"Mahal mo ba ako?"

Ecclesistes 3:1 For everything there is an appointed time, and an appropriate time for every activy on earth.

"Mahal mo ba ako?"

When I read your message, asking me that question, my heart suddenly beats so fast. My hands were shaking. Honestly, I don't know what to answer. I placed my right hand on my heart, feeling its fast beats.

"Hindi, hindi pa. 'i love you' is a promise at hindi ko pa kayang mangako ngayon."

I really want to answer, " Oo ata, mahal na nga ata kita." But I know that this answer will cause us pain. We are not yet on the right time, my dear. And no matter how i want to answer you with a yes, I can't. From then, I always prayed for you, for us. If we really are meant for each other, if God really destined us to be together, if you really are the man of my prayers, and if I am the woman of your prayers, then, we will and always will meet again on the right time and season. With a right heart before God, we will meet. With a right motive, things will work out just as He planned it to be. With a right relationship with our God, we will stay in each other forever. "I love you" is a big word for me. It is a promise that you need to fulfill everyday. It is a promise that you will hold still for the rest of your life. That's why I will choose to make this promise when I'm ready and when I know, with God, I can stand for it forever.

As I look back, I can't help but smile, thinking about our very short love story.

You made me happy even when you're not trying to. You made me happy just by thinking of you. And, I am happy about how maturity takes its place in the both of us. I am amazed about how God worked in our lives. Seeing you doing great in your ministry and seeing you loving God with all your heart, are my answered prayers. And now, one of my greatest testimony begins. If you let God take over, you will never be lost. If you follow God and make Him first in all things, you will never have to run after anything, for God will pour out His blessings upon you. And if you let God hold your heart, then He will give it to a man whom He knows will take good care of it.