Day 19 - Thank You for the Bonding Moments

Thank You Lord God for the Bonding Moments!

Yes, I’m late posting this blog of mine as I have bonding moments with my friends. As tomorrow is a rest day, we make this night a bonding time for us.

 I only have bonding moment tonight with one of my friends. She wants to buy some gift and I also want to check something. So we go to Deira City Center to check some items. We just walk around and roam around as it was Dubai Shopping Festival this month up to February 5 so we check the stalls that have a sale sign and check their prices. If it’s on our budget and we like it, then we bought it. If we like it but not on budget then we don’t buy it. It’s nice to take off some stress after one week of working. I’m sure we will have more bonding moments will our friends in the future.

One of my goals is to have this kind of bonding moments with my family. They are one of the reasons why I want to be here so I want to have a connection with them even in short moments. I hope to make it happen when I came home this year and I know God will make a way for me and my family to have those precious moments.

Thank You Lord!

Day 8 - Thank you for Spiritual Guidance

Thank you Lord for all the Spiritual Guidance that you sent into my life!

Spiritual growth is not easy to attain here on earth. Personally, that's one area in my life that I know I'm in the bottom part. I still have too much to learn, too much to seek, too much to believe before I attain spiritual growth. And I thank God for giving me guidance on this area of my life. 

I remember, when I was still a young kid, I learn how to pray every night. I didn't know then that I was supposed to pray also in the morning and in every spare time I have. I also remember that when I was a kid, I go to church with my friends and choose to stay at the door of the church. Wanting to face God on that time was not on my mind. I choose to talk with my friends while the sermon is going on. When I graduated college, praying and going to church seems impossible. I pray, maybe for two minutes and then I will sleep because I was too tired to say anything. And going to church becomes impossible as I always say to myself that I was tired and I need rest and God will understand.  

But all of this change when I reach a foreign country. Here, I am alone. Yes, I'm with my friends and cousins but it was never the same. The work here is not too hard, not too stressful that I find time to pray. But at this time, I feel so far away from God that I attend mass but didn't take communion. I always think that I am not worthy of it. And then, here, I found my Singles For Christ (SFC) family. Here I learn that what I feel is normal and also felt by other people like me. That all I need to do is trust in Him and everything will be alright. My SFC family guides me through companionship, friendship and being accepted as me. I felt loved and I know that they are the angels sent by God to redeem me and save me from myself. They are the people that God sent to me to share His good news and to share His love to me. They are the living testimony that God Loves me in spite and despite of what I did in the past. Through them and with my family, I know that God see me in my future and not with my past. That God has a great plan for me and all I need to do is trust in Him and all the people He sent to guide me.

Now, I regularly attend mass every Sunday or Friday. I also have regular prayer group with my SFC household. And a bible study had formed in our unit so every Wednesday; we talk about some passage on the bible and its meaning in our lives.

Thank You Lord!

Day 5 - Thank you for my Friends

Thank You Lord for my Friends!

For me, friends are the people in my life who share their life, time, resources and everything as I share also all that I can with them. They are the people who share my happiness and hurt. People who knows the true me. They are the people that I consider as angel sent by God to make my life happy in this world. They are the people that somehow color my world and people that affect who I am now. They are the people that serve as my “conscience” in this world. People who tells me what I did wrong and people that guide me to the right path. They are people that serve as my light and hope in this world.

I included to my list of friends all the people I met through my life. It starts from the moment I understand that how great my parents love is. I know I’m a difficult person to be with, sometimes I don’t even understand myself. So sharing myself is never easy. I always try to depend on myself. Always think that I can do anything. Always keeping everything to myself. Sometimes I think that if I show my true self to others, they will not like me as I am. But despite this, I met people who willingly share their self to me even without me sharing everything about me.  They are the people that don’t demand anything from me but accept what I can give. People that make me feel special and our group was not complete without me. They are the people that value me. They are also the people who gone with me through thick and thin. People that never leave my side no matter what situation I am in.

 And as I grow old, I learn to trust other people to like me as I am, the true me. So this people bring joy to my life. They also help me accept myself and accept situations. I learn that I am who I am and God loves me as I am. That God sent those angels for me to teach me to be happy in spite of any situation and enjoy life as it is. They are the people that bring me closer to God, people that teach me accept God as the driver of my life and people that serve as a testimony from God that He really exists and that He really loves me.

I always pray to God that the friendship I had made with those people in my life will not lost and I always pray to God to send me more angels in my life, those we called Friends!

Here is a video for all my Friends out there. I hope we stay friends Through the Years!

Day 3 - Thank You Lord for the Gift of Family

Thank you Lord for the gift of family!

But what is family?

A family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. Consanguinity refers to the property of being from the same kinship as another person. In that respect, consanguinity is the quality of being descended from the same ancestor as another person. With this definition, we know that family consists of our father, mother, siblings, uncles, aunties, cousins, grandparents and other people whom we are affiliated by blood. And I thank God for giving me a large clan, a large family. We are only simple persons living in the farm, planting and eating the fruits of our labor. This is my simple family starting from my ancestors. But above all, I believe in the strength of the relationship we have as a family. This is one place on earth that I am always glad to be back because in this place, I felt the love and support of my family. They are one of my greatest gifts from God. People that I know that knew me from the time I was at this world and would never judge me in anything I do. People that will support me and will always be happy for me especially my parents. I know that they love me and only want the best for me. Parents that always guide me on the right track. Parents that allow me to make my decisions commit mistakes and learn from it. Parents that will always love me as I am.

And we also have other kind of family. They are what we call friends. Friends that always support the ways our families support us. They knew us the way our families knew us. Friends are extension of our families. They also give us courage, love and understanding. They are wonderful gift from God.

Here is the song for my family. Thank you for the love and support. Thank you for understanding. Thank you for always wanting the best for me and always encouraging me to be the best that I can be. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences with me.  Thank you for being the Wind Beneath My Wings. Thank you Lord for this wonderful people in my life. My Family.