He is my all in all

I was going through the blessings I received from God when I saw this verse, "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want...". I am reminded of the many blessings that God has brought into my life. I can't count the many prayers that He has answered. That's why before I ask for anything I want for the coming year, I realized that I have to ask of Him, put Him on top of my list. After all, He is my All in All. The Maker and Finisher of everything is my Father. And just before I write down the things I'm believing God for 2011, I am rest assured that when I have Him in my life, I have more than I ask for.

Series of songs have been playing in my head while writing this. A song by the Carpenters, I won't last a day without you because I really won't last any day of my life without Him. The song, You are my All in All, that goes this ways, "You are my strength when I am weak, You are the treasure that I seek,

You are my all in all...". :)

Teacher Mustache

Teacher Mustache

It was my first day as a teacher in Kids Church and our head teacher introduced me to the kids. And then one kid suddenly shouted, " Teacher, why do you have a mustache?" For a moment, I felt that all eyes were on me and that they wanted me to say something. I felt so humiliated but I managed to smile. I thought I heard God saying, " I love these little kids Darz. And since you love me, you'll learn to love them too." I interacted with the kids and tried to have fun until another kid blurted out, "Teacher Mustache! Teacher Mustache!". But this time, I was more calm and more poised.

It was indeed a memorable experience for me. I reflected and asked myself why did I join Kids church in the first place. God reminded me of His desire for me to teach. No matter how I ran away from that calling, God would always bring opportunities for me to again realize that the ability to teach is one of His gifts to me. And that through Kids Church, I can maximize the use of this gift.

I learned so much from that experience. It made me realize why I was in kids church up until now. I witnessed God's heart for the kids. He even made me realize how important it is for older people to set an example in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. At first, I thought it was never easy to love others. But it's possible to love them if you have experienced God's love.

I LOVE GOD. I also LOVE THE KIDS.

By the way, I started going to a wax salon after that incident. :))

But Jesus said, "Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." (Matthew 19:14)

Fellowship

My friends and I had a spontaneous and very insightful talk over coffee last night. It has been a long time since we had that kind of talk. We were all so bubbly and just started to share about almost everything. But there's one thing notable about our conversation- we were sharing our faith to each other. What's amazing is, the entire conversation revolved around pleasing God and advancing His Kingdom. We used to talk about crushes and petty funny stuff. And we would laugh about silly things that can be happening around us. But on that certain appointed time, we were thinking and discussing strategies on how to please the Lover of our souls and how to effectively advance His territory. Pretty amazing, huh? I'm so blessed to have women who can speak into my life. God indeed places people in our lives who can tell us about our blind spots.

It was so refreshing that I went home so encouraged. I want to have fewer bonding moments and more fellowship time with people. :)