QT

Well... i haven't had a good queit time in a long time.  And there's no excuse for that. P Ro challenged me to read Phillippians for the next 30 days, so that's what i'm gonna try to do.

So i did my QT yesterday... it was good.  It was about the way we pray for people.  Paul had this really nice prayer that i prayed for all of my friends that morning.  It's in Phil 1: 9-11. it says "And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ - to the glory and prais of God"

Then my QT today was about giving God glory in all situations.  It was about Paul and how he was in prison. He said that some people are preaching more now that he is in jail, and others are preaching because they are envious of others.  But either way, God's word is being spread and Paul rejoyced for that.  And he also said to live is Christ and to die is gain.  Through living, he can give glory to God in all that he does, and through dying, he can give glory to God in heaven.  then he goes on saying that we should stand strong against all oppositions because that is how we show them that God is with us. We will never lose if we are doing what God wants us to do. What do i mean by "not lose"? I dont mean we will win all our fights. Paul got thrown in jail, beaten up, and shipwrecked a whole bunch of times.  But by not losing means that we will be able to reach our goal: Giving God all the glory.

I listened to a bunch of praise and worship music too. hehe. I did this for 55 mins.. wich even seemed bitin pa.  I guess it was the first time that God's Wrd was making sense to me in a long time.  Keeping this on my mind, about giving God glory in everything, I hope this helps me to change the way i act and the way i think.

i know this blog is kinda getting a bit long, but let me share this story to you. Last sunday, i had to man the booth for the missions team at the 11am service cuz jamie couldn't. So then i had to miss the play of the Tan brothers. And i kept telling myself it was for God. And i was ok with it.  Someone donated a box of books and stuff.  So then, i was there again at the 3 with najee.  this has been my routine for the past MONTH. sitt at the booth till past 1, eat lunch. go back at 4:00 and wait for the 3pm to end.  Then attend vesper and let someone else do the booth. Then get the money from them at the end and give it to ate chette during the week.

So for the past month i had been doing that and this was finally the last week of it.  While i was there with najee, saki and hann came. Najee asked saki to donate and he said he'll do it next week.  THen i told him this was our last week to do it na.  And he was like "but you guys said 27th was the last."  Then i realized that there was one more week pa to do.  Sit there again while all my friends get to attend ygroups and hang out after while i sit there and wait for people to give.  So then i told them i was going up na cuz the 3pm people were gone already.  Najee ran after me cuz she could tell something was wrong, so i told her i was just so tired of doing this.  When i got up out of the elevator i felt even worse. Why?  Because the whole way up i was thinking about what Paul did and what Jesus went through and here i am complaining that i cant hang out with my friends and i have top sit at a booth.  What kind of complaint is that?  It's a STUPID ONE! I felt out of place with my friends for that whole day, but i guess God was teaching me something.

How can i bring God glory through my thoughts and actions? By putting Him first and showing Him that He means as much to me as i say He does.

-Oh, ate chette told me we've surpassed our goal in the collection for the Mission Education so we wont be doing a booth next week afterall. I'd just like to thank everyone who donated because we are supporting God's workers. =) -

"All we are is Yours
And all we’re living for
Is all You are
Is all that You are"