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INTROSPECT: ME IN CHRIST
Youths, pastors converge for FYM National Camp
LJOHN G. VILLANUEVA
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ver 800 young people and pastors will ground themselves with the identity in to create a new generation who are godly in
gathered for the Free Youth Christ, they are already in a status of worth, serving the Lord forever and ever.
movement National Camp with they are already in a status of a beloved ME IN COMMUNITY
the theme “Introspect: Christ In Me” held person. They are His masterpiece. Knowing /Christ doesn’t stop
on May 27-31, 2019 at Agusan del Sur State ME IN CLAN personally but it must be shared with others,
College of Agriculture and Technology Every family is unique according as well. The moment we believed and received
(ASSCAT), Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. to Kenneth and Mavy Mangadlao. Every Christ as your Lord and Savior, you’ve
This camp, which happens once family is an imperfect family. Even the Bible become His disciple and follower. We are
every three years, aims to help the delegates mentioned lots of flawed families yet there called not to be stagnant in our faith but we
to see their identity in Christ in order for is God who can restore all kinds of family are called for a mission which is to reach out
them to become a blessing in their family and mess. These messes in the family reminds others for them to personally know Jesus.
in the community. people that God wants them to be aware of What you learned in camp should be shared
ME IN CHRIST their sinfulness, aware that they are powerless not only to your Judea but to Samaria and
Pastor John Max P. Campos to save themselves, believe and love Jesus even to the ends of the Earth. As the word of
emphasized that the true identity is really and the Gospel, and to graciously love one God says in Matthew 28:19-20, “Go and make
important for it defines a person. In addition, another. Moreover, Pastora Sharon S. Barro disciples of all nations.” Are you reasy to take
Pastor John Dale Camarin said that they also have to let go of the on the challenge for His mission?
said that if young people bondages of their past. God uses their present
ON THE EDGE
JEANETTE F. FRANCISCO
“Disconnect to
Connect and
Reconnect”
Technological advancement had been so
evident in this 21st century. On a daily basis,
almost all of us are engaged in the use of
technology. Undeniably, it had posed benefits
that helped people’s lives much easier and
enjoyable. Everything had become instant
through the use of technology like messaging,
gaming and the likes through social media
W
of today especially Christians tend to spend
e are so keen to observe and gain insight into their own feelings and
more time on these than being founded by
censure what others do and behavior. Self-awareness is in so much
the word of God and communicating with
criticize their ways of thinking importance to know your worth and the
other people. Are we becoming the chosen
while we overlook ours. We forget to things that you have to do.
generation or the other way around?
analyze our own thoughts and feelings Furthermore, Kedar Parikh Sr.
Truthfully speaking, a single person
which results in repetitive mistakes. Thus, said that looking within ourselves is the
cannot become bored by playing mobile
it is very important to examine and look best practice. We should spent some time
legends or checking his/her facebook account
inward of our own mental processes – the on daily basis for introspection. It would
the whole day compared to reading a book
introspection. draw our attention towards the things
like the Bible or even talking to anyone. In
In a research done by Wood which can be improved in ourselves. It
as much as the world is concerned, we can
(2013), it was found that humans have gives us the chance to catch our repeating
benefit so much from technology but come
50,000 thoughts floating in our mind on patters that can cause us pain and change.
to think of it? Would that worldly pleasures
every single day. Out of this, more than When we ensure introspection,
suffice the heavenly pleasures that you can
90% thought is repetitive and attributed to we get a spiritually anchored and seeking
enjoy when we have the right relationship
be consuming our mind space. 50% of our mode of life, we give ourselves a chance
with God?
thought content comes out to be negative to rejuvenate and purify our thoughts’
Not only does our relationship with
in nature, which has no real basis, but processes. To get rid of the evil thoughts,
God will suffer but also our relationship with
are consuming our minds and energies we need to sit quietly with ourselves,
people for it had been shown that we had
in wrong direction thereby hampering talk to ourselves in a moment of solace.
less communication and fellowship with our
our ability to think with clarity and Let’s engage in activities which is purely
co-believers because of technology. Well,
conviction. It will always happen so long directed to the Lord’s will in our lives. As
nothing is wrong with the use of technology
as we continue to let it transpire without we continue to reflect on ourselves, let
but we should learn to control the use of it and
reflecting on the things that come across us never forget to know our real identity
balance it with our social and spiritual growth.
our great minds. as children of God. We are expected to
Moreover, the word of God says in
Moreover, according to obey what the Lord has commanded us
Joshua 1:8 that we should meditate on the
Kendra Cherry in her article ‘A Look at to do. More than anything else, we shall
word of God day and night so that we will be
Introspection’, the use of introspection as acknowledge who we are in the very eyes of
prosperous and successful in our lives. Thus,
a tool for looking inward is an important the Lord that as we introspect, it will result
in order to reconnect with God, we should
part of awareness and is even used in to the illumination of His glory through us.
disconnect with technology; in order to have
psychotherapy as a way to help clients
a strong relationship with Him, we should
disconnect with the relationship we have on