So, I found out why my new plane ticket cost $210 more...I was pretty much in business class as I flew back!! The $210 bought me huge leather seats with retarded leg room, and the coolest touch screen entertainment thing at my seat. It was pretty much a DVD player that played a huge variety of movies, TV shows, and other stuff. My 5 hours on the plane just flew by (no pun intended) with "The Illusionist" and a few eps of Frasier and Everyone Loves Raymond. I also chatted with some cool korean lady doctor who sat beside me. She was only 'bout 27, so I guess kinda my peer, so we had common stuff we could talk about.
When I got off the plane, it wasn't even mentioned how I missed my flight or anything like that. My mom was pretty cool about it. She even joked about how I was living it big in my fancy business class flight a few days later. Since I've been back, it's only been fun, good times, and crazy food. My grandma who had a stroke this summer was healthier than ever. She could barely stand when I left back in September, but now she walks around like nothing ever happened. Oh how God has been faithful!
Because I missed my flight, I also got to spend an extra few days with some good friends in London, and had a very meaningful chat with one of my housemates. I also got a chance to pray together with the people that were still in London at the time. These opportunities sometimes don't come along very often during the busy school year. It was such a blessing to me the few extra days in London, and who knows what other blessings were unleashed during my time there!
The Lord is good! When I look in retrospect, He has come through so many times in my life, and has done so once again this Christmas season. I can't help but to put more and more trust into Him. Every crappy situation He puts me in, I leave with a level up in faith points. It just brings me so much joy, to know of how great our God is.
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Friday, December 22, 2006
Delayed Christmas
So I missed my flight back home for Christmas today, pretty much due to unexpected happenings. The cab that I asked for just didn't show up when it was supposed to, and I didn't make it to the airport in time. This little incident didn't come cheap either. Not only is the time with my family shortened, but it also sets me back an extra $210 to get onto the next flight. I'm not Mr. Banks either so this chunk of change kinda hurt. I'm usually not too concerned about money, so this isn't really my point. It was more so that my mom was upset/dissapointed in my lack of urgency for something as important as catching a flight during the Christmas season. I could tell that my mom wasn't too happy about this, and when my mom's not happy = Me not happy.
This Christmas was supposed to be super happy times, and just like that, it could possibly be ruined. I almost dread going back now because my mom isn't too happy about what happened. Regardless of all the bullshit though, I just stopped and remembered to praise God. I'd be an idiot to blame this on God, or even to stop praising Him. There's a reason for everything that happens, and for good reason too. Whether it be to make me stronger, smarter, a better person, my life is in the hands of the Almighty, so if my heart is for Him, only good can come of any situation. This is however still not really what I had in mind.
What I really noticed for this chain of events is the parralel of dissapointing my earthly parents and my heavenly Father. More and more I'm beginning to feel the spirit work in me. When I fall, it has become more apparent the hurt that it must bring God. What amazing love for a God to create people that would break his heart everyday but still love them regardless. Just like I feel unhappy when i dissapoint my mom, the same goes for dissapointing God. The realization came to me that to be truly happy and joyful is to do what God wants. God being all powerful and all knowing, I would think he knows what would ultimately bring me the most joy. I have always known of these truths, but praise God to be able to experience them like this. It just makes me glad to know that my spiritual desires are becoming more Me, than the carnal or worldly part of Me.
I strongly believe that there's a reason for this, and I'm excited to see what happens these few days while I'm stranded here in London.
This Christmas was supposed to be super happy times, and just like that, it could possibly be ruined. I almost dread going back now because my mom isn't too happy about what happened. Regardless of all the bullshit though, I just stopped and remembered to praise God. I'd be an idiot to blame this on God, or even to stop praising Him. There's a reason for everything that happens, and for good reason too. Whether it be to make me stronger, smarter, a better person, my life is in the hands of the Almighty, so if my heart is for Him, only good can come of any situation. This is however still not really what I had in mind.
What I really noticed for this chain of events is the parralel of dissapointing my earthly parents and my heavenly Father. More and more I'm beginning to feel the spirit work in me. When I fall, it has become more apparent the hurt that it must bring God. What amazing love for a God to create people that would break his heart everyday but still love them regardless. Just like I feel unhappy when i dissapoint my mom, the same goes for dissapointing God. The realization came to me that to be truly happy and joyful is to do what God wants. God being all powerful and all knowing, I would think he knows what would ultimately bring me the most joy. I have always known of these truths, but praise God to be able to experience them like this. It just makes me glad to know that my spiritual desires are becoming more Me, than the carnal or worldly part of Me.
I strongly believe that there's a reason for this, and I'm excited to see what happens these few days while I'm stranded here in London.
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Get My Shine On, And I Blind Y'all 'Cause They Call Me the Lord of the Rings
I've been listening to Nas' new album it's just straight fire!! On this one track, Nas opens by talking 'bout this one guy who had lost his son, and after cremating him he takes the ashes and makes it into a diamond ring so he can see his son shine everyday.
I just thought it was the coolest thing ever!! Then I realized that this is kinda like what God has done for us. God gives us his son Jesus, so His spirit can shine through us!! The guy in the story probably made the diamond so he can flash it like crazy in public, I mean, what would be the point if he was just planning on storing it at home. The diamond is made to commemorate someone precious to him, and sharing the joy that this someone brought him with the world (by blinding people with his fat rock when he walks by hahaha :P). We as Christians should be doing the same thing. What could we possibly have more precious than Jesus? If we're not gonna be flashing our diamond rings, what's the point of getting it in the first place? So we can admire it in private? I guess we could....we'd still have that person in our hearts, but I don't think that's what the Son would have wanted.
Our shine in Jesus Christ is unlimited, so there should be no reason why we'd hold back on blinding people all around us. People are gonna see this light and they're gonna wanna turn around and take another look, possibly even ask about it. This love we have in Jesus is gonna blind people and turn spines. Like all shiny things, they're gonna want one too, and when we tell them that they're free, they'd be stupid not to get one. We call this "word of mouth" in business, the most effective way of marketing!! I believe that God, the boss among bosses, has put us here on this earth to sell his amazing product by blinding people and breaking spines.
Eldon
I just thought it was the coolest thing ever!! Then I realized that this is kinda like what God has done for us. God gives us his son Jesus, so His spirit can shine through us!! The guy in the story probably made the diamond so he can flash it like crazy in public, I mean, what would be the point if he was just planning on storing it at home. The diamond is made to commemorate someone precious to him, and sharing the joy that this someone brought him with the world (by blinding people with his fat rock when he walks by hahaha :P). We as Christians should be doing the same thing. What could we possibly have more precious than Jesus? If we're not gonna be flashing our diamond rings, what's the point of getting it in the first place? So we can admire it in private? I guess we could....we'd still have that person in our hearts, but I don't think that's what the Son would have wanted.
Our shine in Jesus Christ is unlimited, so there should be no reason why we'd hold back on blinding people all around us. People are gonna see this light and they're gonna wanna turn around and take another look, possibly even ask about it. This love we have in Jesus is gonna blind people and turn spines. Like all shiny things, they're gonna want one too, and when we tell them that they're free, they'd be stupid not to get one. We call this "word of mouth" in business, the most effective way of marketing!! I believe that God, the boss among bosses, has put us here on this earth to sell his amazing product by blinding people and breaking spines.
Eldon
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Breathe thru the years
Why is it that in whatever case
Somebody die, they say that he in a better place
Even though when he was alive, he never prayed
'Cause he was too busy focusing on the cheddar chase
You think God just wiped all of his sins away
You think the reverend's convincing all of his friends today
You think they really believed though he was dealing keys
That he'd be in heaven with some of them ill emcees...please
-Saigon "Breathe thru the years"
I don't even know what to say about this, it's pretty sad. Product of their environment?? Is it really their fault? God never puts us in a situation where He won't provide a way out
(1 Corinthians 10:13). Does this mean, people born into the slums are better at dealing with sin than the "more fortunate"....I don't think so. It's pretty clear that they have a bigger number of people that fall than the rich. Are their struggles really the same as those of common man? Meaning they deal with same issues as everyone else? (well common man in North America).
It's like being born into Sodom and Gremora, or Nazi Germany, do they really have the same opportunity to turn to God and live righteously as we do?
It's not by works that we reach heaven, but through faith alone. I think it would be safe to say that these people won't be going to heaven, as their actions don't reflect those of the people of God. (James 2:26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead)
I usually try not to think too much about this stuff, I mean God can do whatever he wants 'cause He's God, and I'm just glad he chose me to be one of his people. So whatever....
Eldon
Somebody die, they say that he in a better place
Even though when he was alive, he never prayed
'Cause he was too busy focusing on the cheddar chase
You think God just wiped all of his sins away
You think the reverend's convincing all of his friends today
You think they really believed though he was dealing keys
That he'd be in heaven with some of them ill emcees...please
-Saigon "Breathe thru the years"
I don't even know what to say about this, it's pretty sad. Product of their environment?? Is it really their fault? God never puts us in a situation where He won't provide a way out
(1 Corinthians 10:13). Does this mean, people born into the slums are better at dealing with sin than the "more fortunate"....I don't think so. It's pretty clear that they have a bigger number of people that fall than the rich. Are their struggles really the same as those of common man? Meaning they deal with same issues as everyone else? (well common man in North America).
It's like being born into Sodom and Gremora, or Nazi Germany, do they really have the same opportunity to turn to God and live righteously as we do?
It's not by works that we reach heaven, but through faith alone. I think it would be safe to say that these people won't be going to heaven, as their actions don't reflect those of the people of God. (James 2:26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead)
I usually try not to think too much about this stuff, I mean God can do whatever he wants 'cause He's God, and I'm just glad he chose me to be one of his people. So whatever....
Eldon
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