The Worth of Your Gift
Have you ever given someone a gift you worked hard on, only to wonder if it was enough? Ano ba ang usual mong binibigay—something you bought, or something you made yourself?
Simula pa noong bata ako, mas mahilig akong gumawa ng homemade gifts. Nagsimula yata sa mga poems na sinusulat ko para sa parents ko tuwing may special occasion. Then Christmas would come, and I’d start creating little things out of clay, yarn, wood, or kung ano mang makita ko at maisip kong gawing regalo. Hindi naman laging perfect. Minsan simple lang. Pero I made them with what I had.
And I’ve realized, iba-iba talaga ang appreciation ng tao. May mas natutuwa sa something expensive or store-bought. May iba namang mas naa-appreciate ang handmade because they know the time and effort behind it.
Sometimes, ganito rin ang tingin natin sa sarili natin. Akala natin, maliit lang ang mga kaya nating ibigay. At minsan, iniisip din natin na baka maliit lang ang halaga natin sa kamay ng Panginoon. Kapag nakikita natin ang laki ng needs sa mundo, madaling isipin na insignificant tayo. “Paano naman ako? Isang ordinaryong tao lang ako. What difference can I really make?”
But maybe God isn’t asking you to do something extraordinary. He’s simply asking you to be faithful.
Baka today, ang hinihintay lang ng Panginoon na gawin mo ay ngumiti sa kapitbahay mong may mabigat na pinagdadaanan. Malay mo, baka makapagbigay ito ng lakas ng loob sa kanya.
Maybe it’s giving your best at work, even when no one notices. Maybe it’s listening to someone who simply needs to be heard. Small things? Maybe. But nothing is too small when offered faithfully to God.
So what if you stopped measuring your life by how big your contribution seems—and simply asked, “Lord, how can I be faithful with what You’ve given me today?”
As 1 Corinthians 4:2 reminds us, what God looks for is faithfulness.
Just be faithful, right where you are, with what you have.
Tandaan mo, isa kang miracle!
