For this is what the high and lofty One says—
he who lives forever, whose name is holy:
“I live in a high and holy place,
but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and to revive the heart of the contrite.
I will not accuse forever,
nor will I always be angry,
for then the spirit of man would grow faint before me—
the breath of man that I have created.
I was enraged by his sinful greed;
I punished him, and hid my face in anger,
yet he kept on in his willful ways.
I have seen his ways, but I will heal him;
I will guide him and restore comfort to him,
creating praise on the lips of the mourners in Israel.
Peace, peace, to those far and near,”
says the LORD. “And I will heal them.”
Archive for daily life
Isaiah 57:15-19
first sunday of 2011!
was awesome!
blessed by a short message on communion & what to hope for this coming year!
thankful for everyone who i was able to have a late lunch with after church. felt like a mini send-off hehe.
honestly, not so looking forward being back in LA (orientation blegh) but at the same time it feels about time to head back.
byebye Japan.. will miss u and all the awesome people 😦
the kind of peace we should desire
“I find that, too often, I want a satanic peace, the kind that comes with Christlessness. I just want tranquility, to be left alone with the path in which I want to go. That’s the kind of peace that comes with slavery, and it’s attractive (Gal. 4:9). After all, peace with Pharaoh simply means making more stray bricks. Peace with the flesh simply means watching out for your own tribal loyalties. Peace with Satan simply means marching in rhythm with your desires toward a bloody grave (Eph. 2:1-3).
You can have a Christless pseudo-peace, for a little while.
But true shalom doesn’t leave us alone, as though we were orphans (Heb. 12:8). Christful peace prompts us to struggle (Heb. 12:4), to scream out for deliverance (Rom. 8:15), to be nailed down in execution (Mt. 10:38).
Only in that kind of disturbance do we find the “peace that passes all understanding” (Phil. 4:7). In the gospel that uproots the powers of this age (including our own tranquil egos), we find “peace with God” (Rom. 5:1), as our consciences are cleansed before him. We find peace with one another as we find our identity in Christ who is our peace, and the old dividing walls implode (Eph. 2:14-17).
That’s a sword-rattling kind of peace, and it’s anything but calm, anything but quiet.”
– russell moore
I think I’ve been pursuing the “christless” kind of peace so much with my family. Always chickening out to be bold and share the Truth, scared to disappoint them, scared to face persecution and hurt again.
Gotta change.
Gonna make baby steps.
why is home food the BEST!?
i regret not taking pix of what i’ve been eating everyday since i’ve been back.
here’s a pic of my dinner tonight with my mom and grandma. thankful for awesome family that pampers me!
God is good!
Back to blogging… I don’t know why. Maybe because one of my friends at church reminded me of this blog haha.
Anyways, been back home for almost a week. I was reminded yesterday at church that God-worshipper are everywhere!
Thanks to all who sincerely listened about my anxiety regarding future stuff. Mad thankful for the spiritual fam at home.
Still working on Lordship and learning what it means to surrender EVERYTHING.
My daily prayer: “may the things of earth become strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace”
wahhhhh!!!
I can’t believe it’s been almost a month since my last entry!
Yes, I’m a slacker… My new years resolution has officially FAILED.
But that’s ok, God never fails. 🙂
So much to do, so much to think about, so little time…
Things that are coming up in the next few weeks:
– my ex-roomie is coming from JAPAN!!!
– final presentation for my OA class…
– practice giving campus tours
– chinese skit
– ica banquet preparation
– finals… BOO
– need to catch up with so many people (includes responding to emails)
– need to decide soon when to go home
– want to keep up with my bible reading
– need to decide whether to go on STP or not
– start job hunting…
Waahhhh thinking about all these things stresses me out.
But I wanna finish strong and not forget to put God first.
…好きになりたい。
時々こう思う。
「自分がこんなんじゃなかったら、こんな問題なんかに直面しやんかったやろな。自分がもっとしっかりしてたら、物事上手くいってたかも。」とか。
完璧な人間になれればいいのにってよく思う。
そしたらもっと自分のこと好きになれるのにって思う。
周りも自分のことをもっと気に入ってくれるのにって思う。
でもそれってすっごく自己中心やなって最近思わされた。
不完全な自分を愛してくれてる神様がすでにいるのに…
ありのままの自分を受け入れてくれてるを私は知ってるのに…
不完全やからこそ十字架に意味があるわけで、
病人やからこそ医者が必要であって、
健康やったら神様なんていらんよな〜。
罪がいっぱいあるからこそ神様の愛の深さに気づかされるし、
完璧じゃないからこそもっと神様のことが好きになれる。
自分の汚れた部分を見るのはしんどいけど、
神様をもっと好きになりたい。
もっともっと、好きになりたい。
Count your blessings.
highlights / things that i’m thankful for today:
– super blessed by today’s message at church on HOPE
“Hope does not disappoint us because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.” – Romans 5:5
– my japanese friend came to church! he’d been interested in church and bstudy for a while, and he finally decided to come out today!
– got to talk briefly with Helen-Melen’s sister, Kae! omg they are the cutest twins ever!!!!
– got to “study” with the awesome junior class sisters =)
“Friends are like bras… close to the heart and there for support”
(I apologize if any brothers are reading this, but I HAD to say it!!! :P)
– so many good quotes from Charmaine, the accounting TA! (only Sab&Esther will get this… :P)
– korean bbq with sisters i dearly love ❤
– random phone call from a high school friend! hopefully i can do a better job keeping in touch this semester 🙂
– chatted with my oppa (Paul) and gege (Mike Thai)! i got really excited because both of them initiated the conversation separately! my brothers are very shy to show their affection (except for the youngest :P)
– reminded me of all the good times on V-SET again… so i felt convicted to pray for baba (Daniel) who’s in Singapore. prayed for him for a lifetime partner =) hehe
“Count your blessings, name them one by one,
and it will surprise you what the Lord has done!”
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