TOTD, March 06-15

" God is Never Late"

We always say, " God is never late," but He is generally not early either. Why? Because He uses those opportunities to stretch out faith in Him. We grow during times of waiting.

Be still and rest in the LORD; wait for Him and patiently lean yourself upon Him...
--- Psalm 37:7

My own reflection on this Thought:
* Looking back my own life, this pregnancy's due date already overdued for 3 days. For some of the reasons, I also feel that God is always there. These words of God reminds me that He is always on time. Not too late, not too early but just in time. Not only in one matter in our life but also in everything in our life. He got His own time frame... (-fon-)

God Will Work It Out

So often in our lives, our enemy, Satan, thinks he is doing some terrible thing to us that will finish us off, and yet God has another plan entirely. He intends to take what Satan means for our harm and work it out not only for our good, but for the good of the many to whom we will minister.

We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose.
--- Romans 8:28

My own reflection on this Thought:
* God's working tremendously in our life. We might not see His marvelous work instantly, but sometimes it takes time and process. Even though something seems bad in our vision, but if God's willing to do so, He might turn the worst thing into the best one... All we could do is just trusting Him. (-fon-)


Accepted in the Beloved

God says you are valuable. He has chosen you, and He has defeated the devil for you. His Son Jesus defeated Satan by dying on the cross for our sins and then rising again on the third day. Believe what God says about you in His Word, not what other says or what the devil says when he tries to fill your mind with negative thoughts.

To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
--- Ephesians 1:6

My own reflection on this Thought:
* God says we are valuable. But how many times we failed to believe that?
Some of us in some conditions might feel we're unworthy, we're sinners and we won't get any mercy from God. Those negative thoughts filled our mind. But those things aren't true. We're valuable because God loves us no matter what we do, no matter who we are, as long as we repent and build good relationship with Him.
(-fon-)

Little Things Mean a Lot

As believers, we are always heading somewhere spiritually, and we should be enjoying the journey. Many things are part of the journey of Christianity as we seek God's will for our lives: we desire to know God's call on our lives, and as we yearn to fulfill it, we allow Him to deal with us about attitudes and issues.

We must learn to seek the next phase in our journey without despising or belittling the one in which we currently find ourselves.

Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
--- Job 8:7

My own reflection on this Thought:
* Never underestimate small things in our life. If God wants to even the smallest or the tiniest thing might lead to a miraculous leap of faith in Him. We'll never know, but He knows... (-fon-)

Check Your Thinking

When you feel depressed, check your thinking. It is not God's will for you to be depressed.

Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious --- the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse.
--- Philippians 4:8

My own reflection on this Thought:
* Our thinking could be a source of sickness. If we tend to think negatively, lots of ailments will come from there. Depression is one of the example. We might overcome it with God's love. By believing that His Words are so true and His love is always be with us, so no matter what happened He'll stand by our side. He loves us so much, so no need to be depressed. (-fon-)

Climb the Right Ladder

Many people spend their lives climbing the ladder of success only to find when they reach the top, their ladder is leaning against the wrong building.

When we keep our priorities straight, we discover that everything we really need in life is found in the Lord.

You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures evermore.
--- Psalm 16:11

My own reflection on this Thought:
* This world has got so much successful paths to offer. Money, fame, successful career, can be with you and you should be thankful for that.
But once you have already reached it have you ever felt that it's still empty inside? That's because there's a hole in our heart that can be filled only with God's love, so that we could feel an everlasting love in Him and feel the joy that only comes from Him... (-fon-)

Forerunners to Power

Thanksgiving, gratitude, and praise to God are forerunners to a life of power.

Now thanks be unto God; which always causeth us to triumph in Christ...
--- 2 Corinthians 2:14


My own reflection on this Thought:
* There's a song that I liked so much, it says:
In all things we give you thanks, we give you praise and thanksgiving...
At all times, in everything, we give you thanks, we give you thanks.
In the middle of the conflict, in the valleys of our life...
We will lift up songs for worship coz your goodness cannot be denied...
Let's sing this song as our offering of thanksgiving for all of the goodness that He's given to us... (-fon-)

Answer Fear with Faith

When fear comes knocking at our door, we must answer it with faith because nothing else is effective against it.
Prayer is the major vehicle that carries faith.

And whatever you ask for in prayer, having faith and [really] believing, you will receive.
--- Matthew 21:22

My own reflection on this Thought:
* I'm not going to say that as a Christian we're fear-free. But as long as we got faith, as a believer, we know the tool to overcome our fear. With our faith through prayers. We'll have the new strength to fight the fear with God's power. (-fon-)

The Apple of God's Eye

One day God spoke to my heart and said," You're the apple of My eye." I didn't even know that Scripture was in the Bible. (See Zechariah 2:8)
The devil came in with a thought right behind that and said, " Isn't that a bunch of pride? Who do you think you are?" so I thought, I shouldn't be thinking like that.

It goes against our carnal thinking to realize that we are special; we are gifted; we are different. Each one of us is an individual, created by our Father to be different from the person next to us.

As I was thinking about it, God showed me a little mental picture of a lady standing in a supermarket by a large pile of apples. She looked all around and found one that was really super then reached in to get the very best one.

God was telling me that I was the best apple, the special one to Him. That doesn't seem right, but you see, God says that to every one of us. He isn't saying that everyone else is not good, except us. He is saying that we are all special. It is in the Word, and the Word is for every one of us.

You are the apple of God's eye!

My own reflection on this Thought:
* Every one of us is special, every one of us has our own unique talent in God's eye. Because He created us special. We're something special, so don't even bother about all the unworthy feeling because we know that in His eyes, we're the apple of His eye. Don't waste your time by telling yourself how pitiful you are. But instead be thankful of your condition. (-fon-)

The Author and Finisher

The Lord is the Author and the Finisher. What He begins, He completes. He will do that for us --- if we hold our faith firm until the end.

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
--- Hebrews 12:2

My own reflection on this Thought:
* God is the Alpha and Omega, the author and finisher. All we should do is just trust Him that He who has already done the good work, will finished it well. Trust and trust Him all the time, is just the thing that we should do. (-fon-)