Matthew 5: 3-10
Those people who know they have great spiritual needs are happy,
because the kingdom of heaven belongs to them
Those who are sad now are happy,
because God will comfort them
Those who are humble are happy,
because the earth will belong to them
Those who want to do right more than anything else are happy,
because God will fully satisfy them
Those who show mercy to others are happy,
because God will show mercy to them
Those who are pure in their thinking are happy,
because they will be with God
Those who work to bring peace are happy,
because God will call them his children
Those who are treated badly for doing good are happy,
because the kingdom of heaven belongs to them
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
God- will You be my Valentine?
Well, it's that time of the year again- HAPPY VALENTINES day :) <3 or should i say Single Awareness Day! (SAD) Sigh, today was pretty lonely (sniff) seeing all of these couples, and people with roses, balloons, chocolate, & teddy bears~ But you know what? who knows what will happen to those couples 5 years from now. Only God's love lasts forever! so let us fix our eyes on him, instead of wallowing in our single misery :P I'm just glad to have amazing friends, a loving family, & most of all i'm glad to have God in my life. So without further adue, God will you be my Valentine? :}
Psalm 119: 76
May Your UNFAILING love be my comfort,
according to Your promise to your servant
It's Valentines day and love is in the air, but what really is love?
yesyes :)
1 Corinthians 13: 4-7
Love is patient and kind
Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud
Love is not rude, is not selfish, and does not get upset with others
Love does not count up wrongs that have been done
Love is not happy with evil but is happy with the truth
Love patiently accepts all things
It always trusts, always hopes, and always remains strong
Wow, i really need to work on truly loving people, because there are so many of these things that i am not. I hope that through God, I can learn what it means to truly love others.
This is the kind of love more of us really need- to receive & give
Happy Valentines day again! :) & to all the single ladies and men out there~ don't be too sad, because love is like a triangle (in the words of Pastor Sang :]) God is on the top corner, and we & our future soulmate are on the bottom 2 corners, and if we both look to God, we will eventually find eachother :D<3
God
/ \
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You ^^------soulmate :)
Psalm 119: 76
May Your UNFAILING love be my comfort,
according to Your promise to your servant
It's Valentines day and love is in the air, but what really is love?
yesyes :)
1 Corinthians 13: 4-7
Love is patient and kind
Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud
Love is not rude, is not selfish, and does not get upset with others
Love does not count up wrongs that have been done
Love is not happy with evil but is happy with the truth
Love patiently accepts all things
It always trusts, always hopes, and always remains strong
Wow, i really need to work on truly loving people, because there are so many of these things that i am not. I hope that through God, I can learn what it means to truly love others.
This is the kind of love more of us really need- to receive & give
Happy Valentines day again! :) & to all the single ladies and men out there~ don't be too sad, because love is like a triangle (in the words of Pastor Sang :]) God is on the top corner, and we & our future soulmate are on the bottom 2 corners, and if we both look to God, we will eventually find eachother :D<3
God
/ \
/ \
/ \
You ^^------soulmate :)
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Psalm 86: 11-13
Teach me your way, O Lord,
and I will walk in Your TRUTH,
give me an undivided heart
that i may Fear Your name.
I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart;
I will glorify Your name forever.
For great is Your love toward me,
You have delivered me from the depths of the grave.
Teach me your way, O Lord,
and I will walk in Your TRUTH,
give me an undivided heart
that i may Fear Your name.
I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart;
I will glorify Your name forever.
For great is Your love toward me,
You have delivered me from the depths of the grave.
Turn Up the Musicc
Hello people of the internet :) i changed my background! i know it's a bit depressing, but i'll keep it like this for a week cause it matches the umbrella thingy. Anyways, on a more musical note- this week i found myself angered at the system. As you all know, or most of you know, DOZO plays music for its bells. But lately its become really inaudible, and whats the point of having music if you CAN'T hear it? You know what i mean? Well, for the past couple of months i've been burning CDs with instrumentals for the school bells, because 'they" usually overuse the same songs, which really blows. They play some of the weirdest stuff too, like the star wars theme and indiana jones~ (no offense to those who are into that stuff :P) But yea, i decided to fight the man, and try to get good music for the bells. I haven't done it in a while, and the bells were getting blah again,so this week i sat down to find some songs. Its pretty hard to find decent 4 minute instrumentals with no vocals on youtube so i started searching a whole bunch of stuff, when i thought heyy, why not search hillsong! its turns out that they had a whole bunch of amazing instrumentals to songs we know & love- like hosanna, mighty to save, one way, and from the inside out! :D <3 I gave in the CD last wednesday, and i cant wait to here christian music on the school bells. Maybe it will uplift people in some way. BUT there is still the inaudibility >< which a lot of people have been complaining about...so me & glor attempted to fight the MAN on friday, but she wasnt theree :( lol oh well, wish us better luck next time!
Praise be to God & let his music fill our hearts & the hallways of cardozo~ :} WHOOO!
represent!
Praise be to God & let his music fill our hearts & the hallways of cardozo~ :} WHOOO!
represent!
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Stand Under My Umbrellaa
Throughout this week, i've struggled a lot. There were a lot of things i was forced to re-evaluate. But you know what? i'm glad for it :}- this depressing, crazy, draining week!
Last sunday, there was a message about doing good & about how we can testify to God's love just through kind & caring actions. I was inspired to do good this week, and prayed to God for opportunities to do just that. The morning of that prayer & the day it hailed/rained (frozen streets = slippery = DANGER! :O) something happened. I was walking to school, super-slowly, with my headphones on, umbrella and everything, and as i was nearing the school entrance i saw this guy. He was trudging alone in the hailrain and his hair was all wet. At that moment, i felt the urge inside of me to go to him to share my umbrellaa. I was trying hard not to slip as i neared him, but as i got closer, i couldn't find it in me to call to him, reach out, or take that extra step to get next to him. So there i was, just walking behind him, that school entrance nearing. Then he took out a cigarette. I was a bit repulsed, because i absolutely do not like smokers, but at the same time I felt even worse. I was seconds away from turning the corner to get to Dozo, when he stopped in front of the gate to just smoke despite the horrible weather. I thought, here's my chance. I would ask him if he wanted to borrow my umbrella. But i didnt stop; i just kept walking. I still had the chance to turn around but i didn't. Was it because i was too afraid, didn't want to ruin my hair, or because i was late to german?? i don't know. But all i do know is that for the rest of the entire day i felt horriblee. I was so disappointed with myself. What kind of Christian was i? I didn't even have the courage to be kind to someone. I thought maybe that could have made a difference- for him to know that someone did care about him. But i failed.
That morning, i coincidentally read Ezekiel 33: 7-9
Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel;
so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me
When I say to you the wicked, 'O wicked man, you will surely die,'
and you do not speak out to disuade him from his ways, that wicked man will die for his sin, and I will hold you accountable.
But if you do warn the wicked man to turn from his ways and he does not do so, he will die for his sin,
but you will have saved yourself.
This verse is pretty intense, and i wasn't exactly evangelizing to this guy, but i guess what it means or what i took from it was that if we feel an urge to share our faith, or to just reach out to someone with kindness, even if they don't listen or pay attention, God does not hold us responsible because we still have done our part. But if we feel an urge to reach out to someone and DON'T, than God holds us accountable.
I thought about how i would never get an opportunity like that again; i had the chance to help this stanger, but i didn't, and I was accountable. I was fustrated and angry, but i prayed that i would bump into him again & for more opportunities to do good. I promised myself that whatever kind act i was urged to do, i would not be held back by my body, but just DO it. Because it is our jobs as Christians to reach out to those in need whenever we can. And thankfully God answered my prayers & gave me more chances to do good, and i took them :) It was hard and i felt my body resisting, but i knew that it was the right thing. So i just kicked myself in the butt to get up and GO! And afterwards i was glad that i pushed myself, because i felt all warm and fuzzy insidee. So to whoever has trouble or to whoever is scared to share your faith or reach out to people with random acts of kindness, JUST DO IT! :P because you might regret it later on like i did & may never get the same chance again. But most of all, you never know what amazing things can come out of it, and you may really touch someone's heart.
Last sunday, there was a message about doing good & about how we can testify to God's love just through kind & caring actions. I was inspired to do good this week, and prayed to God for opportunities to do just that. The morning of that prayer & the day it hailed/rained (frozen streets = slippery = DANGER! :O) something happened. I was walking to school, super-slowly, with my headphones on, umbrella and everything, and as i was nearing the school entrance i saw this guy. He was trudging alone in the hailrain and his hair was all wet. At that moment, i felt the urge inside of me to go to him to share my umbrellaa. I was trying hard not to slip as i neared him, but as i got closer, i couldn't find it in me to call to him, reach out, or take that extra step to get next to him. So there i was, just walking behind him, that school entrance nearing. Then he took out a cigarette. I was a bit repulsed, because i absolutely do not like smokers, but at the same time I felt even worse. I was seconds away from turning the corner to get to Dozo, when he stopped in front of the gate to just smoke despite the horrible weather. I thought, here's my chance. I would ask him if he wanted to borrow my umbrella. But i didnt stop; i just kept walking. I still had the chance to turn around but i didn't. Was it because i was too afraid, didn't want to ruin my hair, or because i was late to german?? i don't know. But all i do know is that for the rest of the entire day i felt horriblee. I was so disappointed with myself. What kind of Christian was i? I didn't even have the courage to be kind to someone. I thought maybe that could have made a difference- for him to know that someone did care about him. But i failed.
That morning, i coincidentally read Ezekiel 33: 7-9
Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel;
so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me
When I say to you the wicked, 'O wicked man, you will surely die,'
and you do not speak out to disuade him from his ways, that wicked man will die for his sin, and I will hold you accountable.
But if you do warn the wicked man to turn from his ways and he does not do so, he will die for his sin,
but you will have saved yourself.
This verse is pretty intense, and i wasn't exactly evangelizing to this guy, but i guess what it means or what i took from it was that if we feel an urge to share our faith, or to just reach out to someone with kindness, even if they don't listen or pay attention, God does not hold us responsible because we still have done our part. But if we feel an urge to reach out to someone and DON'T, than God holds us accountable.
I thought about how i would never get an opportunity like that again; i had the chance to help this stanger, but i didn't, and I was accountable. I was fustrated and angry, but i prayed that i would bump into him again & for more opportunities to do good. I promised myself that whatever kind act i was urged to do, i would not be held back by my body, but just DO it. Because it is our jobs as Christians to reach out to those in need whenever we can. And thankfully God answered my prayers & gave me more chances to do good, and i took them :) It was hard and i felt my body resisting, but i knew that it was the right thing. So i just kicked myself in the butt to get up and GO! And afterwards i was glad that i pushed myself, because i felt all warm and fuzzy insidee. So to whoever has trouble or to whoever is scared to share your faith or reach out to people with random acts of kindness, JUST DO IT! :P because you might regret it later on like i did & may never get the same chance again. But most of all, you never know what amazing things can come out of it, and you may really touch someone's heart.
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