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Do not let your adornment be merely outward-arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel, rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. 1 Peter 3:3-4

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Friday, August 12, 2005

Lumipat na ako ng bahay>

Hi friends! You may check out my new home.. I moved my blog to friendster. http://ms_viviene.blogs.friendster.com/my_blog/

God bless and keep smiling..

# posted by Viviene | 5:13 PM | 0 comments

Thursday, August 11, 2005

Persecution>

WHAT?!?! You don’t drink and smoke? Don’t tell me you’re still a virgin? What planet are you from?

It is true what they say that when you become a Christian you will definitely be persecuted.

I was talking to my sister last night. She told me the struggles of her husband in Japan. They would often look down on him and find him weird because he is not smoking, drinking, and not even interested in dating other women while her wife is away. My in-law finds it so annoying and irritating (who wouldn’t?). But you know, I realized that in the long run those very people that harass him will surely be curious who God is if he would continue his walk with the Lord.

Acts 24:1-27
When Paul was sent to court, they laid down their charges against him. We have found this man troublesome, stirring up riots among the Jews (v 5). Paul defended himself. You can easily verify… I went up to Jerusalem to worship. My accusers did not find me arguing…stirring up a crowd (v 11). However, I admit that I worship the God of our Fathers as a follower of the Way (v 14). So what happened next? He [the governor] sent for Paul and listened to him as he spoke about his faith in Jesus Christ (v 24).

What am I saying here? Do not be influenced by the people persecuting you. Ignore them and just obey God’s Word. Easier said than done? Don’t worry it’s not your battle. It is God’s!

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Monday, August 01, 2005

Conscious Effort>

Being a Christian restrains me of doing many things. Although it's rewarding and worth it to obey we can't discount the fact that its hard to obey "God's rules" specially if you had been exposed to worldly views for many years.

I'm not in a dilemma of whether to obey or not to obey. I want to obey. I choose to obey. But it's just......... hard!

(But then God is good. I know that I may have a hard time now. Yet, its fruits is definitely worth it. Diba?)

# posted by Viviene | 4:55 AM | 0 comments