The Guided Heart

26/08/2025

May mga panahon na parang walang nangyayari kahit ang dami mong inaasam. Naghihintay ka ng mas maayos na trabaho, pero laging may kulang o hadlang. Naghihintay ka ng taong mahal mo na sana’y sabihin na handa na rin siya sa relasyon, pero tila wala pang malinaw na sagot. Naghihintay ka na matupad ang iyong mga goals, pero puro delay at pagsubok ang kaharap mo.

Pero tandaan, habang ikaw ay naghihintay, may ginagawa ang Diyos na hindi mo nakikita. Baka kaya hindi pa dumadating ang trabaho ay may mas mainam na oportunidad na inihahanda Niya. Baka kaya hindi pa nagsasabi ng “handa na siya” ang taong mahal mo ay dahil may panahon pa Siya para paghandaan ang puso ninyong dalawa. Baka kaya hindi pa natutupad ang mga pangarap mo ay dahil may mas maganda at mas ligtas na daan Siya para makamit mo ito.

Hindi sayang ang paghihintay kung sa Diyos ka umaasa. Sapagkat sa Kanya, laging sakto ang oras at laging higit sa inaasahan ang Kanyang ibinibigay.

“For the vision is yet for an appointed time... though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come.” —Habakkuk 2:3📖

07/08/2025

Kung minsan, pinapatigil ka ng Diyos hindi dahil sa galit Siya, kundi dahil gusto Niyang kausapin ka nang mas malinaw.

Katulad ng story sa Bible na si Jonas.

Si Jonas ay tumakas palayo sa kalooban ng Diyos. Dahil dito, siya’y nilamon ng isang malaking isda at tumigil ang lahat. Walang ingay, walang karera ng buhay at katahimikan lang. Doon sa loob ng kadiliman, nagsimulang manalangin si Jonas. At doon, sa tahimik at masikip na lugar, muling nagsalita ang Diyos sa kanya at pinakinggan niya ang Panginoon.

Marami sa atin, kailangan pang dumaan sa matitinding pagsubok para lang matahimik ang puso. Pero sa katahimikan ng problema, doon ka mas lalong magiging sensitibo sa tinig ng Diyos.

"Tumahimik kayo at kilalanin ninyong ako ang Diyos..."
—Awit 46:10📖

07/08/2025

Sa buhay, may mga pagkakataong pakiramdam natin ay hindi tayo karapat-dapat.
Minsan, nalulunod tayo sa sariling kahinaan, paulit-ulit na pagkakamali, o kaya naman ay bigong magbago kahit ilang beses nang nangakong magbabago. Pero sa gitna ng lahat ng ito, may isang hindi nagbabago, ito ay ang pagtawag sa atin ng Diyos bilang kaibigan.

Isipin mo ito...

Isang binatang Kristiyano ang matagal nang lumalaban sa tukso ng pornograpiya. Paulit-ulit na nananalangin at umiiyak sa gabi, nangangakong titigil, pero bumabalik pa rin. Dumating sa punto na nahihiya na siyang lumapit sa Diyos sa panalangin. Ngunit kahit sa kanyang kahinaan, may isang tinig pa rin sa puso niyang nagsasabing:
“Anak, kilala Kita. Hindi Ako sumusuko sa'yo. Kaibigan pa rin Kita.”

Kaibigan, ito ang katotohanan:

Hindi mo kailangang maging perpekto bago ka mahalin ng Diyos.
Hindi mo kailangang linisin ang sarili mo bago ka tanggapin.
Alam Niya ang lahat ng madilim mong bahagi—ang mga kahinaang ikinukubli mo sa ibang tao—at sa kabila ng lahat, hindi Kanyang binawi ang pagtawag Niya sa’yo bilang KAIBIGAN.

“Hindi ko na kayo itinuturing na alipin, sapagkat ang alipin ay hindi alam ang ginagawa ng kanyang amo. Sa halip, itinuring ko kayong mga kaibigan…”
— Juan 15:15📖

28/03/2025

Feeling afraid? Overwhelmed?
You're not alone. God's love is a powerful force, capable of calming even the deepest anxieties. When fear grips you, remember His unwavering presence. He walks beside you, offering comfort and strength.

Trust in His plan, even when you can't see the path ahead. With God, the impossible truly becomes possible. He empowers you to overcome obstacles, to achieve dreams you once thought unattainable. Let His love guide your steps. Embrace His peace.

Know that you are loved, cherished, and protected. His grace is sufficient for every challenge you face. Step forward with faith, and witness the miracles He performs in your life.

16/02/2024

Happy Sabbath 🌼🌻

Desmond T. Doss, who as an unarmed Army medic saved the lives of dozens of fellow soldiers under fire on Okinawa in World War II and became the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor, died Thursday at his home in Piedmont, Ala. He was 87. His death was announced by his wife, Frances, who said he had recently been hospitalized with breathing difficulties.

Mr. Doss, a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, was guided all through his years by a framed poster of the Ten Commandments and the Lord's Prayer that his father bought at an auction when he was growing up in Lynchburg, Va. That poster depicted Cain holding a club with the slain Abel beneath him.

"And when I looked at that picture, I came to the Sixth Commandment, 'Thou shalt not kill,' " Mr. Doss told Larry Smith in "Beyond Glory," an oral history of Medal of Honor winners. "I wondered, how in the world could a brother do such a thing? It put a horror in my heart of just killing, and as a result I took it personally: 'Desmond, if you love me, you won't kill.' "

When Mr. Doss was drafted in April 1942 after working in a shipyard, he was given conscientious objector status, having declined to bear arms because of his religious principles. He became a medic, the only way he could adhere to the Sixth Commandment as well as the Fourth Commandment, to honor the Sabbath. Seventh-day Adventists consider Saturday the Sabbath, but Mr. Doss felt he could serve as a medic seven days a week since, as he put it, "Christ healed on the Sabbath."

Desmond T. Doss
87, Heroic War Objector, Dies
By Richard Goldstein

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