day thirty-one

today, i was at the coffee house (of rez week), and i shared a table with two other people. when i was done with my food, i took a guy's trash and my friend's trash. not much, but it's an offering :)

i'm having my ups and downs with rez week! it is definitely a transforming week for me. i'm constantly being exposed by God in different ways, seeing myself the way God sees me, and being touched by God's love for His people.

all heaven and earth proclaim, Your name is above all names,

ann

31 down, 9 to go!

Today is prayer meeting Wednesday. It's about to begin. I pray to God that He will be with us tonight and that we will all feel His presence. For Lord, You are good.

As i was walking up the stairs to my office building, i saw a janitor worker as she was sweeping the stairs. She is usually always there once a week. Today i spoke to her and told her a word of thanks to encourage her.

Some times a word is more than enough to make a person's day.

I pray that in the last week of Ann & I's journey we will see God's amazing greatness work in our lives.

Jesus Culture conference coming up in Dallas. Ready for revival? :)
tina

30 down, 10 to go!

I truly see God's work in our youth group. He is changing the minds of this youth and the hearts of this youth. Prayer meetings have become amazing, Praise God! I pray to God that He can give me better time management. I complain about not having enough time to use my time wisely for God, but yet i waste my time on other things. I'm sorry..

My act of love was letting someone use my phone. He needed a phone to borrow and i offered mine for him to use. I'm embarrassed to say that this was my act of love because i feel like i put no effort in doing it, and i let it come to me. I didn't go and look for something to do.. I'm sorry again..

Let God do wonderful things in my life, as well as ann's in the next few days,
tina

day thirty

ten days left in this journey.

i'm broken before God.

i never realized what an awful christian i've been.

on the outside, i feel wonderful: i worship, i write songs, i love others, i pray, i read the bible and have a christ-like life. but i never really try to love Jesus. i missed the simplicity of loving who He is.

on the inside, sin fills me up. my walk with God has been crippled by my judgement of others, my lack of commitment, my hypocrisy, my selfishness, my doubt, my pride, and my stubbornness. i look at myself, and i am disgusted with the christian i claim to be. i find myself constantly comparing with others, seeking approval and praise from men. i use my gifts for the wrong reason, i pride my achievements, i gather success in my terms.

someone once said, "stop trying to be perfect, because it's stopping God's grace from coming to you." i realized i don't have control over my life. right now, i feel like i've lost everything i've once gained.

thank God that in the last ten days of this journey, God has broken my heart to see who i really am.

amazing grace,

ann

29 down, 11 to go!

I know that our journey is coming to an end soon, but i know for a fact that our acts of love will not end. I pray and hope that this will continue in our daily lives, as well as touch those who also want to start doing acts of love. This grows to become a habit and will grow on you, for sure!

As i was browsing through facebook, i was having a conversation with a friend of mine. We were both talking about whether or not to pursue teaching. She asked me to pray for her whenever i had the time. Then out of nowhere, God moved me to ask her to join me in prayer once a week to pray for our futures together. Because I know that she is seeking God's will, as am i :) This is my act of love. I really hope that through this, we can both find God's purpose in our lives.

Putting time and effort to Wednesday prayer meetings.
Nightly prayers and reading Streams in the Desert with Elain.
Weekly prayers with my friend.

Praise God for giving me so many opportunities to do work for God,
tina

day twenty-nine

rez week has begun!

got up at 6 in the morning because i had to go for prayer at 7!

went to class after that and went back to volunteer at the coffee house.

today, i gave a dollar to this guy who only had 9 dollars and wanted to get a rez week t-shirt ($10).

then, i also stayed an extra hour to help out at the coffee house, and i got two other volunteers lunches :)

today was my first time making coffee! and it's so nice to meet people at the coffee house and serve them! through this 40-day journey, i've learned that as i become more and more giving, i receive so much in return from others! a couple of days ago, i woke up and got a text from a friend who said that she sees me closer to God every day, and that i am truly God's daughter! that just made my day :)

give more, receive more,

ann

day twenty-eight

it's been four weeks of our 40-day spiritual journey! :)

four GOOD weeks!

my act of love today was inviting lee over for dinner. i cooked dinner for her, esther, and myself.

another act of love was getting jennifer something. on friday, i went to the supermarket and wanted to get a pomegranate tea drink. when i was about to get it, i was worried about whether it had caffeine, since i can't have them. then, i saw a pomegranate tea that "helped nourish the brain" because of some omega stuff in there. i immediate thought of jennifer and got it for her! :)

continue to pray for her complete healing!

excited for rez week,

ann