03/12/2025
God is reminding us that "whatever we saw, we reap."
Ano ang gusto mong itanim sa araw na ito at sa mga darating pang mga araw na ibibigay sa'yo ng Diyos?
“Huwag ninyong akalaing madadaya ninyo ang Diyos. Kung ano ang itinanim ng tao, iyon din ang kanyang aanihin. Ang sumusunod sa nasa ng kanyang laman ay mag-aani ng kapahamakan. Ngunit ang sumusunod naman sa Espiritu ay mag-aani ng buhay na walang hanggan.” (Galatians 6:7-8).
(I want to relate these verses in the issue of selfishness).
Ano ba ang selfishness?
Ito ang "more of me" and "less of you."
Ang Selfishness ay sumisira ng relationships. It destroys fellowship. It ruins homes.
Ito ang number 1 cause of conflict, arguments, separation, and even war.
Sabi sa James 4:1, “Saan nanggagaling ang inyong mga alitan at pag-aaway? Hindi ba't nagmumula iyan sa masasamang nasa na naglalaban-laban sa inyong kalooban? Every trouble starts because of our self-centeredness.
It’s very easy for selfishness to creep into relationships. When you start a relationship, you work really hard to establish it by being unselfish. (Regalo dito, regalo doon, bigay dito, bigay doon, maging iyong para sa atin ibinibigay pa rin natin ). But as time goes on, nagsisimulang gumapang ang selfishness. We tend to put more energy into starting and building relationships than we do in maintaining them.( Magaling tayong magsimula, mahina naman mag maintain).
Ang logic nito: If selfishness destroys relationships, then it is selflessness that makes them grow. Ano ba ang meaning ng selflessness? It means less of “me” and more of “you.” It means thinking of others more than you think of yourself and putting the other person’s needs before your own.
Sa Tagalog Ito ang sabi sa (Philippians 2:4) "Pagmalasakitan ninyo ang kapakanan ng iba, at hindi lamang ang sa inyong sarili."
Alam mo ba na ang Selflessness brings out the best in others, and it builds trust in relationships?
Sa totoo lang, if you start acting selfless in a relationship, it forces the other person to change, because you’re not the same person anymore, and they have to relate to you in a different way. Ito'y napatunay ko at nasaksihan sa buhay ng ilan - some of the most unlovable people (meron nito kahit saan ka pumunta) that nobody wants to be around are changed when someone is kind and selfless towards them, when they are given what they need, not what they deserve.
Sa Galatians 6:7-8 Ito Ang sinasabi na pwedeng iugnay sa selfishness. “Huwag ninyong akalaing madadaya ninyo ang Diyos. Kung ano ang itinanim ng tao, iyon din ang kanyang aanihin. Ang sumusunod sa nasa ng kanyang laman ay mag-aani ng kapahamakan. Ngunit ang sumusunod naman sa Espiritu ay mag-aani ng buhay na walang hanggan."
Ito ang biblical principle of sowing and reaping. What you sow, you’re going to reap. God rewards selflessness with eternal life.
The more unselfish you are, the more He blesses you. Bakit? Because He wants you to become like Him, and God is unselfish. Everything you have in life is a gift from God, because he was unselfish with you.
Ikaw na ang pinaka-fulfilled na tao when you give yourself away. Sabi ni Jesus, "Only those who throw away their lives for my sake and for the sake of the Good News will ever know what it means to really live”(Mark 8:35).
Ito ang challenge natin sa buhay:
*Ano ang isang bagay na pinakamahirap mong ibigay sa iba? (Well, hindi mo kailangan sagutin ito ngayon din.) You may ponder this question over the day- pwede tonight before you wind up the day).
* Paano mo mapa-practice na ibigay ang mga bagay na yan this week? ( Huwag naman next month pa! It might be too late na, o baka makalimutan mo na).
*In what ways do you think God blesses you when you are unselfish?
Isipin natin ito!
I want you to be blessed that's why I gave you this message! In the same way, I want to be blessed also that's why I sent it to you and to everyone else.
Oh diba ba, enjoyable and healthy ito!
Let's pray...
Our dear loving and forgiving Father, you are a selfless God because you sent your Son, Jesus to die for our sins so we may have eternal life.
Thank you for showing us what it means to be selfless.
The more unselfish we are, the more you bless us. Holy Spirit, tulungan mo po kaming laging maka-alala na everything we have in life is a gift from you, because you are unselfish with us and you want us to share what we have with others.
Thank you Lord, in Jesus' name we pray, amen.
