Be Encouraged - By Merry Wirawan

  You do well and excel in every respect—in unstoppable faith, in powerful preaching, in revelation knowledge, in your passionate devotion, and in sharing the love we have shown to you. So make sure that you also excel in grace-filled generosity . 2 Corinthians 8:7 (TPT) I grew up as an ungenerous person. Perhaps it was because I didn’t come from a wealthy family. My parents had to raise four of us and they just had enough to go each month with my dad’s salary. So when I started working full time, it was the time for me to buy anything I ever wanted with my own money. The focus of my salary is for me, myself and I. I was so determined to build my own wealth. Though I was already a Christian, I was still reluctant to give a lot offering to people in need and I didn’t normally give an expensive gift for my friend’s birthday. My mentality back then was I gave because I had to and not that I wanted to. This has continued until I have my children. However as time goes by and after ...

Trust in the Lord completely, and do not rely on your own opinions. With all your heart rely on him to  guide you, and he will lead you in every decision you make. Proverb 3:5 TPT Many times we experience something speak to our heart strongly that we should do or shouldn’t do about anything and we acted according to our so called intuition. Sometimes it turns out well, but sometimes we might make a mistake. However do not be fearful to continue to trust your intuition even if we have made mistakes in the past. I believe intuition can come from the Holy Spirit. It is Holy spirit who guides us. I understand that sometimes our desire or our mind takes part in our gut feeling hence we cannot differentiate if this is our own thoughts or Holy spirit is trying to speak to us. The only way to find out is to test it by doing it. I want to share the story that happened to my late brother about three years ago which I think is a beautiful testimony that I need to share to all of you....