God's Goodness and Mercy

February is almost over. It has been a quick month but a lot of things happened. I was able to share God to another good friend of mine who is likewise a lawyer and my colleague at work. We just started talking lightly of how I think I have grown through my independence and faith in the Lord. Then the discussion spontaneously went to my sharing God to her and her telling me that she believes that there is really no coincidence as her coming to work at my place of work led her to start seeking God again. She told me she was already losing interest and faith in God until I started sharing with her my personal struggles and how I keep hanging on to God to help me through it. She said that I helped her start walking in faith and seeking God again. It was said in the Bible that heaven will rejoice even if one soul is saved. I will be happy to know that after our talk my friend would establish a lifelong faith and relationship with God and thru that she would be saved and heaven will rejoice.

I plan on giving my friend the Life Application Study Bible on her birthday in March. This was similar to the Bible given to me by my other colleague in the profession when I was going through a dark moment in my life. I hope it will help her in finding God and seeking only His truth and love. I thank God for using me to share His goodness. It is a privilege to do it for Him. I love God and I want others to get to know the love of my life so they too will fall in love with Him. 

On a different note, my mother suffered a mild stroke last February 25. She was at a mall when suddenly her left hand and left side of the leg weakened that she almost lost control over these parts of her body. She immediately called my elder sister who was on duty at the hospital at that time. My sister advised her to rush to the hospital so she can be checked and admitted if need be. My sister immediately called to let me know about my mother’s situation. After a series of tests, it was confirmed that my mother suffered a mild stroke. I cried and prayed that God would heal her. I also looked at it in a positive perspective. Instead of being angry with God, I chose not to. Yes He allowed the sickness to afflict my mother. But instead of paralyzing her complete body He allowed a mild stroke that still left her capable of walking and basically functioning normally. It was also a wakeup call for my mother to take care of her health. I realized that it is really about having the right perspective and trusting that God will not let us suffer more than we can bear. Now my mother is back at home. God indeed listens to our sincere heartfelt prayers. God listens, God hears and God answers.