CarizzCruzem

Back in the Philippines, lagi kong naririnig ang phrase na yan na sinasabi sa’kin kapag may ginagawa ako na hindi masyadong maganda sa opinion ng mga nakakatanda sa’kin. May kasama pang iling at palatak na para bang reason ang pagiging bata to act like a bonehead.

And, just coz I always heard it, naging excuse ko na rin na parang naging part na ng psyche ko. Yung tipong, bata pa naman ako eh, kaya ok lang. You’re treading on a dangerous ground kapag naging complacent ka na. Lam mo yung tipong, wala lang. You attend worship services, you read the bible, you pray, you do everything like any good Christian does pero parang routine na lang ang lahat. You do those things just for the sake of doing and not really because you want to. Yung wala ng joy. Complacency almost always precedes compromise. Paunti-unti lang, hanggang mamalayan mo na lang na malayo ka na pala sa Panginoon.

Age doesn’t have to be a factor of Christlikeness. We can’t hide behind our age to excuse our shortcomings. It warms my heart kapag nakakakita ako ng mga bata na nagtataas ng kamay during assembly. At their young age, they’re learning an important gesture. Sa pagtaas natin ng both hands towards heaven, di’ba parang nagpapakarga tayo sa Panginoon? Kahit ano pang age natin, we will always remain children of God. Bata.

Let us choose to be a blessing for life.

And, let us start…

…now.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 1 Timothy 4:12