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    WHAT DO YOU FEAR TO LOSE?

    Some people say that the opposite of faith is fear.

    When you have great faith, you starve your fears.

    At maganda yun! But theres this fear that really cripples many people,

    EVEN CHRISTIANS.

    And itsTHE FEAR OF LOSING.

    One of the greatest and most common fear that we people have is the fear of losing.

    Ayaw nateng mawalan, maubusan, maiwanan.

    Now, honestly take a few seconds thinking of something or someone that you really value (besides your relationship with

    God which I believe we all value).

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    Natatakot ka bang isipin kapag nawala to?

    Kase ako, oo.

    And I believe that God wants to give us a message about this once youve opened this.

    Lets pray first,

    Heavenly Father,

    We praise You because You are worthy. We thank You for this day. We thank You for everything. Truly You are good.

    Father, we pray that You speak to us today through our online cell. I pray that You reveal to us Your heart. May You change

    us to the person you want us to be. Ready us. Give us mind revelations and a heart-revolution message. Thank You,

    Lord. We love You. Amen.

    I believe that some of you answered some of these:

    Your own physical life,

    A person or people,

    Possessions,

    Pleasure,

    Power,

    Earthly passion,

    Prestige,Attractiveness,

    Or whatever it is that youre putting so much value on.

    These are just some of the things that we are afraid of losing.

    Things that we value the most.

    Things that can enslave us.

    Things that might become an idol in our life.

    Idol? Paano?

    An idol, in the Old Testament is described as an image carved by people and is being worshipped. It is something that

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    draws away the attention, devotion, effort, time, sacrifices, worship that are supposed to be given to God. Imbis na

    si Lord and nakakatanggap ng lahat ng iyon, doon sa idol napupunta. And God was hurt because of it.

    And today, believe it or not, talamak pa din ang mga mga idols.

    Nakakalungkot na kahit mga Kristyano minsan, meron.

    Kahit tayo, minsan, meron.

    The fear of losing at times is actually talking about the MASTERS OF THIS WORLD THAT WE TEND TO

    WORSHIP.

    It is actually talking about your no. 1, your idol, your world.

    How?

    If we fear to lose something or someone, we apparently do everything we can to keep or stay with it. Aminin mo yan.

    Hahaha.

    Ang tao kasi minsan, kahit magastos na, kahit mandaya ka, kahit masaktan ka na, kahit magkasala ka, kahit tumalikod ka

    na sa Lord, kahit hindi mo na mabigyan ng oras ang Panginoon, keri lang! Wag lang mawala yung bagay o tao na

    pinahahalagahan mo ng sobra. (i.e. position, grades, person. etc)

    May naalala akong nabasa ako na, sa sobrang pag-aalaga niya sa sapatos niya, nung bumaha, hinubad niya at naglakad

    siya ng bare-footed sa baha wag lang masira shoes niya. Masaktan, magkasakit at madumihan na lang siya, wag lang

    madumihan yung shoes niya.

    GANYAN TAYO MAGMAHAL. Hahaha.

    At kadalasan, mali na.

    Maniwala kayo, MINSAN NAGIGING CHAINS NATEN YUN MGA TO.

    Nalilimitahan ka sa relasyon mo sa Diyos o kaya namay napapalayo ka dahil sa mga bagay na to.

    And if you are chained, hindi ka free.

    We always say that, with the Lord, there is freedom.

    But what does it really mean to be free?

    Jem, hindi ako umiinom, hindi ako nagyoyosi, hindi ako nagmumura, hindi ako nakikipag-away, possible bang hindi pa din

    ako free?OO. Posible. Kase ako, napatunayan ko sa sariili ko na hindi ka lang dapat sa bisyo makawala, dapat ka ring

    makawala sa mga bagay na kinatatakutan mo.

    Because fear limits and cripples you and might destroy your dreams and your relationship with God.

    Its natural to fear, yes. Pero hindi spiritual. And we are spiritual beings.

    That is why Do not fear is repeated 365 times in the bible to remind us every single day.

    Kung mapapansin naten, napakaraming mga tao, mostly people in position, ang takot mawalan ng kapangyarihan.

    Take for example, happenings during elections. If some politicians are not greedy and are not worshipping power, walamalamang mangyayareng dayaan.

    Pero dahil they FEAR TO LOSE POWER, dun na pumapasok yung pagsasa-walang bahala sa commandments ng Lord.

    Bahala na mandaya, wag lang ako mawalan ng kapangyarihan.

    Many people are afraid of losing pleasure.

    Many people do everything para lang hindi mawalan ng pleasurable life.

    Lets make things clear: There is nothing wrong with wanting a pleasurable life. Pero kung yung pleasure na yun na

    ang nakakapag-palayo sayo sa Panginoon, alam kong alam mong, MALI NA YUN.

    Take this simple and common illustration: There you are, finding pleasure in watching movies.

    There is nothing wrong with watching movies. But if you are missing your devotions because you find it more pleasurable

    to watch movies, thats where it becomes wrong.

    MOVIES > QUIET TIME.

    Some people find pleasure in studying. Same scenario, kapag nawawalan ka ng oras para sa Lord dahil dito, nagiging mali.

    Makikita mo kung ano yung mas pinaprioritize mo. Others are surfing the net, going out with friends, playing stuff. WALANG

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    MALI DUN. WAG LANG SOBRA.

    Some people find pleasure in doing their passion singing, dancing, acting, etc and are totally commited to it. Same

    scenario, kapag naagaw na yung time, effort or commitment na dapat para sa Lord, nagiging mali.

    Maraming mga tao, hinahanap nila ang pleasure sa mga pisikal na bagay magandang buhay, ari-arian, sasakyan,

    kayamanan. Pero kung papansinin naten, there are still people who commits suicide even if they have the so-called

    pleasurable life.

    Bakit? Because the stimulus for feeling pleasured and entertained with tangible things fades, at kapag nawala yun, theyll

    feel empty. i.e, Manilyn Monroe.

    Find your pleasure in the presence of the Lord. Dun ka magbabad.

    And lastly, most of the people fear to lose people.

    LAHAT NG SOBRA MASAMA. Its destructive.

    People, it is wrong to put a person no. 1 in your heart. Pakatotoo tayo, sinong no. 1 sa puso mo?

    Its wrong to make a person your world.

    Sakit to ng mga taong naiinlove. Proven and tested by yours truly. HAHAHA.

    If a person is no. 1 in your heart, takot kang mawala to.

    Sino ba namang gustong mawalan ng no. 1?

    Pero seryoso, as a person, we fail, we change, we die. Pansamantala lang din tayo dito sa mundo.

    Paano kung dahil you FEAR TO LOSE that special someone you have, e ininvest mo lahat para lang wag siyang mawala,

    tas nawala pa din siya? Basag ka nun.

    What if he/she failed to love you back after all that youve done? Saklap.

    Many young people today, give their EVERYTHING (If you get me) just for a person not to leave them.

    Many young people commit sexual immorality para lang hindi iwanan. Merong mga ganyan.

    Many people disobeyed their parents para lang sa taong mahal nila. Which I personally believe as wrong - kahit ano pang

    dahilan ang meron.

    Many young Christians, lose their time for God once commited in a relationship for the fear of losing that special person

    who apparently became their no. 1.

    Many people today revolve their lives to some person. Nawawala si God sa eksena. At kapag nawala yung taong yun,

    Sira na ang mundo ko.

    E pambihira, sino ba kase nagsabe sayong gawin mong mundo mo!!

    Everything is temporary.

    Everything will be gone and we should not be afraid of losing it to the point of holding on it so much that it becomes an idol

    in our lives, enslaving us and keeping us distant with our relationship with the Maker of all things. Again, an idol before is

    something that the people made that steals the attention, time, effort, worship, commitment and devotion that is

    supposed to be for God.

    Familiar story? That is because, it is still happening today.

    Can you imagine Gods face saying to you, Anak you have forsaken me. You have forsaken your first love.

    Kapag pinapabitaw na sayo ni Lord yung mga pinagkakapitan mo, bitaw na!

    Kapag sinasabe Niya na na, Anak, Ako na ang i-no. 1 mo. Unahin mo na siya!

    This is one of my favorite verses:

    Seek ye FIRST Gods kingdom and righteousness, AND ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU.

    - Matthew 6:33

    Ano nga ulit yang kailangan mo ngayon? Ayan ang sagot oh.

    Kaya gusto ni Lord na Siya ang no. 1 sa puso, sa prior ities, sa to-do-list, sa pagmamahal mo hindi dahil sakim Siya sa

    atensyon mo kundi dahil sa sobrang pagmamahal Niya sayo, ayaw Niyang magbigay ka ng sobrang effort sa mga bagay

    na isang araw, mawawala din sayo na ikasasakit ng damdamin mo. Hindi ka Niya gustong masaktan.

    Gusto ni Lord na yung pinakagrabeng effort mo hindi mabalewala kaya gusto niya na saKanya mo yun ilaan dahil

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    saKanya, hindi yun masasayang.

    Gusto ng Lord na Siya yung maging no. 1 mo at hindi yung mga bagay na kinakatakutan mo mawala dahil Siya, sigurado

    Siyang hindi ka Niya iiwanan.

    Siguro sa ngayon, pag-aaral, org commitments, special someone ang posibleng nagiging dahilan kung bakit namimiss

    naten yung pakikipag-ugnayan naten sa Panginoon. Admit it or not, marahil nagiging una yung mga yun sa puso naten, sa

    buhay naten.

    Pwede din na you just dont feel God the same way you did before, o kaya yung fire mo naaambunan ni Maring sa ngayon

    at namamataay-matay o kaya binabagyo ka ng problema.

    I tell you, sinasabe ng Lord sayo ngayon Anak, I want you back. I want us back. You give me your desires and

    well work on it together. Wag mong pagudin yung sarili mo sa mga bagay na hindi mo kayang gawan ng

    paraan mag-isa. We will do it together. I am with You. I will help you. You just have to let me. Let me have

    the first place in your heart. Because I will love you unconditionally. I will never leave you.

    Now, GIVE GOD THAT FIRST PLACE IN YOUR HEART.

    Go back to Your first love.

    More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Jesus Christ as my Lord, for whom I

    have suffered the loss of all things so that I may gain Christ.

    - Philippians 3:8