Tuesday eManna: Testifying of our experience

I have random posts every Tuesday, posting only what comes into mind. However, after the reflections on the happenings of our today's environment, I decided that I would post my reflections on the word of the Lord every Tuesday of the Week. To make this a double digest, I decided to make this a meme and would call it , "Tuesday eManna". To know what is Manna , know it here.

eManna for Today:

Acts 22:15 For you will be a witness to Him unto all men of the things which you have seen and heard.
1 John 4:14 And we have beheld and testify that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world.

What is witnessing?

From [the above verses] we see that the basis of witnessing is what we have seen and heard. You cannot be a witness to what you have not seen with your own eyes or heard with your own ears. Paul saw something with his own eyes and heard something with his own ears. God charged him to be a witness of what he had seen with his own eyes and heard with his own ears. A person is a witness to what he has seen.

Thank God, you have believed in the Lord. You have met Him, believed in Him, received Him, and gained Him. You are saved. You have been delivered from sins, received forgiveness, and obtained peace. Now that you have believed in the Lord, what joy you possess. This joy is something which you did not have before. Formerly, how heavy was the load of sin upon you! But now, thank God, this load of sin is gone. You have seen and heard something. What should you do today? You should testify of your experience. This does not mean that you have to leave your job to be a preacher. It means that you should witness to your friends, relatives, and acquaintances of what you have seen and heard, and bring them to the Lord.

Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry, from Watchman Nee, Messages for Building Up New Believers, pp. 274. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA.

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Couple's Corner: Kiss and Make UP!

This is obviously a late post for Couple's Corner as it is already Thursday today. Pardon me guys, my adrenaline is just at the lowest during these days. It's only weeks to go before the BIG DAY: My Baby's Day Out from my tummy!! You can imagine our body being so tired nearing the due date. But still, I would feel bad if I can't write anything here about KISS AND MAKE UP!

Something that is great between couples strongly bound in love is that for all that went wrong between us, we can always say " Let's kiss and make Up Honey". As I have said, every one of us has flaws that can lead to misunderstandings . However, we are not called to dwell into those kind of situations. We should always have time to forget past enmities, worries of yesterdays , tiffs and misunderstandings and revive the vibes that we couples shared. A brother once said, "never let the sun go down without resolving the feud between couple as that feud would become war and would result to utter destruction and division of the oneness."

I totally agree with that statement. Though I am the kind of person who never surrenders during the heat of the battle, I also always raise first the peace treaty when the stillness and quietness of the day has arrived. LOL. No matter how mad was I with my hubby because of a certain argument, I easily cool down. You know what's my secret? I just call on the name of the Lord Jesus. " OH LORD JESUS" I just keep on repeating it, till my anger cools down. Wow, the name of the Lord is truly a name above all name. It works magic on me.

Now, the kiss and make up would begin. He usually would be under the blanket pretending to sleep and I would tickle him and go under the blanket to open his eyes till we would end up laughing and laughing. My daughter would join us ending up into a big laugh wrestle making our bed so crumpled and untidy. You see, I could sleep better when it happens. If there were times, we wont say a word till we sleep it ended up being aloof in the morning. That is the reason why I always make it a point to resolve what has caused the enmity between us the soonest.

Making mistakes and having some misunderstandings is inevitable. But once you see your mistake and admit it to one another and forgive each other we would grow stronger and be reminded to take a better look at that side on the next time. Saying sorry plays an important role in a peaceful co-existence. Saying sorry does not lower your self-respect , rather it bridges the barrier between couple which resulted after a fight. While doing so, do not bring up old issues or do not refer to the mistakes of your partner. You are here to accept your mistakes and not to criticize. Give him/her an opportunity to vent his/her feelings, hurt as well as anger. Be patient and only after he/she is through, give your side in a lower tone so you would understand each other. Proper communication and not jumping to each others own opinion helps. Remember, once we get married we vowed to one mind, one speaking, and one heart. Therefore the old "I" must be done with and live your marriage life as one.

More so, place God as the anchor or the center of your relationship. Nothing could go wrong for those who continually seek the Lord's guidance. Love each other truly with the unconditional love of Christ, say "I Love you" a thousand times and most importantly say " Sorry" when you have to.

Enjoy more of Kiss and Make up stories at Couple's Corner at Rodliz Nest.

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