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Reflection

Meditate on God’s Words Now >> Build A Quiet Mind!

Reflection > start it right now. Secure your success and build unshakable faith. Meditate day and night on the Word to find true peace. Don’t let chaos rule your mind—start your meditation. Now.


Meditate Day and Night: Master Your Mind To Victory

Your mind is a battlefield, not a playground of Reflection. If you aren’t filling it with the Word, the world is filling it with chaos. Godly meditation isn’t about emptying your mind; it’s about weaponizing it. “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success” (Joshua 1:8). Success isn’t a mystery—it’s a byproduct of a mind locked onto Truth.


Meditate Day and Night: Fill Your Mind with Eternal Truth

Most people run wild because they have no revelation. To secure your soul, you must intentionally direct your thoughts toward the only things that yield a return. There is no profit in dwelling on fear or worldly distraction.  Reflection on the Words of God is a must. You must “meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all” (1 Timothy 4:15). If your spiritual progress is stalled, check your intake. Authority is built in the quiet hours of reflection.


Meditate Day and Night: Secure Your Peace Through Focus

The world offers a cheap imitation of peace, but Christ offers an unshakable foundation. You cannot reign with Christ if your mind is scattered by the wind. You must choose to fix your gaze on the higher standard. “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things” (Philippians 4:8). Control your focus, or your focus will control you. That is Reflection.

 


Maintaining Sanity in an Insane World: A Biblical Guide


Note: Below you will find the weekly Christian Reflection. I will delete this every three months. If you like, any Reflection, copy and store it in your phone. Or  you can email me to ask for a copy. Blessings.


Children Of Disobedience: God Doesn’t Love You

Weekly Christian Reflection- Jan. 3, 2026

Stop choosing the “mess” over the message. Discover the raw truth of the “sons of disobedience” and how God’s transformative grace rescues us from certain wrath.

Restores Your Soul To God: Starts The Breakthrough Now

Stop settling for the “questionable mess” of worldly ego that marks the children of disobedience. It is a gritty, visceral reality that choosing your own way leads to a spiritual state that smells like death.

The Bible identifies this rebellion as an active alignment with the “prince of the power of the air” found in the children of disobedience. This isn’t just a minor slip-up; it is a deep-seated addiction to self that rejects the authority of the Creator.

While the weight of judgment looms over the children of disobedience, there is a pivot toward a hope that is unbowed and unbroken. You can trade the “foolishness” of your past for a raw, transformative grace that redefines your entire existence.

Step out of the snare pit and leave behind the legacy of the children of disobedience today. Claim your place as an instrument of righteousness and witness how God’s unromantic, steadfast love restores your soul.

Satan’s Crafts on the Children of Disobedience

Look, we’ve all had those moments where we chose the mess over the message. It is the gritty reality of being human—that deep-seated urge to do things our way, even when we know it leads to a “snare pit” of consequences. In the Bible, this isn’t just a bad habit; it’s a state of being called the “sons of disobedience.”

This isn’t about minor slip-ups. It is an active, visceral rebellion. According to Ephesians 2:2, it is “following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air.” Satan! He works in us 24/7, Rev. 12:10.

It is like being addicted to your own ego, choosing the “questionable glop” of worldly desires over the authority of a Creator. It’s an inherent predisposition that makes us reject spiritual truth until we are practically “smelling like death” from our own choices.

The warnings are firm and authoritative. There is no room for “empty words” or flowery excuses here. Ephesians 5:6 makes it clear: “Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.”

The Despicable State of Human Nature

And Colossians 3:6 doubles down on that reality—on account of these things, the wrath is coming. It’s a heavy, unromantic truth: without intervention, we are “children of wrath” facing a very real judgment.

But here is the pivot to hope. This biblical perspective acknowledges the despicable state of our human nature. Redemption is the ultimate “unbound, unbent, unbroken” moment. It is the raw, transformative grace that takes someone who was once an enemy of God and turns them into an instrument of righteousness.

It is the transition from being a casualty of the “air” to being a member of the Team. It’s about being pulled out of the vomit and poop of rebellion and standing tall in a grace that is worth every step of the journey.

 


The Noah’s Time: Christmas, New Year, and Destruction

Weekly Christian Reflection- Jan. 3, 2026

As we navigate the transition from the neon glow of Christmas to the manufactured resolve of the New Year, we are participating in a liturgical cycle that is strangely absent from the biblical text. While Christ is the hinge of history, the New Testament offers no mandate for its annual celebration. Conversely, the “appointed times” observed by Christ and Paul—festivals like Passover or Tabernacles—are often dismissed as “Jewish relics,” artifacts of a superseded covenant.

This creates a peculiar tension, especially when we consider the warning in Matthew 24:38-39. Christ reminds us that in the days of Noah, they were “eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage,” oblivious until the flood took them away. We have traded biblically rooted, the Greco-Roman holidays heavily lacquered in modern commercialism—paving the way for our ultimate “destruction” before the coming of the Son of Man.

The Cathedral of the Super Mall

Christmas and New Year have become the high holy days of the “Gospel of Consumerism.” It is a profound irony: we celebrate the arrival of the One who had “nowhere to lay His head” with an unprecedented accumulation of stuff arrayed in glass-fronted super malls. We greet the New Year not with the biblical Teshuva (repentance, turning), but with self-improvement resolutions that only lasts for a day masking a hollow commitment to our spiritual salvation.

This commercialization serves a specific purpose: it distracts us from the inherent superficiality of a life defined by acquisition. It promises that the next gift or the “new you” of January 1st (Exo. 12:2) will finally satisfy the soul’s hunger. But as Matthew 13:22 warns, the “deceitfulness of riches” and the “cares of this world” act as thorns that choke the Word, rendering us unfruitful.

The Emptiness of Material Pursuit

The silence of the New Testament regarding a Christmas mandate is perhaps a subtle invitation. It suggests that the significance of Christ’s advent (December 25 is a hoax) is too vast to be contained within a twenty-four-hour commercial window.

Instead of critiquing the “relics” of the past, we should ask why we find it easier to observe a holiday defined by the marketplace than a holy day defined by Christ (John 7:10-14, 37, Lev. 23). When we meditate on the meaningless of material life, we aren’t being cynical; we are being honest. We are clearing the clutter to acknowledge the “vanity” Solomon wrote about.

Ecclesiastes 12:13 brings us back to the center: “Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all.” We are created to obey God, that is what King Solom is saying. While it is still day, let us stop grasping for the wind and instead work out our salvation with fear and trembling to enter the Kingdom of God.


Is Your Heart Proven And Tested? God Searches You

Weekly Christian Reflection- December 27, 2025

A thoughtful reflection on how God tests the heart, revealing motive, integrity, and fruit through Scripture and quiet spiritual reflection.

Most of us spend a lot of time managing appearances. We explain ourselves, justify our choices, and hope our intentions are understood. But Scripture quietly interrupts that effort with a sobering truth: God is not listening for explanations. He is examining the heart.

Jeremiah 17:10 says, “I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.” This is not surveillance for punishment. It is investigation for truth.

The Hebrew word translated test is bachan. It means to examine, prove, or scrutinize, like refining gold. God’s testing is deliberate and precise. It reveals what is real beneath pressure.

The question becomes not if God tests the heart, but how we respond when He does.

1. God examines what cannot be seen

Psalm 11:4–5 tells us, “His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men. The LORD tests the righteous.” Even the faithful are examined. Righteousness is not immunity from testing; it is the reason for it. God’s gaze reaches beneath behavior to motive, beneath action to desire.

2. God tests with purpose, not suspicion

Jeremiah reminds us that God’s testing is connected to fruit. He weighs the inner life because the inner life produces visible outcomes. Trials clarify what governs us when control is removed.

3. God delights in upright hearts

David prays in 1 Chronicles 29:17, “I know also, my God, that You test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness.” This is the quiet comfort. God does not merely test; He delights when integrity remains intact under pressure.

Take time this week to sit with these verses slowly. Ask God not to change your circumstances, but to reveal your heart. Let His testing become a place of clarity, refinement, and deeper truth rather than fear.


The Blame Game of the Town of Hadleyburg

Weekly Christian Reflection- December 20, 2025

Blame Game is the game of pointing mistakes to others except yourself.

The blame game could be best illustrated by the fable of the town of Hadleyburg.

“The Story of the Old Turkey Buzzard and the Town of Hadleyburg.”

In the little town of Hadleyburg, people complained that a terrible stench suddenly filled the air. The whole community was upset — some blamed the farmers, some blamed the tanneries, others said it was the river.

Everyone argued.
Each pointed fingers to others,  the Blame Game
Everyone insisted someone else must be the source of the problem.

Finally, the town council sent scouts to look for the source of the smell. They searched every corner of town — farms, barns, factories, wells, cellars — but found nothing.

Days passed, and the odor became unbearable.

At last, someone noticed a huge old turkey buzzard sitting on top of the church steeple. It had been there for days. When they climbed up to investigate, they discovered that the buzzard had a rotting dead carcass stuck around its neck.

The buzzard didn’t notice the smell — it had lived with it so long it thought the odor was normal.

And the wind carried the stench across the entire town, spreading the pollution everywhere.

When they removed the carcass, the foul smell in Hadleyburg disappeared almost immediately.

Moral of the Story

Different preachers or teachers draw various lessons from it, but the central message is usually:

  • Sometimes the source of the problem is not “out there” but very close — maybe even on the “steeple” of the church, or within leadership.
  • People can become so accustomed to wrong attitudes, wrong behavior, or corruption that they no longer notice the spiritual “stench.”
  • Unless the source is removed, the entire community continues to suffer.

Some sermons used it to teach about:

  • Hidden sin
  • Unresolved conflict
  • Leadership responsibility
  • The danger of tolerating wrong practices
  • Cleaning out the “dead carcass” spiritually before growth can happen

Stop the blame game. It’s about honestly assessing your spiritual condition, character, and relationship with God, often using Scripture as the benchmark, 2 Corinthians 13:5. 

Check for the “fruit of the Spirit” (Galatians 5:22-23) or evidence of God’s work in your life, as Jesus taught.

 Use the Bible as your standard, not your own conscience or society’s norms.

Acknowledge hidden sins and areas of spiritual weakness; this honest evaluation is a path to growth, not pointing and condemning others. Stop the Blame Game.


Given With No Strings Attached

Weekly Christian Reflection- December 13, 2025

We’ve all seen the grand gestures: the romantic dinner, the extravagant birthday present. But the real magic in a relationship often happens in the quiet moments. Picture this: a father watching his teenage son nervously choose a small bunch of tulips for his ill mother. The boy wasn’t expecting praise or repayment. He simply wanted to see her smile. That pure, simple intention holds the key to the kind of love we all crave.

Unfortunately, once we step into adult relationships, giving often gets complicated. A seemingly generous gift can become a subtle weapon, a way to manipulate or influence. Are you giving to genuinely lift your partner up, or are you hoping that new gadget will make you look like a generous hero? If your gift is about image management or making your partner feel indebted, it’s missing the point entirely.

Galatians 6:9-10 “Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.”

Sometimes, a present is even a veiled critique—a passive-aggressive attempt to get your partner to change. When you give with an agenda, you’re not sharing love; you’re setting a trap.

The truly fulfilling relationships, the ones that last, operate on a philosophy of effortless generosity. Partners aren’t silently keeping a running tally of who did what. Instead, they are constantly looking for tiny, meaningful ways to make the other’s day better. It’s the silent grace of a prepared lunch, a spontaneous hug while they are distracted, or just leaning over to say, “I love you.” These quiet acts of service show deep affection without asking for anything back.

Matt. 6:13 “But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing”.

And here’s a crucial twist: a healthy partnership needs both a confident giver and a gracious receiver. Many of us find it easy to offer help but feel uncomfortable or weak accepting it. But resisting your partner’s kindness can block true intimacy! Strong relationships are built on interdependence—the humility to receive is just as important as the freedom to give. When you say a genuine “thank you,” you’re not just being polite; you’re confirming that your partner’s effort matters and that you are connected.

1 Peter 3:9 “Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.”

In the end, soul-deep love is straightforward: Focus less on what you feel you deserve and more on what beautiful things you can offer.

The best gifts, the ones that truly strengthen your bond, are always given with no strings attached.


Choose Your Friends Carefully

Weekly Christian Reflection- December 6, 2025

The people closest to you shape the direction of your life. Scripture does not treat friendship as a casual choice. It treats it as a spiritual safeguard. Three verses make that truth impossible to ignore.

1. Choose with intention.

Proverbs 12:26 teaches that the righteous choose their friends carefully, while the way of the wicked pulls people off course. This is not about being selective out of pride.

It is about protecting the path God set for you. A careless choice can place you beside someone who drains your conviction or mocks your values.

A wise choice places you beside someone who guards your purpose. Your circle can keep you steady or pull you into habits you once planned to avoid.

2. Walk with people who lift you higher.

Proverbs 13:20 shows how influence works. Walk with the wise and you become wiser. Spend your time with people who waste their lives and you feel the effects.

No one stays unchanged. We absorb attitudes, reactions, and habits from those around us. When you keep company with people who think with clarity, handle pressure with maturity, and chase what matters, you rise. When you settle for less, you shrink. If you want growth, place yourself next to those who live it.

3. Do not underestimate the influence.

1 Corinthians 15:33 warns that bad company corrupts good character. Corruption rarely shows up all at once.

It arrives slowly, almost quietly, until your standards shift and you barely notice. Strength is not the ability to stay the same in a harmful environment. Strength is the courage to remove yourself from one.

Your friends are not only people you enjoy. They are voices that shape your choices. Choose them with care. Your future depends on it.

William Buffett said:
“It’s better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you’ll drift in that direction.”

Be more discerning when choosing your friends, as every person you encounter will have an influence on you, for better or for worse. Therefore, choose your friends carefully.


The 7 Promises to the Overcomers- Saved From The End of The World

Church Scripture The Promise
Ephesus Rev. 2:7 To eat from the Tree of Life in the Paradise of God.
Smyrna Rev. 2:11 To not be hurt by the Second Death.
Pergamum Rev. 2:17 To receive Hidden Manna and a White Stone with a new name.
Thyatira Rev. 2:26 To receive Authority over the Nations and the Morning Star.
Sardis Rev. 3:5 To be clothed in White Garments and have their name kept in the Book of Life.
Philadelphia Rev. 3:12 To be made a Pillar in the Temple of God with God’s name written on them.
Laodicea Rev. 3:21 To Sit with Christ on His Throne, just as He overcame and sat with the Father.

With God Almighty Now! No One Can DESTROY Us.

That is what the Scriptures mean when they say,

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard,
and no mind has imagined
what God has prepared
for those who love him.” (1 Cor. 2:9 NLT, Rom. 8:31)

The Reward Awesome! There is no Second Thought!

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