once again, i've made this blog a stinkin', rotten web journal. haven't posted any entry for the past month. ok, ok...here are some of my explanations. but...i must warn you. it could get really plain, simple and --- sabog. for the past week, i cannot manage to compose even a simple update. eh sabagay, konti lang naman nagbabasa nito. i can even count them with my 6 este...5 fingers on my right hand. nyehehe!
my last blog left my thoughts with loads of questions and seeking on God's clear direction. now, i am so blessed to have comprehended and vividly focus on what God truly wants me to fulfill. it definitely is the year of His favor and all the glory and honor belongs to Him.
i went to singapore for a church convention (with libot galore) a couple of days after that blog. feeling poignant as i left this country without my dearly loved ones. hoped that they were with me while i was exhilarated by The Luge, stunned at the majestic aura of Aslan's family at Night Safari, exploring the place around via public transpo, etc, etc, etc... the ecastatic feeling i had during our arrival at singapore is the exact same feeling i had as well while our plane was landing at the philippine territory. i terribly missed my family. i learned to exhaust money from my own pocket and control myself to buy unnecessary stuffs.
the day of my departure for manila, i received a text message from one of the staff OT at the hospital that i've been praying for. he asked how was my trip. i had a different inkling about the text and it made me press a few characters on my keypad but then, i thought the remaining balance would be just enough to text my family as i arrive in manila. lam niyo na, tipid mode kasi naka-roaming. mahal masyado. so, i decided to just reply to his message when i get back home later in the afternoon. piso pa at least.
the Lord is great, i got the job at that hospital. hallelujah! gulat talaga ako. i was screaming with my 2 church friends in the van as we left the macapagal airport and kept on fidgeting on my seat. words of gratitude and praise to Jesus Christ are endless. forever He is faithful. a trusting, dependent and submitting heart is all that we need to lay upon the Lord's feet so His desires can become ours as well. we just need to put and seek Him first - hindi lang yung literal na early in the morning but asking Him to take over our lives and wait upon Him by praying and reading God's Word so we can determine how He wants our lives to be like. i reported at work the week after my trip.
i thought it was going to be easy. it's not. especially that i don't need to pour out my time in studying or doing schoolwork at night, i can now devote my time in serving the Lord through my ministry. physically difficult, but by God's grace and the strength that He renews in me everyday, i won't wear out. with my own strength, probably my body would've collapsed somewhere along Shaw or Ortigas.
i would also like to take this opportunity in thanking arra. as i contemplated on her latest entry, i realized i should be more thankful to the Lord because He didn't let me experience what she's been through in hunting for jobs. with her knack in writing, she was able to deliver her story in different flavors - may madrama, nakakatawa, at nakaka-inspire. di ko na kinailangan maghanap sa ganung paraan wherein i would have to endure the scorching heat (my worst enemy) plus a smart casual outfit that as you enter each company building, you need to freshen up and present yourself as you pass your resume without any trace of weariness or as much as possible "amoy EDSA". =) i know arra will be able to land a job anytime soon. thank You God for giving me a different outlook on different things in life that is solely directed in Your glory.
one last pasasalamat. i lift up God's Name because i'm gonna be able to join the family camp. supposedly hindi. pero God helped me to gather courage and ask my boss if i could change my off to saturday instead of wednesday. para dire-diretcho na from thursday night til sunday. i still have work on thursday kaya after work pa ako masusundo ni dad. mauuna na ang lahat sa morning. ok lang. di pa kasi ako allowed mag-leave and isa pa, double pay din yun! haha! another favor from the Lord, i tell you.
enjoy the holiday everyone!
