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!
