2 John 1
Work was crrazzyyyy. Holy snaps. Literally from 730 to 6, it was non stop work. I didn't get to eat lunch till 4 and had to eat in like 10 minutes. They really need to hire somebody to take some of this workload...this is ridonk...
Every Sunday, I use my google calendar to make sure that my week is planned. Important work stuff, school stuff, personal stuff, etc. But its amazing how things change as the week progresses. I think that this is an excellent lesson on how I should take things one day at a time. Like when I struggle with doing my devotions everyday, or trying to not fall into the same patterns of sin, instead of looking and planning what I am going to do for the coming weeks and the books that I am going to read, etc, I should focus on making sure that I accomplish what I need to for that day. Being a Christian isn't a sprint, but a marathon and everyday I need all the help I can get. We don't binge on food, where we eat a lot for one day and then not eat for a couple of days. God's word should be the same, everyday we need the spiritual food, and just like how breakfast is the most important meal, Bible intake should be in the morning so that throughout the day you can think about it and see the revelations and incite that God has planned to divulge.
I think that one "finger" of the "the hand" from John Macarthurs five points of a Christian's daily life is prayer. For some reason I find it more and more difficult to truly pray with a sincere heart. I think there are so many things going on, and everyday things seem to just pile up higher and higher that I can't get to the point of complete emptiness.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
My random thoughts
1 John 5
Happy Birthday to Edwin!! Hung out at Lampost pizza then went to Karaoke (for ee chah), so much funnnn. He was lovin life....with a little help of course....
Humans are so complicated. When you break the physiology of the body let alone the mind, there are so many variations and complexities that are too complicated to describe. It is amazing how brothers and sisters who have lived in the same environment, loved by the same people and grew up in the same circumstances, can have totally different thought processes and beliefs.
As Christians, we know that God is with us, loves us, etc, because it says so in the Bible. But it is amazing how at times we "feel" that that isn't the case.
It is kind of like the same thing with relationships. When we really care about someone, the way we show it is through our actions. However, if we don't really show it does it mean that we don't care for them?
For example:
When parents ask you to run errands for them or do something for them, often times we throw a fit and we do it with a not so good and happy heart. But if your friends or someone you have a crush on asks you for a favor, you bend over backwards to try to make sure that you can fulfill that favor.
Just cause at times we feel that God isn't there because we don't "feel", has no relationship with if he loves us or not. When a new baby is born, it doesn't know it is a baby, but it doesn't change the fact that it is one. God's love is not only unconditional but will never cease to exist here on earth and in heaven.
God is awesome.
Happy Birthday to Edwin!! Hung out at Lampost pizza then went to Karaoke (for ee chah), so much funnnn. He was lovin life....with a little help of course....
Humans are so complicated. When you break the physiology of the body let alone the mind, there are so many variations and complexities that are too complicated to describe. It is amazing how brothers and sisters who have lived in the same environment, loved by the same people and grew up in the same circumstances, can have totally different thought processes and beliefs.
As Christians, we know that God is with us, loves us, etc, because it says so in the Bible. But it is amazing how at times we "feel" that that isn't the case.
It is kind of like the same thing with relationships. When we really care about someone, the way we show it is through our actions. However, if we don't really show it does it mean that we don't care for them?
For example:
When parents ask you to run errands for them or do something for them, often times we throw a fit and we do it with a not so good and happy heart. But if your friends or someone you have a crush on asks you for a favor, you bend over backwards to try to make sure that you can fulfill that favor.
Just cause at times we feel that God isn't there because we don't "feel", has no relationship with if he loves us or not. When a new baby is born, it doesn't know it is a baby, but it doesn't change the fact that it is one. God's love is not only unconditional but will never cease to exist here on earth and in heaven.
God is awesome.
My food coma
1 John 4
Very very long day. Haven't been able to sleep well for some reason and sooo grumpy all day. Didn't get to eat till about 2:00 cause of the "loveliness" as work.
Hung out at Paul and Tim's new place up in Anaheim. It is this super nice place right next to UCI med center and Angel's stadium. We sat by the pool and ate pizza and chicken bake....sooo yummy...what put the icing on the cake was the ice cream that put Heidi noonz and me into a maddd food coma....watched like half of Dark Night and then got too sleepy.....and the sleepiness continues...zzzzzz.....
Very very long day. Haven't been able to sleep well for some reason and sooo grumpy all day. Didn't get to eat till about 2:00 cause of the "loveliness" as work.
Hung out at Paul and Tim's new place up in Anaheim. It is this super nice place right next to UCI med center and Angel's stadium. We sat by the pool and ate pizza and chicken bake....sooo yummy...what put the icing on the cake was the ice cream that put Heidi noonz and me into a maddd food coma....watched like half of Dark Night and then got too sleepy.....and the sleepiness continues...zzzzzz.....
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
My case of the mondays
1 John 3
Long day. Dena left and I'm starting to feel the workload pile up at work. Had Chickenbox? in La Habra, dude I have never waited 45 minutes for 3 pieces of chicken, some potato wedges and mashed potatoes. Granted it was cheap but it wasn't thaatttt great. I'm in the mood for some italian....
It doesn't take a person with the strongest faith to know that sin is bad. Living a life a sin we cannot be one with God. There is a huge difference between sins of weakness and sins of willful, habitual sin. An eagle may dip its wings in the mud, but it is still an eagle. A righteous man may have sins of weakness and yet still be a righteous man. But from today's passage there is clearly a fine line between moments of weakness and wallowing in the filth of immorality and sin on a consistent basis. I think its the change that we want in our hearts that defines and shows repentance. As cliche as it may be, actions speak a heck of a lot louder than words.
Long day. Dena left and I'm starting to feel the workload pile up at work. Had Chickenbox? in La Habra, dude I have never waited 45 minutes for 3 pieces of chicken, some potato wedges and mashed potatoes. Granted it was cheap but it wasn't thaatttt great. I'm in the mood for some italian....
It doesn't take a person with the strongest faith to know that sin is bad. Living a life a sin we cannot be one with God. There is a huge difference between sins of weakness and sins of willful, habitual sin. An eagle may dip its wings in the mud, but it is still an eagle. A righteous man may have sins of weakness and yet still be a righteous man. But from today's passage there is clearly a fine line between moments of weakness and wallowing in the filth of immorality and sin on a consistent basis. I think its the change that we want in our hearts that defines and shows repentance. As cliche as it may be, actions speak a heck of a lot louder than words.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
My secondaries
Secondaries are the worst. I thought that they would be fun to do, where you would get one fill it out send it back and then get another do the same, etc. But like on one day I got 5 and the next like 4 more....its like...BLERGGG!!! Don't have the time or the money to spend 1000 dollars in one day.....plus the prompts are whackkkkkk....how come only like 20% of them overlap and since they all have character limits its like.....dude c'mon...anyways this weekend was very fun and restful. Went to the Gee-Do-Won with some people from the CG people and it was very peaceful and resting. Unfortunately got sunburned on my shouldaz, but i'll just brush it off....hehe classic....
These past couple of weeks have been pretty testing. I think one thing I have to work on is my annoyance/anger that seems to rise up more often than not. I think I have try to be a bit more sensitive towards how others are feeling and certain situations. Today's message was really good and it really did hit home. Something I always struggled with was worrying about my future, parents, etc, and just going back to the basics of Psalm 23 and really learning the meaning of it forever changed how I view that passage.
Going to start off another week, hopefully its a good one.
These past couple of weeks have been pretty testing. I think one thing I have to work on is my annoyance/anger that seems to rise up more often than not. I think I have try to be a bit more sensitive towards how others are feeling and certain situations. Today's message was really good and it really did hit home. Something I always struggled with was worrying about my future, parents, etc, and just going back to the basics of Psalm 23 and really learning the meaning of it forever changed how I view that passage.
Going to start off another week, hopefully its a good one.
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