17/06/2025
I recently watched Pastor Peter TanโChiโs powerful interview on Toni Talks, and one moment truly struck me to the core.
He shared his struggle with forgivenessโฆ how he couldnโt have forgiven the person who violated his daughter unless he had personally experienced Godโs forgiveness.
โ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ, ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐จ. ๐๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐.โ
That alone was powerful.
But what hit me even deeper was how God spoke to him in his pain, telling him:
โ๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฃ, ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐จ. ๐๐ค ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐จ, ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐?โ
Grabe, โno? Paano mo isusuko sa Diyos ang isang sugat na halos wasakin ka? Paano mo bibitawan yung galit, yung sakit, yung kontrol, at sabihing, โSige Lord, saโYo na itoโ?
Imagine holding your childโs brokennessโฆ and instead of clinging to justice or control, you turn and surrender.
Not because the pain is healedโthat wound remains. Not because itโs easyโnothing about that season was simple.
But because he chose to let God have custody of his heart, his anger, and his familyโs future.
That decision transformed everything.
โ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช, ๐๐ค ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ก๐ค๐ง๐ฎ.โ
Itโs not just a saying; itโs the way he lives. What a man of God indeed!
Even when life is unfair, even when grief razes your soulโฆ surrender doesnโt mean weakness; it means acknowledging Godโs ownership.
And when you truly surrender, grace steps inโ
The kind of grace that allows you to forgive the unforgivable. The kind of grace that turns pain into testimony.
It opens the door for Godโs power to heal not just the wound, but your heart.
This mirrored the heart of Christ, who, even on the cross, chose forgiveness: โ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง, ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ขโ
This is not blind faith.
This is surrendered trust forged in sufferingโ
Letting go of hurt.
Letting go of the right to control.
Letting God write the story.
Real surrender isnโt about forgetting the harm; itโs refusing to let it define you.
Itโs about giving God full custody of your pain and watching His redemption work through it.
Thatโs the kind of faith I want.
Thatโs the kind of faith that pleases the Father.
Not loud, not perfect, but surrendered.
Thatโs the God whoโs truly sovereignโ
And His glory shines brightest in surrendered hearts ๐ฅน๐๐ผ