Advent Workshop, Negros Occidental Conference, Bacolod CIty (2026)

28/08/2026

The future can feel intimidating when you cannot see what is coming. But not knowing does not mean you are unprepared.

Sometimes all you need is the reminder that 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝.

Whatever tomorrow brings, you will not arrive there alone. There will be grace for what comes, strength for what is required, and enough light for the step in front of you.

You do not need to have everything figured out today. Just keep going and trust Him anyway. 💛

“It is the LORD who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you.”
Deuteronomy 31:8 (ESV)

21/08/2026

Have you ever had those quiet moments when your mind gets loud?

You replay conversations, worry about things you cannot control, and wonder if your prayers will ever be answered. You smile through the day, but deep down, you are tired and just wish someone understood.

Sometimes, we forget that we can bring all of that to God. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐦, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡.💛

“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.”
Psalm 56:3

14/08/2026

𝐖𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞. 🙏
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‎This is the God who heals the sick, causes the blind to see, and makes the lame to walk again. He is the One who mends the brokenhearted and sets the captives free.
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‎But His power is never far from your pain. He sees every hidden burden you bear, and He is always willing to listen to whatever you plead.
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‎Because of exactly who He is, we can find unyielding hope in times of trials, tribulations, and any trouble. We can gather our heaviest circumstances, surrender them into His hands, and cling to His unshakable promise: ‎‎𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗛𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂.
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‎𝘈𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝙉𝙊𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘮. 💛
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‎“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
‎Deuteronomy 31:6
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08/08/2026

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠?

Joshua did. When he looked back on their journey, he saw battles won, prayers answered, and promises fulfilled. God had never failed them. 🙌🏻

Sometimes, we’re so focused on what’s still missing that we forget what God has already done. But before Him, our doubts don’t erase His promises. His faithfulness has never depended on our circumstances; it has always been rooted in 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙧. 💛

“...not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.” 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐚 𝟐𝟑:𝟏𝟒

So before Him, remember what He’s already proven. The same God who was faithful yesterday will remain faithful tomorrow.

04/08/2026

𝐀 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥. 🫶

Before Him 2026 became unforgettable because of the people who chose to serve. Every prayer, every sacrifice, every late night, and every helping hand became part of something far greater than any one person could have built.

To every volunteer, every department, and every heart that said yes, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖. Your willingness became part of a story that reached more lives than you may ever know.

Until the next Advent Workshop, may we keep serving the One who made it all possible. 💛

01/08/2026

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬, 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥?

We feel Him drawing near, but anxiety immediately creeps in. We look at our mess, the long list of mistakes trailing behind us, and we tell ourselves we aren’t ready to answer. Our failures try to pull us away, whispering that we need to clean up our lives before we can pick up the phone.

But restoration doesn’t come from fixing ourselves first; it comes from total surrender. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐦, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲. 💛

We often hear that failure is the best teacher, but 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀. Where our mistakes try to teach us shame and distance, He rewrites the story, redeem our past, and guide us into true healing.

Don’t let shame hold you back. Pick up the phone, call Him back, and surrender the heavy pieces. He is waiting to answer and make you whole again.

“Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3

25/07/2026

Some of us spend our lives trying to prove we’re enough. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐦, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧.

Before we took our first breath, God had already written grace into our story. He didn’t save us because we were perfect, and He didn’t call us because we had it all together. He called us because His purpose has always been greater than our past, and His grace has always been enough. 💛

“He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time.”
— 2 Timothy 1:9

18/07/2026

𝐇𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 🥹
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‎There are days when the world makes us feel insignificant—like we could wander off into the shadows and no one would even notice. We get lost in our own mistakes, feeling too hidden, too messy, or too far gone to be recovered.
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‎𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱. 💛
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‎He is the Shepherd who will willingly leave the ninety-nine behind, stepping into the wilderness just to track down your one wandering heart. When you feel buried in the dark, He is the one who lights a lamp, sweeping through the broken corners of your life until He uncovers your worth again. 🕯
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‎He never stops watching the horizon. He stands patiently at the edge of the road, waiting for that very first step you take toward home. And when you finally kneel before Him, exhausted from trying to navigate the crushing world on your own, you won’t be met with a lecture or a look of disappointment.
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‎You will be met with open arms, a Father’s joy, and a heart that says, “𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅.”
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‎“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
‎Luke 19:10

16/07/2026

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 “𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞” 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞.

It’s easy to become consumed with finding the right person, but perhaps our greatest pursuit should be becoming the right person in Christ.

When we let Jesus shape our hearts first, He also shapes the way we love. He gives us the wisdom to discern, the patience to wait, and the courage to choose what honors Him. Healthy relationships don’t begin with perfect chemistry. They begin with hearts that have first been surrendered to God.

So before asking God to write your love story, let Him write your story first. Trust that in His perfect time, He knows not only who to give you, but who you need to become before you meet them. 💛

“Delight yourself in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.”
Psalm 37:4

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