"EXTRAORDINARY cuz we were once ORDINARY"

A lot of people thought I never experienced times of struggles.
People really believed that all the paths i went through were easy. Thinking that my life is so perfect and that is why I am who I am now.
But, it's all wrong.
I am who I am right now, because I DON'T have perfect life.
I am who I am right now, not because I never taste the bitterness of life. As a matter of fact, I can be who I am now because of all the bad things that happened;

All the pain, so I can sympathize…
All the struggles, so I can appreciate…
All the tears, so I know what happiness is…
and most important of all…
I NEED to face all of them, so that I know I am just a human being, an imperfect one who needs the perfect Lord; the imperfection that needs molding only God can do; the limited one that needs unlimited Savior.

And for that, I am so grateful for knowing Him, my Savior, Lord Jesus.
Cuz only with Him, I can be strong.

I was not born strong. I am just as weak as many other "flesh and bones". But I know, I have a big God, and that I am safe in His hands.
I am just as weak, as normal, as fragile, as any other human beings.
I cry, I smile, I laugh.
Hatred hurts me.
Love embraces me.
A tap in the shoulder encourages me.
Friends support me.
Haters motivate me.
I am just as human as I can be.

BUT through THAT process, I realize…I KNOW that I can out-grow