DHLC - Tagum

𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝟱:𝟴 (𝗡𝗜𝗩) — 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼𝗼, 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺, 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿.

All of us are praying and hoping for God to fulfill His promises. We long to experience His provision, healing, freedom, salvation, and the breakthroughs He gives.

At times, seeing others already enjoying the very things we are praying and believing for can make us desire them even more. We want them now. We want them immediately.
However, God sometimes allows delays.

𝗛𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲.
In Genesis, when Abraham (then Abram) was seventy-five years old, God promised to make him into a great nation (Genesis 12:2). Yet having no son seemed to make that promise impossible. So Abraham brought his concern before God, and the Lord assured him that he would have a son of his own—a son through whom the promise would begin to unfold (Genesis 15:4).

Still, Abraham waited twenty-five years before Isaac was born.
Those were long years of waiting. At one point, Sarah devised her own plan to help bring God's promise to pass.

Sometimes, we act like Sarah. Because we have received the vision and think we understand the process, we try to accomplish God's promises in our own way rather than allowing His will to unfold in His time. Yet taking matters into our own hands often leads to frustration and failure.

How, then, do we hold on to God's promises?

God instructed Abraham to look up at the stars and consider the countless grains of sand. Whether looking up in moments of joy or looking down in seasons of discouragement, the lesson remains the same: keep your eyes fixed on God's promises.

No matter how you feel or what circumstances surround you, continue to hold on to what God has spoken.

Always remember: 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄. While waiting for God to fulfill His promises, allow your faith to mature.

𝗛𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Again in Genesis, God asked Abraham to offer his long-awaited son, Isaac, as a sacrifice. Yet instead of complaining or questioning, Abraham confidently declared God's provision.

In Genesis 22:8, when Isaac asked where the sacrificial lamb was, Abraham replied, "God Himself will provide the lamb."
What a powerful declaration of faith.

As the story unfolds, just as Abraham was about to sacrifice Isaac, the angel of the Lord stopped him. In Isaac's place, God provided a ram caught in a thicket.

God proved Himself faithful.

This reminds us that 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

𝗛𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.

Before the Israelites could enter the Promised Land, they first had to conquer Jericho. The city was protected by massive walls, and the Lord's instruction seemed unusual: march around the city for seven days.
God could have caused the walls to fall on the first day. He could have granted them immediate victory. Yet He chose a process that required patience and obedience.

This teaches us to wait while faithfully obeying God.

In time, the walls fell exactly as God promised. Likewise, our 𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀.

𝗛𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Jesus on behalf of her daughter, who was severely demon-possessed. Desperate for help, she pleaded for mercy.

Though others tried to send her away, she remained persistent. Her faith did not waver.

Jesus saw her faith, commended her for it, and granted her request. Her daughter was healed.

From this account, we learn that 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. Let your faith remain steadfast until He responds according to His perfect will and timing.

Brothers and sisters, do not be dismayed or discouraged when the promises you are holding on to have not yet been fully realized. Unlike men who may forget, break, or fail to keep their promises, God never does. 𝗛𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗛𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. He may delay the promise to grow your faith, delay the provision to teach you dependence on Him, delay the victory to cultivate obedience, or delay the healing to reveal His power. Yet in every season of waiting, He is at work.

So while you wait, be patient and stand firm.

Be consistent in keeping His Word and promises in your heart.
Be consistent in declaring His promises over your life.
Be consistent in obeying His commands.
Be consistent in seeking Him through prayer.

Do not allow delay to weaken your faith. Instead, let it strengthen your trust in the One who never fails.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁, 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀—𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.

Rest assured, God is faithful.

2 Samuel 22:26 (NIV) — To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless.

𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨, 𝗝𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗦 𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧, 𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗢𝗗! Blessing and glory and wisdom, thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever.

Preacher: Pastor Angilbert Del Puerto
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𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚, 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝟲 𝗽𝗺.

Let’s make waiting an exciting activity! Come and join us tonight as we tarry in the Lord. ✨

Together with our brothers and sisters in Christ,
let’s cherish and enjoy every moment spent in His presence.

We would truly be glad to have you with us! 🤗

Happy Birthday to our Spiritual Mother, our beloved Pastora Merciclyn del Puerto “Bebe” 🎂🎉🥰

Warmest and most heartfelt greetings from your DHLC Tagum Family! 🥰

We thank God for your life, a beautiful vessel of His grace, wisdom, and unconditional love. Your unwavering faith and dedication continue to inspire us to grow deeper in our walk with the Lord. Truly, you are a blessing to all of us!

“As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you.”
— Isaiah 66:13

“Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.”
— Proverbs 31:28

“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.” — 3 John 1:2

We love you dearly, Pastora! Happy, blessed birthday! 🎂💖

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