Moments with my First Love [UNDER REVISION]

MOMENT 8: Be reminded!

Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and asked the questions you've been running away from? Mga tanong na...

"Kung ang tingin ko sa sarili ko ay talunan na, may nakikita pa kayang potensyal ang Diyos sa akin?"

"Is it possible to be called a 'warrior' when I am currently crying on the floor, unable to even stand up?"

"Kailangan ko bang maging malakas muna bago ako tulungan at gamitin ng Panginoon?"

We live in a world that only rewards the strong and the successful. At dahil doon, madalas nating isipin na kapag pagod tayo, kapag ubos na tayo, disqualified na tayo sa paningin ng Diyos. We think that our weakness is a sign of defeat. But what if the kingdom of God operates on a completely different economy? What if your lowest point is actually the perfect canvas for His greatest masterpiece?

There's a man named Gideon in the Old Testament. In Judges 6:12, the Angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, The Lord is helping you, and you are a strong warrior.

But if you look at the context, nasaan si Gideon noong sinabi iyon ng Diyos? He was hiding in a winepress, threshing wheat in secreta and was deeply afraid of the Midianites. He did not feel brave. He did not look like a hero. In fact, Gideon felt small, defeated, and completely helpless!

But look at how God speaks to you. Hindi tiningnan ng Diyos kung ano ang kasalukuyan niyang sitwasyon. Ang nakikita Niya ay kung sino si Gidoen sa piling Niya! Same goes with you. He doesn't call you based on your current feelings. He calls you based on His eternal purpose for you.

Be reminded that whenever you feel helpless...
Whenever your strength is gone...
Whenever you find no reason to fight anymore...

God loves to work miraculous things in small, broken matters.

Naalala mo ba noong pinakain ni Jesus ang limang libong tao? He didn't wait for a grand banquet to happen. He took five loaves of bread and two small fish—isang baon ng bata na kung titingnan mo, parang walang mararating. Parang 'yong natitirang lakas mo ngayon. O 'yong maliit na pananampalataya na mayroon ka ngayon. But when that small resource was placed in the hands of the Master? He blessed it, broke it, and multiplied it.

He is doing the exact same thing through your smallest strength right now! He is willing to help you because He doesn't see you as a victim of your circumstances. He sees you as a warrior. You are an overcomer not because your enemy is small, but because your God is INFINITELY BIG!

God promised in Deuteronomy 32:36, "For the Lord will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants, when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free."

When their strength is gone...
When you are already worn out...
When you are already tired and broken apart...
When you are too weary to fight...
When your faith and fire are almost gone...

That is the exact moment when God will move mightily on your behalf!

Nasanay tayo sa mundong ito na kapag wala ka nang silbi, iiwan ka na. But God is different. Kapag ubos ka na, doon Siya mas lalong lumalapit. Sometimes, your lowest and seemingly impossible point is actually the exact birthplace of your Spiritual Breakthrough! Why? Because when you are empty of yourself, you finally have the room to be filled with His Spirit. Kapag hindi mo na kaya, doon mo mapatutunayan na Siya lang talaga ang may kaya.

God will never, ever let His beloved child face the ground forever!

Anak Ka ng Diyos at hindi ka Niya ginawa para lang madapa at manatili sa alikabok ng kabiguan. For He knows that His child is meant for facing the giants! You were born to defeat them and bring glory to His name!

Tandaan mo, ang pinakamalakas na mandirigma ng Diyos ay hindi 'yong mga taong hindi kailanman nasaktan o umiyak. The strongest warrior of God can also be the one who faces trials that weaken them to their very core. The title "Warrior" is not earned in times of comfor. It is forged in the middle of the fire.

So, if you are hurting today, look closely at how God moves! 

Your weakness is not a liability; it is God's way to show His strength.

Your emptiness is not a permanent state; it is God's way to fill you with fresh anointing.

Your pain is not a punishment; it is God's way to prepare you for a powerful testimony of healing.

Ganyan kumilos ang Diyos! He takes the broken pieces of our lives and turns them into a beautiful mosaic of His grace. Kaya pawiin mo ang iyong luha. Huminga ka nang malalim. Trust Him. He knows exactly what He is doing and He has never lost a battle. 

Ang laban na kinakaharap mo ngayon ay hindi para sirain ka, kundi para ipakita sa iyo kung gaano katapat ang Diyos na tumawag sa iyo!

Are you ready to stop looking at the size of your weakness, and start looking at the size of your God?

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To God be all the Glory!