Sunday, July 23
Signs of God
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you; it is the gift of God; and it is not from works, so no one may boast.
Ephesians 2: 8-9
A while ago, I was chatting with a friend and we discussed about pressures in school, choir and volleyball and how each is affecting the other thing. We've talked about things that I have kept for some time already like about the coach. I know it was a thing in the past and I don't want to relive it. Its over and done and HOPEFULLY, I have moved on. So anyways, he gave me this passage in the bible to reflect on (it's the one above). And it actually made a point. I'm lacking prayer and faith in God to help me through all this. All I thought about was me working. Everything, I had to do myself. All the work and no faith really gets you nowhere. I depend on what I do instead of what WE can do as a team. I forgot that God is there to give a hand. I've cried about giving up and it really stinks to be doing that. I really needed something at a time like that. And I really want to thank you for it!
Ok, moving on. My birthday is two days from now and a lot of people already greeted me this early. Here are some short birthday greetings:
"BUZZ! Happy birthday!!!" Nico De Leon
"*slap* advance birthday!" Kim Muniz
"Happy birthday!" Pat Luspo
"Belat! Tanda!!!" Star Jimenez
"Advance...Halloween, akala mo ahh!" Ian Ganhinhin
"advanced happy bday" Ed Ortega
"Batugang bata! Matanda ka na! :P" John Santos
"happy belated!" Lucci Mauricio
"birthday mo na nga pala noh?! masmatanda ka sakin pero masmatangkad prin ako sayo!" Tommy "Tangkad" Manzano
"Happy Birthday! Love You! Muah!" You Know Who!!!
"Dahil sayo walang pasok kaya HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" secret also :P
In connection with my birthday... It has been a ritual that everytime my birthday comes, a storm arrives and eventually classes get suspended. Every year, for 15 years, it has been the same. I never had a birthday wherein it didn't rain. I remember last year that classes were suspended because of the SONA but it also rained. We were trapped in traffic for hours going back home after being annnounced that there is no classes.
This is is another thing and I'm not surprised. But a thing that's different is that the big coincidence with Prayer and My Birthday. Because on Tuesday, July 25, I'll turn 16. On that day, I will be the prayer leader. It also marks the 30th day of classes or the 1st Monthsary of 3K and of course, the 15th month anniversary of me and you-know-who. Wow! 15 months that's 30(30th day of school) divided by two. So I don't know if its a big sign or something. It is my time to change my luck, I hope so. I've been so depressed lately about school and all my extra curricular activies. Hopefully, when I turn 16, everything will change. Now I've learned from my mistakes, all I have to do now is to change those mistakes and live a better life.
Thanks to all those who greeted me and for those who haven't, tsk tsk tsk. Hehehehehe. Thanks to my friend who gave me the passage in the bibile. For a year older than me, it seems that you know A WHOLE LOT of things compared to me. See You Guys! Bye!!!