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do you like yourself?
It was around midnight at the time and I was having a nervous breakdown. I felt ill. Not in a physical sense, but emotionally– deeply spiritual. I browse through my past pictures and I compare my previous self to where I was at the moment. I did not like myself. I was living in sin…
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riches are uncertain
It’s 12nn. I wake up to check my phone, checking the applications I sent the previous night. I woke up anxious. I program myself for the rest of the day and went straight to hearing from God. I open my Bible. I listen in on His still, small voice. I love hearing from Him, in…
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secured
I scroll through my past pieces, as God had led me to them. I read and I try to decipher what God wants me to know. I would like to think that I am still in the same place God has had me in, since the beginning of the year. Only this time, things are…
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my body is not yours to hold
My eyes have been awaken a long time ago But this time, it’s not just for show My body is not yours to hold How dare you be so, very bold? Nobody dares ask of stories untold But, here I am shouting ever so loudly Excuse me if I’m breaking the ice But, you’re the…
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see me
Nobody really gets it Nobody really sees The travail beneath the calmness The pain behind the peace The girl who’s been begging Begging to be seen – to be acknowledged, all along Not just for the good things Not just for the things that do belong But also, for the messy For her hurting parts…
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intrinsic over the extrinsic
Over the past years, I have volunteered my life– my time, my savings, my efforts– for the benefit of the people God loves so much. I’ve served. I’ve toiled. Without receiving anything in return– at least seemingly. People ask why I’ve done it. I say it’s ministry. It’s overflow from my relationship with the Lord.…
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statuses, titles, and callings
Prompt: What is truly important in life? Acts 10:34 “So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality” There is no doubt that Filipino culture is status-oriented and inclined. We were raised in a culture where status is of high regard because in the Philippines. Those with high status…
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I could care less
Love me, hate meI could care lessTo be really honestAll I care about,I have in the palm of my hands Love— some people yearn forYet I’m here,Already in love — with the One who made meAll I need,I have in Him Love me, hate me,Even envy meWhy has your life become like it isAnd why…
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I’m pretty, so what?
She’s beautifulShe’s smart She’s captivatingShe loves her God She loves the churchShe loves her familyShe loves everyone But nobody really sees herNobody really knows what she feelsAnd how complicated her feelings can getHow the attention can be too much And how she just wants to be left the hell alone I want a life wherein…
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On Misogyny & Toxic Patriarchy
Dysfunction rears its ugly head once more and I’m left silenced. Silenced but not disempowered. Silenced and deeply grieving for a society that desperately needs change. Because it’s not fair, especially for women who embody Christ. Who are princesses in God’s eyes. My heart grieves in questioning why they have to experience this kind of…