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BONITA, Janine Mica
BONITA, Janine Mica
Do you believe?
THE BEST DECISION
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have
been called according to his purpose.”
Romans 8:28
My Story of Faith
Truths Revealed
One day, my sister who is a Christian, included us in her Bible study. Ever since, I already have a
thought that there’s Jesus Christ but I haven’t done anything about my faith. Then, she asked me
“What is the best decision you’ve made in your life?” and suddenly, all dawned on me that the decision I
made in the past I thought was best turns out to be the worst. She opened her Bible and began to
enumerate all God’s truths. The 1st truth is God loves me and desires that I'll have an eternal life
with him. (John 3:16) I thought “Then, I do not need to please somebody all this time, because I have a
God who loves me even at my worst.”. The 2nd Truth is the sin of man is what separates him from
God. (Romans 3:23;6:23) All this time, I was blinded by my sins that I started to walk in the wrong
path. And the 3rd Truth is Jesus Christ is God’s only way to eternal life. (John 14:6;Ephesians 2:8-9)
Do you Believe?
If you were asked this kind of question, it seems easy to say yes if you are a believer of God.
Maybe others are now saying, “It is just a simple question, why make it hard?” but little do they know that
this simple question requires a deeper conviction of Faith. Let me tell you an example. During the
days of Quarantine, It was really tough I admit. My siblings and I got persecuted and questioned by
our own parents about our conversion from Catholic to Christianity. We cried not knowing what to
do. We want to remain in our conviction and faith but at the same time, we love our parents and don’t
want to fight with them as much as possible.
Then, we started to pray. As we stumbled upon our Bible, we encountered God’s word saying
“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” (1 John 3:18). We
learned that God wants us to act on our faith. That merely believing is not enough because Faith
without action is dead. It is easy to say that we believe, but taking action requires an effort and this
truly tests the depth of our faith. Therefore, as God wanted us to do, We acted on our faith and did His
commandment to honour our parents. We respected them and forgave them but still hold on to our
faith. By God’s grace, we are now reconciled with our parents and as a family, God put acceptance in
our hearts to continue walking with Him despite trials in life. This is the revelation of God in my life
that made me learn lessons about the true meaning of believing and making the best decision in life.
This is my encounter with God. A journey of faith perfected by the one and only. To God be the
Glory!!!
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