ah..nvm

Nothing to blog about. Well except that i'm in miri, been meeting up with friends, its good to see everyone...well almost everyone back. School starts monday :(

~shalom~

twenty-four

My new fav song from switchfoot - twenty four

Twenty-four oceans
Twenty-four skies
Twenty-four failures
And twenty-four tries
Twenty-four finds me
In twenty-fourth place
With twenty-four drop outs
At the end of the day

Life is not what I thought it was
Twenty-four hours ago
Still I'm singing 'Spirit,
take me up in arms with You'
And I'm not who I thought I was
Twenty-four hours ago
Still I'm singing 'Spirit,
take me up in arms with You'

There's twenty-four reasons
To admit that I'm wrong
With all my excuses
Still twenty-four strong

See, I'm not copping out
Not copping out Not copping out
When you're raising the dead in me

Oh, oh
I am the second man
Oh, oh
I am the second man now
Oh,
I am the second man now
And you're raising these...

Twenty-four voices
With twenty-four hearts
All of my symphonies
In twenty-four parts
But I want to be one today
Centered and true
I'm singing 'Spirit take me up in arms with You'
You're raising the dead in me

Oh, oh
I am the second man
Oh, oh
I am the second man now
Oh
I am the second man now
And you're raising the dead in me
Yeah

I wanna see miracles
To see the world change
Wrestled the angel for more than a name
For more than a feeling
For more than a cause
I'm singing 'Spirit, take me up in arms with You'
And you're raising the dead in me

Twenty-four oceans
With twenty-four hearts
All of my symphonies
With twenty-four parts
Life is not what I thought it was
Twenty-four hours ago
Still I'm singing 'Spirit,
take me up in arms with You'
I'm not copping out
Not copping out

Beautiful, period.

~shalom~

pressure

I feel pressure on every side, mom, dad, life. Sometimes i wish i can just run away from it all but no la. I stopped running away a long time ago. Instead i remember what joyce meyer said about pressure ...keep pressing against the pressure that is pressing against you. And thats the only way to live, thats the only way that works for me.

We were meant to live for so much more. Difficulties are opportunities for God to show his love, faithfulness and strength if we run to him.

Its interesting because i've been reading about the faithfulness of God in Isaiah and Joshua and how God promised Joshua to be with him as He was with Moses if Josh will obey him, keep with words and commandments and be strong and courageous.

Be Strong and Courageous
I remember a season in my life where it didn't matter where I turned, i would hear people say this to me and i was so overwhelmed and frankly didn't know what to make of it except to say that i'm trying, i'm trying.

O-tou san, I can't carry the weight on my head alone. Frankly i don't know what to do, which path to take but I trust you. You've always guided my path. Arigato o-tou san.

~shalom~

perceptions

For someone like me who doesn't talk much, I rely a lot on my observation skills and basically that is how i build a mental profile about someone. If i think its worth my time talking to them or getting to know them - this happens most of the times not all of the time.

I find that over time this has become a problem because i will refuse to relate with 'certain people' just because of the mental assessment that i have done on them. This is something God is challenging me to look at and work at. Its not easy for me because i'm not very socail so if I make close personal bonds with people, I like to keep it. Sometimes its not always successful and its a pain when that happens but there's nothing you can do.

The life of Jesus is just so perfect and like we were discussing last saturday, Jesus modeled a life that he expects us to follow. His time was spent with people and alone with God. And it doesnt matter who the people are, he treated everyone as equals, in the same level. No one felt left out which is an outstanding feat.

Certainly if i am a follower of Jesus then shouldn't my life reflect his life? Shouldn't I be doing the same? Is there really any distinction between people? The bible says judge not and you will not be judged and really my place is to love the people God has put in my path whether they are nice to me or not. I just obey in the area that I am asked to and let God worry about the results. It really releases a load of burden off your shoulders.

Perceptions
How would you react if you knew something about someone that you didn't know before? How would it change the way you look at that person? Is there judgement? I certainly have gone through this, and yes there is judgement and resentment. For my case this person lost all credibility in my heart for what he did and well i dont want to go into that but yeah if i may throw the question out, what do you think?

~shalom~

Germans and beds

This is just too funny to pass up.



~shalom~