ONE STATEMENT, APRIL 1-30, 2025
"Thankfully, our Heavenly Father is not a fraudster... When we trust in Him, we can witness how He always makes good on His word; we have confidence that He will always deliver"
"Rather than inspire us to culturally
appropriate nor to demean others because we feel we too-- by faith and
personally-claimed association--are special, Bible stories should instead teach
us patience and humility, courage, and hope that even if we don't understand
much of life and other people's culture and background, together we can live
with respect, peace and harmony, wisdom and love."
"If imitation is the greatest form of
flattery, then the best thing we can do for those we look up to is to follow
their example and reminders - - from our God and Savior, to the extraordinary
and ordinary people we encounter each day."
"God's love and provision are always more
than enough...
And sad is the person who needs or craves for
more; for they will soon realize that there is no end to the searching, and all
that they have established and accumulated will never compare, will never be
enough."
"May we not get distracted, but remain
focused to our life's true purpose."
"It is not a sin to dream of a better
life. However, if we try so hard to climb up higher in the ladder and fast,
even at the expense of mocking and stepping upon those who are honestly and
diligently earning their keep with very little livable income, and kissing up
to those whom we believe are higher and wealthier than us; we will soon realize
that in our moment of need, those people we looked up to will not lift a finger
to help, and will even ridicule our social-climbing lifestyle. There is always
more glory, peace and blessing in humility and living simply, in disavowing
materialism, envy, and greed."
"No matter how we try to filter and paint
a rosy picture about our lives and relationships, the less-than-glamorous parts
always find a way of coming out... And ironically, the harder we try, it
becomes more clearer than day that there is something undesirable that we're
trying so hard to hide."
"The best way to forgive people who have
hurt you is to move on. Because only God knows how the future will turn out,
and His blessings are always meaningful if we are unburdened by the regrets of
the past."
"Hopefully, not just on holy week but more
importantly every day after, we get to live our faith and better
convictions."
"In our weakness, in our efforts through
our seasonal traditions, and the duality of living it up the rest of the year
because we only have this one physical existence, may we never forget that we
will never be forgotten by the One who gave us life, and who has made the way
for us to live it well, as is His will."
"Not just on these few days, but on
everyday too - - may we learn to bury our old selves: our prideful, arrogant,
rude, stubborn, disrespectful, incontinent, impatient, condescending, angry,
raging and impertinent ways, and learn to respect our God and Savior, and the
people around us."
"Again, in an increasingly hotter and more
challenging world, one of the greatest things we can protect is that which
shows what we are truly made of - - our patience, our temper."
"Our abundance should make us see how we
can share with others who have less; Our need should reveal how big and
generous our God is, and that He will always provide, and will always send
people to help and accompany us along the way."
"All on earth declares the glory of God...
May our lives be likewise - - less about what we think is beautiful in and for
us, more about how good God is in our daily journey."
"The greatest thing we can do for those
who have gone before us is to nurture their legacy, while making sure we leave
the world better than when we first came into it."
"Nobody is self-made. A great part of who and what we are now
is because of the help and support of the many people God sent our way."
"Because we have been made new, so should we rise above our
former base nature, and live more accountably, more responsibly, more
tactfully, more introspectively, more empathically."
"In a world that still increasingly grows more toxic and
challenging, where people's sense of humanity seems to diminish more and more
as we live each day in a continuously warming world--it's all the more reason
we need to respect others, keep ourselves safe, honor personal spaces and
boundaries, honestly and diligently work to survive and thrive while minding
our own business."
"Somebody once said that especially for women, it seems society
starts to 'erase' us (invalidates or ignores our person and interests, at least
socially, that is) when we reach 50... That's a very sad fate, until we
remember that our Heavenly Father will always be there for us, to help, to
guide, to give sense and meaning, and to always lead us to our life's
purpose."
"It's non-negotiable: we can't call ourselves children of God
unless we have inherited His characters of being respectful, understanding,
generous, kind, sincere, tactful and humble, true and fair--even when no one is
looking, sans the fanfare and the world's recognition and validation."
"Only God, our Heavenly Father, needs to be privy to our
thoughts and dreams, our plans and ambitions, deserving of all our worship and
adoration--for He is the only one too, from whom we need true validation... The
rest of the world needs only our respect and safe distance, understanding and
empathy."
"Everyday life teaches us that prayers and principles go beyond
us professing what we are and what we are capable of doing. They fulfill their
purpose when we live them daily; our worship and love of our Heavenly Father
reflected in the humility and respect we afford people, especially those we
feel are different, difficult, or don't come up to our ideals, level and
standards."
"It takes very little to piss off a discontented person; while
the contented ones keep their peace and calm... Because discontentment is
ungratefulness, petty yet never having enough; while contentment is
thankfulness, running deep, profound, quite and firm, standing through time,
enduring through life's various seasons."
"May we not abuse God's forgiveness and kindness, learn our
life lessons well, and live humbly and responsibly."
"If you can't be anything else, be nice, be kind... But never
be self-righteous about it."
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