GOD is a god of possibilities (a bio116 update)

July 8, 2009

Last week, when i was still busy cramming for the formal report on isolation and characterization of proteins, i managed to write emails to different professors of prestigious universities such as Harvard and Stanford. those were requestsfor a journal reprint of their articles recommended by Pechenik (our reference book) for our My Research Focus Box, a requirement in our Biology 116, Invertebrate Zoology elective. Not to metion Sir Mamaril who named the requirement as such. I remember during our first meeting, sir Mamaril encouraged us to write to these authors and request for the reprints but warned us that we may not get any response due to the fact that those men are really busy professionals. Well it was a sarcastic rendition of the mock “who are you anyway to ask some of my precious time”. And so he advised us to check the main library and libraries outside the university instead.

One week, or to be exact  6 days passed by and i did not open my UP webmail. It was only an hour ago that i noticed 4 inbox messages I received the same day i sent those emails!!i received not only ONE response but FOUR responses coming from FOUR authors. Now that means 4 reprints needed out of 6. You see, I wasn’t even expecting this to happen and moreover, i didn’t expect this to be too soon! I do not know if this is a typical story  but then it is a pride for my part. ha ha! Who says it is impossible? it is not! GOD is around for help! And this is just a simple testimony of HIS overwhelming grace. Now, i can start the 2-page article and rest assured, GOD will be by my side as i write this journal.

ONE Heart to GIVE (a late post)

i know this is late but i still want to publish this. ha ha

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February is the give-all-for-your-loved-one month that’s why the love merchandise is in.

I was struck when a friend handed me a red envelope. At first I was thinking it was late for the Chinese New Year but then when I saw the heart-shaped candy attached to the lid, I realized how stupid I was. She smiled as I accepted the ‘gift’ and then she uttered ‘For you my friend, happy single awareness day’. Sweet but I admit it, I was bitter. She did that to all of us; those who didn’t have a date for the valentine but didn’t even care to find one. At that moment, I felt anxious without knowing the reason why. The antics didn’t seem enough to justify the anxiety rushing over my veins. It felt like I am about to do something wrong; something I must or perhaps must not do. I drained my brain cells thinking about it until finally I gave up.

It was Friday and before I merged with the crowd for the Bamboo thingy, I decided to first put of my armour and hurried to the sanctuary.  I remember walking towards the place with my friends and I told them I was expecting something to happen which in turn they guessed to be something romantic. I yielded to their guessing, to the idea of having a ‘perfect date’ for that night.

ONE plus ONE equals ONE. Those are the first words that struck me. Algebra tells me to oppose and defend him but because of my traumatic math classes, and because of my trust in the speaker, I agreed. And as I yielded to the phrase, realization sank in and I caught myself wondering.

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                God created Adam and provided him all his needs at the right time. It was a perfect way of living and so Adam praised and loved God with all of his being. He knew what he was about to do during the span of his life, and it’s none other than to praise and glorify God’s name until his death.  In short, he was content and he was in a good relationship with the creator. Amidst the perfect life, God knew something is lacking. He knew He has to give Adam more and so He created Eve out of Adam’s ribs. That was the start of the first carnal love story and there was no doubt Adam loved God more.

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                Trying to figure out what was in the message that I could digest before the end of the service, I tried to play dead  for a couple of minutes but the husky voice of the preacher jolted me back as he told the congregation, “YOU THERE, WILL YOU ENTRUST YOUR LOVE STORY WITH GOD?” And then there was the gist, do I really need to wait for God to give me my man or should I run the world and try to find him? I’ll be a hypocrite if I say I just want to be single but whenever I think of the question, the idea of playing the I-will-wait-for-you drama seems not that bad. AH! I don’t know. What’s certain is the fact that there are 3 things I need to satisfy in order to meet my ‘God’s Best’:

1.       I need to establish a deeper relationship with God and enjoy it in order to be complete.

2.       I have to believe that I already know my destiny. I know who will I serve and how will I serve him . And then all that’s left to ask , will be , “Lord, with whom?”

3.       I need to be contented like Adam. I don’t need to be anxious about anything.

 

I know once I’ve already satisfied these conditions, my ‘God’s Best’ will walk right in front of my face and tell me how long he has been searching for me. Only then can I tell myself,  “This is the love story written by God”.