I feel His pleasure

“I believe that God made me for a purpose… (the mission), but He also made me fast, and when I run, I feel His pleasure.” Eric Lidell, Chariots of Fire

The first quarter of 2009 has made me reflect on the things that I was designed to do: things I do well and love doing.

 

I am pleased

 

• I feel His pleasure whenever I have an encounter with words, be it reading a story or writing one.

 

• I felt His pleasure when I was bullying harassing coercing persuading my dormitory floormates to make time in their busy schedules for the Dorm Open House and annual Christmas Party presentations. My store of sardines and crackers were severely depleted, but 3rd Annex won Best Floor for the five years I stayed in Rm 11.

 

• I feel his pleasure whenever I’m in a camp. I feel it in all the activities: facilitating a small group, evading mosquitoes, doing special events, bonding sessions, washing dishes, feeding my students, session leading, or gazing at the stars, etc.

 

• I felt His pleasure last Thursday during our penultimate Philadelphia bible study meeting for this “semester;” aka the 3 hour laugh trip. Leading a group of hyper and dedicated students is something I look forward to every week. And yes, the topics assigned to each leader ended up being exactly what each needed to learn personally. Mine was on how the Holy Spirit Influences. Sakto.

• I feel His pleasure whenever I sing alto with the Vesper Choir. Or just plain sing in tune… otherwise, I wince. 

 

• I felt His pleasure when I got my grades for the first three semesters of MA classes. And everytime I finished a demoteaching session or got into a really good class discussion. Yes, I’m a nerd.

 

• I feel His pleasure whenever I reconnect with my younger siblings in the faith, especially the esbi and ivcf people. He is pleased whenever I can be an ate/mentor/teacher/sounding board to them.

 

• I felt his pleasure during the D3 graduation ceremony when our group proclaimed our group name and slogan: “Truth Seekers! We are always hungry for God’s Word.” Hehehe.

 

• I feel His pleasure whenever I’m involved in small beginnings, something new / pioneering / never-been-done-before. I feel it too when I share something important to me and people actually listen. 

 

• And I am pretty sure that it is those times I have spent at His feet that pleases Him above all.

 

“Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4