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Christian Character Weekend By Sis Vianca Peregrina

After all the 6 talks in CCW, all I can say is that, it's the most remarkable teaching for me because I was able to immediately apply it in my life.

This teaching has welcomed us with the reminder that our emotions should always be guided by the Holy Spirit because it can impact our character. The talk about Character of Humility has made me realize that acknowledging others and neglecting yourself is not how humility works, it is false humility and refusing to see the art God created within us. Instead, Humility is acknowledging that God has created ALL of us individually unique and because our God is fair and our perfect creator, He wrote each one of us equally beautiful plans ahead of us. If we keep this perspective and truth, we start appreciating ourselves, and being happy with ourselves gives us sufficient love for our neighbors. Appreciating ourselves and our neighbors is appreciating God's work.

The character of Courage simply taught me that fear is normal, but the best way to handle it is to keep our eyes on God and trust that we have nothing to be afraid of because He is in control.

Next is about Righteous and Unrighteous Anger. I'm the type to give silent treatment when mad but this always lead to me saying things I regret when anger has fully consumed me. I learned that the best anger management is seeking peace from God and praying for whoever and whatsoever is making us mad.

My favorite talks are the last 3 talks because it equipped me to what was going to happen later that night. The fourth talk equipped me to manage my emotions the right way and ensure that it is directing me to God and not away from Him. I received a news during our Cheerdance practice that my dad had mild stroke earlier that morning. That shocked me to the core and had me confused. I am beyond grateful that God surrounded me with my SFC ate and kuya that time who helped me go home to my family safely even if I was still shocked, they also became our instant prayer warriors. At that moment, I prayed for God to calm me, and I felt like He told me He will walk with us all through way out. That is where I practiced the fifth talk, the Character of Surrender. After calming myself. I prayed to God that I surrender my dad's health to Him. I claimed my dad's recovery in Jesus' name. I surrendered everything to the Lord who is also our Greatest Healer.


Lastly, the sixth talk, a heart attuned to Christ. I allowed myself to be embraced by God's love, listening to Him comfort me. He is the only reason I was calmed during that storm. I also remembered that God loves my dad more than I do. It felt like the words He told me that moment are "Don't worry my child. I am in control. I will not forsake you nor disappoint you". I hereby conclude that this teaching molded me to be a better version of myself. While our talents are gifts from God, our character is a choice we make for God, and we can never go wrong with HIM.
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