let your light shine before men

"Let your light shine before men that they may see your good deeds and praise their father in heaven."

I read this verse and realized that I have been doing this these past two weeks. Now the reason I say this is because I have been feeling very fulfilled and complete these past few weeks. I think this might be why. I was telling my disciple just on Sunday that no matter what happens, we must live our lives for God. That means that even when times are tough, we live for God. Commonly said. But the thing that I'm realizing is that when we live our lives for God, God is going to take care of everything. I guess that's cause we stop trying to take control and give ourselves everything we want. We just give God full control and begin to enjoy doing what we were made to do - to serve and worship God. During theology class we mentioned Proverbs 18:22, I think. It's the verse that says whoever finds a wife finds a good thing. The word find doesn't mean found after searching. It means more about stumbling upon. In other words, when we are serving God with everything we are, with all that we are, even when He blesses us with a wife, we should still go serve God. It doesn't mean we are off on our own little quest for a wife it means taht we are to be living for Him and trust that He will provide it when the time is right.
Part of me wonders if it's only when you are completely in love with God and you don't care about being single or not that you will find the right one. I don't know. What I do know right now is that God has given me an inner peace lately, and an inner joy, that even sin cannot take away. I know i have the victory in Christ, and even though I stumble, I know that my hand is in God's and He will pull me up. I know that I am doing what I am meant to be doing and I can say that I am content with all that God has given me.
It's also been cool that He's been blessign me with a lot of time to hang out with friends. Didn't expect to hang out tht much this weekend, but it was refreshing.
Oh yeah, please pray for me because I have a Bible study I'm leading at church tomorrow and I also am preaching at chapel. Thanks! Have a great day and God bless!

Say it again...Breathe...

Two amazing songs I've been listening to today that just put a HUGE smile on my face. The first one is Say It Again by Marie Digby and the other one is Breathe by Michelle Branch. Ah...just such happy songs you can't help but smile and bounce your head to.
Anyway, I could go off on some deep thoughtful schpeel here, but I thought I'd just kind of say hello and get this blog going once again. It's best to slowly get back into the habit rather than do some super deep post and then never post again.
But this is what I can say - God is amazing. Ever since I came back to ministry, i"ve been hungry to just serve Him and give HIm everything that I have. It's so weird cause the more you think about it, I'm just giving to Him what He already owns, just giving it back to Him. It's really such a joy spending time wtih so many people from abby to zikki. Seriously, all of you in my life are a blessing. Let's just spend more time talking about what God is doing in our lives and letting our friendships grow deeply. Love all of you.

And for all those emo people out there, here's a video that should make even you smile (if it works). And for the hopeless romantics, this video is totally for you. Dare you not to get kilig.