BAWAL ANG HINDI MATALINO

by | Jun 26, 2017 | Today's Word

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James 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

Pag may problema tayo at sinasabi nating, “Hindi ko alam ang solusyon,” only one thing can be said of us: Hindi tayo nagdarasal, at kung nagdarasal man tayo, hindi tayo nagdadasal enough. According to James, if we lack wisdom, we should ask God who gives generously to all without finding fault. Kaya kung wala tayong wisdom, kasalanan natin. Ang mga Christian dapat punung-puno ng wisdom to the point where they can exclaim, “May problema ako, but, wow! Heto nga pala ang solusyon!”

Sometimes it takes a day, a week or a month for the solution to come pero nandyan. Kung hindi natin alam ang gagawin, manalangin tayo ng kahit pitong oras. Pitong oras? Aba, may mga tao nga na nakakaiyak ng pitong oras, namumroblema ng pitong oras, naglalasing ng pitong oras pero hindi makapag-pray ng pitong oras.

Kaya nga ang kabobohan ay kasalanan. Bakit? Kasi hindi ipinanalangin. Wala dapat Kristianong hindi matalino. Kasi pag wala kang wisdom, ibig sabihin hindi ka humihingi. Ganun lang yung logic. It’s a crime not to have wisdom because that means you are not praying for it.

At sabi, papaano daw ibinibigay? Generously. May problema bang walang solusyon? Pero bakit hindi natin makuha? Kasi hindi hinihingi. Minsan, ang hinihingi natin ay approval lang sa mga pansarili nating solusyon. Hintayin natin kung ano ang tamang solusyong galing sa Dios. Dapat nating tandaan na ang salita ng Dios ay hindi dekorasyon. Totoo ito. Pray for wisdom.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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MAS MABUTING PAKINGGAN

by | Jun 23, 2017 | Today's Word

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Psalm 85:8
I will listen to what God the LORD will say; he promises peace to his people, his saints— but let them not return to folly.

Sa telebisyon, radyo at iba pang media, nag-aagawan ang mga istasyon sa attention ng mga tagapanood at tagapakinig kaya pinapalala at pinapapangit ang mga balita sa news programs. Kung minsan kukunan ng picture ang isang bubong ng bahay na nilipad ng hangin at bumagsak sa ilog. Ang naging headline: Bahay lumubog sa baha! Yun pala, bubong lang talaga yun at hindi naman bahay.

Huwag tayong masyadong nagpapaniwala sa sensational journalism. Nag-aagawan lang ng benta ang mga dyaryo at telebisyon. At alam naman nating lahat, bad news is good news because it sells. Kaya nga dapat na rin nating palitan yung concept ng news. Nakakatamad nang magbasa ng dyaryo at manood ng balita.

Kung kailan pa naman dinner time nandyan yung mga news ng mga sinaksak, tinanggalan ng bituka, dinukot ang mata, sinementuhan, inilagay sa drum, sinunog. Kita nyo kung gaano ka-bad taste ang ating mga broadcasters. Hindi na inisip ang mga pamilya na magkakasama habang kumakain. Ano ang mapapala ng isang bayan na idinetalye pa sa balita kung paano tinadtad ang isang babae at pinutul-putol ang kanyang katawan? Pero yung mga mabubuting balita, nagiging paningit na lang. That’s why even the media has to be re-won in God’s name.

Kaya mabuting pinakikinggan ang Dios sa pagbabasa natin ng Biblia, sa pakikinig natin ng mga responsible preaching, sa pagre-reflect natin ng mga awitin na nagpapaliwanag ng mga mensahe ng Dios. Dito tayo magbabad.

 

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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ISIPIN NAMAN ANG IBA

by | Jun 23, 2017 | Today's Word

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Philippians 2:4
Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Pagka na-disappoint tayo sa tao dahil na-late siya, kulang ang dinala nya, o hindi tama ang ginawa nya, consider the other person’s needs and concerns. Baka may iba siyang need na more compelling than ours kaya hindi tayo sinipot. Or consider other people’s difficulties. Baka hirap na hirap to meet the standard we want. Consider other people’s limitations.

Ang problema natin is we judge people according to our personal standard without respecting them and without giving consideration to their weaknesses and shortcomings. We have to consider other people’s interests as well. Gustung-gusto ko ng ganito, pero iba naman ang interest nya. Disappointed ako sa kanya dahil gustung-gusto kong manood ng basketball, samantalang gusto naman nya ay drama. May karapatan din siyang manood ng drama dahil may iba siyang interest.

Let’s face it, disappointment with other people comes from our selfishness. We like people to be our shadows. Gusto natin na pag gumalaw tayo ay gagalaw sila. Pag tumigil tayo ay titigil sila. Gusto nating gawin ang mga tao na tau-tauhan. Kung gusto mo ng pagkaasim-asim na sinigang, dapat ay gusto rin nya yon. Maraming asawa ang ganun.

“Bakit hindi mo kayang magluto nang katulad ng nanay ko?”

“Ah ganun? E di dun ka na sa nanay mo!”

Kasi ipipilit mo yung sayo, ba’t hindi mo i-respect yung taste ng ibang tao?

If you want disappointment to lose its power over you, then become less and less selfish.

Ed Lapiz

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NEVER SAY NEVER

by | Jun 22, 2017 | Today's Word

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Philippians 3:13
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead.

Ang mga taong nabubuhay sa nakaraan ay bilanggo ng nakaraan. The only way we can be freed of the past and from the hold of all the negative things in it is to forgive and forget, and then to look forward. Marami pang araw ang darating. Mahaba pa ang takbo ng mundo. At kung maiksi nga ito, lalo pa tayong dapat mag-enjoy. The faster we learn to forgive, the better. The happiest people on earth are those who always forgive and forget.

Hindi komo may gumawa ng mali sa atin, pagdidiskitahan na natin ang lahat ng tao na gagawa din ng mali. Hindi komo may isang tindero ng kaldero na nandaya sayo minsan ay mandaraya na ang lahat ng tindero ng kaldero. Nang sindihan mo ang kalan, natunaw ang kaldero. Sabi mo, “Mandaraya ang lahat ng nagtitinda ng kaldero.” Hindi ganyan.

Sometimes you get hurt in a love affair and you say, “Never again.” You should never say never again. Mahirap yun. Learn to trust. Live life again, although a bit wiser the second time around. Tandaan lang natin na ang sobrang playing safe na tao ay ayaw nang magtiwala. Kung ang lahat ay de-numero at de-kahon, hindi tayo mag-e-enjoy sa buhay. Learn to be wise, but not to the point that being wise becomes an oppressive master and a solitary prison. Totoong mahirap magtiwala kaya mag-ingat na lang. Pero huwag magduda nang sobra. Baka wala ka nang ma-enjoy sa buhay.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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OK LANG

by | Jun 21, 2017 | Today's Word

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Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Because a friend loves at all times and a brother is born for adversity, therefore friendship brings us help in times of need and adversity.

Kadalasan, higit na mahusay makatulong ang kaibigan kaysa immediate members of the family because usually family members are in the same boat. If all of you are in the same boat, papaano ka naman masasagip kung pare-pareho kayong lumulubog? Halimbawa mag-asawa kayo, bigla kayong nagkalugi-lugi sa negosyo, di ba pareho rin kayong walang pera at pareho kayong gipit? It takes another person outside of your boat to extend help.

Your friend is in another boat. Iba ang kanyang pamilya, iba ang kanyang economics, iba ang kanyang sitwasyon. Sa mga times na bumabagsak ka, siya ang mas kayang maghagis sayo ng salbabida.

May mga tao who do not mind na maabala sila. They don’t mind helping and extending assistance, pero hindi sila humihingi ng tulong, nagpapagibik o napasasaklolo kung kailangan nila. Hindi nyo kaibigan yun. Of course, may mga tao rin naman na wala nang ginawa kundi mang-abala at mag-take advantage sa institution of friendship. Hindi rin kaibigan yun. But if you could approach someone and say, “Oy, wala akong magamit na kotse today, akin na nga ang susi ng kotse mo.” Ganun ka at ease kasi kaibigan mo.

What does this tell us? Na kaya tayo may kaibigan ay para meron tayong inaabala. At kaya tayo kaibigan ng iba dahil willing din tayong maabala.

 

Ed Lapiz

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