Serving others, loving You

Father God,
I thank You for reminding me to be a servant leader, serving others with humility and love. Thank You, Lord, that while I have no work, I am able to spend time and serve my family.

Luanne's wedding is this December. And she just decided to get married last July. Thank You, Lord, for allowing me to help her in her wedding preparations. It gave me a good idea of what readings I would want to listen and reflect on my own wedding and how simple I want mine to be... if it is Your will. Thank you for the gift of patience, as I help in proofreading the invitation and in creating the map that would help her guests get to the venue. Thank You, Lord, for the skills you have blessed me with... being an analyst is very helpful when you have to think from the perspective of the user (or guests, in this matter). Thank You that our internet connection has not failed us yet, for it allows me to communicate with Luanne and her supplier.

Today is also election day. I thank you, Jesus, for giving me this opportunity to exercise my right to vote. Although I do not personally know the people that I voted for, I trust my mom on the people she chose to support. Voting is not really a daunting task. In fact, it is a privilege. And I thank you again for the experience. I hope that those who win will contribute something positive to their baranggays. I also hope, Lord, that my cousin Em will remain humble and good as he now joins his father in politics by being a part of SK.

Thank you, Father God, that we have no helper in the house. It allows me to do dishwashing after meals, which is therapeutic for me. Give me the grace to continue cleaning the kitchen as there are so many items that needs to be checked and consumed soon or else they become classified as "wasted". Thank you for the abundance of food here. I'll be sharing with my family soon on the schedule that I came up for healthy living for a month.

Lastly, I thank you also for Eon has finally finished his legal software. It is a privilege to help him in one of his dreams by introducing the beta release to a few friends. I pray, o Lord, that he will use the marketing material that I prepared for them and that others will see the value of the product.

All these, Lord, I thank you for the opportunity to serve You through others. May our works glorify you, Father God.

Always,
Grace

Dear friend, how are you doing? Despite the distance, I want you to know that I care. While I serve my family in a tangible way, I serve you through prayer and sharing my relationship with God with you. For what is important in this world are our relationships, which is strengthened by our relationship with God. And you know how a relationship is valued? A person values a relationship when the person invests time on it. I pray that you will further invest your time in getting to know the Lord in a more personal way. I admit, it is not easy. I once only gave my excess time to the Lord. But somewhere along the way, I have come to appreciate the time I have invested in getting to know Him and changing my character to further love Him. And I still continue to do so. I pray the same for you. God bless you, my friend. Shalom.