Storms

The past few months has brought a series of storms in my life. Sunod-sunod na nagkasakit ang parents ko. Then last Sunday naman ay dinala namin ang panganay namin sa hospital.

Maraming gastos. Maraming worries. Medyo ubos na ang savings. Binubulabog ko na ang langit ng panalangin at panaghoy. But God is silent or maybe I cannot hear His still small voice.

I know God is working for my good while I am in pain. It has been said that our bodies are recuperating when we are asleep. Maybe I need to rest in the Lord and let Him heal everything that are hurting.

I remember in the Book of Esther. Mordecai was hurting because Haman has secured a decree from King Ahasuerus to allow Haman to destroy the Jews. Then one night, the King could not find sleep so he asked the chronicler to read some court manuscripts. The account on how Mordecai exposed an assassination attempt on his life was read. He was told that Mordecai has not been rewarded for this. So the King ordered Haman, the enemy of the Jews, to put on the King's robes on Mordecai and parade him as a man whom the King wishes to honor.

That started the chain of events that led to the salvation of Mordecai's people from extermination. It was deep in the night. There's nothing that could be possibly done at that time. Everyone was asleep. But God did not let the King sleep so that Mordecai's problems could be solved.

I believe God is at work both for the good of His people and for His glory.

God Answers Prayers

This is a testimony to how God answers prayers.

My 8-year old son Emilio joined MTAP grade 3 level this year. Every night for more than 2 months he would ask God to help him in the Math team and individual contests. The results came out last week that his Grade 3 team qualified for the Caloocan Division level oral contest. But no word on whether he qualified for the individual contest regional level and my son was a bit disappointed that he was not able to qualify for this. So it was my turn to ask God to answer my son's prayers. I prayed daily for Emilio's request for a week.

Then on Thursday, 2 days before the individual contest is slated to be held, Emilio came home at 6:30 pm that day overly excited. His teacher gave him a copy of the Deped Caloocan Memo that he is qualified to represent Caloocan in the the Grade 3 level of the MTAP individual regional contest.

Then on Saturday morning, February 3, Emilio woke up early and proceeded with his Mom to Stella Maris College in Cubao for the contest.

God answered my son's and my prayers. God is gracious.