posted by ~*~VaNeSsA~*~ -- 10:53 p.m. (0) comments
Thursday, January 24, 2008
It's almost the weekend =)
i've got 1.5 more hrs of class and then it's the weekend =) it'll be a pretty busy one.. esp with the mandatory IT session Saturday 9:30am - 5pm... brutal..haha i don't think i've ever sat thru smthg quite so long esp about IT.. hahah my "favourite" subject.. lol... and then yeah... starting today and most of tmr, i'll be individually group-projecting..and then meeting together with my group on Sunday hopefully to amalgamate it and finish it off =) and then a whole other week for tax project... yup yup... it's gonna be hectic pretty soon...
i wanna make sure that before all that happens, i start off on the right foot.. with my ears listening and my attention focused on Him... with a giving up of control over to Him.. not only do I need Him to get me thru, I want His strong presence everyday, at every hour, every minute of my life...
i've read 1 chapter of this new book i picked up recently... about skeptics... it's quite an easy read..but the first chapter was kinda intersting.. it talked about people being skeptical of my faith because "they're not the religious kind"... i don't blame people for thinking this way... i can see why religious people don't appear to have it all together... why we can be seen as hypocrites... it's a hard reputation to try to overcome.... i'll try to do my part... and that starts with admitting my own faults and asking God to change me...
well... hahah here's fault #1... i can have a tendency to stress a lot about certain things and get overwhelmed... yup so i think that's a major stumbling block for me over the recent few months and terms... God, in His great love for me, continues to remind me everyday that He's got things under control and for me to relax and to trust in Him =)
nehoos..gotta get ready for class... weekend... here i come!
posted by ~*~VaNeSsA~*~ -- 12:16 p.m. (0) comments
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Welcome to 2008
time passes by within the blink of an eye... it really does..
so it's January 16, 2008 and it's been over 2 months since my last post..which is so rare for me... lots of things have been going on since i last blogged.. well for 1, God brought me thru my undergrad and i'm not in my first term of masters... so that's a huge blessing right there... He's been watching faithfully over me during these past 5 years at UW...
i find myself back in waterloo... and even though i haven't completed the first 2 weeks of class, it's extrmeely noticeable how different masters is compared to undergrad.. i'm taking 4 courses with a total of 9 group projects this term... yesterday night 11pm marked the deadline of project 1, so 8 more to go..
it's been a struggle for me already to handle school and not get too stressed out... some things in this program really stretch me to my limits and forces me to focus on God to overcome my weaknesses... i know that God is in control and that my academic endeavours first and foremost are for God... to be a Christ ambassador.. to honour Him with my thoughts and actions... to do my best for His glory... and to relinquish control over my life to His will..
the past few days, i've had those "head feels heavy days"... it's been a long while since i last had those... and in the end... God takes it away... He reminds me of His promises and i learn more about His character... i admit my faults and try to change...
life is short... God can take it away at any time... am i not ready to accept it when loved ones die?
i must be obedient to the ministries He's called me to..and be humble enough to listen for His answer... and trust Him that when He says that everything's gonna be alright and He's got everything in control... that He will indeed...
God answers all prayer... He has the power to heal broken people, church politics, wrong decisions...
illogical? yes.. but things in this world cannot be all confined through the rules of logic...
newayz.. this is coooool!!!! -->
The Top Ten Predictions for 2008
1. The Bible will still have all the answers
2. Prayer will still work
3. The Holy Spirit will still move
4. God will still inhabit the praises of his people
5. There will still be God-anointed preaching
6. There will still be singing of praise to God
7. God will still pour out blessings upon His people
8. There will still be room at the Cross
9. Jesus will still love you
10. Jesus will still save the lost