I cannot thank God enough for all the blessings he has given me, for all the favours and answered prayers.
I recently celebrated my 42nd years of existence. Life is already a beautiful gift for me because not all people are given the chance to live and enjoy life depsite its flaws and imperfections. I am thankful for the gifts of health and peace of mind which have made it possible for me to do what I wish to do. I am also grateful to all people, especially my family, whom God uses to show his generosity.
There can be many thorns in our lives that has continued causing us pain but let’s not forget that the assurance of real joy and happiness comes afterwards if we can overcome it with faith. Problems and difficulties will come whether we like them or not but they can be the spices giving better flavour to our lives.
Life has no thrill, excitement or meaning if we easily know what will happen tomorrow. That is why nobody can predict our future. Only God knows what tomorrow holds.
Our human instinct may push us to work hard to prepare for tomorrow even though we feel pressured, anxious and troubled. We end up feeling tired and stressed thinking about tomorrow without realising that we have already consumated the strength needed for the things yet to happen.
Let’s remember that God even reminded us not to worry too much about tomorrow because there is enough for us to bear and endure today.
It happened to me countless times when I stressed myself for some future plans, God’s plan was different from mine. Sometimes I could not control myself to feel sorry for the time and effort wasted but I just thought of the lessons I could learn from it.
It is good to have future plans but at the end of the day let us be prepared that God’s will prevails.
When my plans do not happen the way I wanted, I would feel down and disappointed.
As we celebrate the 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines. The Chaplaincy to Filipino Migrants organises an on-line talk every Tuesday at 9.00pm. You can join us at:
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But soon after I realised that maybe my plan was not meant for me. I believe God always has a better plan. Then I started feeling good, anxiously anticipating what God had stored for me.
That is really what I feel because God never fails to amaze me with his goodness. He knows how to console and comfort me when I am down. He gives and provides even if I did not ask. He is my everything. I love you, Lord.
Lynn Salinas
The Philippines
