April 16 - 30, 2016
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Bro. Eli
I am an introvert, a loner,
a social aloof, but as I see
the Biblical principles of a
Church, it requires teamwork,
which I find it difficult in my
part, not that I don’t want to
help, but I am rather having an
“inferiority complex”. Now, is
the concept of “individuality”,
“minority”, and “introversion”
from mankind against God’s
will? Do I have to undergo
a change of personality so
that I can meet the demands
of the Church that requires
social interaction with the
brotherhood?
Paxton Drummond
Dear Introvert Paxton,
One of the most
important teachings of the
Bible is ‘renewal’.
II CORINTHIANS 5:17
Therefore if any man be
in Christ, he is a new creature:
old things are passed away;
behold, all things are become
new.
A Christian is a renewed
person.This is achieved by
the intervention of the spirit
of God.
PSALMS 51:10
Create in me a clean
heart, O God; and renew a
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right spirit within me.
The apostle Paul assured
us that this is the work of God
and not of ourselves.
TITUS 3:5
Not
by
works
of
righteousness which we have
done, but according to his
mercy he saved us, by the
washing of regeneration, and
renewing of the Holy Ghost;
It is impossible for man
to be renewed by himself.
JEREMIAH 10:23
O LORD, I know that the
way of man is not in himself:
it is not in man that walketh to
direct his steps.
Especially, if we are
accustomed to sinning.
JEREMIAH 13:23
Can the Ethiopian change
his skin, or the leopard his
spots? then may ye also do
good, that are accustomed to
do evil.
It is only God, and God
alone, who can cause the
proper rectification in our
person.
PROVERBS 16:9
A man’s heart deviseth
his way: but the LORD
directeth his steps.
For your information, I
was also a former introvert.
I feel uneasy when I am with
people. I do not want to talk
with them; and am always
afraid that I might commit
mistakes and be spurned; but
the renewal promised by the
Holy Scriptures happened in
my person. Now, I love to talk
to people. I want to be with
them. Hear stories from them;
know their wishes, and be of
help in the best manner I can
(of course, with God’s help).
This I have achieved because
of faith. As the saying goes:
“Faith can move mountains”.
MATTHEW 17:20
And Jesus said unto
them, Because of your
unbelief: for verily I say unto
you, If ye have faith as a grain
of mustard seed, ye shall say
unto this mountain, Remove
hence to yonder place; and
it shall remove; and nothing
shall be impossible unto you.
By faith, Noah built
an enormous ship for the
salvation of his family.
HEBREWS 11:7
By faith Noah, being
warned of God of things
not seen as yet, moved with
fear, prepared an ark to the
saving of his house; by the
which he condemned the
world, and became heir of
the righteousness which is by
faith.
By faith, Sarah was given
strength to bear Isaac at the
age of almost 100 years.
HEBREWS 11:11
Through faith also Sarah
herself received strength
to conceive seed, and was
delivered of a child when she
was past age, because she
judged him faithful who had
promised.
By faith, Moses stood
against an empire and
liberated his people, Israel.
HEBREWS 11:24-27
24 By faith Moses,
when he was come to years,
refused to be called the son
of Pharaoh’s daughter;
25 Choosing rather
to suffer affliction with the
people of God, than to enjoy
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the pleasures of sin for a
season;
26
Esteeming
the
reproach of Christ greater
riches than the treasures in
Egypt: for he had respect
unto the recompense of the
reward.
27 By faith he forsook
Egypt, not fearing the wrath
of the king: for he endured, as
seeing him who is invisible.
By faith, an introvert can
be an extrovert!
I have learned to trust,
not on my own capacity
but, with the power and the
capacity of my Creator. To
whom all honor and glory and
praises is due, forever and
ever. AMEN!
God Bless.
Brother Eli Soriano