February 2012
3 posts
secretangelbleh asked: Come to Morning Prayer tomorrow!
Anonymous asked: Hi there :-) I hope you liked the letter/card. Expect something on Monday ;-)
Repentance
Oh this FLESH!
It’s like a mesh that hinders the movement of my soul
Every stutter and choke is taking it’s toll
I kept seeking things without love and fell
But He tells me seek me and all things will be added as well
So in love I abide and in Him I confide
Tell him that I died but now I’m alive
Because I failed when I tried so in grace I’ll rely
Trusting in His...
January 2012
5 posts
A little chorus
Tell the whole wide world that Jesus came
He took my pain and He took my shame
And He died on the cross and He took my loss
So that I can worship His holy name
You can't love Jesus and hate religion →
You can hate the fact that we can’t seem to fulfill religion but if you follow Christ, newsflash! You follow a religion.
Everyone’s a hypocrite. Thank God for grace.
When witnessing
There’s a certain mindset I’ve developed during witnessing. Many people pray for true desperation for the campus and such but when you get down to it and actually meet these people, sometimes you’re just downright intimidated because of the message you carry. You know it, you recognize that this message holds some kind of power. You realize that there will be two reactions to...
December 2011
2 posts
November 2011
3 posts
I'm jealous of Job
Yeah you’re right. The portion of Job’s life outlined in Job sucks. It really does. I can’t be really jealous of what happened to him, it’s truly a sad story, and in this thanksgiving season I thank God for what he blessed me with. What I’m truly jealous of is this.
“And the LORD said to Satan, ‘Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like...
September 2011
4 posts
Understanding
You can never understand God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. That concept of the three as one in itself is unfathomable. Don’t try it. It’s just not possible. Did you just try it? Can’t really figure it out can you? You can just try to justify it in your head, but it’s only metaphors and analogies in the end. It’s ok, you’re not built to understand it. “Who...
I've been a little distracted
Many people have been asking me the same question:
“How does it feel to be daepyo?”
And to this I reply: “It hasn’t hit me yet.”
And it really hasn’t. So much, that though I felt a burden initially, I still felt like any other soonjang. Like I was going to go to LTI, get on fire for my campus, attend trainings and chapels, and live life. So I’ve just...
Tapestry
To not put any more importance on myself than I really am.
Let the spotlight be on the One, Three and the Only.
Just thread me into your intricate beautiful plan
That my color will blend in the patterns of your glory
August 2011
20 posts
John's Famous Response
This will be long, but I want to share this with you for I can’t withhold this from you. Share in my joy! :D
“He must increase, but I must decrease.” John 3:30
This is a famous response that has been often quoted, heard and often reworded. (“Less of me, more of Him.) But often times what happens is the context of the quote is never addressed and people nod at the...
Anonymous asked: You're really cute. :]
When you laugh and accidentally hit your head.
maghirang:
Ok I don’t normally reblog stuff like this, but ALL THE FREAKIN’ TIME!
Charrenge Accepted →
Because I’m not doing anything anyways…
jillikers:
Day 1 - your facebook profile photo
Day 2 - a photo of yourself a year ago
Day 3 - a photo of you and someone you love
Day 4 - a photo that explains what you’re feeling
Day 5 - a photo of last summer
Day 6 - a photo that makes you laugh
Day 7 - a photo of something…
Gave up much?
Guitar Center gave me a coupon for $47 off for their 47th anniversary for purchases of $347 or more… that means I have to spend at least $300. They don’t even try to confuse me with percentages off anymore. Darn you Guitar Center… give me a job!
July 2011
2 posts
Dangit
I feel I’ve made a mistake today. A rather large one.
The problem is, I can’t just try again.
Oh Jesus… please help me.
The Harvest is Plentiful
I will keep this short because of lack of time. We have Friend’s Night tomorrow and we are expecting fifty people to be attending. Please pray that all fifty will accept without losing one. Not even one. The harvest is plentiful, but let’s not waste it.
Please pray for our team and for Japan.
June 2011
7 posts
The State of Osaka
What tsunami? Radiation? Where did that happen?
I was pretty shocked to see that Osaka is barely affected by what happened to Sendai. I get a few reactions when they read my “Pray for Japan” bracelet, but besides that there’s not much any difference. It’s life as usual at Kwansei Gakuin University, which is the university I’m currently serving at. The interesting...
Osaka
Here we go!
God...
You said that You never give me more than I can handle. You must think pretty highly of me.
I’m leaving for Japan in a few days! And in...
If this must be true
I seem to think these random things writing essays all the time.
I just remembered something I learned in Psychology back in high school: the effectiveness of medicine is affected by how much the taker believes in the effect. So in effect it is the person’s belief and the partnering effects of the medicine that heals them.
“And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done...
True Story #2
If you really want to see what faith is like, look towards God. Despite how much we fail him, He still lets us bear his name and represent him even though He knows we’re going to mess it up. He still has faith in us that we will turn from sin and look only towards him. That is the ultimate faith.
And yet we (myself definitely included) have trouble having faith in a faithful God.
True...
May 2011
12 posts
I got asked a question. It tested my faith.
It’s been awhile since I’ve been asked this question, but it happened three times this week: “What are you majoring in?” Then after came the usual: “What do you want to do with it?”
I always answer with this: I don’t know.
I don’t make plans about my future, I worry about the near future maybe like planning for retreat this weekend, or finishing...
The harvest
Everybody knows the story. Jesus says to his disciples that the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few so pray for the workers, but I was surprised to see this as a precursor:
“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” - Matthew 9:36
When we go out witnessing, what eyes do we see the people...
There's only one set left
One set left for NEW Revolution, and then it’s left for the history books.
I wonder what God has in store for me next.
I'm a mess
It’s necessary, but it’s so messy. There’s my piece of faith over there, my righteousness like dirty rags over there, and then of course there are all my good works strewn all over the place. Then a layer of my dirtiness covering the thin layers that withheld it all at one point: my pride, my idols, and so on. A mess just covering the floor and waiting to be put together.
But...