Discernment: A new strength of purpose

Yeah, a lot of things happen. You get to know a lot of people that doesn't seem to fit in your mission in life, yet they are there.

Sometimes you get to question why they even existed... but why don't we stop for a while and ask ourselves if we ever were the people that we are supposed to be?

I often find myself irritated with other people for being this and being that... but to what point? It is a total waste of time. Now that I am older, I realized that it's me I have to change... that I can never change anyone other than myself. That feeling made me feel freedom.

I now live a life of finding answers and as much as I can, try to live to my ideals. And sadly, I encountered a lot of people who wanted to curb me to their own idea of what life should be for people. At times, I get discouraged... who wouldn't be? Because almost all people have told me to live a life like theirs. After all I am only a human being who do not have anything to hold on to, except my instincts and I guess, discernment and my sometimes wavering faith.

Life offers a lot of confusion... you make good and bad choices as you journey through life. Yet it is comforting to know that God will make straight the crooked lines that we make.

We make mistakes... but God did not make a mistake when He created each one of us!

And so, I now have something to look forward to. I can't afford to be misled by other people's principles... because their lot in life is not mine. As Fr. Armand Robleza SDB said in one of his seminars which I recently attended:

"Each one has a unique personal vocation, no two of us hear exactly the same call from the Lord"

I found new hope with what he said. That was embedded deep in my soul. For I know that God has called me in a different journey. Others turned left, while I turned right... there's no right or wrong. God loves me the same... because He created me with freedom and has given me dignity.

Anyhow, everyone deserves respect for the path they had chosen. They are perfect in God's eyes. They make mistakes, but God patiently awaits with a loving heart the children he created. For God's only fault is that He cannot not love.

I think I will listen to my heart more and be open to God's gentle guidance. Only then will I know what will truly make me happy rather than to listen to what others say could make me happy.

With a new strength of purpose, I am ready to face my tomorrows with new excitement and anticipation! ^_^