BLESSING WITH A CHALLENGE

Psalm 37:4, "Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart."

Three and a half months now in the country that God has planned for us to proclaim His Glory and goodness!

It truly is so much of a blessing to finally be with my mom. All the sacrifices, the pain and the loneliness that she endured for more than 10 years just for us to have a good life back in the Philippines, everything’s a blessing!

Oh, talking about big adjustments now. Since we’re not that young anymore, it’s not that hard for us to fit in… OKAY, MAHIRAP. AS IN. It’s really difficult seeing new people, more languages to learn, the weather, their way of living here and WE DON’T HAVE ANY FRIENDS! There’s just too much to do. However, as much as we’re trying our best to adjust, we were truly guided by the Holy Spirit along the way.

One of my concerns before coming here is that I might not be able to worship God the way I used to for some reasons. Just as much of that thought was consuming me, God was also whispering something to me. I knew He wanted me to step out of my comfort zone and take a leap of faith.

Weeks that we’ve been here, I felt like my faith was struggling, truly. I wasn’t having enough time for the Lord. I always forget to have my quiet time with Him, I started choosing rest rather than reading His Words, and we weren’t able to go to church for weeks. I got so depressed. I felt like I was lost. Thankfully, Christian friends are the best friends that you can have here on earth. I JUST FORGOT TO BREATHE. The sadness took over me instead of letting God do His work for me. I kept on working to feel that God is with me here. I FORGOT THAT HE IS ALREADY WITH ME EVEN BEFORE I CAME HERE! 




Weeks have passed, I realized that I’ve tightened my belt so much fearing that things might be loose and I might unconsciously place God in one of my least priorities.

The day I knew what was happening to me was the day I let go of my worries and held on God's hand and asked for forgiveness on trying to figure and fix things beyond my power. We were able to meet NEW FRIENDS HERE. CHRISTIAN FRIENDS. We were able to find a church, a job in where almost all the people that I handle are Christians and was able to bring back slowly my quiet time date with the Lord.

The day I stepped out on my comfort zone was the day I felt joy and filled by the Holy Spirit.

God is so AWESOME.

- J