Called to Work While We Wait - by. MR. Randell

Just sharing something that I find meaningful and true to me. This was shown in my Facebook moments. Happy reading!

Some Christians believe that our salvation is a bus ticket to heaven, and what we do while we wait for the bus makes little difference. The parable of the talents makes it clear this belief is false. Instead, like the servants in the parable, we will be held accountable for our stewardship of our lives while we wait for Christ’s return.

Christians who limit stewardship to tithing or even understand stewardship as the godly management of their time, talent, and treasure are still missing something. We have lost the idea of “whole-life stewardship” taught in the Scriptures. Kent Wilson of the Acton Institute suggests a more complete definition of stewardship, describing it as,

…the faithful and efficient management of property or resources belonging to another in order to achieve the owner’s objectives.

Note the last phrase, “in order to achieve the owner’s objectives.” We must know God’s objectives in order to achieve them. To know what those objectives are, we must go back to the Garden of Eden.

Moses divides the creation story into two stages within the first chapter of Genesis. In the first stage, God creates something out of nothing (Genesis 1:1-2). In the second stage, the six days of creation, God forms and fills what he has created.

Days 1-3, God forms the heavens and the earth.
Days 4-6, he fills the heavens and the earth with inhabitants.
Then on the seventh day God rests from his work.
At the end of each of the first five days, God looks at his handiwork and announces that it is good. But at the end of his work of creation, at the end of the sixth day, “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good” (Genesis 1:31).

Here we find the first hint of God’s original intent for his creation. The purpose of God was to be glorified by his creation. This is why God describes it as “very good.” As a great painting reflects the glory of the master artist, God created everything for his glory, including man, the crown jewel of creation.

Does this mean that God created the world so that he could become more glorious in himself? No. God created the world and everything in it to display his glory, that it might be known and praised by creation (Psalm 8) To be effective stewards of all that God has given us, we must achieve the owner’s original objective — to bring glory to himself.

Tell Him Everything

Are you down? Are you upset about something or someone? Are you angry about someone or something that has happened? Or are you stressed up because of work or school? Well, if you do, I have a really joyful news!

You know, there is actually a REALLY REALLY BIG shield before you and all your problems... That is Jesus! He suffered a lot more for you. He embraces you whenever He sees something coming to you. But, He let some get to you because He wants you to call out to Him for help.

So remember, whatever you face in life, don't forget to call out to Jesus. Tell Him everything that made you sad, or angry, or even happy. He longs to hear your voice, He longs to hear you calling out His Name, just like a father longing for his son to call out to him... :)

Let's Talk: Depression

6 Feb 2018, this is the day I shared on a topic for my Sociology class that is really close to my heart,
Let's Talk: Depression.

A lot of people who I know ARE having depression right now, and so did I! Every now and then it turns on and off and never leaves me alone. Well, some of the days they do, but mostly, it doesn't.

Depression somehow became a very sensitive topic to talk about in the society. The moment we hear the word it feels like there's this dark side of it that you don't want to go into, a negative aura following it wherever it goes. And that is what people face no matter what age group you are in.

Countless stars face depression like Chester Bennington, Marilyn Monroe, Kristen Bell, Lady Gaga, Demi Lovato, Cara Delevigne and the most unexpected Dwayne Johnson.
Countless news about depression keep on surfacing and you will be surprised with how many people in your life could actually be going through depression at this very moment.


As we grow older, our priorities change. The things that occupy us, the things that concerns us, it all changes throughout our lives. Stress and anxieties that you have from work, studies, debts, loans, money, body, fear and fame. The fear of being judged, the fear of being made fun of, the fear of being seen as weak. Divorce or failed relationships and marriages and death of a loved one.

Depression creeps on you quietly. People ask you how you are and you say you are fine but you are not.

They'll know they'll never know...

Fear comes in maybe you have doubt in your life, maybe you don't know for sure what's going to be happening in the future and it scares you, a lot. So you sort of put on this mask and say, "I'm fine".
You go home and lay on your bed and no one is looking at you, and you don't have to impress anyone. Because if they don't like you then who will? If they don't accept you then who will? Then you feel all alone. And somehow at some point of time you feel tired. And that is when you decide to end your life, cause when you end life, you end pain.

When you are about to end your life, you ask yourself,
"Is there any hope?"

Then there's this spark, slowly lighten up, and it gradually becomes bigger the moment you start to believe again. So you decide to take that spark. You reach out to take that spark with much hesitation, cause you think that if you take it you will have to face life again.

Then there's this assurance, a calm voice telling you, "It's ok, I've got your back. Have faith and take it".

You believe in that voice. And so you take that one step of faith and everything changes.

In life you might not find any hope or anyone to lean on. But there is this divine being that will never change no matter what you do, and that is Jesus.

He is the Only One that can fill the void,
He is the Only One that listens anytime you need someone to talk to,
He is the Only One that can save you.

"I am The Way, The Truth and The Life. No one comes to The Father except through me." ~ John 14:6

I don't care what you think of me after sharing this cause I just want you to know, Jesus is there for you always. Give Jesus a chance to prove His capability.

Reflection: Myself

It was just yesterday when I made this poem during IT class because I was bored. In my heart I thought that a lot of people have changed and forgotten who they really are as they live their lives in this world being influenced by a lot of things. And slowly, good people when influenced by bad and evil motives become bad. This poem reflects the after, when an evil person was resting by a lake at night, see his own reflection.

In the night sky
Out of the darkness
The bright moon shines
As it reflects the light the sun gives

Shone over the clear lake
I see my reflection on the surface
Far from what I imagine
That ghastly thing I see

“What has become of me?”
“Who is this hideous being?”
As the outside reflects the inside
So is my evil heart from the inside

Job In the Bible and His Perspective

I saw this on one of my friend's Facebook post and it really spoke to me on having the right perspective of God. Here's the full post:

"Naked I come from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised. Shall we accept good from God and not trouble?" - Job 1:21; 2:10b.

Job maintained the right perspective about God, even when all his property destroyed, loses most of his staff members, and all his children. In all these he did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.

This is the strength of a disciplined mind. Perspective though  fickle, but it must be guided by principle. God is constant in the equation, so is his statutes. Stay positive and hopeful in God in all situation.

Philippians 4:8 "think of whatever that is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent and praiseworthy."

Romans 8:28 "Not that there is any power in positive thinking. It was God's faithfulness, and He will make all things good for those who loved Him."

Don't let Job come out from the grave to tell you: "I told you so."