Sojourning the Earth. Settling for Eternity.

Something I read at Relevant magazine. You might have read it before or heard about it - but its always a good to read over it again. http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/what-remember-when-god-silent

Wow, God answered my prayer just within 24 hours of my last blog. Praise Him! I can't wait to return to Waterloo to do another co-op there haha! It's truly remarkable what God can do when you completely throw yourself at his feet - realizing that there's absolutely nothing else but Him that you need in this life. Thanks, God, for the reminder.

The more I get to know God, The more I realize how messed up I am, The more I need God's grace, The more I want to know God, The more I get to know God... On a side note, I still have no idea what I want to do with my life. I'm just encountering closed doors, one after another. TBH, I'm starting to really feel tired. Help me, Lord.

I never thought that I would like Macklemore, but this particular song really stood out to me. It speaks about his struggle with substance abuse and the regrets that he had to endure with when he relapsed.  For some reason, I can relate to that. I (we) struggle with sin and sometimes it seems helpless. But thanks to God's grace and love, we persevere. I love the line at the end of the song: "If I can be an example of getting sober... then I can be an example of starting over." For me, if I can be an example of leaving my life of sin ... then when I do fall I can be an example of starting over b/c my motivation lies in my love for Jesus Christ. Its true that we will be tempted and at times we fall (since the battle with sin is ongoing). But its never too late to start over because of the love that Jesus poured out on us at the cross. He didn't die because we asked Him to save us or because we deserve it. No way! Because of our sin, we deserve death as penalty. Yet it ...

Could we with ink the ocean fill, And were the skies of parchment made, Were every stalk on earth a quill, And every man a scribe by trade; To write the love of God above Would drain the ocean dry; Nor could the scroll contain the whole, Though stretched from sky to sky. Refrain: Oh, love of God, how rich and pure! How measureless and strong! It shall forevermore endure— The saints’ and angels’ song. One of my favourite hymns of all time, especially with the verse above. Its crazy to realize how measureless and boundless God's love for us is. Yet here I am, often finding myself second guessing if God is present in my life. The fact is that we are broken beings who can't even fathom God's life for us. We need him in every hour of our lives. 

It can get scary especially with how uncertain the future can be. My top of the list prayer topic right now is for more faith - knowing that God holds my life together (career-wise, church-wise, and so on).

I had to face one of my biggest fears yesterday. It consists of venturing into a new Church. I consider it a pretty big transition for myself to move from being involved in a campus ministry, where most of the people falls within my age range or considered themselves as students, into a new church where those things don't really matter. I find that I always try to avoid being the awkward one especially in a new setting yet, more often than not, that is not the case.  To be honest, its really refreshing when God reminds you what your real  purpose is in this life. Whether its in a familiar environment or in a new church, He asked me the following question: What is your purpose here?  Does it consists of gaining some kind of self-relief from people's acceptance or tolerance? Or is this just another "church-shopping" phase/experience/whatever-you-call-it-thing? I thank Him for that. As Christians, we are called to be living in a body of believers but let's remembe...