Tag: Life
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Where is God When Things Don’t Make Sense?
I never thought that I would be placed in a situation where all I could do is to hope for God’s mercy. Months ago, I was diagnosed to have this deadly disease. Back then, I was so vibrant. I was full of dreams that I knew would be possible for me to achieve. It was…
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The Joy of Having Nothing
My missionary friends went home to their province to visit their family and tagged me along with them. Since there is also a mission work where the father of one of our church members is leading, they decided to drop by and encouraged the brethren there. Of course, I felt so excited because it is…
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5 Things I Have Learned in Pain
I have been counting days and months since I have learned that I have this serious health condition that might cause me to just die. Time seems to stop as this condition keeps me from doing all the things that I love to do. “It has been too long,” I muttered with impatience. The silence…
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Five Qualities of a Prudent Woman
When we label women these days, we rarely hear people mention prudence, modest, gentle, wise, and meek. For us Christian women, we are already used to evaluate a woman in the context of the world where we admire those who are smart, confident, career-centered, independent, and such. We are now living in the age where…
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Our Treasured Idols
Earlier in my Christian journey, when I heard of the word “idols,” I thought of the carved images and statues that I used to worship when I was not yet a believer. When I became a Christian, I knew I have forsaken them. I would confidently say, “I no longer have idols in life.” And…
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Anne Hasseltine Judson: An Epitome of a Surrendered and Sanctified Life
My eyes could not keep back the tears as they fell freely from reading another precious life story that was radically surrendered for the cause of the Gospel and missions. In my finite mind, I tried to understand how a young woman at seventeen would think of such a way to surrender her life to…
