FAITH

live as ur faith..
act as ur faith..
cry out as ur faith..
love eachother as ur faith..
groan together in the pains of childbirth as ur faith..



then..
recieve as ur faith..
see as ur faith..
gain as ur faith..
win as ur faith..
rule as ur faith..

moreover..
walk from faith to faith..
every single breath in our life is faith..

no faith => dark => sin => weak => failed => defeated => lose => broken => death

1 word that will overcomes all the world is  FAITH
1 man that will overcomes all the world is the MAN OF FAITH

Rwandan Man’s Confession

 

In 1980 a young man from Rwanda was forced by his tribe to either renounce Christ or face certain death. He refused to renounce Christ, and he was killed on the spot. The night before he had written the following commitment which was found in his room:

 

“I’m part of the fellowship of the unashamed, the die has been cast, I have stepped over the line, the decision has been made- I’m a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won’t look back, let up, slow down, back away or be still.

My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure. I’m finished and done with low living, sight walking, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed vision, worldly talking, cheap giving & dwarfed goals.

My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions are few, my guide is reliable, my mission is clear. I won’t give up, shut up, let up until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up for the cause of Jesus Christ.

I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till everyone knows, work till He stops me & when He comes for His own, He will have no trouble recognizing me because my banner will have been clear.”

 

by Dr. Bob Moorehead

Jehovah Jireh..

Php 2:25 But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow–worker and fellow–soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need;

Setiap orang percaya HARUS mengenal Kristus sebagai Allah yang menyediakan ( provider ).. Jehovah Jireh artinya “Tuhan yang menyediakan”.
Ketika Tuhan memanggil bangsa Israel keluar dari tanah perbudakan, mereka harus melewati padang gurun.Tidak ada keuntungan sama sekali untuk hidup di padang gurun, sehingga Tuhan “menyediakan” manna setiap pagi bagi bangsa Israel ( keluaran 16 :1 – 36 )
Terkadang, Tuhan bahkan “menyediakan” air dari batu yang keras ( keluaran 17:6).
Mereka digembalakan untuk mengalami tingkatan baru, bahwa dalam Kerajaan Allah, segala sesuatu ditambahkan.. sesuatu yang bukan berakar dari peluh dan susah payah.. (Mat 6 :33)
Tuhan mendemonstrasikan kesetiaan-Nya sebagai “Allah yang menyediakan” kepada umat kepunyaan-Nya..

Ada masa-masa saat bisnis membuat tenda Paulus bukanlah jalan di mana Tuhan akan menyediakan keperluannya.. Tuhan seringkali menggunakan orang lain sebagai alat-Nya untuk menyediakan keperluan kita.Oleh karena itu, Tuhan mengirim Epaphroditus untuk melayani keperluan Paulus..

Kita juga seringkali mendengar kesaksian orang-orang percaya saat ada kebutuhan yang mendesak dan sudah tidak mungkin lagi dipenuhi, tiba-tiba uang datang dari seseorang, ATM tiba-tiba ada isinya.. Seperti burung gagak yang membawa roti kepada Elia.( 1 raja-raj 17 :4-6).. Wonderful GoD..

Apakah engkau mengetahui bahwa Tuhan adalah Yang menyediakan? Carilah kerajaan dan kebenaran-Nya maka Dia akan menyediakan dan tidak seperti dunia menyediakan, karena Dia Allah.. Dia setia dan mengagumkan..

Father’s Love Letter..

An Intimate Message From God To You..

My Child,

You may not know me,
but I know everything about you.
Psalm 139:1

I know when you sit down and when you rise up.
Psalm 139:2

I am familiar with all your ways.
Psalm 139:3

Even the very hairs on your head are numbered.
Matthew 10:29-31

For you were made in my image.
Genesis 1:27

In me you live and move and have your being.
Acts 17:28

For you are my offspring.
Acts 17:28

I knew you even before you were conceived.
Jeremiah 1:4-5

I chose you when I planned creation.
Ephesians 1:11-12

You were not a mistake,
for all your days are written in my book.
Psalm 139:15-16

I determined the exact time of your birth
and where you would live.
Acts 17:26

You are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Psalm 139:14

I knit you together in your mother’s womb.
Psalm 139:13

And brought you forth on the day you were born.
Psalm 71:6

I have been misrepresented
by those who don’t know me.
John 8:41-44

I am not distant and angry,
but am the complete expression of love.
1 John 4:16

And it is my desire to lavish my love on you.
1 John 3:1

Simply because you are my child
and I am your Father.
1 John 3:1

I offer you more than your earthly father ever could.
Matthew 7:11

For I am the perfect father.
Matthew 5:48

Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand.
James 1:17

For I am your provider and I meet all your needs.
Matthew 6:31-33

My plan for your future has always been filled with hope.
Jeremiah 29:11

Because I love you with an everlasting love.
Jeremiah 31:3

My thoughts toward you are countless
as the sand on the seashore.
Psalms 139:17-18

And I rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17

I will never stop doing good to you.
Jeremiah 32:40

For you are my treasured possession.
Exodus 19:5

I desire to establish you
with all my heart and all my soul.
Jeremiah 32:41

And I want to show you great and marvelous things.
Jeremiah 33:3

If you seek me with all your heart,
you will find me.
Deuteronomy 4:29

Delight in me and I will give you
the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4

For it is I who gave you those desires.
Philippians 2:13

I am able to do more for you
than you could possibly imagine.
Ephesians 3:20

For I am your greatest encourager.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

I am also the Father who comforts you
in all your troubles.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4

When you are brokenhearted,
I am close to you.
Psalm 34:18

As a shepherd carries a lamb,
I have carried you close to my heart.
Isaiah 40:11

One day I will wipe away
every tear from your eyes.
Revelation 21:3-4

And I’ll take away all the pain
you have suffered on this earth.
Revelation 21:3-4

I am your Father, and I love you
even as I love my son, Jesus.
John 17:23

For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed.
John 17:26

He is the exact representation of my being.
Hebrews 1:3

He came to demonstrate that I am for you,
not against you.
Romans 8:31

And to tell you that I am not counting your sins.
2 Corinthians 5:18-19

Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled.
2 Corinthians 5:18-19

His death was the ultimate expression
of my love for you.
1 John 4:10

I gave up everything I loved
that I might gain your love.
Romans 8:31-32

If you receive the gift of my son Jesus,
you receive me.
1 John 2:23

And nothing will ever separate you
from my love again.
Romans 8:38-39

Come home and I’ll throw the biggest party
heaven has ever seen.
Luke 15:7

I have always been Father,
and will always be Father.
Ephesians 3:14-15

My question is…
Will you be my child?
John 1:12-13

I am waiting for you.
Luke 15:11-32

Love, Your Dad
Almighty God

 

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Surat Kasih Sayang Dari Hati Bapa Surgawi

Alamilah Kasih yang engkau cari sepanjang hidupmu

Anak-Ku…

Engkau mungkin tidak mengenal Aku, tetapi Aku mengenal segala sesuatu tentang dirimu…(Maz. 139:1) Aku tahu kalau engkau duduk atau berdiri … (Maz. 139:2) Aku mengerti segala jalanmu … (Maz. 139:3) Setiap helai rambut kepalamu, terhitung semuanya … (Mat. 10:29-31) Karena engkau diciptakan dalam gambar dan rupa-Ku … (Kej. 1:26-27) Di dalam-Ku engkau hidup, engkau bergerak dan engkau ada… (Kis. 17:28) Sebab engkau ini adalah keturunan-Ku … (Kis. 17:28) Aku mengenal engkau sejak sebelum engkau ada dalam kandungan… (Yeremia 1:4-5) Aku memilih engkau dari semula sebelum Aku menciptakan segalanya … (Ef. 1:11-12) Engkau ada bukan karena suatu kesalahan, karena hari-harimu ada tertulis dalam kitab-Ku … (Maz. 139:15-16) Aku telah menentukan waktu yang tepat untuk kelahiran dan di mana engkau akan hidup… (Kis. 17:26) Kejadianmu dahsyat dan ajaib … (Maz 139:14)

Karena Aku menenun engkau dalam kandungan ibumu … (Maz. 139:13) Dan mengeluarkan engkau pada hari engkau dilahirkan … (Maz. 71:6) Seringkali Aku tidak dipahami oleh mereka yang tidak mengenal Aku … (Yoh. 8:41-44) Aku tidak berada di tempat jauh dan murka, tetapi Aku adalah kasih yang sempurna … (1 Yoh. 4:16) Dan adalah kerinduan-Ku untuk mengaruniakan Kasih-Ku untukmu… (1 Yoh. 3:1) Semua itu karena engkau adalah anak-Ku dan Aku adalah Bapamu … (1 Yoh. 3:1) Aku memberikan lebih dari yang dapat diberikan bapamu yang di dunia … (Mat. 7:11) Karena Akulah Bapamu di Surga yang adalah sempurna … (Mat. 5:48) Setiap pemberian yang baik dan setiap anugerah yang sempurna engkau terima dari tangan-Ku… (Yak. 1:17) Karena Akulah pemeliharamu dan Aku memberi semua yang engkau perlukan … (Mat. 6:31-33) Rancangan-Ku yang diberikan kepadamu adalah hari depan yang penuh harapan

… (Yer. 29:11) Karena Aku mengasihi engkau dengan Kasih yang kekal… (Yer. 31:3) Pikiran-Ku terhadap engkau tidak terhitung seperti pasir di tepi pantai…

(Maz. 139:17-18) Dan Aku bergirang karena engkau dengan sukacita dan sorak-sorai

… (Zef. 3:17) Aku tidak pernah berhenti berbuat baik kepadamu … (Yer. 32:40) Karena engkaulah harta kesayangan-Ku … (Kel. 19:5) Aku merindukan untuk mengokohkan engkau dengan segenap hati-Ku dan jiwa-Ku … (Yer. 32:41) Aku akan menunjukkan kepadamu hal-hal yang besar dan yang ajaib … (Yer. 33:3) Jika engkau mencari Aku dengan segenap hatimu, engkau akan menemukan Aku … (Ul. 4:29) Bergembiralah karena Aku, maka Aku akan memberikan kepadamu apa yang diinginkan hatimu

… (Maz. 37:4) Karena Akulah yang mengerjakan di dalammu kemauan itu … (Fil. 2:13) Aku dapat melakukan jauh lebih banyak dari pada yang engkau pikirkan … (Ef. 3:20) Karena Akulah yang menganugrahkan penghiburan abadi kepadamu … (2 Tes. 2:16-17) Akulah juga Bapa yang menghiburmu dalam segala penderitaanmu… (2 Kor. 1:3-4) Ketika engkau patah hati, Aku berada dekat kepadamu … (Maz. 34:19) Seperti seorang gembala menggembalakan dombanya, Aku membawa engkau dekat ke hati-Ku

… (Yes. 40:11) Suatu hari Aku akan menghapus semua air mata dari matamu … (Wah. 21:3-4) Dan Aku akan mengangkat semua kesusahan yang engkau derita di atas bumi … (Wah. 21:3-4) Akulah Bapamu, dan Aku mengasihi engkau seperti Aku mengasihi

putra-Ku, Yesus … (Yoh. 17:23) Karena di dalam Yesus, Kasih-Ku kepadamu dinyatakan … (Yoh. 17:26) Dialah gambar wujud dari keberadaan-Ku … (Ibrani 1:3) Ia datang untuk menyatakan bahwa Aku dipihakmu, dan bukan untuk melawanmu … (Roma 8:31)

Dan untuk memberitahumu bahwa aku tidak memperhitungkan pelanggaranmu

… (2 Kor. 5:18-19) Yesus mati supaya engkau dan Aku dapat diperdamaikan

… (2 Kor. 5:18-19) Kematian-Nya adalah pernyataan terbesar dari kasihKu untukmu… (1 Yoh. 4:10) Aku menyerahkan semua yang Aku sayangi supaya Aku mendapat kasihmu

… (Roma 8:31-32) Jika engkau menerima anugrah Anak-Ku Yesus, engkau juga menerima Aku … (1 Yoh. 2:23) Dan tidak lagi ada yang akan memisahkan engkau dari kasih-Ku … (Roma 8:38-39) Kembalilah dan Aku akan mengadakan pesta terbesar yang pernah ada di Surga … (Lukas 15:7) Selamanya Aku adalah Bapa, dan selamanya Aku tetaplah Bapa … (Ef. 3:14-15) PertanyaanKu adalah…..Maukah engkau menjadi Anak-ku? … (Yoh. 1:12-13) Aku menanti-nantikan engkau… (Luk. 15:11-32)

Kasih-Ku untukmu, Bapamu,

Allah yang MahaKu

Remedy for Depression..

Today’s Prayer
Dear God, I present to you my body as a living sacrifice unto You. Please help me to be holy and acceptable, which is my reasonable service (as Your Word exhorts in Romans 12:1). Guide and direct me, protect me from harm and evil, and shine through my life to influence the world around me for You. May You be glorified and may the lost be pointed to Jesus through the testimony of my life. Please keep me pure and forgive me, dear God, of my sins and failures so that I might start afresh, again today. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.

“To console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness” (Isa 61:2-3 NKJV).

A 1988 article in Psychology Today reported on an experiment involving 1700 women under stress. The women participated in various projects that involved helping other people. Within 30 days, 85 percent of the women reported that they had been relieved of stress symptoms that included “stress-related disorders such as headaches, voice loss and even pain accompanying lupus and multiple sclerosis.”*

I suspect many people could save thousands of dollars on therapy and antidepressants if they would just take time to serve others. The best way to get beyond our pain is to get outside of it. I discovered this in my own journey through a particular dark time. I decided to serve others even though I was in great emotional pain. This had a remarkable positive effect on my emotional state.

When we refocus our attention on the needs of others when we ourselves are in turmoil, it allows the burden of our circumstance to be removed from us. The more one focuses on their own problem the more likely you are to become depressed.

Isaiah understood a principle that is still valid today. If you find yourself depressed because of a circumstance in your life, take Isaiah’s advice-begin to praise the Lord in spite of the circumstances you see. Then you will see the spirit of heaviness begin to be lifted.

Desert Training..

“O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water” (Ps. 63:1).

The desert holds a special place in God’s Word. The Scriptures portray the desert as a place of inspiration and exaltation – a place where people met God in a powerful new way. King David wrote the 63rd Psalm while in exile in the Desert of Judah. He was hiding from his son Absalom, who wanted to replace him as king of Israel.

For Joseph, a deep pit in the desert was the first stop on a 13-year journey through desolation and despair. That 13-year desert experience served to break Joseph’s self-will and self-confidence. It taught him that he could not control anything and that he needed to rely on God to manage the events in his life. Joseph’s desert trial prepared him by scorching the youthful pride and arrogance out of his young life so that when he was 30 years old he could rule Egypt at Pharaoh’s side in a spirit of humility and servant-hood.

Before becoming king of Israel, David was a shepherd. Part of his training for leadership involved hand-to-claw combat with the beasts of the wilderness, including the lion and the bear. Elijah learned the principles of spiritual leadership while in the wilderness of Gilead. And Jesus was tempted and tested for 40 days in the desert before He began to preach.

Perhaps God has given you a dream, but now it seems that your dream has withered and died under the scorching desert sun. It seems that God has gone away and is not listening to your prayers. But I want you to know that that your dream still lives. God is with you, even if you can’t see Him, hear Him or sense His presence. He is preparing you in the desert.

Being Led by God..

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 58:8,9).

How do you know what thoughts are your thoughts versus God’s thoughts? One of the great paradoxes of walking with God is discerning the difference between a “natural idea” versus a “God-idea.” One of my mentors challenged me one day to make sure that my ideas and the actions I take are directed by God and not from my own reasoning. But being in a marketing profession, there is a constant rub between the “natural” and the “spiritual.”

There are three places from which a thought or idea originate: 1) Our natural man, 2) Satan, and 3) The Holy Spirit. There are a few ways to discern from which place a thought is coming. If a thought comes into your mind that you know you would never have thought of, and it might be something you would not normally consider doing. This is likely God speaking.

I once participated in a conference when an offering was being taken to make up for a poorly organized event that left the organizers very short on funds. It was clearly a case of poor management. Nevertheless, I prayed. I assumed I would give a token gift. However, the figure that suddenly came into my mind was $1,000. I argued with God and struggled with my attitude. I thought He must have two zeros out of place! But I obeyed – as I knew that was not my idea.

In order to be obedient, we must not make advance decisions about a particular matter. Each of our decisions must be submitted to the Lord for His counsel to us, not just based on our reasoning.

In Christ Alone — Song

In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this Solid Ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm

What heights of love, what depth of peace
When fears are stilled, when striving cease
My comforter,my all in all
Here in the love of Christ i stand

In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save

’til on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ i leve

There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in Glorious day
Up from the grave he rose again

And as we stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost, its grip on me
For i am His, and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ

No guilt in life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life’s first cry, to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny

No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
’til He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ i’ll stand

Wanna hear the song??
Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsgwfliQoqg 

That all what Jesus did 4 me..

& 4 u 2..

Are You Horizontal or Vertical?

“Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight” (Isaiah 5:21).

Many of us have been trained to make decisions and respond to problems in a horizontal way instead of vertical. Operating from a horizontal basis means we try to fix the problem through our own self-efforts by bringing greater pressure upon it through our reasoning or our natural skills. Operating from a vertical position means we are seeking God for the answer and waiting for him to impact the problem. Perhaps it is a spouse who fails to put their clothes away, or a boss who is overly critical, or an employee that you clash with. When we operate horizontally we attempt to shame or coerce the other to change their ways.

God knows the solution to the problem before it ever exists. Our responsibility is to ask God for help to solve the problem and to rely on Him for the outcome. The minute we take on the responsibility, God quietly stands by to let us experience failure until we decide to seek Him for the answer.

One of the best examples of the contrast between a vertical and horizontal dimension in scripture is that of King Saul and David (see 1 Samuel 25). King Saul thought the way to preserve his kingdom was to kill David. While in pursuit of him there were several occasions when David had the opportunity to kill Saul, but David chose to wait upon God’s timing and await his own deliverance because he understood authority. David had such respect for those who had been put in authority by God over him that he would not take matters into his own hands.

Saul represents the exact opposite of this principle. He thought David was the problem and sought to get rid of him through force. As a result, he lost his kingdom because he chose to rule horizontally instead of vertically under God’s rule in his life.

No matter what problem you face today, stay vertical with God.

Oaks of Righteousness..

“They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor” (Isa. 61:3).

It was the worst time in my life. Feeling betrayed by God, I stormed out of the door and walked up the heavily wooded hill behind my house. Reaching the hilltop, I raged at God. “God!” I shouted, “Is this how you treat someone who is faithful to You?! I’ve waited and waited. I’ve worked and prayed. And for what? For this?” My lungs hurt and my throat was raw – but I had one more thing to say to God. “I hate You, God! I hate You!”

I sat down on an old oak tree that had broken at the base and was lying on the ground. For the next three hours, I sobbed uncontrollably, unable to speak, unable to pray. I wondered how God could abandon me. I wondered if He even existed. Maybe I had wasted my life believing in a myth.

Finally, I got up to leave. When I looked over at the fallen oak that I had sat on, I noticed something interesting. The fallen tree was pointed toward the base of another oak tree – a tree that stood strong and tall with wide spreading branches. At that moment, I heard a quiet voice inside me say, Today, like this broken oak tree, you are a broken man. But this brokenness was needed in order for you to become like the large, strong oak tree that stands before you.

Years later, I would look back and know that God Himself had spoken to me out of my period of darkness and silence.

Even when I raged at God and told Him I hated Him, God was faithful and forgiving. Today, He has replaced the ashes of my despair with the oil of gladness. He has planted me firmly like a strong and sturdy oak tree, and I live my life in gratitude for His mercy.

 

Do you find yourself in a dark place? Share your true feelings with God. You’ll be surprised how well He is willing to listen.