Mentor chirchirvictor.

Why goals might fail is that people try to bite off more than they can chew. They write a list of forty things they want to change, then get overwhelmed quickly and quit. It’s okay to have a list of forty goals, but please take baby steps. Try working on one thing at a time. Old habits are very hard to break.

Don't compare your journey to others ', focus on your path and the progress you're making.

The Messiah said the walk of Truth is tough, narrow, a constant challenge and …. forever rewarding. That’s the walk we want to be on. “We don’t do Gospel Lite” Throw out the standards, preach a watered-down message, and ignore sin and its results. Many churches will do that for you. We won’t.

—If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of payments!

David's greatest virtue was when confronted with his error, he openly and unhesitatingly admitted his fault:
"I have sinned against Yahweh!" blurted David to Nathan the prophet when confronted with his sin with Bathsheba, 2 Samuel 12:13.
From David we hear no excuses, no attempts to justify his actions, no attempts to blame others, no argument, no attacks upon his accuser. Only a simple, "I have sinned!"

Perhaps that is why Yahweh said that David was a man after His own heart in Acts 13:22:
And when He had removed him, He raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also He gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after Mine own heart, which shall fulfil all My will.
The life of David is an account of a man who has shining attributes, but of a man who is very human and lapses into error just as does all mankind.
His love for Yahweh prevails through all his adversity. He quickly turns to Yahweh when made aware of his mistakes.
Undoubtedly the trials of his life prepared him to write the beautiful Psalms of encouragement which glorify Yahweh. We are commanded to sing and read the Psalms so that we might better joyfully praise our Heavenly Father and give thanks for His wonderful Son.
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to Yahweh, Eph 5:19.
Let the word of Messiah dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to Yahweh, Col 3:16.
His Psalms of praise give us a beautiful example to follow as we struggle to avoid falling by the wayside and learn from both David's good and bad examples.

During the day:

 If something happens where I feel very blessed by Yahweh and it is a joyous event, I say
a prayer of thanks to Yahweh for His blessings, and I like to share my joy with others
(Psalm 9:1).

 I also like to sing songs of praise and to listen to devotional music, at varied times (ex.
while commuting, after dinner, whenever I need a “pick me up”, etc.) (Psalm 100).

 If something happens that is sad, stressful, challenging, etc., I do my best to remember
that Yahweh is there, and I go to Him in prayer first. I have other tools to use as well if
needed to get me through challenges, but I find that going to Yahweh first is important
(Psalms 55:16-17, 22; Philippians 4:6-7).

 If I feel like I have erred/sinned, I go to Yahweh in prayer for forgiveness and ask for
help with how I can change and do better (Psalm 103; Matthew 6:12-13; Luke 11:4).

 Pray for others (James 5:16).

Chirchir (Mentor)

There is no sin without forgiveness.
“There is no forgiveness without repentance.
“There is no repentance without change.
“There is no change without pain.
“There is no pain without wisdom.
“There is no wisdom without knowledge.
“There is no knowledge without sin.”

I invite you to stay tuned to this discussion as I dive deeper in the Word and learn more about this words. . Until next time, may Yahweh bless you and keep you all of your days.

I'm Mentor Chirchirvictor.

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Use your talents to serve others.

1Peter 4:10, “As each one has received a gift, serve one another, as good trustees of the manifold favor of Elohim.”

I believe that we all have talents and have been created for such a time as this. Pray and seek Yahweh concerning the gifts you have to build up and strengthen those around you. If you have a gift of prayer, encouragement, music, speech, and more, share with those whom the Father puts in your path. We do not know how much of our personality helps those around us.

Remember who the author and finisher of your life is.

Hebrews 12:2 “Looking to the Princely Leader and Perfecter of our belief, יהושע, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the stake, having despised the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of Elohim.”

I came to the belief and understanding recently that, once I have given my life to Yahweh and Yahshua, my life is not my own. My physical days on this earth have been decided and it is up to me if I will continue to surrender my life to Him or try to save my own life.

Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come …[ON TIME!], Hab 2:3.

Laws' Importance Magnified
All Laws given by Yahweh have a deeper spiritual meaning. The Laws of sacrifice and ceremonial requirements having to do with Temple worship are set aside in favor of the spiritual, which stand forever.
We can easily grasp the Laws of Yahweh by noting that the Laws dealing with Temple worship have taken on a deeper spiritual meaning through the death and resurrection of Yahshua the Messiah. He clearly said to the woman at the well, "Yahweh is Spirit; and they that worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in truth," John 4:24.
Paul did not do away with Yahweh's Law. He merely set aside physical circumcision and physical requirements of Temple worship. Reread Paul's epistles with an attitude of perceiving the deeper meaning of that higher spiritual requirement of Yahweh's holiness, which He expects of His people.
Circumcise your heart by making these Laws of Yahweh a part of your life, these Laws that Paul said were "holy, just, and good," Romans 7:12.
The last book of the Bible clearly supports Paul in upholding the Ten Commandments given by Almighty Yahweh. Notice Revelation 12:17 tells of a small Commandment-keeping remnant that the Adversary will persecute at the end of the age: "And the dragon was wroth with the woman and went to make war with the remnant of her seed which keep the commandments of Yahweh and have the testimony of Yahshua the Messiah."
Paul commended the Philippians for their obedience in allowing Yahweh to exercise His will to work in them, Philippians 2:13. It is in verse 12 Paul says, "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling."
Do not wrest Paul's writings as do the unlearned and unstable unto your own destruction.
After being called of Yahshua on the Damascus road, Paul no longer offered animal sacrifices. But he continued to obey. Notice his words to Felix, the governor, "But this I confess unto you, that after the way they call heresy, so worship I the Elohim of my fathers,believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets," Acts 24:14.
May you also believe all things that are written in the Law and in the Prophets (Old Testament) and preserve Yahweh's truth in your heart and mind.

SUFFERING? BUT I DON’T WANT TO SUFFER!
Patience in our circumstances will require suffer-ing. Paul said he had learned (been instructed) “in any and every circumstance … being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need” (Phil. 4:12). Furthermore, the Apostle Peter declared, Therefore, since Messiah has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 1 Peter 4:1.
We can ask Yahweh for patience. But be prepared to obtain it through trials and tribulations which will strengthen us in order to bear the weak.
Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not [just] please ourselves. Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his edification. For even Messiah did not please Himself; but as it is written, “THE REPROACHES OF THOSE WHO REPROACHED YOU FELL ON ME.” For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Now may the Elohim who gives perseverance (makrothumia: patience, endurance, longsuffering) and encouragement (support, inspiration, motivation) grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Messiah Yahshua, so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the Elohim and Father of our Master Yahshua Messiah, Romans 15:1–6. In bearing the weaknesses of others we get the word, makrothumia.
The goal is to bring glory and esteem to the Father through Yahshua the Messiah by attaining to the same mind, speech, judgment (1 Cor. 1:10), etc. This was the intention of Yahshua’s prayer in John 17:21–23.

Shalom
Elohim bless thee.

Chirchir.(Mentor)

A Good Set of Prayers
A good practice to apply when you feel short in the field of praying to the Almighty Father, is to go to the most perfect set of prayers ever recorded, and start reading from the beginning. There is no doubt you will soon find many a phrase which will pertain to you in your walk through life.
O Yahweh, do not rebuke me in Your anger, or discipline me in Your wrath. Be gracious to me, O Yahweh, for I am languishing; O Yahweh, heal me, for my bones are shaking with terror. My soul also is struck with terror, O Yahweh —how long ? Turn, O Yahweh, save my life; deliver me for the sake of Your steadfast Love. For in death there is no remembrance of you; in the grave, who can give you praise? I am weary with my moaning; every night I flood my bed with tears; I drench my couch with my weeping. My eyes waste away because of grief; they grow weak because of all my foes. Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Eternal has heard the sound of my weeping. The Eternal has heard my supplication; Yahweh accepts my prayer, Ps 6:1-9.

Anyone Can Fall
Because we are human, we tend to stumble, as we are told in Prov. 24:16:
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
With some, it is known they take glory when mischief befalls another, but in Prov. 24:17 we are told not to:
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth.
If someone we know falls, we should not find glory in his falling. Why? Yahweh answers that question in Prov. 24: 18:
Lest Yahweh see it, and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.
Some commentators will add “unto thee” at the end of this verse to show what really might happen.

The Sure Antidote

Yahshua said in Matt 7:24, “Whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.”
Trials, temptations and stresses will come like torrential floods or devastating winds, and we cannot survive except we are firmly anchored in His word.

Wait For the Appointed Time

Like His prophecies and promises, Yahweh’s answers to your deepest needs are
Yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry, Hab 2:3.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 tells us:
To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven.
This not only applies to things, creatures and events but also to the Creator Himself. To everything Yahweh has a season and a time for every purpose. Purpose cannot be fulfilled without correct timing. Yahweh has a purpose and an appointed time. The one cannot be effective without the other. They are indivisible. If Yahweh has a purpose, then He also has a plan to bring it about at the right time.

Shalom
Elohim bless thee.

It is not the trials, temptations or challenges we face that are the real problems, but our attitudes to them. The same situation that defeats you can be the stepping-stone for someone else. The knees and faith of the Hebrew boys could have buckled when confronted with sure death in a fiery furnace. Daniel could have chosen the easy way out rather than the prospect of being food for hungry lions. The youth David could have avoided conflict with the giant Goliath from whom older men had fled in fear. These heroes acted as if they were oblivious of the dangers they faced. There was something inside of them that was far greater than their challenges. They had a cause they would not forsake and a faith that could not be compromised. The circumstances around them merely provided the catalyst for their inner dynamic fortitude to be manifested. Their extraordinary external challenges met with astonishing internal attitudes of strength and defiance, which brought about conclusive amazing victories. Their battles were not won in the external arena amid the public gaze of weakwilled spectators. No, it was won in the privacy of their hearts and minds, where, long before these events, they had been nurturing a living embryo filled with the power of faith in Yahweh.

following,more to come.

Adversity – Suffering
When adversity comes and things turn from bad to worse, do not lose hope. Many a time adversity or suffering turns out to be a blessing. For example, here is a real life story that happened in the Philippines.
Juan dela Cruz (John Doe in English) lived with his old widowed mother who had no source of income. But the lad managed to earn a living as a bootblack and newsboy. Before Juan turned 18, he got sick and was found to have moderately advanced TB in both lungs.
Forced to give up his trade, Juan’s dilemma is “NO MONEY for medication and food.” He and his mother had to make do with dole outs from relative and neighbors. And, there were nights when he woke up bothered by gnawing hunger pains in his stomach.
As the young man’s body was wasting away, and Juan continued to cough up phlegm with blood, no one in the community expected him to last a year. Someone even taunted him. Distressed and with no relief in sight, the lad was overwhelmed with self-pity and thought of committing su***de. But it dawned on him to take one’s own life is a sin, because his mother sometimes took him along to her church. One night, with tearful eyes and between sobs, Juan poured out his feelings toward Elohim.
“Holy Father, if this is my lot, then so be it. Thy will be done. And, if you are to take back my life this early, the sooner the better; and let me rest now from all this suffering and misery.” With that prayer, he fell sound asleep.
At daytime, with no work to do, Juan thought of reading his late father’s old Bible. He read, read and read, until his eyes were tired and bleary. Everyday he read, and he stopped worrying about his misery. Why worry? He is going to die soon anyway.
For lack of space, let me shorten the story. Amazingly, nine years later, Juan is still alive and he even got married. And, four of his five children finished college. For many years since, he has been in Yahweh’s work. And, Yahweh blessed Juan with a littleknowledge of the English language. So he does some writing, and the chances are you might have read some of his articles in a religious magazine..
How did Juan survive? Was it a miracle? I don’t think so, but I believe in what the apostle Paul wrote:
And we know that in all things Elohim works for good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose, Rom. 8:28.
Moral lesson: Juan’s illness was a blessing in disguise. Had he not been sick with TB, there would have been no time for him to read the Bible. He would have pursued only material things all his life. Now in his seventies, Juan remains within the poverty line, but richly blessed with FAITH in Yahweh

Life has a meaning.

We all do have our own plans. But these don’t always work out if they don’t conform to Yahweh’s plan for us. And, take note, our economic or social standing doesn’t earn us a point in Yahweh’s eyes. If you are rich, Yahweh doesn’t regard it because He owns the earth and everything it contains. If you are powerful, that is nothing to Elohim because He is the source of all power. If you think you are somebody because of your academic credentials (maybe a master’s degree or a doctorate), that doesn’t impress Him because man’s knowledge and wisdom is foolishness to Elohim.
But the Savior commended the meek, the merciful, the peacemakers, the pure in heart (unpretentious), etc., who seek after righteousness, Matthew chapter 5. What matters more to Yahweh is how we live our life, regardless of our economic or social status. And, remember, all the pains, suffering and misery we may have to pass through can never compare with Job’s experience.
Like Job, we have to understand that we are lumps of clay and the Master Potter needs to spin us in the wheel of life. All the while there goes the spinning, and in the process fashioning us into “vessels” of various looks and colors.
Then, after having been tried with fire (1 Peter 1:7) or the furnace of affliction (Isa. 48:10), either we become vessels for His glory or vessels fit for destruction, Romans 9:22-23.
Dear reader, what would you rather be? As for this life’s problems we’d better say with Job.
But he knows the way I take; when he has tried me, I will come forth as gold, Job. 23:10.
At birth, each one of us is given a role to perform in this life. Discover for yourself what your role is, and you’d better use it to serve Yahweh through FAITH in Yahshua, the true Messiah. When you do, you will soon find out that indeed – Life Has Meaning!.

Chirchir.

“G-d wants me to be happy
” Where is that in the Bible? Happiness is driven by emotion; commitment comes by conformity to the Word, and THAT is what makes Yahweh happy. Yahshua told His disciples in John 13:17: “If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye DO them.” True happiness is not about us. It’s about being united with Him through following His will, which leads to wisdom and righteousness.

Worship became emotion-driven about 50 years ago, where happiness became the new goal. Happiness is not an entitlement. Getting in line with Yahweh is what leads to satisfying, real happiness in the Believer.

Peter teaches a counter-intuitive lesson on happiness: “If ye be reproached for the name of Messiah, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of Elohim rests upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified,”1Peter 4:14.

James 5:11 adds, “Behold, we count them happy which endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of Yahweh.” Incidentally, if the law came to an end, so did Yahweh and Yahshua, because the same word telos, meaning goal, is used for Yahshua as being the end goal of the law as well (Rom.10:4).

You can recite clichés all day long, but unless you get out of your comfort zone and do something about the faith you profess, it is just smoke and mirrors in Yahweh’s eyes.

Yahweh is a Creator of action just like the Hebrew language that He uses to describe Himself. Yahshua said in John 5, “My Father works and I work.”

To say what Yahweh is, is tantamount to saying what He does; to describe Him is to talk action and behavior. He is a mighty One of doing and achieving; clichés, on the other hand, live in a world of inertia and indolence. When Yahweh called out Israel, they were expected to start doing His will.

Guidelines for Congregational Unity

As per Matthew 18:15, should a conflict or difference arise between you and another person:

Speak directly with that person in an attempt to work things out, if you are unable…

The two of you should reach out to 2-3 members who can serve as witnesses and provide sound biblical guidance; if you are unable…

The two of you should meet with an elder/pastor for resolution. Please do not skip steps 1 and 2 and go directly to step 3, as the Bible directs us to first attempt to resolve the issue without involving the leadership

By Victor Chirchir.

From babies to children to grownups they grew.

At the time it seemed forever;
Now the process is through.
It’s not possible to go back, if only I could.
To spend the day with them, I surely would.

Pictures of the past, precious moments in time,
Only to be remembered, never to happen again.
If I could only turn back the time,
Knowing what I know today, I would try so very hard
To be a better Uncle in every-way.

While our culture has turned sexual relations into something perverse, within the marital covenant it is beautiful and not to be ashamed of. Our Heavenly Father created intimacy within marriage and for that reason it is sacred or set apart.

For some people, judging others has become a bad habit. It is an automatic thing for them. They may actually enjoy putting others down. When they see others going through painful trials, they feel self-righteous and think, I must be so great that I am not having trials like that person. Be careful! Only Yahweh knows the real reasons behind a person’s individual trials. We cannot judge these matters within ourselves. Consider also Matthew 7:3, which reminds us, “ And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?” It appears to be a common trait among judgmental people—they are blind to their own faults. Let us all pray that Yahweh will remove our blinders so that we may love each other, which is evidence of Yahshua’s true disciples.

Happy Sabbath Brethrens.

May Yahweh richly reward the obedient now, who keep the com-mandments of Yahweh and have the testimony of Yahshua the Messiah.

Spiritual Jerusalem (which comprises the body of believers, the true Assembly) is regarded as a figurative woman—our ‘mother’. Paul refers to this in Galatians 4:26, where he writes: But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is the mother of us all. This heavenly city of Jerusalem is referred to as “the city of the living Elohim” (Heb. 12:22). The woman in Revelation 12 is the mother of a remnant which keeps the Commandments of Yahweh.
It is the same city which Abraham sought in his sojourn on earth, a city with foundations whose builder and maker is Yahweh (Heb. 11:10). The “mother” in the King James Bible is known as “the Church” or more correctly, “the called-out ones,” the spiritual body, the Assembly.

Thus, we learn of our Heavenly Father through His Word, and through becoming a part of the Assembly we grow by association with others (Eph. 4:8-12).

Marriage is a sacred covenant. Elohim’s marriage laws are designed to form a stable family environment that will produce happy, well-adjusted children reared by both a loving father and mother. Children must be taught the permanence of marriage and toward that end to choose their future mates wisely from among believers, 1Corinthians 7:39

Prayer should be brief and not used to impress those who might hear. Personal prayer is best done in private. Our prayers are a private and confidential conversation with Yahweh and praying over commercial radio and television/cable is not in good taste.

REMEMBER, if you fail to plan, you have just planned to fail;

Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you released from a wife? Do not seek a wife. But if you marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such will have trouble in this life, and I am trying to spare you, 1 Corinthians 7:27-28.