Coming here in Hong Kong takes a lot of courage. For someone like me who grow up in a small town in the Philippines, it was not a surprise that coming here was a big challenge . Just imagine, from a small town to a big city. Life was hard then so I decided to come here to work. Another reason, soul searching.
I was the eldest in the family so as expected after college i'll get a good job and help my family (sort of Filipino tradition). But unluckily, i wasn't able to get a job that I wanted. I felt like I was a big disappointment to my family. That I was a failure. My plans were ruined. I stayed away from my friends. I lived a lonely life.
January of 2008, I got the opportunity to work here. Not really what I wanted but I need to. I felt like I need to proved something to myself. That I can stand on my own. That I am not a failure like what I thought. It was hard at first, but with God's help i begin to understand His plans for me. Slowly, He made me realized that all of these are part of His plans. It made me appreciate my past that without it I will not be where I am now.
Indeed, God's plans are way better than our plans. It may not be the way I wanted it before but it turned out the best according to His plan.
Isaiah 55:8 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways," says the LORD.
