Amazing, isn’t it:
The fact that you are sitting in front of the screen, reading this very blog, in this exact moment in time. ‘Cause believe it or not, I, too, find it amazing to be sitting here writing this particular one, after experiencing probably the worst writer’s block in my life. But somehow, something brought you here. And one way or another, something had ignited my mind in putting these thoughts in writing.
As cliché as it may sound, they say, “Everything happens for a reason.” And whether you believe it or not, God really does work in mysterious ways. It’s quite amazing how life works just the way we do not want them to. And in those moments, we may feel discouraged and disheartened and we feel as if nothing works out in our favor.
Despite these ordeals, there’s something that’s even more amazing than being tested and challenged. Life throws us the reality that it works just as how they should and it works just exactly how we need them to. Sooner or later, life brings us to the exact and precise moment that easily clarifies us of its motives behind those trials and endeavors.
Being a careless Catholic, oftentimes, I question God’s plans without putting so much thought into it. Recently, He put me through one of the more difficult walks in my life. I’ve asked God the reasons for some people’s existence in my life and question as to why He planned to place them here, only to take them away. I even questioned why life gave me the opportunity to work for a place that made me question the career I have chosen, only to take it away and leave me with doubts and financial instability. I’ve tried and tried to understand it and I’ve tried to reflect on the explanations behind His decision.
Then I remembered, “Everything happens for a reason”. And God works in mysterious ways. And just as when I reached my breaking point, reality hit me with clarity and realizations that I’ve yearned for to happen.
People who walked in and then walked out of my life taught me the value of the ones who never ever had the slightest thought of leaving. My recent experience showed me the greatness of love’s worth, because of people who never lost an ounce of love for me, despite of everything I blatantly put them through. I learned that forgiveness is possible to give for people who are willing to change, like myself, and for people who are misunderstood and for the ones who were living in the dark shadows with no clarity.
I learned that working in a bad environment, employed by someone whose competence is questionable, made me appreciate and value when good opportunities come along the way. I started to understand that there are still people out there who genuinely care about my success and live to see the day I thank them for helping me achieve my dreams. I realized how much room there’s left to grow and that being able to experience the good and the bad, made me lose the doubts in my decisions, and most especially, the doubts I had in myself.
Everything happens for a reason, and that’s why there’s a reason why certain people fight so hard for what they want despite of any obstacle they are facing. There’s a reason as to why there are relationships in our life that are meant to be broken, to be missed and longed for, and to realize that those are the ones meant to be nurtured are cherished. There’s a reason that life gives us the good, the bad and the ugly, so when we are ready and deserving to tackle the best, we are knowledgeable and prepared enough to understand its worth.
Amazing, isn’t it? Here you are, still reading until the very end of this post. And I guess there’s a reason behind you reading this and me writing it. Whatever that reason is, I hope we both learn from it, just as how we learn the reasons behind everything that happens from this point on.