God's Fingerprint: Mt. Mayon

If you will be asked to show God, how will you do it? God is invisible however, we can see Him through Mayon Volcano. He revealed Himself to me.

He is perfect. He stands majestically and can be seen whether you're on land or sea. If you patiently seek Him, He will show Himself to you. You may not see Him when clouds surround Him but mind you, He is always there and never leaves. When He gets angry, He pours out burning lavas and can ruin a whole community. But when He quiets down, His majesty still overrides His cruelty.

Mayon may be just one of God's fingerprints. And through His creation, His fingerprints are all over the world. It's just a matter of looking into the details and seeing things from His perspective.

When God Breaks Your Pride...

The most hurtful thing I ever experience in my life is when God breaks my ego. However, it is also the best thing because it has been a bondage breaking experience. God has been teaching me to lower my pride but I kept on ignoring that lesson until I get hurt. Eventhough I was hurt, He still embraced me and whispered to me that He did it because He loves me. Then when I submit, liberation filled my heart.

One instance was when I was out of town for a vacation, I was not feeling well. I played a "hero" that afternoon that made me feel worse in the evening. I was chilling and flu came to my system. At first, I thought I can make it through the night because my ego would tell me that I didn't need any help and I have to be tough. But God reminded me to lower my pride and seek for help. So, to make the long story short, I woke my friend up and she assisted me to feel better. And, true enough, I had a good night sleep.

Lesson learned...pride breaks people and humility liberates people. I would never forget that incident because God has used my physical weakness to learn that hard lesson. I'm just glad that even though He breaks me, He still continues to care for me. Praise God!

In His Time

"In His time, in His time. He makes all things beautiful in His time." God answers our prayers in His time. Often times, we are very impatient. It is our nature that we want things done right away. We hate delays and we don't want our plans to shatter. However, God taught me a lot of things about having faith in Him and waiting for His timing. Holding on to Him has never been easy because worry has filled my heart. Logic played a big role but it was not what God wanted me to practice. It is clear in the Bible that I have to work out my faith and not my logic. And, it's amazing to see God's hand move in my life when I surrender everything to Him. I learned to look at situations from different perspectives and God will always impress on me the positive perspective.


I just want to praise Him today because God's hand is on every situation I'm in. Also, I can see Him move in my two friends' lives too. I may have a different situation but God is now fulfilling His promises one by one and in His time.

Promises: Protection, Provision and Peace...

For the past few days, I was so worried about what will happen in my life. I'll be losing my job in a few days and I am not quite sure how my next job will be. I am having limited monetary funds and I need to pay up so much debts. Also, I am so busy that my time with God is quite limited. I just don't know what I should do. It seems like my life is a "storm" in the heat of the summer!

However, God kept on reminding me to trust Him and with His still small voice, He was telling me that He is with me. Finally, I was given a time to spend time with Him in Soularium yesterday. He prompted me to read Psalms 125-135 and it was so amazing that He spoke to me through those verses. He assured me that I need not worry about what will happen to me and gave me three promises: Protection, Provision and Peace. But the condition is, I need to fear Him and wait on Him. He also gave me an example through the story of Saul and Jonathan in 1 Samuel 13-14:23 that I should wait on the Lord in everything I do.

I know that waiting could be a problem for me but since this is His command to me, I have to be still and know that HE IS GOD! He will be the one to fight my battles and I will get through this storm in my life.

Remembering Mom

She was supposed to be 53 years old today but God took her away 13 years ago due to her sickness. I never had the chance to say goodbye to her properly nor thanked her for what she did. The only time and the last time I felt her hug was 3 months before she passed away. I never appreciated all her hard work during the first 14 years of my life and I regretted it. However, it all turned out that God has greater plans for me that's why He allowed this thing to happen. And, looking back, if it didn't happen, I will never appreciate my life like I do today. I will never learn how to achieve and strive hard for success. Also, I will never know how to take care of myself and also others.

My mom has always been a good mom. She makes sure that me and my brother's welfare are taken care of. And when we're sick, she would always sing "God Will Take Care of You" (Chinese Version) and monitor our condition. I also missed the Friday Pizza Night at Pizza Hut with All-Cheese Pizza or Meat Lovers Pizza. To her friends, she has always been the most loyal friend in the planet. She is a very down to earth woman who does not consider her social status. And as a Christian, she is the role model. She has touched the lives of many people and she was a blessing to most of them up until now. She has always been remembered as the mother and a friend to all. On this special day, this blog is dedicated to her. I know that she won't be able to read this anymore, but this is my way of saying that I am very proud do be born and raised by Rosalina Bendicion-Fung!

Ordinary for Extraordinary

I was given the privilege to meet someone in the showbiz industry not only from the local scene, but also the international. Yes, you guessed it right, she's none other than the International Singing Sensation, Charice. Her life was like a roller coaster and she has been an inspiration to many, including myself. It has been more than a year since I met her and her family and every time I'm with them, I really felt at home because they are the most down to earth people I ever met.  And, they are really nice people...what you see is what you get. She's one ordinary girl who has an ordinary dream and I believe that God's hand is upon her to do extraordinary things in life for His glory.


Her life inspires me so much and the priceless meetings with her, Tita Raquel and her family has always been remarkable! After all these gatherings, I was reminded of my own life. I am just an ordinary person who has dreams to go beyond my capability. However, I always thought that I am not worthy to do anything for God's kingdom because I have not been a good and true Christian. I have my "black spots" and I know that I won't be a good testimony to others. But the amazing thing is that every time I feel that way, God is using me the more. In my inadequacy, God's power is manifested and in my weakness, I became strong. Although, sometimes it's frustrating to be helpless, but He is very patient in using an ordinary person, like me, to expand His kingdom. I just have to be still, know that He is God and I have to always keep my feet on the ground. I may have not yet fulfilled His plans but I am excited to see what He will do in my life next. Indeed, God is using ordinary people for His extraordinary plans.

God's Provision Involves His Instruments

It's hard to have no money to spend especially in my career where in there are a lot of social activities. There's no such thing as FREE these days. It is really a test of faith on my part, holding on to His promises that He will provide for my needs. But one thing I realized is that God is teaching me some other things. He is molding my personality as He wants me to be. He wants me to rely on His provisions by involving people and/or institutions around me. In short He wants me to learn that I also needed help.

I am the eldest in our family and I am the provider. Also, I make sure that I will be the one to help and not being helped. I always have this thought that they need me more than I need them. For the past years, I always have enough money to spend and most of the time, I have more than enough. But this time around, it seems like all my monetary resources are easily gone. While contemplating last night, God spoke to me through the verse Romans 8:35 which says,

"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?" 

Also, in Matthew 6:25-27, 

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" 

He assured me that He will provide for my needs and I need not worry. However, He will use people and/or institutions around me for His provisions. It is hard for me to borrow money from anyone but if that is what God is teaching me, to allow people or institutions to help me and that I also needed help, then, by faith and humility, I will follow. God is my Jehovah Jireh!