Two things i think that are very very cool....
1.) Did you know that our sins are a debt to God??...a debt??....and the most incredible thing is that He has forgiven our debt!!!!....wow, HE, our God, has forgiven our debt. Things that we owe to Him. This is the freedom God talks about!!! I mean, can you imagine living a life having a load of debts, and owing people things. I mean, for me, i would be so scared and live in a life of fear, guilt...etc...and i'll be so paranoid and...you can image. So why then do we still live in a life full of guilt, shame, fear???...God has freed us and forgiven us of our debts!!!..yeah, so live as if your sins ARE forgiven.....:)..."And the lord of that slave felt compassion and released him and forgave him the debt.~Matthew 18:27. felt compassion and RELEASED HIM!!!!....cool..heh?
2.) Did you know that "the Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." It's so wonderful and assuring to know that cuz we can plead this promise to God when we pray for the unbelievers. The Lord does not show favoritism, He loves "the Christians", the same way that he would love the non-believers. Do not be discourage when we pray for the non-believers/your friends, take comfort that the Lord is not slow in his promise, and He does not want anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. How nice to know that!!!
that's it for me today....wow...thursday nights are the nights that i wonder how i can survive living another day in residence!!!...people are so loud, and drunk!!!..."okay already!! quit knocking on my door at 3 in the morning!!!".....grrr...it's gonna be a long night....
Friday, March 21, 2003
Wednesday, March 19, 2003
thoughts and events from the past few days:
-I'm so tired.......i had three hours of sleep last night from doing my psyc report and my calc assignment. And i had a long day today, met up with sonja and planned for women cell. It was really really cool, cuz we didn't plan much, we talked a lot. Sonja is SoOooOOoo cool...:)...i love that girl, she's so cheerful all the time. I talked to her a lot about freedom today. I think it's really cool how my whole world revolves around this freedom that i've been learning, the Lord is so good. And i think that the Lord is slowly spreading this whole freedom thing in ACF. Then after that i met up with cheryl, kendrick and sonja for pre study. The bible study was pretty good, but a bit confusing. It was on Mary and Martha. And Martha is not a bad person!!!! We always assume from reading Luke 10:38-42, that Martha is the bad person. "don't be like martha, be like Mary." But i've learned today that the Lord loves them both equally and that they are each made individually for a purpose. So it's okay to be like Martha or it's okay to be like Mary. Don't try to be someone else whom you're not, (like A.W. Tozer, or Paul, Hudson Taylor...they are so cool.), but just be yourself. . and if sonja is reading this, cuz i gave her the link to my blog today..(speaking with Jesse's tone)...."We need each other!! Yeah!!!(clap,clap) " ...hehhehe
-I've been thinking how it's so cool that i'm not hanging out with the ppl i use to hang out with as much, too cliquey. I shouldn't be mad or dissappointed cuz i don't hang around them as much, cuz this way, i get to know more people..:)..like sonja, heidi, gloria, josh...they are all so cool...:). Yeah!! God did what He did cuz it's better for me...yeah..!!...i'm so tired, i don't think i'm making much sense at all.
-Anyways, had a chance to talk to Lydia yesterday. Wow..for like almost 2 hours on the phone. She's cool..i like her..heheh..she's always been someone that i constantly think about and it's really cool to hear the things that the Lord has been teaching her. She's growing, and i'm so glad that I get to see that and i rejoice so much to see my sister in Christ learning so much about the Lord.
-Ofcuz, Steph as well. That girl, heheh, she is so wonderful...i've been able to witness her growth for the past few years. I still remember the first time she accepted and her eagerness to know more about Him. I think one thing i admire the most about her is her willingness to listen to the things i blab about all the time. hehhehe...
-I've finally shared about the things that has been going on in my life on Sunday. Yeah...for the first time at Roger's, i've shared about the love that the Lord has revealed in me and the fear that He had set me free from. I told Roger that i was scared of him, hehehhe, but not anymore....hahhaha....i think Roger is really really cool...hehehhe, i've been praying for a counselor who would understand me, and God is so gracious. I think now i just have to try to talk to him...like really talk to him....hehhehehe..:). God is so good. Roger was saying on Sunday about how we need to follow our Jesus. When we get to heaven, it's not what we've accomplished that matters to God, but if we had followed Him. Roger said that it's the willingness to follow Him that truly counts. The willingness to give up everything, and i mean, everything, so that we may follow him. And in order to follow Him, we must know Him and be familiar with where He's going. And i've learned that it is okay to say "i don't know", and that we shouldn't planned out our steps or our dreams or what we are going do in the future. cuz..."The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit." We should be a mystery...so it is okay to say, "umm..i don't know what exactly i'll be doing this summer." cool..eh??
-And i was surprised when tiff dropped me a note on icq.
"hey cora, just wanted to leave u a msg, a smile and a hug. I know we haven't talked in ages but i want u to know i'm thinking of you and i hope everything's going well. luv ya lots. *hugs*"
ohh...i miss that girl..she's so far away. but that's okay, our prayers will unite us together...:)
-lalala...soooOOoooo tired.
*just some random thoughts, sorry if it didn't make sense...*
-I'm so tired.......i had three hours of sleep last night from doing my psyc report and my calc assignment. And i had a long day today, met up with sonja and planned for women cell. It was really really cool, cuz we didn't plan much, we talked a lot. Sonja is SoOooOOoo cool...:)...i love that girl, she's so cheerful all the time. I talked to her a lot about freedom today. I think it's really cool how my whole world revolves around this freedom that i've been learning, the Lord is so good. And i think that the Lord is slowly spreading this whole freedom thing in ACF. Then after that i met up with cheryl, kendrick and sonja for pre study. The bible study was pretty good, but a bit confusing. It was on Mary and Martha. And Martha is not a bad person!!!! We always assume from reading Luke 10:38-42, that Martha is the bad person. "don't be like martha, be like Mary." But i've learned today that the Lord loves them both equally and that they are each made individually for a purpose. So it's okay to be like Martha or it's okay to be like Mary. Don't try to be someone else whom you're not, (like A.W. Tozer, or Paul, Hudson Taylor...they are so cool.), but just be yourself. . and if sonja is reading this, cuz i gave her the link to my blog today..(speaking with Jesse's tone)...."We need each other!! Yeah!!!(clap,clap) " ...hehhehe
-I've been thinking how it's so cool that i'm not hanging out with the ppl i use to hang out with as much, too cliquey. I shouldn't be mad or dissappointed cuz i don't hang around them as much, cuz this way, i get to know more people..:)..like sonja, heidi, gloria, josh...they are all so cool...:). Yeah!! God did what He did cuz it's better for me...yeah..!!...i'm so tired, i don't think i'm making much sense at all.
-Anyways, had a chance to talk to Lydia yesterday. Wow..for like almost 2 hours on the phone. She's cool..i like her..heheh..she's always been someone that i constantly think about and it's really cool to hear the things that the Lord has been teaching her. She's growing, and i'm so glad that I get to see that and i rejoice so much to see my sister in Christ learning so much about the Lord.
-Ofcuz, Steph as well. That girl, heheh, she is so wonderful...i've been able to witness her growth for the past few years. I still remember the first time she accepted and her eagerness to know more about Him. I think one thing i admire the most about her is her willingness to listen to the things i blab about all the time. hehhehe...
-I've finally shared about the things that has been going on in my life on Sunday. Yeah...for the first time at Roger's, i've shared about the love that the Lord has revealed in me and the fear that He had set me free from. I told Roger that i was scared of him, hehehhe, but not anymore....hahhaha....i think Roger is really really cool...hehehhe, i've been praying for a counselor who would understand me, and God is so gracious. I think now i just have to try to talk to him...like really talk to him....hehhehehe..:). God is so good. Roger was saying on Sunday about how we need to follow our Jesus. When we get to heaven, it's not what we've accomplished that matters to God, but if we had followed Him. Roger said that it's the willingness to follow Him that truly counts. The willingness to give up everything, and i mean, everything, so that we may follow him. And in order to follow Him, we must know Him and be familiar with where He's going. And i've learned that it is okay to say "i don't know", and that we shouldn't planned out our steps or our dreams or what we are going do in the future. cuz..."The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit." We should be a mystery...so it is okay to say, "umm..i don't know what exactly i'll be doing this summer." cool..eh??
-And i was surprised when tiff dropped me a note on icq.
"hey cora, just wanted to leave u a msg, a smile and a hug. I know we haven't talked in ages but i want u to know i'm thinking of you and i hope everything's going well. luv ya lots. *hugs*"
ohh...i miss that girl..she's so far away. but that's okay, our prayers will unite us together...:)
-lalala...soooOOoooo tired.
*just some random thoughts, sorry if it didn't make sense...*