Miracles That Happened To Me In Boracay

I have a question? Do you believe in miracles? Well, I do. And I can testify that it’s true because it indeed happened to me. Let me tell you why…

It was afternoon of August 16, when our group at Boracay (includes college friends) decided to try the ATV (all terrain vehicle) recreation at Boracay. I know that I don’t even know how to ride a bicycle but still I decided to give it a shot. After all, we will just be in Bora once so we should try everything. And the mere fact that the vehicle is small and four wheeled just increase my confidence that I should be able to maneuver it. The first few minutes were fun, but it came to a halt when suddenly I have lost my control on the car and it did fell off leaving me on the ground lying with bruises on my left leg and broken wrist. It took me some time to realize that what happened is real (I do wish that I was just having a nightmare that time). My first thought is that, I thank God because I wear a helmet (1st miracle: I am still alive despite of the bruises and broken wrist that will eventually heal in time). The guide and my male friends helped me to stand, the guide immediately wanted to do something in my broken wrist(hilot) but a van came and the driver told him not to and he will just bring me to the hospital(2nd miracle: arrival of the van out of nowhere that brought me the nearest hospital). The doctor did advise us to go to Kalibo so my fracture will be immediately treated. But I have to do one major decision that time that is to withstand the pain until tomorrow morning in time for our flight back to Manila. The doctor said it will be ok but I need to bear the pain overnight since she can’t give me any pain reliever that time. That night I cried, asking God to help ease the pain. He doesn’t just ease the pain but that night I can feel someone was giving me a hug so I can sleep soundly (3rd miracle: I was able to sleep that night without any pain. The next morning, we went to a hospital in Kalibo, they had the result of the x-ray as broken fracture in the wrist. They said that they will call their orthopedic surgeon to perform the operation but the chance were low and will depend if he doesn’t have any patient that time since he has separate clinic. Good news, he was available that time. (4th miracle). Operation had been performed and we were able to go back to Manila safely.

Fast forward, I have schedule travel on Aug 31; with my situation I know it is not possible. But the project was push out for 2 weeks (5th miracle).

The result of my last check-up is good as well, the bone that was fractured were slowly being back on its original place. (6th miracle).

There were some items that I will not list here but all of them were still miracles that happened. Realization that I was blessed and the Lord will never ever forsake or leave us. No matter how hard the situation is right now, no matter how tired I am right now, I know deep inside that the Lord is with me, holding my hand, lifting me, hugging me and those reasons are enough for me to face this trial strongly. There is a reason why this thing happen, I may not comprehend it right now, but in time, the purpose will be reveal and the Purpose is Great…..God bless Everyone

Happy 28th Birthday to Me...

Wow, i am here again celebrating my birthday...this time my 28th birthday...28 years of continuous blessings and guidance from the Lord, our God. And come to think of it, i am given an opportunity to celebrate my birthday on the same day of our Lord's resurrection... Truly enough, I am really blessed and I know as i welcome the next years of my life, He will always be with me...

The past 28 years of my life is not that easy, I have experience happiness, success, learn how to love and be love, to be hurt and move on. There were some point of struggle and most of the time I stumble and lose faith, but still the Lord is always there, He never fails me, even when I am losing hope and faith in Him, He doesn't lose His faith on me. For the new years that will come, I know the pain and struggle will always be there but I know He is with me and the reason is enough for me to move on and continue living.

This will be my prayer: "My Lord God, thank You very much for the past 28 years of my life, for the continous blessings, for the gift of life and for the gift of love. Thank You for not giving up on me eventhough most of the time I give up on you. Thank You for showing and letting me feel that You alone is what I need... And for the coming years of my life, I invite you to dwell in me Lord, I am nothing without You and to You alone I am getting my strength to survive this life. Give me the grace to love, to give, forgive and resign to Your Holy Will. I am lifting the desires of my heart to You Oh Lord, You know what I wanted and what I need even before I was born, teach me to trust in Your plan, for I know whatever Your Plan is perfect... To You my Lord, I am lifting everything, my carreer, family, my whole life for in You alone I can find the perfect happiness I have been looking for... Thank You My Lord and I Love You!...

I have given an opportunity to be alive until today and I know I am here for a purpose, may I live with that purpose and be one of the reason why our Lord will smile and one day I am longing to hear Him says to me, "Well Done My Child".....

God Bless Everyone and Happy Easter!!!

What's good about the economic crisis and recession?

I know a lot of people will raise their eyebrows upon reading the title of this blog. But please do give me a chance to explain why I have this kind of thought that I really wanted to express. I know a lot of people have suffered due to recession that was brought about by economic crisis being experience not only in our country but all around the world. I do have a lot of friends that were retrenched due to company's bankruptcy or any other reasons provided by their respective companies in order to at least still cope up with declining economy. Some of them right now were confused and worried how can they feed themselves and their family depending on them. This is the real thing happening now, and I can also feel the hurt, confusion and fear that a lot of people are feeling now. But this my dear brothers and sisters will still happen whether we like it or not, whether we fight it or not. We might never know if tomorrow, our names our included on the list of unemployed citizen of this country. No one knows, only our Lord, who even at the beginning knew that this will happen...

This is where I wanted to reflect. I just want to reflect on the homily I have listened 2 weeks ago. The priest told us that sometimes Our Father in Heaven needs to give us sufferings and problems like this in order for us to realize that "HE alone can give us all the things that we need in order to survive." "HE alone can provide the security and peace that we are longing in this life that's why we are working hard". That HE alone can give you something better than what you have lost. Admit it, when we are earning a lot, we usually change our lifestyle, thinking that we have all the money that we have in order to live a good life. We engage ourselves on nightlife, shopping, drinking, smoking, etc. Do we even bother to tell the Lord how thankful we are on the provisions HE is giving us? Do we even bother to even just drop by on the church and engage in small heart to heart talk with HIM? I am personally guilty on this. Sometimes I am too busy acquiring resources and spending those I have acquired for my own personal happiness without even acknowledging the fact that I am nothing without the grace of our Lord. So I believe the priest is right, we need to experience pains and sufferings in order to cling more to our God. For He alone can give us the peace, happiness, security and completeness we are looking for our whole life.

Recession is not that bad afterall, if this will be the reason for us to move closer to our Lord, to know Him more and to experience the bounteous love and grace He had stored for us that He can't give to us because we are too far from Him. And from there we we will eventually realize that we are in this situation because God is preparing a much much better life for us. A blissful life HE had prepared for us eversince. I also know that a lot of people will tell me, it is easy for me to say these because I still have my job and still earning. You are right but I do have my own fear of being unemployed but if it His will then I should go back and read this blog again, pray that He will give me the faith and trust in order for me to live with what I have written here. With GOD's help, I know I can. And also, we must continue praying that the economy be alive again. I know, deep in my heart, HE will help us on this and HE is with us on this. That will make the burden of recession much lighter since we all know that in this, there is still One that will never retrenched us from HIS heart, Our Father in Heaven through HIS son, Our Lord Jesus Christ.....God Bless everyone!

Who Am I to Complain?

I have been thinking bout this phrase for quite sometimes now. It seems that I wanted to create a poem relative to this, but for some reasons i can't find the right words to start.... I will still try to establish my thoughts and probably I can make a good poem out of it... For now, I just want to write my thoughts... Who Really Am I to Complain? Do I have any single right to question God if I am in pain or if I am in a situation that I will never want to be in for the rest of my life...The answer should be "NO" right, we are blessed and HE continue to dispense all the graces into us... That my friend is enough to live each and every thanking God...When we are blessed there is no room for complaining...When we acknowledge that we are loved and taken good care of, there will be no room for questioning... My friend, let us all examine ourselves and admit the fact that we are not here by our own strength, we are here because of God's grace and love... If we feel like complaining or questioning any single pain/difficulties we are experiencing right, maybe it will worth a while to open our eyes and look around and then we'll realize we are truly blessed...and then we can ask the question on the title of this blog...

My Lord, If I fail to recognize You in Life, I am sorry...If most of the times I should to complain instead of giving thanks, I am Sorry...May you teach me to understand that it will only be YOU and that can it can only be YOU, who can give whatever my heart desires.... Teach me to love you more in time of sufferings, for in that times, I will cling to you more for guidance and strength...And to you all the praises will be raise... I love you and Thank You my God....

Faith, Hope and Trust

What are the things that each of one should have in order to live a life full of uncertainties? To live a life considered as being unfair? I could say, Faith, Hope and Trust to the Almighty God that dispenses all the needed grace and courage that we will be needing in order to live this kind of life. Faith is believing something that is not yet seen. It will take you beyond the limits for your logic,reasons and senses. Hope on the other hand, is holding on to somethings which is seems impossible. Holding on to even just little possibility that will make you feel happy. Trust is just giving yourself wholeheartedly to someone without resticitions and pretensions at all, without even thinking a fact that, that person can hurt you in the end…

I am asking God to give me the grace of that three. I will be needing all of those in order to pick up the pieces of my life that were shattered due to one relationship which doesn’t meant to last. I am learning day by day, that there are a Wonderful reasons for all of these… I just need to learn how to trust and hope that every reason will be revealed in proper place and time…..I will continue praying that may I have that Faith to acknowledge that its really over now. That really sometimes, some good things never meant to last….and you shouldn’t have a heavy heart to wave goodbye to those good things coz I know once in some point of my life it made me happy and those memories were the one pushing me to move forward, to start another phase of my life to be able to earn another batch of memories that I will again treasure for the rest of my life….

Let Go and Let God

I been hurt and have cried a lot… But now, i am starting to accept the fact that his part on my life is finally over. He had taught me a lot of life lessons that I will forever keep in my heart. Memories will always be there and that will serves as my guide in whatever path I will choose to follow in my life. Now, I know I am in our Lord’s heart and from there I will find the strength, peace and happiness that I may need to continue living the life HE had planned for me… Now, I an learning how to let Go and letting God to take over in my life… Life will always be unfair, hurt and pain will always be there but I know I am with HIM, i will fear no more…

I love You Goodbye

I really dont know why i am still writing this blog. It makes me hurt more if I will do this. But i really want to write to help alleviate the pain. I have really loved you but I know now you doesn't feel the same towards me. But still I know deep inside that I should move on and continue to live. I shouldn't dwell on the pain of the past otherwise I will suffer more. I just want you to know for the last time that until now I still love you and will continue to love you even from a distant. I know you will never reciprocate that love now and I understand. It just that I need more time. Allow me to thank you for everything. For loving me and for taking good care of me. I have believe and felt the love you have given me and I really appreciate that. I will definitely miss you and I am not sure if we can still see each other again. I do hope so and I will pray that when that time comes I would felt any pain for I know I haved moved on and have already pick and rearranged the pieces of my life that were broken because of the pain. I will like to share one song, I love you Goodbye......