GOD IS BIGGER THAN YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEMS Part 2

Hello! I just got home from our fieldwork in Nueva Ecija. It was fun! I spent my stay there playing with the kids. I suddenly want to have a younger sibling :) By the way, I'm doing this blog as a continuation of "GOD IS BIGGER THAN YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEMS Part 1".

"If God will protect us from all hurts and problems, we won't become spiritually strong." - page 118

Who among you never experienced or encountered any problem? I bet nobody's gonna answer "yes" because even the most insensitive child has her/his own issue in life. Why? God allows us to experience different problems with varying intensity because He wants us to learn how to be strong in all aspects of our lives. Let us not think of our troubles as God's way of punishing us. It is a blessing from Him only if we're able to apprehend the reason behind. Remember, God may let us fall, but He won't surely let us touch the ground. You know what, based on my acquaintances with different people, I can say that the strongest people are those who've been into a great fall. Just like a rubber ball, the greater impact of our fall, the higher we'll bounce back. In our lives, the problems that come on our way, the more chances we become stronger and draw closer to God.

"Pain will make you become who God wants you to be." - page 122

I could attest to this one. I've went through so many painful experiences already. Take my lovelife as an example. Just like any other ordinary girl, I also fell for a guy. Believing that we were meant for each other. Until I woke up one day we're already apart. I don't want to define how painful it was anymore. But all I know is that I'm different now. Stronger, more matured, more equipped for heartbreaks, invulnerable, tenacious enough to withstand all the storms that might bash me. Now I understand, it was God's plan to let me experience a heartbreak to let me know that I have a heart, that I'm not numb, that I have to be strong, that I shouldn't always depend on other people, that I can go on with my life without the person whom I thought would be there always. He wants me to realize how loved I am by my family, my friends and most especially by Him. For now, I could proudly say that I'm a better person now because of the pain of my past.

"God won't protect you from all pain. But He will allow you to experience pain that can turn into a great blessing." - page 126

God is our protector, healer, father. Everything! But at some point of our lives, He would let us experience rough times because He loves us so much that He wants us to be strong. You know what I mean. You only have to believe, trust, and have faith in Him because He will never fail us. Just like when we were months old and we try to walk. For several times, we trip, we stumble, we fall. But that's just a part of the cycle of learning to walk. In the end, we will be able to walk alone without tripping, stumbling and falling. We should see all things positively because these are all blessings from God.

That's all. I leave the other things for you to discover. Keep in faith!