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KERYGMA MAGAZINE No. 321 Vol. 28 Inspiring You to Live a Fantastic Life MARCH 2017 Allow God to Love You as You Are Your Identity Determines Your Destiny Are You and Your Partner TRUE OR FALSE: Financially Compatible? IS YOUR Learn the 3 B’s of Big Dreams LIFE KERYGMA BARCODE.pdf 11/16/06 5:43:58 PM Philippines P100 US $8.14 AUS $8.14 Euro 5.07 UK 4.49 BASED CDN $7.95 SING $9.42 HK $51.83 ON A RUPIAH 103,000 PEEVEE LIE? MENDOZA A successful young professional shares how she became better by living out her true self Draw Your STRENGTH from God’s WORD. Talk to HIM Daily. PUBLICATIONS, INC. www.kerygmabooks.com Available Now! Now is the Time to Kick-Start Your Business! So you want to start a business and earn income even while you are studying? You may be asking, “How do I begin?” “Where do I start?” The Millennial’s Guide to Kick-Starting a Business is exactly what you need to jump-start your business idea! 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She saw terrible in sports. I felt I an anointing. She saw something in me that I Lhad no talents. didn’t see. I remember her walking up to me, I didn’t know what to do with my a peepsqueaky, shy, clumsy, awkward 13-year- life. old boy. I was thin. I was not very bright. I was One of my cousins said that with ugly (emphasis on past tense). And bravely, my looks, I should join the movies. I she said, “Bo, God told me that He has given blushed. “Why movies?” I asked. you the gift of wisdom.” He said, “Horror movies need Wisdom? That was my gift? Not drawing? skeletons.” (If you think I’m thin now, Not my horror-movie looks? you should have seen me when I She made me give a talk to our prayer was 12. I was very good in hide and group of 30 persons. It was lousy. But she seek. My playmates would have asked me to talk again and again and again. to hide behind posts and plants. I And the rest is history. didn’t. All I had to do was stand Friend, God gave you a gift. sideways and I’d become invisible.) Why? Because God believes in you. If He Because I knew how to draw, did not believe in you, He wouldn’t have given someone said I should be an you that precious gift to bless the world. architect. I liked the idea of drawing God has entrusted you with a gift so houses — until I learned that you special that if you don’t share it, the world will needed to be good in math to be be a poorer place. an architect. But I didn’t like math. Right now, you may be asking, “Bo, I don’t Attending a math class to me was know what you’re talking about. I don’t have a slightly better than the torture they gift. And if ever I have a gift, it’s not really a do to captured terrorists and slightly gift. I’m not really good in anything.” worse than a root canal without Hear me out: God does not give fruits, anesthesia. So I dropped the whole only seeds. idea of becoming an architect. And The reason you think you have no I asked myself, “What jobs can I do gifts is you’re looking for fruits. Don’t that has nothing to do with math?” look for fruits. Look for seeds. For Someone told me, “You can be little signs of potential that can an illustrator of a comic strip.” blossom into genius. I liked that idea. Because every Grow your gift! day, I read Dennis the Menace, Fan the flame. Snoopy, Beatle Baily, Blondie, and Tarzan. So I started creating my comic May your dreams come true, strips, laughing the entire time. I thoroughly enjoyed my jokes. But when I showed them to my friends, they weren’t laughing. I was lost. I really didn’t know what to do with my life. But God came to my rescue KERYGMA March 2017 1 mailroom Kerygma gives me a lot of realizations in life. I hope As a student, I am blessed to read your you continue to do such an inspiring work. magazine because it guides me to the right direction. Your topic about wealth Diane Bermejo motivates me to prioritize well and to Naga City, Camarines Sur save for my future. You are like a personal coach that guides me and encourages me to improve. Kerygma teaches me how I can improve my I hope that more young people relationship with God and with my family. I am and college students will be inspired by always blessed whenever I read your magazine Kerygma. You are a blessing! because it gives me hope that everything will be OK in God’s perfect time. Even if the rest of our family Paolo España doesn’t read Kerygma or attend The Feast, I feel like Cebu City we’re becoming closer because I try to apply what I learn as much as I can. Your articles taught me that love should start from me, and by loving them, I am Kerygma makes me look at life in a already introducing Jesus to them. It takes a lot of positive way. The stories of the people effort but I am not giving up. Thank you for being an featured in your magazine assure me that instrument of healing, courage and hope. God is real and He is working in our lives. God bless, Kerygma staff! Thank you, Kerygma! God bless your coming issues. Faith Almazan Parañaque City Michelle Ragos Sto. Domingo, Quezon City Erratum: We apologize to Ms. BETTY ROXAS-CHUA. whose name we misspelled as “BECKY”on pages 10-11 of our February issue. CONNECT WITH US! E-MAIL: [email protected] OR SEND TO: The Editor, 60 Chicago St., Cubao, Quezon City Website: www.kerygmabooks.com Landline: 725-9999, 650-9733, 881-3082 Mobile: 0923-378-4941 kerygmabooks FOR SUBSCRIPTION-RELATED CONCERNS: E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: 0922-814-7031 (Sarah Discutido) Landline: 725-9999 locals 101 to 108 2 KERYGMA March 2017 Just Breathe Living by Grace ’ve always believed that finding out God’s will is not rocket science. He delights to make His plan known to us, that’s why He promised that if we ask, we will receive; if we seek, we Ishall find; if we knock, the door will be opened.