Pre-Week 15 Post.

My my, it's week 15! Making this week the last week of classes for the semester! I find it unusual, that I'm so chill at the moment. Well, thinking about it.. I think it is due to, me taking my last midterm of the semester on Friday, and that I only have two finals left (where only one is cumulative). Definitely not on that panic mode, more on that sit back relax and let yourself go, don't sweat what you heard and act like you know mode. (Bonus points, if you know that reference) Despite my laid back attitude toward school, I am well aware about my personal worship toward God. I know that God has placed me in school for the sole purpose of glorifying Him and right now what I can do is, do my best in studying to the point where my motives are still pure and not corrupted by my selfish wants.

This past weekend went by quick! Ehh, too lazy to write, time for a list!

• Walked out after taking my pchem exam, knowing I did my best and praying for contentment.
• Setting up for the SBCAC's women's tea party.
• C&C bible study, followed by boba loca visit.
• Dresses, hats, pastries and Godly women at the tea party!
• Answered prayer for contentment with my exam score.
• Study night with the cousins and brother turned into Monopoly and in-n-out night.
• Sunday worship
• Starbucks study session
• Violin session.

Man, I am so blessed to be part of a local church that loves the Lord and His church, and understands that Scripture is the final authority. We are not a perfect church, we as sinners all have our personal struggles, but it is only by the Holy Spirit that we are able to overcome it and continue with our pursuit of holiness. (Woo, refrencing Sunday's sermon).

No idea on how I ended up there, but I'm gonna end this with a psalm:

I love the Lord, because He hears
My voice and my supplications.
Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live.
The cords of death encompassed me
And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
Then I called upon the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I beseech You, save my life!”

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
Yes, our God is compassionate.
The Lord preserves the simple;
I was brought low, and He saved me.
Return to your rest, O my soul,
For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
For You have rescued my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
My feet from stumbling.
I shall walk before the Lord
In the land of the living.
I believed when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted.”
I said in my alarm,
“All men are liars.”

What shall I render to the Lord
For all His benefits toward me?
I shall lift up the cup of salvation
And call upon the name of the Lord.
I shall pay my vows to the Lord,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people.
Precious in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His godly ones.
O Lord, surely I am Your servant,
I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid,
You have loosed my bonds.
To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And call upon the name of the Lord.
I shall pay my vows to the Lord,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people,
In the courts of the Lord’s house,
In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord!

- Psalm 116

Dehydrated.

My dad is doing construction in our bathroom, so he turned off the water in the house. I had to shower at my aunts' house down the street. After my shower, I went to the kitchen to fill up a water container to bring back home and had small talk with one of my aunts, then I headed home. As I was going home, I realized that my aunts are professing believers, who I see spend time with God in prayer and reading His word. My aunts who I've known my whole life, have been blessed with a life of singleness and never have I seen or heard them complain about it; they could be two of the most content people I know.

Basically I just barely came to the conclusion that God has placed two Godly women in my life that have been in front of me the whole time, and that I should take advantage of it. I should not just see them as aunts, but as older sisters in-Christ and start talking to them more with Christ-centered conversations. Although we hold to different doctrine beliefs, and interpret certain areas of Scripture differently, the absence of fellowship doesn't bring unity in the family. Unity is scare right now, especially for my extended family, but that's a totally separate story. Anyways, I pray that I can build my relationship with my aunts, in a manner that exemplifies God's love for us.

Late night list
1. Praying for the Boston Marathon explosion. Shows us how fallen of a world we live in, and that this world is not our home.
2. As much as a Laker fan I am, Kobe's season ending injury is an example of why my hope isn't placed on anything but Christ. As talented as KB24 is, as a sinner he is prone to fail and Christ has already shown us that He is victorious.
3. But hey, the Lakers have a chance at taking the 7 spot.
4. I need to do a better job in managing my time.
5. I may not be the fastest, but I enjoy running. Always have.
6. I'm very happy that my group did all the experiments left in one day, so we don't have to go to physics anymore. Odd enough, physics is my favorite class this semester...
7. My laptop is working! For those that didn't know, it wasn't working for the past few months.
8. My car is working! For those that didn't know, it wasn't working for the past few months...

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#vino 

(Photo credit Stephen Dunn, Getty Images)

Haven't done a basketball blog in a while. I like the Hawks and all, but MAMBAAAAA! Wish I could say more, but there is not much to say. #Lakersplayoffpush

Calling It.
1. Spurs
2. OKC
3. Clippers
4. Memphis
5. Denver
6. Golden State
7. Houston
8. Lakers

This goes out to the cousin Harvey, mochi, tamales, sushi, surprise me (;

Lately

 My life lately in 6.

1. I'm reading through Psalms in the mornings.
2. One of the few running routes I've encountered.
3. The NBA has been fixed on my TV these past couple of months.Whether it's games, highlights, standings, all star news, injuries, trades, and even the possible move of the Kings. Got it on lock. #lakersplayoffpush
4. I've always liked dri-fit material, but now more than ever. You can even ask Grace.
5. Pchem, 'nough said.
6. The oranges are back! After 3 years or so, volume 2.

I ask that you can pray for me to continue to deny myself and pursue Christ.
Grace and peace.

It doesn't take a miracle to see God working in your life.

After admitting that I have become lazy, the Lord has used this past week to discipline me to fight my laziness. He's given me a crazy week with plenty of things to do, and I have definitely been more productive this week than the recent weeks. Hebrews 12 comes to mind.

It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live? For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.

- Hebrews 12:7-10.

2012 Recap.

2012

• Experienced my disciplines been really good and really bad.
• Learned to increase my trust in God more.
• Realized how much my dependence on God actually was.
• Spent more time with my cousins, after not hanging out with them as much the previous years.
• God humbled me in school.
• Started discipleship.
• Last Resolved ever.
• Grew more interest in cooking.
• Staying up late, later than usual.
• Had a good reading spree.
• Lots of ministry opportunities.
• Became more content.
• A biblical look on money.
• Joined a research lab.
• Picked up crocheting again.

5:20 PM is an usual time for me to blog, but I've been lagging on posting this recap for a few days. I can't really remember much from this past year, but I do know I went through ups and downs, and I can only give the Lord the credit for allowing me to recover from those certain situations.  I pray that this year I can be less selfish and use my time for God, and not for myself.

 2012 in photos

 

 January

 February

 March

April

 May

 June

July

 August

 September

 October

November

December

Feelings of Emotion.

Explaining emotion is a difficult thing to do, I've noticed when I'm in a conversation and I end up trying to explain my feeling towards something, I usually end up saying, "it's like, ahhhh!" or, "it's like ughhhh", or "it's like oh my gaaaash" and such... I'm pretty horrible at that...I feel bad for the people who hear me talk about what's happening in my life, one being my discipler (whose birthday happens to be today. Happy birthday Mariel!) and other sisters that I share things with. However, I love the very common, "I know how you feel", makes me feel a little less weird, and more average.

Currently, I have a plethora of emotions in my mind for various things going on and it is causing my mind to be all over the place. I have feelings of guilt, discourage, hunger, disappointment, cautious, motivation, and joy all over the place. I probably have more, I just can't explain it in words hahaha.I'm glad to know that all these feelings are based off my understanding of Scripture. ie: I am able to feel guilty because I am aware that I committed sin and have disobeyed God or I am able to feel joyful since my sins have been forgiven by the shed blood of Christ and joy because of my love for the Church! Also loving the Church in a way that causes you to have these feelings towards other brothers and sisters in-Christ makes you want to know more Scripture for the purpose of edification and building up the Church. In the end I just want to give God the glory for sanctifying me and continually molding me onto the image of His Son and for the renewing of my mind, thus my emotions derived from Scripture.