09/08/2026
This week, even before the week started, I felt the Lord reminding me about my tongue, to tame it, to be mindful of my words, and to control my emotions.
Then as the week started, I found myself reminding one of my officemates to also be careful with her words.
Little did I know, the very next day, I would be tested on the same thing I was reminding someone else about.
I said something that, honestly,, wasn't even a harsh word. But my tone didn't reflect the love of Christ.
And immediately, I felt the Lord correcting me.
"๐จ๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐"
That moment hit me so hard.
Sometimes, we wonder why God keeps reminding us about something before we even encounter a situation. Why He keeps putting a certain lesson in our hearts. Why He asks us to be careful, to wait, to control our emotions, to guard our words.
๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐๐ญ.
Before we walk into a new day, a new week, or even a situation in our future, ๐๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐.
His warnings aren't meant to restrict us.
His correction isn't meant to condemn us.
His disciple isn't proof that He has abandoned us.
๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฌ.
Sometimes, God warns us because He knows our words can hurt someone. He knows our emotions can make us act in ways we will regret. He knows the version of us that we're still learning to surrender.
And yes, ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ.
Especially when God makes you realize, "๐๐๐ข ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก."
But that's the beauty of walking with Christ.
We are not being called to be perfect overnight.
We are being called to become more like Him.
๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ.
So maybe that difficult moment wasn't just a difficult moment.
Maybe it was a ๐ฟ๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ.
Maybe the warning came first because God was already preparing us for what was ahead.
And maybe that "Ah, kaya pala" moment is God's gentle reminder:
"๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ธ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป."
All we need to do is to trust Him even when we don't understand ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ.
Cause sometimes, the answer comes later.
"๐จ๐... ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐."
