i'm writing this blog because i love you, dear reader. i love you all.
i miss my friends. we're so far away and it's not fair. people are separated by distance, but in our hearts and spirit, we're together. gayyyy. <333 i mean...yayyyy. lolol.
the many (tldr;) adventures of my recent life:
got to visit grant on my bday weekend with ray. to protect the innocent, i can't post details about it all, but rest assured, a grand time was had. mostly done through a healthy amount of prop bets and late night chillin and eating pizza... so good.
ray left. i'm sad because we had a great number of grand talks and adventures, but the trip to SF was a beautiful way to top it off.
oh, wait, i'm going to korea this summer to visit him. :)
got to go to two basketball games: clippers vs. spurs & lakers vs. blazers. i dont feel the need to put the people who made these things happen on blast, but i had a great time at both games. :) thanks to the people who made it possible!
been playing lots of basketball on both tuesday night w/ wpc and sunday with taka & co. i love sunday games! it's just fun to play with the guys... & we go out for foods after since our games are later this season. hilarious fellowship after ball on both nights.
i've found i really love basketball after all the years of not caring, and i'm sad that i didn't work hard at improving my game.
studying a ton for the GMAT which i'll be taking in late may. i've decided to go to grad school to get my MBA. there are many details as to why i've chosen this route, & i suppose if you're curious, just email me or hit me on facebook.
i'll lay it all out...if we can talk in person/on phone/video chat/facetime. :D
busy prepping for thailand, which is coming up on march 6-18. i'm going with wintersburg who's partnering with ZOE who's mission statement is this:
ZOE Means "LIFE," the Life of God
Over 1.4 billion people have never heard the Gospel. ZOE International Ministries is a Christian organization with the mission to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ and to make disciples of the un-reached people of the world and to demonstrate God's compassion through rescuing and caring for orphans and children from human trafficking.
one of my jobs is that i'll be running a yo-yo class, which should be interesting given that i haven't really play with them much in the years post junior high. it'll be fun no matter what, &i'm sure the kids will enjoy.
check out their website here: ZOE MINISTRIES
if you're reading this and remember to pray...please do!
all the support that i can find would be most appreciated. so tell your friends and fam!
rampantly hype this through facebook!
i've done a poor job of finding people to pray, because i actually haven't put it on blast, but i will attempt to do so in the coming days...
if you want a support letter, please let me know... hahahaha, NO MONEY INVOLVED!!! i dont want your money, i want your prayers. which honestly takes a good bit more time and faith so in effect, it's cost of time. i'll write another blog on thailand in a few days.
i'll leave you with something that's more real about my walk and what i've been learning
...story time!
...let me start by telling you about a friend...
i love this friend, he's one of the hardest workers i know.
he pointed out that every time the two words "But God" appear in the Word, something amazing is about to happen. aka "get ready, because it's about to get epic."
he stated that it was one of his favorite things to look for while studying the Word.
this is important because it shows who God is... it's revealing of His character!
in the text that follows "But God" you get to see a glimpse of the track record of God and what He's done to glorify Himself. the record is flawless...always comes through...always stays true.
God is never changing. unlike us or the times we live in. He's the same God of the Old Testament and of the New Testament. and that should be the most reassuring thing as we live day to day. we look at the bible, we see what he's done, what he is doing, and what he will do. and we can trust this because of His unchanging character.
for myself in my life, i've missed out on so many opportunities to trust God, because life got busy or some other "reasonable" excuse distracted from focusing on Him. either way, i didn't have my priorities straight.
But God makes it simple ...Put me at number one in life and everything else will worry about itself.
the story of mary and martha comes to mind. martha is working & prepping stuff cuz Jesus is there, and mary is just sitting at his feet listening. when martha complains that mary isn't helping, the one who is praised by Jesus is mary, for she chose what was better...and it wouldn't be taken away from her.
it's the sickest thing, because i want to control things in my life...i want to martha my life around, but when i trust God with even the smallest things and be like mary, he takes care of it.
when i choose God over everything else in my life, nothing is too much to handle because when He's the center, everything else quickly fades in importance.
for many, including myself, it's not enough to just hear about it...we all want that firsthand experience...
but the bible encourages this...READER...you should find out if it's true! try it out! see for yourself!
"Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him." Psalm 34:8
&when it comes down to it, you either do, or you do not. #realtalk
