In this reflective essay, the author encourages students to shift from manifesting academic success to trusting in God’s plan.

Emphasizing faith over worldly expectations, it’s a reminder that true success comes through prayer and grace, not validation.

Achievements:

Award: First Place in PhilScholar Essay Writing Contest 2025

Philscholar | Certificate of Recognition in Essay Writing
Awarded to
Philip Cezar Marasigan
In Recognition of Outstanding Achievement
Date: January 17, 2025
Academic Year: S.Y. 2025–2026

“Sōzomaste me të charin tou Theou, ochi me ton kosmo!”

By. Philip Cezar Marasigan

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Sōzomaste me të charin tou Theou, ochi me ton kosmo! TRANSLATION: WE ARE SAVE BY GOD’S GRACE, NOT BY THE WORLD

What are the things that I want to manifest in my academic journey this year?
Let me start this on asking every each of you on why you are manifesting?
Base on some research the word “manifesting” became a mainstream term by the late 2010s and 2020s.

But, do you know that manifesting is just letting your faith in Christ to fade as you go manifest and manifest at every single of time. Yes, I am a religious student, but can we change that phrase into “a faithful student? Diba and daming tanong, na ang dali dali sagutin pero di naman natin masagot. And I’m sure mas madami pa sa nagastos ng OVP in 11 days ang mga tanong ni lord sa atin every moment na may nagawa tayong hindi ka nais nais.

Kaya naman sa araw-araw, lagi kong pinanghahawakan ang verse nato
Mark 11:24 (NIV) “Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”. Ayan na nga eh diba, so let me ask you again, why you are manifesting? I know that I don’t have the ability to let you all pray rather than manifesting, so can we let us all know na ang mundo ay isang DIRTY PLACE dahil punong puno ito ng mga tao na makakasalanan. Kaya I hope after you read this, you will stop going with the flow of the world. But instead, just go with god’s perfect plan for you. So, as this paragraph ends, I will change the word manifesting into praying.

After reading others entry for this assay writing event. I’ve read that some are
having self-doubt just because of they are not getting what they expected or what they are manifesting. Some saying that they are manifesting for another achievements and milestones in their academic journey this year, and many more. And that’s what I called going with the flow of the world. I mean, there’s nothing wrong with all of that, but I believe that there are really so many students who get addicted at grades and academic validations, knowing that their life is just full of manifestations. Why we will expect something if we can’t be faithful and trust God’s greater plan for us? Because it will benefit us not just in academics but also in our health. Why? Because we will not feel the burden if we simply trust God’s plan for us.

Woah, almost 800 words na pala. Nadala kasi ako and I really have the willingness to let the people who are reading this know that it’s a new year, and I believe that we also need to change our manifestations into prayers. And let our God use us because he has the greater plans, than what we are manifesting or expecting.

To summarize this essay with full of inspirations and lessons. I can conclude that there are really so many students who’ve been suffering just because of being addicted at different academic validations. There some who are faithful but because of the flow of the world, nadala nadin siya sa daoy ng mundo. There are so many classes of students, right? But I pray and hope that the students who are suffering, and feeling bad just because of not getting what they want or expected, be filled with faithfulness, and may they be reminded that God is always with us. And now you know what’s the connections of the title sa essay ko? It’s a new year! So let us turn our manifestations into prayers. And let us be reminded that WE ARE SAVED BY GODS GRACE, NOT BY THE WORLD. Sōzomaste me të charin tou Theou, ochi me ton kosmo!

Did you finish reading it? I hope you will have the time to reflect and pray.

WORDS STATISTICS (At this point, the words here are not concluded):

  • Words: 1,045
    BY: MS WORD, WORD STATISTICS
    SALAMAT!
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