the purpose of my being

when i was just a kid, i had a lot of dreams. dreams that most of the time are out of this world. but to answer the famous question, what do you want to be? mataas ang pangarap ko... i want to be a pilot. o di ba ang taas? hehehe.

but when the times goes by, my vision became unclear. unang-una, may height limit daw. pangalawa, mahal ang tuition at pangatlo, kailangan mataas ang grades. gusto ko rin maging computer engineer. wow! kaya lang high grades din ang kailangan sa mga public universities and high tuition fees naman sa mga private.

kasi naman i have no drive to reach my goal because of the first two reasons. so, when i enter college parang nawalan ako ng sense of direction. though scholar ako ng Simbayanan ni Maria Foundation (naks naman iskolar! kasama ko dito si jayson) wala pa rin akong drive to study hard kasi hindi ko gusto yung course na kinuha ko (kasi naman enrollment na naghanap na lang kami ng course na pwede sa grades ko).

because of these reasons kaya ayun parang sunod-sunod na lang ako sa agos kung saan ako dalhin ng buhay ko. sabi ko, bahala ka na Lord! hanggang nakatapos ako, nakapagtrabaho, nakapag-asawa, si Lord lang lahat (hindi naman lahat as in hindi ako kumilos, nag-aral din naman ako, nag-apply ng trabaho at niligawan ko naman si cha ano, ayan may dalawa na kaming anak ngayon).

but only recently that God revealed His plans for me: (1) He wants me to serve Him; (2) He wants me to serve and lead others; and (3) He wants me to take care and provide for my family.

1. He wants me to serve Him. as a requirement or shall i say bilang kapalit sa pagpapaaral ng SMF sa amin we were encouraged to serve in church. and since i like singing in choir i joined the music ministry of the olhrp. so since 1991 to present i'm still active as a choir member. (17 years na ako in service grabe na ito!)

in 1996, jayson invited me to join the Singles for Christ (SFC). ayaw ko pa nga kasi sa dami ng organization na sinalihan namin noon (kasama ko rin sila shen at jerry) merong choir (hindi lang dito sa bicutan, nakarating din kami ng greenbelt, pasig at mahogany sa bagumbayan), rotaract (youth counterpart of the Rotary Club), Parish Youth Council (PYC), at ngayon SFC.

because of jayson's persistence (ang sabi pa nya maraming beautiful girls dun) i gave in to his kakulitan with the condition of having jerry to join also. ito namang si jerry sumagot agad ng oo kaya ayun perfect attendance kami (hindi girls yung dahilan ha its because we like the talks-defensive! hehe) kahit puro late (galing kasi kami sa mahogany nagtuturo kami ng childrens choir at nagseserve sa mass). and now i'm 11 years in the service and still counting. praise God!

2. He wants me to serve and lead others.

2.1 to serve others. during our PYC days i learned to serve God by serving my neighbor, to help those people in need, to invite youth to be high with God.

in sfc, we help our brothers and sisters who are lost to find God in the midst of their problems. our ultimate goal is to save souls. to evangelize, to teach them to grow in spirit, to be with them in times of need, to develop their talent, skills and gifts to become the new martyrs and leaders of this generation. with the help of my co-sfcs, i can do more, i can accomplish more. thank you guys! i love you!

2.2 to lead others. dito ako nagtataka. hindi naman ako matalino, hindi naman ako magaling but i always end up as a leader or an officer. bakit kaya, Lord?

though, i'm currently the unit head of sfc bicutan, time will come that i will relinquish that position to an anointed brother who is single. sorry guys, but that's inevitable. that's why we are currently training our brothers like shen, vergel, june, dhenz, etc. to take over the position anytime soon. malay nyo magkikitakita rin tayo sa cfc. hehe.

leaving sfc will not stop me to lead my brothers and sisters. for one, i'm going to lead a new generation of christian millionaires (hold on guys, kapit lang). so if you're interested join me in this advocacy. we will help in alleviating poverty by educating the poor on financial literacy. we will make this country a beautiful place to live in. woooaahh!

3. He wants me to take care and provide for my family. my family is God's gift to me. it is my duty to take care and provide for their needs. that's why i'll do my best to be a wonderful husband to my wife and a wonderful father to my kids. kaya sorry kung lagi nyo akong nakikitang nagbebenta at nag-aadvertise ng mga products ko. hehe.

o ayan na share ko na yung purpose ni God para sa akin. kayo rin nawa makapagshare ng purpose ni God sa inyo.

thanks for reading. God bless, everyone!