About Pia’s drama, parang poor comprehension eh no. Hindi nya nacomprehend yung speech ni Risa when the latter said “…na parang walang nangyari.”
Classic gaslighter move.
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John MacArthur gives Christians a powerful reminder to always be thankful:
"Whatever you think the issues are in your life that steal your joy...you better get over it. Because you of all people on the planet have the most to be thankful for. You have been chosen and elected."🙏
Here are 7 sins we often overlook as believers:
1. Gluttony (Prov 23:20-21)
2. Gossip (Prov 16:28)
3. Envy (Proverbs 14:30)
4. White lies (Col 3:9)
5. Grumbling and complaining (Phil 2:14)
6. Pride in the heart (James 4:6)
7. Unforgiveness (Ephes 4:31-32)
All of these remind us how much we need Christ every single day.
Most Christian marriages don’t start dying in bed.
They start dying in the mind.
Not with “cheat.”
With:
“I deserve better than this.”
Hell doesn’t begin with divorce papers.
It begins with a thought that feels holy.
The snake doesn’t kick your door in screaming:
“LEAVE YOUR SPOUSE.”
He slips in quiet:
“She never really sees you.”
“He’s never going to change.”
“You’ve tried everything.”
“God wouldn’t want you to live like this.”
You call it “being honest with yourself.”
He calls it bait.
You know how this goes.
You stop seeing your mate as a soul.
They become a case file.
You stop praying for them.
You start prosecuting them in your head.
You stop guarding the covenant.
You start building the exit.
And you still take the kids to church.
Still post verses.
Still sing.
Dead eyes, Bible open.
If he can drag you far enough—cold enough, lonely enough, mad enough—he flips the script:
Before sin:
“It’s not a big deal. You deserve better.”
After sin:
“You ruined everything. God’s done with you.”
First he hands you the knife.
Then he calls you a monster for using it.
Same serpent.
Two poisons.
Christians are experts at baptizing demonic thoughts.
We slap verses on:
“I deserve better.”
“God wants me happy.”
“This isn’t what ‘abundant life’ means.”
Then we spiritualize our resentment.
Meanwhile:
“…the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth,
against whom thou hast dealt treacherously…”
— Malachi 2:14 (KJV)
God heard every internal monologue you never said out loud.
And no, “stay and get destroyed” is not the answer.
Abuse isn’t “suffering for Jesus.”
There are real boundaries, real danger, real sin that must be confronted.
But most of you aren’t in danger.
You’re in disappointment.
You married a sinner.
So did they.
You wanted a movie.
You got a war.
The devil doesn’t just want you to fall.
He wants you convinced there is no way home.
So he keeps that thought on loop:
“I deserve better than this.”
If you’re not careful, it starts sounding like the Holy Ghost.
It isn’t.
It’s a demon wearing your tone.
A better line to loop is simple, bloody, and not cute:
“Not my will, but thine.”
“Kill what’s twisted in me.
Show me where I’m blind.
Teach me when to stay, when to confront, when to flee danger.
But don’t let me call my bitterness holy.”
Hell wants your resentment first, your covenant second.
Don’t let a demonic thought sleep in your bed and call itself “finally being real.”
THE DISCIPLINE THAT BUILDS A CHRISTIAN
One of the greatest marks of a true believer is not found in emotional moments, special meetings, or sudden spiritual bursts. It is found in the quiet, steady discipline of opening the Scriptures day after day. A Christian grows the way a tree grows. Not by one great storm or one great sunlight, but by steady nourishment over time.
Scripture never points us to a shortcut for spiritual maturity. It always leads us back to the Word. Psalm 1:1 to 3 paints the picture of a man planted beside streams of water whose fruit comes in season because his delight is in the law of the Lord. He meditates on it day and night. That is not an occasional reading. That is the rhythm of a life that breathes Scripture.
The Bible describes itself with a weight no other book carries. It is living and active according to Hebrews 4:12. It is the sword of the Spirit according to Ephesians 6:17. It is the lamp that exposes the path in Psalm 119:105. It is the food that sustains the believer, for man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God according to Matthew 4:4. If that is true, then neglecting Scripture is equal to starving the soul.
There is a reason God preserved His Word from Genesis to Revelation. It is not a book to sample. It is a book to live in. The apostles did not build the church by clever speech. They built it on teaching the Scriptures. Acts 2:42 says the early church devoted itself to the apostles teaching. That is why their faith stood firm through persecution and hardship. They were anchored to truth.
When we read the Bible cover to cover, we see the entire counsel of God. We see the holiness of God in Leviticus, the faithfulness of God in the Psalms, the majesty of Christ in the Gospels, the life of the Spirit in the Epistles, and the triumph of the Lamb in Revelation. We cannot know the heart of God without knowing the Word of God. And we cannot grow in grace if we are starving ourselves of the very means God has given for growth.
Real growth is not instant. It builds quietly. It sharpens our minds. It humbles our pride. It exposes our sin. It strengthens our hope. It shapes our desires. This is why Peter commands in 1 Peter 2:2 that we long for the pure milk of the Word so that we may grow. Growth is never divorced from Scripture.
A believer who reads the Bible daily is not earning favour with God. He is feeding the life God has given him. He is anchoring his faith to something stronger than feelings. He is learning to hear the voice of God through the pages of His Word.
God has never promised that Christians will grow by enthusiasm. He has always promised they will grow by truth. John 17:17 says, “Sanctify them in the truth. Your Word is truth.” If that is the means by which God shapes His people, then there is no discipline more necessary, more valuable, or more urgent than the steady, daily, humble reading of Scripture.
This is how a Christian is built. Slowly. Quietly. Deeply. By the Word that never returns empty.
Is the Holy Spirit in you?
"The Spirit's work is invisible, the effects are highly visible. What is He doing in us? He produces a desire for repentance, a hatred of sin, a desire to seek salvation and forgiveness. He produces in us a belief in the gospel."
—John MacArthur