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moncherjournal96 · 3 years

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...life is beautiful, and messy, and never goes according to plan...

To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before: Always and Forever

#dear diary #moncherjournal #thoughts #feelings #relate #life #beautiful #messy #plan #To All The Boys I've Loved Before #always and forever #love #pain

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moncherjournal96 · 3 years

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love the Lord ❤️

Scriptures of the day

Ephesians 3: 17-19 (NKJV)

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height-- to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Matthew 22:37 (NKJV)

Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'

Observation

We must let Christ live in us. And as we let Him, we must dwell in Him, love Him. And as we do that, we share His love to others - the width, length, depth and height of it [His love]. When we do this, let us live our lives with the fullness of the Lord.

Also, as we love our Lord, it must be with our everything - heart, soul, and mind.

Interpretation

When we love the Lord, we must have that strong foundation, we must be really rooted and grounded in His love in order for us to understand what He is telling us, what He wants us to do, where He wants us to be, etc. And we must understand His love, not only by ourselves but with others as well. As we do this, as we live in this imperfect world, we will know how wide, long, deep and tall is His love for us. But we won't fully comprehend His love for us because we are only human beings. Maybe there'll be times that we do not understand what is happening and why is it happening, but that's the beauty of God's love. We do not know what to expect. We only know that He wants what is best for us and that He has planned it already.

If you love the Lord, whatever you face, you'll be able to trust Him because you know deep down that He loves you. So you know that He won't do anything to harm you.

And as we love the Lord, let us live this God-given life as how He wants us not how we want to live. We are here, we are alive because the Lord has a purpose for us. He has a calling for us. The main goal is to make Him known and of course, to advance His kingdom. We must not live this live because of or to have the worldly things - success, fame, family, career, etc. But, again, to share the Truth, to share God's love.

Furthermore, we must love the Lord with our WHOLE being. As it is mentioned in Matt. 22:37, "...love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind." It's a must that we love Him with our everything because we cannot truly and fully serve Him, obey Him, worship Him if we don't, if we are just loving Him half-heartedly. He wants us to love Him...whole-heartedly.

Application

Love the Lord, not only when things are going great in our life but even in tough times.

Love the Lord with our whole being.

Share His unconditional love to others.

How you love the Lord and comprehend His love, that is how you'll love yourself. And when & how you love yourself, that's how you'll love other.

Continuously seek Him and follow Him to know and understand more His love.

Prayer

Lord, thank you for this new day. Thank you for giving me an opportunity, once again, to study Your Word and know You more. I pray that you continue to help me in doing this every day because it has been a struggle for me to do so. Help me, O God. Also, I pray that everything that I learn, I will take it to heart, apply it and share it to others, too. Make me an instrument for others to know You. May I not be a stumbling block... Guid me, O God, and even my fellow believers to share You, Your love and grace.

In Your Name, Amen. ____

Fin, Ninety-six / 04102021

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moncherjournal96 · 3 years

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EL.

Dear diary,

I am genuinely glad that I have this spot where I can just write anything that I want, what are my thoughts, what I feel, etc. I have lots of things I can do here!

What inspired me to be back on Tumblr and just write my heart out is Elisa Lam.

It might be creepy or whatever, but after watching the documentary about her death, it made me realize that you are free to be who you are, to write what you really feel, especially when you think or feel that no one understands you. Actually, even if it was just the 1st episode that I watched yesterday, I immediately started fixing my Tumblr. That’s why I was able to write a post early in the morning, my very first post.

Anyhoo, just happy to be back again in writing. Not a good nor even a professional writer, but yeah. It has been a long time...

Thank you, Elisa Lam. You are and will be remembered.

P.S. For those who haven’t watched the documentary about her, it’s in Netflix. P.P.S As of this writing, I can say that you’re going to see a lot of me here. Even the littlest things would be up in my diary. 😅 So, don’t be surprised!! Haha.

Fin, Ninety-six / 02122021

#dear diary #moncherjournal #thoughts #feelings #emotions #Elisa Lam #writing

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moncherjournal96 · 3 years

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He is powerful! 🤩

Scripture of the day

Ephesians 3: 20-21 (NKJV)

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Observation

The Lord is able. The Lord is able to exceed whatever we ask or think or even if we haven't asked it or thought about it or even if we are afraid to so, He is STILL able. Why? For He is so powerful than you and I [or anyone] can imagine. With that, we must give glory to Him and will not stop in us but pass it on to generations to generations.

Interpretation

The Lord is the ONLY one who has the power to exceed abundantly what we desire, what we ask of Him, what we plan, what we think is good for us and whatnot. He knows better what is the best for us, He can do anything--far more than we could ever imagine!! He does this through the Holy Spirit in us, Him working in us. And because of these. He deserves all the glory from all generations!

We can never be as powerful as the Lord. We can never know what is best for us. We are never able to exceed what we think we are doing right now. We are never able to be the Lord for He is the ONLY God, the only Saviour. Unless we do not follow Him and make ourselves lead this life, make ourselves the "god" of this life, so that we can do whatever we want WITHOUT Him. Which is pretty sad and, for sure, it will be a chaos.

Do not ever think that you can do this life alone, you can do anything on your own, you can have anything WITHOUT Him because without Him, WE ARE NOTHING.

Application

We must trust in the Lord.

Allow Him to work in our lives through the Holy Spirit who is within us.

Make Him your God - the God of your life, the Driver of this God-given life.

Prayer

Lord, thank you for today, for this time. Thank you for your continuous protection. Thank you for your Word today. Help me Lord God to absorb this, learn from it and share it to others. Always guide me, Lord, and remind me that you are powerful than me and that You have a plan for me. I may not understand everything Lord God, but that is because Your thought are not our thoughts and Your ways are not our ways, Father. But one thing is for sure, Your plan is not to harm us but to prosper us, Lord. Despite all the challenges in life, be the Light, O God. Help me not to be swayed by the evil and just continue to trust You all the days of my life.

In Your Name, Amen. ____

Fin, Ninety-six / 04172021

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moncherjournal96 · 3 years

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tears 🥲

Dear diary,

When you feel sad, upset, frustrated, confused and whatnot, then you feel like crying, don’t try to block it. Cry it out. YOU. HAVE. TO. Believe me, you need to.

When I was about to sleep last night, I wrote a post right? After that, I was trying to sleep again but there was still sadness in me, pain. So I started crying quietly, then my tears just came running. And you know, I just feel that I have to let it out. I have to wail instead of whimper, and so I did - wailing quietly. Quietly, because no matter how hard I try to shout or make my voice loud enough to equal the pain that I feel and to make it go away, there was no voice coming out at all, if there is, just a hint. Nevertheless, I know that I was slowly feeling okay. And let me tell you, when that happened the crying and all, I must say it kind of hurt but relieving - it hurts because while I was brawling my eyes out, I felt the heavy pain that my heart was carrying and relieved because it was gradually feeling light - I was feeling light.

After some time, my tears died down and from crying so loud yet so soft, I was deliberately falling asleep. While I knew I was, a thought came into my mind: “All I had to do is cry... cry it all out. And now, I feel fine.” Then, 😴😴😴.

It was an amazing moment and a realization as well how crying can relieve the pain, how it can make someone feel, if not better, all right. It’s just incredible how the Lord made that action to be a means of comfort for some, a means for a person to feel calm or to alleviate the pain or even for healing. It’s just amazing!! 🤩

Fin, Ninety-six / 02132021

#dear diary #moncherjournal #thoughts #feelings #emotions #pain #hurt #sad #tears #cry #comfort #relief #amazing #realization #healing

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moncherjournal96 · 3 years

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love? is it?

Dear diary,

Just finished watching To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before: Always and Forever. 😍It’s quite nice and somewhat an eye-opening for me. 👀

One of the ending lines there is: “...real love is choosing each other though all of it, every single day-- beginning and middle and end...”

To be honest, I already know this - that love is not all butterflies and happy stuff. It has its downs and pain. It is not perfect, there is no perfect love (unless it is the love of God). So it is given that it won’t be all smiles and laughters, there’ll be frowns and sobs. Although I am aware of this, I.. I just can’t stop hoping that everything is great. But we all know that that won’t happen. It would be just a matter of how you handle it - the problems, struggles, confusions, frustrations, etc. -- and your reaction to it. And with that being said, love is not some kind of game that you can just play around with unless you are not ready to fully give yourself to someone (but please do not toy around with anyone’s feelings). It is an absolute fact that love is a choice, a decision, a commitment.

Well I think, that’s all for me today talking about the movie. Heh. 😅

Fin, Ninety-six / 02132021

#dear diary #moncherjournal #thoughts #feelings #emotions #movie #to all the boys i've loved before #always and forever #love #pain #choice #decidir #commitment #true love #real

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moncherjournal96 · 3 years

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adjust our focus 👁

Scripture of the day: 1 John 2 15-17

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all the is in the world-- the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-- is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

Observation & Application

We are too focused on the temporary things in this world and not in the eternal things. We are too determined to have what we think we need, working our asses off just to achieve that. No problem with persevering, being determined, and wanting to reach for the goal, it’s just that it could be that we are losing track of what the real deal is-- the eternal things that will last forever.

In order not to get swayed, we must seek the Lord first always. As we seek Him and learn through His word and through prayer, we’ll get the new perspective of life and be content. We are called to make disciples and advance His kingdom. We are called to seek Him first and love others as how we love ourselves. We are called to follow and believe Him, and not only that, but too also do what He commands us.

It is not yet too late to adjust our focus, from the temporary things to eternal things, from ourselves to God.

Prayer

Lord, thank you for this new day, for Your protection. I pray that as I continue to live the life here on earth, may I be able to focus more on You, focus on sharing You, focus on what really matters-- that has eternal value, O Lord... Give me the strength to follow You every day, to do what is right in Your eyes and not in the eyes of people. Help me, Lord God, to listen to you more. Thank you for this chance for me to listen, to study and to apply Your word. May I be able to share this to the people who are surrounding me and even to strangers. Be my guide, Lord, always wherever I am, whatever I am doing and whoever I am with. Thank you, Father, for everything that You have done.

In Your name, Amen. ____ Fin, Ninety-six / 02132021

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moncherjournal96 · 3 years

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Dear diary,

Bad news.

The day ended and my boyfriend & I aren’t good.

I thought we will be.... but obviously, it’s a no. 💔

Buti pa yung mga katrabaho at kaibigan niya, na-rereply-an niya agad.

Buti pa sila na-cocomfort, natutulungan niya kapag may problema.

Buti pa sila....

I was about to sleep already but then I just felt sad and found myself crying. And I just had to grab my phone, reinstall the Tumblr app, and let it out.

Most of the time when we have fights or misunderstandings, bunch of thoughts come in my mind such as “Are we really for each other? Does he really love me? If he does, why like this and that? Does he actually care for me? Why does it look and feel like he doesn’t? Can I really do this, this relationship? Am I ready to commit for forever? ETC.” Nevertheless, I try not to dwell on these and calm myself down and wait for myself to be in a rational state.

What I just want is for us is to be okay as quick as possible. You know, after talking about the problem and resloving it. But that’s not what happens when fights/misunderstandings occur which is so saddening & frustrating on my part.

Can I still do this???? Or maybe I’m just hurt at the moment?? I don’t know anymore...

Help? Help. Help? What should I do? 😩💔

Fin,

Ninety-six / 0212&132021

#dear diary #moncherjournal #thoughts #feelings #emotions #love #boyfriend #hurt #pain #fights #misunderstandings #sad #problem #solution #what to do

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moncherjournal96 · 3 years

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forgive, forgive, forgive 💖

Scripture of the day

Ephesians 4:32 (NKJV)

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

Observation

As children of God, we are commanded to be kind, gentle and forgiving to one another just like how He has forgave us. God did these for and to us. What a loving God we have!

Interpretation

We have duties to do as children of the Lord. We have commandments to obey. These duties, commandments are from the Lord written in the Holy Bible for us to do, to obey. We are called to obey the Lord and live this God-given life Christ-like. Even if someone has done something bad to us or to someone we love, it is inevitable for us to be hurt, to be in pain, to get angry and whatnot. While the Lord is not telling us that we are not allowed to feel those, but He is telling us to extend grace to that person who have inflicted pain in us... The Lord told us to forgive. Forgiving the person does not mean that the pain will be gone, you won't be hurt anymore because of it for it will take a very long while. But if you have chosen to forgive, you let go your anger, the pain, the desire to get even. We can do this through the Lord's help for He has done this to us as well. So who are we not to do it to others??

Application

Be kind.

Be gentle.

Forgive yourself and others.

"...whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them..." (Matt. 7:12; NKJV)

Let go of the pain, the hurt, the anger, the resentment, etc.

Free the prisoner (the person who have hurt you) and yourself.

Let go and let God.

Prayer

Lord God, thank you for this another day, another opportunity, another reminder. Thank you for your Word today.

Help us, O God, to forgive others, be kind to others... It's not easy as it seems when we say it, but Lord it is through You that we'll be able to do these... Because again, we cannot do this on our own for we need You. Without You, we are nothing. Guide us every day to obey your commands and that we will be faithful until the very end whatever storm in life that we will face. Strengthen us, God, and be our strength. May we trust You always....

In Your Name, Amen. ____

Fin, Ninety-six / 04262021

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moncherjournal96 · 3 years

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handle anger 😡🤬 in a ✨godly way✨ 😌

Scriptures of the day

Ephesians 4:26-27 (NKJV)

"Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil.

James 1:19 (NKJV)

So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

Proverbs 14:17 (NKJV)

A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions is hated.

Proverbs 15:1 (NKJV)

A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.

1 Corinthians 13:4-5 (NKJV)

Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;

Ephesians 4:32 (NKJV)

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

Observation

We should not let our anger get over us. When allow that to happen, foolish acts might happen, we might hurt others or even ourselves.

We should be patient, gentle, kind, and forgiving to one another just like how the Lord is to us.

Interpretation

Anger is an emotion that can break you and/or others. Anger can hurt us. Being angry will not help us in how we treat others.

Yes, we can be angry. We are allowed to feel that emotion. BUT we must be careful how we get angry, how we respond to anger because we can do it in God's way instead of shouting, uttering harsh words that most of the time we do not really mean.

We can respond to anger in a godly way by His grace-- and only by His grace. With that, we can save ourselves, our cherished relationships with family and friendships with friends

Application

So, how can we can respond to anger in God's way?:

Slowly. "Be slow to anger" (James 1:19). "A man of quick temper acts foolishly." (Prov. 14:17a)

Calmly. "A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." (Prov. 15:1)

Lovingly. "Love is patient and kind...it is not irritable or resentful." (1 Cor. 13:4-5)

Gracefully. "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." (Eph. 4:32)

- from the Bible app, How God's Love Will Change Us plan

If we do these consistently, I believe, there'll be beautiful changes that can happen in your life and in your relationships with others.

Let's give our best to put these into practice. It might be difficult at first, but we know that it is for the best, it is for the better of everyone.

Prayer

Lord, as we are still here in this imperfect world, help us to respond in Your way when we get angry or we feel that anger coming... We know that we cannot do it on our own but with Your help, Your grace, we'll be able to do so... It won't be easy as 123 or ABC, but give us the strength, guide us towards the right path, towards You, towards the right things that we should do or say.

Help us to be more kind to others, forgive those who have sinned against us, be more patient... I know that this will be a challenge for some, if not for most of us... So, guide us O God... Continue to lead us and drive our life...

In Your Name, Amen. ____

Fin, Ninety-six / 04242021

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moncherjournal96 · 3 years

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Dear diary, I'm thinking I might have to end my 7-year relationship with my boyfriend........................

I'm thinking that that is the right thing to do for the both of us.. Well, I can't speak for him, but I guess for me that is...

It hurts... We have plans already, I guess you can call it that... but what am I supposed to do if I feel unloved, unimportant???

Fin, Ninety-six / 04092021Ddd

#dear diary #moncherjournal #thoughts #feelings #emotions #pain #relationship #heartbreak

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moncherjournal96 · 3 years

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safe 🗣

Dear diary,

The day is just about to end and I have posted quite few on how my day went today which I didn’t think that is what will happen... but now it did and is happening.

Is that okay? Won’t you get bored? Or think that I’m too emotional? Or something like “You don’t have to share everything!!”? 🧐

But I think this is a safe space for me to let out my feelings, thoughts, etc. And I really made this dear diary, specifically for that. So, no need for me to worry what you think or will think. I’ll just continue what I am doin’ right now so that inside of me won’t get too heavy to carry.

Fin, Ninety-six / 02122021

#dear diary #moncherjournal #thoughts #feelings #emotions #safe #space #outlet #safe space

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moncherjournal96 · 3 years

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food is lyf 🤪

Dear diary,

I just cried because of McDo....

My boyfriend ordered me a meal from McDo via a delivery app. It has been 2 hours and it still hasn’t arrived. He mentioned to me after he ordered that he typed the wrong name of our village. At first, I wasn’t thinking of it too much. But when it has passed an hour already, I am already thinking that it MIGHT have been delivered to someone else... The thought that MY McDo food, which I really love and craving for (considering that I have my period as well), is being eaten by someone else is frustrating and made me really sad. 😫😭 But I know it was an honest mistake on the part of my boyfriend, I wasn’t really mad at him. I believe, it is because of my monthly visitor that’s why my emotions became a rollercoaster in an instant. Because I cried my eyes out to my boyfriend while we were talking on the phone few minutes ago. And even while I was crying and like ranting, I wasn’t even sure WHY I was crying. I mean I know I am upset because of my McDo and that it should have been delivered to me and that I am eating it already. Buuut I don’t know, I just cried and cried until my boyfriend was able to calm me down and comforted me that he’ll just buy me another meal with an additional sundae - which is nice. Yet I told him that “Sayang naman yung money mo kanina. Sayang naman yung McDo ko. McDo ko yun, eh. May ibang kumain. 😭😭😭😭”. But he said that he should pay for his mistake and that it’s okay at least there was someone who was able to eat the food, and telling me once again that he’ll just buy me again (oof *kilig*). 😉

Now I feel okay, calmed down and happy (bc I’ll have my McDo lateeer haha) + not crying anymore 😂

Thank you to my loving boyfriend! ❤️ I love you! ✨

Fin, Ninety-six / 02122021

#dear diary #moncherjournal #thoughts #feelings #emotions #food #McDo #boyfriend #love #period #sad #cry #upset #frustrated

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moncherjournal96 · 2 years

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wait, listen, and obey His instructions 👌🏼

Scripture of the Day

Genesis 7-9 (NKJV)

Won’t be able to type here the whole 3 chapters, but you can read them using your Bible or via https://www.biblegateway.com/ 😊

Observation

Genesis 7 - The Great Flood

God gave Noah specific instructions and Noah followed all of them.

Noah and his family waited patiently on the Lord and his instruction/command.

Noah and his family obeyed God. They trusted Him though they do not know exactly what will happen.

Genesis 8:1-19 - Noah's Deliverance

The animals - raven and dove - know when and how they can live. So, when the earth was dried already, [the dove] didn't come back anymore.

Noah waited for God to command him to go out of the ark.

Genesis 8:20-22; 9:1-17 - God's Covenant with Creation

After what happened, Noah decided to build an altar for God to worship Him.

Through Noah's offering, God made a promise that He will never cure the earth again because of man.

God blessed Noah and his family and commanded them to "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth."

As a symbol of His covenant, not only to Noah and his family but even to the future generations. He made a rainbow in the cloud. It is a sign of covenant between Him and the Earth [all the flesh of the Earth, even all the animals].

Genesis 9:18-28 - Noah and His Sons

They obeyed God to "be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth".

Ham, Noah's youngest son, saw his father's naked body but instead of covering him up, he told his brothers (Shem and Japheth). So his 2 brothers were the one who covered their father up without looking.

Because of Ham's actions, he was cursed by his son, Canaan, being cursed as a slave of Shem and Japheth.

Interpretation

Genesis 7 - The Great Flood

God gives specific instructions because He knows better and as humans, we need help from Him.

They didn't make "panguna" on what to do, they waited on God's instruction.

Most of the time what we should just do is trust God, especially when we are lost, confused, frustrated, and do not know where we are headed. Just like what Noah and his family did.

Genesis 8:1-19 - Noah's Deliverance

Part of following God's command is waiting on Him.

Genesis 8:20-22; 9:1-17 - God's Covenant with Creation

Building an altar could be a symbol of respect and honor unto God who have spared them, Noah and his family, from the great flood.

And I think, through the burnt [clean] offerings, God smelt it and it is like a reset button as well to remember that He created every thing - the Earth, all kinds of animals, and man. Which resulted to God's covenant.

Genesis 9:18-28 - Noah and His Sons

Our decisions and actions could cause us harm just like what happened to Ham and his son, Canaan.

Application

The Lord gives specific instruction, so we must actually listen and not ignore them.

Listen and obey what God has commanded you.

We should trust the Lord always.

We must wait on Him patiently and not lead our own way/life.

Be careful of our decisions and actions. We must think carefully always.

Prayer

Lord God, thank you for Your Word today although I have like questions and clarifications, I know that I won't totally understand You and Your Word. But still thank you for showing me what happened before during the time of Noah.

Help me, Lord, to be like Noah in waiting patiently on You and being obedient in what You say.

May I never forget, O God, that You ALWAYS know better, what is best for me. Also, I pray that throughout my life and even to my future children, and their children, and so on and so forth, we will all continue to trust you every single time - ups and downs. And that we won't forget how you are and have been faithful.

I'll make sure, Lord, that You'll be passed down to generation to generation. To let more people know that you are real and alive! But I know that I cannot do it at my own strength BUT with Your help, Lord, and even my future husband as well.

I pray that my future husband will put You first always. Will be aligned in You, with Your will, and obey You, God. And with that, he and I can pass on together to our future generations about You, Lord.

Thank You, Lord.

In Your Name,

Amen.

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Fin, Ninety-six / 01222022

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moncherjournal96 · 2 years

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tell others about JESUS! 🗣✨

Scripture of the Day

Matthew 3 (NKJV)

Won’t be able to type here the whole chapter, but you can read it using your Bible or via https://www.biblegateway.com/ 😊

Observation

John 3:1-12 - John the Baptist - Prepares the Way

John is already sharing the Word, to repent their sin and Someone is coming but that Someone is higher than him, to others.

There are a lot of people from different places heard about him, what he is sharing, and came to him to be baptized in the Jordan river. Even Pharisees and Sadducees came to him

John 3:13-17 - John Baptizes Jesus

Jesus himself went to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. John tried to stop Jesus that he is the one who needs to be baptized by Him. But Jesus permitted him, John, to baptize him.

When Jesus was baptized, He saw the Spirit of God and He (they?) heard a voice that came from heaven, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

Interpretation

John 3:1-12 - John the Baptist - Prepares the Way

John the Baptist is anointed by God to prepare the way for Jesus, to let the people know that they will be saved. I think it is a huge duty & responsibility to prepare the way but with God's help and his dedication and belief in what he's sharing, he did what he was told to.

Preaching God's Word is not an easy task even of today's time. A lot of people will judge you, discriminate you, question you (I guess more one questioning God's Word), and more. But let's not forget that we have the responsibility, we are accountable in the lives of people, especially to those whom we know even the ones whom we pass by. We can share Jesus, His Word by living like Him, by being Christlike. It won't be easy, but with the Lord in us and with us, we can do it because with Him NOTHING is IMPOSSIBLE.

John 3:13-17 - John Baptizes Jesus

Jesus, the one and only perfect Son of the Lord, was indeed sent by God to save us.

Application

As children of God, let us altogether preach His Word wherever we are, whoever we are with. We are called to be the light and share that light to others. I'm not saying we are Jesus and that we'll be the one to save them. We are only being used as instruments by the Lord because we are humans, too, and I think He knows that we know how we can touch others. So it'll be through us WITH God's help that the people will know Him, believe in Him, and follow Him.

Let's keep on sharing Him, His Word despite what we are going through or whatever circumstance that. we [will] face.

Prayer

Thank you, God, for you Word tonight. It is truly a reminder for me/us to keep on sharing Your Word, that we should not stop whatever obstacles we face. And we should take John the Baptist's example for he shared You, Your Word, prepared Your way to different places with different people around him. Give us the strength, Lord God, to not be afraid, to not be scared but have the courage to preach Your Word, to live this life that you have lent us how You want us to live it.

I pray, O God, that all Your people will work together as one to glorify You, to do what is right and pleasant in Your eyes, to advance your kingdom, Lord.

In Your Name,

Amen.

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Fin, Ninety-six / 01142022

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Scripture of the Day

Genesis 4-6 (NKJV)

Won’t be able to type here the whole 3 chapters, but you can read them using your Bible or via https://www.biblegateway.com/ 😊

Observation

Genesis 4:1-15 - Cain murders Abel

Adam and Eve was given an opportunity to bore children who are Cain, the first son, and Abel, the second. Even if they, Adam and Eve, sinned against the Lord, He still gave them a chance to live even if it was outside the garden of Eden.

Both of them had their own tasks. Cain tills the ground while Abel tends the sheep. With their work, they brought God their offerings. The Lord was happy with what Abel offered but with Cain, he wasn't. And that made Cain angry which resulted to killing his own brother.

Although the Lord knew already what happened to Abel, He still looked for him, He even asked the brother, Cain. I guess He gave. chance for Cain to come clean, to admit what he did wrong. But what happened is the opposite, he lied to God. And the result of that he was cursed by the Lord.

Nevertheless, the Lord still cared for Cain that's why He placed a mark on him so that nobody will grab the opportunity to kill him due to what he had done to Abel.

Genesis 4:16-24 - Cain's Family

It was told here the members of Cain's family. Just like his mother and father, Adam and Eve, he had a chance to have his own family despite of what he had done.

Genesis 4:25-26 - The Third Son

Despite of Abel being killed by Cain, the firstborn of Adam and Even, they were gifted by God a new son and his name is Seth.

Genesis 5 - Genealogy of Adam

It can be seen here the names of who were the sons of sons and how long they lived.

It can be found here that Noah was part of Adam's family tree. He is the son of Lamech.

Genesis 6:1-12 - Man's Wickedness and Judgment & Noah Pleases God

The Lord saw that the people on the earth were being too wicked already which made Him sad and sorry that He even made man. So He decided to wipe them out, to destroy them. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Noah was a just man and he walked with the Lord.

Genesis 6:13-22 - The Ark's Preparation

The Lord commanded Noah to make an ark for He will destroy the people with the earth due to their wickedness, the violence, the corruption.

The Lord gave instructions to Noah on what are the measurements of the ark as well as what he should do and bring.

Noah obeyed every thing that the Lord told him to do.

Interpretation

The Lord gives chances to us even if we did wrong things. He forgives us.

The Lord cares for us and loves us even if made mistakes that can be unforgivable in the eyes of men.

The Lord provides specific instructions to us on what He wants, on what we should do for Him.

Application

We should not waste the chance that God has given us, but use it wisely.

We should be grateful for God for His unconditional love for us.

When he speaks, we must open our ears and listen well to what He is telling us. And it doesn't stop in just listening, we must also do what He has told us.

Prayer

Lord God, thank you for this new day. Thank you that I and my loved ones are doing okay despite the pandemic. Help us, O God, to not waste the chances/opportunities that you give us. Give us the strength, the courage to listen and obey You even if we don't like it or we think we cannot do it or if people belittles us, brings us down that we cannot do it... But with You, anything is possible, Lord. I pray also that we will discern what You want us to do and do it for You and for the advancement of Your kingdom.

Thank You, God.

In Your Name,

Amen.

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Fin, Ninety-six / 01142022

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