First time kong naencounter yung phrase na The One That Got Away sa isang song ni Katy Perry with the same title. Nauso din yung TOTGA dahil sa hilig nating mga Pinoy magshortcut ng mga salita tapos meron naging teleserye dito using the same acronym. Chorus: In another life, I would be your girl We keep all our promises, be us against the world In another life, I would make you stay So I don't have to say you were the one that got away The one that got away Ang senti lang eh noh? Pero ganun talaga kapag ang message ng song eh malungkot; malulungkot ka din. That's why worship songs are amazing dahil namamagnify mo si Lord at hindi yung mga problems mo. I had a couple of experiences sa The One That Got Away. I would not detail them in full dahil baka umabot ng 3 days ang pagbabasa ninyo pero ang bottom line was that: masakit talaga. "Time heals everything and lifting those pain kay God will help you through it." Why do we have to suffer from these kinds of challenges in life? There are many reasons as to why God allows us to suffer pero one of the lessons I remembered sa isang preaching was that struggles in life happen dahil God wants us to seek more of Him. Minsan kasi nakakalimot na tayong magpasalamat when we have all the blessings in the world. God is a jealous God at tulad ng isang magulang, gusto nilang pinangangalagaan at pinasasalamatan ang mga bagay o gamit na binili at pinaghirapan nila para sa atin. Isa sa mga favorite stories ko sa Bible ay yung story ni Job. Si Job ay isang tapat na servant ni God. He had everything from a powerful position to vast riches. One day, God boasted how great of a servant si Job sa kanyang council. Then Satan challenged God and said "kaya ka lang naman winoworship ni Job dahil binibiyayaan mo siya". Satan asked permission to destroy the life of Job to test if he would still be faithful to the Lord when everything is taken away; at pinahintulutan naman ito ni God but with one condition, and that was to spare his life. So Satan unleashed the most unthinkable punishment to Job kung saan namatay ang mga anak niya, nawala ang mga kayamanan at ari-arian niya, at nagkaroon siya ng mga sakit sa balat. Through it all, Job still worshiped the Lord pero her wife and good friends thought the other way around 'Maybe Job did something bad to deserve these punishments' pero he defended his innocence. Dumating din sa point na nagduda siya kay God kaya sa inis niya, vinoice out niya yung mga hinanaing niya kay Lord. God listened and gave him a vision kung saan pinakita ni Lord yung wonders hindi lang ng mundo kundi pati nadin ng buong kalawakan. How every small details of its working eh alam Niya. Para bang pinarating ni Lord na gamunggo (napakaliit) lang ng problema ni Job for God's amazing glory para hindi Niya ito masolusyunan. Hindi man tuluyang nahanap ni Job ang sagot kung bakit siya pinarusahan ng ganun kagrabe, naintindihan naman niya ng lubusan kung paano nag-ooperate si God sa buhay natin. Job 42:5 - My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you. Lalo siyang naging faithful kay Lord at dumoble pa ang balik ng blessings na natanggap niya. As you can see, yung TOTGA o The One That Got Away ay hindi nadin naman masama o nakakahinayang lalo na kung alam nating God only wants what is best for us [1]. Ang dapat nating gawin in this time of waiting is to keep on praying and seek natin si Lord everyday. Hindi lang naman sa tao nag-aapply yung TOTGA, kundi pati nadin sa mga yaman o ari-arian natin, trabaho, kalusugan, at marami pang iba. Walk by faith and not by sight [2] and in time itong bagong TOTGA na ito ay yung The One That God Assures na. _ Are you inspired by this story? Malaking bagay kung i-lilike and share mo ito to your family and friends so others can see it. 😊 If you're in need of prayers; you can write it at my Get Connected page. If you haven't received Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, I suggest now is the best time to do it! Attend a church and make sure to get connected or ask me how. Until then, Gelo Mellows |
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