Metanoia
Some people are walking on the streets and cry-out, “Ibagsak ang mga capitalismo, consumirismo,
materialismo, individualismo at lahat na mga ismo.” But first and foremost,
we forget to pull down, the akomismo,
Ikawmismo, at tayomismo. According to John F. Kennedy, “Ask not what your
country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.” It is our
responsibility to do something for our country. We should not be slaved by our own
selves by doing what we want to do. Freedom means many things to many
people. We can view freedom politically,
as having the opportunity to vote for particular ideas, people, or parties
which best represent our views. Closely
tied to this is the notion of freedom of speech, where one has the liberty to
voice their personal opinion or perspective. Others understand freedom in a
financial context, where people seek to free themselves of financial debt,
outstanding credit, and burdensome loans. This is true freedom - Metanoia. God changes our heart by His Holy Spirit. God makes us spiritually
alive by giving us a new heart. This heart desires to love
God. It sees Jesus Christ as beautiful and desires to love Him as the
Lord and Savior of our life. By faith, we give our life to Jesus and
receive His forgiveness and freedom from sin. Not only this, but we are
now free to do the very thing we were created to do – to honor and enjoy
God forever. And this joy in God is from our heart – our new heart
given to us by God.
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