We are never the main picture to begin with. In fact, we are only made relevant when God is the main picture because God, in all of His glory, loved us so much that He sent down Jesus to die on the cross for our sins; ins that we did when we thought that our lives are better controlled when we were at the helm but again, we are never the main picture. God is.

We have some similarities with their situation. Our world seemed to stop during the pandemic. Our day to day routines came to an end or has to be changed against our convenience. We are in a season where there are distortions in the way we see reality. We tend to magnify what is wrong than what we can actually do to solve them. We easily get discouraged when something is not going well. But the truth is there is something worse than that, and no matter how bad it goes, we are always covered in God's love.

We can always glorify God in every answer He gives us, whether it’s a YES, NEXT TIME, or a NO. In our life as followers of Christ, we have to focus our eyes on the PROVIDER and not on the PROVISION. If we focus ourselves on Jesus Christ, we will eventually realize that He is the GIVER, and at the same time, He is the GIFT. Having NO as an answer to our prayers, will not really matter if Jesus is all that matters for us.

In making decisions and fulfilling things for God, we need to have the right mindset first. Then we have to be watchful during the process. Finally, set our hope fully on the completion of our Christian race, our reunion with our Lovely Savior in His return.

As they study they begun to confess their sins and repent. They are reminded of God's faithfulness in their lives despite of their disobedience and begun to understand who their God really is, that comes from the understanding of their past failures and God's faithfulness all through out. In turn they worship their God and reaffirm their obedience to Him as His people.

"It deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit plcae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm." Our life may be like these words. God is the Alpha and the Omega. Whatever chaos is in between, the important thing is: It is all from God and it is all for God.

We cannot just sleep and be the winner when we wake up. We have to strive. We have to be strengthened in God’s Word through our devotions and prayers.

It's our genuine actions that speak the truth of what our intentions are towards our brothers/sisters. Actions of love only speak louder than words when these actions are true to your love for others. After all, Jesus said in John 13:34, "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another."

It doesn't matter what organizations or religions we belong (God will lead us to the truth, knowing that He and His words are truth, and therefore we will shun away whatever is contrary to the gospel of Christ).Being a Christian is not about the religion. It is all about Christ who saved us from sin and living a life like Him.

Sacrifice is usually branded by the pain and difficulty of surrendering something one values in order to have something else. How can you say you sacrificed something when you don’t have the somber feeling of doing it?