Speaking to Father Tito Caluag for the Sunday episode of Journeys of Hope, Maymay Entrata shared her journey and looked back on her success that has truly changed her life.
The reflection also revealed that she always reminds herself of a particular Bible verse every time she gets overwhelmed by her achievements.
“Para sa akin, hindi naman talaga mawawala yung overwhelmed ka na feeling mo, ‘Grabe kaya ko pala ito. Wow naa-achieve ko ito, baka kung kaya ko, hindi na yata kailangan humingi ng tulong kay Lord.’ Temptation yun,” she said.
“Dahil doon, isa sa mga nagpapa-remind sa akin every time na nafi-feel ko yun, lagi akong bumabalik sa Ephesians 2:8-9… Wala talagang dapat ika-proud or i-brag dahil lahat ng ito ay dahil sa provider at yun ang Panginoon,” she added.
Ephesians 2:8-9 states, “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast” which encourages us to be humble as every success is a gift from God, the one and only provider.
Remembering all the hardships she went through before making it to the showbiz industry, the 23-year-old young talent shared that she spent most of her high school years auditioning for various ABS-CBN talent or reality shows which really tested her patience and courage as she had was not lucky enough at that time.
Until she learned about another Pinoy Big Brother audition while she was studying in Cagayan de Oro.
“Masasabi ko na yun ang climax ng buhay ko dahil doon lahat nagsimula yung paghihirap, yung struggle ko sa life. Naging independent ako sa Cagayan de Oro, ako lang mag-isa, yung pamilya ko nasa Camiguin. Nagsimulang magkasakit ng sobra yung lolo ko,” she said.
Despite the uncertainty of being picked among the thousands of hopefuls who auditioned for the reality show, Entrata prayed hard for it and the stars aligned for her this time.
“Sa audition na yun, doon ko na-realize na ang sarap sa feeling kapag motivated ka dahil alam mong may inspirasyon ka. Hindi lang dahil gusto mo, kundi dahil may inspirasyon ka at yun ang pamilya ko. Dahil doon, mas lumalabas yung totoong ako. Mas hindi ko ikinakahiya yung totoong ako dahil alam kong maraming mai-inspire or matutulungan lalo sa mga nangagarap tulad ko,” she said.
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It was truly a blessing for the young artist and for her family as she was hailed as the PBB Season 7 ‘Big Winner’ which opened her door to many opportunities.
“Nung nanalo ako, nag-flashback lahat ng failures ko, ng struggles ko. Buti na lang talaga hindi ako sumuko. Worth it lahat,” she said.
As she takes a look back from where she is today, Entrata considers everything she has been through as a humbling experience.
“Simula po noong struggle na yun hanggang sa naging successful na ako, nandito pa rin [si Lord], nire-remind pa rin ako. Masasabi ko talaga na mas lalo akong napamahal sa kanya. Mas lalong nag-grow yung faith ko sa kanya. Dahil doon Father, mas lalong naging clear sa akin na kaya pala tayo binibigyan ng biyaya ng Panginoon para tayo yung maging biyaya sa mga mas nangangailangan sa atin,” she said.
Moreover, the singer-actress-model is also grateful as her success paved the way for her to become much closer to her family.
“Dati nung nag-audition ako, tinatawanan lang nila ako pero alam kong sinusuportahan nila ako. Ngayon, paulit-ulit, tuwing nagkukuwento sila, grabe ang pasasalamat nila. Hanggang ngayon naiiyak pa rin sila sa tuwa, sa blessing na binigay ni Lord sa amin,” she said.
“Every time siguro nag-uusap kami, lagi sila nagpapasalamat. Yun lang, enough na para ma-feel good ako. Sabi nila sana makabawi sila. Sabi ko, ‘Hindi [na kailangan] kasi ito ay pangarap ko para sa inyo at hindi ko kailangan naman ng kapalit.’ Yung pagtulong ko, hindi ko naman obligasyon yun. Yung pagtulong ko, buong puso kong binigay yun,” she added.
Meanwhile, Entrata was greeted with a sweet message by her onscreen partner Edward Barber as she celebrated her 23rd birthday on May 6, Wednesday.
In his short message, Barber said that Maymay is a bright star of hope and he has promised her that he’s got her back through the good times and the bad.
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It’s been a month since Mayward love team released a joint statement about the true status of their relationship. Just a few days after they denied being in a romantic relationship and assuring that they will still be a love team, fans and supporters were shocked to notice that Entrata deleted some of her love team photos with Barber on her Instagram account.
Though she still has not spoken up about it yet, many of their fans are still hoping that everything will be fine between them. Nonetheless, fans still support the young female artist.
