Ang Diyos ay di sinungaling na tulad ng tao. Anumang sabihin niya’y kanyang gagawin, kung mangako man siya, ito’y kanyang tutuparin.

Mga Bilang 23:19

Naranasan mo na bang maka-encounter ng major technical glitch sa social media platforms? Nag-panic ka ba nung hindi ka maka-log in sa account mo? Malamang ay nag-overthink ka na baka na-hack ka na, at may nagnanakaw ng identity mo, and that your linked bank accounts may have already been compromised. Hindi ba’t nakakataranta? Sigurado ako, kinailangan mo ng mapagtatanungan kung ano ang nangyayari at kung ikaw lang ba ang nakakaranas nito. Kinontak mo ang friends mo online to seek assurance na down talaga ang system, that it is a worldwide bug and that yours is not an isolated case. In one incident involving Facebook last year, many people turned to other platforms to see if there’s news, a tweet, or a note about what happened. And when they found out na totoo ngang buong mundo ang nakakaranas nito, nakahinga sila nang maluwag. Na-realize nilang makakatulog na sila, believing na bukas ay magiging OK na ang lahat.

There’s nothing wrong with searching online for help and assurance in cases such as this. But isn’t it shameful na during many times when we are confused or worried, na sa halip na magtiwala tayo that God is in control, ang salita ng iba pa ang nakapagpakalma sa atin? Nakakalimutan natin that from mundane, trivial things to the most complicated scenarios of the world, God is aware and has the final say. Ang pangako Niya ang dapat nating panghawakan. When we are tempted to go into panic mode, His voice should keep us at peace. His Word should be our source of comfort and guarantee.