their character, manhood and firmness permeate into the character especially of their sons. Many fathers have arms that ache to embrace their sons but would rather not for fear of too much expressiveness.

Ed Lapiz

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PREPARE AND DECIDE

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Matthew 6:14-15

“For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”

Maraming tao ang selosa o seloso dahil lumaki marahil sa bahay na kulang sila sa pansin. Hindi sila nabigyan ng pag-aaruga at pagmamahal. Lagi na lang silang naiinggit dahil talagang naapi. Siguro may kapatid tayo na lagi tayong nilalamangan. O may lola tayo na bigay nang bigay ng bibingka sa pinsan natin pero ayaw nya tayo bigyan. May teacher na kinuriputan ang grade natin. Pero ano ang gusto nating mangyari? Naapi na nga tayo noon, paaapi pa ba tayo ngayon? Sarili natin ang umaapi sa atin ngayon.

Kung hindi pa natin pinapakawalan ang sarili from the memories of the past, the only way out, the only remedy is to forgive. Then we will feel the release from bondage. Let’s forgive for two important reasons. First, God commanded it and we cannot be forgiven unless we forgive. Second, only when we forgive will we be really free to enjoy life. Make this monumental decision today to forgive and be happy.

Do not only look at your past and forgive those who have wronged you, but also prepare for the future. Sino ang mga tao na sa palagay natin ay kukunsumihin tayo bukas, next week, next month o next year? Prepare now and decide not to be unduly angry when that situation comes. Then you won’t give the devil an opportunity to smile, you won’t give him the victory. Prepare and decide to forgive.

Ed Lapiz

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BE READY FOR ANYTHING

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Ecclesiastes 9:11

I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.

Not everything happens as expected. Fast runners don’t always win races. Great heroes don’t always win battles. Wisdom or intelligence or skill does not always make you healthy, rich or popular. We do not know what disaster we may fall into. Kaya yung mga ibang magulang sobrang playing safe. Ang mga anak hindi pinapasama sa picnic, hindi pinagbo-boy scout o pinapasama sa mga outing dahil baka malunod, baka magkaganito. Pero sa bahay mismo puwedeng mabagsakan ng eroplano. You never know.

Nagkaroon kayo ng malaking negosyo because you happened to be in the right place at the right time. O kaya napunta-punta pa kayo sa ganung party, nakilala nyo si ganito tuloy napangasawa nyo. You don’t know what a day may bring forth.

Kahit anong pagsisikap ang gawin mo, it doesn’t guarantee you will succeed. Marami masyadong variables. Kaya yung mga nagtatagumpay hindi dapat maging mayabang. Nangyari lang. Sabi nila pag tumitira ka sa high rise building, doon ka dapat sa penthouse para pag lumindol una kang mahukay at makuha. E papaano kung may sunog? Pinakamataas naman ang tatalunin mo.

Parang ganyan lang ang buhay. Everything has its ups and downs. Enjoy the best but be ready for the worst because it can come without rhyme or reason. That is why we need God in our lives to steady us no matter what. 

Ed Lapiz

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PARTNERS

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Romans 16:3-5
Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus. They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them. Greet also the church that meets at their house…

Paul greeted them as fellow workers. Pag sinabing fellow workers, kabalikat sila sa gawain. In other words, Paul could not have done what he did without the help of these people. Kaya kung anuman ang pasalamat at papuri na dapat maibigay kay Paul as a servant of God, sila ay kasama dun.

Kung tayo’y nagtatagumpay sa ating mga propesyon, kapartner sa mga trophies at mga award na natatanggap natin ang mga katulong sa bahay, bakit? Kung hindi ka ba nyan ipinaglalaba, ipinamamalantsa, ipinagluluto, mag-e-excel ka ba sayong ministry? Di naubos na ang oras mo ng kalalaba, kaluluto, kakatrabaho.

Marami tayong kapartner sa ating ministry. Meron lang nga talagang frontliner—yung kitang-kita, yung visible na visible. But for every successful person and every successful ministry, there are many people who share in the work who should also share in the glory of the work.

Hindi kinakalimutan ni Paul ang kanyang utang na loob sa mag-asawang ito at ang utang na loob ng buong iglesya sa kanila. Priscilla and Aquila were obviously in the center of church life and ministry, and in the center of Paul’s heart. Napakaganda ng ministry ng mag-asawang ito.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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TANGGAPIN ANG DAPAT TANGGAPIN

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Ecclesiastes 5:19
Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work—this is a gift of God.

Bakit kapag tayo ay nakakatanggap ng magagandang bagay, hindi naman tayo nagrereklamo? Bakit kapag may nagregalo sa ating maganda na hindi natin inaasahan, hindi natin sinasabing, “Lord, napaka-unfair naman ninyo. Bakit ako nakatanggap ng gift? Dapat hindi.” Pag naglalakad tayo’y may napulot na P1,000, sinasabi ba nating, “Lord, hindi ko dapat napulot ito. Bakit ako pa, bakit hindi na lang iba?”

Bakit hindi tayo nagrereklamo when things that we like to happen happen? Pero pag ayaw naman natin ang nangyayari, nagrereklamo tayo. Dapat pareho lang, di ba? When we receive good things, we don’t complain. When we receive things that don’t look good, we also shouldn’t complain.

Sinisiyasat natin kung karapat-dapat bang mangyari sa atin. Kung karapat-dapat e di salamat. Makatwiran ang Dios. Kung hindi naman karapat-dapat, naniniwala pa rin tayong makatwiran ang Dios at ang mga nangyayari ay mabuti pa rin kahit na ayaw tanggapin ng ating limited na pananaw.

At kung nabaligtad na natin ang ating isipan at ang lahat ng mga verses at hindi pa rin natin maunawaan, manahimik na lang tayo. Pasanin ang dapat pasanin, lakarin ang dapat lakarin, languyin ang dapat languyin dahil alam ng Dios ang ating katayuan. Hindi nya tayo kalilimutan at pababayaan. Malalaman rin natin yan pagdating sa dulo.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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