Posted by Sarah
September 1st, 2010 
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The Right People at the Right Time
Have you experienced na ma-stranded sa V. Mapa Street sa Sta. Mesa? Sumugod sa baha nang nakayapak at naka-skirt? Eh magpalipas ng gabi sa boarding house ng friend mo dahil wala kang masakyan?
Well, I experienced all of that in one of the storms that hit beautiful Philippines last month.
Kasama ang isang friend sa pagbaba ng jeep sa V. Mapa, ayon it was raining cats and dogs. We took off our footwear at nagsimulang sumulong sa tubig hanggang makarating sa bahay nila, as in boarding house. Na-miss ko tuloy ‘yung boots ko nan natangay ng Ondoy. Hmmp, meganon?! Salamat sa mga batang umalalay sa beauty naming dalawa. But one thing I thank God the most for is using this situation to make me realize something.
Medyo hindi kasi ako okay sa tita kong kasama ko sa bahay. So nung bago kami matulog nung friend ko, I had been asking the Lord kung bakit niya hinayaang ma-stranded ako samantalang tiyak na lagot ako sa tita ko pag-uwi ko kinabukasan. She’s some kind of a strict, you know.
I didn’t have any choice but to trust God with what was happening. At ayon medyo nabanggit ko ‘yung situation ko with my tita sa friend ko. I’ m so blessed na pinagsabihan niya ko. Naiyak ako sa Lord that night kasi kahit malayo ako sa family ko, He gave me people such as my friend that night to give me Godly counsel. Sa school, I used to have a father-figure; sa church I have my ate, my friend, meron din akong tatay-tatayan. Ang sarap ni Lord magmahal. Hindi ko napapansin na kapag may nawawala ay may ipinapalit Siya.
Kinaumagahan, on my way to school, I texted one of our leaders and I didn’t know why she replied with this message: “If you can’t understand God’s ways, you can always trust His loving heart.” Hmmp, ayon pala ‘yon. Sometimes we get the wrong impression about what is happening to us. “Parang ang labo naman nun Lord! Bakit ganon? Bakit ganyan?” Ang dami nating tanong. But all God wants is for us to trust Him. Dagdag pa nga nung leader sa text niya: “Submit to Him and you’ll never go wrong.” Parang Proverbs 3:5-6 lang. And it’s all true, ‘di ba?
P.S. Alam n’yo bang wala akong planong i-blog ‘to? Haha. Gusto ko lang i-post sa wall ko sa FB ‘yung nangyari sa’kin. Pero ayun hindi nagkasya. God bless you everyone!
