Mark 9: FAITH BEYOND FEELINGS

 

FAITH BEYOND FEELINGS

Aminin natin- ang sarap ng feeling pag nasa Lord.
Yung moments na grabe yung worship, goosebumps, yung iyak at parang ang lapit - lapit ng presensya Niya.

Pero hindi araw- araw ganun.

May days na tahimik.
May days na dry.
May days na kahit ngpe pray ka, parang walang nangyayari.

So what happens to your faith……
Kapag wala na yung feelings.

From a spiritual high….
Biglang reality check….

Because ang faith hindi na bi- built on emotion- - it’s revealed when emotions are gone.

This is where faith goes deeper.
This is where it becomes real.
This is faith beyond feelings.

S - Scripture
“This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting”
Mark 9:29

O- Observation

Sa Mark 9, Makikita from Transfiguration—- yung moment na nakita ng disciples ang glory ni Jesus—— biglang bumaba sila sa reality ng brokenness: a demon - possessed boy, helpless parents, confused disciples.

Parang life natin. May moments tayo na sobrang lapit natin sa Lord—- church, worship, answered prayers.
Then suddenly, babalik ka sa “valley” —- problems, doubts, struggles.

Mapapansin din, kahit kasama ng disciples si Jesus. Hindi pa rin nila nagawa yung dapat nilang gawin.

Bakit?

Jesus’ response was simple but deep:
“This kind can come out only by prayer and fasting”

Hindi sa knowledge.
Hindi sa experience.
Kulang sa DEPENDENCE.

A- Application

Honestly, ang Dali ma excite sa “mountaintop moments” with God. —- yung highs

Pero the real test ng FAITH is not there.
Pag nasa valley— sa araw- araw, sa pagod, sa unanswered prayers.

Yung minsan akala natin kaya na natin kasi “matagal na tayo sa faith”
But this chapter reminds us:

Hindi lang sapat ang FAMILIARITY kay Jesus.
Kailangan pa rin ng INTIMACY with HIM.
DEPENDENCY sa Kanya.

Prayer is not just routine—— it’s relationship.
It’s admitting “Lord, hindi ko kaya ng wala Ka.”

Maybe yung valley hindi naman punishment
Maybe it’s an invitation—— to go deeper,
——to rely more,
——to come back to HIM
——-to come back to Jesus.

HEART CHECK:

📍Totoo ba—lumalapit lang ako kay God kapag kailangan ko Siya?

📍Am I chasing spiritual highs more than God Himself?

📍May mga areas ba ako na parang sinasabi ko, “Lord, ako na bahala dito”?

📍When God feels silent, do I still trust Him?

📍Do I pray because I want God… or because I want something from Him?

📍If mawala lahat ng “mountaintop moments,” will I still stay?

Suriin po natin ang ating mga puso.

P- Prayer

Lord, even when I don’t feel You, help me trust that You are still here.
Teach me to depend on You—not just in the highs, but even in the quiet and dry seasons.

Change my heart, Oh Lord.
Help me seek You more than the feelings.

In every season, I choose to stay.
Thank you Jesus. In Your powerful name I pray. 🙏
AMEN.

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PASTORA SHERLY - JCRC RIYADH