MAHALAGA

by | Mar 21, 2017 | Today's Word

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365 Daily Supplements For The Heart
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Matthew 19 :13-14
Then little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them. Jesus said, ‘’Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’’

Children are welcome. They must never feel unwanted. Dapat pinupuri natin sila. Kahit naman matanda na ay namumukadkad pa rin pag pinupuri. Kapag sinabihan ka isang umaga ng isang taong mahalaga sayo, ‘’Ang ganda mo naman ngayon.’’ Talagang hapon na ay nakangiti ka pa rin, kahit nakabitin ka pa sa bus.

Huwag i-frustrate ang talent ng isang bata. Kung gusto nyang magdrowing, huwag pinapalo ang kamay. ‘’Huwag kang magdrowing. Iba ang gawin mo. Maglaba ka dito.’’ May mga batang kaliwete. Pero pinipilit natin. ‘’Pangit yan, use your right hand.’’ Talagang may mga taong left-handed. That’s part of their brain system and how it is placed. Hirap na hirap siya pag pinipilit magkanan and he feels like a second-class person. May mga bagay na dapat putulin—halimbawa, ang sungay at buntot ng mga bata. Pero ang talent at inclinations ay hindi dapat pinuputol.

We must also prepare children for sadness. Maganda kung may pets ang mga bata. Mga alagang pusa, aso o maliliit na hayop. Pag namatay o nagkasakit sila, naihahanda ang puso ng mga bata na sa buhay ay may namamatay at may nawawala. Sooner or later, the parents go, the grandparents go, the brothers and sisters die. We must prepare children for this.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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SELECTIVE LISTENING

by | Mar 20, 2017 | Today's Word

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365 Daily Supplements For The Heart
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Ecclesiastes 7:21
Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you—

May mga tao na hindi dapat pinakikinggan dahil lulungkot lang kayo. There are also things that you should not listen to or hear even from people that you listen to. Listening to what everyone says is useless.

May mga taong magbabalita,
“Naku, meron hong nagko-complain tungkol sa ating Bible study.”
“Ilan ba yung uma-attend sa Bible study?”
“Dalawampu.”
“E ilan yung nagko-complain?”
“Isa ho.”
“E hayaan mo na, charge it to statistics.”

Alangan namang lahat ng twenty naging happy, sobrang perfect naman. Laging may hindi happy dyan. Ngayon, kung may labingsiyam na nagrereklamo, makinig ka na.

When people live together, some will smile and some will frown. But you need not mind them. Travel on as best you can, take them as you find them. But don’t change your ways, your plans or your life every time one person complains.

Kasi kung papakinggan nyo lahat ng tao para kayong hilong talilong na kung saan kayo ipaling doon kayo haharap. Lalo na sa leadership, not everyone will be happy. Kung pinakinggan nyong lahat, mababaliw kayo. You cannot please everybody.

Hindi naman ibig sabihin nito na yung mga masama nating ugali ay hindi na natin papalitan at yung mga kakulangan natin ay hindi na natin pupunan. If you have already done your best at hindi pa rin kasya yan sa tao, problema na nila yon. You are living to attain the fullest potential of what God gave you in the first place. What is important is what God says about you.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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DELETE

by | Mar 20, 2017 | Today's Word

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365 Daily Supplements For The Heart
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Matthew 6:12
Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

Isang mahalagang katangian ng taong mapayapa ang karunungang magpatawad. Sapagkat ang taong nagkikimkim ng galit at nagtatanim ng sama ng loob, hindi kapayapaan ang inaani kundi gulo – gulo ng isip, ng espiritu at ng emosyon.

Dalawa lang naman ang choice mo para sumaya ka. May nagkasala sayo, awayin mo. Pero kung hindi mo naman kayang awayin dahil takot ka sa batas, patawarin mo. Hindi yung – hindi mo kayang awayin, hindi mo naman pinapatawad, nasa gitna ka – litung-lito ang bawat bahagi ng iyong pagkatao. Kaya ka naguguluhan. Patawarin mo na at nang matapos. Kasi hindi naman titigil sa paggawa ng mali ang mga taong nakapaligid sayo. I-delete na lang ang listahan ng pagkakasala ng iba.

Kung ang kapayapaan mo lang ay yung walang ginagawang masama sayo ang tao, hindi mangyayari yun. Dahil ang daming taong gagawa sayo ng mali. Para makalaya ka, kailangan may gagawin ka pang iba. Dapat ay matutuhan mo yung attitude na, “Ay, kahit anong gawin mo, patatawarin kita.” O di tahimik ang buhay mo.

Mahirap talagang magpatawad. Pero di ba mahirap din ang hindi magpatawad? Pareho rin lang mahirap, gawin mo na yung hirap na ikinalulugod ng Dios. Sundin ang utos nya dahil siguradong yun ang mas tama. Kung hirap din lang at hirap, doon ka na sa kalooban ng Dios. At kung hindi ka pa nananalig, sundin mo na lang. Malalaman mo ring tama pala pag sinunod mo na.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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MAKIPAGMAHALAN

by | Mar 20, 2017 | Today's Word

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365 Daily Supplements For The Heart
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John 13:34-35
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

Love one another. Hindi naman sinabing get love from one another. Ang sinabi, give love to one another. Whether that person is lovable or not, you love one another. The Lord gives and forgives. On the other hand, people get and forget. But the Lord keeps on loving, not because people are lovable but because he is a loving God.

The people of God must love even the unlovable relations and, most especially, their spouses. Love and respect must exist between the two. Kung kayo ay may asawa, wala kayong excuse. Pero sabi mo, “Matagal na kaming walang pag-ibig para sa isa’t isa. Para na lang kaming magkapitbahay.” Kaya lang utos din ng Lord na “love your neighbor as yourself (Galatians 5:14).”

“Ay naku, hindi na kami neighborly, magkaaway na nga kami e. Nagbabatuhan na nga kami.” Kaya lang ano ang sabi ng Lord? “Love your enemies (Matthew 5:44).” So bakit kayo mawawalan ng pag-ibig sa inyong asawa, anak at magulang, e hanggang kaaway nga dapat mahalin? Pati kapitbahay nga ay dapat mahalin, yung kamag-anak mo pa kaya? Wala tayong excuse.

Dapat nating sabihin, “Lord, surrender. Sige po, teach me how to love.” Hindi na yung nangangatwiran pa tayo at kung anu-anong iniimbento nating mga ideya para mapagbigyan natin yung sarili natin not to love when the command is to love. Makipagmahalan.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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LOOK FORWARD

by | Mar 18, 2017 | Today's Word

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365 Daily Supplements For The Heart
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Philippians 3:13-14
But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Most of our insecurities come from our past, a past that cannot be retrieved, a past that cannot return, a past that is lost forever. Kalimutan na natin yan. Look up to the Lord and look to the future.

Hindi ko na inaalala yung mga mistakes ko noon. I have learned a lot from them. But I look forward to the many churches that will be planted. I look forward to the many souls that will be saved. I look forward to that wonderful Christian service. Kung tayo ay service-oriented, we won’t be very insecure. When you are busy ministering to the needs of others, you forget your own; and this has therapeutic effects.

Marami siguro sa atin ay may mga lihim sa buhay na ikinakatakot nating mabunyag kung patapos na ang lahat. But if God can forget, why can’t we? If God can forgive us, why can’t we forgive ourselves and others? One thing is sure. Jesus Christ is perfect and we can put on his perfection as much as we can put on his holiness. When God looks at us, he says, “Perfect, beautiful, holy saint” because we hide behind the blood of Jesus. So live as spiritually perfect people in the eyes of God. And then when we come face to face with God, we will assume full perfection through the ministry of Christ in us.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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