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How Netflix became helpful to me as a Christian

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Netflix has been widely used by a lot. It is because of its accessibility and the numerous movies and TV shows streamed. It's primary purpose is to entertain. But Netflix is really something more than the typical films we see on TV Cables, and even on Youtube. The first docu-series that I finished was "The Roman Empire". It was explained here how the empire was ran by Emperor Marcus, followed by his son, Emperor Commodus. And really, there was a clear distinction by the two. But what really had my heart was the term of Julius Caesar. It was him who fought his way up again after the downfall of his family. It was him who conquered many nations for the Glory of Rome. He may have been ambitious, but during his rule, he was a great leader.  In the history of Christianity. The cross had a different impression before. It all started when Julius Caesar crucified those who joined the slavery revolution headed by Spartacus. When the rebels lost the fight, no

"Thy will be done"

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We often hear this in prayers, until we learn to say this everytime we pray as well. But what does it really mean when you say "Thy will be done"? What word pops up in your head when you hear this? Faith! That's right. Tita Merriam (Charot! My tita is a dictionary HAHA) defined faith as a strong belief or trust in someone, and a belief in the existence of God: strong religious feelings or beliefs. In these definitions alone, it is clear that faith is having trust to God. TRUST here is not the "I trust that the Lord will make me the top of the class", or the "I trust him for letting me win in this competition", or the "I trust God for not allowing him to cheat on me". But rather, I'm talking about saying "I trust you Lord for bringing out the best of me in a humble way, a top student or not, your will be done" "I trust him for helping me please the audience, win or lose, your will be done" " I trust