May Kulang Ba?
Minsan ang hirap maging kuntento, especially with the way social media keeps showing us how other people’s lives look better or how things could be better for us. Kahit may mga bagay na meron na tayo, may part pa rin sa atin na naghahanap ng “more.” Tama?
As we wrap up our series this week, “Bloom Where You’re Planted,” the area of contentment can get stirred up.
For me, the area where I struggled with contentment the most was during the times family life seemed most difficult. Nagsimula ito sa panahong nag-foster kami ng dalawang mas malalaking bata, kaya biglang dumami ang anak namin. Hindi nila kasalanan; nakakalungkot isipin ang lahat ng pinagdaanan ng mga batang ito, lalo na ang mga lumaki sa orphanage. Unfortunately, we were not really well-equipped during that time, and the experience brought out a lot of things that we needed to learn to deal with.
During times when life at home seemed full of challenges, I would see social media posts of other families looking so happy. Nakaramdam ako ng konting inggit at galit, na parang unfair habang pinapanood ko sila. Thankfully, we have learned so much since then. Ngayon nakikita na namin ang regalong ibinigay ng Panginoon sa amin, why we went through what we did, and why we were brought together as one family.
As we close this series, let’s read this verse:
Mangilag kayo sa pagibig sa salapi; mangagkasiya kayo sa inyong tinatangkilik: sapagka't siya rin ang nagsabi, Sa anomang paraan ay hindi kita papagkukulangin, sa anomang paraan ni hindi kita pababayaan. (Mga Hebreo 13:5 ASD)
Ang pagiging kuntento ay hindi lamang tungkol sa pera o sa ibang bagay. Nakikita mo ba? The reason we can be content is that He promises never to leave us nor forsake us! Let’s thank Him for that.
Tandaan mo, isa kang miracle!
