dare to dream

banning liebscher of Jesus Culture said that "The people who actually do something are the ones that DO SOMETHING." most of the people in church, according to banning, are afraid of committing mistakes and making wrong decisions but he believes that GOD IS BIG ENOUGH TO HANDLE OUR BAD DECISIONS IF WE HAVE A PURE HEART AND THE DESIRE TO FOLLOW HIM. He can use and turn all those bad decisions to allow us to reach our destinies and fulfill our dreams.

so what's in that heart of yours? what's that dream that you've always wanted to do and it looks mighty impossible. adidas was unintentionally biblical when it came out with the slogan: IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING.

every single one of us was born with a dream and we all have parts and roles to play in this real drama called life. shakespeare wrote "all the world's a stage" and yep, you and i have real-life, real time action to walk out. it's the greatest adventure in life: us partnering with God to see His Kingdom come and will be done here on earth as it is in heaven.

before you and i were born, the script and the story was already written. all it takes is for us to access it and download it here on earth.

you and i were born for such a time as this.

"If you want to write a book that will change the face of a nation, start a blog. It doesn't matter if nobody comes to you or it's just your mother who reads your blog, JUST START SOMETHING!" - banning liebscher, the people who do something do something, mp3 file, www.jesusculture.org - media resources

changing the world

that burning desire to "change the world" inside of you is actually a God-given cry. it is not an accident nor something we randomly pick up through life. i believe it is God-dropped.

it has been eight interesting and zigzagging years since i graduated from college and God has been faithful in ordering and reordering my footsteps according to what He has already written in His book in heaven for me. there have been lots of mistakes, failures and sin on my part but oh how He loves me so that His mercies are just new every morning. every shameful deed and choice i've made, He has washed with His blood and made me a new creation.

i now recall those times when i was very much younger and had conversations about dreams, future goals and desires and somehow i found myself much like the "ugly duckling" trying to fit into the world's reality. most of my friends dreamed of becoming successful in their careers, getting married, buy a house-and-lot and raise a family. yep, i had no problems with all those but for me they weren't enough. i always wanted more and that more was wanting to see a transformation in this land. i wanted something bigger than my own personal ambition and life even if the pull of having a successful career was strong inside of me. i wanted more.

looking back, i know now that it was from God. i wasn't what you would call a very committed christian at that time but i was really hungry and searching for answers. interestingly, i'm still at that point of deep hunger and desperately seeking for more but the difference is now i know what i am yearning for: more of God and more of Him in my generation - for Him to come and visit my nation. i want His Kingdom to invade cebu and the whole nation of the philippines.

eight years ago, i came home to cebu from manila (the capital) thinking i could change the world through teaching history in the university level. i was banking on my own ability. haha! after numerous failures, setbacks and defeats i have learned that it is not by might, nor by power but by the Spirit of God alone. wow, how freeing can that get! the knowledge that it is not about you nor your capabilities frees you from the pressure and the stress to perform. all we have to do is rest and spend time with Him so we will know His heart and see what the Father is doing in this very hour. intimacy leads us to war as my spiritual father, JB DiSarno would always say.

human passion to change the system alone won't sustain us for long. but a divine passion and love for the people who are lost will be the ones that will enable us to go the distance. it's by spending time with God that we become like the sons of issachar - people who had understanding of the times and what to do at that time - then i'd have to spend more time in the glory realm with Him.

ey! i think i've found the solution to corruption and injustice here in the philippines. ~wink2x!~ one thing He's been telling me for the past three weeks now is "START PRAYING FOR THE GOVERNMENT if you're dreaming of serving there one of these days."

we win it first on our knees and in the supernatural realm.

"Every command of the Lord comes equipped with the grace necessary to enable you to obey what was commanded." - Bill Johnson