with love, cali

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welcome to with love, cali

Greetings with peace and love from our Savior Lord Jesus Christ!

A few months ago, I have come to question myself this: How can I be a vessel of God’s light and love to this world? How can I offer myself as a sacrifice to the Lord in a way that He could use me?

Today, I have been listening to our church’s event JMYC: Sharing is Winning, and the Lord had answered my question.

Growing up, I have always loved writing. The power that words hold had always fascinated me: the way they could paint an image and convey a message to the world. I believe that it is God Himself who has placed this talent in me, that someday, He would use me to share His Word through this talent that He Himself had entrusted in my hands.

And I am beyond grateful to be called to share about His love to the world. Not with my own capabilities, but only through His grace and mercies, so underserved. For apart from Him, I am nothing. It is only through Him that I am able to be who I am today.

That being said, with love, cali is a blog where I will be sharing daily devotions and short topics to ponder on, wrapped with prayers that it would reach souls and touch hearts, drawing people closer to our Lord Jesus Christ.

And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. — 2 Corinthians 2:3

All praises, honor and glory belongs to our Dearest Lord Jesus Christ! Hallelujah! To Him be the glory both now and forever!

with love, cali (11.13.21)

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“One word of God can do more than ten thousand words of men to relieve a distressed soul.”

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John Flavel

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No Regrets for Obedience

God always rewards those who step out in faith to obey Him.

Luke 5:1-11

Have you ever questioned the wisdom of the Lord’s commands? Sometimes doing things His way makes no sense to us. That’s what happened to Peter at the Lake of Gennesaret.

He and the other fisherman had toiled all night with zero success. They were weary and discouraged, and the last thing they wanted was to make even one more futile attempt. These men were professionals who knew this wasn’t the right time to catch fish. So they were probably skeptical when Jesus told them to push out and cast their nets once more.

What they had yet to learn was that apart from the supernatural involvement of God, all their self-effort was in vain. A short time later, as they hauled their bulging nets to shore, the men doubtless began to understand an eternal principle that many people have yet to realize: The Lord’s instructions are given with a specific, sovereign purpose.

Peter could never have imagined what kind of reward was in store for his obedience. The miracle he saw Jesus perform opened his eyes to the divinity of Christ. And the invitation to follow Jesus changed the entire course of Peter’s life. He had no regrets for obeying, and neither will you. - C.S.

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Prayer is so powerful not because we have any power, but because we pray to the One who is all-powerful.

Trevor Sheatz

[theupperroomofficial]

“The beginning of men’s rebellion against God was, and is, the lack of a thankful heart.”

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Francis Schaeffer

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But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.

James 3:17 NIV

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Trust God. That is all I can say.

God will send you the comforter.

That is the Holy Spirit. Believe it. Have faith.

And guess what? Tomorrow He’ll be with you. And always. Right now with you. Only growing you. Only loving you. Speaking life and truth into you.

Trust God. Even when you are in the dark. Even when there seems to be no hope, continue to hope in Him. He will not let you be disappointed.

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But He disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. —Hebrews 12:9-11 Why does the Lord discipline me? Hebrews 12:6 says, “For the Lord disciplines the one He loves.” Well, there you go. He disciplines you because He loves you. His eyes are upon you. His attention is toward you. All of His thoughts are about you. His goal- to make you more like Him.

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The heart will lie to us. The Bible says that the heart is wicked. We can’t always count on it to do the right thing. At the same time, the Bible tells us that everything we say flows from our heart.

It is impossible for us to rely on our hearts to do the right thing, unless they are pure. In order to know, we must ask God to search our hearts, with the strongest possible searchlight. He alone can see the truth in our hearts. He can show us any evil leanings or hurtful intents. This is a task that we are simply not up to. Only God can purify our hearts. What a wonderful God we serve! His will be done!

Thanks and glory be to God! Blessed be the name of the LORD! Hallelujah and Amen!

Dear Father God Almighty, Lord Jesus, search me and my heart daily!

Cast out any impurities You find there - Any wickedness or deceit. Any desire to hurt others. Make my heart whole and pure. Help me hold only love in my heart all of my days. Help me to always walk in Your will and look to You when I am in trouble. You stand ready to help me, but I have to put my eyes on You. Help my thoughts to turn to You in the little pauses and intermediate moments of this day and everyday. I know You can change me through Spirit-led meditations on Your Word and that You can bless others as a result as well. Help us to all be one in You daily. May we seek You and Your Holy Word as well as the peace and all the fruits of the Holy Spirit today and everyday. Only through You, are we able to find our salvation and true peace and to understand what true love is.

Help us so we may us remember all You’ve done and still do for us and take joy in the blessings and life You have given us. May we all be humbly and faithfully honored and excited to worship, glorify and serve You daily and to do Your will. You have been so good to us, far more than we as wretched sinners deserve. You are so good! So wonderful! Forever and always!

Thank You for being my present help in times of trouble. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for giving us a reason to love others and so many more reasons to love, praise, serve and follow You. Thank you for Your selfless and sinless sacrifice. Thank you for Your guidance and protection. Thank you for Your love and mercy. Thank you for Your Truth and light. Thank you for Your wisdom and strength and grace. Thank you for everything! Your will be done! Blessed be Your mighty name! To You and Your Kingdom be the glory forevermore! In Your name I humbly pray, Amen and amen