(1 John 2:3)  We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands.

(Psalm 103:11,17) For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him ... But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him.
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Dear friends, how many of us were born free from sins? Who would dare step forward and be willing to declare that they are perfect from inside and out? I must say you would never hear me utter those words. After all, I am human; hence, I have sinned. But the fact that God is so merciful who amassed of nothing but goodness, compassion, love, and forgiveness that made way for human to be reconciled in righteousness, again. God bestowed us that prerogative when He sent his only begotten son, Jesus Christ to die for us on Calvary. It is only through Jesus Christ that we shall gain everlasting life and be liberated from our past transgressions. When we have a fear and love for God and His commandments, it is His Kingdom that the righteous who chooses to live an upright life, shall accede to.

I admit. I have several dysfunctional personality disorders in me. Some I inherited. Some I picked up from the influence of society. And some were embedded in me through my childhood pain as I was molded by the flawed images of what is contrary to God’s will, while growing up into my adolescent years. In spite of it all, can I exert them as excuses to not change my ways for the better? It is tragic to say but some of these disorders still exist in me. It is like a parasite feeding off of its host to every last drop of blood that it can absorb from its very soul. Though, each time when I feel that gnawing pain, I pray earnestly to God asking him to take these sinful elements in me away and guide me in the right direction, again. If anyone who doesn’t know me as a person, I can be relatively condescending, withdrawn, pessimistic, sarcastic, and just downright blunt if I have to. But as each passing years and in developing an intimate relationship with God, through Jesus Christ—I've learned to slowly but surely drop each adverse traits about me one after another, until I can finally become one with Lord Christ Jesus.

Imitating Jesus Christ and his ways is the ultimate truth and goal, in living the Christian life-style. We are no longer living life by our own standards but instead, we should be living by the statues that were written in the Holy Bible-- that Jesus Christ had taught his disciples during Bible days. Jesus never claimed that those were his words but rather it was the commandments that was inspired by God. Jesus gave credit to where credit was due. Understanding this, there is no sin too big for God to not forgive us. There is nothing too shameful for us to shun away from the face of God. As long as we are willing to take the initiation to make it right with God, by accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and truly repent with a Godly sorrow; God will make sure he will deliver us from the hand of sins and of the wicked things in this world of which is ruled by the culprit, Satan—the Devil, himself.



Let us pray

Dear Lord,

I thank You for this day. I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning. I'm blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. You have done so much for me and You keep on blessing me. Forgive me this day for I have sinned. I ask now for Your forgiveness.

Keep me safe from all danger and harm. Let me start this day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Let me make the best of each and every day and give my best in all that is put before me.

Clear my mind that I can hear from You. Broaden my mind that I can accept all things that are of You. Let me not whine and whimper over things I have no control over.

Let me continue to see sin through Your eyes and acknowledge it as evil. And when I sin, let me repent, and confess with my mouth my wrong doing, and receive the forgiveness of God.

And when this world closes in on me, let me remember Jesus' example to slip away and find a quiet place to pray. It's the best response when I'm pushed beyond my limits. I know that when I can't pray out loud, You listen to my heart.

Continue to use me to do Thy Will. Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others. Keep me strong that I may help the weak and unsaved.

Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others. I pray for those that are lost and can't find their way. I pray for those that are misjudged and misunderstood. I pray for those who refuse to share a word from You. I pray for those who don't know You intimately.

I pray for those that will only read this and not speak this aloud in their own lives. I pray for those that will delete this without sharing it with others. I pray for those that don't believe ... But I thank you that I believe.

I believe that You change people, and I pray for all my sisters and brothers. For each and every family member in their households. I pray for peace, love and joy in their homes that they are out of debt and all their needs are met.

I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no problem, circumstance, or situation greater than You, Lord. Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight. I pray that these words be received into the hearts of every eye that sees them and every mouth that confesses them willingly.

This is my prayer.
In Jesus' Name,
Amen.

Are you willing to trust that God will heal you, implicitly, through His son Christ Jesus?