To the one who conquers...

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches in 95 A.D., to the Universal Catholic Church 2012, to you, to me....

 To the one who conquers, overcomes, who follows the call of Luke 10:27 until the very end...

 Revelation: The Apocalypse(revealing)of Jesus, by Jesus, about Jesus

 Church of Ephesus
-Eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God [2v7]

 Church of Smyrna
 -Crown of life
-Not hurt by the second death [2v10-11]

 Church of Pergamum
 -Hidden manna
 -White stone (with a new name written on the stone) [2v17]

 Church of Thyatira
 -Authority over nations, rule with rod of iren (authority of Jesus)
 -Given the morning star [2v26-29]

 Church of Sadis
 -Clothed in white garment [3v5]
-Names never blot out of the book of life
    -Christ will confess his name before the Father and angels

 Church of Philadelphia
 -Be made a pillar in the Temple of God [3v12]
 -Christ will write on him the name of God, name of God's city (New Jerusalem), Christ's own name.

 Church of Laodicea
-Sit with Christ on his throne [3v21]

 Wow...

Work-thanksgiving

Thank you God. Today, it has been made clear to me that my work is not in vain. I know it is not about my work but what you are doing behind everything. Thank you for being a faithful God and thank you for teaching me to be faithful in my work. Thank you for giving dignity to all of us through our jobs, mundane chores, studying, exams, and occupation. They are holy and consist a major portion of our lives. May all we do bring you glory. Colossians 3:17

Psalms 7

Psalms 7:17 I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the LORD, the Most High. Very rarely do I consider the righteousness of God and let alone thanking him for it. The Psalmist says in chap 5v4 "For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not dwell with you." It is truly refreshing to acknowledge and affirm that the God whom I worship is righteous. This characteristic of God is taken first of all for granted and secondly taken begrudgingly. The assumption that God is righteous has tremendous impact of my life. This is the God who calls, leads, and guides my every step. If he is not righteous, my spiritual life and personal life would be in jeopardy. However, I am lead by a God who loves and cherishes justice and holiness. For that, I give thanks and I praise. I have also taken God's righteousness reluctantly. It is knowing that fact that God is righteous and I am not that cause the frustration and despair. I have to accept my shortcoming, wickedness, fallen-less, and inhumaness. I wallow and rebel so that I never get past myself onto what is important: BUT God is righteous. Today, I want to take the posture of worship. Knowing that God is righteous means that I am also in light of Jesus and his substitutionary atonement. Let this be my motivation to pursue God and forsake sin today. v10-11 "My shield is with God who saves the upright in heart. God is a righteous judge, and a God who feels indignation every day." Thank you for bearing me up till now, today; thank you for bearing with all of us, the world, and our rejection of you.

Next stop...10 years from now

Day 02 – Where you’d like to be in 10 years.

This is the 30 day blog challenge and I am still going strong. Where would I like to be in 10 years?

Well I am 23 at the moment so when I am 33 here is what I hope to happen:

-Graduated from Seminary
-Doing a job that I like: full time work at a church
-Married
-1-2 kids
-I would love to still be in Vancouver, but things can change
-Own a house with acceptable mortgage
-have a dog (optional) and a lizard

I guess I can see myself being in a more stable lifestyle in 10 years: not moving around and stay at one place. I would like to see myself grow both emotionally and spiritually. Not physically because research shows that your body starts to decay after 20- all down hill from there! I want to know God more, know what it means to love him. To be more like Christ, the perfect example to be a son of God. I hope I don't become a bitter person and continue to take risks for God.

Relationships with people matter to me so I would love to meet more people along the way and develop meaningful friendships. I also notice that I like many things but I am not passionate about any. I like guitar, but I am not playing it like 24/7. There are many things I enjoy but I am not CRAZY about. Similar to the work I am involved with at Church. I like working as an intern, preaching, working along side people, teaching, and encouraging. However, I don't really know what I LOVE and what I am gifted at. I am hoping that through time, I will be realistic and critical about who I am and what I am going to invest my time in.

Similarly, on another note, 10 years later I would love to see my friends still persevering in the faith and find their passions so they may enjoy the challenges and the joys at different stages of life.

That's it for day 2

It's time to step up to the challenge!

I've been telling myself that I need to be more introspective.
I've been telling myself that I need to write more.
I've told Mel one year ago that I would start blogging but I haven't been.
I've told Hansen that I want to start the 30 day challenge.... so.. I am going to do it!

It's almost Dec and I believe it's a good time to reflect about my life:Who I was and Who am I now?

Shout out to Hansen who started this and is 7 days in =)

Here is the provided list

Day 01 – Your current relationship, if single discuss how single life is.
Day 02 – Where you’d like to be in 10 years.
Day 03 – Your views on drugs and alcohol.
Day 04 – Your views on religion.
Day 05 – A time you thought about ending your own life.
Day 06 – Write 30 interesting facts about yourself.
Day 07 – Your Myers Briggs Personality Type and if you think it fits your personality.
Day 08 – A moment you felt the most satisfied with your life.
Day 09 – How you hope your future will be like.
Day 10 – Discuss your first love.
Day 11 – Put your ipod on shuffle and write 10 songs that pop up.
Day 12 – Bullet your whole day.
Day 13 – Somewhere you’d like to move or visit.
Day 14 – Your earliest memory.
Day 15 – Your favorite blogs.
Day 16 – Your views on mainstream music.
Day 17 – Your highs and lows of this past year.
Day 18 – Your beliefs.
Day 19 – Disrespecting your parents.
Day 20 – How important you think education is.
Day 21 – One of your favorite shows.
Day 22 – How have you changed in the past 2 years?
Day 23 – Give pictures of 5 girls who are famous who you find attractive.
Day 24 – Your favorite movie and what it’s about.
Day 25 – Someone who fascinates you and why.
Day 26 – What kind of person attracts you.
Day 27 – A problem that you have had.
Day 28 – Something that you miss.
Day 29 – Goals for the next 30 days.
Day 30 – Your highs and lows of this month.

Estimated Time to complete the challenge: DEC.23.2010.
Maybe Santa will give me a "good boy" status if I finish this =)

Here we go, Day 1...