It feels good when you were able to let someone unburden their loads to you. That
somehow, one way or another, you were able to help them just by listening and
comforting them. Today i had a heart to heart talk with one of my close
friends. Though i am much, much older, that she even calls me "mommy"
but she was already married and has kids. Well, it's a typical everyday woes of
a mother and wife trying to keep her family together despite the hardships of
reality. But i am glad that she chosed me to confide with and pour out her
heart to me. I felt that she trusted me fully. Sometimes, it's hard to absorb
other people's problems. It's true that it's draining your energy out. You are
like a sponge, sipping their worries out and sucking it into your system. Yes,
sometimes it gets to my nerves and it somehow affects me too. But over all, it
feels good that a true friend appreciates your presence, and the comfort and
help you extended.
Well, since we are of the same faith, and even though these trials we are facing
is not new to us, i reminded her of that once again. Particularly i remember
Bro.Walls's talk(i'm not sure of the real name,
Brooklyn
Branch Committee member). It's about how Jesus left us a perfect example of
endurance. That even to the brink of his death, even when he was already
impaled at the stake, he never gave up his faith with God. Even his flesh was
exposed due to what Roman soldiers did to him, he never stop preaching the
Kingdom of God and giving hopes to faithful ones. He even promised the "thief"
who was also impaled alongside of him, the resurrection in paradise. And we
today, though being tried differently, we are expected to have faith also. But
we don't have to be as perfect as Christ, but we can endure trials and
tribulations. We have to be aware that we are living in the last days of this
wicked world, and because of that, satan will do everything and anything to
give up our faith and perished together with him and his demons.
It's not easy...it is indeed real hard. The fact that we are only human, and as
humans, we tend to err all the time. We are prone to do and think bad rather
than do good,. It's a real struggle. The imperfection itself and the
temptations that satan put before us. But then...it is still possible. We have
to put trust in God, that he's not going to forsake those who have faith in
him. We are given fine examples of faith shown by the early christians and
patriots. I want to particularly mention Job's faith. Job was put to test by
Satan, by killing all his children, take away all his material possessions and
up to giving him a dreadful disease. Plus, using his wife and friends to,
instead of encouraging him, gives him false advice and encouraged him to curse
God! They were pretending to be concerned but actually they will just provoke
you to do what is bad. But Job's faith was remarkable. He said that it's not
only good things that we received from God, but we should expect bad things
too! Although his perception was wrong, it is understandable. Why? Because
behind those words and in between the lines, the faith of Job surfaced. That no
matter what, he will never curse God or blame Him for the bad things happened
to his life. And the result, his blessings were doubled.
So when i tell these things to my troubled friend, she was relieved and
thankful to me. But actually, it helped me too. Because although i may not be
facing the same kind of problem she has, i have tribulations too. And all of us
do. No one is exempted. Satan is very cunning and creative in doing various trials
for us. We just have to be aware and never cease in asking strength from God.
because we should always remember, God is the most powerful being, and
everything is possible with Him...and no way that satan can beat Him.
