Dear family and friends,
With a number of emails flooding in my mailbox since Wednesday regarding the expected typhoon to hit our country today and tomorrow, I took a moment to pause and pray. While everyone, including the people here at work, is panicking and anxious about what's going to happen (not to mention the aftermath of Ondoy that caused tremendous damage to our people), I was reminded of the story in the Bible about Jesus calming the storm.
I grabbed my bible, flipped through the pages and found the story in Matthew 8: 23-27. I was confronted with the same question: why are you so afraid? There were a lot scenarios and actions flashing through my mind, but peace began to reign once again in my heart as I fixed my eyes to Jesus. God is in control... and He is might to save.
While we are all thinking of how to prepare--what to do and what to buy--for the coming typhoon(s), I encourage you to pause for moment (before you rush to the grocery stores and hit home), read the passage below, and pray for God to intervene...to show great mercy and to save us from the storms.
I pray that our faith in the Lord with increase and our eyes be fixed continuously on Him as we draw near His throne, knowing that even if He will allow typhoons and storms come into our lives, He is able to restore and rebuild everything...in His time.
When we come to think of His power and goodness, there is really nothing to be afraid of.
May God's peace reign in your hearts today...and always.
Praying for the Philippines...and for the other nations as well,
Jaja
With a number of emails flooding in my mailbox since Wednesday regarding the expected typhoon to hit our country today and tomorrow, I took a moment to pause and pray. While everyone, including the people here at work, is panicking and anxious about what's going to happen (not to mention the aftermath of Ondoy that caused tremendous damage to our people), I was reminded of the story in the Bible about Jesus calming the storm.
I grabbed my bible, flipped through the pages and found the story in Matthew 8: 23-27. I was confronted with the same question: why are you so afraid? There were a lot scenarios and actions flashing through my mind, but peace began to reign once again in my heart as I fixed my eyes to Jesus. God is in control... and He is might to save.
While we are all thinking of how to prepare--what to do and what to buy--for the coming typhoon(s), I encourage you to pause for moment (before you rush to the grocery stores and hit home), read the passage below, and pray for God to intervene...to show great mercy and to save us from the storms.
I pray that our faith in the Lord with increase and our eyes be fixed continuously on Him as we draw near His throne, knowing that even if He will allow typhoons and storms come into our lives, He is able to restore and rebuild everything...in His time.
When we come to think of His power and goodness, there is really nothing to be afraid of.
May God's peace reign in your hearts today...and always.
Praying for the Philippines...and for the other nations as well,
Jaja
