Divine Mercy Devotion

I may be a troll here in DXP but the other side of mine that dxpers do not know about me is that I am a very giving, selfless, merciful, forgiving person.

I always put other people's concerns over myself. I have a deep desire to help the poor and the needy, the downtrodden and the depressed.

Most of my money were spent for other people. I know I have to give them what I have. I buy to help local industries boom. I buy from poorer entrepreneurs to help them. I don't care anymore about money. What I care about is happiness because, for me, the more I give, the more I become happy.

I am most comfortable talking to poor people. I always tell them, "you could eat anything you want from our house. Don't worry, we have more than enough. Just eat as much as you can."

When somebody asks for a loan, I say, "No, you don't have to repay me. You've helped me in so many ways. It's alright. I believe you deserve it."

When somebody has done something against me and asks for forgiveness, I forgive right away. It's done and over. No need to remember his/her past fault for I often realize that I have my own faults too.

If somebody hasn't asked for forgiveness, I'd still forgive him/her nevertheless. I learned from my mum not to harbor ill feelings. It's so much better to let go of the past. Nobody is perfect, including myself.

I also forgive myself from my own mistakes and not let these mistakes impair my day-to-day activities. And whenever I can, I go to confession.

But I wasn't like this before. I didn't have these attributes before. It all began in October 2014. That time, I reached the lowest point of my life. I was hopeless. I had so many problems and along with it, my inability to sleep at night. I counted it all: 35 sleepless nights from August 23, 2014 to August 24, 2015.

My mother was and still is a Divine Mercy devotee. She advised me to read the chaplet and pray the prayers included in that chaplet. Every night I would do this to help me get to sleep. While it wasn't really effective, it helped me get some peace of mind.

It was a difficult transformation. The chaplet was difficult to understand. But as I went over and over it, the more I become selfless, forgiving and caring.

I realized that the more I think about others and the more I do ordinary acts of kindness, the more I become happy. On the flipside, the more I keep some things to myself and not sharing it with others, the more I become grumpy. So I resolved to be more giving to others.

I helped others more too. I gave more alms to the poor. I shrugged off other people's flaws. I resolved to listen more rather than speak. If somebody offends me, I'd listen and take his/her advice to heart.

Result: a happy fulfilling life.

Today, June 9, 2017, I couldn't be any happier. Blessings are pouring. And while it took years to reach my dreams and for God to answer my prayers, I realized that God is real... for how can all these happen in such dramatic fashion? Not only am I convinced that God is real, I am also convinced that God's goodness is also real.

I witnessed all the outpouring of blessings: (1) passing the bar and becoming a lawyer; (2) living in a mansion in a rural city; (3) happy workplace; (4) good performance at work; (5) at peace with everyone including my enemies; 😈 good over-all health and fitness.