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he aspect of joy the easy reaction to seeing such a post or statement might be to quickly say check your privilege and the reality of the matter is that the majority of the world is truly struggling with the challenges of dealing with the covid 19 pandemic these struggles can range from mere inconveniences to life threatening issues and truly to speak of joy is a hard thing to say to most of them and so this particular message of being a joy bringer is intended for christians because the basis of this thinking is only found when one has faith in jesus christ for those whose lives have been entrusted to jesus studying his word diligently we know certain things that it promises we know that first of all jesus is lord of all things while difficult times are present in this world they will not last forever we know that the suffering and trials of this life are little compared to eternity where his promise to restore us and this world to its intended perfection will take effect so these major points can therefore reassure we who believe that everything we experience here on earth will pass and that in eternity we will live well with our lord however this kind of thinking and mindset is somewhat passive in orientation a more pro active and effective in my opinion way of being joyful in this current time is being a deliverer of joy which we have because of our faith it may not be or perhaps should not be in the form of explaining our faith and beliefs but of something simpler i recall the statement paul made that he became all things so that he would be able to testify to christ s grace in his life surely we too can take a point from this and embody certain things that christ tells us to be anyway one of the easiest lists to let the spirit work out through us is found in galatians 5 22 23 which is the fruit of the spirit i reflect on these fruit and think how can i be a channel of these fruit towards the people i m with today am i love am i peace am i joy it is something to focus my heart and mind on to be these towards the people in my life even in these highly restrictive circumstances how can i help to work with the rules of the household how can i reach out to my friends and loved ones through tech assisted means how can i help the community while abiding by proper hygiene and quarantine protocols what other things can i do that can warm hearts and bring comfort the opportunity to bring peace and joy in contrast to anxiety and gloom is endless i hope that as a christian god helps me to be more consistent and active certainly to be more outward looking and not just selfishly oriented towards my own comfort and ease it sounds like a silly problem to have to deal with but the formerly blind man cannot be choosy when he s learning how to see color and paint with it thus my hope lies in the lord that he who began a work in me will complete it and then perhaps along the way i too will be a joy giver sunday message here be a joy giver pastor ricky sarthou ccf discussion questions w c sparked this post here 30 mar 20 hero too by yronhand 3 comments categories christian living geek living and personal stories tags anime boku no hero academia chrissy costanza christianity faith hero too inspiration kyoka jiro life manga music in this time of quarantine i ve had the chance to get to do a lot of catching up certainly much of that is on important things such as with friends and people checking in on them and praying for their health and well being but admittedly a lot has been on reading and watching some things one of which is the anime series my hero academia or boku no hero academia season 4 due to the nature of this writing i can t help but warn out spoilers ensue below although the episode has been out already a couple of weeks as of this writing there may be folks who haven t yet joined the fandom of bnha or mha the story in the ua school festival arc finds its climax back to back with midoriya s battle with gentle criminal which is in the previous episode e0 85 another thought provoking story on its own but the highlight of this story arc in my opinion comes together in the cathartic explosive and utterly cheesy music dance performance it is unabashedly a hopeful and cinematic performance with lots of little moments for long term fans of the series from mineta s harem bit to letting aoyama literally light up the room as the center of attraction the whole performance is just full of personality this is anchored by the center of the entire thing jiro s song see the song sung in english by the way below hero too performed by chrissy costanza hero too is a fairly simple but heartwarming and hopeful song at first it took me a while to realize it was in english but recognizing and understanding the lyrics together with the rest of the music just made it all the more meaningful it took some time to figure out why the entire scene provokes such an emotional response from me initially it was just the mood and feelings generated by the quality of song but as i listened to the entire song it reminds me of that childhood dream of wanting to be a hero as well perhaps not everyone wanted to be a hero of some sort but i know i did for a variety of reasons still there is a line mentioned in the episode by bakugo of all people that they shouldn t be performing for their own self satisfaction if they intend to do this they better do it all out and not just for their own gratification this ties in well with the part of the lyrics that resonate with me the most as a christian which is towards the end and says i have met so many heroes in my life gave me the strength and courage to survive gave me the power to smile everyday now its my turn to make you smile this reminded me of how christ too was a hero who was always there for me even before i took that leap of faith to trust in his hands and it reminded me of the times i also had bad days and seasons but nonetheless he was there to give me that courage and strength to survive and find peace and joy in him everyday and this is the same hope and strength that i want to share and pass on to others in my life for we those who have come to believe in christ ephesians 2 19 are no longer just who were before but his heroes too 04 nov 19 psalmic viii by yronhand leave a comment categories christian living and literature tags psalm i look at all the times i have missed the mark turned my hand to aid or work and received scorn i see the days gone by and the days ahead knowing my self and capacity and fear for the future to come what burdens lie upon me little as they could seem to others feel great and overwhelming how can i bring about success how do i fulfill their needs how can i assure their happiness i know that these are beyond my ability to ensure my strength of will is weak wavering and undisciplined a sliver of insight and a wisp of intelligence i am given in a little measure but what has that brought me pride and sloth have rotted my years and left me like a rusted structure brittle and unreliable it is for this reason the lord breaks me and remakes me casting me anew under heat and pressure are the impurities of the heart and mind removed in the hands of the master and into his design i entrust myself blessed are those who are shaped by his hands whose path lead beyond this life into eternity 19 oct 19 quiet by yronhand leave a comment categories christian living and personal stories tags blogging feelings life lifestyle quiet a few days ago i was doing a morning reading when i came across this rather interesting statement make it your ambition to lead a quiet life 1 thes 4 11 in today s society where it s almost impossible to find peace and quiet this can be very much against the flow general culture points us to strive for success to be go getters and type a people in careers and businesses it s a dog eat dog world where you have to be either more cutthroat and aggressive to survive against other people in personal life we ve often heard that we should pursue our passions that we should never give up we re bombarded with a culture that caters to personalizing things that have pervasive options for entertainment and interaction social media streaming etc indeed our heart is often so full of things we desire full of ambitions we want to have in life many of the above things aren t necessarily negative things but when many of them are thrown into a cocktail of varying messaging the net result is that the promoted lifestyle of today is anything but a quiet one how strange then it is to be told to have an ambition of a quiet life the rest of the verse does clarify some possible questions when it declares also that we should seek to work and thereby avoid being a burden upon others clearly this quiet life does not mean we should be lazy or slackers but seek a means to still be productive and sustain ourselves within this world having a respectable life but what is a quiet life what is quiet what is a quiet spirit this is the question that needs answering i turned this thought over and looked at our world today which one could probably describe as the opposite of quiet noisy a life that does not seek or is not enslaved to that noise of the world being tricked into all the messaging that tells us to run for more more more a quiet life or spirit perhaps is one that takes better stock of the realities around us and finds contentment or peace in it what is it that we really need what are the things in life which should be really important we ve become so used to a lifestyle of excitement and stimulus that most of us have forgotten the sweetness of peace and quiet where we can focus our heart and mind on things which restore and can be pursued without draining us whether we know it or not these i believe are the things that god meant us to pursue in the way it is supposed to be pursued it is difficult to have this sort of heart or mind shift but finding the good in the quiet is nonetheless something that can help to anchor us in the hectic storm that is modern life it is difficult as well because having the position to pursue a quiet life is easier only for those with certain socio economic privileges psychological health and many other factors it might be doubly more appropriate then that the word used is ambition because it is not easy especially in this day and age to seek and to have that quiet life 13 aug 18 form and substance by yronhand leave a comment categories christian living and personal stories tags ccf friends christianity faith filipino chinese friends god jesus jesus christ life real life truth 2018 saw me participating once more in a ccf friends camp friends 10 truth be told friends 10 was probably the one with the least anticipation from my end since i began attending compared to how things were when i first attended in 2012 friends 5 breakthrough life was far more hectic in many ways work was by far more of a big deal than back then time spent with growing social circles in davao my home city was taking up more of my attention was it because i was drifting away from the lord then a quick review of the time i allocated for matters of ministry and of the lord quickly told me that he was still a priority in my life i had just recently been blessed with the honor of leading a bible study group i was neck deep in an online apologetics program with rzim and enjoying my learning there i was an active core member of a small ministry family for geeks called level up game nights lugn i was a regular member of a local discipleship group and had recently gotten into a mentorship with a pastor and yet yet this lack of deeper connection told me something it told me that the fire of the spirit was not burning too deeply within me that i was stifling something in my life that i had been covering the light of joy that had used to spill out in waves and overflowed into every aspect of my life yet despite this god sustained me he had answered my prayers of old that no matter how disconnected i got from him that he would never let me descend into a life that was too far from him that my lifestyle and behavior would have a higher more ethical more moral baseline and this request he had kept he kept me within the boundaries and grounds of his ways despite my inner struggles and growing stubbornness and as always he never let me stray too far from his side the living water has softened the hardness of my heart he has not allowed me to live in a way that blinded myself that covered up the potential landmines in my thinking and behavior no matter how difficult it might be god has kept me on track in confronting that which needed to be removed from my life and what needs to be put into place into my life i needed to live out in truth some of the things i had been shying away from in particular living out and obeying the imperatives of self control compassion discipline and love for others in many of these aspects i view as dizzyingly uncomfortable or rather in all these aspects and yet i also understand that to take that step out and to do these things are also good for me both in the short and long run some things perhaps cannot be taken in baby steps some steps require leaps of faith it is becoming clear to me that the appearance i may have in life needs to be filled out in completion with the full essence of who i know jesus is in my life and in doing these things in being more of who christ wants me to be i know is a step closer towards a life that is not merely one of form but of substance previous entries search august 2026 s m t w t f s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 nov months november 2020 october 2020 may 2020 april 2020 march 2020 november 2019 october 2019 august 2018 december 2017 september 2017 august 2017 july 2017 may 2017 february 2017 january 2017 november 2016 october 2016 august 2016 july 2016 february 2016 december 2015 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