so...
in the midst of writing my essay, i have decided to....blog!

having being reminded of the freedom i have in Christ, I am full of joy right now because of who I AM in Him: a new creation that is created anew! (I just have to make it repetitive) I am amazed of How good and how great our God is. He gives us grace in our hearts to be able to praise Him and worship Him even in times of troubles or sorrows. This weekend, having experienced failure and disappointed in my life, the Lord has definitely given me grace to thank Him, to love Him, and to worship Him freely. oh, and how liberating it is. God is indeed soooooooo gooood!!!

on another note, i have been realizing how much of a spiritual battle we are in. When the Lord moves, Satan is right there moving, to pull down from receiving His blessings. but! its a good thing that satan is moving because that means that God is moving!!! SO, i encourage you all, when times of discouragement, hardships, sorrows, sickness, etc.. take a step back and see what Satan is doing in your life to pull you down. When you do, realize that all you need to do is kick satan in the head and tell him to back off, for He who is in our heart is soooo much greater than he who is in this world.

"..for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raise dup against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ..."
-2 Cor. 10: 4-5

you know why it says we are? because we have to do it, willingly and actively do it. so DO IT. and then you will realize even MORE: how great our God is and the blessings He is pouring down upon you....