Category: Spiritual Growth
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What 2025 Taught Me: 10 Lessons Learned
2025 was challenging – but it taught me many valuable lessons. Time flies. Twelve months passed by as if they waved you “hi” and “goodbye.” As the year starts and paves a new year with a clean slate, I feel the urge to look back and visualize this year with grace and gratitude from…
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The Art of Living Quietly: Finding Beauty in a Slow-Paced Life
Many years ago, my life was extremely busy. I committed to countless events, both Christian and secular, rarely spending time at home. My exhausting schedule left me with little time for God, though I thought my many ministries compensated for this. Outwardly, these activities seemed worthwhile, but inwardly, my life felt crowded and lacked real…
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Numbering Our Days – Making the Most of Our Time
These past few months, I’ve been hearing so much news about death—people I knew passing away. And just recently, I lost my mother. On top of that, calamities continue to claim lives unexpectedly. If we look around, it feels like there is no more encouragement to be found. How do we carry on in the…
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The Subtlety of Pride
For the last couple of months, I have not felt okay. Though I still read my Bible, I have this inner state of feeling disconnected. I thought it was probably because I am still adjusting to my married life. Then, another event – the death of my mother – seems surreal, and it adds up…
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Resting in Hope
Do you feel overwhelmed with many things? We carry so many burdens that we sometimes want to shut ourselves off from this world. These past weeks, I have been stressed from work and other preparations needed for this holiday. I noticed that my way of coping is binge-watching series or comedy shows. I spent many…
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Coming Back to God after Drifting
Have you ever felt that God seemed so distant in your life? You start to question, why? You know that you go to church, you are in the ministry, and never miss a church service at church. Yet, when you are alone, you feel broken. Your prayers are empty and your time with the Lord…
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The Challenge to Overcome
Life throws at many things. Often, the ones that caught us off-guard are the ones that bring scars and wound us deeply. Trials and challenges are part of life. We are aware of this reality. Yet, whenever we go through heartaches and pain because of our hardships, sometimes, we forget that our desired result must…
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God’s Steadfast Love Leads Us to Repentance
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercy never comes to an end . . .” This song keeps reminding me of God’s love and mercy, even for someone like me who is stubborn and self-dependent. These past weeks, I don’t think I could say that I have been a good Christian. I…
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Beauty for Ashes: God’s Way of Transforming Our Broken Lives
Last week, I decided to use my free time going to a book sale. It has been a long while since the last time I had indulge myself with books. As I looked around, the smell of the books enticed me to flip some of those pages near me. I picked up one book. Then,…
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Holding Things Loosely
In the quietness of my spirit I have whispered, “Lord, I have to learn to hold things loosely.” We all have a fair share of what we hold tightly in this life. Either it is a relationship, material possession, career, money, power, dreams and aspirations, influence, or no matter what that is, we know that…
