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CHRISTmas Gift for Nanay


I prayed and God answered, "LATER."

I love surprises and therefore, i love to surprise people. My favorite is Nanay because she's very easy to please.

It's either I'll send a good news, or I'll throw a party and invite her friends, or buy her something she really wants to have but she won't buy because she is selfless and never thought of herself --- she always thinks of her children first. How can I forget her fave line, "kahit panty hindi ako makabili..." She used to tell us whenever she has sama ng loob.

Nanay has been a perfect mom, ever since. Oh yeah, you might say that there's no such thing as perfect. It depends, on how you define perfect. As far as being "nanay to me" is concern, I could confidently say that she is.

Let's not talk about the past, let's make this short and simple. Nanay wanted to have a BIG refrigerator, which I can afford IF my sister is not studying, or IF I don't pay for my housing loan, or IF I don't eat at all. Ok, fine, yeah I can't afford it I guess. I was looking forward to receiving my 13-mo pay so I can buy her a BIG refrigerator.

December came, and so I was too excited to choose the PERFECT refrigerator for a PERFECT nanay. I went to Automatic Center in Eastwood Mall. I opted for a 9cu ft Kelvinator, Chrome Black.


Before it was delivered, there was a bit misunderstanding regarding the delivery charge. I was told that it was going to be 350 PHP only --- delivery charge would be COD (cash on delivery). That was Friday when I went to the store, gave details (who will receive, and to what address), and signed/paid everything. The day after, I was at home busy with my blog when I received a text message from Automatic Center stating that my delivery charge is 3,700 PHP. I was shocked and didn't know how to react. I think I was disappointed, which led to anger. I saw this post on facebook, which i re-posted:



And yeah I prayed. I replied to the message and told AutoCenter that it wasn't the info I was given when I went to their store. It was a very long conversation over the phone, and I'd also thrown many text messages to express my disappointment. They kept calling, kept calling, but I refused to answer because I think I was angry and I didn't want to say anything that may displease God. So, I didn't have a choice but to look for atleast a mini dump truck to pick up my refrigerator from Eastwood Mall and bring it to Montalban Rizal.

I texted and chatted with ALL my facebook friends to look for a truck. All my friends expressed their empathy but it did not ease the pain that I had that time - pain for not having my Nanay's surprise the next day. I waited for Lhez, my boyfriend. I thought that he has a solution. Hours of waiting and when he came home, he was very tired from his dance practice and slept. I can't be angry, as he was really tired and I understand that. Meanwhile, AutoCenter was still trying to call me, and I was ignoring it.

Then all the miracles, blessings, and God's YES to me flashed back in my mind. I looked at the monitor of my laptop, and asked myself, why am I depending on Lhez? Why was I so convinced that Lhez has a solution to my problem, when in fact, he couldn't do anything about it? Why can't I submit completely to God? Then I realized that the Jesus who has been with me all my life is the same Jesus who's with me that moment --- so I shouldn't worry. And again, fear left my heart.

I prayed and prayed but tried really hard to not ask WHY --- I never want to question God's decision. I want to always trust His love. Then in an instant, no more anger, no more worries. I was confident that God will do something. I received a text message from my Christian friend:


I prayed again, this is the best time to thank God, because of His wonderful lesson. First, why was I waiting for Lester? He's just a man, he doesn't have a solution for everything. I should have lifted my worry to Jesus instead of depending on Lester. Second, God has been so transparent to me when He wants to tell or teach me something, so why do I always forget His love? I confessed for being so weak, then peace started to ruin my pain.

(John 14:1) " Don't let your hearts be troubled, trust in God." (John 14:14) "Yes, ask me for anything in my name and I will do it." --- I knew that time that God is ON IT. My phone was still ringing. God instructed me to answer it. It was the AutoCenter manager now, he asked for apology and lowered down my delivery charge from 3,700PHP to 1,000PHP only...

I didn't stop praying and giving thanks. I feel asleep, I need to wake up early to attend Sunday service in CCF.

I texted nanay, some of our conversation below (me on the RIGHT, nanay on the LEFT):




This one really made me laugh:


Yeah, there is. Because my brother's gift to her (she doesn't know yet) is turbo. Then I asked if she was surprised:




This one is soooo nanay:


God always has an answer to our prayers - YES, LATER or it can also be NO. Our understanding is narrow and most of the times, we don't understand His will. If that's the case, let's trust His love. God knows best and we are nothing without Him so never ever question His will. On this case, God answered me with, "LATER, once you've learned what I was trying to teach you."

Nanay was really happy and I am twice as happy as her. This refrigerator is really blessed. God and I know.

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