Lifelessons Archives » The Life and Art of Chona Malinog https://chonamalinog.com/tag/lifelessons/ Find here a safe space. Of Peace. Of Joy. Of everything good in between. Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:59:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://chonamalinog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-IMG_20220220_214540-1-1-32x32.webp Lifelessons Archives » The Life and Art of Chona Malinog https://chonamalinog.com/tag/lifelessons/ 32 32 What Happens When God’s Promise is Delayed? https://chonamalinog.com/what-happens-when-gods-promise-is-delayed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-happens-when-gods-promise-is-delayed Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:56:26 +0000 https://chonamalinog.com/?p=2384 Delays can easily appear as abandonment. But God, in His sovereignty, isn’t late nor early. If what you’ve been waiting for does not arrive at the timeframe you expect, it can be frustrating. What happens when God’s promise is delayed? In the next forty days. . . When I did this live prophetic painting last …

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]]> Doing A God Assignment? Here’s Why You Need an “Elizabeth” https://chonamalinog.com/doing-a-god-assignment-heres-why-you-need-an-elizabeth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doing-a-god-assignment-heres-why-you-need-an-elizabeth https://chonamalinog.com/doing-a-god-assignment-heres-why-you-need-an-elizabeth/#respond Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:14:25 +0000 https://chonamalinog.com/?p=887 Doing A God Assignment? Here’s Why You Need An “Elizabeth” I felt my stomach churning that day not because I ate something off but because of an uncomfortable urge of telling a crush friend that I was to write a book and that he was one of the cast. I remember telling myself that only …

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]]> https://chonamalinog.com/doing-a-god-assignment-heres-why-you-need-an-elizabeth/feed/ 0 I Told Jesus Not To Give Me What I Want https://chonamalinog.com/i-told-jesus-not-to-give-me-what-i-want/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-told-jesus-not-to-give-me-what-i-want https://chonamalinog.com/i-told-jesus-not-to-give-me-what-i-want/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2021 02:01:19 +0000 https://chonamalinog.com/?p=752 There was a particular moment in my life when I told Jesus not to give me what I want. I know that may sound a bit absurd. “Are you not supposed to ASK Jesus about what you want, Chona?” You may ask. Well, you have a point to question me. After all, even the Bible …

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]]> https://chonamalinog.com/i-told-jesus-not-to-give-me-what-i-want/feed/ 1 I wrote a letter to God and then this happened https://chonamalinog.com/i-wrote-a-letter-to-god-and-then-this-happened/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-wrote-a-letter-to-god-and-then-this-happened https://chonamalinog.com/i-wrote-a-letter-to-god-and-then-this-happened/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2020 04:26:41 +0000 https://chonamalinog.com/?p=572 I found a letter I wrote to Jesus sometime in 2014, and it reads… …forgive me for my grievances against you and against the life you’ve given me. I feel so bored right now. I feel a bit empty. I realize it’s because l’ve been burying the talents you’ve given me… I know I can …

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]]> https://chonamalinog.com/i-wrote-a-letter-to-god-and-then-this-happened/feed/ 2 Growing Up Sucks (Or Maybe Not) https://chonamalinog.com/growing-up-sucks-or-maybe-not/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=growing-up-sucks-or-maybe-not https://chonamalinog.com/growing-up-sucks-or-maybe-not/#respond Sat, 21 Mar 2020 15:20:03 +0000 https://chonamalinog.com/?p=377 Most of us have a familiar scenario we play on our minds—the kind of perfect life we will have when we finish high school, get to college, or have a job. For me, I didn’t really have a clear picture of what my life would really be. All I cared was how to maintain the …

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