24 March 2013



Today is Palm Sunday.  I just felt to write something inspiring to start the Holy Week.

It was one fine afternoon. I went out to dine with a friend.  We are very excited to try all the dishes! Hahaha! Looking at the menu, they’re so yummy! We ordered one main course, noodles, a cup of rice and a drink. We intentionally ordered this way because they have huge servings and would be too much for two people.  After a couple of minutes, taddaaa! Our meals came.  As they lay all the plates full of delicious courses, we were surprised because they were too plentiful! They were a way too many compared to what we’ve ordered! There is an appetizer plus two cups of rice! Oh my…!  We panicked. We asked our server if he got the wrong table because we didn’t order these dishes, but he said he had the orders right.  We insisted that we really did not order crab for appetizer and two cups of rice and that they’ve misunderstood our orders. We only asked for a cup of rice and no appetizer.  Someone came to us confirming that we really didn’t order them and he’s giving them away for us free of charge. Ooohhhlalala!! That man is a total stranger to us.  We really didn’t know him and so we are afraid to accept the excess of what we’ve asked for. We left the resto with very satisfied stomach and big smiles on our faces.  We are really blessed! 

This incident reminded me of the Giver.  You see, if we didn’t know who the Giver is, we panicked and  refused to accept blessings that are  in front of us already.  Most of the time, we are expecting exactly what we only asked and yet He’s giving us more than that.  We should not forget that it is not impossible for our Giver to exceed our greatest desires, hopes and expectations.  (Eph 3:20 “God is able to do far more than we could ever ask for or imagine. He does everything by his power that is working in us.”)


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