This month has been busy for me because I am getting my research paper done.
Sometimes, I like to focus my energy on getting a particular task done to the extent that I shut out all other engagements or commitments till I am through with that particular task.
My confession and testimony are as follows:
Over the past two weeks, I had not actively had my quiet time. Whenever I woke up, I would quickly get to work on my research work. Yes, I prayed. Yes, I listened to sermons and I went to church but I wasn't placing Him first.
Also, I wasn't going for rehearsals and Thursday Mass because I had to get my work done. I just didn't put Jesus first.
I prioritized my thesis above Him and in my defense, I would tell myself that He would want me to focus on this now.
The thing is, though I was getting my work done, I knew there had to be a better way. By the Mercy of God, on Saturday, I resolved to calibrate.
When I woke up today, I went straight to shower and then I took my Bible, my notebook and my pen and I had my quiet time. Afterwards, I ate breakfast and then I went straight to get my work done.
Friends, I kid you not, the joy, peace and fulfillment I had were beyond my wildest imaginations. I fed from God's word and I was filled enough to face my day. In all the weeks I had started writing my thesis, never had I had such clarity in my work. Holy Spirit showed me what to do and how to get it done.
Today, I watched as He ordered my steps and showed what to do at each step. Because, by God's Grace, I had started my day with Him, that made it easy for me to call on Him whenever I was losing my focus or when I didn't know what to do today.
Another thing is, due to the academic paper I am writing, I haven't been able to really post on the blog like I would. But the strange thing is, during the day, He placed a topic on my heart which I had to type right away. Writing that post was so stress-free (you see, I know this Is God when it is so easy to get the message out without struggle).
Yesterday, I tried writing something and I was stuck. But today, He gave me a message plus an ease of writing to go along with it.
All these happened because I put Him first.
What more can I say?
When we seek Him first and place Him at the top of our priorities, He adds to us all that pertains to our lives here on Earth even to eternity.
Oh, praise the Lord with me!
Sometimes, I like to focus my energy on getting a particular task done to the extent that I shut out all other engagements or commitments till I am through with that particular task.
My confession and testimony are as follows:
Over the past two weeks, I had not actively had my quiet time. Whenever I woke up, I would quickly get to work on my research work. Yes, I prayed. Yes, I listened to sermons and I went to church but I wasn't placing Him first.
Also, I wasn't going for rehearsals and Thursday Mass because I had to get my work done. I just didn't put Jesus first.
I prioritized my thesis above Him and in my defense, I would tell myself that He would want me to focus on this now.
The thing is, though I was getting my work done, I knew there had to be a better way. By the Mercy of God, on Saturday, I resolved to calibrate.
When I woke up today, I went straight to shower and then I took my Bible, my notebook and my pen and I had my quiet time. Afterwards, I ate breakfast and then I went straight to get my work done.
Friends, I kid you not, the joy, peace and fulfillment I had were beyond my wildest imaginations. I fed from God's word and I was filled enough to face my day. In all the weeks I had started writing my thesis, never had I had such clarity in my work. Holy Spirit showed me what to do and how to get it done.
Today, I watched as He ordered my steps and showed what to do at each step. Because, by God's Grace, I had started my day with Him, that made it easy for me to call on Him whenever I was losing my focus or when I didn't know what to do today.
Another thing is, due to the academic paper I am writing, I haven't been able to really post on the blog like I would. But the strange thing is, during the day, He placed a topic on my heart which I had to type right away. Writing that post was so stress-free (you see, I know this Is God when it is so easy to get the message out without struggle).
Yesterday, I tried writing something and I was stuck. But today, He gave me a message plus an ease of writing to go along with it.
All these happened because I put Him first.
What more can I say?
When we seek Him first and place Him at the top of our priorities, He adds to us all that pertains to our lives here on Earth even to eternity.
Oh, praise the Lord with me!
I share in this testimony as I have experienced Him, as far as, me being the only student in my class... "a program mate" like never before
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