Rich Orange
when i feel like being creative in saying things...
For Holy Week, I will talk about God.
People have different beliefs. I have accepted that. And because of it, I tend to test my own faith sometimes by looking at things from their perspective. A very strict Catholic will judge me and say I’m doubting but for me, it’s just natural to be curious. In the end no matter how much asking and looking I do, the best I can give is to understand where they’re coming from. My faith remains intact, if not stronger.
Why I still believe?
I went through a bad time during which I did not put God in my life and I did not really pray. And funny that I went back to praying only because I noticed that the people I admired all had strong faith in God. I’m not ashamed of it because that might have been God’s way of calling me back. And it’s true. When I started to nurture my faith in Him, I felt His presence in my life and His guidance and love. It’s a very good feeling to know I have His protection. It’s hard to explain to make others believe and how I can prove what I feel. But all I can say is try it - you will feel it and understand. :) Since then, lahat naging mas madali. I felt lighter and happier.
Faith and Politics
I hate politics. And I hate heads of Church who dip into politics and use the Sunday mass to express their opinions about politics. These people I NEVER listen to. Their homilies just go out the window. Basta ako, I know what I’m in there for - to praise God and talk to God - I don’t care about what they say.
It sounds like I’m selective, noh? But you have to be. If you have faith, you know that God loves us all and He doesn’t want us to go against each other. So if a priest or somebody religious starts talking to drive us against something or someone, he surely does not have God in his heart. He’s just that man with a microphone talking. God gave us free will and he puts things into perspective so we understand and can make our own decisions. Don’t let these overly-opinionated priests, who may be driven by something/someone, control your own thoughts and beliefs.
What can we do?
I am not perfect. I express my faith in my own way, in my private moment. I do not use it to show people that I am a good man. People may think I’m a hypocrite for saying all these but I go against some of Church’s teachings. I don’t care. I’m too happy with my relationship with God to bother. :)
Faith in God is good and beautiful. God is real and has always made His presence felt in my life. I can share this with you to encourage you to try like I did but I cannot force you to believe me.
All I know is with God, my life is at its best so far.
Okay I haven’t really posted something that has more sense. In some ways it’s good because I LOVE me Francisco and Baptiste, but then this isn’t their fan site. :) So, a bit of me wouldn’t hurt.
January has passed and it was a challenging month. I focused on getting fit and I’m happy to see initial results. It’s like the first month I really worked out so religiously since I enrolled in November last year. I invested in supplements, started going on a diet (read: gave up rice), stopped smoking and obsessed on getting healthy and fit. To put it in a major way, I changed a big part of how I live.
But because of this I lost focus on work. So as not to “attract” it more, I’m just gonna say what I will be doing this month to change it. I have to get to work early again so I can focus more on writing, managing the project and some software testing before my meeting marathons start in the afternoon. I will have to balance my fitness goal and career goal without losing my personality along the way. I need to have regular breaks on weekends - may it be at home or a night out with friends. I just need to have at least one day without having to think about work. :)
