CLAIMED IT!

"I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:"

Job 5:8-9

"Claim it! In Jesus name papasa ka!" Those were the words that keeps on repeating on my mind habang papalapit na ang board exam for Electrical Engineering.

I am Abiezer O. Gildo grumaduate sa kursong B.S. Electrical Engineering sa loob ng anim (6) na taon. Four (4) failed subjects, six (6) incomplete, at sangkatutak na tres (3) during my college life. Di katalinuhan diba? Lagi ko nga sinasabi na di ko sinasadyang grumaduate. Aksidente lang na pumasa.

Limang buwan bago ang exam I told my friend na tingin ko di ko kakayanin ang exam. Then she told me, "Claim it! in Jesus name papasa ka!" I really never took it seriously then I looked at her with a faint smile. Five months ako pumasok sa review center sa Manila, uwian from Laguna. I told mom na magastos kapag mag dodorm pako kase yung kapatid ko nakadorm na dun. But the real reason is, ayoko na gumastos sila ng malake kase babagsak lang rin naman.

Then the five long months of review began. Gigising ng 4am papasok uuwi ng 11am, kakain sa KFC, Mcdo , Jollibee, or Chowking, then uuwi sa bahay, mag cocomputer, tutulog, kakain ng hapunan, manunuod ng movie, then matutulog ng 1 or 2am, then papasok nanaman. Ganan ang routine ko 4 days a week (M,W,TH,F lang kase pasok ko) for 5 months. Feeling ko wala akong natututunan.

But still those words na "claim it" were still on my mind. Then I learned to depend on God. Yun lang yung pinanghawakan ko sa loob ng limang buwan na pagpasok. Kahit na feeling ko walang napasok sa utak ko sabi ko sa sarili ko, "kaya ko to with God's help."

At ayun na nga, dumating na ang araw ng exam. I remember the prayer that I prayed that day. "Lord, not my will but thine be done." I came to the room relaxed, feeling nothing. Alam ko kase na ibinigay ko na kay Lord lahat.

First part ng exam is math. 20%, 100 items, time limit is 5 hours. sinagutan ko sya from 8-11am, took a nap for 30 minutes then answered the rest of the problems til 12nn. Even though na 1pm pa ang limit pinasa ko na papers ko. Alam mo yung feeling na parang lumabas ka ng room with guns blazing and fireworks behind your back? GRABE! first time ko naramdaman yun!

Second part is egineering sciences, 35%, 100 items, 4 hours ang time limit. I only spent 3 hours included na ang 30 minutes na nap in between the first scan and finalizing my answers. But this time, mejo may kalungkutan kase nahirapan na ako sa terms. (Engineering sciences kase, konti lang yung proble solving kaya dapat marami kang nabasa.)

Third part, second day ng exam is EE subjects, 45%, 100 items, time limit is 6 hours. I came in more relaxed. Tried to talk to my seatmates pero di sila makausap ng matino. So when the exam started, I just spent 4 hours answering, finalizing and taking a nap on that room and then got out by 11:40am. Same experience nung first part ng exam. I left the room with fireworks and guns blazing behind me.

That time na lumabas ako ng room. I told everybody na nahirapan ako. But the truth is, I never really had a hard time answering and it felt that it is not me that is answering those exams! I never felt something like that before! Di pa lumalabas ang result, that time na lumabas ako ng exam room alam ko na ENGINEER NAKO!!! (Binilang ko kase yung nasagutan ko. haha. Pag lagpas na 70 okay na. yun lang kase passing. XD)

To my friend, who have shared her faith. Thank you. Di mo alam how grateful I am na binigay ka ni Lord sa buhay ko. My prayer is that I could also be a blessing to your life. And sa mga makakabasa nito, di madaling magtiwala kay God. Even we say we are trusting Him, we can't help na mag doubt sa kaya Niyang gawin.

I just want to tell everyone that EXPERIENCING GOD'S POWER is different from KNOWING HOW POWERFUL HE IS. Many of us know how powerful He is but failed to allow Him to perform it in our lives. Do you have a prayer in your life? Why not claim it and see what God can do in your life?