This is a proof that we are broken people living in a broken world. But this story is also a proof that God is able to give us Shalom, and make us whole. THANK YOU FOR THIS VLOG.
What sets Rica apart from others is her innate ability to come up with such brilliant vblog that doesn't require her to feature BIG personalities and yet manages to give viewers and followers a very substantial, relevant and spritual discussion.. her reflections and realizations are so life giving..
Louder pls! I don't usually follow celeb vlogs, but Rica's mind is so captivating and engaging, very positive,hindi pilit yung pagiging articulate nya, I admire yung pagiging real nya sa vlog nya,she doesn't want to portray a "super prim and proper" kaya I followed her vlogs 💕💕💕💕
Or maybe, let’s stop putting competition with everyone because their vlogs are different, well atleast for those who are vlogging with sense. They pray, and it is God who leads them to what to make as a content. Guys, there is full of negativity in the world, let’s not add to that. If you don’t agree with other vloggers then just stop following, block them if you may. You dont need to let people and Rica know that she’s better than any vlogger. They are vlogging eith God’s leading.
I was crying the whole time. I realized I was "lowkey" angry with God because of all the things that had happened to me this year. I didn't have the time to pause and process what was going on. When you said that it's ok to lash out at God, to cry out to Him, I cried even more. Ganon pala kasi dapat sa isang tatay. We can tell Him honestly what we want to say kasi before, I thought na pag nagalit o nagtampo ako sa Kaniya, magagalit din Siya sa akin. I thought that I was the one who held our relationship. But thank God for your testimony, Ms Rica. It felt like God was speaking to me too.
Watched yours (Alex) first and I was 😭 cuz finally someone understands. And then came here (Rica). And emotions and experiences now has words. 😭😭😭 Thank you for sharing.
This made me cry. God makes us whole no matter how broken we are. Yung tipong last thread na ng sanity ko ito Lord, ioffer ko na sayo lahat, wala nang strength na natira, sagad na Lord. Parang wala namang nangyayari. Tapos yun pala, He's been holding you all along. Grabe ang Grace ni Lord. At naiyak na naman ako ulit... Thank you for sharing this. ❤️🩹
It’s not an accident hearing this, I was so drained mentally last night and crying the whole night. But thanks to the reminder, we are just human di naman natin minsan ma control ang lahat but how Amazing it was na when you cry so loud and to the point that you cant breathe, He’s there. Your so lucky to have Pastor Joe , he just stared at you and feel your pain too until the end of the Video and I would say he’s your opposite to complete you. God bless
Thank you for sharing this. My wife and I reflected on our marriage journey and it does remind us of how God’s grace keeps us despite our brokenness as individuals. Wonderful testimony. 🙏🏻
actually got me crying hard the whole vid, cause first i really relate with the rapid fire trauma, pushing people away cause of the thinking people's live are better off without you in theirs, mental health battle (i have depression and anxiety disorder), and sometimes being faithless because situation never improves or sometimes even gets worse. thankful na may nagvovoice out with their experiences like this cause i dont feel so alone na after hearing your story plus how God voices out His immeasurable and incomparable love that leads me to realize na ganun din nya ko alagaan even when things are at wreck or when "i lost control of all things". anxiety always has me being want to be in control but thank God na He just listems to me whenever i make reklamo na bakit ganito ganyan buhay ko and still gently and lovingly sorts things out. hay, ang galing ni Lord sa mga buhay natin. thankful for your life Ms. Rica, thank you for this 💕
This made me cry. I thought I was listening to myself while I was watching it. We have the same struggles, my infertility ,the death of my dad and not having a closure. I felt so alone in my struggles and that no one understands me. It also felt like God was not listening to my prayers or I am being punished for my past mistakes...thank you for this Carla. May God continue to bless you with wisdom so you can be a blessing to others.😍
Thankful I was able to watch this. My family is going through difficult time. My nephew passed away last month. And I almost gave up on my faith. Your story really moved me, esp when you talked about having a Father who’s holding everything together for us. Like you, grew up without a father.
Thank you! I cried during the last part where you said we just really need people who stays kasi if they try to tell us theyll leave us, we'll be telling them to go ahead. that's how i deal with things most of the time. im just glad there are still people who stick around and am grateful for them.
Thank you for this episode. I feel like you were speaking to me. I went through almost the exact same thing you went through. I went through this ordeal for I think 8 years and I’m not even sure if I’m already over it. But after hearing you and everything you said, it just touched my heart and I’m now crying. Thank you again. God bless you and your family.
Grabe kayo, Joe and Carla, pinaiyak nyo ako ng sobra-sobra. Everything was on point. I’m a subscriber of your podcast so I will continue listening there. Thank you very much.
I am crying the whole time. I took quiet time listening/watching to this. Lahat ng diko maintindihan lahat ng mga bagay na diko ma explain na paulit ulit lang, this is an answered prayer for me. Salamat for opening my eyes that kahit diko na kaya I can rest with my Gods presence I just need to allow him completely to control my life and realize na even if I let him go He never did. He was with me all along. Thank you Bonis! Keep doing what you do keep spreading Gods words in this broken world we have. Salamat, salamat sainyo.
Watching this was cathartic. I cried a good one. I also let my husband watch it with me because most of the things you said were exactly what I wanted to tell him. Thank you for sharing your journey and letting who are going through the same phase know that we are not alone and that there is always hope.
"You're going to be there for them, even when they're difficult." "...and when you can't hope, I will hope for you." 🥺 I could relate to all the mental health issues that you mentioned here, Ms. Rica, but these lines got me crying. All because I have someone who never left my side even if I was going "crazy" and I was becoming so difficult to deal with. Praise God for people like them. It just shows how much God loves us. He will always send people along the way who will touch our hearts and our lives in ways we would never anticipate. All by His grace 😭 This vlog, grabe. Thank you, Ms. Rica. Looking back to all your vlogs in the past years, who knew you were going through so much? Oh praise the Lord for you, for your life. Let's continue living for the One Who died and rose again for us 🥺
Didn't thought I'll be needing this message. But while watching it, I realize I am in the same situation of just keeping myself live through the pain that I've been through for the past years. I like the idea of God wants us to be at peace with ourselves. It's been years now that I kept breaking up with God, running from Him, but He just keeps showing me and telling me that kahit na ilang beses kang lumayo, tumakbo, magtago or i let go Siya. He will still stay and hold you tight. Thank You for this. It's my first time watching your vlogs. Supporting you all the way.
Great insights, the most profound is how we see pain and immediately compare it to what others experienced or experiencing. The fact is, we can't compare. Our pain is our experience - not greater than or less than what others have. But just is. If we see it as is then that's when the real compassion of God is experienced within ourselves.
Praise God for this content! This is a revelation from the Lord, just like Ms. Carla I will start now to let God move and have hope in Him fully because He is the source of peace. Hallelujah!
Thank you po for this ❤️ I also had 2 failed pregnancies ngayong pandemic, the last one was just few weeks ago, in fact. and it's truly hard to just move forward. and wow, how some people would just simply say "ok lang yan, buhay ka, try lang ulit" that really offended me in so many ways. Only God is keeping me whole right now. If not for Him and my husband's support, I think hirap na hirap ako ngayon. It's an answered prayer to hear from someone like you, who has gone through almost the same situation. Lalo na it's not very normal na napagusapan yung mga ganito dito sa Pinas. ❤️🙏 Thank you for sharing a piece of your life with us. Typing this down with a hopeful heart. ♥️ God bless your family.
"You've been through a lot." Someone also said these very words to me early last year and like you I didn't really grasped the weight of my battles and its toll on my mind and heart until that person uttered those words to me. It's affirming of what I went through and yet also a comforting thought that someone understands. I watched the whole vlog and resonated so deeply with everything you said Ms. Carla. Thank you for the courage and openness to share such vulnerable moments of your life. You are a blessing! ♥️
Oh my gosh, im still at 9-10mins of this video. What you said hit me hard, because that was similar to what I prayed for last night. I surrender and accept that that's how my life and myself is at the moment and I just ask God for me to be able to totally and sincerely accept to live with it and be happy with it. For me to no longer ask for something I've been longing for years that just simply won't happen. It gives me peace having been able to say it out loud in my prayer.
Thank you both for being vulnerable and reminding me that God is my safe space. He is my safe space alone. I've been struggling to "keep it all together" but I can be weak in front of Him, I can be imperfect, I can be just a child. Thank you because I am sure God used this video to remind me na He's just there. He's never left. And for that, I glorify You Jesus.
Thank you ma'am Rica and Pastor Joe 😭🙏🤍. Just what i needed the most. Been through mental health issues also and i too had suicidal thoughts. That kind of feeling na " just-surviving-the-day" is enough for you to keep going. But our Father is a gracious God, His mercy is new every morning. Your experience was a testament that God is powerful, and when He did healing to you, He can do it also to everyone else that are experiencing mental health problems. Ma'am Rica you're a strong woman of God. I believe He gave this to you as an instrumental woman of wisdom who see things through Him and can able to use your platform in a better way and share His abounding grace and love. God bless you and your family. 💕💕💕
Such a powerful testimony. Thank you for sharing this. It really means a lot for me to hear this. It was like God was reaching out to me. Thank you. My heart is full.
Only you Rica and your husband, can let me stay this long watching vids, here in UA-cam. I've also had a LOT, but survived, only because of GOD, my faith in him. Pastor's gesture towards you Rica makes me cry 😭. Tears of joy, happiness that you have Pastor. You two are so blessed.
I like how Pastor Joe just sit there and listen to whatever Ms. Carla says. Sometimes the best comfort we can give is just be there and make people feel that we hear them.
Thank you...I just came from a season of change and the lord wanted me to admit na ang hirap. He taught me that there is beauty in admission that life, my situation is so difficult. I guess unconsciously, my hard was becoming hardened by pride. It also amazes me kasi its also in the same season that the lord also revealed to me that I dont know how it is to have a father. Hindi pala ako nagiisa. I am still clueless how it is to be fathered. I am longing for it, and longing for the same thing for my daughter because I am a single mom. I'm just crying - and its so humbling... I feel like the lord, through your vlog, just assured me that kahit na its all up to Him, He will not let go because He loves me. Kahit di ko na maintindihan minsan kung bakit pa rin nya ako mahal.❤
Your testimony since day 1 has made a great impact in my life when I finally decided to surrender and got baptize…being a Christian is still a struggle and your testimony again gave me hope…thank you so much ❤️
I came to the same point of my life like yours Ms. Rica.. Anxiety, depression, trauma, etc.. Thank you to my spiritual friends and family who helped me in my darkest moment and overcome it. All the most, thank God for your grace and mercy ❤🙏❤
Cried all through out the vlog. I had the same thoughts and didn't know how to continue living. Still struggling with guilt and shame from time to time but I'm working on my healing and I know God is helping me. I just want to thank you for sharing your story, Ms. Carla. Para akong nakahanap ng kakampi through your story. It's a reminder na I'm not alone in this battle. Thank you!
Full of truths and inspo...Nobody really is so strong in a broken world with broken people... But the good thing is that God doesn't give as the world gives
Thank you for sharing this topic. I cried and realized so many things. God is so big and always good, He is the only one who can help us in whatever battles we are facing into, inside and outside battles..
Thank you for sharing this, Ate! I kept crying while watching because i also came to that point that I wake up in the morning asking why am I still alive and I go to sleep at night asking why should I wake up in the morning. I have lost my will to live. I also came to that point when I wanted to get sick and die because there is nothing left for me to live for. But just like you, I have to perform because I don't have a choice. I even came to a point that I question my sanity. My sister offered me to get counseling. But I was in a denial stage and that I kept telling myself that I can put myself together. I realized I have a lot of unsolved baggages in heart, since childhood. I am thankful that I have a husband who quietly and patiently listens to me when bouts of depression happen. Sometimes I feel guilty of having these many baggages that I carried to my marriage. But I never thought I had them until recently, and my husband is patiently unloading it with me while praying for me and reminding me of God's goodness.
Thanks Ms. Carla for that “Father relationship” I came to realize that I have also many of those moments, requesting God of something pero hindi napagbigyan, like watching in my very eyes my brother drowning and asking God to let Him live, but it’s a no, he died; that I get to stay to a place where I love to be, but God saying no, and calling me to another place I know that’s out of my comfort zone, that I get healed of a disease I am suffering from but end up getting operated, thank you! I kept crying,, God’s no, is not a denial, Tama, Kakampi pa din natin Siya, at the end of the day He’s our Father. Keep inspiring Ms. Carla and Ptr. Joe ☺️ Glory to God!
I'm crying. I'm happy you are okay now Ms. Rica. Thankful to Ms. Ida (if i heard her name right) for listening to you. One of my thank you Jesus also is how personal He is in dealing with our hearts. God bless you Ma'am.
Ms. Rica you have helped me alot get through my anxieties. Its never easy, but watching your vlogs help me to find ease and told myself i can get through this just like you did. You truly are an inspiration ❤️
This is your most beautiful sharing and probably one of the best I’ve listened to on YT. I can totally relate and I really find myself in the same feeling of assuming bad things to happen all the time, blaming myself for bad things that happened to others. Sometimes I just tell myself I’m mentally impaired, but I thank the Lord for my spouse who always listens and has been there for me even though my situation is not quite understandable. I try to remove the lies and replace my thoughts with whatever is true, whatever is good, whatever is lovely..etc. Also to accept that everyone is broken and that includes me and that the Lord is not yet finished with His work in me and in the people I love.
Mrs.Carla, thank you for sharing your struggles. It was such a relief that im not alone going the same as yours. I too was losing hope . I too felt that i was just existing. Im living in pain literally, i have an auto-immune disease that makes me look so ugly & gives me pain in all my joints. But your words reminded me, existing to be loved by God is enough...made me cry out of joy💕 thank u, carla!
'Di ko alam kung tamang desisyon bang panoorin ko 'to before ako mag-aral for a quiz later bc this surely brought me to tears! huhu thank you for this, Ms. Rica and Ptr. Joe!
THANK YOU. SO MUCH. You don’t know how much this resonates with me. A lot of what you said here, I could have said myself. It’s amazing how God can reassure people of His love through other people’s stories.
Thank you, Ms. Rica, for sharing and for your supportive pastor, and to our loving God. . I am also diagnosed w Anxiety and Depression in 2018-2019 due to PTSD (Post Trauma Stress Disorder) brought about by physical and verbal abuse and I underwent a Psychiatrist, Psychologist & medication. And to sustain it I underwent Life Coaching for a natural medication. Today, I am now a Life Coach helping people find their strength from their desperation to become an inspiration. I also renewed my relationship with God, as I shine for him to be a light for others. I am also a Mental Health advocate and do personal Life Coaching. I am healed in helping others heal.
This resonates with me a lot. Having one blow after another to feeling having no assurance from God, to being a parent, a wife, the challenges in marriage and in life in general. Thank you Rica and Ptr Jo, may you continue to be the hands and feet of Jesus in facilitating His healing to a very wounded world. Salamat sa honesty niyo. We need more like this, not just from you, but on a level that these kind of things need to be talked about openly with no stigma.
Thank you Ms. Rica for sharing your testimony. It was an encouragement for me and I could relate much...A big thank you to God for using you and this medium to share how Faithful He is to all of us..
Exactly what I am feeling when you said, when youre losing the original mind that you had... same thoughts about giving up on God... But He lead me through your vlog . Thank you Rica for sharing your story.
I am crying the whole time Im watching this Ms. Rica, my younger sister died last oct 1 and I am having a hard time dealing it to the point na naenrage ako with God. Pero after hearing this marami akong natutunan, sobrang thank you for making this kind of podcast.
This made me cry so much. 😢 Thank you Ms. Rica for sharing this. How I would want to hug you and thank you, you are such an inspiration. Following you and pastor Joe. God bless you Ms. Rica.
Thank you for allowing us to know that we’re not the only one who’s been experiencing some battles that even in ourselves we couldn’t understand. Thank you for sharing ms. Rica🙏🏻
Same here , been through the same feelings and I never realized that it is a war inside us that needs to be confronted. I had a lot of realizations watching your vlog. I was feeling you and at the same time i was feeling myself. I cried a lot and it felt good too. Thank you for sharing ms. rica
Thank you, Miss Rica. We lost our Dad just a few weeks ago. And I don’t really know if im healing from the pain. I am a Christian and I never doubted God and question His will, plans and promises. But with what happened to my Dad, it sometimes gets the best of me and I tend to question, why. Why of all it’s him who was taken. He was still at 69, strong but Covid won him over. I don’t know and don’t want to believe that I am mentally broken. People around me are telling me to move on, to stop crying. Sometimes, i get too embarassed when I feel like crying. I don’t know.
from the middle through the end im crying... lahat ng sinabi mo ms rica tagos to what im experiencing right now. It all resonates me exactly what i need to hear.
Been crying the entire vlog as I’m going through the same thing for months now. Thank you for the vulnerability, and courage to share this uncomfortable yet eye-opening season in your life. Thank you for letting God use your hurt to bless others. 🙏
I've seen the notification when this video was uploaded. I tried to ignore this, but I can't help it. The wisdom of Ms. Rica's testimony really made me cry. Healing takes time, rest in the Lord.
Thank you! This definitely opens a long thread of discussion. I resonate with most of the things Carla shared. I’m reminded of how grateful I am for those who stayed even when I pushed everyone away. Of course above them all was God, who received most of my anger. God can take us, in all our brokenness talaga grabe! He will always have the final say in our relationship with Him. When I was depressed and battling my suicidal thoughts, I could not pray, but I would only sing “Jesus loves me this I know…for the Bible tells me so…”. Kids Church is so important! Also, having people pray for you when you can’t, counts!
While watching this video it felt that God is speaking to me, telling me how He loves me so much despite of everything. I cried knowing that even if we are Christians we couldn't deny the fact that we have to face this struggle of our mental health everyday. They were days that you felt so unloved, and devalued which the people around you are clueless about it. Then you look up, and asking God for mercy and help cause it feels people are leaving you behind. I wrestle against depression for more than 5 years now, and my mind is unstable especially that if I face circumstances that could trigger it. This video reminds me to embrace each season and remain grateful for every trials that I have been through. Thank you for this and may the good Lord will continue to bless your family.
Thank you for sharing this... You were so humble and honest upon sharing.... I also realised the importance of a husband who listens ... Both of you were not perfect but God is so good and perfect
I can't thank you enough for sharing this, Ms. Rica. Everything you said just kept getting through. About issues in life, about your relationship with the family and God. Pagkatapos ng holidays, malamang dumirecho na ko sa psychologist so I can also talk about the things I'm going through. I was just crying the whole time. I hope God would continue to use you to comfort and give light to other people. God bless you, Bonis.
I'm so proud of you, Rica! I'm proud how you surpassed the battle. Lately I believe I've been struggling as well, mentally.. but I always remind myself this, "GOD NEVER GIVE US BURDENS WE CAN'T BEAR." and it makes me relax. 💖
Watching this coming from or is still in a season of testing... Thank you for sharing Ms. Rica, for being God's reminder that no matter how difficult life can be, we have a safe space to come home to... and the One who holds us together ay hindi ma uumay to the nature of our brokeness, to our mental issues... It's comforting to hear how God has been faithful in your life, despite. Shalom!🥺
I'm going through a little similar scenario as you were and I'm grateful you shared your heart and wisdom to us here in your vlog. God bless you and your fam. 🙏🏻❤️
Struggling with something that affects my mental health for how many days now. Thank you for this vlog. Thank you for the pieces of wisdom from the two of you. More of this please.
Dear Carla, thank you for bravely telling your story. Thank you for being brave for us. God bless you and heal you! Dear Joe, thank you for telling your side of this story too! God bless you both!
Hi Carla! I can relate to you on so many levels: pregnancy, 2 kids, death of father who I also did not have a close relationship, feeling alone, depressed, pushing people away, and just holding it all in and not saying anything about how I am loosing myself. Then adding a bit more about when my mom got sick, and my family crumbling even more. It was just a lot. I am inspired by how you were able to get out of it, or I mean finding yourself back. Finding God and the faithfulness that brought you back to become whole again. I pray that someday, I am able to do that also and begin my healing process. I am thankful to my friend also who shared me this vlog of yours and I believe this is one of God's way of telling me that I am not alone, I am never alone. So, thank you and Thank You, God!
i shared this on my FB i copied all the bible verses you quoted. bec. of this i wna send out an appreciation post for my partner who is still with me even when im difficult i know i am difficult right now. but he tells me it is ok not to be ok. because of this vlog that i also wna make an internal resolution. i just wish we had counseling help around here too but none. but this is very helpful and very heartwarming
Thank you so much for sharing, Ms. Rica. I’m currently experiencing “crazy” moments and this vlog is really timely for me. Cried the entire vid and can relate sa “fatherhood pa rin?” 2021 na and still fatherhood pa rin. 😭😭😭
I often asked God also if kakayanin ba ako ng mga tao sa paligid ko in my worst moments, as you go through the process, and surely He is faithful to have done so. I've never related to a vlog as this episode has been. Blessings to you Carla and family.
Sobrang timely po ang pagshare nyo nito. Bawat salita na binibitawan nyo po ay parang merong something inside of me na nalalabas at nadideal at di ko mapigilan ang pag iyak na parang nakikita ko yung totoo kung sitwasyon na ito nga pala ako. 😭😭😭😭 Maraming salamat po sa pagshare ng journey nyo na ito. Nakikita ko na kung paano kumilos si LORD sa buhay nyo para maheal kayo at maovercome lahat alam ko at may hope ako na kaya din yun gawin ni LORD yun sa akin. GOD BLESS po sa family nyo!🙏🏼🥺❤
I thought I was not gonna cry. But the comments were right. Nakakaiyak nga! God is so loving talaga. How great of a Father He is. Thanks for sharing your story Ms. Carla
Thank you for the very inspiring video. When I lost my first born I felt like I was never allowed to be weak that I should'nt cry because of my Faith. That I should be strong all the time... I never got enough time to mourn for my daughter because every body is telling me to move forward... that we can always have another one. I saw my life through Job... big part of my healing was because of Jesus and His Words. Thank you for reminding us that our safe space is through God's love. Thank you so much!
Crying the whole time. God's will for you is to be whole and to be at peace with your whole parts. Though, I'm still in the process of healing from the traumas from the past. I just realized that we really need to process those and understand them and let God be God. Thank you! I always feel I found a friend and a mentor that seems close to me.
My husband proposed to me after he realized he needed to marry me after we attended a talk for singles you and Pastor Joe did in our church. And now i’ve been crying since the start of this video because I can relate in so many levels. Not celebrating the child inside you because of fear. Feeling alone or being just left behind by everybody who has moved on. Questioning. Not being able to process it all pala. Not being able to experience the grief or sadness. Thank you Ms Carla and Pastor Joe for always being God’s instrument, in our marriage and our lives. I can really feel God’s warmest hug tonight. Thank you 🙏🏼
This is inspiring Rica! Your words just resonates to us and it’s as if God is talking to us though you .it’s like having a book that you can’t put down because it’s just so Good, every part of it! It gives everyone with mental illness or family who lives with one a sense of HOPE! Thank you and God bless you!
Thank you for sharing this Miss Rica. I cried a lot because you've put into words what I can only feel in my heart and mind. Different circumstances yet the same pain. I hope people going through the same thing will find their hope and comfort everyday in knowing that God will never let us go no matter what season we're in. ❤️
Thank you for sharing this...means a lot to people who are suffering mental illness...i am one of those...i was diagnosed with gad about 2015...my son (eldest) was about 5 years old and i didnt want to have anything to do with him because i could not function as a mom and as a wife...well as a human being...it is a long battle...im still in a circus with this...it is a tug of war inside...so it really helps when there are people (like you) who talks about this openly.thank you
Wow, I made cry here Ms. Rica. I lost my son the same year 2016 til now I'm still waiting. I don't even know if I am okay also but I kept going knowing I have God and joy knowing my HOPE is in Christ. I actually following you with my many accounts here UA-cam to listen and watch your vlog.
I feel you Ms. Rica me and father always have an arguments I am not saying also he is bad (something like hatred to what I had to suffered when I work hard abroad that all of them lost it what I earned, there is more story about this) it's actually not have a good relationship with him.
omg thank you so much for sharing this🥲🥲🥲i’m in that state of mind. you can see me physically happy and healthy but my mental health is already broken .
One thing I learned about grief, is that it comes in waves. Sometimes, you are ok then it will hit you again. Thank you for sharing your mental health journey. 🌈🌷🦋
Thank you so much. This is a great help..i loss my father too few months ago.. :( the anxiety i have everyday is really getting inside me and drowning me. God is still gracious and loving to help me to go thru this.
First few minutes into the video, my heart is already crying (trying to hold back my tears while watching) but I could just relate. It may not be the exact experience you experienced. But the words you said were the words I thought. Ilang beses akong nag-pause ng video para pigilan yung iyak kasi sobrang tagos. Hindi naman po kayo nagpipreach but your story just resonates with what I'm going through. Really. Makes sense pa because I'm undergoing a counseling training (yung ako yung magka-counsel) Pero paano nga ako magka-counsel ng iba kung ako din mismo, need ko ng counseling and healing. God just impressed to me na I have to go through this because others are going through it too. And just like how you shared your story and how you overcame it, it gives so much hope to others. So in this season, I'm just letting God break and mold me like the clay in the potter's hands. May kailangan ayusin, may kailangan tapyasin, may kailangan basagin para maging vessel na magagamit ng Diyos. So thank you po for letting God use you. Malaking instrumento po kayo na ginagamit ni Lord in this generation. God bless po.
I've been battling in mental health for the last month , I don't know know where to go and whom to talk to. But God's grace abounds. My family support and love make me stand strong. My Heavenly Father never leave me . I still wish I can go through Christian counsel. Thank you so much Ms Rica and Ptr Joey, this was so real and helpful ❤️
Grabe yong pinagdaanan mo Ms. RICA. well ganyan din ako and now i told myself, "wait, paano ko ba nalampasan lahat ng paghihirap na yon?" I can still be very emotional when i think about it. Thats true, hurt people can hurt people. We can be so defensive right away and not open our hearts to others becoz nangunguna ang takot. Our pain can be so extreme that it hurts us all the way down to our soul. We might feel like we don’t know up from down or that we don’t know which way is right. During the start of the pandemic, i had felt an emotional rollercoaster, I felt so uninspired and unmotivated. God made His way through my bff who annoyingly messaged me everyday until i realized how badly i need someone to talk to. Now i really feel better because i start to communicate with my true friends again. ❤❤❤
This is so beautiful. We are indeed living in a broken world where we get broken and we get lost sometimes but God’s Word is more than enough. His love reassures us. His presence brings peace. A shalom than this world cannot offer, but GOD CAN. Thank you for sharing. I am blessed and encouraged. 🙏
This is a proof that we are broken people living in a broken world. But this story is also a proof that God is able to give us Shalom, and make us whole. THANK YOU FOR THIS VLOG.
Well said! Amen! ♥️
What sets Rica apart from others is her innate ability to come up with such brilliant vblog that doesn't require her to feature BIG personalities and yet manages to give viewers and followers a very substantial, relevant and spritual discussion.. her reflections and realizations are so life giving..
Louder pls! I don't usually follow celeb vlogs, but Rica's mind is so captivating and engaging, very positive,hindi pilit yung pagiging articulate nya, I admire yung pagiging real nya sa vlog nya,she doesn't want to portray a "super prim and proper" kaya I followed her vlogs 💕💕💕💕
Or maybe, let’s stop putting competition with everyone because their vlogs are different, well atleast for those who are vlogging with sense. They pray, and it is God who leads them to what to make as a content. Guys, there is full of negativity in the world, let’s not add to that. If you don’t agree with other vloggers then just stop following, block them if you may. You dont need to let people and Rica know that she’s better than any vlogger. They are vlogging eith God’s leading.
I love this "God allowed me to lose myself, so that I can find myself in Him" ❤️
I was crying the whole time. I realized I was "lowkey" angry with God because of all the things that had happened to me this year. I didn't have the time to pause and process what was going on. When you said that it's ok to lash out at God, to cry out to Him, I cried even more. Ganon pala kasi dapat sa isang tatay. We can tell Him honestly what we want to say kasi before, I thought na pag nagalit o nagtampo ako sa Kaniya, magagalit din Siya sa akin. I thought that I was the one who held our relationship. But thank God for your testimony, Ms Rica. It felt like God was speaking to me too.
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Same thoughts. Watching this vlog was really a big revelation on my end.
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Watched yours (Alex) first and I was 😭 cuz finally someone understands. And then came here (Rica). And emotions and experiences now has words. 😭😭😭 Thank you for sharing.
This made me cry. God makes us whole no matter how broken we are. Yung tipong last thread na ng sanity ko ito Lord, ioffer ko na sayo lahat, wala nang strength na natira, sagad na Lord. Parang wala namang nangyayari.
Tapos yun pala, He's been holding you all along.
Grabe ang Grace ni Lord. At naiyak na naman ako ulit...
Thank you for sharing this. ❤️🩹
It’s not an accident hearing this, I was so drained mentally last night and crying the whole night. But thanks to the reminder, we are just human di naman natin minsan ma control ang lahat but how Amazing it was na when you cry so loud and to the point that you cant breathe, He’s there. Your so lucky to have Pastor Joe , he just stared at you and feel your pain too until the end of the Video and I would say he’s your opposite to complete you. God bless
during my depression it is only god i can hold on since nobody seems to understand. now i recovered and i now realize it is really all abt him.
You always share the most vulnerable content. Oh how healing can flow from a broken person saved by the grace of God. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this. My wife and I reflected on our marriage journey and it does remind us of how God’s grace keeps us despite our brokenness as individuals. Wonderful testimony. 🙏🏻
actually got me crying hard the whole vid, cause first i really relate with the rapid fire trauma, pushing people away cause of the thinking people's live are better off without you in theirs, mental health battle (i have depression and anxiety disorder), and sometimes being faithless because situation never improves or sometimes even gets worse. thankful na may nagvovoice out with their experiences like this cause i dont feel so alone na after hearing your story plus how God voices out His immeasurable and incomparable love that leads me to realize na ganun din nya ko alagaan even when things are at wreck or when "i lost control of all things". anxiety always has me being want to be in control but thank God na He just listems to me whenever i make reklamo na bakit ganito ganyan buhay ko and still gently and lovingly sorts things out. hay, ang galing ni Lord sa mga buhay natin. thankful for your life Ms. Rica, thank you for this 💕
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Hi Faith! You are not alone. 🙂
This made me cry. I thought I was listening to myself while I was watching it. We have the same struggles, my infertility ,the death of my dad and not having a closure. I felt so alone in my struggles and that no one understands me. It also felt like God was not listening to my prayers or I am being punished for my past mistakes...thank you for this Carla. May God continue to bless you with wisdom so you can be a blessing to others.😍
Thankful I was able to watch this. My family is going through difficult time. My nephew passed away last month. And I almost gave up on my faith. Your story really moved me, esp when you talked about having a Father who’s holding everything together for us. Like you, grew up without a father.
Thank you! I cried during the last part where you said we just really need people who stays kasi if they try to tell us theyll leave us, we'll be telling them to go ahead. that's how i deal with things most of the time. im just glad there are still people who stick around and am grateful for them.
Thank you for this episode. I feel like you were speaking to me. I went through almost the exact same thing you went through. I went through this ordeal for I think 8 years and I’m not even sure if I’m already over it. But after hearing you and everything you said, it just touched my heart and I’m now crying. Thank you again. God bless you and your family.
Grabe kayo, Joe and Carla, pinaiyak nyo ako ng sobra-sobra. Everything was on point. I’m a subscriber of your podcast so I will continue listening there. Thank you very much.
I am crying the whole time. I took quiet time listening/watching to this. Lahat ng diko maintindihan lahat ng mga bagay na diko ma explain na paulit ulit lang, this is an answered prayer for me. Salamat for opening my eyes that kahit diko na kaya I can rest with my Gods presence I just need to allow him completely to control my life and realize na even if I let him go He never did. He was with me all along. Thank you Bonis! Keep doing what you do keep spreading Gods words in this broken world we have. Salamat, salamat sainyo.
Watching this was cathartic. I cried a good one. I also let my husband watch it with me because most of the things you said were exactly what I wanted to tell him.
Thank you for sharing your journey and letting who are going through the same phase know that we are not alone and that there is always hope.
"You're going to be there for them, even when they're difficult." "...and when you can't hope, I will hope for you." 🥺 I could relate to all the mental health issues that you mentioned here, Ms. Rica, but these lines got me crying. All because I have someone who never left my side even if I was going "crazy" and I was becoming so difficult to deal with. Praise God for people like them. It just shows how much God loves us. He will always send people along the way who will touch our hearts and our lives in ways we would never anticipate. All by His grace 😭
This vlog, grabe. Thank you, Ms. Rica. Looking back to all your vlogs in the past years, who knew you were going through so much? Oh praise the Lord for you, for your life. Let's continue living for the One Who died and rose again for us 🥺
Didn't thought I'll be needing this message. But while watching it, I realize I am in the same situation of just keeping myself live through the pain that I've been through for the past years.
I like the idea of God wants us to be at peace with ourselves.
It's been years now that I kept breaking up with God, running from Him, but He just keeps showing me and telling me that kahit na ilang beses kang lumayo, tumakbo, magtago or i let go Siya. He will still stay and hold you tight.
Thank You for this. It's my first time watching your vlogs. Supporting you all the way.
Great insights, the most profound is how we see pain and immediately compare it to what others experienced or experiencing. The fact is, we can't compare. Our pain is our experience - not greater than or less than what others have. But just is. If we see it as is then that's when the real compassion of God is experienced within ourselves.
Praise God for this content! This is a revelation from the Lord, just like Ms. Carla I will start now to let God move and have hope in Him fully because He is the source of peace. Hallelujah!
Thank you po for this ❤️ I also had 2 failed pregnancies ngayong pandemic, the last one was just few weeks ago, in fact. and it's truly hard to just move forward. and wow, how some people would just simply say "ok lang yan, buhay ka, try lang ulit" that really offended me in so many ways. Only God is keeping me whole right now. If not for Him and my husband's support, I think hirap na hirap ako ngayon. It's an answered prayer to hear from someone like you, who has gone through almost the same situation. Lalo na it's not very normal na napagusapan yung mga ganito dito sa Pinas. ❤️🙏 Thank you for sharing a piece of your life with us. Typing this down with a hopeful heart. ♥️ God bless your family.
"You've been through a lot." Someone also said these very words to me early last year and like you I didn't really grasped the weight of my battles and its toll on my mind and heart until that person uttered those words to me. It's affirming of what I went through and yet also a comforting thought that someone understands. I watched the whole vlog and resonated so deeply with everything you said Ms. Carla. Thank you for the courage and openness to share such vulnerable moments of your life. You are a blessing! ♥️
Oh my gosh, im still at 9-10mins of this video. What you said hit me hard, because that was similar to what I prayed for last night. I surrender and accept that that's how my life and myself is at the moment and I just ask God for me to be able to totally and sincerely accept to live with it and be happy with it. For me to no longer ask for something I've been longing for years that just simply won't happen. It gives me peace having been able to say it out loud in my prayer.
Thank you both for being vulnerable and reminding me that God is my safe space. He is my safe space alone. I've been struggling to "keep it all together" but I can be weak in front of Him, I can be imperfect, I can be just a child. Thank you because I am sure God used this video to remind me na He's just there. He's never left. And for that, I glorify You Jesus.
Thank you ma'am Rica and Pastor Joe 😭🙏🤍. Just what i needed the most. Been through mental health issues also and i too had suicidal thoughts. That kind of feeling na " just-surviving-the-day" is enough for you to keep going. But our Father is a gracious God, His mercy is new every morning. Your experience was a testament that God is powerful, and when He did healing to you, He can do it also to everyone else that are experiencing mental health problems. Ma'am Rica you're a strong woman of God. I believe He gave this to you as an instrumental woman of wisdom who see things through Him and can able to use your platform in a better way and share His abounding grace and love. God bless you and your family. 💕💕💕
Salamat sa blessing 😭💕❤️🩹
Such a powerful testimony. Thank you for sharing this. It really means a lot for me to hear this. It was like God was reaching out to me. Thank you. My heart is full.
Only you Rica and your husband, can let me stay this long watching vids, here in UA-cam. I've also had a LOT, but survived, only because of GOD, my faith in him. Pastor's gesture towards you Rica makes me cry 😭. Tears of joy, happiness that you have Pastor. You two are so blessed.
I like how Pastor Joe just sit there and listen to whatever Ms. Carla says. Sometimes the best comfort we can give is just be there and make people feel that we hear them.
Thank you...I just came from a season of change and the lord wanted me to admit na ang hirap. He taught me that there is beauty in admission that life, my situation is so difficult. I guess unconsciously, my hard was becoming hardened by pride. It also amazes me kasi its also in the same season that the lord also revealed to me that I dont know how it is to have a father. Hindi pala ako nagiisa. I am still clueless how it is to be fathered. I am longing for it, and longing for the same thing for my daughter because I am a single mom. I'm just crying - and its so humbling... I feel like the lord, through your vlog, just assured me that kahit na its all up to Him, He will not let go because He loves me. Kahit di ko na maintindihan minsan kung bakit pa rin nya ako mahal.❤
Your testimony since day 1 has made a great impact in my life when I finally decided to surrender and got baptize…being a Christian is still a struggle and your testimony again gave me hope…thank you so much ❤️
I cried! This is such a brave act of sharing.
I came to the same point of my life like yours Ms. Rica..
Anxiety, depression, trauma, etc..
Thank you to my spiritual friends and family who helped me in my darkest moment and overcome it.
All the most, thank God for your grace and mercy ❤🙏❤
Cried all through out the vlog. I had the same thoughts and didn't know how to continue living. Still struggling with guilt and shame from time to time but I'm working on my healing and I know God is helping me. I just want to thank you for sharing your story, Ms. Carla. Para akong nakahanap ng kakampi through your story. It's a reminder na I'm not alone in this battle. Thank you!
Full of truths and inspo...Nobody really is so strong in a broken world with broken people...
But the good thing is that God doesn't give as the world gives
Thank you for sharing this topic. I cried and realized so many things. God is so big and always good, He is the only one who can help us in whatever battles we are facing into, inside and outside battles..
Thank you for sharing this, Ate! I kept crying while watching because i also came to that point that I wake up in the morning asking why am I still alive and I go to sleep at night asking why should I wake up in the morning. I have lost my will to live. I also came to that point when I wanted to get sick and die because there is nothing left for me to live for. But just like you, I have to perform because I don't have a choice. I even came to a point that I question my sanity. My sister offered me to get counseling. But I was in a denial stage and that I kept telling myself that I can put myself together. I realized I have a lot of unsolved baggages in heart, since childhood. I am thankful that I have a husband who quietly and patiently listens to me when bouts of depression happen. Sometimes I feel guilty of having these many baggages that I carried to my marriage. But I never thought I had them until recently, and my husband is patiently unloading it with me while praying for me and reminding me of God's goodness.
Thanks Ms. Carla for that “Father relationship” I came to realize that I have also many of those moments, requesting God of something pero hindi napagbigyan, like watching in my very eyes my brother drowning and asking God to let Him live, but it’s a no, he died; that I get to stay to a place where I love to be, but God saying no, and calling me to another place I know that’s out of my comfort zone, that I get healed of a disease I am suffering from but end up getting operated, thank you! I kept crying,, God’s no, is not a denial, Tama, Kakampi pa din natin Siya, at the end of the day He’s our Father. Keep inspiring Ms. Carla and Ptr. Joe ☺️ Glory to God!
I'm crying. I'm happy you are okay now Ms. Rica. Thankful to Ms. Ida (if i heard her name right) for listening to you. One of my thank you Jesus also is how personal He is in dealing with our hearts. God bless you Ma'am.
Ms. Rica you have helped me alot get through my anxieties. Its never easy, but watching your vlogs help me to find ease and told myself i can get through this just like you did. You truly are an inspiration ❤️
This is your most beautiful sharing and probably one of the best I’ve listened to on YT. I can totally relate and I really find myself in the same feeling of assuming bad things to happen all the time, blaming myself for bad things that happened to others.
Sometimes I just tell myself I’m mentally impaired, but I thank the Lord for my spouse who always listens and has been there for me even though my situation is not quite understandable. I try to remove the lies and replace my thoughts with whatever is true, whatever is good, whatever is lovely..etc. Also to accept that everyone is broken and that includes me and that the Lord is not yet finished with His work in me and in the people I love.
Mrs.Carla, thank you for sharing your struggles. It was such a relief that im not alone going the same as yours. I too was losing hope . I too felt that i was just existing. Im living in pain literally, i have an auto-immune disease
that makes me look so ugly & gives me pain in all my joints. But your words reminded me, existing to be loved by God is enough...made me cry out of joy💕 thank u, carla!
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While watching this, I felt the Lord. God is so Good to your family and to all of us. By this, may God be Praised. 🙏❤️
I resonate with this so much. Thank you, Ms. Rica.
"Even if you will let Me go, I will NOT let you go."
'Di ko alam kung tamang desisyon bang panoorin ko 'to before ako mag-aral for a quiz later bc this surely brought me to tears! huhu thank you for this, Ms. Rica and Ptr. Joe!
THANK YOU. SO MUCH. You don’t know how much this resonates with me. A lot of what you said here, I could have said myself. It’s amazing how God can reassure people of His love through other people’s stories.
Thank you, Ms. Rica, for sharing and for your supportive pastor, and to our loving God. . I am also diagnosed w Anxiety and Depression in 2018-2019 due to PTSD (Post Trauma Stress Disorder) brought about by physical and verbal abuse and I underwent a Psychiatrist, Psychologist & medication. And to sustain it I underwent Life Coaching for a natural medication. Today, I am now a Life Coach helping people find their strength from their desperation to become an inspiration. I also renewed my relationship with God, as I shine for him to be a light for others. I am also a Mental Health advocate and do personal Life Coaching. I am healed in helping others heal.
This resonates with me a lot. Having one blow after another to feeling having no assurance from God, to being a parent, a wife, the challenges in marriage and in life in general.
Thank you Rica and Ptr Jo, may you continue to be the hands and feet of Jesus in facilitating His healing to a very wounded world. Salamat sa honesty niyo.
We need more like this, not just from you, but on a level that these kind of things need to be talked about openly with no stigma.
Thank you Ms. Rica for sharing your testimony. It was an encouragement for me and I could relate much...A big thank you to God for using you and this medium to share how Faithful He is to all of us..
Exactly what I am feeling when you said, when youre losing the original mind that you had...
same thoughts about giving up on God... But He lead me through your vlog . Thank you Rica for sharing your story.
I am crying the whole time Im watching this Ms. Rica, my younger sister died last oct 1 and I am having a hard time dealing it to the point na naenrage ako with God. Pero after hearing this marami akong natutunan, sobrang thank you for making this kind of podcast.
This made me cry so much. 😢 Thank you Ms. Rica for sharing this. How I would want to hug you and thank you, you are such an inspiration. Following you and pastor Joe. God bless you Ms. Rica.
Thank you for allowing us to know that we’re not the only one who’s been experiencing some battles that even in ourselves we couldn’t understand. Thank you for sharing ms. Rica🙏🏻
Same here , been through the same feelings and I never realized that it is a war inside us that needs to be confronted. I had a lot of realizations watching your vlog. I was feeling you and at the same time i was feeling myself. I cried a lot and it felt good too. Thank you for sharing ms. rica
Thank you, Miss Rica. We lost our Dad just a few weeks ago. And I don’t really know if im healing from the pain. I am a Christian and I never doubted God and question His will, plans and promises. But with what happened to my Dad, it sometimes gets the best of me and I tend to question, why. Why of all it’s him who was taken. He was still at 69, strong but Covid won him over. I don’t know and don’t want to believe that I am mentally broken. People around me are telling me to move on, to stop crying. Sometimes, i get too embarassed when I feel like crying. I don’t know.
from the middle through the end im crying... lahat ng sinabi mo ms rica tagos to what im experiencing right now. It all resonates me exactly what i need to hear.
Been crying the entire vlog as I’m going through the same thing for months now. Thank you for the vulnerability, and courage to share this uncomfortable yet eye-opening season in your life. Thank you for letting God use your hurt to bless others. 🙏
I've seen the notification when this video was uploaded. I tried to ignore this, but I can't help it. The wisdom of Ms. Rica's testimony really made me cry. Healing takes time, rest in the Lord.
Watched this 2 years after it was posted and all I have is a touched heart. May God bless, heal, and touch us all.
Crying while I was watching this. OUR GOD STAYS THE SAME in the midst of our troubles. HE WILL NOT LEAVE US NOR FORSAKE US.
Sobbing all throughout. Couldn't be more timely and I just know the Holy Spirit ministered to me through this. Thank you, Ms. Carla and Pastor Joe.
Thank you! This definitely opens a long thread of discussion. I resonate with most of the things Carla shared. I’m reminded of how grateful I am for those who stayed even when I pushed everyone away. Of course above them all was God, who received most of my anger. God can take us, in all our brokenness talaga grabe! He will always have the final say in our relationship with Him. When I was depressed and battling my suicidal thoughts, I could not pray, but I would only sing “Jesus loves me this I know…for the Bible tells me so…”. Kids Church is so important! Also, having people pray for you when you can’t, counts!
Thank you Rica for reminding us that our Father loves us. So inspiring.💛
While watching this video it felt that God is speaking to me, telling me how He loves me so much despite of everything. I cried knowing that even if we are Christians we couldn't deny the fact that we have to face this struggle of our mental health everyday. They were days that you felt so unloved, and devalued which the people around you are clueless about it. Then you look up, and asking God for mercy and help cause it feels people are leaving you behind. I wrestle against depression for more than 5 years now, and my mind is unstable especially that if I face circumstances that could trigger it.
This video reminds me to embrace each season and remain grateful for every trials that I have been through.
Thank you for this and may the good Lord will continue to bless your family.
can’t wait for the podcast! got teary eyed the whole vid. Thankyou for sharing!
Thank you for sharing this... You were so humble and honest upon sharing.... I also realised the importance of a husband who listens ... Both of you were not perfect but God is so good and perfect
I can't thank you enough for sharing this, Ms. Rica. Everything you said just kept getting through. About issues in life, about your relationship with the family and God. Pagkatapos ng holidays, malamang dumirecho na ko sa psychologist so I can also talk about the things I'm going through. I was just crying the whole time. I hope God would continue to use you to comfort and give light to other people. God bless you, Bonis.
I'm so proud of you, Rica! I'm proud how you surpassed the battle. Lately I believe I've been struggling as well, mentally.. but I always remind myself this, "GOD NEVER GIVE US BURDENS WE CAN'T BEAR." and it makes me relax. 💖
Watching this coming from or is still in a season of testing... Thank you for sharing Ms. Rica, for being God's reminder that no matter how difficult life can be, we have a safe space to come home to... and the One who holds us together ay hindi ma uumay to the nature of our brokeness, to our mental issues... It's comforting to hear how God has been faithful in your life, despite. Shalom!🥺
Hey Joe and Rica! Thank you for sharing and being open about your journey. Can’t wait to listen to your podcast on Spotify about this topic.
God won't let go even if you're the most difficult person. Thank you Rica and Pastor Joe for sharing these heart-filled experiences.
I'm going through a little similar scenario as you were and I'm grateful you shared your heart and wisdom to us here in your vlog. God bless you and your fam. 🙏🏻❤️
Rica is such an authentic, sincere, articulate and eloquent storyteller... I cried a river... Thank you for the inspiration!
Struggling with something that affects my mental health for how many days now. Thank you for this vlog. Thank you for the pieces of wisdom from the two of you. More of this please.
Dear Carla, thank you for bravely telling your story. Thank you for being brave for us. God bless you and heal you!
Dear Joe, thank you for telling your side of this story too!
God bless you both!
Hi Carla! I can relate to you on so many levels: pregnancy, 2 kids, death of father who I also did not have a close relationship, feeling alone, depressed, pushing people away, and just holding it all in and not saying anything about how I am loosing myself. Then adding a bit more about when my mom got sick, and my family crumbling even more. It was just a lot. I am inspired by how you were able to get out of it, or I mean finding yourself back. Finding God and the faithfulness that brought you back to become whole again. I pray that someday, I am able to do that also and begin my healing process. I am thankful to my friend also who shared me this vlog of yours and I believe this is one of God's way of telling me that I am not alone, I am never alone. So, thank you and Thank You, God!
Praise God for you, Ms Rica and Pastor Joey. So much encouragement with this video alone. Your lives are a great blessing. Praise God for your family
this made me cry. up and down crying. my father just died and same we didnt had the same relationship. this is so helpful
i shared this on my FB i copied all the bible verses you quoted. bec. of this i wna send out an appreciation post for my partner who is still with me even when im difficult i know i am difficult right now. but he tells me it is ok not to be ok. because of this vlog that i also wna make an internal resolution. i just wish we had counseling help around here too but none. but this is very helpful and very heartwarming
Thank you so much for sharing, Ms. Rica. I’m currently experiencing “crazy” moments and this vlog is really timely for me. Cried the entire vid and can relate sa “fatherhood pa rin?” 2021 na and still fatherhood pa rin. 😭😭😭
I often asked God also if kakayanin ba ako ng mga tao sa paligid ko in my worst moments, as you go through the process, and surely He is faithful to have done so. I've never related to a vlog as this episode has been. Blessings to you Carla and family.
Sobrang timely po ang pagshare nyo nito. Bawat salita na binibitawan nyo po ay parang merong something inside of me na nalalabas at nadideal at di ko mapigilan ang pag iyak na parang nakikita ko yung totoo kung sitwasyon na ito nga pala ako. 😭😭😭😭 Maraming salamat po sa pagshare ng journey nyo na ito. Nakikita ko na kung paano kumilos si LORD sa buhay nyo para maheal kayo at maovercome lahat alam ko at may hope ako na kaya din yun gawin ni LORD yun sa akin. GOD BLESS po sa family nyo!🙏🏼🥺❤
I thought I was not gonna cry. But the comments were right. Nakakaiyak nga!
God is so loving talaga. How great of a Father He is. Thanks for sharing your story Ms. Carla
Thank you for the very inspiring video. When I lost my first born I felt like I was never allowed to be weak that I should'nt cry because of my Faith. That I should be strong all the time... I never got enough time to mourn for my daughter because every body is telling me to move forward... that we can always have another one. I saw my life through Job... big part of my healing was because of Jesus and His Words. Thank you for reminding us that our safe space is through God's love. Thank you so much!
Crying the whole time. God's will for you is to be whole and to be at peace with your whole parts. Though, I'm still in the process of healing from the traumas from the past. I just realized that we really need to process those and understand them and let God be God. Thank you! I always feel I found a friend and a mentor that seems close to me.
My husband proposed to me after he realized he needed to marry me after we attended a talk for singles you and Pastor Joe did in our church. And now i’ve been crying since the start of this video because I can relate in so many levels. Not celebrating the child inside you because of fear. Feeling alone or being just left behind by everybody who has moved on. Questioning. Not being able to process it all pala. Not being able to experience the grief or sadness. Thank you Ms Carla and Pastor Joe for always being God’s instrument, in our marriage and our lives. I can really feel God’s warmest hug tonight. Thank you 🙏🏼
This is inspiring Rica! Your words just resonates to us and it’s as if God is talking to us though you .it’s like having a book that you can’t put down because it’s just so Good, every part of it!
It gives everyone with mental illness or family who lives with one a sense of HOPE! Thank you and God bless you!
Thank you for sharing this Miss Rica. I cried a lot because you've put into words what I can only feel in my heart and mind. Different circumstances yet the same pain. I hope people going through the same thing will find their hope and comfort everyday in knowing that God will never let us go no matter what season we're in. ❤️
This is by far the best video you’ve shared ate rica. Thank God for He is your God. This video came at the right time. God bless po.
Thank you for sharing this...means a lot to people who are suffering mental illness...i am one of those...i was diagnosed with gad about 2015...my son (eldest) was about 5 years old and i didnt want to have anything to do with him because i could not function as a mom and as a wife...well as a human being...it is a long battle...im still in a circus with this...it is a tug of war inside...so it really helps when there are people (like you) who talks about this openly.thank you
Wow, I made cry here Ms. Rica. I lost my son the same year 2016 til now I'm still waiting. I don't even know if I am okay also but I kept going knowing I have God and joy knowing my HOPE is in Christ.
I actually following you with my many accounts here UA-cam to listen and watch your vlog.
I feel you Ms. Rica me and father always have an arguments I am not saying also he is bad (something like hatred to what I had to suffered when I work hard abroad that all of them lost it what I earned, there is more story about this) it's actually not have a good relationship with him.
True Ms. Rica a war between within you.
My favorite Romans 5:1 kjb
Wonderful vlog!
God is gracious & He's more than enough. His grace is sufficient 🧡
omg thank you so much for sharing this🥲🥲🥲i’m in that state of mind. you can see me physically happy and healthy but my mental health is already broken .
One thing I learned about grief, is that it comes in waves. Sometimes, you are ok then it will hit you again.
Thank you for sharing your mental health journey. 🌈🌷🦋
Thank you so much. This is a great help..i loss my father too few months ago.. :( the anxiety i have everyday is really getting inside me and drowning me. God is still gracious and loving to help me to go thru this.
First few minutes into the video, my heart is already crying (trying to hold back my tears while watching) but I could just relate. It may not be the exact experience you experienced. But the words you said were the words I thought. Ilang beses akong nag-pause ng video para pigilan yung iyak kasi sobrang tagos. Hindi naman po kayo nagpipreach but your story just resonates with what I'm going through. Really. Makes sense pa because I'm undergoing a counseling training (yung ako yung magka-counsel) Pero paano nga ako magka-counsel ng iba kung ako din mismo, need ko ng counseling and healing.
God just impressed to me na I have to go through this because others are going through it too. And just like how you shared your story and how you overcame it, it gives so much hope to others.
So in this season, I'm just letting God break and mold me like the clay in the potter's hands. May kailangan ayusin, may kailangan tapyasin, may kailangan basagin para maging vessel na magagamit ng Diyos.
So thank you po for letting God use you. Malaking instrumento po kayo na ginagamit ni Lord in this generation. God bless po.
❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹 gusto ko kayong yakapin lahat.
you said it so eloquently that only God's grace can make it so clear for all of us. thank you for this. i am claiming his fatherly love too!
I've been battling in mental health for the last month , I don't know know where to go and whom to talk to. But God's grace abounds. My family support and love make me stand strong. My Heavenly Father never leave me .
I still wish I can go through Christian counsel. Thank you so much Ms Rica and Ptr Joey, this was so real and helpful ❤️
Grabe yong pinagdaanan mo Ms. RICA. well ganyan din ako and now i told myself, "wait, paano ko ba nalampasan lahat ng paghihirap na yon?" I can still be very emotional when i think about it. Thats true, hurt people can hurt people. We can be so defensive right away and not open our hearts to others becoz nangunguna ang takot. Our pain can be so extreme that it hurts us all the way down to our soul. We might feel like we don’t know up from down or that we don’t know which way is right. During the start of the pandemic, i had felt an emotional rollercoaster, I felt so uninspired and unmotivated. God made His way through my bff who annoyingly messaged me everyday until i realized how badly i need someone to talk to. Now i really feel better because i start to communicate with my true friends again. ❤❤❤
Thank u Ms Rica for reminding me how broken i was, and with God I became whole.. Nakakaiyak..nakakasigla!
This is so beautiful. We are indeed living in a broken world where we get broken and we get lost sometimes but God’s Word is more than enough. His love reassures us. His presence brings peace. A shalom than this world cannot offer, but GOD CAN. Thank you for sharing. I am blessed and encouraged. 🙏