Good morning!

I am Michael De Leon, raised in a loving family with one sibling, an

active church youth member and an architecture student of Adamson University. It is an
honor and a blessing to be used by the Lord by sharing my testimony.

My Christian journey started when I was a little kid. I was just a churchgoer along with
my parents back then. Although I wasn’t active on Sunday schools or any children
activities in church, my parents never failed to nourish me with God’s word. Growing up
and being in a Christian school helped me build my character most importantly on my
spiritual life. On my elementary days, it has been a commitment to the Lord that I never
sleep without reading the bible but as I enter my teenage years, this has become more of
a routine than a commitment. My High school year was too different than my elementary
as we move on a new house and school. The school’s religion influences a big factor
upon me as a student. Bible study groups, some Christian friends and even the chapel
service Fridays were out of the picture. Leaving a Christian school and moving to a non-
sectarian showed a big difference to me and made me realize how important we should
value the Lord on these type of schools but I know that the Lord is with me anywhere I go
so I just trusted his plans for me. Even though adjustments occurred, the Lord has found
a way to put me back on track and started to attend confirmation classes here in
Ellinwood Malate Church and eventually joined such youth activities, camps and
fellowships. High school years went a bit smoothly and I made it through by God’s will. I
have managed and balanced the time for my academics, my family, and most importantly
for the Lord.
As I enter my college I struggled on choosing between my course choices. I asked
signs from the Lord and gladly He gave me B.S. Architecture in Adamson University. I
know that from anyone’s perspective that we basically just draw and we lack sleep
because of non-stop deadlines. I had lots of emotional break downs upon the struggles I
face in this course and I often doubt myself if I will make it until the end. I experienced
sleepless nights, wasted efforts and sudden sicknesses. I often forget to pray before I
sleep since there are literally more time of me being awake than I rest. There are times
that I rest my eyes on class for just a while, then opens it with my professor calling me
out for sleeping. Well, I was not that embarrassed that time since my fellow classmates
were also caught. With a number of deadlines from different subjects that really beats off
myself especially my patience, I realized that I should never get tired of serving the Lord.
As I Mentioned earlier, architecture stresses us in a sense that professors have no
mercy in giving endless requirements but I have this friend, my classmate from
architecture, which happens to be also a Christian and my discipleship group leader who
really inspired me to push through this course. He is an active youth member to his
church and really dedicated to serve the Lord and he is still blessed to get grades above
dos (with uno being the highest). He made me realize that if the Lord guided him to
finish readily equipped to each of our subjects with all the responsibilities God placed
upon him, means I, which sometimes chill and tend to do when it is really needed or
famously known as cram, can do it also. One of the things I learned from my friend is
when we give time to the Lord, rest assured that the Lord will grant us a reward.
There was this one time that I have a number of requirements to pass after a Sunday,
and I was hesitating to attend church to do my drawings because I barely finished it. I
was reminded by my parents that I should at least give time to the Lord because I was
not attending church lately but that time, I did, thinking I risked my architectural
requirements. That day, the preaching taught me to how to be worry-free. I should
choose not to worry and Obey the Lord, I should pray. I should be rational and always
think positively. I should make God my top priority and of course, I should trust in Him.
As the worship service ends, I received a message stating that tomorrow, which is my
supposed deadline is suspended due to a transport strike. Oh how I praised the Lord
and was really happy because I got more time to continue my unfinished plate. That’s
when I realized that the Lord works in mysterious ways.
Lots of effort, the Lord helped me to exert, lots of struggles He pushed myself through
and of course lots of blessings, came by. Hardships will always be equal to the Lord’s
promises which we should never be tired of trusting.

Looking on how the Lord, our God, has planned and designed each and everyone’s life
detailed, I can say that God is the real architect of this world. Also, I would like to end
this testimony with a verse. It says in Psalm 37:4 “Take delight in the Lord, and he will
give you the desires of your heart.”

Thank you and God bless us all.