PACMAN'S LOAD TAKES TOLL
Photo Credit :
Chris Farina - Top Rank
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copyright 2012
For years we have come to believe in the invincibility of
the Pacman. Yet his most recent fights have led some of us to doubt his
capacity to keep up with the sport. The Pacquiao-Bradley fight, though
tarnished with controversy has exposed the former’s partial betrayal of his true
calling.
It is true that we can't expect him to win all the time but always hope for his best showing.
He may have gotten knocked out with a lucky punch, but that one certainly came at the right time.
Pacquiao is not a politician, an actor, soldier nor a pastor;
Pacquiao is not a politician, an actor, soldier nor a pastor;
He is first and
foremost a boxer, a peleador.
While he can assume many roles in society, he cannot deviate
too far away from the discipline that created his legend. And while he has too good
and too big of a heart to go out for his fans, friends, business partners, the
President, family, coaching staff, Paris Hilton and even Mitt Romney (little
did we know that the ex-US presidential candidate was to extend his loss to
Manny.lol!), wolves in sheep’s clothing are some characters lurking in his
shadows who would milk what they can from Manny until nothing is left, not even
time for his beloved boxing.
Yes, he did make up for the lost time in his training in a
few months but considering that JuanMa had been hitting the mitts and snitching
around for a year with his coach Nacho Beristain, perhaps the Big Man up there
thought of rewarding the efforts of, not necessarily the better one, but the more
passionate, the more hardworking; the more faithful.
In today’s preaching by our pastor David Sumrall, the Holy
Spirit has made realize a few things. Today’s biblical wisdom in church was
meant for me and PACMAN, who, like everyone else fall victim to inconsistency
or unfaithfulness sometimes.
Successful people have learned and embraced the principle of
faithfulness and consistency, things that are not new to Pacquiao. However, if
are to look at the lives of the people who have risen to success and have later
fallen, we can see that failure came
because they failed to do what they always used to do. Most often, it is
because of distractions or a change of heart.
“No one can serve two masters, for either he
will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and
despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Faithfulness
to a profession or a relationship is so precious for this is how we make
ourselves known.
God is
worshipped by people because of His faithfulness.
Malachi 3:6
“For I the Lord
do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.
People
also favor and continually seek us for our faithfulness in what we do.
Here
are some of the people in the bible revered and remembered for their
faithfulness.
1
Corinthians 4:17 ~ Timothy
Colossians
4:7 ~ Tychicus
Colossians
4:9~ Onesimus
Hebrews
3:2~ Moses
In this light, I have understood that faithfulness results to success and
favor.
If
you are faithful or at least you think of yourself as one, it does not mean that you should also try to be faithful with everybody. That is not what the bible
teaches as God himself is NOT faithful to everybody in this world (yes folks, a
bucket of cold water came pouring down huh?).
God is faithful, however, to His people, to those whom He is in covenant with.
God is faithful, however, to His people, to those whom He is in covenant with.
(Ephesians 2:12, Hebrews 10:23.)
Why?
Because teaches us that if one will be faithful to everybody then he/she will be spread out too
thin and his/her time will be divided therefore one cannot be faithful to anyone as well in this setup.
Again, therefore, failure in one or in all of them is certain. (Psalms 25:5, Psalms
57:3)
From
the looks of it, Pacquiao has recently received Jesus in his life and has become
a bible-believer through the ministry of Pastor Jeric Soriano, I hope that he
can also teach the Pacman this principle.
If he has already done so, then I
pray for the Holy Spirit to work in the Pacman’s heart for this message to
penetrate. I believe God has a good purpose for Manny and his household and the
best is yet to come as what they also said.
As a brother, I really pray for direction in his life and
for his recovery.
So
what should it be PACMAN?
politics, military, show business or boxing?
Perhaps he shall find it this year.
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