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FEBRUARY 2025
Moody Ka Ba?
Kung sinasabi nating tayo’y walang kasalanan, dinadaya natin ang ating sarili at wala sa atin ang katotohanan.
1 Juan 1:8
Masyadong moody ang teenager na si Venus. One minute she’s sweet, then bigla na lang magsusungit. Her friends always feel like walking on eggshells whenever she’s around. Palagi kasing nakakahanap si Venus ng reason para mainis at magalit sa kanila. Moreover, she ghosts them kapag wala siyang kailangan, pero magpapakabait whenever she needs to ask them a favor. Hanggang dumating ang araw na napuno na ang mga kaibigan niya. Napagod na silang umintindi, magpasensya, at manimbang. Venus confronted them, and her friends told her the truth. The painful truth. However, Venus didn’t take it maturely. Siya pa ang nagalit. To preserve herself, she started hanging around the people whom she was bashing before. And in her desperate need to belong to this other group and gain their trust, she lied. She twisted the truth.
As humans, we have the natural instinct to fight for survival. We go through lengths for the purpose of self-preservation. However, in doing so, we should not ruin others’reputation. What Venus committed was human, but not pleasing to God. Sa halip na kumapit sa ibang tao at manira, sana ay ni-reflect na lang niya where and why things started to go wrong.
What Venus did can happen to anybody. In our attempt to hide the truth and make ourselves look blameless, we distort facts and manipulate. Ma-deceive man natin ang iba, at ang ating mga sarili, God knows the truth. And He is sovereign enough to know kung kailan, at paano ilalabas ang katotohanan.
LET’S PRAY
Dear Father, in this world where self-preservation usually means destroying others’ reputation, help me to remember what Your word says about this. Bigyan po Ninyo ako ng katatagang manatiling tapat sa Inyong Salita. Bigyan po Ninyo ako ng lakas na labanan ang tuksong manira ng iba para ingatan ang aking sarili.
APPLICATION
Do your mood swings affect your relationships? Nasasaktan mo ba ang mga taong nagmamahal sa iyo dahil sa pagiging negative mo? Pray for God’s help para mabuksan ang iyong isip at puso. Seek healing for yourself at sa mga taong nasaktan mo.
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