From the Shadows

I’ve got greater responsibility now, the more I need God.

It’s been many sunrise since I left Cebu. And obviously I missed them already.  A single day is like a hundred days here.  Time moves so slow..   Everyday I'm always introspecting about the things I need to do. Nevertheless, it’s not my first time to visit my home town (Iligan City), but staying here for so long is quite unparalleled. Cebu is where I face my giants, were deeper battles or war inside pre-occupied my daily routine.  Challenges and responsibilities were echoed at the four corners of my crib. But the good thing was, I'm so used to it. I've begun to grow and experienced a life were everyday I must wear my “armadora”. Maturity and Managing are the 2 M’s that comes on my pavement, or should I say 3, but it died (chuckles). Cutting the long story short. That’s my brief impulse in Cebu.

                In my home town, every day I am always reflecting about the things I need to do. I can't imagine myself here being so phlegmatic about situations. Like “hey, where’s the pavements and the armour?”. From a soldier to a civilian, from “running out of time” to “wasting my time”, boredom strikes. The word “vacation” defines me, where this summer break is breaking me. Having a melancholeric personality, this place doesn't fit me. From the shadows, then I go grumbling.

Looking through the word in my quite time with God, I begun to understand the purpose of being a “man of God”, it’s never about the surroundings, it’s never about your personality nor your temperament, never about those shadows in a backlit canopy, nor this vacation, It’s about God’s purpose. The more I seek God here in my room without doors, the more I know His heart, the more I see what He sees. Your function doesn't depend on your locality. You can function near or far; everywhere, As long as you have an ear to listen, a mouth to speak out and a hand to tap. God revealed my heart. I was thinking that my attitude of being too emotional was already dispatched, but yes! God revealed my heart, “naa pa jud diay gamay nabilin”.

I believe God has fuelled me enough wisdom in Cebu to suffice the people in Iligan. Now, I can feel the” running out time”. This is a different level.  It takes patience and humility in dealing with infantile community in the vision. I learned to be more compassionate with them. The more compassionate I am, the more I am effective.  

God called us to be effective, so where you are right now, you can function well, think of something you will do that you haven’t done before. Pray, fast, seek, be positive and jump from the shadows.  Yes I miss (gimingaw) them (Cebu), but I will miss (masayang) the whole point of my stay in this vacay if I will remain in these shadows. I've got greater responsibility now.  Bye!  =j

"But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work"

                                                                                        Acts 20:24

-This is where I end, and this is where You start!

I'm never gonna get it all together, so what's left to do but surrender!