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At the start of the year, I was excited for our annual 7-day prayer and fasting, because, aside from the more obvious reasons, this was going to be my first time to do it as a single professional. There was so many new things to pray for!
But as I was preparing, I found that I didn't know what to pray for.
As a student, it was easy: academic excellence, favor from (terror) teachers, a bigger allowance... As a professional, I guess the equivalent could be excellence in my work, favor from bosses, and a raise in my salary. Or, in one word: promotion.
But I thought: it was way too early to ask for a promotion. After all, this was my first job in the field that I graduated from, and I've only been working in the office for three months. I wasn't even regularized yet!
Still, I decided to pray for it. "God," I said, "thank you for the promotion you're going to give me... sometime within this year..."
The prayer and fasting started. And, for the first six days, my quiet time was...
...
quiet.
I didn't hear anything special from God; There was no musical band and fireworks in the background while a revelation dawned on me. Nothing special really happened; There was no action-packed sequence of unbelievable events.
It was just... normal.
But I guess there's nothing wrong with that.
On the seventh day, Thursday, I read this scripture: I will praise to the Lord according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high. That made me realize that it's not about what I will hear from God, it's not about what God will do for me. It's about Him.
His righteousness, Him that is worthy of praise, His name that is most high.
I was grinning for hours. (See previous post for more details.) I thought: WOW. This was it. Solb na 'ko. I can end prayer and fasting on a high note. That made my week. I'll feel awesome today even if nothing else happened...
Well, haha for me.
At the office in the same day, a group of us, our CEO included, were talking about this department that we were going to set up soon. Well, actually, we were already setting it up.
To my shock and amazement, my boss asked me, a three-month-old employee, to be the head of that department.
...
Head of the friggin' department!!!!
I just nodded, smiling. But needless to say, I was jumping up in down in my head. I SO did not expect that. Sure, I'd been praying for promotion, but I had NO idea that it was going to happen so soon!
But God did.
He planned it all along.
So, friends, I encourage you: believe God for great things. Because he has even greater things in mind for you.
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On a side note: my department is in web design. The one reason I took up Computer Science in the first place.
But as I was preparing, I found that I didn't know what to pray for.
As a student, it was easy: academic excellence, favor from (terror) teachers, a bigger allowance... As a professional, I guess the equivalent could be excellence in my work, favor from bosses, and a raise in my salary. Or, in one word: promotion.
But I thought: it was way too early to ask for a promotion. After all, this was my first job in the field that I graduated from, and I've only been working in the office for three months. I wasn't even regularized yet!
Still, I decided to pray for it. "God," I said, "thank you for the promotion you're going to give me... sometime within this year..."
The prayer and fasting started. And, for the first six days, my quiet time was...
...
quiet.
I didn't hear anything special from God; There was no musical band and fireworks in the background while a revelation dawned on me. Nothing special really happened; There was no action-packed sequence of unbelievable events.
It was just... normal.
But I guess there's nothing wrong with that.
On the seventh day, Thursday, I read this scripture: I will praise to the Lord according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high. That made me realize that it's not about what I will hear from God, it's not about what God will do for me. It's about Him.
His righteousness, Him that is worthy of praise, His name that is most high.
I was grinning for hours. (See previous post for more details.) I thought: WOW. This was it. Solb na 'ko. I can end prayer and fasting on a high note. That made my week. I'll feel awesome today even if nothing else happened...
Well, haha for me.
At the office in the same day, a group of us, our CEO included, were talking about this department that we were going to set up soon. Well, actually, we were already setting it up.
To my shock and amazement, my boss asked me, a three-month-old employee, to be the head of that department.
...
Head of the friggin' department!!!!
I just nodded, smiling. But needless to say, I was jumping up in down in my head. I SO did not expect that. Sure, I'd been praying for promotion, but I had NO idea that it was going to happen so soon!
But God did.
He planned it all along.
So, friends, I encourage you: believe God for great things. Because he has even greater things in mind for you.
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On a side note: my department is in web design. The one reason I took up Computer Science in the first place.
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