2018

With just a few days before 2018 ends, a lot of great things happened in my life. These events helped me to be where I am today and I will always be grateful to God for making everything happened, because I believe that everything comes for a reason.

Looking back on those memories makes my heart grow and develop the attitude of gratefulness even if situations were tough. Allow me to share to you the ART formed from the highlights of my 2018.

1. Answered Prayers

There have been a lot of answered prayers for this year. Two of these are being able to speak in front of students and be able to participate for a greater cause of reaching out to the people on another country. 

Both of which helped me to develop my confidence and self-esteem, that I would be carrying forward next year to accomplish more things.

2. Relationship Built

God brought quite a lot of people into my circle this year and I’m grateful for each one of them. They have contributed in their own little way to my development as a person, a leader and someone who is serving Him and other people.

3. Taking criticism constructively

My experiences this year has taught me to be tougher and to treat every comment in a way that it’ll be beneficial to me. Thinking first before acting, a thought process really helped to develop of constructively building myself from the comments thrown at me. It’s painful at times, but I know that it is for my development as a person.

Having said that, there is one more important thing I learned. Above all those mentioned above and everything that happened in between, I learned this year to depend and trust in God and His power.

“For I hold you by your right hand— I, the Lord your God. And I say to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.” - Isaiah 41:13

There were several times throughout the year that fear almost got the control of my life because of some situations that I thought I cannot make it. During those times, I ask and lifted my fear and problems to God. True enough that when you lifted it up to Him, He will hold you because He loves you and He will be able to make you through the storm. On several occasions, I feel that I am not worth it and I feel so alone thus resulting to failures. 

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength[a] of my heart and my portion forever.

- Psalm 73:26

But the moments that I am alone, are the moments where God is speaking to me directly. I am not paying attention to that still small voice inside of me. 

Despite of the mountains to climb and races to finish, the dependence on Him and His power made me stronger and I’m still able to run the race He has set for me. One thing is for sure, that He who began a good work in us will bring it to completion (Philippians 1:6).