tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10715645252464811222024-02-19T04:19:30.823-08:00Nicole Byona daughter of the Father<br>
my outlet where I can talk all about Jesus, family, life, & my adventures!nicole byonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499197612538929179noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071564525246481122.post-26825914569244878092013-10-26T03:29:00.001-07:002013-10-26T03:30:30.677-07:00RestThis week was crazy hectic and stressful because I had 3 midterms and I was ill prepared for all of them T___T Therefore this week consisted of a lot of reading, a lot of flash cards, a lot of all nighters, and barely any reading of the word T___T (I read literally like one chapter) But anyways, after my last midterm, I got home and tried to relax; aka I knocked out. However, today I don't feel rested at all.. I just feel really tired and drained T__T I realize I need the word, fellowship with Holy Spirit, and alone time in His presence more than sleep, more than "relaxation", more than anything!! He is my rest, He is my relaxation, He is my peace! So thank you Lord that I'm able to find rest in You! Thank you for your word and help me to spend more time reading it. Help me Jesus to not be stupid and think that I'm too busy to read your word, because i'm not T__T Remember Nicole, you are never too busy to read the word! YOU need it in the end anyways okayyyy!?nicole byonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499197612538929179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071564525246481122.post-31266838428407544192013-10-14T19:05:00.003-07:002013-10-14T19:06:53.370-07:00An Honor To Serve The King<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm new to typing down my thoughts and feelings so this might be a little difficult to start . . . But God has been so good in my life I just need to write it down in words so that I can always look back and remember what He has taught me! Recently, Holy Spirit has revealed to me the condition of my heart; I found myself being more reliant and dependent on money and materialistic things rather than my Father T__T When I began the "Stuffed With Love" pillow project, my first intentions were to give away 100% of the proceeds to different causes every month . . . However, I don't know when & I don't know how, but my intentions became skewed and I didn't follow through with my initial intent. As I began making these pillows for people, I was happy to know that people were happy to receive them, but as time went by I began noticing that making these pillows began to tire me out and I did it out of obligation rather than joy! I was confused . . . I usually love making things, but why was I not enjoying this? I then began to look back: why did I want to sell these pillows in the first place? Was it to get rich? Ummmmm obviously not LOL . . . I was going to be selling PILLOWS, not something crazy expensive LOL I realized it was to 1) create an outlet for people to impact this world (no matter how small that impact may be) & 2) to serve the kingdom with the small talent that God has given me: making pillows . . . LOL<br />
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I realize that my joy doesn't come from making things or sewing things together, but it comes from serving my God & being used by Him! He just happens to use me through the things that I enjoy doing (He's gracious like that ^__^)<br />
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Here are a few questions I had to ask myself to redirect my heart and lay it down before the Lord:<br />
- Nicole, do you want to be a giver or a hoarder?<br />
- Nicole, do you want to serve others or yourself?<br />
- Nicole, do you want your talents to help build the kingdom? Or do you want to use it to build yourself?<br />
- Nicole, in the end, what brings you joy?<br />
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After asking myself these series of questions, the answer was so simple, so easy, & right in front of me . . . LITERALLY I opened up my Bible (it opened randomly to acts), I skimmed some of the words & casually turned the page then KABOOM!<br />
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<i>"In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: '<b><u>It is more blessed to give than to receive.</u></b>'" - Acts 20:35</i><br />
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The answer was really simple! So long story short, I want to restart this pillow project with a new purpose!! Every month the proceeds will go to a different cause and hopefully, with combined efforts, we will be able to make somewhat of an impact. It's an honor & privilege to use my talents for the building & serving of the kingdom.<br />
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Thank you Lord for teaching me that my satisfaction does not come from money or materialistic things, but that my satisfaction comes from you and you alone! Thank you for revealing to me the condition of my heart before it got any worse. Thank you for slowly teaching me how to be a giver. Thank you for everything! Thank you for your love, your joy, your peace, your kindness, your goodness, your mercy, your grace, your favor, your faithfulness, your presence, your son, and everything else! Lord, would You take the little that I have to offer and multiply it for your kingdom! Although it may be little, I thank you for accepting it God! I lava younicole byonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08499197612538929179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071564525246481122.post-90042371835429533092012-07-06T06:14:00.000-07:002013-10-14T08:53:15.855-07:00Korea Tour // Day 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Korea Tour: Day 4 // 070612 It's 6:02 AM right now in the hot, humid, moist, stuffy Korea, and i'd just like to say God is so good. We've had 5 concerts in the past 2 days and even though some of us might've been physically drained, God is so gracious and STILL manages to use us and bless His people through us. Yesterday someone from the audience came up to my mom and told her about the vision he had while we were performing. He said that he saw soooo many angels worshipping with us in His vision! Man.. When she told us that I was so humbled.. What a privilege and honor it is to be worshipping our beautiful God alongside angels! Whew! Last night we had a worship night that lasted around 3 hours long. It was such a beautiful time, oh man! The holy spirit was definitely sweeping through the place. I truly believe that God is going to pour out His healing on all his children and that many of them will encounter His perfect beautiful unconditional love. We spent last night praising our God, praying for each other, encouraging and uplifting each other, and sharing with each other our struggles. I'm sooooo excited because this is only the beginning! I know God has so much in store for this tour and i can't wait ^__^ I hope all of you at home are doing well and hope you all had a happy fourth of july! Keep praying for us! Please pray for unity within the body and strength physically & spiritually. I love you all so much! God bless you all!</div>
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