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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Biggest lesson that I've learned in 2010




Perhaps the biggest lesson that I've learned in 2010 is one on REST. For most people, rest is a common term but for me






it is an alien word that connotes laziness and unproductivity. I grew up thinking that I should be in motion all the time, in mind and body. I used to believe that I should keep myself busy because having an idle time means that I am using my time poorly. I cannot keep myself still and I have to admit that even until now I am still tempted to grab my iPod or read a book when I get into a situation when I do not have any choice but to sit in the corner. This usually happens when my fiancée would ask me to go with her shopping.:)

The problem really is not about my physical activity because to an extent, it can be contained or limited but my mind, on the other hand, cannot help but work. I am not talking about just regular mental labor but really the unnecessary worries and over planning.

It cannot help but worry on many things or strategize or plan on just about anything. And when things does not work as planned, I get frustrated or I usually make another plan. To some extent, I did not really have peace of mind. And if you suggest that I should look into authors who have written about worry or planning or organizing then let me tell you that I probably have read about them or the concept. For many years now I have immersed myself to personal development and have attempted to solve my problem but in the end I come back to my habit. And please do not get me started on First Things First or any seven habits to be highly effective.:)

Early this year when I heard about GRACE and what is wonderful about GRACE is that REST comes with it and this transformed the way I live my life. I realized that I have been a control freak; I tried to control everything and this caused me so much pain and frustration to the point that it made me an unhappy man.

I am persuaded that true REST only comes from God and that He wants me RESTED and not busy. He wants us to TRUST in His Love for you and me and not worry over anything. When I learned this, I started just lifting everything to Him and started TRUST His LOVE towards me.

And by the way, the Bible says the those who hopes in Him will never be disappointed so you can be sure that the Best way to live this life is to lift it to Him. And I can, in all honesty, say that I have not been disappointed. I am just amazed on how He touched and moved my life and the people around me without me lifting a finger.

If before I tried my best to introduce Jesus to my friends and ends up with no positive response, now I have three friends who gave their life to the LORD and I did not even lift a finger for it. I just allowed the Holy Spirit to do His thing and that means me, not having to think for Him. This year I am blessed with promotions and increases, a fiancée, extra job, new friends, knowledge in Internet Marketing, and some speaking engagements- these are things that I tried to pursue in the past and yet I always gets turned down.

You see, I just trusted in His Love for me and in His promise that He will not withhold anything from me and that He will give me the desires in my heart if I delight myself (rest and enjoy) in Him.

Now, I still have problems but I TRUST that Jesus Loves me and even though the world will be against me, I know He will come to my rescue because He loves me.

My prayer is that more and more people will discover His LOVE for them because I could not find anything more amazing than His love.

If you want to experience God's LOVE today I am telling you that Jesus is more than willing to show His LOVE for you. He LOVES you sooooooooo much that He wants you to REST and have PEACE. Receive Him today and lift everything up to Him because He loves you and would never forsake you no matter what you have done in the past. I have a prayer in the bottom of this post. There is nothing magical about it but if you pray it with your heart, Jesus will transform your life as He has done it to me.
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Saturday, December 04, 2010
Testimony: The Power of Resting in His Love

The year is almost over and during this time of the year, I used to make it a time to plan for next year. I used to take time in writing down areas in my life is not working and areas in my life that I should improve on. I also used to write plans for next year such as businesses that I would like to venture into, much savings I should have in the bank and even the skills that I think will make me valuable.

I determined in my heart that I will have "The Edge" if I make plans for next year and for a time, I believed that it reaped some results. It got me focused on getting my goals and it got me driven to achieved them. Though in the middle of the year I usually misplaced that notebook writing them down helped me bit because I did had some positive results. But the flip side of it was that I became restless. I feel inadequate if I fail in achieving my goals. I used to feel bad about myself if I end up not reading the number of books that I set for myself to read . Or feel restless if a business fails or a plan to build one will not push through. It has become a bondage for me and it was eating me inside. I became an unhappy man; so unhappy that even when I get a salary increase, or close a deal, or get promoted, I felt that I am still far from where I want to go. At first I thought this was just my competitive spirit but later on I realized that others are happy and joyful but I on the other hand has an unhealthy dissatisfaction growing inside me.

In the middle of this year, I heard about God's Grace, Jesus Christ, and how resting on His Love for me is better than resting on my own strength. By this time, I am already very tired and too familiar with trusting on my own strength and I know that if I kept on doing it I will die young. So I started feeling the sense of His Love for me and as I was meditating on His Love, I felt like the LORD hugged me. I felt assured that my future is in His hand and He will take care of me. I felt a deep sense of peace knowing that Jesus loves me and knowing that He will take care of me. I just think of His Love for me and I started resting on His Love. I realized that I no longer had any urge to plan or set goals I just allow Him to work on me and with me. You might call it unproductive but in a short period of time I was able to accomplish a lot of things; even goals that I set years back.

I believe that the LORD has placed me in the right place and the right time and doors of opportunities will present themselves. I go out in our house and I get a jeep/cab ready for me or when I buy things like flowers for my fiancee, the sales lady just gave me a discount for no apparent reason. While preparing for my wedding, the LORD already opened four major doors and I did not even lift a finger to do it. In my career, I received live coaching from Him in doing what I need to do and when I get stressed, I just remind myself of His Love for me and everything just become ok. He just pops in ideas and when I walk to one person about a possible business venture that person just eagerly respond to my questions. You see the LORD is really taking care of me and His Love and His favor abounds.

Resting in His Love goes deeper than what I just told you and what I am experiencing. I can talk all day about what else He is doing in my life but I will still not fully impart how amazing resting in His Love is. Everything is just a top of the iceberg. It is so wonderful that I hope everyone will be able to experience it. If you want to experience real peace and love please let me know so we can talk about it and we can pray. The LORD loves you as much as He loves me and He will make available for you what He has made available for me.

Do not get me wrong there is nothing wrong with making plans and setting goals but in my case, it has focused me on myself and when that happened it became a source of frustration. But when you rest in His Love for you, you will focus on Him not on yourself and He does not disappoint because in Him we will lack nothing. Truly the Psalmist is right when he said, "The LORD is my Shepperd I shall not want." Because when He will take care of you, you know that His Grace is sufficient.
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