Johan's Storyline

THE LAST QUARTER IN THE BALL GAME OF LIFE
By
Ptr Johan Cabal

I was happily married for 33 years to a wonderful woman. I would call her a woman of faith. I thought that I would spend all my life with her. However, God had other plans for me as my wife went home to her creator three years ago.

I had so many questions for God at that time. I felt like He had forsaken me and forgotten all about me. In my intimate moments with God I poured out all that I felt for Him at that time. Was I complaining? Probably yes, but one thing I learned about our God, that is, I could always come to Him and pour out whatever I felt and whatever my thoughts were unto Him.

Would you believe, He was silent, except for the fact that He directed my attention to a verse in the bible, Romans 8:28. He said that all things, including all my heartaches and loneliness, would work together for good to me. This gave me a strong platform to work on. I just focused myself to having faith in Him as this was what my previous partner shared with me.

Slowly God unraveled His plans for me. He told me that I would need a partner not only for life but also for the ministry that He has entrusted to me. Initially, I resisted because truth of the matter, I was just beginning to appreciate my new found freedom. Plus the fact that I had to consider my children and my family, especially my dad. Then came the coup de grace... 


God definitely told me that my supposed new partner in life would be a lady pastor from the same church where I minister. God you must be joking! So all the more would I resist because she was the antithesis of my previous partner. This lady pastor and I were frequently at odds in church especially with matters related to ministry work.

However, I learned a neat lesson on how it was useless kicking against the goads. The more I resisted, the stronger the voice of God was in speaking to me. At this point in my Christian life, I also learned to recognize the point when it was useless resisting His will. I just had to yield and believe that I can love anybody, even the unlovable, because the love of God has been shed abroad in my heart.

After run about two years of getting to know each other, we agreed to let God’s will rule our life and ministry. 




So this coming November 28, 2014, I am tying the knot with the new God-given love of my life, Ptra. Precy Adriatico.  I am so thankful to God for giving me this time, a woman of prayer.

Do we know EXACTLY where the Lord is going to lead us? No, but we just hold on to His promise that His plans for us are to prosper us and not to harm us, His plans will be our source of hope and this will ensure us a bright future.

Join us this coming November 28, 2014 to celebrate this momentous occasion.

                           To God be the glory!