New Year Prayer

First of all, Happy 2011! Sana nga diba? 2010 was not my year.

I guess you could say  all my "luck" (yeah we don't believe in luck but i can't think of a better term :P) from 2009 kinda ran out in 2010. This year I got busted twice, lost some friends, kind of got disoriented with my calling, and whole lotta other stuff that im probably choosing to forget.

Anyway, I went to church on new years eve for the service, and the message kind of struck me. I guess part of it was that i hadn't been to church in 3 weeks. But message was about Philippians 2:9-11. Jesus was honored because he chose to humble Himself first. Whoever humbles themselves will be honored for the glory of God, but whoever is proud will be humbled.

I think that's what happened to me in 2010. i got proud. Proud that i had everything together. So God took it away. Yes, I admit it hurt a lot and I was bitter. I started thinking, 2011 is all for me. No more girls, no more pleasing people, it's about pleasing me because I deserve it and because I'm the most awesomest person around.  I'll show her just how awesome I am and what exactly she missed out on. (sorry na :)) ) But then that service made me realize that it should be completely opposite. 2011 isn't about Matt, it's about God and how Matt can serve Him. It's about Matt loving his friends unconditionally and showing God's love to them. Not only to his friends, but to everyone he meets.

While i was lying in bed trying to sleep, I found myself praying. I said, "In 2011, it's just you and me God. We're gonna make it all the way to the top. Well, you're already at the top but I'm gonna do my best to reach it too. But You know what I mean. You and me God." For real. That's what I prayed. Weird huh? :P It's one of the few times recently that I prayed just to talk to God and not ask Him for anything. :)

So this is it. Happy new year! Happy 2011! Picking up where I left off at the end of 2009. It's you and me God :)