About face, focused on God

So, I went to Youth Day yesterday @ the Anaheim convention with my confirmation class. I had fun because, yeah, I guess it is my typa thing. It was better than last year, I must say.

My favorite workshop was Jesse Manibusan.

He made things easy to relate to with his singing, wit, and guitar playing. I was truly inspired.
In the Filipino choir at church, we always sing songs arranged and written by him, so it was nice to actually see him in person.

Anyway, things have been routine for me lately. I go to church every Sunday and ask for forgiveness every night. I give thanks for the countless blessings He's given me whenever I can. I praise Him by singing in the church choir and I'm in the process of getting confirmed. But at the same time, I didn't really connect with Him and yet, I still continued to try and communicate with Him and tried my best to stay focued.

Youth Day helped me reconnect with God. This year's congress was about how sometimes we can ignore Him, yet He'll always love us no matter what. He'll always forgive us despite our strays and sins. He'll pick us up after every sorrow and pain-filled moment.

To be honest, I didn't even wanna go to Youth Day. But the sacrifice of two hours of sleep and not being able to see Art was worth it. I'm glad I went, though. I guess I can say my internal wounds were beginning to heal during my time there. And part of me didn't wanna leave because I knew once I left, those wounds would be exposed and "unbandaged" once again.

I also got reminded that God only sends obstacles that He knows we can handle. So, am I ready to endure His tests?
Yes Lord; Si Senor; Opo Dios.

God is good.All the time.
All the time.God is good.