HOW I MET JESUS IN COLLEGE SERIES
When I was in 6th grade, I thought my life was perfect. Yes, because I have a complete family and friends to laugh with. Because we were financially stable, and my parents have the capacity to send me to school. And because I used to go to church every Sunday.
I do not only go to church, but I was also an active member of our church when I was 12. I thought being churchy and having all of those that I have are the measurements of a perfect life.
I thought that when I have all of them, I can overcome the challenges that life will bring. But I was wrong. That notion that I have was wrong.
I hated and blamed my father and my sisters for the things that they have done and for breaking our family.
I was in 7th grade when life tested me and my faith.
Two of my sisters got pregnant at the age of seventeen, and that caused division within our family. My sisters decided to live with their partners and children. While my father went to the province because of that reason. He can't accept the things that happened to my sisters. That moment of my life created anger, hatred, and unforgiveness inside my heart. I hated and blamed my father and my sisters for the things that they have done and for breaking our family.
Yes, I may be active in the church, but I don't have a deeper relationship with Him. I may be active in all of our church events, but I am not active in reading His words. I was a member but was never His follower.
As an impact on what happened to my family, I thought of becoming rebellious to my parents. What if I will do things that other teenagers do without their parent's permission? What if I will go and live life for myself? But as what others say, life has its way of twisting things. Things did not go according to my plan. God entered in and flipped everything. He had a different plan for me.
Then 8th grade came, I started my relationship with Him. God sent me my adviser at that time for me to know Him more. I know some of you may think about what I have said earlier that I am a churchgoer. Yes, I may be active in the church, but I don't have a deeper relationship with Him. I may be active in all of our church events, but I am not active in reading His words. I was a member but was never His follower.
During grade 10, I decided to encounter God and surrendered everything to Him. I decided to give Him my plans, my expectations, myself and my family who I value the most.
I’m an organizer by nature. I love to make plans and to-do lists. But 9 out of 10, my plans don’t turn out quite as expected. But now, because of His promise (Jeremiah 29:11), I have learned to trust Him even though sometimes I don't understand it completely. Even when I can’t understand God’s plans, I can trust His perfect love for me and for us.
I know that when life turns upside down, I can rest safely in His love. We can trust Him to work for our good and provide our needs while waiting for Him to unfold His plans for us.
Now that I'm in college, I’m still growing and trying to learn to adjust my expectations. I also have to accept each day as everything comes together, and all make sense. But this time, not alone. I am with the people who God has sent me- the Y2DN family. Indeed, His ways are always better than our ways. We just have to keep trusting His perfect love for us.
CHRIZZA MEI
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“Indeed, His ways are always better than our ways. We just have to keep trusting His perfect love for us.” God will move in most unexpected ways. Amazing kaayo ni nga testimony. ❤️