Empty Only To Be Filled

It's been over a year and two thanksgiving ago when we moved to the United States. I spoke to a friend yesterday who was in need of comfort and prayer over the phone apparently he was going through a trial so intricate that it obscures his focus on his walk with the Lord. I spoke to him about how I went through almost the same situation when I had just moved, I looked at life living here the first seven months incredulously. I battled depression upon depression to the point to where my marriage and family life became very shaky. My friend obviously was down on the dumps and kept asking God the question Why, What???? I told him it's time to shift to asking Who Is In Control? you see my friend is a "take charge" fellow suffice it to say sometimes he is full of himself but not in a boastful kind of way (I don't know if that makes any sense?), however one night he found himself crying and surrendering everything to the Lord. I told him "you know that is exactly the kind of state where God wants you to be in order for you to experience His power made perfect at this time of weakness." That was how i went through and survived my seven month ordeal of transitioning myself when I moved. God wants us to be broken and emptied that way He can fill us with His love and presence in our lives. Are you going through a big funk in your life to where you think you can resolve it on your own even if it is remotely possible? ... It's time to move to the passenger's seat and let Jesus take the wheel (as Carrie Underwood would sing). Let Him drive and enjoy the ride!

I used to end my radio talkshow back in the Philippines by saying these words..."Jesus is just a prayer away". I never thought it would create such a huge impact in the lives of my listeners. I would recieve text messages and people telling me how much these words meant to them and how it made a difference in their lives. This motivated me to start (with God's help) the first Christian Bible Based Radio Talk Show on a Commercial Station in the city where I used to live. To this day that show still continues to excist with my Pastor/Friend Chaz Yandall on the helm and my dear friend and former Radio Station Boss who recieved Jesus a few years after I joined the Radio Industry, Phillip Rodriguez assisting him. The title of the show?..."DEEPER"

1 C0r. 10: 12-13

2 Cor. 12