Yenneyyy

Words are powerful as swords

[sidneyjaneeusebio]

To: J.I.

The real recipient of this letter may not be able to read it. But I still want to compose it for he took a big part in my early adult life. I just want to say, ‘thank you’. Thank you for serving Jehovah. Thank you for your conviction that it is the best life we can have, indeed. Thank you for posting those warm words. Somehow it calmed me and helped me out.

Palagi kang kasama sa mga panalangin ko. Na sana wag kang mapaliko ng landas. Na sana sa mga struggles na napapaharap sayo o sa pamilya nyo ay manatili kang malakas. Na sana kapag kailangan mo na ng lifetime partner and support, ang mahanap mo, o yung mapili mo yung mahusay. A compliment. Matured. Na sana palagi syang handang makinig din, yung open minded. Yung spiritual person din.

You are a treasure in your congregation. Sana ay patuloy mong gamitin ang lahat ng iyong tinataglay para paglingkuran si Jehova.

May you rejoice in life focussing in Jehovah.

I may felt something more than a brotherly love, pero hindi na mahalaga yun. Still, the greatest love is the provision of ransom. Thank you for being one of the reasons why I want to strive harder and be better. Thinking about the positive things on you made me smile. Motivates me. Inspires me. That someday, I can also be like a firm tree deeply rooted in the ground.

[sidneyjaneeusebio]

Isaac,

I always remember myself almost two years ago when I see or hear your name. Maybe because back then you are my online alter ego. Social media just proved how powerful it was to make people closer to each other. Far yet so near.

But too much will always be bad, I was careless and brash, all I think when I was 18 was myself, how can I vent out, how can I look cool and independent. But above all of that is how can I get what I want. And you virtually witnessed that. You are too kind and patient to listen in my rants when I am too stressed during my graduating year. Too bad I was too destructive that brought calamities back then.

I have learned so much because of you. How thoughts and even feelings can change in just one snap. How it is important to patiently wait and grow as time goes by.

And now I was back to my original track, I was too thankful that even I became once a reckless teenager, Jehovah still didn’t allow me to choose something that I will regret forever. You somehow took a part of that also.

Continue stretching to achieve your life goals. I believe that you will also offer your youth in full time ministry in the near future. Keep sacrificing, and staying your feet on the ground, surely Jah will bless your efforts.

“Commit your way to Jehovah rely on him, and he will act in your behalf. He will make your righteousness shine like daybreak, and your justice like the midday sun.”

-Proverbs 37:5,6

[sidneyjaneeusebio]

Answer to our prayers could be:

1. Direct- to strengthen us

2. Disguise- to improve our attentiveness

3. Delay- to cultivate our waiting attitude

4. Deny- to reserve the best for us

“O Hearer of prayer, to you people of all sorts will come.”

-Psalm 65:2

[sidneyjaneeusebio]

The Wilted Rose

       For Lia's case everything were getting worse. After recovering from a car accident, her ears started to be deaf from all kinds of sounds, affecting her tongue and eventually, loosing her golden voice. She was scared to death, but what it fears her more was the pain of loosing her dream in just one snap. She wanted to be a famous singer but life is too cruel for her to achieve the only desire of her heart.

       The wound is getting deeper as her long time boyfriend decided to broke up with her. He was her only hope but then he chose to left her. What is life if the reasons for living are all gone? Why choose to fight if you just lost from the start? How could you continue your journey if the road was on it's dead end?

        Her family decided to sent her back home. Gone was the cheerful Lia, the one who went was like a walking corpse. Her mother decided to bring her to see a psychologist  thinking that Lia was just mentally ill, but she was not getting any better. She was the one who first gave up in life, sessions of medication are all worthless for she didn't found any reason to be healed anymore.

      One day, Lia couldn't take it anymore, she went outside hoping to die in a car crash. Walking down on the streets, she noticed something different. Something like a small spark that lit up the fire from her heart. It was just a simple painting of a wilted rose struggling from a storm and having nothing to shield on but still enduring, still rooting in the ground despite of loosing leaves and petals.

       She walk closer to the painting, and the artist gave him a warm smile. The painter took a small paper and write something on it.

       'Do you like the painting? Sorry I am a deaf and mute person so I can't speak through my voice.'

       Tears flowed from Lia's eyes as soon as she saw the message from the painter. How could he gave such a warm smile to her that it feels like she was receiving a tight hug from a very special person? And as Lia finally walks home, she was determined to learn sign language. The next day she asked the painter if he could teach her about it.

      The painter's name is Luke, he was a native signer, as soon as he was born he can't hear any sounds. He was a good looking guy but he just can't find the right lady who can accept him completely. He may sad about it but that doesn't diminish his hopes in life.

      From the simple greetings down to learning how to communicate skillfully, Lia was very passionate in learning. It was her new hope that makes her keep on moving. It was her anchor to be more firm and fight the fine fight of life. And besides she has a very patient and handsome sign language teacher. The two became closer and they developed a deep attachment to each other.

      In the midst of an almost dead end road, Lia finally found a detour. And as if Luke's love is a miracle, Lia's became a lively red rose again. She found herself healing on painting and expressing through sign language.

       They are not the perfect couple but they manage to communicate well and forgive the shortcomings of each other.

      But sometimes even you took the different path you still ended up with the same destination. Lia's hearing impairment was a temporary one. Her family was very thankful to Luke but they didn't want Lia to be ended up with him. They want to send Lia back and still pursue the singing career. Lia couldn't be more happy as everything went back to normal.

       Luke on the other hand, even he wanted her to stay, he just love her too much that even he was disabled, he will fight for Lia but he can't force her, if Lia was not happy anymore with Luke.

      Lia feel empty as she was back on her track. Her ex boyfriend even beg to have her again. She once thought that if everything will return on it's place she will be truly glad. But something is really off. She was truly missing the painter.

      She can't have the two paths. But even the world can't understand her. She know really much that the true happiness lies on the moment you find the one who will stick during your dark times. Yes, even her family and friends was against it, she came back to Luke, the one who truly save her from dying because of the pain brought her by the cruel world.

[sidneyjaneeusebio]

Food For The Soul

An old but trusted book said,”Man must live, not on bread alone.” Bread often symbolizes food which indeed is very essential in our lives. It sustains our body to continue in functioning as humans in the earth. But what does this old proverb tells us about life? Certainly, one must live not only to breathe and eat but also to find purpose of existence.

As we grow up, we are starting to ask questions and we have this unexplainable hunger to dig in for answers. Have you ever wonder what it takes to find true joy? We may find pleasure in eating delicious foods, buying new clothes or finding a nice house, but could those be possibly give us a joy that we couldn’t ask for more? True joy is a fruitage of having a powerful force that comes from above. Have you ever experience a big problem but surprisingly you surpass it?

Have you ever wonder why earth was amazingly structured? Water in liquid form exists on earth because our planet is located at the perfect distance from the sun. If it were just a little closer, all the water would boil off, leaving a hot, lifeless rock. If the earth were just a little farther from the sun, all the water would freeze, turning the earth into a giant ball of ice. Why does Earth was the only planet that can sustain life? Does it make sense if we try to find why are we here?

Life is a precious gift. We must feed not only our physical body but also our spiritual body. Because external things cannot satisfy the inner soul. Genuine happiness lies on the lines that are connected in the heaven. So it is something that the eyes cannot see nor the skin can touch. It is something that was engraved in our heart. A feeling of having a strong bond with the Creator.

Same as we make efforts to prepare a delicious meal, we could try our best to look for the key that sets us free from ignorance. We can surely find the hidden insights that are considered as food for thoughts that can make the soul feel full and satisfied. For the old but trusted book also said,”keep on knocking, and it will be opened to you.”