Woke up today to this blog from Marie - Awesome!
Woke up this morning and read this post from my wife Marie on Facebook. It is awesome - I decided to copy paste the entire thing here and share it with you. Thank God for a wife who loves you despite knowing all the flaws and realities about you. May God return your blessing Marie. I love you!
Thoughts in Sydney
My dear Heavenly Father,
My mind is full this morning as I wake up at 6 am.
Today is Friday, the last day of Presence conference.
Joey speaks one more message today.
In my quiet moments with The Lord, He has given me some personal insights which I thought Of sharing:
1) I don't have a Filipino God. They don't have an Aussie God.
When I came into a conference like this, surrounded by thousands and thousands of strangers, on unfamiliar territory, from an entirely different church family, I was feeling a bit insecure and intimidated on Day 1.
God reminded me,"you did not come here, accompanied by a Filipino God. They didn't come here with an Aussie God. You came here with the GOD of the UNIVERSE. There is no such thing as Third world or First world with me. I OWN IT ALL. I am THE SAME, wherever you find me. The power of my Word is the same. My promises are the same for all my children, wherever you find them.
There is not one place on earth that is unfamiliar to Me. No territory that I do not own. I am The Lord of heaven and earth. But more than all that, I am YOUR FATHER who accompanies you and is giving you this new experience. You will benefit from them. They too will benefit from you.
Yes my God lives in the Philippines. But He lives everywhere too.
I thank The Lord for opening the borders of my mind, on my 1st trip to Sydney.
2) I am grateful and so proud of my hubby, for going out of his Comfort zone a lot!
He is still sleeping now, but I thank you Jesus, for him.
If I feel intimidated, think of how he feels! He's the one who has to speak! Several times!So I thank you for his faith and his courage. I know he is able to do this because You are his Dad too, his Mentor and his Strength.
Thank you that he is willing to go beyond his comfort zone and share whatever he has to give. Thank you for your Word that holds him steadfast through all the challenges and joys he experiences. Thank You too, for the way he fathers our sweet sons and the strong bonds he has with each one;
3) I am grateful for our EN spiritual family. So grateful for the example of Steve & Deborah and their years of sowing in our nation, so grateful to be part of the entire Victory Team in the Philippines from Manny Carlos to Mayet, from Paolo P to every volunteer who cheerfully and quietly serve, pray and love the Lord, despite the summer heat and all!
We would share stories from our Pinoy church life and they are blessed.
We keep saying over here in Sydney that we work as a team, we did not start this, but are only part of this team!
I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. 1 Corinthians 3:6-7
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