FAITH IS LIKE SWIMMING

Faith is like swimming. If you struggle, you'll sink. If you rest, you'll float. When you pray don't beg or struggle. Simply believe.

I could have written that. Even when I hadn't read this yet, this is what I would always tell people about how I survived year 2000 and other serious personal crises before that.

I have learned that when I struggle, I end up more confused and bedraggled. It is because I want to be in control of things and they end up controlling me. I just sink deeper because I believe that certain things should be done a certain way and realize my folly after only reaching pit bottom. Parang bang nagsasabi sa akin, "Ang tigas talaga ng ulo mo!If you allow yourself to just let things be or heed that silent voice which tells you that there is a better way, you'll get there faster."

And so, I've become more tolerant of changes. I don't get as frazzled when things fall into place as I imagined they would. That's because I believe God has a better plan and I'd better not get in his way!

And this lesson I learned during the times while swimming by myself, I would pause after some strenuous laps and just float and gaze at the sky. The weightlessness and the sight was stupendous and a gift after a really bad day!