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Will you enjoy the new insights that Rick Warren has, with his wife now having cancer and him having “wealth” from the book sales? This is an absolutely incredible short interview with Rick Warren,

“Purpose Driven Life ” author and pastor of Saddleback Church in California.

In the interview by Paul Bradshaw with Rick Warren, Rick said:

People ask me, What is the purpose of life? And I respond: In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity. We were made to last forever, and God wants us to be with Him in Heaven.

One day my heart is going to stop, and that will be the end of my body — but not the end of me.

I may live 60 to 100 years on earth, but I am going to spend trillions of years in eternity. This is the warm-up act - the dress rehearsal. God wants us to practice on earth what we will do forever in eternity.

We were made by God and for God, and until you figure that out, life isn’t going to make sense.

Life is a series of problems: Either you are in one now, you’re just coming out of one, or you’re getting ready to go into another one.

The reason for this is that God is more interested in your character than your comfort.

God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy.

We can be reasonably happy here on earth, but that’s not the goal of life. The goal is to grow in character, in Christ’s likeness.

This past year has been the greatest year of my life but also the toughest, with my wife, Kay, getting cancer.

I used to think that life was hills and valleys - you go through a dark time, then you go to the mountaintop, back and forth. I don’t believe that anymore.

Rather than life being hills and valleys, I believe that it’s kind of like two rails on a railroad track, and at all times you have something good and something bad in your life.

No matter how good things are in your life, there is always something bad that needs to be worked on.

And no matter how bad things are in your life, there is always something good you can thank God for.

You can focus on your purposes, or you can focus on your problems.

If you focus on your problems, you’re going into self-centeredness,”which is my problem, my issues, my pain.” But one of the easiest ways to get rid of pain is to get your focus off yourself and onto God and others.

We discovered quickly that in spite of the prayers of hundreds of thousands of people, God was not going to heal Kay or make it easy for her.

It has been very difficult for her, and yet God has strengthened her character, given her a ministry of helping other people, given her a testimony, drawn her closer to Him and to people.

You have to learn to deal with both the good and the bad of life.

Actually, sometimes learning to deal with the good is harder. For instance, this past year, all of a sudden, when the book sold 15 million copies, it made me instantly very wealthy.

It also brought a lot of notoriety that I had never had to deal with before. I don’t think God gives you money or notoriety for your own ego or for you to live a life of ease.

So I began to ask God what He wanted me to do with this money, notoriety and influence. He gave me two different passages that helped me decide what to do, II Corinthians 9 and Psalm 72.

First, in spite of all the money coming in, we would not change our lifestyle one bit. We made no major purchases.

Second, about midway through last year, I stopped taking a salary from the church.

Third, we set up foundations to fund an initiative we call The Peace Plan to plant churches, equip leaders, assist the poor, care for the sick, and educate the next generation.

Fourth, I added up all that the church had paid me in the 24 years since I started the church, and I gave it all back. It was liberating to be able to serve God for free.

We need to ask ourselves: Am I going to live for possessions? Popularity?

Am I going to be driven by pressures? Guilt? Bitterness? Materialism? Or am I going to be driven by God’s purposes (for my life)?

When I get up in the morning, I sit on the side of my bed and say, God, if I don’t get anything else done today, I want to know You more and love You better. God didn’t put me on earth just to fulfill a to-do list. He’s more interested in what I am than what I do.

That’s why we’re called human beings, not human doings.

Happy moments, PRAISE GOD.
Difficult moments, SEEK GOD.
Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD.
Painful moments, TRUST GOD.
Every moment, THANK GOD.”

When a person ask you to pray for them, how do you respond? Are you brave enough to say “Yes” and pray for them? Or are you afraid to pray because your prayer might not be good for them? Prayer is very important in our daily lives, it will lift anyone up to God. Our family, our friends and our relatives. When you pray consistently and sincerely, prayer has the power to save anyone from their difficulties, hardships and sufferings. It doesn’t mean you will live in a problem-free life but God can use you to have an impact on those who are around you.

What are the essential elements of this life-changing prayer? Ask the Lord that the person would…

1. Be filled with the knowledge of God’s will 2. Walk in a manner worthy of the Lord 3. Be “bearing fruit in every good work” 4. Be “increasing in the knowledge of God” 5. Be “strenghten with all power” 6. Be “joyously give thanks to the Father”

If you haven’t pray for a while. Take a break and pray to Lord now and Pray sincerely.

Let me share to you one of my favorite christian music, I can only imagine by Mercy me. I like the lyrics, it touches your very precious heart. We can only imagine what it will be like to be with Jesus. All we can do is imagine. Thank you for dying in the cross for us.

Check out some of Dad’s amazing abilities!

Mind reading: He knows when it’s report card day. He knows when you haven’t done your homework. He even knows that it was you who broke the computer and not your little sister! Nothing can get past Dad and His amazing telephatic abilities, so you can forget trying to make up a believable lie. One good thing about this power - Dad also knows when you’ve had a bad day at school and need a trip to the arcade to cheer you up.

Super Strength: He can teach you how to bike all morning long and still have energy to help you with your math homework. Even when he’s dead tired from the office, he’ll still watch TV with you so you can both cheer for your favorite basketball team. Next time you “win” at arm wrestling, let Dad know you’re on to him.

Teleportation: He drops you off at school. He picks you up at the end of the day. Once, he even magically appeared out of nowhere to bring you to the hospital when you broke a bone in soccer practice! Fast car? That’s what he wants you to believe! Dad can actually slip between dimensions and travel through time to make sure he’s always there for you!

Supreme Knowledge: How does Dad know all the capitals of the world - and the name of all the MVPs for the last 20 NBA seasons? You can go to him for any info you need and he willingly shares his years of knowledge with you - maybe he has a super computer chip in his brain…

Homing Sense: You’re never lost with Dad around! He can find the teensiest street in the middle of nowhere. Just say the name of the place you want to go and his spectacular radar sense will know exactly how to get there! ery useful for secret missions to find the mystical treasure of the Feiry mountain - or where to go to snag that rare Pokemon card you’ve been trackling down for years!

Big Heart: Our favorite super power - and Dad’s too. It’s the source of all his other powers. Even if he doesn’t defend the world from aliens or stop a villain from conquering the world, his big heart is what transforms him into a real superhero!

A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye… and YES, science now shows carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.

A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All of the research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure heart and blood food.

Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.

A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds on the nut are just like the neo-cortex. We now know walnuts help develop more than three (3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.

Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.

Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and many more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don’t have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.

Avocadoes, Eggplant and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today’s research shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight, and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? It takes exactly nine (9) months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (mo dern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).

Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome male sterility.

Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actual ly bal ance the glycemic index of diabetics.

Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries

Oranges, Grapefruits, and other Citrus fruits look just l ike the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.

Onions look like the body’s cells. Today’s research shows onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. A working companion, Garlic, also helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.

1. Wake Up!! Decide to have a good day. “Today is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalms 118:24

2. Dress Up!! The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. “The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at outward appearance; but the Lord looks at the heart.” I Samuel 16:7

3. Shut Up!! Say nice things and learn to listen. God gave us two ears and one mouth, so He must have meant for us to do twice as much listening as talking. “He who guards his lips guards his soul.” Proverbs 13:3

4. Stand Up!!… For what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything.. “Let us not be weary in doing good; for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good…” Galatians 6:9-10

5. Look Up!!… To the Lord.
“I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me.” Phillippians 4:13

6. Reach Up!!... For something higher. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, And He will direct your path.”
Proverbs 3:5-6

7. Lift Up!!… Your Prayers.
“Do not worry about anything; instead PRAY ABOUT EVERYTHING.”
Philippians 4:6

Nowadays, variety of books are piled up in the book stores. Books that are entertaining to read. Books that are so expensive, popular and on trend. Have you ever ask yourself which book is the best among you read? Books that are worth reading? Worth keeping? For me, all those books are not important except the BIBLE. Bible is the most important book in the whole universe. It is the manual guide of human race.

Bible is inspired by God. It was created thousands years ago and its still used today. The content of the bible is about the past, present and future. And also, the bible tells us how God sacrifice His own life just for us. Life of Jesus christ is also included. All you want to know in life is found in this book. Everything you ought to know.

Bible is the best book. If you haven’t read any page of the bible. I suggest to start reading now. And feel the transformation in your life. Godbless everyone.

I really like the book of Ecclesiastes because it contains reflections of an old man, the “Preacher,” as he considers the question of meaning in life. He looks back and sees the futility (”vanity”) of chasing after even the good things this life can offer, including wisdom, work, pleasure, and wealth. Even if such things are satisfying for a time, death is certain to end this satisfaction.

In fact, God’s judgement on Adam for his sin echoes throughout the book. Yet the person who lives in fear of the Lord can enjoy God’s good gifts. Young people, especially, should remember their Creator while they still have their whole lives before them.

Traditionally interpreters of Ecclesiastes have identified the “Preacher,” who is also called “the son of David, king in Jerusalem, as Solomon.

John Lennon a member of The Beatles and also a solo artist. He loved to watch TV. He wrote the famous Beatles song “Good Morning, Good Morning” after seeing an ad for breakfast cereal. John fell in love with music when he was really young. When he became a teenager, he started to have problems with his eyesight so he always had to wear eye glasses later became his trademark!

Though his talent for drawing got him into the Liverpool College of Art, John decided to focus on his music career. He is best known for being part of The Beatles. Along with Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, he changed the way the world listened to music. John wrote a lot of songs and made rock music not just about rocking and rollin - he made sure his songs also had a lot of deep social messages that influenced how people thought about the world. But the band knew how to have fun too - many of his songs are also known for their funky lyrics, like “I Am The Walrus” and “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.”

A believers passion can fade out if left untended. Just like a burning fire, it wont burn continuously without putting something to keep it alive. This usually happens to a new believer. They share their burning faith to others, serving God passionately but this enthusiasm fade unintentionally.

When trials struck their lives, they might think that God is not answering their prayers, that God doesn’t love them anymore which causes a believer to cool down. He then, pray’s less. Making a distance from God slowly and slowly until there is now a gap. Other believers can be sidetracked by the priorities in life. Doing the worldly things, putting the unimportant the most important like, spending all the time working, studying, playing and ect. Whatever the reason behind it. Satan is the root of that. He seduce every members of the church, lure’s believer away from God. Away from the ways of God.

Drifting from God is difficult to notice. There are six question that help you determine whether your passion to God remains on fire. First is ask yourself, do I delight in Him? Am I willing to serve Him and others? Second question is, “Do I spend time reading the bible everyday?”. Next, do I pray knowing that is there listening to every word I say? Fourth is, do you go to church regularly? The fifth question is do I experience happiness, contentment and hope with God? And lastly, do I stand firm in my godly convicetions?

If your answers have changed from yes to no, your passion may be fading. Right now, tell God about this. Ask God to keep your fire burning.