Anna M. Aquino

Hello All, I am very excited to let you know that Charisma just published another article of mine!  I am overwhelmed that this door has opened.  God is so faithful! Check it out! http://www.charismamag.com/spirit/spiritual-growth/32272-keep-these-truths-in-mind-when-dealing-with-heart-wrenching-offense   Remember God has awesome plans for your life.  Get excited! Super Smiles!

              Have you ever watched a movie or TV show full of suspense and found your entire family yelling at the screen.   Or maybe it was a book; you read it until the wee hours of the morning and wanted to literally hurl the book across the room when you finished it because you hated the ending that much.   Personally as an author I’ve argued with myself about killing various characters off.   I remember in one book knowing this character had to die but sitting at the computer crying as I wrote the scene.   I knew it had to happen for the story line to progress, even if I hated to do it.             Have you ever wondered that perhaps the angels had similar moments when Jesus was brutally nailed to the cross?   How did heaven feel when he died?   Maybe they all watched the scene from afar waiting for that moment where they coul...

Very little is known about Jesus’ early and adolescent years. Many often wonder did he always know what his destiny was, or when did he figure it out? I have always joked that being one of Jesus’ siblings wouldn’t have been easy. I wonder if they ever heard, “You should act just like your older brother?” It makes you wonder what he was like as a teenager, and like many boys he grew up with the goal he wanted to be just like is His Father. As he spent his early adult life as a carpenter and while the Bible isn’t clear on specifics we know that he was a man and like every man he was a man with human emotions. He wasn’t a robot. Jesus was sent to the earth with a purpose and He had purpose. Despite whatever he went through in life, we know through His ministry He never lost sight of that. He always kept his vision focused. If you think about it, whatever the measure He knew His future, His destiny was to die for the sins of the world. But I bet the death & burial part ...