For this is God's Will For Me...
Moja Fabie
On Tuesday, July 3, 2012 6:42:44 AM UTC-8, Moja Fabie wrote:
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
“Be Joyful always. Pray continually; Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
My name is Moises James G. Fabie, 18 years old, born August 19, 1993. My friends called MJ or MoJa. I have 4 brothers and 3 sisters. I’m the 6th child of Carolina Fabie and Teofilo Fabie. I came in a religious family. My parents, brothers and sisters are devoted Catholic, they are the one who taught me how to pray. Before we’re doing devotions like praying the holy rosary every night, go to church and attend the mass and also my parents specially my mother remind me to pray first before doing anything. I can say that we have a good relationship in each member of my family.
I don’t have a good study habit unlike my siblings, they love school till they achieved with highest honors, I have a brother graduated in college as Cumlaude , my sister granted as full scholar in college and graduated as Suma cumlaude. They excel in school. Here I am totally different from them, I want sports. I’m lazy to study, easy-go-lucky, and a little bit trouble maker. I know my capabilities and limitations and I think I’m not good in academics. I want to become a soldier and pursue military cause I know I can finish it and I will become successful in that profession but my parents don’t want me to go in military. I really want to become a soldier but I can’t do nothing because my parents decision not to go. During that time we don’t have money for my enrollment in college so I registered my entrance exam in Polytechnic University of the Philippines cause I know this is my only option to continue my college because in this university the student only pay 12pesos per unit in there subject. This time I want to pursue Electronics and Communication Engineer(ECE) since my favorite subject is Mathematics. All of a sudden I didn’t passed my entrance exam, I was depressed and no hope to continue to school. Unexpectedly my mother sold a house and got commission out of it. By God’s grace I can continue my study. My mother suggested to enroll in Our Lady of Fatima University in Antipolo, I don’t know what course what I supposed to enroll, I did draw lots and I picked Physical Therapy and I enrolled PT at OLFU. I really don’t know why I took PT but I remembered I ask God and I said you gave me this course.
*Major Spiritual Influence:
-Shpd. Dr. John Talavera, Ignite Family and Martha Inocencio
During my 2nd year in PT, I met Dr. John Talavera, he is my professor to one of my subjects that time, he always invited me to attend the Bible study and I always say yes but I didn’t come. At that time I was failing in his subject and I decided to come in his bible study cause I know it could help to pass and also I wanted to try what they are doing. It was September 8, 2010 when I first attended the bible study and I said to myself it was boring and I don’t want to come again. But again I need to attend because I want Dr.John to see that I come on his bible study and he may pass my subject. I knew I have a wrong motive but in the end I enjoyed bible study already and I started to attend regularly. 1st semester ended and 2nd semester began, I didn’t have any subject under dr.John, I decided not to attend the fellowship but every time Dr.John saw me, he always invited me to attend, I say yes then I didn’t come because it’s easier for me to come with my friends than to study the bible. It was February 25, 2011 when Dr. John saw me again and invited me to come to bible study, and it was a special bible study with Dr.Ben Toh a missionary from Chicago. I said to Dr. John I will come and he said you need to come because you are our architect, and then I asked, “architect”? and he said “Drawing ka eh”, it means you don’t have one word and I felt ashamed so I decide to come. I can’t believe Dr. John sacrifice his profession to teach the bible. He used his profession to lead some student into Jesus, he doesn’t care even he graduated medicine he choose to teach the bible than to practice his profession. He gave me a spiritual name “John Mark” because John always talks about the love of God and Mark a man of action. I really don’t know what is the meaning of my spiritual name but later on as I studied the bible with Dr.John I now understand the meaning of my spiritual name.
In Ignite, I enjoyed the fellowship with them. I felt so happy to meet another set of friends that believe in God and build a new Family in God, we have a good relationship. I want to stick and hang around with them. I thank God because I meet them as my friends, brother and sister in Christ and I meet my spiritual parents: Dr. John, Shepherdess Hannah, and Missionary Susan.
God bless me with a beautiful co-worker and that’s Martha Inocencio a UP student. I know I don’t deserve to have her as my co-worker but God called me to accept her for God’s glory. After we engaged, my faith grows like anything grows and I learned to attend Sunday worship Service regularly and also I learned to stand in my decision before God.
*My Goals and Dreams in following Jesus.
I want to finish my study and I plan to continue to Medicine even though I’m not good in academics and lazy to study my lesson but I know God is my strength so nothing to worry about. And also please pray for me as I lead for this school year (2012 - 2013) for the Ignite Student Bible Society, may the Holy Spirit be in each and everyone of us in Ignite Family... Please pray for me for I know this is God’s will for me…