Naranasan nyo na po ba ang "spiritual dryness"?

naranasan ko na yan... napakahirap. you are praying pero parang di ka naririnig ni God kasi di mo maramdaman yung presence niya. Yun bang mugto na at mauubusan ka na ng luha di mo sya maramdaman at parang wala lang.

ginawa ko lagi ako nagpray lalo, reading bible, worship,

it takes months bago bumalik sa dati yun relationshhip ko kay God.

I got preggy out of wedlock kasi, ang worst niyan, minister ako.

it took me to pray and fast always, seeking God's forgiveness and acceptance.

napahirap maranasan yun.

lalo na po kapag nabasa nyo yung Heb. 6:6... yung "feeling guilty".. na nararamdaman natin..

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Preventing Leanness of Soul
by Pastor Jim Feeney, Ph.D.

Sermon Summary: Is your spiritual walk alive and vibrant? Or would your spiritual condition be better described as âleanness of soulâ? Come see six bible warnings that will help you maintain a close walk with the Lord.

Psalm 106:13-15, KJV They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel: But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

â¢â¢ Amplified Bible, vs. 15: And He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their souls and [thinned their numbers by] disease and death.

â¢â¢ Some translations say God sent âa wasting diseaseâ. Others, like the NASB, say âleanness into their soulsâ.

â¢â¢ There are some things, which Iâll touch on in this message, that are very likely to bring spiritual leanness to our souls.

(1) The lusting for carnal pleasures â here, the lusting for the meat, fish, cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic of Egypt, rather than the God-given manna.

â¢â¢ Yearning for âEgyptâ here speaks of coveting the the things of this world, its bounty and fulness, its natural provision. But with it came leanness of soul!

â¢â¢ This adds insight to Jesusâ warning (Mark 8:36) â What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

Mark 4:18-19 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.

Luke 8:14 parallel The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by lifeâs worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.

(2) Leanness of soul can be induced by dwelling on lifeâs worries.

â¢â¢ Thatâs a tendency that Iâve personally had to work to overcome â an inclination to worrying and fretting about some of the pressures and issues of daily life. God has been greatly helping me in the ongoing process of shaking off this useless (and perhaps sinful?) habit of worrying.

(3) Leanness of soul can develop as a result of becoming preoccupied with the âdeceitfulness of wealthâ.

â¢â¢ Remember the example of Israel in the wilderness. God gave them their requests for carnal things, but He sent leanness into their soul.

⢠Over the years I have watched too many Christians who have focused on the pursuit of wealth and possessions, while their spiritual lives declined into leanness.

⢠Remember, you will often get what you pursue. But if you are pursuing the wrong things, you are on the fast track to soul dryness.

(4) Leanness of soul can subtly develop in a person who loses sight of the things of God and begins indulging âthe desires for other thingsâ.

â¢â¢ The more complex our lives get by the addition of âother thingsâ, the more we get spread thin in the things of the Lord. And what is the predictable result? â busy-ness of body and mind, but leanness of soul.

Amos 8:11 âThe days are coming,â declares the Sovereign LORD, when I will send a famine through the land â not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord.

(5) A spiritual famine, a leanness not of body, but of soul. How does this leanness come? By our failure to hear the words of the Lord.

â¢â¢ Hence, the importance of personal Bible reading.

â¢â¢ Also, the importance of attending a church where the Word of God is preached.

Jeremiah 17:5-6 This is what the LORD says: âCursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD. He will be like a bush in the wastelands; he will not see prosperity when it comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.â

Psalm 63:1 O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

(6) Soul leanness, a spiritual dryness within, comes to the man or woman who stops seeking God.

â¢â¢ It is vitally important to our spiritual life that we devote daily time and effort to seeking God in prayer, in personal worship, and in His Word.

â¢â¢ Without this spiritual diligence towards the Lord, we can end up, in the words of a pastor friend of mine, ârunning on our own steamâ.

Summary: Six bad habits that will tend to bring about leanness of soul.

1. Lusting after carnal pleasures

2. Dwelling on lifeâs worries

3. Becoming preoccupied with the pursuit of wealth

4. Indulging multiple desires for things unrelated to the Lord and His kingdom

5. Failing to read, hear, and feed upon the Word of God

6. Neglecting to spend time seeking the Lord and waiting upon Him

thank you po kuya, its really true.

sin separates us from God,

this comforts us..
Romans 8
"33 Sino ang magsasakdal ng anoman laban sa mga hirang ng Dios? Ang Dios ay ang umaaring-ganap;
34 Sino ang hahatol? Si Cristo Jesus na namatay, oo, yaong nabuhay na maguli sa mga patay na siyang nasa kanan ng Dios, na siya namang namamagitan dahil sa atin.
35 Sino ang maghihiwalay sa atin sa pagibig ni Cristo? ang kapighatian, o ang kahapisan, o ang paguusig, o ang kagutum, o ang kahubaran, o ang panganib, o ang tabak?
36 Gaya ng nasusulat, Dahil sa iyo kami'y pinapatay sa buong araw; Kami ay nabilang na parang mga tupa sa patayan.
37 Hindi, kundi sa lahat ng mga bagay na ito tayo'y higit pa sa mga mapagtagumpay sa pamamagitan niyaong sa atin ay umibig.
38 Sapagka't ako'y naniniwalang lubos, na kahit ang kamatayan man, kahit ang buhay, kahit ang mga anghel, kahit ang mga pamunuan, kahit ang mga bagay na kasalukuyan, kahit ang mga bagay na darating, kahit ang mga kapangyarihan,
39 Kahit ang kataasan, kahit ang kababaan, kahit ang alin mang ibang nilalang, ay hindi makapaghihiwalay sa atin sa pagibig ng Dios, na nasa kay Cristo Jesus na Panginoon natin.
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Yap. Nung mamatay ang mother ko...Ask ko ang God nun bakit nya kinuha ang nanay ko eh love na love ko pa naman siya, sabi ko kay God "Sabi ninyo basta humingi lang kami sa inyo ibibigay nyo? tapus bakit hindi ninyo binigay und additonal na buhay sa nanay ko? Now kung talaga powerfull ka buhayin mo nanay ko"

Gabi yun nung iniisip ko bagay na yun...di ko namalayan na nakatulog na pala ako.

Tuwang tuwa ako paggising ko kasi yung nanay ko buhay na siya! Niyakap ko ng mahigpi si nanay sa sobrang tuwa ko... Pero unti - unti nanikip na paghinga ko kasi sinasakal na ako ng nanay ko. buti nalang at ginising ako ng kapatid ko binabangungot na pala ako... Tinignan ko uli ang mukha ng nanay sa kasket nya at naisip ko na hindi pala natin pwedeng questionin ang mga bagay na nangyari na ta ayaw ng God ang ganun.

Nangyari un taong 1994, 07 April pag - uwi ko sa amin mula sa work di ko alam na wala na pala nanay ko.

madalas ganyan tayo kay Lord... sa mga pagkakataong nangangailangan tayo ng kakaibang pagkilos niya... lalo na sa pagkawala ng mga mahal natin sa buhay...

ang "spiritual dryness" ang kadalasang nagagamit ng kaaway upang lalo tayong igupo...
ilan sa mga sintomas nito ay:
1. pananalangin ng wala sa loob
2. hindi ginagawa dapat na gawin - "mabuting bagay"
3. matamlay at walang sigla
4. hindi makataas ng kamay sa pagpupuri
5. mababaw ang mga pangangatwiran

i guess madalang ang di nakakaranas nito. how do we overcome this? bukod sa sariling effort can others really help us get back into the "right track?"

Sabi nila, the more na binabagyo ka ng problema, the more kang magdasal. Minsan din sa buhay ko, dumating talaga yung point na parang gusto ko ng sukuan ang problema. Pero mali pala, dapat problema ang dapat sumuko sa tao. Kaya ito, todo dasal, para magkaroon ng solusyon mga problema ko.

tama po dasal lang ang katapat nyan...
naalala ko po yung nabasa ko... "When your prayer seem unheard, pray harder!"  


Message appended on October 21, 2009 10:11AM

sa tingin ko ate... mainam din ang i-share ito sa mas malago sa spiritual life upang matulungan ka sa panalangin... hindi lahat ng tao pwede mo lapitan sa bagay na ito.

may ibang tao kasi  kapag nagkwento ka ng nararanasan mo, yung sarili din nilang kwento ang ibibida sayo.. sa huli'y instead na tinulungan ka.. eh parang dinagdagan ka pa niya ng problema din niya... 

pag nalalayo talaga sa vine makakaramdam talaga tayo ng dryness kaya importante na lagi tayo nakadikit sa kanya.

possible din po kaya na kahit nakadikit tayo eh... makaranas pa rin ng dryness??