Spring 2010

My new semester starts in just a few hours. I'm not really looking forward to it but I trust God will get me through. I really loved my short week of relaxation and feeling carefree. Life is short. I'm extremely tired right now but I just want to start a record of sorts, hopefully of my last semester at Mt. SAC. We will see how everything works out...goodnight for now!

God Cares

I think its pretty amazing how God works out even the smallest details of life. God just worked out a situation that could have cost me a whole paycheck! haha wowww.... so don't ever tell me that God is not interested or is not actively watching over us and concerning himself with our daily problems. Thats it.

God is Spontaneous=)

I was just thinking about how God moves in ways we don't understand. My biggest question is WHY does he do the things he does? The only answer I have is that he loves. As a person who likes when thing are going a certain way and there are no surprises, only predictability, its easy to put God in a box and think of life as inputs and outputs. If I do this God is happy, if don't God is not happy. I am realizing more and more that because God is love that he just moves and does just because he loves. And when he moves and catches me off guard, in the times when I feel like I deserve the least, I want to draw closer to him and learn more about this love.

Thank you God for just loving me and for moving in ways that show me you are real and that you care.

Just a short thought/experience I had to write something about.

Sleep

There is so much to do everyday that the idea of taking a nap seems ridiculous. I need a nap today though, or, I am going to die. It's been too long since I've slept for at least 8 hours.

God's Academy Part 2

Alright, well, I'm pretty sure if God had an academy, there would be plenty of parking. Mt. SAC parking is terrible!! I hope that next week (since this was the first) parking is much better. Mt. SAC parking sharks are some of the fiercest land beasts I've encountered so far and I don't want to wrangle them for a space anymore, I almost didn't make it today.

Faithful

Well today is the end of my winter break. Praise God that for the most part,  I was able to relax and rest and prepare myself for spring. I’m hoping it isn’t too stressful and busy and that I do really well because I kind of have to haha.

Ephesians 5:25-27 “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.”

 God really spoke to me tonight through a sermon about purity. The pastor was talking about how guys want a pure wife. Perhaps the most comforting thing on earth to a man is the ability to say without doubt, “my wife is faithful.” Men want wives that are trustworthy and stay far from any situation that might be considered sketchy. The part that really shook me was when he applied the principle to the church and individuals in a relationship with God. The same purity and faithfulness I would expect from my wife is what God wants from his bride. He wants a bride that only has eyes for him. God wants a bride that is totally in love and dedicated to him. I really had to examine myself and ask if I could say I was without spot or blemish. An important point he made was that it’s not just about staying right behind a boundary line. From my own experience I find it is so easy to say to God, “well I’m not acting on anything so what’s the big deal?” I know I’d be crushed if my wife said the same thing to me. Real pain can be inflicted just by sharing hurtful thoughts. I can imagine it hurts God even more than I could ever be hurt when he searches hearts and finds things that are sinful and dirty. All this kind of discouraged me and broke my heart. Thankfully when God gives bad news he also has good news. I was reminded that sin lost its power over my life when I accepted his forgiveness and his spirit moved inside my heart. I am no longer in bondage to anything but the loving Savior who paid the price for ALL my failures. I was adopted by an omnipotent father who hears my cries, knows my struggles, and gives me new grace and strength everyday. I want to be presented holy and blameless and without spot and blemish and by his grace I will be if I use the power he has given me to kill sin and bring every thought captive to obey Christ. It’s such a sweet deal, I really don’t understand it. 

Text Books

Buying text books is like buying a brand new car. You go to the lot and take your pick. Then, once you find the perfect one, you pay for it and as you drive off the lot, the car depreciates instantly. When the time comes to sell your books back at the end of a semester, text books that were once brand new lose somewhere around 50% of their value! Those bookstore bandits! Grrrr it makes me pretty angry when I think about it…so I’m not going to think about it anymore.