tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235622512312451953.post7802923442469567762..comments2024-02-12T13:09:27.310+08:00Comments on Peacefulwife Philippines' Blog: The Joy Of God's Design For Filipina Wives in Marriage : How To EnCOURAGE Our Husbands To Be Men of COURAGEPeacefulwife Philippineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03515930951061217503noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235622512312451953.post-10588081801572919232014-03-17T17:23:18.080+08:002014-03-17T17:23:18.080+08:00Hehe. Hirap walang edit button. :P
Yes, FAITH in ...Hehe. Hirap walang edit button. :P<br /><br />Yes, FAITH in Jesus justifies us. Then, from that faith flows good works. :) Peacefulwife Philippineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515930951061217503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235622512312451953.post-3627900681243121912014-03-17T15:10:03.145+08:002014-03-17T15:10:03.145+08:00*ALREADY not also haha. *ALREADY not also haha. Erica is Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140547419145815335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235622512312451953.post-2116612199303150802014-03-17T15:09:05.619+08:002014-03-17T15:09:05.619+08:00P.S. By accepting Jesus in your heart, you are als...P.S. By accepting Jesus in your heart, you are also experiencing salvation i.e. you are justified and saved. But there is no purification without suffering. :)Erica is Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140547419145815335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235622512312451953.post-54044104439930412662014-03-17T15:05:23.795+08:002014-03-17T15:05:23.795+08:00I saw a copy of that book in Visayas once and saw ...I saw a copy of that book in Visayas once and saw how they described Jesus as the "founder of Christianity." That alone says a lot about how non-Christian that book is. Positive thinking nor our "big faith" can make God answer our prayers. He cannot be blackmailed, hehe. As one preacher said "We don't need to have big faith. Sometimes all we need is little faith in a big God." He was preaching in relation to the mustard seed in congruence with the account in Mark when the apostles cannot cast out one demon and Jesus said "this kind can only be cast out by prayer." Erica is Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140547419145815335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235622512312451953.post-82390486133124542122014-03-17T14:32:55.937+08:002014-03-17T14:32:55.937+08:00P.S. I have a pending blog post on "The Secre...P.S. I have a pending blog post on "The Secret." I have always been wary of it, but am now even more so, after my spiritual conversion. I do not know though when I would be led to finish it, but it's just in my drafts. :)Peacefulwife Philippineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515930951061217503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235622512312451953.post-86339520141179246752014-03-17T14:25:05.802+08:002014-03-17T14:25:05.802+08:00Hi Ek!
Yes, I agree. Happiness can actually be an...Hi Ek!<br /><br />Yes, I agree. Happiness can actually be an idol, when the main goal of people is to "be happy at all costs." It is elusive and as Ecclesiastes would say, just "vanity."<br /><br />True joy can be found in Jesus, I agree too. :)<br /> <br />I am wary of prosperity preachers who seem to have their main focus on wealth and happiness, as though financial hardship and troubles, are not part of being Christian, when Jesus Himself very well showed us that it was in His death on the Cross that we were saved. Suffering is how we are sanctified and the only way we can share in His Redemption. There is no salvation without suffering, but as He also promised, "his yoke is easy and the burden is light", meaning too, that His Grace is sufficient for what He would allow for us to experience.. It becomes a problem when we take on burdens that are not God-given, but just calls of the flesh or actions stemming from giving in to temptation.<br /><br />And yes, too, we should always be joyful and give praise in ALL circumstances -- whether good or bad. :)<br /><br />Thanks for the comments!<br /><br />Ate NikkaPeacefulwife Philippineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515930951061217503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235622512312451953.post-60621862353568023182014-03-17T14:17:29.904+08:002014-03-17T14:17:29.904+08:00Okay I reacted to being positive pala. Hehe. I am ...Okay I reacted to being positive pala. Hehe. I am not positive all the time but I know Heikki does not feel discouraged. He does correct me when I am thinking like a unsaved person as if I did not have liberty and victory in Christ. There are strongholds that are clear strongholds and some problems are just what they are problems that need to be prayed on and acted upon after. :)Erica is Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140547419145815335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235622512312451953.post-19115696663185546172014-03-17T13:52:20.681+08:002014-03-17T13:52:20.681+08:00Hi Ate Nikka. I think there should be a caution ag...Hi Ate Nikka. I think there should be a caution against "being happy" as if being a Christian means that one is happy all the time. Actually the Christian life is so narrow that it becomes quite difficult especially if one needs to stand up for your convictions (e.g. openly saying that The Secret is not Christian). Being labelled intolerant and an idiot is never fun.<br /><br />In Psalm 56:8 David says: "You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle.Are they not in your book?" Even Jesus cried when His friend Lazarus died. So, being sad is ok. <br /><br />However, Christians are advised to be joyful in all circumstances. Just like Paul wrote to the Philippians when he was actually in jail! There lies the difference between being happy and being joyful because joy does not depend on circumstances. Joy depends on our freedom in Christ. :) <br /><br />P.S. I wrote this when one of your advise was "to be happy." I think you edited it.Erica is Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140547419145815335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235622512312451953.post-50017899165566352012014-03-16T13:36:38.512+08:002014-03-16T13:36:38.512+08:00Yes, a happy wife does make for a happy life. :) M...Yes, a happy wife does make for a happy life. :) Mothers or wives are the thermostat of the home. Thanks for your comment! :)Peacefulwife Philippineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515930951061217503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235622512312451953.post-35486909201377656272014-03-16T11:03:28.600+08:002014-03-16T11:03:28.600+08:00so true on Ilaw ng Tahanan" (Light of the Hom...so true on Ilaw ng Tahanan" (Light of the Home) and this goes well with 'a happy wife makes for a happy life'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com