I was going to write to you because I noticed that whenever you make the decision to be meek, the more people seem to annoy you and make you lose control. But look at what God said to mum through the daily reflections that I get from Kerygma.
Negastar
“We have sinned in complaining against the Lord and you. Pray the Lord to take the serpents from us.” – Numbers 21:7
I was a whiner and complainer. If Sharon Cuneta is the Megastar, I claimed the title Negastar. It’s a character flaw I asked the Lord to correct. Maybe that’s why He sent me to His boot camp for wayward servants.
At the start of the Feast in Alabang in July 2009, the Council was plagued with harassments — illnesses, family emergencies, venue troubles, clergy problems, relationship difficulties. Besides that, I had secretariat ministry hitches piled on top of my deadlines.
I was also on Mommy duty. At the height of the AH1N1 scare, my elder son, boarding in far-off Quezon City, had fever. I rushed there after serving at the South Feast to nurse him. That same week, my younger son’s exhibit opened on the only night I had no meeting or practice. I ran around like a headless chicken.
After months of getting used to similar hyperacidity-inducing situations, I noticed that I complained less and dealt with glitches more serenely. The Lord was slowly dislodging my Negastar crown through the obstacle course He makes me run through. Lella Santiago
Stay steadfast sweetheart. Mommy loves you.
