God has been so good to me and Ging's life towards our 2nd year anniversary on January 2, 2012. As I count my blessings, I am happy even counting the problems, even the petty, trivial and continuing problems-which makes me more savor and relish the blessings we have had for the almost two years of being together. I'm writing this story to document my thanksgiving to a mighty God who never forgets orphans (hehe kahit hindi war-stricken orphans but regular orphans). I find joy and a little jealousy when I hear people having their prayers answered in a jiffy. I have mine answered also, but the really big problems are like question marks loaded in a big ship, tossed at a stormy sea and soon forgotten.

The best answered prayers I received from God is the epic-long finally-resolved-and-collected-Toyota-wrangler-check issue with PAWB. I even recall that one time in 2008 during a small group prayer time with the marketing team of me requesting my colleagues for this fish-bone-stuck-in-my-throat-for-six-months problem I have with daddy's issue of undelivered and unrepaired Wrangler jeep after he died. Me and my brother did our best to repair and deliver it to the government client, even followed the correct process but the check payment has not been made for the half-year. The long sigh and deep breath I did was not about the money being collected. The mundane thought that a problem I have had for the past 3 years and having had involved a government agency's unreliable and impossible system vehicle inspection, delivery and check collection was a hands-off-I-did-what-I-can-and-God-will-do-the-rest situation. Tried and tested is the fact that whenever your efforts of resolving a problem seem to lead to nothing, God just says wait and I will answer it at the right time. Holding the check and slipping it on the brown envelope with all my other stuff from school and office was like, "ok let's see what's the next big thing to overcome after collecting this" (the check was named after a business and I have not applied for a business permit yet though I have a DTI permit). I wanted to slap my face and punch my mouth because it was an expression of non-faith and non-belief that the Lord has already answered by prayer. I was used to having problems unresolved and being a cynic is a weakness I am still trying to overcome.But I know God is moving when my sister-in-law, Ate Grace, co-incidentally has a friend in the business permit section of city hall. The process to get the business permit took about 1 week only and I couldn't really believe God's favor on me as I was able to finally open a business bank account and the amount just reflected on the ATM machine grinning at me saying "you of little faith!" God doesn't answer prayers of those who doubt- that was like ME after years of giving up...but God answers prayers of those who help themselves (because God said He helps those who help themselves). For those 3 years, I recall going back to that government office several times to see if there are still documents needed to accomplish for the process to just move. Persevere...that's my life word. Someone said "Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain."