Correction

Just a reflection in John 8:40, “But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.”

Minsan, nagagalit tayo sa mga taong nagtatama sa landas natin. Kagaya na lang sa magulang natin, akala natin ayaw lang nila tayong maging masaya kaya nila tayo pinipigilan sa mga gusto nating gawin. Napopoot tayo sa mga taong nagsasabi ng totoo, sa mga taong nagsusumbong sa officers pag may violation tayo, sa mga gurong nagco confiscate ng test papers pag nahuling nandaya sa exams, ganun tayong mga tao eh, we tend to misinterpret the things that our neighbours are doing for us.

Ang hirap kasi satin, masyadong matigas ang ulo nating mga tao, aminin mo minsan dumating ka sa punto ng buhay mo na nainis o nagalit ka sa isang tao dahil sinabi nya sayo na mali yung ginagawa mo o binigyan ka nya ng advice na sa tingin nya ay kailangan mo sa mga oras na yun. Hindi natin naiisip na para sa ikabubuti pala natin ang sinasabi nila. Ang mga kabataan pa naman ngayon ay masyadong mataas ang pride, talagang igigigil na tama sya kahit mali naman. Akala natin pinaka best na yung advice natin para sa sarili natin kaya hindi tayo nakikinig sa authorities.

By the words “kayo”,”natin”,”ikaw”, hindi talaga kayo ang tinutukoy ko kundi ang sarili ko. I just realized how stubborn i was that i already have gone far and lost my way. But despite the hardheadedness of mine, I am thankful that my Lord has not given up on me. He sent many people to make me realize that I have lost my path, that I have been walking on the wrong way, He have used many pieces of papers and events to reveal that I already have forgotten my goals.

I am thankful that God never stopped reaching out to me to remind me that I have been slowly letting go of His grip. Nung una nasasaktan pa ko pag pinapayuhan ako ng mga kaibigan ko, kasi pakiramdam ko hindi nila ako tanggap as who i am, lumapit pa ko sa authority para magpatulong sa problema ko pero sa huli hindi ko naman sinunod ang payo nya. Nasasaktan ako na nagagalit dahil pakiramdam ko pinipigilan nila na maging masaya ako, but then I was wrong. Naging mayabang ako masyado, pakiramdam ko kaya ko na yung sarili ko, sabi ko pa kasama ko naman si God sa lahat ng ginagawa ko at sya ang magiging lakas ko.

Then this one night came, while I was praying God revealed a thing to me that changed my perspective. Suddenly, I asked myself “where would this stubborness lead me?”. I started crying at His presence, thanking Him and repenting as well. They were just people who told me the truth, i felt bad and was hurt, regardless the fact that God has sent them to tell me that I cannot do all things all by myself. God was telling me that through the ups and downs of my journey, those people who tells me the truth will always be there to guide me, because they love me, they care for me, they worry that i might lose my way, hindi nila ako pinipigilang maging masaya, pinipigilan nila akong masaktan at dapat akong magpasalamat na may mga ganitong klase ng tao sa buhay ko.

Isa pa, wag nating isisi sa ibang tao kung bakit naging ganito tayo. Parang ako noon, I was blaming other people because they hurt me that’s why i kept hurting other people too, like what you call revenge. We have control over our body, we have the right to decide what to do and we have the will to be what we want to be, with the help of our Lord Jesus Christ. No one can convert us into a better person except Him. ❤