Thursday, December 25, 2008
Ha!
Yay for Christmas! It was a good day to remember the Saviour, spend time with family, and have joyous memories.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Thoughts...
I have finished writing a support letter that I will be sending out to my friends, family, and church family. I pray that God will speak to them through my writings, and I pray that the Lord would show them how they can help support me on my trip to Peru. The staff at Awestar are very kind. They have so much compassion for the people whom they are involved with, and they ask to pray for you everytime you talk on the phone with them. I also have some ideas for fundraising events that i can do to raise money. I just hope all will work out for that.
I was reading my Bible today, and I was just perplexed by how i was picturing the reading. It was so vivid and so in depth. I know God was telling me something about that particular passage that just spoke to me. As the days will progress, the answers should come as well.
Christmas is coming soon! I actually dislike the winter season alot, but i do like Christmas because it is a time where we can fellowship with our friends and family and remember the birth of the Messiah.
Hopefully everything will work out quickly, because i have less than 4 months to raise $$ for the trip! I know God will provide, and i have faith in that.
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil 3:10
I was reading my Bible today, and I was just perplexed by how i was picturing the reading. It was so vivid and so in depth. I know God was telling me something about that particular passage that just spoke to me. As the days will progress, the answers should come as well.
Christmas is coming soon! I actually dislike the winter season alot, but i do like Christmas because it is a time where we can fellowship with our friends and family and remember the birth of the Messiah.
Hopefully everything will work out quickly, because i have less than 4 months to raise $$ for the trip! I know God will provide, and i have faith in that.
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil 3:10
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Long Time
I'm sorry i haven't posted anything new in the past 2 months....
Things have been going extremely well. Sure I've had trial and circumstances along the way, but God has always been in control. I am amazed at the strength He provides each day to carry on. I am pleased at how my decisions in life have been focused around what God wants for me, and they are working out accordingly.
I plan on going to Pensacola Christian College in the fall of 2009. I will be working towards a degree in Pre-medicine, as well as a minor in missions. I hope to make it into Med-school thereafter. I want to be a Missionary of course, but to have the skills of a doctor would be immensely beneficial. Even now I pray that God will allow me the opportunity 10 years down the road to join an organization that would allow me to be a doctor/missionary.
As for the present, I am utterly excited to have been accepted to go Peru this summer with Awestar!! Jesus has already begun to prepare my heart for the month long missions trip i will be embarking on very soon. I pray for progress, prayer, and support in raising funds.
Aside from all the exciting developements, the rest of my life has been wonderful. I am very grateful that God provides for His children.
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil. 3:10
Things have been going extremely well. Sure I've had trial and circumstances along the way, but God has always been in control. I am amazed at the strength He provides each day to carry on. I am pleased at how my decisions in life have been focused around what God wants for me, and they are working out accordingly.
I plan on going to Pensacola Christian College in the fall of 2009. I will be working towards a degree in Pre-medicine, as well as a minor in missions. I hope to make it into Med-school thereafter. I want to be a Missionary of course, but to have the skills of a doctor would be immensely beneficial. Even now I pray that God will allow me the opportunity 10 years down the road to join an organization that would allow me to be a doctor/missionary.
As for the present, I am utterly excited to have been accepted to go Peru this summer with Awestar!! Jesus has already begun to prepare my heart for the month long missions trip i will be embarking on very soon. I pray for progress, prayer, and support in raising funds.
Aside from all the exciting developements, the rest of my life has been wonderful. I am very grateful that God provides for His children.
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil. 3:10
Sunday, October 19, 2008
All One Can Do
All one can do in this life to find solace is flee into God’s Word. All one can do in life is pray. All one can do in life is surrender your whole self to God no matter what the circumstances.
It’s hard to convey what you believe in your heart to the people that are closest to you. My mother, a woman who I greatly respect and admire, does not see the Will of God for my life. I try and tell her over and over again that I feel led to go to a bible college because it is my deepest desire to become a missionary. I want to be a light for Jesus in this dark world, and I strongly feel that His calling for my life is the foreign mission field. My mother seems to think that all I am doing is being arrogant because I want to go away to college, and she thinks I am going to throw my life away.
But in the midst of it all I still find peace. God gives peace to His children! I thank God and Jesus for all that has been done in my life. I thank the LORD that I was able to hear the gospel and get saved. All I want to do is serve Him with my life. I know that if I have to give up everything and just go and serve my Savior, He will provide for my needs. His grace is sufficient for me. I pray that my mother’s heart would be softened and that I would be able to tell her and even show her through my words how passionate I am for the work of the LORD. I am going to do everything that I can to live my life for Jesus. I want to be used to my fullest extent. I know God will provide a way because this is the path He wants me to follow.
Thank the LORD everyday for the breath of life you still obtain. He is only keeping us on this earth because He wants to use us for His purposes.
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil. 3:10
It’s hard to convey what you believe in your heart to the people that are closest to you. My mother, a woman who I greatly respect and admire, does not see the Will of God for my life. I try and tell her over and over again that I feel led to go to a bible college because it is my deepest desire to become a missionary. I want to be a light for Jesus in this dark world, and I strongly feel that His calling for my life is the foreign mission field. My mother seems to think that all I am doing is being arrogant because I want to go away to college, and she thinks I am going to throw my life away.
But in the midst of it all I still find peace. God gives peace to His children! I thank God and Jesus for all that has been done in my life. I thank the LORD that I was able to hear the gospel and get saved. All I want to do is serve Him with my life. I know that if I have to give up everything and just go and serve my Savior, He will provide for my needs. His grace is sufficient for me. I pray that my mother’s heart would be softened and that I would be able to tell her and even show her through my words how passionate I am for the work of the LORD. I am going to do everything that I can to live my life for Jesus. I want to be used to my fullest extent. I know God will provide a way because this is the path He wants me to follow.
Thank the LORD everyday for the breath of life you still obtain. He is only keeping us on this earth because He wants to use us for His purposes.
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil. 3:10
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Sighs of Relief
Oh my goodness! These past couple weeks have been a roller coaster ride. So much has happened. I guess I wasn’t expectant of things that were to come, but it all worked out for the best. I’ve really seen the Hand of God upon my life through the circumstances. When I pray, God answers. I ask God for patience, He gives me trials to endure; I ask for help in certain areas, and sure enough He always provides a way. It always brings me back to this: ‘I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me (not exact words). I know that God is almighty, but every time I see the work He does in my life, I am still left in amazement. God is good, and He will lead me ‘ in the way of everlasting’.
The LORD has put a new song in my heart, and I pray that I may be able to finish it soon. I want to use my music to glorify the Lord Jesus! I pray that God would use me as His tool, and help me be even more outspoken for Christ. Christ is my love, and all I want to do is serve Him.
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil 3:10
The LORD has put a new song in my heart, and I pray that I may be able to finish it soon. I want to use my music to glorify the Lord Jesus! I pray that God would use me as His tool, and help me be even more outspoken for Christ. Christ is my love, and all I want to do is serve Him.
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil 3:10
Friday, October 3, 2008
All Praise Belongs to Our God
This week has been filled with so many mixed emotions about so many circumstances in life. This week has been a hard one for many, but in the midst of it all, one can find comfort in the love of Jesus Christ. I feel as if I should be feeling something different, but I am not. My flesh feels as if it should be in despair all the time, but my heart does not. Through the days, I have found the peace of God in my life. Issues that before would torment my mind with a torrential downfall of emotion and too much thinking, now seem inferior because my focus is on God. The things of the LORD are most important, and the things of this world do not matter. I have seen in such clarity the hand of God working in my life. He listens when I pray, and He has blessed me thus far. I praise the LORD Jesus for who He is, and I praise God Almighty for His guidance in my life. I know things will work out for the best and on God’s terms.
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil 3:10
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil 3:10
Monday, September 29, 2008
Trials
God is Power.
Oh dear, my heart and mind have been racing every which direction this past week. My thoughts have been focused on too many things nowadays. There's school, work, life, church, love, and decisions about where I’m going in life. My one solace is the LORD. When I do my devotions in the morning, when I read my bible at night, or when I pray to Him throughout my day, I find comfort in His grace and by the peace that He provides. My heart aches at times, because my parents don't understand my passion for the mission field. They want me to go and become a doctor and have a career, but in all honesty, my heart's desire is to become a foreign missionary as soon as possible. I don't want to be comfortable here at home, I want to live the life of a missionary. My mother tells me I’m a bit high maintenance; kinda true; but I want to flee from those material and temporal things and just follow Jesus with my whole being. I dream of going to bible college and getting my missions degree. I dream of getting married and raising my family in a foreign place. I dream of going to the country(ies) that God calls me to. But most of all, I dream of the souls that I will be able to preach and teach the Word of God to while I am involved in foreign missions, and of the Will of God, that my life may follow it.
Sometimes I reminisce with myself about my childhood. I remember how my life has changed; for the better. I remember the experiences I have had throughout my whole life. I remember who I was before I was saved, and I thank God for who I am now; it is by His grace I am what I am. I thank God for Jesus, without whom my life would be nothing. I also think of the future. How my one desire is to do the Will of God, and I pray that I be able to accomplish this throughout my whole life. I hope that my effectual prayer would be heard by God, and that He would know the sincerity in my heart, and that He would soften the hearts of my parents so they could understand the deep passion I hold for the foreign people of this world, who are going to hell if they don‘t know Jesus as Savior. I pray that God would show them a piece of my heart, and then maybe they would be more willing to let me live my life as a servant of God; especially my mother, because I know she only wants the best for me, but this is it right here. I pray that she would be able to see that I seek not to lay myself treasures on this earth, but I seek to lay treasures in heaven. My job is to please God, and not the world, and what better way than to share of Jesus’ saving grace.
Well, I guess I’ve shared myself enough for one day.
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil. 3:10
Oh dear, my heart and mind have been racing every which direction this past week. My thoughts have been focused on too many things nowadays. There's school, work, life, church, love, and decisions about where I’m going in life. My one solace is the LORD. When I do my devotions in the morning, when I read my bible at night, or when I pray to Him throughout my day, I find comfort in His grace and by the peace that He provides. My heart aches at times, because my parents don't understand my passion for the mission field. They want me to go and become a doctor and have a career, but in all honesty, my heart's desire is to become a foreign missionary as soon as possible. I don't want to be comfortable here at home, I want to live the life of a missionary. My mother tells me I’m a bit high maintenance; kinda true; but I want to flee from those material and temporal things and just follow Jesus with my whole being. I dream of going to bible college and getting my missions degree. I dream of getting married and raising my family in a foreign place. I dream of going to the country(ies) that God calls me to. But most of all, I dream of the souls that I will be able to preach and teach the Word of God to while I am involved in foreign missions, and of the Will of God, that my life may follow it.
Sometimes I reminisce with myself about my childhood. I remember how my life has changed; for the better. I remember the experiences I have had throughout my whole life. I remember who I was before I was saved, and I thank God for who I am now; it is by His grace I am what I am. I thank God for Jesus, without whom my life would be nothing. I also think of the future. How my one desire is to do the Will of God, and I pray that I be able to accomplish this throughout my whole life. I hope that my effectual prayer would be heard by God, and that He would know the sincerity in my heart, and that He would soften the hearts of my parents so they could understand the deep passion I hold for the foreign people of this world, who are going to hell if they don‘t know Jesus as Savior. I pray that God would show them a piece of my heart, and then maybe they would be more willing to let me live my life as a servant of God; especially my mother, because I know she only wants the best for me, but this is it right here. I pray that she would be able to see that I seek not to lay myself treasures on this earth, but I seek to lay treasures in heaven. My job is to please God, and not the world, and what better way than to share of Jesus’ saving grace.
Well, I guess I’ve shared myself enough for one day.
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil. 3:10
Monday, September 22, 2008
Oh Give thanks to God Messiah
School started today! It was weird being back after almost 4 months of not. I enjoyed being in volleyball class with my friend Chelsea, it was lots of fun!!! I have chorale practice tonight, that excites me because I like being in it. Hopefully this school year will go well.
I have recently made some decisions in my life that throw me into dismay. How am I going to accomplish all the things I want to? How am I going to fund the projects I endeavor to go through with? How will my decisions affect others? Through the grace of God my thoughts come back to Him. I tell myself that whatever I do, it should be for God’s glory. At night when I pray, I ask God to be with me daily; even though I know He always will be. I lay awake at times thinking of the future; how my heart desires to do the work of Lord. I talk to God at night and ask that He would strengthen me to tell the story of the Great Messiah. My heart aches for those who don’t know Jesus as savior, and I am convicted in my own heart knowing I don’t share His love as much as I want to. God is my solace, His Word is where I flee to, His throne is where I come boldly to converse with my maker.
In the past couple of days, I have experienced the attacks of the enemy. Before I never noticed, but know I see the attacks, and I feel rebuked when I acknowledge my wrong doing. I thank God for friends. I thank God for the people He puts in our lives to keep us accountable. I thank God for the local body. I thank God for a country where we can freely worship. I thank God for love. But above all else, I thank God for His Son Jesus Christ, for without Him we would be nothing.
It is by the saving grace of God Messiah that “ I am what I am”. Thank You Jesus Almighty!!
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil. 3:10
I have recently made some decisions in my life that throw me into dismay. How am I going to accomplish all the things I want to? How am I going to fund the projects I endeavor to go through with? How will my decisions affect others? Through the grace of God my thoughts come back to Him. I tell myself that whatever I do, it should be for God’s glory. At night when I pray, I ask God to be with me daily; even though I know He always will be. I lay awake at times thinking of the future; how my heart desires to do the work of Lord. I talk to God at night and ask that He would strengthen me to tell the story of the Great Messiah. My heart aches for those who don’t know Jesus as savior, and I am convicted in my own heart knowing I don’t share His love as much as I want to. God is my solace, His Word is where I flee to, His throne is where I come boldly to converse with my maker.
In the past couple of days, I have experienced the attacks of the enemy. Before I never noticed, but know I see the attacks, and I feel rebuked when I acknowledge my wrong doing. I thank God for friends. I thank God for the people He puts in our lives to keep us accountable. I thank God for the local body. I thank God for a country where we can freely worship. I thank God for love. But above all else, I thank God for His Son Jesus Christ, for without Him we would be nothing.
It is by the saving grace of God Messiah that “ I am what I am”. Thank You Jesus Almighty!!
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil. 3:10
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Strength to Endure
Oh boy! School starts on Monday. My goal for this year is to be outspoken. When in school, I don't really talk much; I’m a lotta bit shy around people I don't know. But now that I think about, it seems quite selfish of me, because I have valuable information that some people out there don't even know! I pray God gives me strength and words to say as I start the new school year. I want to do my all for His name sake. “For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”
Also, I haven’t told my parents yet, but some of my goals for the future have changed. I feel they have so I can be a better servant of God. My heart is for the foreign mission field, I don’t feel they fully understand that. I have aspirations to become a doctor, but I don’t feel 100% that’s what God wants me to do. I have ideas about going to bible colleges or Christian undergraduate schools, moreso than I do the schools my parents want me to go to. I fervently pray that God will give me the strength to tell my parents that I have chosen to follow God wholeheartedly. I know that if I am walking with Him, that He will guide my steps. God always provides for those who are sincerely trying to follow His will; but if I suffer persecution or even suffer in daily life, I know it’s all for God’s glory.
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil. 3:10
Also, I haven’t told my parents yet, but some of my goals for the future have changed. I feel they have so I can be a better servant of God. My heart is for the foreign mission field, I don’t feel they fully understand that. I have aspirations to become a doctor, but I don’t feel 100% that’s what God wants me to do. I have ideas about going to bible colleges or Christian undergraduate schools, moreso than I do the schools my parents want me to go to. I fervently pray that God will give me the strength to tell my parents that I have chosen to follow God wholeheartedly. I know that if I am walking with Him, that He will guide my steps. God always provides for those who are sincerely trying to follow His will; but if I suffer persecution or even suffer in daily life, I know it’s all for God’s glory.
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil. 3:10
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Where I want to be
My greatest passion in life is to be "sold out" for Christ! God gave His all, why not give Him our all back? My greatest plea to God is for my eyes to be opened, my heart to be broken, and my actions be directed all for His sake. I sincerely have a desire go on foreign missions and see others accept the Savior. But how do i set out on such an endeavor if i am not first "sold out" here at home? So that also is my plea to God, that He would help me as i try to become more outspoken for Him, as i dive into His word even more than i do now, as i focus on talking to Him constantly letting His holy Spirit speak to me in response. I want to be as prepared as i can be for when i go to the mission field.
Everything for God's Glory! Amen!
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil. 3:10
Everything for God's Glory! Amen!
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil. 3:10
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
God Is In Control
God was, God is, and God will be.
God is of everlasting, he is the Alpha and Omega. By Him were all things created. God is Three in One: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. God is Almighty and ever knowing. He is omnipotent. He is the Great I am, the Great Deliverer, The Redeemer of the lost. He is the Saving Grace, The Word, and He is the greatest example of love that will ever be. The God of all creation is the ULTIMATE.
I have come to a realization in my life. Throughout my Christian walk, I have tried so hard to seek after God and for small lapses of time I felt close to Him. But I guess my problem was that I was never giving Him 100% and letting Him take control of my life. I didn’t want to listen to the plans He has in store for me. I was involved in my youth group and in church, but never as involved with God as I should have been. Well, I had a spiritual epiphany recently, and all has changed; hopefully ‘til the day I die.
For the past 3 weeks or so, my heart has been focused on God, more than it has been in my entire life. I think of God continuously. I see His hand in my life. I recognize the opportunities He gives everyday to share the wonderful news. I hear His will for my life resonating in my thoughts. I have a calling for foreign missions. I have wanted to go on a missions trip for awhile, but never have. Our youth group is planning one this summer and I was involved with helping see that through. Except, I never really felt at peace with my personal decision to go on this mission trip. Well, God had been speaking through my heart in various ways, He has seen fit that I pursue something a little different. I feel God has been telling me of His plan for me to go to Peru this summer. So that’s my newest endeavor. The most important thing in my life is to follow the will of God. I get a feeling beyond feelings when I think about God’s work and God’s plan. Whatever happens in life happens, and all is good as long as God is in control. Every situation can become an opportunity to glorify God. Hopefully, one day, I will get to suffer for Christ, because He suffered for us all.
Well, just some thoughts about everything that’s on my mind and a testimony from my life. Hope it was encouraging; and made at least some sense. Until next time…
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil. 3:10
God is of everlasting, he is the Alpha and Omega. By Him were all things created. God is Three in One: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. God is Almighty and ever knowing. He is omnipotent. He is the Great I am, the Great Deliverer, The Redeemer of the lost. He is the Saving Grace, The Word, and He is the greatest example of love that will ever be. The God of all creation is the ULTIMATE.
I have come to a realization in my life. Throughout my Christian walk, I have tried so hard to seek after God and for small lapses of time I felt close to Him. But I guess my problem was that I was never giving Him 100% and letting Him take control of my life. I didn’t want to listen to the plans He has in store for me. I was involved in my youth group and in church, but never as involved with God as I should have been. Well, I had a spiritual epiphany recently, and all has changed; hopefully ‘til the day I die.
For the past 3 weeks or so, my heart has been focused on God, more than it has been in my entire life. I think of God continuously. I see His hand in my life. I recognize the opportunities He gives everyday to share the wonderful news. I hear His will for my life resonating in my thoughts. I have a calling for foreign missions. I have wanted to go on a missions trip for awhile, but never have. Our youth group is planning one this summer and I was involved with helping see that through. Except, I never really felt at peace with my personal decision to go on this mission trip. Well, God had been speaking through my heart in various ways, He has seen fit that I pursue something a little different. I feel God has been telling me of His plan for me to go to Peru this summer. So that’s my newest endeavor. The most important thing in my life is to follow the will of God. I get a feeling beyond feelings when I think about God’s work and God’s plan. Whatever happens in life happens, and all is good as long as God is in control. Every situation can become an opportunity to glorify God. Hopefully, one day, I will get to suffer for Christ, because He suffered for us all.
Well, just some thoughts about everything that’s on my mind and a testimony from my life. Hope it was encouraging; and made at least some sense. Until next time…
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil. 3:10
Monday, September 15, 2008
The first of many
Here am I, in a new effort to be a witness for Christ. Why not use every tool given to us to give God the glory? My sole purpose in being here is to spread the message, share testimonies, edify others, and bring glory to Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ, my Lord and Saviour, was the personification of a perfect man. Jesus Christ, the Word of God made manifest in the flesh, born of a virgin, lead a sinless life and in His valiant effort to follow the will of His Father, died once for the sins of every man past, present, and future, so we as sinful beings could be made free of our bondage to death and have eternal life by the blood of Jesus Christ and His magnificent resurrection.
Jesus Christ was the Messiah. He was foretold of by the prophets in the holy scriptures. He was God’s ultimate sacrifice for the redemption of sin. He was a man despised and rejected of men. He is the devil’s greatest threat. He is Master and schoolteacher. He came not to destroy the law or prophets, but to fulfill it and what they said. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. Jesus Christ is the King of kings. He is the Alpha and Omega, beginning and end. One day He will return and claim his rightful place on the throne.
Until the day of Jesus’ return, we should do everything to spread the message, bring God glory, and praise Him all the day long. After everything that God has done for us, why would we not want to give Him our all? As it says in Romans 12:1 “I beseech you therefore brethren by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” To serve God with our every being is what He asks of us; It’s the least we could do. We should die to ourselves daily, follow the will of God, and be ready to suffer for His name sake. We must be obedient and endeavor to have a closer walk with Jesus.
I could go on for hours on end about how amazing God is and about Jesus and His saving grace. But there will most definitely be more to come…
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil. 3:10
Jesus Christ, my Lord and Saviour, was the personification of a perfect man. Jesus Christ, the Word of God made manifest in the flesh, born of a virgin, lead a sinless life and in His valiant effort to follow the will of His Father, died once for the sins of every man past, present, and future, so we as sinful beings could be made free of our bondage to death and have eternal life by the blood of Jesus Christ and His magnificent resurrection.
Jesus Christ was the Messiah. He was foretold of by the prophets in the holy scriptures. He was God’s ultimate sacrifice for the redemption of sin. He was a man despised and rejected of men. He is the devil’s greatest threat. He is Master and schoolteacher. He came not to destroy the law or prophets, but to fulfill it and what they said. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. Jesus Christ is the King of kings. He is the Alpha and Omega, beginning and end. One day He will return and claim his rightful place on the throne.
Until the day of Jesus’ return, we should do everything to spread the message, bring God glory, and praise Him all the day long. After everything that God has done for us, why would we not want to give Him our all? As it says in Romans 12:1 “I beseech you therefore brethren by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” To serve God with our every being is what He asks of us; It’s the least we could do. We should die to ourselves daily, follow the will of God, and be ready to suffer for His name sake. We must be obedient and endeavor to have a closer walk with Jesus.
I could go on for hours on end about how amazing God is and about Jesus and His saving grace. But there will most definitely be more to come…
In Christ,
Cody Enciso
Phil. 3:10
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