Actually maganda yung sermon kanina ni Pastor Ogie. It was the right topic for someone like me. Well, as I've said before, one of my New Year's Resolution is my RENEWAL. Well, 8 Sundays will be focusing on "The Road to RECOVERY": 8 Principles Based on the Beatitudes". At maganda siya for teenagers. Nobody's perfect diba?! Kahit si Pastor hindi rin siya naging mabuting anak before, marami din siyang mistakes which usual teenagers have. And I've realized, may pag-asa pa ako, lalo naman siguro yung friends ko na troubled or may problem tapos lunod na sa bisyo, mga ganun... I'm not being KJ or over-spiritual here, I'm just stating my insights. Cause you know I'm being awakened by all this problems, feeling ko I should really do something about it.
So yung sermon kanina was about the First Principle, the letter R in RECOVERY.
First Step to Recovery:
Realize that I'm not God; I admit I'm powerless to control my tendency to do wrong, and my life is unmanageable.
I.
The cause of my problem: My sin Nature (we are sinners; and we ahould know that)
How do we play God? By denying our HUMANITY and by trying to CONTROL EVERYTHING for selfish reasons.
A. When we try to control OUR IMAGE.
- what others think about us.
- we play games, wear masks, we fake our lives to fit their standards
B. When we try to control OUR PROBLEMS.
- we cannot control problems (simple)
C. When we try to control OTHER PEOPLE.
- we manipulate people through silent treatment, guilt and anger. (have you ever tried blackmailing people?! or maybe threatening them if they do or do not do this or that?! then this is what it means. If we want to do things OUR way, our life and others' will be miserable.)
D. When we try to control OUR PAIN. (we avoid, reduce, or escape the PAIN. we use alcohol, smoking, overeating, we feel depressed and even sex. Have you ever heard someone saying "hindi na ako masasaktan uli!" or "hindi na nila ako kaya saktan, manhid na ko sa ganyan", then they're DEFINITELY hurting)
II.
The consequences:
A. Fear
B. Frustration
C. Fatigue
D. Failure
How would we react!?
1. "My problem is not bad." This is called DENIAL. (a problem is always BAD. Pag di mo inayos yan lalong lalaki ang problema)
2. "I can solve my own problems." This is called DENIAL too. (there's nothing you can do on your own or ALONE. that's why God is there to help you. If you do it alone, you'll die of Fatigue. It's tiring. Seek for help. )
III.
THE CURE:
- admit that you are powerless to CHANGE your past.
- admit that you are powerless to CONTROL other people.
- admit that you are powerless to HARMFUL HABITS, HURTS, HANGUPS.
During the sermon, Pastor also said that all sin CAN be summarized in one sin: IDOLATRY. The idol: ourselves. We focus so much to ourselves that we try to control everything which we definitely CANNOT.
Sa totoo lang, ngayon lang ako nakinig ng ganito sa Church. Sana pati friends ko marinig din nila. Kaya dito ko nalang ipopost yung sermon every Sunday, para atleast kung sino man makabasa, ibless para marinig din nila yung Word ni God. Importante din kasi na alam ng mga tao kung para kanino ba tayo nabubuhay. Not for ourselves, not for anybody, not even for our special someone, but for God who created us. If any of us have problems kahit LOVELIFE pa yan or kahit PERA, lahat yan may solusyon. Wag lang tayo magsasayang ng oras sa kamumukmok. Kasi masisira ulo natin sa kaiisip. Gawin muna natin yung purpose natin dito. Living through Christ.
Marami tayong oras ngayon para magsaya, mag party, uminom, magbisyo kahit maging sexually active. Pero lahat may consequences, at yung mga consequences na yun, hindi madali. Kelangan maaga palang baguhin na... yun ang dapat gawin natin. RENEWAL for our RECOVERY.
*The content might be too spiritually based but thanks for reading it. God Bless. There will be more, so i WISH you would visit again and read the next part. This Series will be really helpful for us teenagers. It's not easy living in this type of environment. But all we need is TRUST, trust in HIM.
