looking above the clouds

Woke up to this on the descent to LAX for my transfer. And upon landing, I looked up into the overcast that stretched for miles and miles and miles.

This was such a good reminder, that in the midst of all the troubles, the worries, the cares, and the problems that are in our lives, God still shines. Though we most likely can't see it and sometimes we can't feel His presence, like the sun, God will always be there.
It's time to look above the clouds and beyond what we can see.

thank you Lord for giving me more than I deserve. May I learn to love like how you love.

2 Corinthians 5:15

"and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised" -2 Corinthians 5:15 ESV


Convicting, considering that as I end this quarter, and begin the last quarter of this my college career, I am making so many plans. I make these plans, and the backup plans of those plans, so that when I graduate I'll be ready to travel the world, see new things, learn new trades, and experience life... whatever that means. I realize that in the midst of all of this, I do this for myself.
I vowed that I did not want to be idle and waste time by "taking a year off." But I realize that by making these plans for myself so that I can do more things (for myself), I'm wasting it. Not to get all preachy, but that's what a lot of us do, we idle... and idle... and idle... even though we keep ourselves busy and entertained, we're still idling. As long as we aren't living for Him, we're idling.
I don't want to be like that. I want to be able to pursue Christ, whether I'm studying or traveling the world, I want to live my life for Christ in all aspects.

time to recheck and reevaluate my plans, and what I'm truly doing this for. thank you Jesus.

so blessed

Finals week has just started and I'm almost done! I'm looking forward to Spring Break, a little bit of New York and then Mexico Missions.
I'm blessed to be where I am now.

just a random thought.

I laid in bed last night thinking about how much things have changed from a year ago. Looking back and realizing that in order for me to be where I am now, God had to have me go through each low and each high.
God has blessed me with so many encouraging and supportive brothers and sisters that I am so undeserving of. Each one there to listen to me vent and release all my emotions, each one patient enough to still be listening an hour later... hahaa. I really don't know where I'd be without each one of you.
In the midst of all these things happening around me and in my life, I want to make sure that God is still the focus. I'm excited for what the things that are to come! Thank you God for always being too good to me.

birds chirpin

4th night in a row trying to sleep while the birds are chirpin' at 4 a.m. in the morning. Something is drastically wrong with me, my sleeping patterns are off, eating habits are wack, studying is... almost non-existent. As I try to fix all this stuff, I can't help but thank God for giving me the opportunity to experience life like this. There are so many things that don't seem right, but to learn discipline, and to build up character, I hope that I'll have the strength to change.
True, things have been tough, but as sure as I hear these birds each morning, I'm sure that God will take me through each day, by His grace, by His strength.