December 26, 2007

Yesterday I went to ATC with a friend who I haven't seen for 8 months. We decided to go to Town and do our usual wala lang hang in the mall gimik. We were just walking around and then we went inside Powerbooks as part of the usual stuff that we always did before. I was breezing through the shelves when I saw these semi-unclean little copies of this book sitting there on the corner of the self help books. In this little book that anyone can easily ignore bore the words of this ordinary man named Jabez:

Oh, that You would bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that Your hand would be with me,
and that You would keep me from evil.
1 Chronicles 4:9-10

The Prayer of Jabez.

I don't think I've mentioned to you that I've been meaning to buy this book ever since I heard the prayer from Pauline during our Karis Retreat. Such an ordinary man, but what an EXTRAORDINARY BIG prayer. I BELIEVE that the book literally jumped out of the shelf, begged me to buy it, and promised to be the most wonderful gift HE could ever give me during Christmas Day.

I BELIEVE it changed my life. I was teary eyed while I was reading it last night. I found out that Our Father's nature is to bless if only we'd ASK. Friends, I want to be blessed, and I want to be blessed with specific opportunities. I want to increase my territory by asking Him to expand these opportunities in such a way that I would make an impact in the lives of more people for His Greater Glory. I know that all these opportunities are or will be so big and it will overwhelm me, yet I know that He would be with me. I acknowledge my dependence on Him. This is not my work but His, through me He will be great.=)

To be MORE for HIM...no day but today.

Amen.

Once again, Merry Christmas! I wish you happiness that is real and an exciting life.=)

Love love,

Len