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Every single moment of my day, I have to catch myself and think,

“Are the thoughts that I’m thinking, the actions that I’m making, and the feelings that I’m feeling out of selfish ambitions or are they for the glory of God?”

Less of me, more of You.

I need more humility, I need to always put others before myself.

I am merely a vessel that needs to be controlled by and filled with the Spirit.

“However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace.”

Acts 20:24

Random thought: I wanna go to the beach really early in the morning with my significant other and have QT with him while watching the sun rise.

Then get waffles at OHOP afterwards.

Once a week. Minus winters…I don’t wanna die of extreme weather conditions.

Philippians 2:1–11

My Heart’s Desire for Wisdom

These days, the more I spend time with Christ and go deeper into His word and His presence, the more I seek His will for my life.

One of my friends has been challenging me to ask God for my vision in life.  At first, I didn’t really see much of a significance to this prayer…live my life as the current takes me, right?

Wrong. Absolutely, positively WRONG…for me at least.

Asking God for my vision makes my future more clearer.  What does HE want me to do with the life that HE has given me in the first place?  

As my friend and I were talking last night, she was telling me how God has been revealing to her His vision in her life.  At first, she was like, “God, why don’t you just show me what you want me to do?”  But no, she learned to be patient with the Lord.  The more patiently she waits, the greater He will show.  

My prayer request for the past couple months has been focusing on wisdom.  And I realize that He’s been answering.  No, I can’t say that I’m full of wisdom, but everyday, God has been revealing me answers to my hardships, helping me see things in a WHOLE DIFFERENT perspective, a perspective that is surely not from me.  This not only has been helping me out but has been building the relationships all around me, with Him, my friends, my family.

I want more though.  More than money and fame, I want wisdom.

1 Kings 3

The Best Quiet Time

It started out the same as any other QT.  Starting off with my devotional book, a little bit of dozing off here and there, then prayer.

I was going through a lot of hardships these past few days so I went through a process of restoration and healing last night.  But waking up this morning, I felt the same.  Bitterness, anger, jealousy…the day didn’t even begin yet. But as I was praying, I was asking God for restoration again.  

I realized that as human beings, we constantly fall.  We delve into our emotions and sins and we dwell in our hurts.  But God doesn’t want us to live that way.  Everyday, we must be restored and equipped by His words and His presence.  We must constantly ask Him to fill us with His Spirit because in Isaiah 11:2, it explains all the things the Spirit fills us with.  Wisdom, understanding, counsel, power, knowledge, and the fear of the Lord.

Not only did I need restoration but I also needed wisdom and understanding and where can I find this wisdom? Proverbs.

31 chapters of Proverbs, 31 days of the month.  It just takes one chapter a day to be equipped with the Spirit of wisdom and understanding.  We don’t know how others feel, what they’re going through, what to say to them, but the Spirit does.  

“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”

Proverbs 17:22

Let’s stop dwelling in our hurts, our negative emotions, and give it all to God.  Ask Him to fill you with the Spirit, the Spirit that gives us wisdom, understanding, counsel, power, knowledge, and the fear of the Lord.  Being filled with the Spirit won’t only benefit you but God works as a fountain in us.  He OVERFLOWS from within us and the Spirit starts touching the hearts of others. 

Let’s have the BEST QT everyday of our lives.