Friday, April 29
words build others up. indeed.
thank You Lord for the very encouraging colleagues, bosses and friends at work. (: thank You Lord for seeing me through this week, and today. it really helps when people come along to give a word or sms of encouragement or a pat on the shoulder to tell you not to be nervous. yesterday as i was preparing for the presentation and getting quite anxious about it, my medium boss came up to me to tell me to be confident in what i was presenting, and that i know my stuff well, better than most of the others, and to just give it my best the next day. she trusted me. my small boss was also very encouraging. always coming by to ask how i was doing and she always somehow knows when i needed a pat on the back or some words of encouragement, and she's always there to give it. my office friend would look at my slides and say it looks nice, that too made me more excited about the presentation. another of my office friend would always tell me that i'll be fine, that i can do it. and helped me a lot through it and would even message me after work with words of encouragement.and the words of affirmation that came after the presentation also gave me courage and confidence to continue in the work. after the presentation, a few people from other departments also came up to me to say good job. i was pleasantly surprised when the medium boss of the other departments also came up to encourage me. i don't even quite know him well. and my big boss also thanked me (and the other presenters of course) for presenting. today's a day full of lotsa encouragement and smiles.
thank God the presentation went well. He saw me through it all. (: actually, it was just a 10 minute presentation to about 50 people. but somehow i always find it very scary to speak in front of a crowd and especially when i feel inadequate about what i'm presenting..... i kept feeling that i'm not in the position to share about those high level stuff, like, i think my bosses would have done a better job than i. but i guess it's all about learning and stepping out of my comfort zone. been working on this presentation for almost the whole week. now that it's over, i can finally take a breather.
when used in love, words can really build others up.
also love how people at office share from their hearts about God, unashamed to give glory to Him or to talk about Him in their lives. there's so much i can learn from them. they speak about God so openly and freely and it's just so part of them to talk about God even to a crowd with not just believers.
since i spend most of my day at work, i'm also learning to see how i can involve God in my work more. (: a friend shared that she prayed about having wisdom about work stuff. even things like choosing to do difficult things at work is also a way of proclaiming the gospel to others because then they will know that it's not by our efforts, but that glory goes to God. i'm not sure how i can pray about work, so Lord, teach me.
looking forward to our short getaway! our first time. :D :D :D
qy, take care as you travel to china for a year. was glad for the short catch up over lunch at everything with fries.
received an email from a friend overseas. haven't replied yet, but it's still something close to my heart.
thank You Lord for everything.
help me to trust.