Jesus

³⁰When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. ³¹Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. ³²They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” (Luke 24:30-32)

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So… something came across my mind as we were praying during our leadership meeting and it dawned on me. –> Where did Jesus physically go after He rose again. Before Mary Magdelene, the two men, and the 11 disciples… where was He?

Did He go off and pray?

Well…. biblically in Matthew, Mark, and Luke he revealed Himself on 3 different encounters.

The verses at the very top of this post is the encounter with the two men…and this next one is of the disciples.

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⁴⁴He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.”

⁴⁵Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. ⁴⁶He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, ⁴⁷and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. ⁴⁸You are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” (Luke 24:44-49)

It’s kind of amazing. Why, you ask? Because…

• He revealed Himself and some did not recognize.
• The 11 were so doubtful and afraid.
• He spent time with them and walked them through believing and encouraging them. (through rebuke, scripture, etc)
• repentance and forgiveness of sin to be preached –> the first destination = Jerusalem
• God was going to send what He had promised.
• NOW this is the BEST part of all (in my opinion): He opened their minds so that they could understand scripture. He made clear who He was, who His Father was, and who the Holy Spirit was. He made clear the plans and His will. He showed grace and mercy and loved His people.

I am so amazed… after Jesus rose again he spent time with those who loved Him. He challenged them and built their faith. He loved them and came back for them… making sure that they would be prepared to share the Gospel. Jesus reminded them of the scriptures. He reminded them of His Father, our Lord. I don’t know about you, but that just strikes me in the heart. Maybe you already knew this or I’m just still so young in my faith, but today this touched my heart. Jesus loved the people and his Heavenly Father so much.

Lord, reveal your scriptures to me. I want to be willing and hunger for Your word. I pray for my brothers and sisters as well. May they hunger for Your word. We praise You. We love You snd in the name of Jesus I pray… AMEN!

break 31 update :]

i’m happy to say that for the most part, everyone did their jobs and did well.

we still have a lot that we need to work on, but at the same time leadership has learned a lot from it. i’m so proud of all that made it happen, including the teams from the other schools. (you all were really great!)

one thing that really made me nervous though was profanity. all i have to say to that is rules are rules, the end. hahaa (there really were so many gray areas with that, but most people that slipped were either reprimanded by their friends or caught themselves. :]… good job!)

 

in terms of serving as the nurse or medic… i was so happy. i got to pray for a sister from uva and that was nice. (don’t know if that was foreign to her or not, but i got the chance to really do what i wanted to do: outreach). praise God that no one was seriously injured, i hope. there were many injuries, but moon (my partner) did a great job in helping.

i’m so glad that i’m learning things that are efficient. it really helps. praise God for a nice tourney, but one thing i wish was different was that acf pink team (lights out) had won. they are really the cutest team and the most encouraging to me….. but in my opinion they were the champs. i hope they enjoyed themselves. lights out… you really encouraged a lot of people ;] we were pulling for you.

anyways. praise God for His faithfulness and faithful people.

oops, gotta get back to paying attention.

weight

i don’t understand how my roommates think they’re fat.

all 3 of them weigh a lot more less than i do combined. sighh….

break 31

hello :]

this post will be about football… specifically about break 31 @ vcu.

i decided not to play with the co-ed team that i usually play with because i feel the greater call is to do something else.

i was at leadership meeting the other day and i realized that not everyone coming to this tournament has a mindset of ultimately glorifying our Lord and i want to promote that. we are praying for it and hoping that we will be good hosts and also just be humble for our Lord. so…. i’m wo”manning” the first aid kit and going to be spending time just getting to know people and reaching out. i feel that’s more important than be apathetic when playing football and just catching dump passes. (which i don’t mind)

i hope and pray that i can be faithful. :]

sooooo what’s my plan?

i’ve been looking up concussions, ankle-calf-groin sprains so that i will be able to treat people. i’m going to pray that no one gets hurt so i won’t have to do that. hahaa i’m also going to bring acetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen so that i can give meds. (not that i’m promoting meds). i really just want to learn about stretching and treating concussions, performing cpr, and patching up people. YES I CAN BRING MY Finding Nemo and Peanuts bandaids. i think i should by some spiderman and transformer bandaids as well! hahaa man… this is going to be good practice, but ultimately…i really don’t want anyone to get hurt, but with that many people coming…. 100-200? maybe even more, something’s bound to happen.

so yes… i’m ready to take action and care for people. i can’t wait! praying that God will be given all the glory that day. football has been bringing out the nasty in people. i know, i scrimmaged yesterday and i witnessed these:

• gossip
• cursing
• negativity
• pride

sigh… and the list could go on.

i encourage anyone who’s playing…

deny yourself and take up the cross and follow God. be encouraged. be loved, show love… :] see ya there!

“through the valley”

tagged by JOANNE! <3

1. Where is your cell phone? to my left

2. Your hair? is in an awkward stage. hahaa

3. Your mother? prays for me and calls me because God tells her things and it freaks me out.

4. Your father? is kind of nerdy. his clothing styles are always the best… i wish he would let me dress him, but i guess he doesn’t care. hahaa

5. Your favorite food? sushi.. oh yeah!

6. Your dream last night? i don’t remember… my brain just shut off last night.

7. Your favorite drink? i really like grapefruit juice.

8. Your dream/goal? to go on medical missions anywhere. (i don’t want to say everywhere.. haha that’s too scary)

9. What room are you in? dining/living room where i always am.

10. Your hobby? geetar… hahaa i have also been really into painting.

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? out of debt. HAHA

13. Where were you last night? shortpump mall and walmart!

14. Something that you aren’t? weird.

15. Muffins? ice cream is better!

16. Wish list item? a new geetar

17. Where did you grow up? colorado springs, colorado. <3

18. Last thing you did? eat a slice of pitza. (pizza)

19. What are you wearing? white shorts, grey long sleeve, and light blue koinonia shirt. hahaa same as in the video below. lol

20. Your TV? i found it in the dumspter. true story.

21. Your pets? far away from me. :[

22. Friends? love them to death.

23. Your life? is good because of God. hahahaa but yeah…. i’m lazy and i’m potentially setting myself up for failure. hahaa

24. Your mood? happy.

25. Missing someone? always.

26. Vehicle? my two chubby legs and the VCU campus connector. ahaa

27. Something you’re not wearing? socks. there’s something else, but… mahahaaa.

28. Your favorite store? i really like walmart. it’s a curse. but then guitar center? sigh. anything with stuff i can touch and play with. hahaa

29. Your favorite color? green! –> (joanne… awesome choice!)

30. When was the last time you laughed? less than 30 minutes ago.

31. Last time you cried? umm beginning of the semester before school started because of the movie taeguki

32. Your best friend? i live with them.

33. One place that I go to over and over? lately.. it’s been walmart. heheee

34. One person who emails me regularly? facebook. does that count?

35. Favorite place to eat? hmmm… i just thought of like 50 places and began to drool. heheee i can’t choose.

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my roomies will probably laugh at me, but i have decided to post up a video recording of myself on wordpress because im too scared of criticism on youtube.

this song has been stuck in my head and i really like it! i never really intended to record it, but i wanted to know what i sounded like and yeah… it’s always weird to hear your own voice… unless you’re someone like candi pearson. hahaa i can listen to her all day. such power!

anyways… enjoy my silliness and hope you all have a great week!

p.s. sorry for the bad quality. what can i say? logitech. hehehee. praise God.

not an expert in blogging

i suck at blogging. my mind is just all over the place and i just can’t write out a message that can relate to people.  hahaa.

my mind just jumps and my hands follow. hahaha

anyways so what i can i write. maybe i’ll chop it up and you guys can just try…. try really hard. ready or not.. here i blog!

1. OICF/leadership

• Leading bible study for the freshman girls have just been so great, but i realize that at this moment i just want to be a friend rather than actually being an older sister. it really bothers me and i’m being more prayerful about that because i really just want to run the race. i want to see what God sees in these girls. i want to love like God loves these girls. i want to really just go about things like Christ did. i want to be that mother/older sister/friend but i really can’t walk the line… even if it means having the possibility of not liking what i say to them. approaching some things are really hard for me and i don’t want to look like the bad guy… and with these girls i just want them to know that i am praying and that i do care. so let me just leave a verse so i can be clear of my heart on this subject: You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine. Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance. Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God. Titus 2:1-5

• leadership has also been going through tough times. people feel there is a split and it makes me feel uncomfortable because i don’t want there to be a split. Hebrews 10:24-25/Galatians 6:2; i really want to be able to encourage and spur on and at the same time carry each other’s burdens so that the result is that “in this way you [we] will fulfill the law of Christ”. i’m so thankful to have everyone of them, but we’re still just learning to keep each other accountable. please pray for us… i’m still praying and i’m also trying to pray more for other campuses as well…. just the church of Christ in general. much grace, indeed.

2. nursing

• i must admit that i am getting my butt kicked and i’m really starting to worry because even though the desires are there to do better and work harder i just can’t seem to go through with the action. i just hate school work and tests. i would much rather take care of people but i’m just not sure i want to do it in a hospital setting. i think i would much rather expand out and go to the people. i really just want to be more open-minded to long-term missions, but the thought of it really scares me. i’m already in a deep financial hole… hahaa in the words of davina “i’m going to marry a shuga-daddy”. that is my wants, but not really my needs and in comparison to what she said, my mom would just say “would you rather have parents that give you money or parents that pray daily for you”… hahaa now that’s true faith and i got to remember to be thankful. anyways nursing is KICKING MY BUTT. i must persevere, be diligent, and glorify our Lord Jesus Christ.

3. jmu trip today

• jmu is so cool. i don’t care if you call me a trader… hahaa it was so serene and calm and i loved it. i guess it’s because i was raised in Colorado and i just love the suburbs! the people are also nice. today we went to jump into a big pool of water off a huge rock called “bluehole”… it’s kind of like vt’s cascades, but there’s more thrill in jumping from higher heights, sorry tech. hahaa i also got to see my “cousin” joash what a funny guy. seeing him made me miss joanne <3 anyways… it was truly a relaxing day and i had so much fun.

praise God! i’m just so thankful. please leave me any prayer requests… and also pray that i can pray faithfully. thanks yall!

cute message

today’s message really touched our hearts today. i think i “awwww” -ed like 20 times today. hahaaa

the other day oicf had a car wash and you might think i’m horrible, but i just talked to the customers all day… i was exhausted. hahaa i spent so much time just building rapport and hearing amazing life stories. one thing i noticed between them all is that they’ve all experienced good things, whether it was God or not. i hope and pray that i planted seeds, i hope they were blessed.

(i held posters and washed two cars, so i did contribute some.. hahaa)

i can’t believe how much i’ve grown in just being able to talk to people… or in the words of my friends “strangers”. i was truly blessed yesterday and today.

on the way to church this morning i asked why God’s voice hasn’t been very LOUD and i just realized that everyday His voice was loud, but to me His heart speaks volumes. i hear God’s heart everyday.

anyways… time to study.

random postings

one other thing that i like about a man….

when he knows God’s word like the back of his hand! hahahaa…

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hmmm… i wonder if i’m good enough to be a “wife”. def. not now, but in a few years… i think i’m looking forward to it.

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my roomies are awesome. i love everything about them and the apartment. i’m looking forward to the next two years!

a young woman

the other day i met and took care of a very young woman not even in her 40s. she has a very very very sick heart. i saw her reading the bible and asked what she was reading. she replied “Psalm 91″

i just read it and it says:

¹ He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

² I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”

³ Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.

⁴ He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

⁵ You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,

⁶ nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.

⁷ A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.

⁸ You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.

⁹ If you make the Most High your dwelling—
even the LORD, who is my refuge-

¹⁰ then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.

¹¹ For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;

¹² they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

¹³ You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

¹⁴ “Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

¹⁵ He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.

¹⁶ With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation.”

i will tell you that the last verse was the hardest for me to read when thinking about her.

“with long life will i satisfy him and show him my salvation”

salvation… long life…

i feel and learn everyday. all glory to Him.

bday

this weekend was awesome!

i shared good memories with my roomies and friends. i think i’ve become closer to people who i never thought that i would become closer to and i’m building good friendships that i know will last a lifetime!

things that i did over labor day weekend:

• helped anna move in
• shopped under stress
• found the dress and the heels. hahaaaa.
• had dinner at brio with 3 lovely ladies! <3 all single, but you can’t have them without asking me first. lol
• received sweet potato cake and bread from shilla (thanks suhan)
• went to church and it was truly a blessing… i think i almost cried in the service.
• ate lunch with good friends at RR
• got caked… even tied up my hair because i knew it was coming. paranoia wasn’t even the case… just mad intuition
• received a picture frame
• mario party
• shopped at an outlet mall….

but in the midst of all these things… i think going to church was the best. i can’t say how blessed i was to be there. it was the best event and present ever. the sad thing though… is that i spent so little time with my Father.

i praise God for the past 20 years, but i just couldn’t get myself to sit down and spend time with God. sometimes birthdays are so selfish. hahaa.. or it’s just me. hahaa

anyways! thanks everyone! it was amazing! next year just shove me into a room so i can spend time praising God! lol

hahaha

ahhhhh what a wonderful weekend.