Sa Gitna ng Mga Pagsubok

“Mga kapatid, ituring ninyong buong kagalakan kapag kayo'y dumaranas ng sari-saring pagsubok, yamang nalalaman ninyo na ang pagsubok sa inyong pananampalataya ay nagbubunga ng pagtitiyaga.”
— Santiago 1:2-3

Isang tanawin ng bukirin sa dapit-hapon, sumisimbolo sa kapahingahan sa gitna ng unos.

Sa gitna ng unos ng buhay—kapag tila dumarami ang suliranin at humihigpit ang mga pangyayari—madalas nating maramdaman na tayo ay nag-iisa. Ngunit sa likod ng bawat pagsubok, may dakilang layunin ang Diyos: ang hubugin ang ating pananampalataya at palalimin ang ating pagtitiwala sa Kanya.

Itinuturo ng talatang ito sa Santiago na dapat tayong magalak sa gitna ng pagsubok. Hindi dahil masaya tayong nahihirapan, kundi dahil alam nating ginagamit ng Diyos ang bawat pagsubok upang hubugin ang ating pagkatao. Ang pagtitiyaga ay hindi lamang bunga ng lakas ng loob, kundi ng matibay na pananalig sa katuwiran at kabutihan ng Diyos.

Karagdagang Kasulatan:
“At alam natin na sa lahat ng bagay ay gumagawa ang Diyos para sa ikabubuti ng mga umiibig sa Kanya.” – Roma 8:28

Sa bawat pagsubok na iyong kinahaharap, tandaan mong hindi ka nag-iisa. Ang Diyos na nagsimula ng mabuting gawain sa iyo ay Siya ring magtatapos nito. Magpatuloy sa pananampalataya, kahit masakit, kahit mahirap. Ang mga luha ngayon ay magiging ani ng kagalakan bukas.

“Ang pananampalataya na hindi nasubok ay pananampalatayang hindi pa pinatatag.”

Panalangin:
O Diyos na tapat, salamat sa Iyong presensya sa gitna ng aking mga pagsubok. Turuan Mo akong magtiwala, hindi sa aking kakayahan, kundi sa Iyong kabutihan. Patatagin Mo ang aking loob, at ipaalala Mong may layunin ang lahat ng ito. Sa pangalan ni Jesus, Amen.

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