@GelayyLumiere 23 December 2021

Keep On Believing I have been planning to buy my dream oven but since then, I've been resisting the urge to buy it right away because I believe I could get it for a little less cheap if I wait it to be on sale. December 23rd the day I marked all year long to purchase the oven that I really wanted to buy, I already had the money to buy it I just assumed that I could get it with a little discount during this holiday season. After attending mass (Misa de Gallo), I rushed through all of my house chores so that I could get to the supermarket as early as possible. Even my mother expected me to be able to buy it that day, and we had already decided not to order any more cakes for the Noche Buena seeing as we planned to bake our own. But it turns out that the oven that I desired for so long was out of stock at the moment, I had my regrets about why I didn't buy it back then. But, at the same time, I wondered if God had found a way for me to prevent purchasing the oven initially, maybe He still have a plan for me before having my very own oven. In the homily this morning, it was said that the sentimental value of every gift can be found not in the cover that wraps around it, but in what was inside that gift. talented and strong charisma but more important are the wills and traits that a person has. This little token for myself which is my very own oven, maybe it's not the right time for me to have it. Those gifts for myself were a great help for me, but perhaps there are other things I'll need to have first, so the Lord made He's way to didn't give it to me first. Rather than being disappointed today, I try to think optimistically about the days ahead. Even if I couldn't have the oven now, I'm hopeful I'll have one soon. Things don't always go as planned, and many of them have been ruined, but it is up to us to choose how we respond to every simple challenge that God has placed in front of each of our desires. Failures, problems, and disappointment those things were part of our life that we couldn't escape unless we found a solution to each of them. There are many things we should be grateful for, on a daily basis, all we have to do is trust the Lord's decision since He will not let us down.