New Year's Resolution

Every New Year, we get a pen and a paper to write this: New Year's Resolutions. 'Yung mga gusto nating mabago sa sarili natin. 'Yung mga maipilit nating mabago. Bakit? Siguro..para maimpress ang iba. Siguro, talagang sawa na sa dating buhay. Pero some fail to do this. Kahit ako dati. Pero as I get to know our Savior, resolutions are broken.

Picture the scenario. Some people are throwing away the pen and paper and not doing resolutions anymore. They say, " 'di naman natutuloy." Why do you think they are like this? Probably, they do it on their own and not for God.

Resolutions are man-made, and man-thought, don't you think? Why? We make changes to our selves, by our own will. Kung paano natin iibahin ang sarili natin by our own plans and strength. Pero look, there is a change.

Why not make it as your..OFFERINGS? Because of GOD'S GRACE (undeserved favor), by His WILL, we're gonna have a life changing situation forever. Not by our own, but by God--after we accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior and decided to respond to His call and have an intimate, personal relationship with Him. 'Matic na eh.

See God's favor and grace overflow as we learn to surrender (isuko) our life to God, and yield (give the keys of our hearts to Him and open it to welcome God). 'Di mo na kailangang gawin ang kahit ano pa. Dahil nalaman mo na, that Jesus died for you and me to free us from the bondage of physical and spiritual death, and resurrected to justify us, our lives will automatically change the way He know and wants it to happen by His will and how He planned it. Remember, He knows our future. JESUS + NOTHING = EVERYTHING. He already said, "It is finished." We are already been freed. :)

Lalabas na lahat as we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior: FORGIVENESS (our asking for it sincerely and giving it sincerely), REPENTANCE, ADMISSION, SUBMISSION, SURRENDERING, YIELDING, and many more! :)

Resolutions, on the other hand, are promises that are broken. Si God lang ang nagpo-promise na hindi nabe-break because He knows He can give it and alam naman nating lahat 'yon. As for us, never promise to whoever or whatever. A YES IS A YES, and a NO IS A NO.

"And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your "Yes" be yes, and your "No" be no, so that you may not fall into judgment." | James 5:12 net

Make lists of 'I should to this for God' and pray for it for the will of God to happen. Pray. Pray. Pray. Let the Holy Spirit fill you. Do not do it by your own, but by God. :)

Make it appoint that it's not a resolution, but an offering. A RE-SOUL-UTION. Sell your soul out to God and let Him take control. :)

Glory and honor are all to God who brings days and hours of hope everyday! May you all be filled with love, grace, faith, hope, love, and peace as 2014 starts! Amen!

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