MY MEMOIR

                         Encounter with God

Sometimes we are thinking about the things that we don’t have in life. Thinking of how do we back the past and how to make it the last. Because in every part of our past there are memories that come rushing back then we will just say that should be me! I remembered that in this world with full of love, full of joy and full of pain.

Having experiences, I have experienced too that I’d changed and I have more trusting, believing and realized as myself and knowing who really I am. 

I was in a horrible spot, I thought I was having a nervous breakdown. I thought everything in my life was falling apart even now I am the center of depression.  Being depressed is not easy to handle and carry on. 

When I was in high school life, I had always in trouble and shiftless and hangouts every night with my chika bebs galor. They called me as “ a short girl nightlifer”.  

After we practiced of rampada dance we went at plaza, we’re just sitting there ang making some fun to other. Chika here and chika there. There was a girl went to our station and give some flyers about the bible, She is so adorable and angelic faces as I could see the girl. I’ve read a few text in the flyers that she gave and quickly to ignore it. Then one  of my friend of mine gave back the flyers to the girl because he's not interested of that kind and he didn’t believe in God.

“unsa may gamit ana oy, usa raman ang Ginoo” - My friend. 

I was like feel disappointed of him and felt sorry to the girl.

“ Ang ginoo mamshe maoy ga himo nato og nag pasaylo nato.”-Me

I explained them what I knew about the bible and say. Bible is like a road map to help us and guide ourselves.

I saw the girl crying not loud but I can see her eyes has tear and ashamed of being by giving the flyers. I left my squad and going to that girl and brought her to our place for apologies of what he did to the young girl.

After a few moments of days, One of my friend had a accident, he was hit by the car actually. That was time he going home from roam.

When we visit him in the hospital I felt pity of him. I was thinking about that was his KARMA because he ignore that flyer about the bible. Just what I believe.

Two weeks later, my classmate invite me to join what they called God retreat.         

I was amazed and feel glad those people who are happy and enjoying by sharing the gospel and listening every testimony. When I watched them and observed I was about cry inside like tears of joy. 

“Kim will be the group of ate lilet”- Host

“Hi Langga, Kim right?”- lilet

“yes po ate, by the way My name is Kim Lapinid 17 years old from mactan. Thank you for welcoming me here and accept as member of your team.

After that we share together our experience and unforgettable happy moments. 

When I hear others share their real-life experiences of the remarkable things God’s done, I can’t help but imagine what it would be like, and begin to believe for similar encounters in their own life. 

Something that gets my imagination going, where I can picture myself right at that moment. It was nice to have experience and listen their testimony.

The first time that I encountered God was in SG(Student Garden) When I heard the gospel preached, when the altar call came, instead of running up to the front, I ran outside the building. Thinking of what I’ve done and what was I am. I literally walked smack into the presence of God. Although he was invisible, I knew I was standing face to face with Jesus and I was in his presence.

I was just crying out to God infront of the cross and it was one of the deepest times of agony, and at the same time knowing that I only had one person to call out to, only had one person to beg for life, and that was father God. 

In the midst of that forgiveness I had an encounter with God. In that moment the power of God hit me, and the power of depressed and struggles that I was carrying back then. The moment I felt God, my whole body and mind was healed.

We put and lift our hands on the cross and just prayed for everything that the Father would come and show his love to us. In that instant, it was like a freight train came out of the sky and landed on my head. I was kneel down to the floor then feel the love and presence of God. 

Everyone praising and dancing the worship songs and feel the peaceful life with God.

After the worship songs were finished and the audience sat already on their own chair together with their team, a descent man stood and started to talk about God the Father and the Gospel according to John 15:19 “Just as the father has loved me, I have loved you. Now remain in my love- Jesus.

It was one of my best memories that I encounter with God.  As part of young generation, I invited all my friends to join the God retreat and yet they accept my offer and I'm so happy for that. We need God in our life to guide us and protect us through up and downs. I've learned a lot from those moments and days. I realize that God loves you, help you and protect you no matter what happend, God will provide all that our need and answered our prayer.  And I believe that Loves comes from a pure heart, it comes from a good sense of what is right and wrong and it comes from faith that is honest and true. Just believe and faith and pray to Him