all the words i use can never express or describe God's greatness. so the ones you are about to read will have to suffice.
I love having winter break and spring break. All these breaks not only provide rest, rejuvenation, and catching up with home friends, but i learn so much more about God and get to bring back what i've learned and share it.
The catching up with friends is probably my favorite though. I have been so blessed with friends who are still willing to talk to me even when i'm so bad at keeping in touch when i'm gone in Riverside. They are such blessings in my life that make me feel so special and encourage me so much!! I thoroughly enjoy catching up with them and seeing what God has been doing in their lives and how He has been using them at their schools or work or whatever else. it's great to have home friends. <3333
another aspect i am super grateful for is my church. i feel that no matter how long i am gone from my home church, they always welcome me back with open arms! i can't help but always feel hesitant before stepping back into my church grounds, not knowing what to expect. but from the moment i do, i do not regret it and appreciate the sight of faces&the environment i've missed!!
it's so refreshing coming back after returning from Riverside where i church hop like mad and have never found just one church that i can settle in for the past 4 years.
i thank God for FEC Glendale. <33
lastly, the other thing i am super grateful for is this past Winter quarter!! It has been one of THE most busiest, challenging, and chaotic quarters of my college career. Yet, i've shared in many blessings and grown because of it. But the part i am most thankful and joyous about is my grades!!!! i've never done so well before and it happened in WINTER quarter! how odd!! that's the quarter that is always the hardest to succeed. just shows how God can do the impossible as always :O) i really did work harder than usual in my academics and it paid off so i am very glad about that! it inspires me to work harder ahah. my downfall has always been balancing things [school, ministry, social life, etc].
it also helped that my classes were super interesting: Jewish Americans, Racism in Western Society, and Organized Crime. that made reading very intriguing and sometimes entertaining.
yay winter qtr 2011! <3
oh Lord, thank you once again for your mercies and love. i am humbled and amazed.
my next goal:
"Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness." Romans 6:13
i need to work on my laziness and slothness :Op
stay tuned for more God happenings!! :O]
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
college crisis
it's finally happened...
i've been dreading it for awhile and have had 3 years to prepare for it. but it wasn't enough for the weight of it all...
i have finally hit my pre-grad crisis. i feel like EVERYTHING is changing. nothing is constant.
the ONLY thing that has stayed consistent in my life is Jesus Christ. I would be even more a mess without Him.
I shouldn't even be in a mess but my flesh takes over from time to time. it's shameful and stressful.
everything that is changing: housing situation, relationships, school, FUTURE, and so much more!!!! gahhhhhh.
for the longest time i was feeling confused, uncertain [still am], frustrated, and sad cause i could not figure out things i needed to. i look at the people who have their lives figured out and feel tinges of jealousy. i would also look at people who don't have their lives figured out like me and want to connect with them but at the same time not wanting to get lost in their confusion as well. i still am going through a huge uncertainty phase but going to AACF's breakfast club and reflecting on the passage Willyhelm had us read helped me so much--->Psalm 1:3
"He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers."
i had personal interpretations of each phrase but the one that helped me and stuck out the most was "which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither, whatever he does prospers"
i see the season part referring to how we will have different seasons in our lives and mine right now is confusion. it's ok to be confused right now.
i also like the part where it says whose leaf does not wither because i see that as me needing to sustain my walk so that my spiritual walk will not wither.
and the whatever he does prospers part speaks to me about how God's plans for me are ALL good. so even the hard times are there for my own benefit. i need to trust Him and realize that He is ultimately in control even when it feels like things are out of place.
that same saturday, i also went to my church's Women's Tea where the speaker Georgette O' Brian spoke about the Power of Prayer and reminded us to go back to our first love-God. it's such a sweet reminder and she gave a personal testimony that really reminded me of God's love for me and that He really does answer all my prayers.
God is a good God. Run to Him cause i GUARANTEE you, He will not let you down [if you think He is, then you are misinterpreting the situation and are not reading the Word. seek encouragement from your brothers&sisters].
Smile, Jesus loves you. :O)
i've been dreading it for awhile and have had 3 years to prepare for it. but it wasn't enough for the weight of it all...
i have finally hit my pre-grad crisis. i feel like EVERYTHING is changing. nothing is constant.
the ONLY thing that has stayed consistent in my life is Jesus Christ. I would be even more a mess without Him.
I shouldn't even be in a mess but my flesh takes over from time to time. it's shameful and stressful.
everything that is changing: housing situation, relationships, school, FUTURE, and so much more!!!! gahhhhhh.
for the longest time i was feeling confused, uncertain [still am], frustrated, and sad cause i could not figure out things i needed to. i look at the people who have their lives figured out and feel tinges of jealousy. i would also look at people who don't have their lives figured out like me and want to connect with them but at the same time not wanting to get lost in their confusion as well. i still am going through a huge uncertainty phase but going to AACF's breakfast club and reflecting on the passage Willyhelm had us read helped me so much--->Psalm 1:3
"He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers."
i had personal interpretations of each phrase but the one that helped me and stuck out the most was "which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither, whatever he does prospers"
i see the season part referring to how we will have different seasons in our lives and mine right now is confusion. it's ok to be confused right now.
i also like the part where it says whose leaf does not wither because i see that as me needing to sustain my walk so that my spiritual walk will not wither.
and the whatever he does prospers part speaks to me about how God's plans for me are ALL good. so even the hard times are there for my own benefit. i need to trust Him and realize that He is ultimately in control even when it feels like things are out of place.
that same saturday, i also went to my church's Women's Tea where the speaker Georgette O' Brian spoke about the Power of Prayer and reminded us to go back to our first love-God. it's such a sweet reminder and she gave a personal testimony that really reminded me of God's love for me and that He really does answer all my prayers.
God is a good God. Run to Him cause i GUARANTEE you, He will not let you down [if you think He is, then you are misinterpreting the situation and are not reading the Word. seek encouragement from your brothers&sisters].
Smile, Jesus loves you. :O)
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