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WORD for the DAY:
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

16Be joyful always; 17pray continually; 18give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

Sports day - as broncos, we didn't get first place.
yea, sucks, but...
BUT...

these verse came into mind. be joyful, pray, give thanks.
there was so many times when i wished that i could have went in
to the game and just deck someone. but, that isnt very Christ like huh?

God tests us in all circumstances, gives us OPPORTUNITIES to be joyful,
to pray, and to give thanks.

i think i've been lacking in these areas of my life these days.

i also came to another realization in my search for a spouse.
these are the only things that TRULY matter
1.) Loves the Lord with all her heart, mind, soul, and BODY
(i added body because i realize, using your body to show love to God
is a difficult thing as well)
2.) Loves her neighbors as she loves herself.
(commitment, desire to love others/share Christ, encouragements)
3.) has not only CHRIST as a source of counsel, but a sisterhood of GOOD counsel.


i realized the importance of REALationships:
LORDship - who is your Lord/Master?
FRIENDships - who are your friends?

good lord/master = good direction
good friends = good character

i had a "dream" inside my dream.
God used my soreness to wake me up.
PRAISE THE LORD :D

10 - 20 - 10
when should i try?

choices

as equals in this world, big or small, tall or short, whatever color, age, race,
we're all under the same God, heavens, on the same earth, with one life.

looking at those facts, i realized that i force my own life standards on others.
when i look back at all the times i could have supported others instead of lecturing them,
i see how much of an impact i could have had.

COULD HAVE..

but life gives us two choices:
a good choice or a better choice

how often do i forget to pray and to ask GOD what is the better choice in my life.
and then, when He answers yes, it's easy; no, is also easy; wait, gets harder;
but the answer i fear the most is silence.

God's given me the choice.
what choice would i make when that time comes?

WORD for the DAY:
Psalm 104: 33 -34
I will sing to the LORD all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.

limitations

there are limitations to

WHAT we can/cannot do..
HOW we can/cannot do...
WHEN we can/cannot do...

to limit ourselves, is to practice self control and to give it up at this point.
to limit ourselves, is to restrain and to wait.
to limit, is to know that for a fact, we CHOSE to hold back.

if there were no limits, destruction would be upon us.

Commitment

Psalm 37:5-7

⁵ Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:

⁶ He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

⁷ Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.

Committing to the MY way to the Lord...
wow..

be still... WOW... WAITT... WOW...

How great is Your will Lord, but will i take Your will for mine?
Take my heart O God, show me Your ways..
make Your will, mine.

Simple Difficult Command

1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray Continually.

how hard is it to always pray first.
sometimes we want ACTION ACTION ACTION!!
but, how many times do we wait on the Lord?

the Israelites were scared to take the promised land
for fear of man despite GOD's answer to GO.
when they finally wanted to go, they did not inquire
of the Lord and got OWNED.

honestly, sometimes, we do consciously want to get
rocked by God, but it is always the long route.

do we desire the long route or want the best effective,
God's plan for our lives?

there in lies with our will power as well as with our free will..

1 Thessalonians 5:17 reminds that, in all circumstances,
pray. pray.. prayy!! pray..

jonteng, are you praying?
christians, are you praying?

List of Things i want in a spouse

doubt anyone reads this.
i really think this is for my own references.
hopefully one day i'll look back and check this list out.
then one by one, cross these things out. :)

1. Is committed to God
2. Is committed to God
3. Is committed to God
...
1415123. Is committed to God
1415124. Loves her family
1415125. Finds joy in sharing Christ in others
1415126. Finds joy in talking about God
1415127. Finds joy in reading about God
1415128. Loves and honors my family
1415129. Has confidence in girls and not guys
1415130. Loves to sing praises/isn't tone deaf
1415131. Can survive on her own in case i go back to Christ.
1415132. Understands my humor.
1415133. Can cook, but isn't required to.
1415134. Easy going but isn't a pushover.
1415135. Can keep up with me in eating.. i accept the fact that no one can eat as much as i CAN,
but if u can just watch me or keep me company.. thats all i ask :)
1415136. Forgives me for many stupid jokes that are to come in our relationship.
1415137. Isn't worried about money.
1415138. Doesn't mind entertaining random people that visit randomly.
1415139. respects me
1415140. can say, "you can have all the world, but give me Jesus"
1415141. can stand my friends.
1415142. can fall asleep while praying/reading the Word
1415143. accepts me for who i am.
1415144. has same mentality about drinking alcohol as me.
1415145. semi immune to my anger/beej tactics
1415146. willing/working on forgiving others

ill add more later as i think of them

Love Hate Relationship

<sup>WORD for the DAY:

Psalm 97:10
10</sup> Let those who love the LORD hate evil,
for he guards the lives of his faithful ones
and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

dang, hate and love goes hand in hand.
"You cannot love both God and money"
you cannot love both God and "____"

Loving the LORD means to put everything else secondary..
EVERYTHING... thats hard..

"nothing good happens after 2AM"

yeap. i made sure i made that happen..

WORD of the DAY:
Psalm 94:4
⁴ For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;
he is to be feared above all gods.

Dang, alot of times i forget to fear the Lord.
I forget the awesomeness that comes from fear of the Lord -
true worship.
I need to worship more.... praise teams? :D
im going to start learning the guitar once again
for the sake of worshipping the Lord.

"paper cant beat rock cause rock will tear through paper"

VERSE of the DAY
Psalm 94:22
²² But the LORD has become my fortress,
and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.

God must be my rock, THE fortress, in whom I take refuge.
When you find security in a fortress, why bother with anything else?
If my GOD is my fortress, then I don't need anything else.

'nuf said.

dang you justin kim, you're secure in JC also applies here..

LESSON of LIFE for the DAY
I need to have God as my rock before I should do anything else.
Relationships, living life, caring for others, being loved...
if I don't have a secure relationship w/God, im done-sky.

Justin Kim is awesome. he encourages me with "secure in JC"

i want a catchphrase that is encouraging like his.
pondering being /blog