We are family.

Take my side, God - I'm getting kicked around, stomped on every day. Not a day goes by but somebody beats me up; They made it their duty to beat me up. When I get really afraid I come to you in trust. I'm proud to praise God; fearless now. I trust in God. What can mere mortals do?
Psalm 56:3

What causes us to fear?
- Sin causes us to fear. Remember David from the bible who defeated Goliath? It is the same David who lust in Bathsheba and murdered Uriah, her husband. David was on intensified fear because there are people, and not just people but His own son was after his death. And do you remember by the time we sin? Nangupit tayo? Nag sinungaling? That sin causes us to fear of punishment.

David praise the Lord and suddenly fear is gone.
David determined that he would not fear what mortal man could do to him. No human being could overrule God's purpose for his life.

Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God - Corrie ten Boom

What can you do to praise God amidst fear?
Do you believe God's purposes are good?

Resilience and trust in God's purposes takes intentionally. Be intentional with going before God this week in prayer. Pray that He would change your fear into praises.



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3 Kaya nga mga kapatid ko sa pananampalataya, at mga kapwa ko na tinawag ng Dios na makakasama sa langit, alalahanin nʼyo si Jesus. Siya ang apostol at punong pari ng ating pananampalataya.
2 Tapat siya sa Dios na nagsugo sa kanya, katulad ni Moises na naging tapat sa pamamahala ng pamilya ng Dios.
3 Ngunit itinuring ng Dios si Jesus na higit kaysa kay Moises, dahil kung ihahalintulad sa bahay, higit ang karangalan ng nagtayo kaysa sa bahay na itinayo.
4 Alam natin na may gumawa ng bawat bahay. Ngunit[a] ang Dios ang gumawa ng lahat ng bagay.
5 Tapat si Moises sa pamamahala niya sa pamilya ng Dios bilang isang lingkod. At ang mga bagay na ginawa niya ay larawan ng mga bagay na mangyayari sa hinaharap.
6 Ngunit si Cristo ay tapat bilang Anak na namamahala sa pamilya ng Dios. At tayo ang pamilya ng Dios, kung patuloy tayong magiging tapat sa pag-asang ipinagmamalaki natin.

We are family.

Why the family is the basic unit of society?
The family unit – principally a man and a woman living together in harmony and peace – is and always will be the basic social organization or unit of any society. ... When the families are strong, society is strong, as a rule. When families are weak, societies begin to break down.
Families - by Lawrence Wilson, MD

Let's face the reality: Problems. Nowadays, lumalaki ang percentage ng mga broken family sad to say. And number1 reason is kasalanan. Kung mananatili tayo sa kasalanan, maaring magpatuloy ito sa hinaharap.

2 Points to Fix Your Family now and in the Future:
1. Fix your eyes on Jesus
- We need to read His words para maka receive tayo ng gabay at kalakasan
- We need to pray - after listening to God, we need to say what we desire
2. Be consistent
- It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, it's what we do consistently. - Tony Robbins
- We need to be consistent in reading God's word and praying. So that our faith will grow and our prayer will be answered.

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 6 Ngunit si Cristo ay tapat bilang Anak na namamahala sa pamilya ng Dios. At tayo ang pamilya ng Dios, kung patuloy tayong magiging tapat sa pag-asang ipinagmamalaki natin. Hebrews 3:6

We are family of Christ at kailangan nating maging tapat sa pag-asang ang pamilya natin ay babaguhin ng Diyos.