I wanna be rock star

 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 8:31,32
Many teaching we get in these two verses. I will look in this: "If you hold to my teaching..."
To believe in Jesus is more than to  know about Him. It is more than to know what He is able to do. To trust in Him means  to abandon our beliefs, even when we "believe" they may be came from God.
Many times we were taught about God but few of us look at Bible carefully to know if we were taught right, we use to believe because we use to believe!
When Jesus calls us, He says come and trust in me like I'm, even (and I dare to say, frequently) this believe means to abandon our on view point about Him. How many time we use to question our on faith? We have our faith and we always think be right.
John 7:27 shows us people confused about if Jesus was or not The Messiah, and why? Because a common sense in the time, used to say that when The Messiah come, nobody would know where He would come from and Jesus, even showing great miracles, amazing teachings and uncountable signs, was knowing by everybody, His birth city, parents and family making Him not fulfill 'the common sense'.
what it means, Patricia, you can ask me?
It means, dearest reader,  if we day by day, do not seek God, and obey His word more than religion and common sense, we are going to lost the real Jesus, and what is more important, salvation! Some times, we see Jesus in people that we don't think be "someone of God" and this kind of thought block us to listen God. We use to listen and read "that preachers we like" and few time we dare to question them, we just listen! Jesus said: If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.John 8:31,32. 
To hold His teaching many (many) times, will means be against common sense, religious traditions and culture.
We are near of a big american commemoration, Halloween. Some churches have bringing it into its temples cultivating witches, monsters and many kinds of bad stuff, just because 'it is our culture'. Brazil has many similar things, what people call folklore and I call blindness.
But, what matter is, that we have to be free and this freedom only come from obey Jesus and His word. To keep our salvation we have to stay living Matthew 5. Loving those who persecute us. Forgiving those who hurt us. Helping the needy.

I have  seen the church of 21 century. This is the most rich church of all time, and to our shame and sadness, the 21 century church is that has less impact and influence in the society. How is it possible? Maybe it is possible because people and leaders of this church, look for become similar to the world. Our clothes, life style, language, and habits in almost nothing differs of the world. We have the same desires, we have the same plans, we look for our own will, we look for be known by our greatness, our diploma in big universities. The 'dream' of big part of people that are called christian, is the same dream of those who aren't.
It is rare listen young from our churches say that to dream in become missionary, pastor our be known for forgive, love and live like Jesus. They want to be celebrity! If be pastor, they want be at TV, our to be a "gospel rock' star".  Resigns, altruism aren't words of our vocabulary!
Church, we have to wake up. We have to come back to Jesus life style. More of Him and less (too much less) of us.
To be a real christian, we need fast, turn away. We have to review our concepts before it guides us to too far that will be impossible to come back.
Come back church, come back!

Pati Nanni

When You’re in Deep

“They saw the works of the Lord, his wonderful deeds in the deep”  (Psalm 107:24, NIV)

The scripture says is Psalm 107:23, “They that go down to the sea and do business in deep waters, they will see the wonders of God.” Friend, you and I were created to do business in deep waters. In other words, we’re not supposed to have little dreams or little plans. We are supposed to have big dreams. We are supposed to go out into the deep things God has for us.

But understand, when you’re out there in the deep waters, you can’t touch the ground. You can’t see the shoreline, and at times, it can get a little rocky. You may not always see how things are going to work out. But, the scripture tells us that deep calls to deep. In other words, God is the one who has called you to the deep waters. He is with you, and He knows there are deep things on the inside of you. Remember, in deep waters, you are not alone. God is with you, and He’s causing those deep things inside of you to come forth.

If you feel like you are out in the deep today, if you feel like you are overwhelmed, remember, you are in the right place and God is with you. You will see His wonderful deeds in the deep, and you will fulfill the plan He has in store for you.

Let´s say together: Father in heaven, I surrender every area of my life to You. I hunger for every single thing You have in store for me. I choose to trust You out in the deep waters knowing that You have good things in store for me in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Do not abandon your hope, Yes He know

God Knows You Intimately..... Matthew 10:30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

Every day, your hair drops. Yet, God knows how many hairs are left on your head. And He also knows how many are growing back! He knows because He bothers to count them again. When it comes to you, He always has time for every little thing about you.
So when Jesus said, “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered,” He was not exaggerating. He never exaggerates. He means what He says and He says what He means. So for the Lord to say that the very hairs of your head are all numbered means that He wants you to know that He is very interested in you and has intimate knowledge about you — your body, family, finances, relationships… everything in your life!
He knows the pain you have been having in your body. He is aware of the financial worry which you have been keeping from your family. He sees how your nasty boss is treating you. He understands the hurts you have been keeping in your heart. He hears your heart’s cry for a miracle baby.
Your heavenly Father wants you to know that as long as something concerns you, He does not overlook it.
God knows you intimately. He knows every small problem you are worried about and every single burden you have. And when you approach Him for help, He has all the time for you as if no one else exists. That is how valuable you are to Him and how absorbed He is in you!

Ecclesiastes 8:12 Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time , I know that it will go better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.

The Blessing Follows Obedience

“If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God.”
(Deuteronomy 28:1–2, NIV)

God rewards the people who seek after Him. Every time you obey His Word, His blessing will follow. If you’ll learn to obey Him in the small things, if you learn to pass the small tests, there’s no limit to how high God will take you. The scripture says, “When we fully obey God, blessings will chase us down and overtake us.” You can’t outrun the good things of God.
Always remember, when you obey God in the small, He will release big blessings. He has big opportunities, new levels of favor, healing, restoration, vindication, promotion, planned in your future. As you stay faithful to Him, you’re going to step into the fullness of your destiny and be all that God has created you to be!

Reaching the impossible

 But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, “ ‘Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well’ 
Luke 8:50


In Scripture a man came to Jesus and said, “My little daughter is very sick. She is close to death. Will You come to my home and pray for her?” Jesus agreed. But along the way He kept getting stopped, one interruption after another. Finally, word came back to Him saying, “No need to come. You’ve waited too late. The little girl has died.”

The people were upset and very distraught. But Jesus said to them in Luke 8:50 “Don’t be afraid. If you will only believe, the little girl will be well.” Notice the phrase, “Only believe.” Jesus went to the home, laid hands on the little girl, and she came back to life.

Are you facing a situation that seems impossible? In the natural, you don’t see how you can get well, or how you can overcome the addiction, or how your family can ever be restored? God is saying to you what He said to them, “If you will only believe, I will turn the situation around. If you only believe, breakthroughs are headed your way!

why people suffer?!

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Human Suffering!

I guess that it is the more ask that are been doing in all humanity and , I have no intention to answer it. Nor all the word in the world neither all philosophy, could explains. Everybody have a good thing to say about this theme, and I would be just more one. I have no intention to be more one among!
So, I'm here talking about suffering and do not wanted be more one!
But I need say something because I feel it and maybe you never would read written by another people, or all things already wrote never arrived in your hand. Whatever be the reason, I'm here writing and you are reading.
I will write just for you, who believes in God and knows that He knows all that is good for your life.And thou shalt remember all the way which God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or not… and fed thee with manna, …that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of God… And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so Jehovah thy God chasteneth thee. Deuteronomy 8:2-11

How are you doing with your life?
Are you doing all of your wills?
Are you happy for this?
Living a life without someone saying for you what to do, how say or not say something, wow! I need to confesses, such life sounds good, but … everyone who wanna more than live to eat and sleep known that such stuff is a step to fiasco!
A life without ruler is not a good live. May be comfortable, but it will guide us to frustration. It can be one of the reasons of the alot of people live frustrated!
If you wanna more than eat and sleep, it is the time to wake up and do a check up in your life.
How long you to obey someone who aren´t yourself?
How long you said yes, I need it, when someone calls your attention.
Your sincere answers will show how and why you are where you are.
When we live ours life for God, if He is our father, be right, He will not let us going wrong! Even that for to do it, our "I" can hurt, He will take us and put us in the right path!
All the time that, for protect our I (wills, desires, reputation), we broken His Law, be right, He will get us for Him again. But, in this process, you could say no! Yes, you and me have the power to say no to the Strength God! So, we need be ready to get all consequences that it may bring.

And you have not kept in mind the word which says to you as to sons, My son, do not make little of the Lord's punishment, and do not give up hope when you are judged by him; For the Lord sends punishment on his loved ones... for what son does not have punishment from his father? But if you have not that punishment of which we all have our part, then you are not true sons, but children of shame Hebrew 12:3-11

Why people suffer? Maybe some good people are walking toward a bad path and God, as a good shepherd, be trying put they in a good place and they are resisting.

Some sufferings are a correction of God. Sometimes stuff happens for we know our own heart, If all that we say is real for us or they are just beautiful words, thrown to everybody. How we can know if we are believer or listeners?
Through some hard thing in our lives!
Are you ready to get know yourself?

It is good for me that I have been afflicted; That I may learn thy statutes. Psalm 119:

Why people suffer?
The answer are in his own lives. In his own path, in his own choose! Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment:Ec 8:5
Hey friend! Are you discerning the time in your life or you just get gather with a lot people that think that
was born to eat and sleep and everyone and everything those try change it, are enemies and need be destroyed!
Are you just weeping and murmuring your luck or your are reading your life, seeking all mistakes to never more get it again.
You are more one of the "good people' that suffer or you are the lead of your life. Learning with the life and walking to reach all of your dreams.
Don't stop. Learn and keep the path.

From here, all things are with you!

Obey

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I know that obedience is very discoursed! Almost every week our pastors comment about it. For me this fact is due to the importance that God gives to them.
when we became Christians, quickly learned us how to do as believers: talk this, way here, appear this... Of course I know that the real conversion brings these attributes, however the lack of communion with the Holy Spirit and our easy adaptation to the rules, make too many people as machines.
Christians who do what they 'look better' for the moment. People who follow the way you want, but know that it is not this.

Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto Lord thy God... the Lord sent thee on a journey, and said, Go, and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites... then Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of Lord, and have gone the way which Lord sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites (when we become obstinate, try to deny the truth! we says that us be right and God be wrong.)But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice unto Jehovah thy God in Gilgal
And Samuel said, Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying Your voice? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.I Samuel 15:15-22

When God calls us, or chooses us is for obey Him. God has a purpose in everything to do. Obey God is not to say 'I did because it seemed better'. If you do not execute the orders of God to be made, the hours of prayer, reading the Bible, social works, visits to the misappropriated, songs of praise ... serve no. God seeks obedient children not good negotiators.
Obey is still better.
by Pr ª Patrícia Nanni

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