Imagine waking up with blurry vision.
Imagine finding something in your room. It's square, by the feel of your hands. It has lots of colors in different shapes, at least that's what you can tell. However, the thing is that you can't exactly understand what it is that you're looking at. You know it's there, but what is it, really?
Then you reach to your right. There's something strange in your hand now. It's smooth, oddly shaped, and feels like it belongs on your face---even if you don't know if it's going to fit. You put whatever it is to your face, right on top of your eyes...
...and realize you're staring right into the world's most beautiful masterpiece of a painting, more intricate and detailed than any work of art you've ever seen in your life. And then you realize that without the glasses on your face, you would have quite a hard time recognizing the painting for what it is (but it's not impossible, mind you).
The same can be said for having religion, or choosing to follow God. The painting would exist without the glasses, but we need the glasses to better understand the painting. Likewise, God would still be there even if we did not choose to follow Him. We might come across His majesty through reason, but that is a very difficult thing to do. However, by professing our faith and choosing to follow Him in a certain way, that is how we come to know and love Him in a better, more personal way.
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Today was...a blessing I could not contain. Everything: TREDTWO class + trip to 168 with my citigov groupmates and Jido for part of our project implementation + talking to Sir Kintanar for a bit+ tambay time all the way to worship and going home...it was as if everything was starting to gel together at last.
This entire month has been the Refiner's fire for me. Through hardships, I grow, people learn and grow...and God's glory comes through in the end. Whether it's the actual flame or the pure gold at the end...God is still praised.
As odd as it sounds....thank YOU for this month.
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