Inspiring People By Faith

Hindi tao ang taong walang problemang pinagdadanan. Tama? Haha. Kahit sino pa man siya, kahit pa sabihin nating isang tunay na Christiano at malapit sa Diyos, maya't-maya parin ang mga problemang ating pinagdadaanan. Kasama na nga siguro sa buhay ang mga challenges at problema. Nasa atin na nga raw kung papano natin iyon titignan at i-ha-handle. :) Ngunit isa sa mga challenge, at by faith kong ginagampanan ngayon, ay kung papaano nga ba ako mag-iinspire o tutulong ng mga taong may problema or down ang spirit gayung mayroon din akong matinding pinagdaraanan. It is indeed inspiring people by faith. 

Hindi ko na siguro mabilang ang napakaraming pagkakataong sa Panginoon lamang ako humugot ng lakas upang mapalakas ang loob ng maraming tao. Well, sa Panginoon lamang naman talaga dapat humugot ng gayong kakayahan. :) One of the recent challenge that I received from the Lord is an invitation from our alma mater. Our dean is asking me to be one of the speakers or sharer of the NLE experience for the students sa grand booster. It took me a while to say yes. Because I doubted if I could do what she's asking. I believe I wasn't there just to share my NLE experience. I also have to inspire the batch to do their best. I doubted because I looked at my present situation and saw that I am still unemployed. Nung hindi pa ako nag-ti-take ng NLE, I thought the most important thing for nurses is to pass the exam. The moment I passed NLE, I realized, the most important thing for nurses nowadays is to find a job related to our field. So, I thought, how could I inspire them if the one talking infront of them is unemployed. And being in that status is such a burden for me during the last weeks. I want to work. I've got loads of things to fund. Hahah.

But I've said yes. Regardless of what I feel or think about myself at the moment, I still said yes. I believe God has a purpose for this. And through this event, I will have the chance to glorify Him by inspiring people by faith. I believe God wants to use this burden that I have into something great by showing me that He could strengthen me despite what I am going through. And that it is an act of total surrender and that broken people are the strongest people because it is He that fights and speaks for them.

This is an email that I received today from a friend. He's right. It is never a problem to inspire people if we are inspired by the grace of God. All things are possible because it is Him that strengthens us. (Philippians 4:13) And it is great that God blessed me with friends that lifts up my spirit from time to time. This friend of mine also have the same struggles. But he overcame them because he let God transform his heart for His purposes. 

So, as I end this post, I want to share to you that challenge of inspiring people by faith. Our problems are not there to bring us down. Sometimes, they are great tools to inspire people. All we need it to depend on Him and see what He can do despite the hurts that we are going through. :)