"the joy of the Lord is my strength"

i never completed thought about what that meant. But someone typed that in my email and it got me thinking.... that my strength is the joy of the Lord. My strength in all that i do, my talents, my skills, everything, is to please God. how come i never thought it that way? Hmm.. im not making any sense... but this is just the way my mind works.

So through my strengths (or through everything i work at) I bring joy to the Lord. pretty amazing to think of it this way... it makes me motivated to do my absolute best. YAY for the joy of the Lord! AHAHHA

KOGI

I slept at 4. I woke up at 8:30. I went to work at 9. I had class at 11. Then another one at 1. FUN STUFF. but yeah. obviously, with me and my big stomach, i was hungry. So i was looking forward to the DELICIOUS dorm food, trying to decide between rendezvous or bruin cafe because all the other places would be closed. But, i didn't really feel like either so i just went to Ackerman to get some candy to keep me up for tonight. I usually don't go to bruinwalk and i haven't walked down that walkway since 3rd week in 1st quarter. But because of the candy, i went down that way. and then WHAT DO I HEAR? I hear Sarah Chong and Crystal and i was thinking," what are they doing there?? they look like they're serving food.." So i walked down there and HOW COULD I FORGET that KCM was having a KOGI fundraiser. The first thing that came into my mind was ... "OH CRAP. i dont have my wallet...... just my luck" But then Ashley was so generous in buying me lunch. I dont think Kogi ever tasted that good. YUMM.

this is a pretty pointless post, but i just wanted to share God's blessing in my life today. He reminded me he will take care of my needs, no matter how small.

blessing =)

I was walking on campus today, down the Jan steps (or Jans steps or whatever) and i remembered walking down the same steps two years ago. Back then, I was a junior and UCLA was the last school we stopped at for our summer college tour trip. I remember, getting off the bus and trying to soak in the whole atmosphere and beauty and savor every moment. I felt my heart racing and felt as if i belonged here. I saw a girl walk by, and the women's soccer team jog by, and i desperately wished i was them, a student at UCLA. But i just laughed and tucked that thought into the back of my head because i knew i would never have a chance to go to UCLA...

But God is good.

God blessed me with one of the greatest gifts i received... and he showed me that despite my grades and past, he can change me and my life. He gave me a chance to start over... renewed. but lately, i feel as if i'm throwing that gift down the drain - i haven't studied as hard as i promised - and just sulking about how hard it is or whatever. But i needed a time to walk around and look at God's amazing creations and be... thankful. Thankful for putting me in the perfect place at the perfect time. I'm truly blessed. And i'm not going to put this gift to waste.

Hosea

"go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes." Hosea 3:1

So i had an urge to read Hosea this month, and I honestly had no idea of what it was about. I only read the first few chapters, but already im excited because it has such a deep meaning. But here's an analogy for you: Just as Hosea loved Gomer, God loves us.

So many times, we fail to realize the depth of God's love. we turn away from him and place other priorities in our lives, not realizing that God is doing all the backstage action that we don't see. Hosea loved Gomer and continued to care for her, even though she didn't deserve any of it. God uses Hosea's love to represent his love for us-- or the Israelites. We are so undeserving, but yet we still receive God's love through his grace. I am so undeserving, yet he loves me. THAT alone is a blessing above all blessings. And I am truly thankful.

YAY

I heard about blogspot.com from Stevo. :)
I used to write in my xanga.. but im gonna give this a try.