Quotes from Ellerslie

“Fact is fact. Truth is Truth. It does not matter how you feel. We do not listen to our feelings. We believe the truth of God’s word.” - Eric Ludy

”My calling is Jesus. It never changes. My position in life can change, but our focus isn’t supposed to be there… but on our calling.” - Nathan Johnnson

”We are to be holy as He is holy. If we deny that in our lives, we are proclaiming to the world that His power is not enough.” - Ben Zornes

“Real Christianity is the ultimate exchange of my life in Christ’s. You cannot just fit Jesus into your life. Our lives must be built around Him.”- Leslie Ludy

“If you want to live the Christian life, you will have to realize that Someone Else has to  be in control.” - Eric Ludy

“Jesus says if you want to have me, you must give up that other thing that has you.” - Eric Ludy

“The road to martyrdom is paved with a thousand daily deaths.” - Ben Zornes

“You cannot have complete joy without complete surrender.” - Elsje Bothe

“When you ask to see God do you realize you are asking for a death?” - Ben Zornes

“Jesus was restrained by the Father to do only what the Father was doing, and You are to be restrained by the Spirit to do only what Jesus is doing!” - Eric Ludy

“You’re looking for counselors, there are 66 in the Bible.” - Eric Ludy

“When we pray in the name of Jesus, we carry the authority of heaven.” - Eric Ludy

“God is not interested in you doing this for Him, He is interested in doing things THROUGH you.” - Eric Ludy

“He wants to free you from you, to be about Him!” - Eric Ludy

“I’m glad that our God is not the guy with a pony-tail who wants to toss a frisbee with His saints.” - Eric Ludy

“Everything in this world is designed to oppose your forward movement!” - Eric Ludy

“Be a man, Bride of Christ!” - Ben Zornes

”A heart set-apart is closed to everything that is contrary to the nature of God.” - Grace McConnaughey

“You do not sit at the feet of Jesus so you can correct others. It is not your job to convict; it’s the Holy Spirit’s.” -Thaysse Costa

“Jesus may be your homeboy, but if He isn’t your Savior and Lord, you’re still going to hell.” - Ben Zornes

“Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it…” (Song of Solomon 8:6,7a)

“My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.” (Song of Solomon 2:10-13) 

...and when I look at Him, I know where I belong.

...when I see His hand, I know where I belong.

...when I see His work, I know where I belong.

...when I read His word, I know where I belong.

I belong to Him. I am His. This world has nothing for me.

and so I follow
HIM.
and Him alone.

Happyness

This girl enthusiastically came to me and said, "Look, Ate Aileen! Before, my heart was heartbroken (pointing to the heartbroken heart in the drawing) because of Julia (the girl who constantly bothers her). But now, GOD put my heart together and gave me "HAPPYNESS" (pointing to the whole heart). God is inside my heart."

Praise God for His amazing work in this girl's life! I am so amazed to just experience it first hand. He is so amazing!!! What a joy to experience God and the way He works in the lives of people. It is worth living for. He is worth every bit of us.

Ellerslie

Ellerslie is not a place where you desire what you can get from Him but you desire ONLY HIM. 

Will you dare to venture your ALL for God?

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God loves Details

God loves details, even the littlest details. I have heard it once in a God-written love story how God loves details. It is so inspiring. I know it is TRUE. I never thought He would show me the same way.

Yesterday, I was given a task to teach a mission story to the children in a Good News Club (by CEF). The story was about a missionary who was born in Honduras. I was given a one page illustration of the missionary as a snapshot of the story. The time given to me was 5 minutes. The illustration itself will not show so much details of the story that I was about to tell. Ideas came on how to add more visuals to enhance the storytelling. The story told about this boy who enjoyed making slingshots with his friends. I have seen slingshots in the Philippines but here in the US, I haven't seen any. I am not sure if they use it here but to my understanding, they don't use it here. So I know I cannot get a real one to show the kids so I thought I will just show them a picture of it.

As I walking home, I happened to see a branch on the street. It is a Y-shaped branch that is just the same to the one they used for making slingshots. I took it with me to class. As I was teaching, the kids didn't understand what a sling shot is and how it works even after showing them a picture. When I showed them the branch, their eyes lit with amazement and they were so overjoyed!

How true that God loves the details! He knew I was going to teach that lesson. He knew that the kids wouldn't understand what a sling shot is and so He gave! He put the branch on my path so I can use it. It is so rare to see a branch that perfectly resembles a Y! You can rarely see a branch that falls off a tree and it is perfectly shaped and cut for a sling shot!

I was so overjoyed too and looking at the branch made me fall in love with Jesus more. This branch reminds me of His faithfulness and power! He answers the prayers you don't even know you need. What a life-changing moment!

He cares about the details of our lives too. He cares about His call for us. When He calls us to do something, He also provides for everything that we need. He is our provider. He knows ALL things. "He is before ALL things and IN Him, all things HOLD together." Colossians 1:17

"Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ"

Philippians 3:8