TOTAL (Fight to the Finish!)

I’m a warrior! When I fight, I give my all – totally! And the warrior’s spirit flows through my bloodstream!

In college, during a frat-rumble encounter, what we thought were five rival frat men turned out to be fifteen! In scenes like this, fighters would gang up on the smallest rival frat man! You guessed it right, it was me.

I was down on my back, yet I parried what seemingly endless hitting of lead pipes, chains and baseball bats from numerous foes. In split seconds, I disarmed one opponent and hit my way out of the frenzy. Blood spilled. Both mine and theirs (in hindsight, had they succeeded in hitting me hardon the head several times, there would never have been a Bro. Obet to write this to you today.)

I’m a renewed person now (praise be to God!)

Yet, I still carry the same warrior’s spirit! I still fight hard! I still fight strong! No, not against anybody.

I’m God’s warrior now! Through God’s grace work through the following weapons of war: my preaching break hardened hearts for the Spirit of God to enter; my godly friendships drag the youth from the quagmire of temptations and sins back to God’s embrace; my counseling and coaching regroup His servants back into the service when they once wallowed in spiritual dryness, burn out or resentment; my loving kindness, raise up a Godly family and friendships!

My secret? Feel the fall! Know its pain, ugliness and bitterness. Then let that feeling fuel your fire within! This is called falling forward. Then, stand up again, fight fiercely, fight to the finish! I give my all because at the end of my “mission tour,” people will say, “here is a man who lived to the fullest who loved to the end”. That’s my dream: to shed light and endure burning till the last embers of my breath…of my spirit!

Bro.Obet Cabrillas

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