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| It's been awhile...
Lately, I've been convicted to think about the cross more often. It occurred when I was taking communion at church and I realized that communion was one of the few times that I actually took to think about the whole basis for why and how I became saved.
I'm also into hymns now. Here's one that really hits the target when it comes to thinking about the cross.
My Jesus, I Love Thee
- My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine;
For Thee all the follies of sin I resign;
My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art Thou;
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now. - I love Thee because Thou hast first loved me,
And purchased my pardon on Calvary’s tree;
I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow;
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now. - I’ll love Thee in life, I will love Thee in death,
And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me breath;
And say when the death dew lies cold on my brow,
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now. - In mansions of glory and endless delight,
I’ll ever adore Thee in heaven so bright;
I’ll sing with the glittering crown on my brow,
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.
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| *edit: It has now been confirmed that the Japanese Naruto anime series will be
returning to it's original storyline as told in the Naruto manga
series, coming this next February, a few short months from now. Along
with returning to the story, Naruto will be getting a brand new name to
go by. It is nothing big that will blow your mind, but nonetheless a
couple of words have been added - Naruto: Hurricane Chronicles - which
appears to play reference to Naruto being a Wind Element user. This is
also the name that the fourth Naruto movie, due to be released in
theaters next Summer, will be going under as it is a movie that will
take place after the time-skip. Now there, is something to the thankful
for this Thanksgiving.
You bring times of refreshing
You bring times of refreshing
You bring times of refreshing to my soul.
When I'm weary from the fight,
of trying to do what's right.
You bring times of refreshing to my soul.
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| So...this story begins wed night when gloria, sachi, and I were having
our prayer ministry meeting. It just so happened (or maybe it
wasn't a coincidence hehe...happy belated Sachi!) that koinonia,
seekers, and legos were at pinnacles house as well, planning for the
Korean bbq to be held on thursday. I should make a note at this
point that the forecast was scattered showers on thursday. Even
while we were having our meeting (on wed night) precipitation began to
fall. Things didn't look good for the bbq. Back to the
story. Prayer ministry was mainly meeting about the agenda for
prayer time for the first large group but we also had a prayer meeting
at 11am on thursday for the bbq. So I had an idea...why don't we
ask the group prepping for the bbq if they had any prayer requests for
the bbq. So I asked them and they said 1, organization, 2,
outreaching hearts, 3, NO RAIN, 4, that God's will would be
done. So we had the rest of the prayer meeting and also a short
prayer to close and for the weather tomorrow (since it would kinda be
too late if we prayed for it at the prayer meeting on thurs).
Before I went to sleep that night I fired off a short prayer asking God
to not only make it so it wouldn't rain, but make it sunny so that
there would be no doubt that the credit for the weather was due to God.
Thursday came and I looked outside and the clouds were still kinda
ominous but no rain. I didn't have class til 4 (4-7 so I missed
the bbq...boo) so I went straight to prayer meeting at 11. We
prayed for all the other requests and praised God for good news from
Bryan. The prayer meeting was short and sweet. Only took
like 10-15 minutes. Well, we went outside and wah lah! All
of a sudden the clouds part and the sun shines through. Sachi
said "It's hot!" Wow God. May your name be praised forever
and ever.
The story doesn't end there. Throughout the day it was uncertain
whether the rainclouds would come back or not. Even toward 4,
when I went into my soc 1 class the clouds were still there.
Andrew even said he felt a drop of rain (other people said someone
must've spit on him or something). Shawn called me during class
>.< and so I was kinda anxious to see if something went
wrong. So during break I went outside to call her back and my
first instinct was to look up. WOW. All I saw was
blue. There was not a single cloud in the sky. God didn't
just make it not rain. No he didn't even just make it
sunny. He made sure that no one could say: oh that's just a
coincidence. He made the sky blue and answered our prayers to the
fullest. Praise God! After soc, I went to bio where I met
with Matt, Adam, and Karina who just came from the bbq. Well they
reported that there were so many people at the bbq that the food ran
out in less than half an hour. Also all the veteran AACFers were
not talking to each other. Rather they were conversing in groups
of one AACFer for every 3 newcomers that were there. Talk about
having outreaching hearts!
So what's the point of this entry? First of all it's to give
credit to where it's due. Praise God! He answered all of
our prayers to the fullest. The bbq was a total success and I'm
sure God's will was done. Another thing I'd like to point out is
that prayer is very powerful. Too often I think things are prayed
for and then forgotten about. When they get answered it's
like..."oh, that's a coincidence or that's something that would've
happened anyway." Of course we say praise God but do we truly
mean it? Is that what's in our hearts? Do we share it
publicly with others? Things like this really teach me that God
listens to prayers. It also is really a faith booster. God
answering prayers is one of the ways that he makes himself more real to
me. It makes me want to not give up on those prayers that have
not been answered yet. Those prayers that I've prayed for so long
and I'm about to say "enough! He's not listening." So to
all of you who are reading this...Pray! Without ceasing.
Pray hard!
thank you Lord, for everything.
1O LORD, our Lord,
How majestic is Your name in all the earth,
Who have (A)displayed Your splendor above the heavens!
~Psalm 8:1
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| Dear God,
You are an awesome God who innately deserves the utmost glory. I
want to confess that lately over the summer I haven't been walking with
you. I've followed my own schedule and determined my own
independent path. Father, I just want to thank you for being a
God of second chances. And third, and fourth, and fifth...wow
God, your forgiveness is eternal. I want to thank you and praise
you for the mercy you've shown me in the past few days. Moving
has been really stressful, especially with the August 31st deadline
that came faster then I expected. When I borrowed a handtruck
from a friend I promised to give it back as soon as I finished using
it. The handtruck really came in good use. We had the ease
of moving things on and off Adrien's huge truck (I thank you God also
for his kindness). Somehow though sometime in between trips we
lost the handtruck! God, I had no where to turn. What an
idiot I was. How could I lose something in such a short
time? I searched every area that we were at but to no
avail. Then I turned to you Father and cried out to you. I
made no promises of what I'd do if you found the handtruck for me or
anything. I was desperate, and my walk with you was shaky.
But you came and met me where I was. When I was down you took 10
steps down the ladder and reached out your hand to help me, to comfort
me. God, after that encounter I knew that everything would unfold
according to your will, even if it included me buying a new
handtruck. The very next day I was getting to leave for home
depot when I was called on the cell. They found the
handtruck! Apparently it was left near the donation area and an
asian family picked it up. I knew that it could only be by your
intricate plan that they bumped into them. I just want to thank
and praise you God! You are a God that answers prayers,
reassuring and strengthening my faith when I am weak. Thanks for
this "second chance" to come back to you once again as a sojourner of
faith.
in Jesus Name I pray,
Amen.
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| 4 years of college at davis and i didn't know in n out closes at 1am  on the weekdays...
I am the SHAME of the village. Like Naruto. I think I'll watch some Naruto now.
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