Thirsting for God

Ephesians 4:26, 31—Discipleship

Colossians 3:5-8—Sin, Discipleship

James 1:20—Discipleship

**Discipleship-obedience; praise; service; worship; wisdom; works; commitment; fellowship; follower; spiritual gifts; fruit

** Sin-evil; judgment of the ungodly; death; hell; curses; condemnation; temptation; unbelief; hatred; hypocrisy; apostasy

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children”—-“My people are destroyed because they have not learned. You were not willing to learn. So I am not willing to have you be My religious leader. Since you have forgotten the Law of your God, I also will forget your children”

Very sad to see this situation which is still happening here in the world. This issue is caused by the world view influence especially false teachers and followers from many different religions. As a result as they were not willing to learn all of what God said in the Bible, and they did reject God’s words. They influenced them with a lack of a true knowledge. For instance, their own philosophical doctrines, no matter what if they love God, but where are their own hearts? Wow, see this point. Two faces. I truly mean it.

You have to remember that God did not create a word “different religion” But God did create a Pure Religion: to be a true Christian to walk with Jesus’s example after baptizing. Instead of being labeled religious by the group of a religion. I have seen some of religions do follow the biblical verses—not at all, BUT they are still with their own philosophical doctrines to fit the biblical verses, their own rules. That is totally wrong. It means that they were not willing to learn and have a true knowledge God’s words nor Jesus’s teachings and ways.

I learned something very special verse that truly exposed me, and I could not forget that verse. I mean from my friend’s favorite verse, go and read John 3:30 “He must increase, but I must decrease”—“He (Jesus or God either) must become more important. I (you and all of us) must become less important”.

This point is trying to tell you all that you all need to spend studying and reading the Bible, letting you know that Jesus is the most important than a false teachers, because of His Truth, which He has done for our lives.

Not very easy to understand this situation, because of their brainwashing by their traditions or generations. Very sad to see that happening to them in their lives without a true knowledge. When they agree or follow from what their false teachers or religious leaders say, God will forget them until His Day of Judgment. Otherwise, when the false religious leaders don’t agree of what God said, they will be judged again in His Day of Judgment.

**Satan–false teachers; idolatry; destruction of idols; demons; devil; serpent; temptation; evil spirits; false prophets; false worship; witchcraft; antichrist.

Romans 8:1-17—Salvation, Discipleship, Sin, God

II Cor. 5:20-21—Love, Salvation

Col. 2:11-18—Commandments, Salvation, Satan

**Love- joy; kindness; mercy; mourning; lament; comfort; compassion; peace; sympathy; humility; charity

**Discipleship-obedience; praise; service; worship; wisdom; works; commitment; fellowship; follower; spiritual gifts; fruit

** God- the Father; the Son; Jesus Christ; the Holy Spirit; the Word of God; Savior; Lord; Messiah; I AM; Lamb of God; King of Kings; Alpha & Omega

**Salvation-blessings; deliverance; holiness; heaven; the tabernacle; angels; eternity; resurrection; second coming; judgment of the godly; grace

** Sin-evil; judgment of the ungodly; death; hell; curses; condemnation; temptation; unbelief; hatred; hypocrisy; apostasy

**Satan–false teachers; idolatry; destruction of idols; demons; devil; serpent; temptation; evil spirits; false prophets; false worship; witchcraft; antichrist.

“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding”—“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not trust in your own understanding”

Since the Lord has created us for His Purpose to be his Ambassadors if we want to become involved into His Control, we have to give up ourselves such as our own understanding from what we have learned and studied. The Bible gives us to understand and trust in the Lord no matter what , but it is true to tell us of what has happened before we were born.

The Bible is very simple to tell us everything including History, Love, Marriage, and many things to tell you all how God did create our lives. It is not a tale as the worldly people think.

A worldview influence gives us too hard to understand because of a confusion which it could not even prove. When you become a true Christian, you will understand better than a worldly understanding.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and remember that He is still there though! Think the Lord as the first who knows everything about our lives than ours.

Blessings!!!

**Faith- prayer; miracles; courage; confession; repentance; fasting; healing; hope; confidence; conviction; belief

5:8 ” Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion walketh about, seeking whom he may devour”—” Keep awake! Watch at all times. The devil is working against you. He is walking around like a hungry lion with his mouth open. He is looking for someone to eat” from NLV

5:9″ Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world”—“Stand against him and be strong in your faith. Remember, other Christians over all the world are suffering the same as you are”

5:10 ” But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you”—“After you have suffered for awhile, God himself will make you perfect. He will keep you in the right way. He will give you strength. He is the God of all loving-favor and has called you through Christ Jesus to share His shining-greatness forever”

5:11″ To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen”— ” God has power over all things forever. Let it be so”

As you read these verses are about how to stand up yourself against the Satan who is still working on to attack you when you are a true Christian having Jesus in your heart to follow whenever Jesus wants you to be for the hopeless people.

Be very careful at whatever if there is a small or big issue to attack you. It will always happen to our lives because the Satan does not want us to be involved with God’s plans. Be rebellious to what the worldview influence does to you; be strong and faithful remembering that God is still with you to anywhere. Don’t let them to weak or brainwash you. Do your own judge. Accept having a suffering as Jesus did.

Remember again when the Satan plans to attack you, for instance, a difficult financial, a trouble marriage, and many things that happen to our lives. It means that God wants to test you all your heart how much you love God and have a trust in God as Jesus did before his death. Same thing to Job who was tested by the Lord to see if Job was still a strong faithful no matter what the Satan has done to him. God gave Job strength and patience until God gave him His Reward.

Our minds and our hearts are always conflicting though. The Satan uses hassling your mind, it always does. Be aware and listener to your heart where Jesus is this place, and memorize the verses of what God gives you to protect yourself against the demons.

Keep going on and glorifying God!!!!

**Faith- prayer; miracles; courage; confession; repentance; fasting; healing; hope; confidence; conviction; belief

**Love- joy; kindness; mercy; mourning; lament; comfort; compassion; peace; sympathy; humility; charity

**Discipleship-obedience; praise; service; worship; wisdom; works; commitment; fellowship; follower; spiritual gifts; fruit

**Satan–false teachers; idolatry; destruction of idols; demons; devil; serpent; temptation; evil spirits; false prophets; false worship; witchcraft; antichrist.

Matthew 6:25-34—-Faith, Love, and Discipleship

Phil. 4:6—-Faith

1 Peter 5:7—–Love

**Faith- prayer; miracles; courage; confession; repentance; fasting; healing; hope; confidence; conviction; belief

**Love- joy; kindness; mercy; mourning; lament; comfort; compassion; peace; sympathy; humility; charity

**Discipleship-obedience; praise; service; worship; wisdom; works; commitment; fellowship; follower; spiritual gifts; fruit

“O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me”—“Oh Lord my God, in You I have put my trust. Save me from all those who come for me, and keep me safe” from NLV

Be always have God in your heart when the tribulation comes to happen to our lives, for instance, a persecution. As Christians we are, we need to trust in Him no matter what the time happens to us to be suffering. We know it won’t very easy for us, however, God is awesome because He has a wonderful plan for our lives such as a blessing as He wants us to be closer to Him more than our own self. We need to stand up to light up them who are cold people which is meaning worldly people and lukewarm people–halfhearted as well.

When this issue happens to your life, just pray and praise Lord for whatever He has done and protected your life. God will save you when you have put your trust in Him. Keep going on!!

Blessings!

**Faith- prayer; miracles; courage; confession; repentance; fasting; healing; hope; confidence; conviction; belief

Very interesting to think about this issue, which I had a good conversation with a friend of mine at the Deaf picnic where we had it in the Southeast Christian Church. We had a good time sharing our opinions, and exchanged our advices about the parenting especially teenagers. We grabbed to chat since we have not seen each other.

After my conversation with her about the parenting, we also talked about just trying to wonder why do the people follow their beliefs, instead of having a real relationship with God. I asked her why would they have their own religions? Why are too many different religions? She had no an idea, but understood my question enough well. I mentioned as thought that the religion’s definition would be meaning like a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices. This definition is controlled by who are not willing to follow God’s words exactly. She agreed with me, and asked me how about the difference between Godly and Religious? A good question! We did discuss this issue.

You have to remember that God did not even create many different religions, but I learned something that is very interesting about a Pure Religion.

According to James 1:27 says “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and keep himself unspotted from the world”—-” Religion that is pure and good before God the father is to help children who have no parents and to care for women whose husbands have died who have troubles. Pure religion is also to keep yourself clean from the sinful things of the world” from the NLV. Pure Religion is living righteously before God and as an example before the world. In fact God did create One Religion is to be a Christian, because being a Christian is a part of what we follow Jesus’s ways such as His teachings to help those who are orphans, widows and others.

Otherwise from 1 Timothy 1:4 “Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do”—-” they should not listen to stories that are not true. It is foolish for them to try to learn more about their early fathers. These only bring more questions to their minds and do not make their faith in God stronger” from the NLV. Paul exhorted Timothy to remain true to God’s ways and to follow up no other “doctrine”. In addition to Titus 2:12 ” Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly righteously, and godly in this present world”—-“We are taught to have nothing to do with that which is against God. We are to have nothing to do with the desires of the this world. We are to be wise and to be right with God. We are to live God-likes lives in this world.” from NLV. Christians are exhorted not only to live “pure” lives, but to have “pure” motives as well.

By now as you see that many different religions are still always labeling on what they want to be their own ways and thoughts. Because of their mentality with an halfheartedness. Otherwise, they want to follow their old traditions or generations.

I don’t mean to judge you all, just feel very disappointed to see them very confused and brainwashed, they need to understand what is a Pure and One Religion. Instead of many different religions. I also let you all know that I am truly not interested when a person asks “What is your religion?” or “What kind of the church do you attend?” It really sickens me!

If you have any comments, please don’t even be bitter to each other.

John 14:27- Love

Romans 8:28, 31, 35-39- Prophecy, God, Love

II Timothy 1:7-God

Hebrew 12:5-6- Love

I John 4:18- Love

**Love- joy; kindness; mercy; mourning; lament; comfort; compassion; peace; sympathy; humility; charity

** Prophecy- promises; covenants; revelations; vows; visions; dreams; oaths; pledges; inspiration; fulfillment; future

** God- the Father; the Son; Jesus Christ; the Holy Spirit; the Word of God; Savior; Lord; Messiah; I AM; Lamb of God; King of Kings; Alpha & Omega

” And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart”

“Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid. You have done all these sins. But do not turn aside from following the Lord. Worship the Lord with all your heart”

We, Christians live in our rough moments during the worldview influence. We do tend to sin easily because of our imperfection except Jesus. Jesus was unique perfect man!! We know that we will be very embarrassed to confess. But we don’t need to be afraid to confess our sins to God, because God is unique who knows as He did create us for His Purpose. He saw all of what we would do before we did. He saw all of us before we born!. Wow!!

We need to ask for His forgiveness when our hearts became more grieved ( to feel deep sadness or mourn). Be aware to make our promises to serve Him with all our hearts after our forgiveness. Don’t turn from God again. How? I know it is very hard, but a simple way to do is to Keep reading the Bible daily, praying, and have an opening conversation with God. Go to the church. It will guide us more to become very serious servers to Him.

Be always thankful for His Patience, Love and Mercy!! Keep praising Him.

Blessings!

**Discipleship-obedience; praise; service; worship; wisdom; works; commitment; fellowship; follower; spiritual gifts; fruit

Matthew 26:41-Faith

1 Corinthians 10:11-13-Witnessing, Sin and Prophecy

Hebrew 2:18- God

Hebrew 4:14-16- Faith and God

James 1:14- Sin

James 4:7- Discipleship and Sin

II Peter 2:9- Salvation and Sin

**Faith- prayer; miracles; courage; confession; repentance; fasting; healing; hope; confidence; conviction; belief

**Witnessing-teaching; counseling; questioning; instruction; testimony; ministry; preaching; evangelism; gospel; sayings

**Salvation-blessings; deliverance; holiness; heaven; the tabernacle; angels; eternity; resurrection; second coming; judgment of the godly; grace

** Sin-evil; judgment of the ungodly; death; hell; curses; condemnation; temptation; unbelief; hatred; hypocrisy; apostasy

**Discipleship-obedience; praise; service; worship; wisdom; works; commitment; fellowship; follower; spiritual gifts; fruit

” Take heed to yourself, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them”

” Be careful not to let your hearts be fooled so your turn away and work for other gods and worship them”

Don’t let them to fool, influence or brainwash you their doctrines which were not written in the Bible, for instance, a worldwide influence such as religions. Be very aware with this special verse, and keep focused having unique relationship with God especially His Truth. Also to remember that Jesus is the greatest teacher! Spend reading the Bible is the best way, it is unique to tell you all the Truth!!!

**Satan–false teachers; idolatry; destruction of idols; demons; devil; serpent; temptation; evil spirits; false prophets; false worship; witchcraft; antichrist.

Matthew 14:25-27–Faith

John 14:27–Love

Hebrew 13:6–Faith

1 John 4:18–Love

**Faith- prayer; miracles; courage; confession; repentance; fasting; healing; hope; confidence; conviction; belief

**Love-joy; kindness; mercy; mourning; lament; comfort; compassion; peace; sympathy; humility; charity

” But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him”

From NIV “The Holy Writings say, No eye has ever seen or no ear has ever heard or no mind has ever thought of the wonderful things God has made ready for those who love him”

This verse is trying to warn you all that you need to remember when we are Christians, we need to focus on God when we truly love Him seriously. Instead of what we have seen, thought or heard by something.

I understand that we are not perfect, and tend to expect something from God, BUT we must remember how much God really wants us to keep focusing on Him first than our prediction. We need to learn how to wait with our patience on His right time for our lives. Unknown time. Be humble and keep your prayers with your faith.

I learned this unique verse from my Deaf Pastor Steve Dye from the church. He shared his favorite verse with his testimony when I was discouraged by something that bothered me. That verse truly helped me to remember how much I need to concentrate on Him, instead of my mind.

Keep your humility. It is worth!

CIGRID

**Salvation-blessings; deliverance; holiness; heaven; the tabernacle; angels; eternity; resurrection; second coming; judgment of the godly; grace

” Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest”

Let me translate this verse, ” Have not I tell you? Be strong and have a good courage; don’t be afraid and don’t be discouraged because the Lord your God is with you to whatever you go”

I have been very careful to translate this verse be exact of what God told Joshua when God appoints Joshua to succeed Moses when Moses died. Joshua prepared to lead the Israelites (people of Israel) from the wilderness (wild and uncultivated state) in their conquest of the promised land.

Very important to remember this special verse because we as Christians will have a serious plan from God not our own plans to go somewhere that God wants us to be for His purpose. When it happens we will have to obey God’s words to be strong and have a good courage following Him to the right path to triumph. We know that we don’t know yet His promises and His plans. Only thing that we always know that He has a special plan for our lives since we love Him with all our hearts.

Interestingly I still remember when I was very young like 19 years old I was scared to leave my country to come here USA for a college without anybody, BUT, in the truth I knew that God was with me to somewhere all the time, no matter what if I was a Catholic. I learned to have a good courage alone. God knows my heart. Not easy road to be found with His blessings. I was faithful and patient to find a right path because of His Love and His Mercy. In fact this verse still reminds me to remember of what I have experienced during my college years.

Be faithful, and keep your prayers. He will earn your hungry prayers, smiles.

May God bless you all!

**Faith- prayer; miracles; courage; confession; repentance; fasting; healing; hope; confidence; conviction; belief

“If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister”

When we became as received Jesus Christ to our hearts, we know that we cannot be a perfect person, but we MUST be aware that we must to continue in our faith when the tribulation comes to happen to our lives. We also never leave without reading the Bible, or we cannot leave without Jesus Christ in our hearts.

As Paul wrote this verse explaining that he has been preaching all the people in the earth when he visited or traveled to feed them who are hopeless without Jesus in their hearts. As a minister he also was, explaining that he has been preaching and telling them that they need to continue in the faith and belief on what Paul preached. Also they need to be not moved from the hope of the gospel, which is meaning that Paul relied or depended on what God’s words had to be preached through God’s Control to use Paul as His obedient servant.

**Faith- prayer; miracles; courage; confession; repentance; fasting; healing; hope; confidence; conviction; belief

**Witnessing-teaching; counseling; questioning; instruction; testimony; ministry; preaching; evangelism; gospel; sayings

“When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, a man cannot discover anything about his future.”

As you know that God created us for His purpose to live this earth to have a good times and a bad times, just because God wants us to live and have a relationship with Him through our tribulation living here on the earth. We have to be faithful through our hardest moments, just because God wants us to learn and survive without the expectation about the future. Also He wants us to trust in Him and His promises.

I understand that most of people are truly struggling in their lives just because they could not even understand or comprehend enough about God’s Purpose. Otherwise, they struggle for not having a real relationship with Him in their minds and hearts, therefore it causes them to feel discouraged and have a bad time.

I feel the same way, but still know that God is there for me whenever I ask Him to guide when I read the Bible, it will tell me to keep myself cool and have a good time. Instead of worrying about our future. Nor discover anything about the future.

The best we could do is to keep reading the Bible, pray, and be faithful having a special relationship with God. It is worth than without doing them! What amazing!
Blessings!!

**Witnessing-teaching; counseling; questioning; instruction; testimony; ministry; preaching; evangelism; gospel; sayings