“Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.” Jeremiah 33:6. 🙏
How am I? I’m more than okay, by God’s grace. I just celebrated my 37th birthday last July 22, 2022. It was a simple yet meaningful celebration because my brother, Arnold was home for my birthday. Good thing though, it was actually the wedding of his best friend which was the same day as my birthday. God’s grace that he was able to come home after 2.5 years of the pandemic. So it’s going to be my 8th anniversary, 8 years after my stroke happened. I never felt so okay, I am better now instead of bitter, and it’s all by the Lord’s grace. And my recovery journey was so memorable, for I was baptized and became an official follower of the Lord Jesus Christ last April 14, 2022. My health had been okay, I’m steroids free for 4 months and by the Lord’s grace it will keep on going forever. As for my stroke, still no movement in my right arm but the Lord has been sustaining me until it will finally move. And now I’ve been busy with the Ekklesia. Equipping me to be the Christian I am today. ☝️
“And I’d like to share the gospel with all of you. And then it has the 8 Gospel Essential Truths. Which includes God-Man-Sin-Death-Christ-Cross-Faith-Life. We first start with God. Don’t you know that we have GOD who is Sovereign, All-powerful creator, Almighty, Holy, and just Judge and we are accountable only to Him. And God must act at all times in absolute consistency with the perfection of His character, meaning God is the same yesterday, today, and in the future. As it was said in Hebrews 11:6, “But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for He that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. Then we will talk about MAN. We all know that man is created in His own image, our qualities and abilities which God’s other creatures did not receive. Genesis 2:7 says, “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul. And our Faith Response from the Bible we learn that we are made by God, loved by God and that God deserves our full obedience. But SIN happened despite God created, loved and provided for Adam and Eve but they rebelled against Him. They disobeyed God, eating fruit from the one tree of which He told them not to eat. Disobeying God is called sin and sin is a great offense to God, who was perfect and holy. Romans 3:23 says, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Our Faith Response From the Bible we learn that we have sinned against God and deserve His righteous punishment. Next is DEATH, don’t worry the essence of death is separation. We are actually born spiritually dead. There is Physical death, occurs when the human spirit separates from the body. Physical death is not the end of our human existence. After a person dies, he or she will appear before God, who is the holy and just Judge of all mankind. People who choose not to trust God’sprovision for sin and death will experience external death by being separated from God in everlasting conscious punishment. Death, in all of its forms, is God’s righteous judgment for sin. Hebrews 9:27 says, “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment. Our Faith Response from the Bible we learn that we are facing God’s judgment and cannot escape it on our own. That’s why we need CHRIST. Soon after Adam and Eve sinned, God promised to send Someone who would conquer satan. Throughout the Old Testament, God gradually revealed who this person would be and that through His death forgiveness of sins would be provided for all who would trust Him. To fulfill His promise, God sent His Son, Jesus, to rescue us from judgment. God’s Son was born of a virgin named Mary and was known as Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus lived a completely perfect life of love and obedience to God. During His earthly ministry, Jesus clearly and repeatedly demonstrated, through His claims and miracles, that He is God. As both God and man in one perfect person, Jesus is truly unique and the only way to eternal life. In John 14:6, Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Our Faith Response from the Bible we learn that Jesus Christ is the perfect Son of God and the perfect Son of Man, the only way to eternal life. He demonstrated His obedience to the Father through the Cross. Because God is perfectly holy He must punish those who disobey His commandments. Because God loves us even though we sin. He extends His mercy and grace to us in providing a just way in which we can be forgiven. In the Old Testament, God established a sacrificial system through which sinners could have their sins forgiven. Then God sent His Son Jesus to be the perfect and final sacrifice for sin. Because religious and political leaders hated Jesus, they manipulated people and twisted the law to condemn Him to die. Jesus willingly died in our place on a CROSS as our perfect sacrificial Lamb of God, the once-for-all payment for our sins. Three days later, Jesus rose to life again, showing that God accepted Jesus’ sacrifice as a just payment for our sins. 1 Peter 2:24 says, “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness by whose stripes ye were healed. Our Faith Response from the Bible we learn that Jesus Christ, God’s Son, died for our sins and rose from the dead to rescue us from death and give us eternal life. As mentioned earlier, without FAITH it is impossible to please God. In contrast to other religions of the world, the gospel of Jesus Christ offers eternal salvation in a manner that does not require people to work for it or earn it. As sinful beings, no human being could earn salvation even if he or she wanted to and diligently tried to do so. Through the death of His Son Jesus, our loving and righteous God provided the way to pay our sin debt. Because Jesus paid the penalty for our sins, God extends salvation freely to us as a gift. God promises to forgive us if we repent and believe (trust) in His Son, Jesus Christ. Repentance occurs when our former false views of God, ourselves and our sins are deeply changed to conform to God’s view. To believe is to trust Jesus (place our faith in Jesus), and Jesus alone, to save us. In Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Our Faith Response from the Bible we learn that we must trust in Jesus’ death on the cross as the only satisfactory payment for our sins, as we abandon our trust in other things that we formerly relied upon to save us. And lastly, LIFE. When we repent and trust in Jesus, we pass from spiritual death to spiritual life. The eternal spiritual life that God has promised becomes our present and everlasting possession, never to be fortified. Our new relationship with God free us from the fear of death, knowing that our names are recorded in the Lamb’s Book of Life and that ushers us into God’s presence. It is now possible to experience the love, joy and fulfillment that God desire for us. We will enjoy life eternally in the presence of God in a beautiful, sinless and pain-free paradise on a perfectly restored, new Earth. Then the only then, will we understand the full significance of the Bible’s story of hope. In John 11:25-26, “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall never die. Our Faith Response from the Bible we learn that Jesus alone has power over death and that He gives eternal life to those who trust solely in Him for the forgiveness of sins. “(Source: The Story of Hope… Discovering the Provision in God’s Plan… Workbook -KJV/ http://www.GoodSoil.com, publish@abwe.org, pages 52-59)
It was 8 years ago when I was rushed with my life hanging by thread, to the hospital, and our Lord is so merciful & gracious to my life that He made extended. And He started to work in my life. It was not easy for me, I even questioned Him so many times, I mean why me? And yet He didn’t leave me. He was with me from day 1. But my life started to change when I came to know of the gospel of Jesus Christ. But I already know who is Jesus Christ, that He is the Son of God. But when my knowledge of who He was, I was refreshed after hearing the gospel. My journey was never easy, there are a lot of times when I almost gave up because of the pain I was experiencing caused by my stroke. Then I realized that I’m a sinner like you guys. And that I don’t deserve this nth life. After reading the gospel. I have now a high view of the Lord and a right view of myself. I now understand that I didn’t take care of my health before and yet the Lord let me experience His grace. And promised me that things will get better, I just have to trust His provisions and have faith only in Him. Yes, it’s true and His promises are real & true because if His promises aren’t real & true then I wouldn’t be here telling you all about my life testimony.🙏😇
Being baptized to be an official Jesus Christ follower was more like a dream come true for me. I actually promised Him, that if I survive this, I promised Him that He can use me and that I dedicate the remaining years of my life to Him alone. That I will serve Him with all my heart, mind, soul, and strength. And that’s what I’ve been doing since. I know that the Lord still can’t use me to my full capacity. Since I am still half paralyzed or I still have weakness, I strongly believe that soon, He is able to use me 😭. That’s why during my water baptism He actually gave me my heart’s desire to travel again. I was even surprised when everything worked out for me to travel to Urdaneta, Pangasinan, my father’s hometown. I thought the Lord was not listening but He listened to what my heart really wanted. 🙏
And I don’t know, if it was just me, my heart desire of having to spend New Year 2021, I just prayed for a simple gathering. But to my amazement, my sister was able to order for us, our favorite foods for New Year’s eve. And many more instances, and breakthroughs the Lord has been true & faithful to me & my family. Last time I prayed for Him to grant my brother, Arnold to be home for my birthday. And out of the Lord’s grace, He made it possible for me. I’m so grateful for the Lord. I’m just waiting for Him to finally make my arm move again. I just patiently waiting for it. And I forgot to tell you, that when my friend Delia, re-introduced me to Jesus again. But this time, she introduced me by doing daily devotions. But with the help of the Lord’s wisdom, I’m able to understand. At first, I’m not sure how to go about it, but I did even research what devotions are. I started in the book of John. I really enjoy it, and up to now, I’m almost done with Leviticus. It was a great way to know who God and Jesus are. And I have a more intimate and personal relationship with them. It’s not about memorizing bible verses, but it’s a way for us to get to know God and Jesus better and they are both communicating with me through the Bible. 🙌
My daily devotions helped me to get through my recovery journey. It made me more grateful for the life borrowed from the Lord. My patience is longer now compared to before when I don’t have the patience. All in all the Lord sanctified me. I mean He totally changed me. Even I was surprised to tolerate things that I don’t usually tolerate. 🙌
I mean all in all I was a work in progress. It’s all by the Lord’s grace that I am able to update you again say after 8 years. So excited to the many answered prayers that the Lord is going to do in my life. Just hoping and praying, that you are able to learn a thing or two with my recovery journey. 🥰
Audrey's Journey with the Lord 