Ber

It’s “Ber” month already. 115 days before Christmas, 122 before New Year!

This year has been pretty awesome. So much has happened.

September last year if I’m not mistaken, it was the month where the nursing department announced who would be graduating through a rolled piece of paper with pass or fail on it. It almost gave me a heart attack. Best day ever!

Then October… GRADUATION!

The Highlights of 2013

January: My 23^rd birthday. God made me realized how much I changed ever since I joined SFC. AHHH! *Tears of joy*. Every one who went to celebrate with me made my day really special.

February: Covenant (It was my first time to stand in front of our cluster to share about my reflection. STAAGE FRIIGHT! HAHA) + SFC ICON (International Conference) I learned so much about being God’s witness and to share it to the world.

March: I don’t know if I would consider this but it was the start of NLE review. Spell STRESS? HAHA.

April: Trekking at Mt. Pinatubo. Gassshhh! Speechless. It was so beautiful. God is amazing!

May: END OF REVIEW! YAY. HAHA.

June: BOARD EXAM + My first dish, Grilled Lemon Chicken :p

July: MMC Beloved. “Give everyday a chance. Your victory is just around the corner”

August: Danced in front of the Sector

September: Ber! Teddy-ber? HAHA. Coming soon! :p

It was also my first time to share my life before and after SFC in a CLP. I was prepared but I’m so nervous that when our leader asked what my sharing is about, I went blanked. She told me that I can do it and assured me that everything will be okay. I went to an empty bench and prayed after. My heart jumped when my name was called. But when I started talking, I was able to deliver it naturally, as if I was just talking to my friend. (When I was in college, I ditched public speaking because I was too scared to stand in front of a crowd.) This time I was able to do it. Praise God.

I ended my share with one of my favorite story I read during review days. I actually forgot the rest of the story that day that I panicked and called my friend to read the story again for me. Unfortunately, she was not able to find it. So I just told them what I remembered. But here’s the whole story:

At the time Martin Luther was having his Bible printed in Germany, a printer’s daughter encountered God’s love. No one had told her about Jesus. Toward God she felt no emotion but fear. One day she gathered pieces of fallen scripture from the floor. On one paper she found the words “For God so loved the world that he gave…” The rest of the verse had not yet been printed. Still, what she saw was enough to move her. The thought that God would give anything moved her from fear to joy. Her mother noticed the change of attitude. When asked the cause of her happiness, the daughter produced the crumpled piece of partial verse from her pocket. The mother read it and asked, “What did he give?” The child was perplexed for a moment and then answered, “I do not know. But if He loved us well enough to give us anything, we should not be afraid of him.”

When I read that story, it brought me into tears. She was not able to read the rest of the verse but it made her believe. It was a perfect example of FAITH.

“Walk by Faith, not by Sight” 2 Corinthians 5:7

Today is the first day of September. Whatever happens, remember that “God so loved the world that he gave...”  and he would give us everything we need in our battle called life. :)