By T.i.m.o.t.h.y W.o.o.n

Woohoo it is that time of the month for me again. It is blog entry time. Let me share with you guys something I shared with my matchstick brothers over the most recent guy's gathering. God has been speaking to me rather miraculously over the last month and it was through all these ultimate experiences that led me to share with them about the topic of love. It all started when I heard the phrase,"faith, hope and love," spoken during one of the Sunday services (though if you ask me now I frankly would not be able to recall which one).

By the way, this phrase is taken from a verse in 1 Corinthians 13 aka the love chapter. Anyway, what struck me initially was the word ,"faith," in the phrase because, as you all know, or rather as most of the matchstick guys would know, I shared about faith during the January guy's gathering. So I thought," Wow, I could settle 3 months worth of guy's gathering sharing with these 3 topics. Furthermore, it sounds rather 'cool'." This probably would not be what we associate with very Godly reasoning.

Anyway, I shared about faith already leaving me with 2 choices, hope and love. I pondered about these 2 topics and seeked God in prayer about the matter, unlike my earlier approach. Though I believe God has been subtly answering my prayers through quiet time, which touched on Jesus death and resurrection with a greater than usual regularity, I was not wholly convinced.

Right up until last Saturday, I was still anxiously undecided. However, my quiet time that night confirmed what I ended up sharing with the guys without a shadow of a doubt. That night, God seemed to have amplified His voice during my quiet time. I remembered asking Him in my prayer, prior to reading His word, to show me whether I should share about love.

Guess what? The devotional passage was 1 Corinthians 13. That totally gripped my heart and I was and am convinced that the love of God is what God wants to gently but firmly remind us during this season.