Filipino, Philippines, Spirituality
Pope Francis’ Words to Live By 2
“God reveals himself through surprises “ – Pope Francis
Surprise – something unexpected, something strange. We usually think that surprise is synonymous to happiness or receiving something that will make us happy. But what if it is the opposite? Sadness.
Most of us consider difficulties in life as negative. We think most of the time that trials hamper our growth, dampen our life and make our world colorless. We wallow in our tears and allow ourselves to succumb to depression and anxiety.
But did we ever think for once, that trials are surprises too? Don’t we realize that when we are in the middle of a problem, we learn who our true friends are? We learn who stays only through thick and those who stay even if it is a tough and thin situation for us. We are surprised to find out that the friends whom we have known for several years will leave because of our unfortunate circumstances. And our so-called new friends are the ones who stay with us.
All throughout our struggles, God never leaves us and eventually, He makes a way for us to come out of the dark tunnel. Life is truly full of surprises. And we should be thankful for each day that we wake up in the morning and ready to face another challenge ahead.
(Thank you Nette Virtudazo for the picture)
A multi-award-winning blogger and advocate for OFWs and investment literacy; recipient of the Mass Media Advocacy Award, Philippine Expat Blog Award, and Most Outstanding Balikbayan Award. Her first book, The Global Filipino Bloggers OFW Edition, was launched at the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait. A certified Registered Financial Planner of the Philippines specializing in the Stock Market. A recognized author of the National Book Development Board of the Philippines. Co-founder of Teachers Specialist Organization in Kuwait (TSOK) and Filipino Bloggers in Kuwait (FBK). An international member of writing and poetry. Published more than 10 books. Read more: About DiaryNiGracia
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Hi! You have a very nice blog!, 🙂 thumbs up!,,
We simply have to have faith that everything will be ok and God will always be there for us along the way. 🙂
God Bless You!
God bless Philippines more upon Pope Francis visit.
May the divine power reach us in surprise.
Pope Francis is truly inspirational. Thankful for his words of wisdom since he has answered my personal questions through them.
I agree, I may not be Catholic but Pope Francis has been a great leader so far. I really admire it (maybe it’s all the jesuit training I had in Ateneo though)
Aww Grace, thanks for reminding me this. Sometimes, it is just so hard to be patiently waiting. But yeah, all in God’s time 🙂
You are right, not every surprise there is automatically means happiness. But sometimes people grow from it, and that is the best experience ever.
good read, its true and really inspiring.. learned some. 🙂 thanks for sharing this.
Very well said. Fake friends are only there when they need you for something.
Pope Francis’ words are truly inspiring.
I love this: “God reveals himself through surprises “ . And I agree with you, that even trials come as a surprise. Whats is important is seeing Christ and His message to us in ever trials that we went through. 🙂
Not really a fan of pope but I admire your faith and kind heart. Thanks for sharing. Keep the post coming 🙂