"Count your blessings, name
them one by one." We usually hear this phrase from Christian songs, an
expression from one's heart who experienced God’s embrace of blessings and
grace. This is what I actually did and I had my testimony in our Church, praising
God’s goodness and His works in me, to my wife, to my daughter… in my family.
(Sorry, we don’t have photos)
Wayback
in late 2012 to year 2013, I’ve faced a lot of plans, failures, regrets, confusions,
and decisions. I felt that God was so distant for He couldn’t get me off from
my chaotic situation. The more I questioned Him, the more He concealed the answers.
The only one thing I am very sure is His presence even if He seemed so distant
that time, why? Simply because I always felt the need to pray, I learned to
praise Him amidst of depression eating me slowly. Until, a serious situation
came, I didn’t have a job that time though I tried my best but opportunity didn’t
gave me a chance. We’re renting an apartment (until now), we have our monthly
expenses, and it was already month of March (2013) and still we had no savings
yet for the coming enrollment of the following school year. So, it’s the
education of our child was the main problem that time. Truly God will not leave
you, nor forsake you. For parents who dedicated their child to the Lord, He
Himself will make a way to provide. God gave me “no choice” that time but to
return to my previous employer where I resigned and reapply. On the same month
(March 2013),I was very glad I’m back! Praise God for we’re able to support our
daughter’s education in a Christian school where she first learned to declare
God’s goodness at their younger age. Thanks to her teacher that shows the true
passion in teaching, dedicated to her calling of what the Lord has called her
to be.
Blessings
continue to overflow; a new motorcycle that we’re praying for a year was
already answered with a bonus of gears and accessories. The “Sunday” which I never
expected to be my restday because I’m working in a mall, God intervenes and I know
he sees my heart’s desire to worship with my family every Sunday, and so He
does. My climb at Mt. Pulag, I considered it as a bonus but I know it has a
purpose. So I’ll climb again with a purpose and souls to win. The educational
trip for our daughter answered. Peak season approached, a memorandum from my
employer regarding “no restdays on December” was undone. Praise God!!! All Sundays
of December was mine, none of my colleagues requested to me for a change of
restday to their. Therefore, I was able
to attend 3 Christmas celebrations of the 3 Churches, with our daughter’s
participation in their Christmas presentation. All Glory and Honor to God! As
parents, it’s a treasure for us to see our daughter offering her talent and
perseveres for God’s glory.
In this
year 2014, with a prayer from my heart, another year of blessings to be counted
and praises to the Lord our God. Me and my wife are planning to focus more on
our daughter, whenever we felt the need to leave our job, we’ll leave. For Pulag,
God willing..,I’ll climb again with a purpose and souls to win. Thank you very
much. These are just few of the blessings that the Lord has done. God bless us
all.
