“You look for much, but it turns out to be little. When you bring it home, I blow it away. Why?” says the Lord of All. “Because My house lies waste, while each of you takes care of his own house." Haggai 1:9 NLV
Lord, these words struck me a lot. I thought what I have been doing, what I have decided were the best things to do. They turned out they never were.
I thought that by transferring to a closer church, things would be better and it would be more practical for us. Yet, here we are empty and working on our ways.
Yes, You are right. We have been giving our tithes and offerings but it seems like nothing is happening even if we do it. Because ours is partial obedience.
Lord, I give up. I will go back. We will go back there, together as husband and wife. My husband was happy there though he just did not voice it out to me for the fear that we might fight again. I am sorry Lord if I have been making my husband feel that way.
This is what You said:
"And be strong, all you people of the land,’ says the Lord. ‘Do the work, for I am with you,’ says the Lord of All." Haggai 2:4 NLV
Lord, You know our financial capacity. You know how we lack money sometimes to make both ends meet. But this is what You said. We do the work as we trust You. Help us to trust You and let not our own ways reign.
Lord, help me. Help us. You will provide for us, I know. Lord, just do the miracles. We need it Father. We badly need it Lord.
Lord, I am also going to transfer to another school. To public school. Next school year. Lord, help me to decide if it is the right thing to do. I honestly feel discontentment in the place where I am now. I don't grow anymore. It feels like I am just inside a circle albeit it is getting bigger, still the same. Help me Lord. I am tired of pleasing the parents, of pleasing my superiors, I am tired of those things. I just want to experience new things. Maybe this is really the time for me to get out of my comfort zone.
Just help us Lord. Help me to work in Your house. I want to join a ministry Father. The singing group or in the children'd department. But where will I be more become effective? My voice. This has been put into waste for how many years already. I need to open my voice for You again Lord. I need You Father to help me with this.
Thank You Lord. Thank You Father. May Your will be done. May my spirit, our spirit, my and my husband's be renewed. Thank You Lord. Amen.
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Unhappy
Dear Lord,
I am not feeling well now. I must admit that I am unhappy already. I don't enjoy my work life anymore the way I used to. I am not happy anymore. Really, I am not.
I must admit that I am not enjoying the company of my colleagues anymore. It is like I don 't like the people around me anymore. I know this is wrong but I can''t help it. Maybe, it is also because I am not growing there anymore.
I feel like a star losing its shine until it goes into oblivion. I feel that way and I am just so sorry about it.
I must admit I am not noticed anymore. It seems like all my efforts have been futile. Life is not what it used to be anymore. I am not enjoying it Lord. I get irritated with those people around me already.
What do I do? Do I just grow there to become indifferent? Good thing I still have Ynnah there but we don't get to spend time together the way we used to. I guess, Lord it is really time for me to leave.
Five years are five years. Yet, there will always come a time that I have to choose another path where You will guide me. Lord, is it really Your will for me to go to public school? Father, I don't want to stay there another year anymore. Please give me the chance to go to public school next year. I want to experience a bigger world.
I will never be sure about the people I will be working with soon but may they become good to me and be patient with me. May I develop good and lasting friendship there and may I grow there to become a better individual. I will choose to do good and to do my best now to leave a fine memory there. I have loved SSI somehow, it has become a significant part of my life as a teacher and as a person but then there's always time to simply go and move on.
Lord, just help me bear with the remaining months. I still have a long way. Eight months more. Just help me. Thank You, Father God. Amen.
I am not feeling well now. I must admit that I am unhappy already. I don't enjoy my work life anymore the way I used to. I am not happy anymore. Really, I am not.
I must admit that I am not enjoying the company of my colleagues anymore. It is like I don 't like the people around me anymore. I know this is wrong but I can''t help it. Maybe, it is also because I am not growing there anymore.
I feel like a star losing its shine until it goes into oblivion. I feel that way and I am just so sorry about it.
I must admit I am not noticed anymore. It seems like all my efforts have been futile. Life is not what it used to be anymore. I am not enjoying it Lord. I get irritated with those people around me already.
What do I do? Do I just grow there to become indifferent? Good thing I still have Ynnah there but we don't get to spend time together the way we used to. I guess, Lord it is really time for me to leave.
Five years are five years. Yet, there will always come a time that I have to choose another path where You will guide me. Lord, is it really Your will for me to go to public school? Father, I don't want to stay there another year anymore. Please give me the chance to go to public school next year. I want to experience a bigger world.
I will never be sure about the people I will be working with soon but may they become good to me and be patient with me. May I develop good and lasting friendship there and may I grow there to become a better individual. I will choose to do good and to do my best now to leave a fine memory there. I have loved SSI somehow, it has become a significant part of my life as a teacher and as a person but then there's always time to simply go and move on.
Lord, just help me bear with the remaining months. I still have a long way. Eight months more. Just help me. Thank You, Father God. Amen.
Friday, July 19, 2013
July 20, 2013
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all He has done. Phil. 4:6 NLT
Dear Lord,
I am having some thought now. Forgive me if I had been so embittered and had been encouraging some people to follow my plans. I feel so tired and jaded in my workplace I really want to go out now.
I know what I had been doing is wrong, please forgive me. Yet Lord, You know what I am going through right now, the things that are happening and sadly they become worse to worst as days pass by.
I am not sure. Maybe I am just so used to the things that I used to do that's why I feel this way.
Father, I believe that I can still choose to be happy despite the situation. It is just that people and things can be so utterly disheartening at times. I am sad. Really sad.
Father, I still hold on to the promises that You have for us. I know You have Your plans and Your purpose. Help me see them. Help me to have a revived and refreshed spirit again.
I am praying Lord if it is Your will to transfer to public school, then so be it. Anyway, maybe Lord it is already time for me to move on and grow in a different way. I need to move on and face another chapter of my life.
I still have days to come. Sustain me Lord. Sustain me Father. I pray to You. I pray to You. Grant me peace Lord God. Thank You very much Lord. Amen.
BEE
Dear Lord,
I am having some thought now. Forgive me if I had been so embittered and had been encouraging some people to follow my plans. I feel so tired and jaded in my workplace I really want to go out now.
I know what I had been doing is wrong, please forgive me. Yet Lord, You know what I am going through right now, the things that are happening and sadly they become worse to worst as days pass by.
I am not sure. Maybe I am just so used to the things that I used to do that's why I feel this way.
Father, I believe that I can still choose to be happy despite the situation. It is just that people and things can be so utterly disheartening at times. I am sad. Really sad.
Father, I still hold on to the promises that You have for us. I know You have Your plans and Your purpose. Help me see them. Help me to have a revived and refreshed spirit again.
I am praying Lord if it is Your will to transfer to public school, then so be it. Anyway, maybe Lord it is already time for me to move on and grow in a different way. I need to move on and face another chapter of my life.
I still have days to come. Sustain me Lord. Sustain me Father. I pray to You. I pray to You. Grant me peace Lord God. Thank You very much Lord. Amen.
BEE
Friday, June 14, 2013
June 15, 2013
David and the army commanders then appointed men from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to proclaim God’s messages to the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. Here is a list of their names and their work...1 Chronicles 25:1 NLT
Work appointment. These men were appointed and were given work to give praises and glorify God. Lord are You reminding me that I am indeed forgetting the very essence of my job which is to glorify You?
Forgive me. Forgive me for because of the desire to earn more, I have wanted to bite too much work that in reality is more than I can chew. All because I have wanted to earn lots of money. I am forgetting that You will be the One who will bless me, bless us and that You hold our lives in Your hands.
Forgive me Lord. I know that there is a reason for that. Maybe You want me to rest and also mind my family life and my relationship with my husband. You want me to prioritize things and just do the tasks that are given me right now.
Lord, You know so well our concerns, the things that bother us. Just help us Father. Help us. We could never do it on our own. I need You, my husband and I needs You. Thank You Father God.
Yes, I will do my work. I will do my job. In the best way I can do. I will not focus on my salary but on what You can do to our lives. Thank You Lord. Thank You for this reminder. Amen.
P.S.
Thank You very much Father for answering my questions. Thank You. Amen.
Work appointment. These men were appointed and were given work to give praises and glorify God. Lord are You reminding me that I am indeed forgetting the very essence of my job which is to glorify You?
Forgive me. Forgive me for because of the desire to earn more, I have wanted to bite too much work that in reality is more than I can chew. All because I have wanted to earn lots of money. I am forgetting that You will be the One who will bless me, bless us and that You hold our lives in Your hands.
Forgive me Lord. I know that there is a reason for that. Maybe You want me to rest and also mind my family life and my relationship with my husband. You want me to prioritize things and just do the tasks that are given me right now.
Lord, You know so well our concerns, the things that bother us. Just help us Father. Help us. We could never do it on our own. I need You, my husband and I needs You. Thank You Father God.
Yes, I will do my work. I will do my job. In the best way I can do. I will not focus on my salary but on what You can do to our lives. Thank You Lord. Thank You for this reminder. Amen.
P.S.
Thank You very much Father for answering my questions. Thank You. Amen.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Loving My Enemies
44 But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!45 In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike. 46 If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much. 47 If you are kind only to your friends,[c] how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that.
-Matthew 44-47 NLT-
Yes, Lord. Just help me. I cannot do this on my own. Help me. Holy Spirit help me. Kindly. Thank You.
-Matthew 44-47 NLT-
Yes, Lord. Just help me. I cannot do this on my own. Help me. Holy Spirit help me. Kindly. Thank You.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
November 18, 2011
" Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God. This is how the holy women of old made themselves beautiful. -1 Peter 3:3-5, NLT-
I was feeling so insecure of my outward appearance because of my little sister and may the Lord forgive me for ever feeling this way towards her. I really need to be reminded of these verses from time to time because for God, the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit is what really matters to Him. That I should not feel bad about myself because He made me so beautiful in every way and that He lives in me.
Lord, thank You so much. Thank You for Your love. Lord, I know that You are there and watching over me. Thank You so much for being there for me always. May my life give You honor and glory in every way. Thank You so much Father, amen.
"Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end". -Ecclesiastes 3:11, NLT-
Lord, You are the Author of time. Lord, whatever that is that You are doing in my life, I know that it will be so beautiful in Your own time. I will just trust in Your proper and just right timing for my life. Thank You so much. I do not see the whole and the bigger picture but knowing that You do gives me this peaceful feeling. Thank You so much, Father. Amen.
I was feeling so insecure of my outward appearance because of my little sister and may the Lord forgive me for ever feeling this way towards her. I really need to be reminded of these verses from time to time because for God, the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit is what really matters to Him. That I should not feel bad about myself because He made me so beautiful in every way and that He lives in me.
Lord, thank You so much. Thank You for Your love. Lord, I know that You are there and watching over me. Thank You so much for being there for me always. May my life give You honor and glory in every way. Thank You so much Father, amen.
"Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end". -Ecclesiastes 3:11, NLT-
Lord, You are the Author of time. Lord, whatever that is that You are doing in my life, I know that it will be so beautiful in Your own time. I will just trust in Your proper and just right timing for my life. Thank You so much. I do not see the whole and the bigger picture but knowing that You do gives me this peaceful feeling. Thank You so much, Father. Amen.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
November 13, 2011
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take". -Proverbs 3:5-6,NLT-
I am blessed by the song "Better than I". It is a song that talks to God letting go of everything that we have at hand and letting Him do His will for He always knows the best paths for us to take. We humans have the tendency to take things in our hands, to decide on our own and not seek His will. And if we find ourselves in deep mud again, we also have the tendency to ask Him and even blame His at times for our own mistakes.
I am having this dilemma right now. Yet, this time around I am going to seek His will for me and let go of everything that I have at hand. The Lord knows what I am going through and He will give me wisdom as I go through this tunnel again.
I will trust Him with all my heart and not rely on my own understanding. I will acknowledge Him in all I do and for sure He will show me which to path to take.
I will do this. I Jesus' name. Amen.
I am blessed by the song "Better than I". It is a song that talks to God letting go of everything that we have at hand and letting Him do His will for He always knows the best paths for us to take. We humans have the tendency to take things in our hands, to decide on our own and not seek His will. And if we find ourselves in deep mud again, we also have the tendency to ask Him and even blame His at times for our own mistakes.
I am having this dilemma right now. Yet, this time around I am going to seek His will for me and let go of everything that I have at hand. The Lord knows what I am going through and He will give me wisdom as I go through this tunnel again.
I will trust Him with all my heart and not rely on my own understanding. I will acknowledge Him in all I do and for sure He will show me which to path to take.
I will do this. I Jesus' name. Amen.
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