But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.

1 Peter 3:15

My question is, after reading this passage from my facebook page, am I ready to give an account of my hope in Him. What if someone asked me tomorrow? What about you?

He is always there, ever faithful

It's true... You'll be surprised to know that everytime I think it's not going to work, I don't put trust in my Heavenly Father. I'm actually turning away from Him and not trusting Him. I still have to know that it might not work out, and I'm open to everything that He has for me.
I'm amazed to see how He has worked in my parents. I'm praying even more for my brother. He needs His guidance even now. High School is a hard time, I never ended up liking it. I wish he had an easier time with it.
Being a man puts a lot more responsibility in him even during his teenage years. He will have to provide for his family one day. He'll be a grown up very soon.
I'm also praying for my dad and his parenting techniques, just because they don't see to work as of right now.

I'm blessed to have a family like mine and friends who love me (and who invite me to go on adventures with them).


Many blessings upon you,
Darina

While I'm working.

BRETHREN, let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you stand firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear omen to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God. For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, engaged in the same conflict which you saw and now hear to be mine. So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any incentive of love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfishness or conceit, but in humility count others better than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests but also to the interests of others.



The words that stood out to me are hightlighted. What a simple, ey powerful message from St. Paul. One thing that got me thinking is "suffering for his sake". Last SUnday at church we had a passage where it said to "take up His cross" (I think it's from John). Suffering ispart of our lives. Instead of always complaining about it, isn't it better to think of it as suffering for His sake? Now, there is a clearly defined purpose. It is no longer, why God did this to me? It is, I can suffer a 1/millionth part of the suffering that Jesus Christ had to go through for us.



What about "count others better than yourselves". How many times have we praised someone for their ability to do something? How many times have we encountered a person who does a particular job better than you and have not praised him or her for it?

My desire is to see everyone to walk in the light of Christ. Let's start by doing little thing...

Many blessings,
Darina

you know the part where it seems you can't do it.... well

if you have the Lord in your life, He will lift you up. Imagine if you didn't!