Faith Journey Archives » The Life and Art of Chona Malinog https://chonamalinog.com/category/myjournal/ Find here a safe space. Of Peace. Of Joy. Of everything good in between. Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:31:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://chonamalinog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-IMG_20220220_214540-1-1-32x32.webp Faith Journey Archives » The Life and Art of Chona Malinog https://chonamalinog.com/category/myjournal/ 32 32 Your Revival is Here https://chonamalinog.com/your-revival-is-here/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=your-revival-is-here Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:59:27 +0000 https://chonamalinog.com/?p=2368 I don’t know what’s happening to me, but I love whatever it is you’re doing in my heart. You’re going to catch yourself saying something like that to God in the days to come. You are witnessing your own revival. This is the hour of your marking. You have been branded by God today; kissed by …

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]]> What Will Happen When Heaven Invades the Earth? https://chonamalinog.com/what-will-happen-when-heaven-invades-the-earth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-will-happen-when-heaven-invades-the-earth Fri, 03 Oct 2025 04:45:10 +0000 https://chonamalinog.com/?p=2343 Your kingdom come, Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10 (AMP) I truly believe that when we get to heaven, we shall be more aware of our own faults toward others than our resentment of their misgivings against us.  Instead of seeing a speck in someone else’s, we shall …

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]]> It’s Only Words: But What if It’s Not Just ‘Words’ https://chonamalinog.com/its-only-words-but-what-if-its-not-just-words/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-only-words-but-what-if-its-not-just-words Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:20:11 +0000 https://chonamalinog.com/?p=2313 In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God. And the Word was God. . . . Book of John Jesus, the Word, encompasses all the words in the alphabet—Alpha as the classic Greek alphabet’s beginning—and Omega, the last.  Jesus is the ultimate Wisdom because not only does He have the right …

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]]> What Does It Mean to Say “God is the God of Time” https://chonamalinog.com/god-is-the-god-of-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=god-is-the-god-of-time Thu, 24 Jul 2025 15:00:49 +0000 https://chonamalinog.com/?p=2297 When we think we cannot turn back and fix things in the past, He rearranges the setting, plot, and character so that we will be able to reconcile what needs to be reconciled in the stories of our lives.

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]]> Being Single And All the Lies You Need to Stop Believing https://chonamalinog.com/being-single-and-the-lies-you-need-to-stop-believing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=being-single-and-the-lies-you-need-to-stop-believing https://chonamalinog.com/being-single-and-the-lies-you-need-to-stop-believing/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:35:40 +0000 https://chonamalinog.com/?p=1416 Being single, especially in your late 20s and 30s, can give you a lot of mixed emotions. One moment you are grateful for your “independence”; the next, you are wishful about being in a romantic tale with someone. Sometimes it can be lonely and even frustrating. For those who have been in this season for …

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]]> https://chonamalinog.com/being-single-and-the-lies-you-need-to-stop-believing/feed/ 4 Doing A God Assignment? Here’s Why You Need an “Elizabeth” https://chonamalinog.com/doing-a-god-assignment-heres-why-you-need-an-elizabeth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doing-a-god-assignment-heres-why-you-need-an-elizabeth https://chonamalinog.com/doing-a-god-assignment-heres-why-you-need-an-elizabeth/#respond Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:14:25 +0000 https://chonamalinog.com/?p=887 Doing A God Assignment? Here’s Why You Need An “Elizabeth” I felt my stomach churning that day not because I ate something off but because of an uncomfortable urge of telling a crush friend that I was to write a book and that he was one of the cast. I remember telling myself that only …

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]]> https://chonamalinog.com/doing-a-god-assignment-heres-why-you-need-an-elizabeth/feed/ 0 I Told Jesus Not To Give Me What I Want https://chonamalinog.com/i-told-jesus-not-to-give-me-what-i-want/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-told-jesus-not-to-give-me-what-i-want https://chonamalinog.com/i-told-jesus-not-to-give-me-what-i-want/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2021 02:01:19 +0000 https://chonamalinog.com/?p=752 There was a particular moment in my life when I told Jesus not to give me what I want. I know that may sound a bit absurd. “Are you not supposed to ASK Jesus about what you want, Chona?” You may ask. Well, you have a point to question me. After all, even the Bible …

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]]> https://chonamalinog.com/i-told-jesus-not-to-give-me-what-i-want/feed/ 1 Obey God and Be Empowered or the Other Way Around https://chonamalinog.com/obey-god-and-be-empowered-or-the-other-way-around/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=obey-god-and-be-empowered-or-the-other-way-around https://chonamalinog.com/obey-god-and-be-empowered-or-the-other-way-around/#respond Thu, 08 Apr 2021 14:41:18 +0000 https://chonamalinog.com/?p=675 To obey God is a big deal in our Christian walk and while I have had some successes in yielding to His voice, I have to admit that at times, I still fail to obey and deliver the good works He expects me to do. My life turned around for good when I personally encountered …

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]]> https://chonamalinog.com/obey-god-and-be-empowered-or-the-other-way-around/feed/ 0 Why Sharing Jesus Is So Worth It https://chonamalinog.com/why-sharing-jesus-is-so-worth-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-sharing-jesus-is-so-worth-it https://chonamalinog.com/why-sharing-jesus-is-so-worth-it/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2021 16:26:02 +0000 https://chonamalinog.com/?p=670 “Ma’am, Leny po ba ang pangalan nyu? As I tried practicing the word of knowledge I felt I heard in my spirit, I asked the woman sitting beside me if her name is “Leny” while on board the FX going Cubao. Minutes before that, I had an internal struggle on wether I should take a …

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]]> https://chonamalinog.com/why-sharing-jesus-is-so-worth-it/feed/ 1 I wrote a letter to God and then this happened https://chonamalinog.com/i-wrote-a-letter-to-god-and-then-this-happened/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-wrote-a-letter-to-god-and-then-this-happened https://chonamalinog.com/i-wrote-a-letter-to-god-and-then-this-happened/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2020 04:26:41 +0000 https://chonamalinog.com/?p=572 I found a letter I wrote to Jesus sometime in 2014, and it reads… …forgive me for my grievances against you and against the life you’ve given me. I feel so bored right now. I feel a bit empty. I realize it’s because l’ve been burying the talents you’ve given me… I know I can …

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