Love October!

 

 

“Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)

(this was the devotional bible verse of the day - it came with this quiz that I took - and this was my result---) 

Spiritual Gifts Test (go here)

 

Helps / Serving

Helps / Serving (Serving Gift) - The gift that enables a believer to work gladly behind the scenes in order that God's work is fulfilled. The special ability God gives to some to serve the church in a supporting roll or to invest their talents in the life and ministry of other members of the body enabling them to increase their effectiveness.

The divine enablement to accomplish practical and necessary tasks which free-up, support, and meet the needs of others.

People with this gift:
- serve behind the scenes whenever needed to support the gifts and ministries of others (without having to be asked)
- see the tangible and practical things to be done and enjoy doing them
- sense God's purpose and pleasure in meeting every day responsibilities
- attach spiritual value to practical service
- enjoy knowing that they are freeing up others to do what God has called them to do.
- would rather do a job than find someone else to do it.

1 Corinthians 12:28-31
Romans 16:1-2
Acts 9:36
Mark 15:40-41
Galatians 6:2
Romans 12:6-8
1 Peter 4:11
Philippians 2:19-23
Luke 22:24-27
John 13:14

I am not a vocal person. I really like to be behind the scenes…did this quiz hit the nail on the head or what?!

I woke up today just wanting to pray. Pray for all my friends, friends that I don’t talk to, family members…etc. So at 5:49am I stopped my work and prayed… I sometimes have a hard time of paying attention so I wrote all these prayers down while I prayed….

(I prayed for a particular family member and their job situation yesterday morning (6/15)and that afternoon - the person got a JOB! - THANK YOU GOD!)

This is how I see me….I have some friends going to Brasil later this year….the women will minister to the kiddos and guide the families to GOD while a lot of the men build the church. I always felt like I was the type of person who wanted to help build…the silent type that was still serving GOD…. Working behind the scenes – just like that quiz said : ) I always felt like sometimes I wasn’t good enough because I really am not vocal when I serve GOD...but I really am.

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I have officially hit 341/734 in the 4^th book! By the end of today, I should hit 604! Yikes! That is going to be a challenge! (I wrote this 6/15 and published it 6/16 - work was tough yesterday I only hit 417!)  I think we have also decided to spend 3 full days in Orlando! We are going to do BOTH Universal theme parks and then spend a day at Disney World in the Magic Kingdom area. We have to decide by the end of July for this Universal package we really want…you get a free breakfast at the Three Broomsticks and EARLY admittance. We will so be riding those HP rides. I got a free app the other day (Thanks to Whitney) and it was telling me that there was a 2 hour wait for one of the rides!!  We won’t be going during the summer but in October so it will be less crowded…….

ANOTHER awesome reason to have an anniversary in October is HALLOWEEN! I know a lot of people don’t celebrate that holiday…but we do – we aren’t celebrating Satan or even dressing like him…we don’t dress like hoes but I sure do enjoy the fun it brings! Especially the candy! CANDY CORN!!  CANDY PUMPKINS! I also thoroughly enjoy those Reese Pieces commercials…

The lightening flashing with the Jack O Lantern showing up on the chocolate is my favorite part!

A lot of not good stuff happened at work yesterday...nothing I did...but I so wish I could talk about it...let's just hope this issue gets resolved.

I also had a last minute project yesterday that made me end up staying 15 minutes late -  11 hours and 15 minutes of me being at work yesterday - but I handed my boss the work and he was like "OH! You're still here?" and I said "Yup, wanted to get this done" and he said - you've got dedication....mmmmhmmm :D

Matt and I watched the 2nd Harry Potter movie, I still have to talk about the first one...I'll get to that, but I have to work now :)