Buhay Estudyante

by Ilai

Inaantok ka pa pero narinig mo na ang alarm. How you love the sound of it, right?

Mabilisang almusal, ligo at pagsuot ng planstadong uniform. Nyay! Buhay Estudyante!

Bukod sa required haircut, color-coded notes, hingian ng one-whole, one-half, one-fourth, classmates na humahalik sa kisame ang energy, at pimples dahil sa sleepless nights, ano pa kaya ang mga bagay na binabaka ng mga believers na estudyante?

Here goes the testimonies we gathered from elementary, high school & college students.

Ma-dramang music please!

Joy

Hayys. 2016 na. Ang daming nangyari noong 2015 no? Maraming challenges at struggles. Lalo na sa pagiging studyante. Ako rin, lahat tayo, walang exempted. Marami tayong tanong sa puso't isip natin na walang nakakaalam. Yung feeling na parang ayaw mo na magtiwala sa Lord masyadong kumplikado ang mga nangyayari. Nanghihina ka at gustong gusto mo ng sumuko sa laban na    kinakaharap mo. Ganoon din ang nangyari sakin. Mapapa-hallelujah ka sa daming problema. Pero, alam mo, napagtatagumpayan ko yon. May naalala kasi akong verse. "I can do all thing through Christ who strengthens me.-Phil. 4:13". Ayun pala! Si Lord ang nagbibigay sa atin ng lakas. Kaya ano pa bang kinakatakot natin? Nandyan si Lord kahit ano pa mang pinagdaraanan natin. 2016 na, ready ka na ba sa mga surprises Niya? C'mon and let's face 2016 with our MARVELOUS GOD!

Kamille

Part of a student's life is building friendship with other people. The   very first friend I had in college was also a believer in Christ. We shared the same interests and found ourselves comfortable with one another. As a result, we started to become more familiar with the each other's characters and got even closer as friends. One day I observed something was odd with my friend. At first, I tried to ignore it. But each moment I looked at her, I could feel the heaviness in her heart. She would just say "Okay lang ako." This bothered me very much because she was obviously not okay. My role as a friend was supposedly to comfort and to encourage her even if she would not state the exact problem. However, I almost hated her for that instead, and even tried to get away from her. During those times, God would constantly remind me about being loving and patient with one another. One particular verse that really hit me was in Phil. 2:4. It says, "Don't look out only for your own interest, but take an interest in others, too." In His grace and mercy, He corrected me not only to care about myself, but also others. That time, she needed someone who could pray and encourage her. But I was too preoccupied about the displeasure I felt toward her actions that I became inconsiderate of my friend. I knew the Lord was not happy with my behavior so I asked God to forgive my selfishness that reached to a point of hating her. After then, I realized that God was teaching me to be compassionate and be sensitive of the people around so that He could use me anytime as an instrument to uplift anyone in need of hope. The desire of God for every believer is to become a light and a blessing to all people by expressing His love through us.

Sancai

Noong English subject namin sinabi ang mga grades. Sinabi isa-isa habang hinintay ko yung pangalan ko. Nabigla ako nang sinabing 77 ang grades ko, halos mapaiyak ako sa school. Una ko agad na tinanungan si Lord. “Bakit ganun kababa Lord?” Mamaya nag speaking-in- tongues ako ng pabulong. Naglalakad ako pauwi at nag pi-pray ako na sana nagkamali si Ma’am ng pagcompute ng grades namin. Bago ako matulog pinagdarasal ko pa rin yong grades ko na mabago. Kinabukasan ng gabi nagyaya si Shalem pumunta ng church, sabi ko, ‘sige’. Pagkatapos ng gawain sabi ni ate Maricar na pray muna daw kami, pumayag ako. Pinagpray ko ulit yong grades na nagkamali lang si Ma’am. Noong English class na naming, may dala si Ma’am ng maraming papel. Sabi nya “Class, kaya pala mababa yung grades nyo kasi hindi ko na sama sa pagcompute yong Periodic test nyo”. Nakangiti ako kasi tumaas yong grades ko, 83 pataas na!. Noong oras na yon, punong puno ng kagalakan ang puso ko at walang sawang pagpapasalamat sa Diyos. Sabi nga sa Luke 1:37 "WITH GOD NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE".

Adrian

Nung grade 3 pa ako nung uwian namin ang tagal ni Mama dumating para sunduin ako pero nag dasal ako nang mataimtim at pagkatapos ko magdasal    dumating si Mama. Nagulat ako kakadasal ko lang nuon at noong nakita ko si Mama, sinabi ko na lang, “Salamat po Lord”.

Ang bilis talaga ni Lord no? Mabilis pa sa favorite superhero mo!

Oo, kahit pa kay Batman!

First But Not the Last

by: Ilai

How wonderful it is to get to know the Lord Jesus, right? 

You just keep falling in love with Him with every struggles you overcome because of Him, with every new experience You have with Him, with every revelation You received from Him!

And along with this, there is the desire to share the saving power of the Lord to our loved ones.

But what if instead of being glad of coming to know God, growing your faith in Him & your evident transformations because of being a born-again, it is your family who became your #1 persecutor? What if they’re not happy about it? What if they want you to stop attending the church & return to your old ways?

So how does it feel to be the first seed planted?

Every single soul who has finally found Christ has a unique testimony to share!

Let’s hear some amazing work of God in these young people’s lives:

Eyd:

Honestly mahirap talaga mag stand sa family ,lalo na pag ikaw lang ang believer .Makakaranas lagi ng persecution. I-direct to the point ko na lang. But he Amazing Grace of the LORD is very sufficient to me because He makes me tougher in my trials. He gives me great strength in my weakness. He gives me a power to endure this situation. Exodus 14:14 says, “The LORD shall fight for you, and you need only to be still.”

Kaya nga kahit broken family kami, I still trust His powerful and alive Word! Nile-lay down ko lagi kay LORD ang family ko.  Lagi kong sinu-surrender ang situation ko na. Dahil alam ko darating ang best time ni LORD na sasamba kami sa harap Nya ng kumpleto at lagi ko iki-claim yon. I know HE will restore my family. I always put my trust on Him because He is the GOD OF BREAKTHROUGH! He is the Author of salvation of every family.

Work Hard for God

by: Anonymous

Are you a believer working a secular job?

Are you having hard-time balancing your faith and your career?

Yes, God positioned us at places where our heavenly tasks are waiting to be accomplished but that does not guarantee us a smooth-sailing life at work.

A soul to be reached out perhaps?

A situation where God’s glory would shine through?

Pretty noble!

How about a personal challenge to mold our own character, reveal us our true colors that could eventually lead to self-realization and change!

However, testings are real. Persecution. Temptation. Friction. Pressure. Everywhere.

Here are some Young Pro battling your battles daily. 

The Boat is Sinking

by Dorie

The boat is sinking group yourselves into 5, into 4, into 3....

It could have been better if we could join others when our own boat of hope starts to sink. Sometimes we even abandon this hope when the sight of impossibility creeps in. How long are we going to hold on to something that we feel far from happening? Are we holding on long enough that giving up seems justifiable?

The father of all nations, Abraham, waited for 25 years before receiving what had been promised to him- a son. At the age of 75 God told Abraham that he will become a great nation. God then commanded him to leave his comfort zone-his country to set out in a land that was unknown to him. At the age of 90, God renewed His promise- that was after 15 years.  At the age of 100 after 10 years, Abraham finally had a son- Isaac. Abraham waited for a total of 25 years for God’s promise to be fulfilled. 

Bullying

by: Jewel Divine “Apple” Ramos

Ang ma-bully ay hindi basta-basta dahil lagi kang aasarin, aawayin at minsan umaabot pa sa puntong sinasaktan ka na ng nambu-bully sayo. Masakit isipin na sa panahon ngayon marami na ang involve sa ganitong klase ng pang aapi. Ngunit alam ba natin na sa kabila ng pananakit o pang bu-bullyng isang bata ay may kaakibat na resposibilidad ng mga magulang na hindi nila nagampanan?

Pang-aabang sa labas ng eskwelehan, panghihingi ng sapilitan, pang-aamba o pananakot at pang-aasar, ilan lang ito sa mga gawain ng mga nambu-bully. Mga gawaing sa unang tingin mo pa lang ay mali na. Kapag tinanong mo ang mga batang gumagawa nito ng dahilan kung bakit sila nambu-bully, ang madalas na sagot nila ay “wala lang”. Napaka simple, subalit, ang kanilang sagot ay may mas malalim pa na dahilan. Ang akala nila sa sarili nila ay nang-ttrip lang sila subalit, ang hindi nila alam ito ay bunga rin ng kakulangan nila ng atensyon mula sa kanilang pamilya. At ito ay nadadala nila maging sa kanilang paaralan. Minsan pa nga mayroong mga kabataang tahimik lang sa kanilang tahanan na akala mo ay di makabasag pinggan subalit sila pa ang nangunguna sa kalokohan sa kanilang paaralan.