Please Pray For John of Sailor's Adventures And Opinions

To all my readers and friends, please pray for the husband of Rose Cotrill of Rose's Obstacles and Glories who suffered a heart attack just recently. Let us all pray for his speedy recovery and complete healing. Our prayers can do a lot of help for his complete healing. Thank you all. God bless us all. I am reposting here the article of Rose requesting for prayers.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

"Heart Attack"

After we ate breakfast today, my husband decided to check out our mail at the post office with our kids while I was busy filing our papers. When they came back, he decided to wash the car and drove the kids to the car wash inside the base. After that, when he came home he said "Please get the kids at the car hon, I think I am having a heart attack!" He was walking like he was gonna fall. I froze, "should I get the kids or assist my husband?" But it was so hot outside so I ran out to the car and get our kids. When we came back inside the house, he was talking to the doctor and he did not look too good. He went to the hospital inside the base to meet the doctor. I am scared to death in here waiting for him. I called after 30 minutes or so, no answer, I called again after an hour, still no answer. So I decided to go in the hospital and check on him but he wasn't there. Can you imagine how terrified I am? My knees are shaking and my heart is thumping so hard. When I came back home, the doctor left me a message, so I called back. He said that my husband is in Samsung Hospital (out of town hospital). He said that my husband is still in a lot of pain but a little bit better. He will be having a CT scan and find out what is happening to him. I am asking your sincere prayer, please help me pray for my husband... I won't be able to take this if something happen to him. Lord, I know that You are there always when we need You! Please don't let anything bad happen to my husband. Not him please?! I trust in you Lord!

God Will Make A Way (Where There Seems To Be No Way)

The song of Don Moen goes like this, "God will make a way where there seems to be no way. He works in ways we cannot see, He will make a way for me." And that is the absolute truth. For those who put their wholehearted trust in God, they always find out that however grim and hopeless the situation maybe, God always makes a way for them. Many times, it harbors to the unbelievable or impossible circumstances that people can never attribute to mere chance. God works in dramatic ways. He will let us reach the end of the line, the edge of the cliff before He will rescue us in His eagle's wings and fly us to the stratospheric safety of the rarefied air above the storms of our lives. Those who trust in God more than they trust themselves or any human being, are rewarded by the Lord with His incomparable graces and blessings. It does not matter that we do not deserve such great rewards. And God is so generous to those who really please Him, who give glory to His name. They are assured of everlasting protection and divine providence from God. You feel you are in a deep rut in your life and you have nowhere else to go? Trust God. He will always make a way for you even where there seems to be no way. TO GOD BE THE GLORY.


Tags: God , Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, God Will Make A Way, Trust, Faith, Living Faith, Joy, Love, Divine Providence, Protection, Rarefied Air, Eagle's Wings, Wonderful World, Life, Word of God, Live To Please God, Bible

Posted by: Mel Avila Alarilla
Philippines
Spiritual/Inspirational/Motivational

Your Spiritual Power Is As Strong As Your Regular Prayer Life

Angel On Our Shoulder

Even Dogs Can Pray


Yes, that is true. You may think that you are a righteous person with strong spiritual powers, but if you neglect your regular prayer life, you will lose all that spiritual power and become spiritually weak. You can never remain spiritually strong if you neglect your active prayer life. There is a direct correlation between the two. Remember, Jesus Christ never neglected communing with His Father at all times especially in the wee hours of the morning where He seeked His Father in a very special private place like a mountain or a garden. A Christian cannot grow strong in His faith if he fails to pray everyday and read and meditate the word of God daily. These are the two spiritual exercises he must maintain on a regular basis so that he can be continually transformed by the Holy Spirit from glory to glory until he reaches the whole measure of the fullness of Jesus Christ. Remember, as Christians, we have been tasked by God to become the light of the world and the salt of the earth. We have been designated as ambassadors of Christ through the ministry of reconciliation. God wants to reconcile with the world through the death of Jesus Christ so that everyone who accepts Jesus Christ as Lord and savior may have eternal life. We have seen the resurgence of the Christian community in South Korea because of their propensity to pray regularly. They even adopted prayer mountains and dawn watches to regularly pray and seek God's intimacy in their lives. Remember, to maintain our regular spiritual power, pray always. IT WORKS.


Tags: God, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, Prayer, Spiritual Power, Prayer Life, Righteousness, Holiness, Intimacy With God, Communing With God, Christian, Transformation, Light of The World, Salt of The Earth, Ambassadors of Christ, Ministry of Reconciliation, Lord and Savior, Eternal Life, Resurgence, Christian Community, South Korea, Prayer Mountains, Dawn Watches, Peace, Joy, Love, Word of God, Bible

Posted by: Mel Avila Alarilla
Philippines
Spiritual/Inspirational/Motivational

Homeward Bound

Did you ever had that feeling of suddenly finding yourself going home to your family after so much time away from them in a foreign country? How much you suddenly missed your children and your spouse? How much you wished you could hug them and kiss them and tell them how much you missed them? How much you could almost literally sing and laugh at your seat in an airplane as it traveled back to your home country? You are homeward bound and nothing else can describe your feeling of sheer joy and exhilaration as you recall to your mind the joyous moments you had with your family and eagerly anticipate your eventual reunion.

That is my feeling right now. I wish I am already homeward bound. Despite all the problems, frustrations, physical, mental and emotional pains in my life, I can't help but focus on my homeward journey to my eventual reunion with my Lord and with all my Christian brothers and sisters who have gone home before me. I don't care if I die of diabetes, hypertension, scoliosis, acute hernia, prostate gland problem or overgrowth of the thyroid gland. Nothing seems to bother me since my God has always been my constant companion faithfully supplying my every need. I am reminded of that praise song- You're More Than Enough For Me. "So blessed, I can't contain it. So much I have to give it away. Your love taught me to live now. You are more than enough for me." My heart is bursting with pure joy and ecstasy because of God's presence in my life and I am eagerly anticipating our eventual reunion after so many years of my forlorn sojourn here in this transit point of my life. I wish I could be homeward bound soon.


Homeward Bound - Simon and Garfunkel



Tags: God, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, Homeward Bound, Heaven, Joy, Love, Peace, Bliss, Reunion, Exhilaration, Happiness, Excitement, No More Pain, No More Sorrows, No More Problems, No More Heartaches, No More Trials, No More Betrayals, No More Loneliness, No More Temptations, No More Sin, Leaving The World

Posted by: Mel Avila Alarilla
Philippines
Spiritual/Inspirational/Motivational

Grace

One thing that differentiates Christianity from all religions in the world is the idea of grace. And what is grace? Simply put, grace is unmerited favor bestowed by a magnanimous God to undeserving recipients. Grace is never dependent on the status of the recipient but on his willingness to accept grace and surrender himself to God. Thus, we will never be saved by our own meritorious good works alone. And this grace is bestowed to all individuals who will accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and savior. Thus, salvation is a grace from God. I never would have fully understood this word if I have not tasted and experienced it in my own life. Salvation through the acceptance of Jesus Christ was easy enough. But transformation, whereby we are transformed from glory to glory until we reach the whole measure of the fullness of Jesus Christ is not. Thus, we need the grace of God to achieve it. Totally abandoning our former lives of indulgence in pleasure and sinful living is almost impossible without the grace of God. Thus we see former sinners turning into veritable saints because of God's grace. I myself live by the grace of God alone. I would have been dead a long time ago, but by the grace of God I am still alive to give glory to His name. Thus, I wake up each morning thanking God for the grace of life. And the more I experience His divine grace in my life, the more I am humbled and amazed. Now, I just live to please God and give glory to His name. TO GOD BE THE GLORY.


Tags: God, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, Grace, Salvation, Eternal Life, Heaven, Joy, Love, Peace, Transformation, Glory, Kingdom of God, Man, Life, Experience, World, Depravity, Lost, Hope, Faith, Cross, Calvary, Word of God, Bible

Posted by: Mel Avila Alarilla
Philippines
Inspirational/Spiritual/Motivational

Simplify Your Life- The Key To Lasting Contentment

Unfulfilled desires make us frustrated and unhappy. When we desire anything, we come up with complex plans to attain the goals of our desires. Thus, our lives become complicated. And the more complicated our lives become, the more disappointment and frustrations will set in when we fail to achieve the goals of our desires. THE SOLUTION? SIMPLIFY OUR LIVES AND FORGO ANY DESIRE EXCEPT THE DESIRE TO PLEASE GOD AND GIVE GLORY TO HIS NAME. The Bible says, "Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain" (Psalm 127:1a). It is not wrong to plan and dream but be sure that our plans and dreams are in the will of God. If we surrender our lives to Him, then we cease to desire things for ourselves and become content with what God will ordain for us. The key here is living a simple life free from complications and grandiose designs that do not correspond to the will of God. Many people have delusions of grandeur. They think so highly of themselves that sometimes they become arrogant and ruthless. Too much ambition kills the virtues inherent in the soul. Thus, one lives by the norm of dog eats dog as their motivation in life. He lives by the worldly appetite for pleasure seeking and the pursuit of happiness. Success may be obtained but at what price? The eventual loss of one's soul and one's direct communication with God. Better be content with what God will provide for us through sheer hard work but for His glory alone. SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE AND ALIGN IT WITH GOD'S WILL AND YOU WILL FIND CONTENTMENT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

Tags: God, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, Simplify Your Life, Key To Lasting Contentment, Unfulfilled Desires, Frustrations, Unhappy, Goals, Desire To Please God, Give Glory To God's Name, Delusions of Grandeur, Ambition, Arrogance, Ruthlessness, Dog Eats Dog, Pursuit of Happiness

Posted by: Mel Avila Alarilla
Philippines
Inspirational/Motivational

Would You Exchange The Hereinafter For The Here And Now?

When we were kids, we asked so many trivial things from our parents which they sometimes gave but most of the time, they focused more on the more important and lasting needs of their children. They prepared their children for a better future by sending them to the best schools and nurturing them to the more important and valuable lessons in life. If our parents have treated us this way, how much more will our heavenly Father ordain nothing but the best for His children. But people are preoccupied with the here and now than the more important and eternal hereinafter. Many Christians are also guilty of this. They focus more on their own personal needs and relationships and bombard God with all kinds of petitions for the trinkets of life. But God is never the Father to pamper and spoil His children with things that will destroy their very souls later on. He will never ever sacrifice the eternal for the temporal, the heavenly for the earthly pleasures most men ardently seek after. God looks from a different perspective which is centered on the needs of the soul than the wants of the body. He willingly let His children suffer temporary discomfort and trials so that the temporal will be replaced by the eternal characters in them. Like a good Father, He knows what is best for His children and gives only what is valuable for their spiritual development. Let us not exchange the hereinafter for the here and now but instead cooperate with God to unfold our long hidden eternal virtues. TO GOD BE THE GLORY.

"Seek you first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be given unto you." (Matthew 6:33)


Tags: God, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, Hereinafter, Here And Now, Eternal, Temporal, Destruction, Eternal Life, Mundane, Heavenly, Spiritual, Wordly, Children, Petitions, Prayer, Faith, Hope, Love, Joy, Peace, Word of God, Bible

Posted by: Mel Avila Alarilla
Philippines
Inspirational/Spiritual/Motivational