Shalom?

God, may I never forget

your goodness, your grace, and your unceasing love for me.

Thank you for your unwavering faithfulness in my life,

despite my doubt and anger that "this is not the way things should be."

Forgive me, for when the world is pushing me down

I lose sight of finding joy in your mercy.

And because I do not understand at times,

I pray for your peace that will transcend it all

That will guard my heart and my mind in Your name.

So I lay my burdens down,

my schoolwork, my family, my relationships,

and PRAISE BE TO GOD!, for you bear what I cannot.

You WILL work these burdens out for good because you LOVELOVELOVE me

and I hope for the day Your shalom redeems the broken things in this world.

...and brings back "the way things ought to be."

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace that passes all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 4:6-7

Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Psalm 68:19

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them. - Romans 8:28

I love when God pops Bible verses into your head the moments you need them the most.

Repentance.

I love when God convicts you with the things you were unaware of before.

Like my prayer life.

My prayer life is full

with God-thank-you's,

with God-You-are's,

of concern and fear,

with my desires,

with God-will-you's,

of intercession,

of please-help-him/her,

...but do I lead a life that also prays of repentance?

That helplessly, humbly cries

God, I'm sorry.

God, forgive me.

God, show me how I am broken.

God, bring to light the areas in me that need Your forgiveness.

Do I?

the truth is, I don't.

So God, I'm sorry...

Where did my life go?

I'm currently sitting in Unit 2, doing homework (well, sorta) while waiting for this weekend's Devo Retreat (with my sorority) to happen.

And the thought that keeps recurring in my mind:

this is my life now.

But wait.

...this is my life now?

Since when? When did my life become about these things, about going and doing?

When did my life stop revolving around my God?

Please forgive me,

for I have forgotten what it means to live for You.

I have so easily and once again fallen into the trap of doing without remembering why.

And thank You.

Thank You for reminding me.

And for remembering me when I don't remember You.

i did it

and i don't regret it. :]

http://idiesto.tumblr.com/

Don't worry, I'll still maintain my allegiance to blogger.

40 Days.

things are starting to change around here,

and i LOVE it.

goodbye, daily facebook checkups.

goodbye, anything luxuriously edible.

goodbye, failing grades and lack of discipline.

goodbye, apathy, fear, indolence, and timidity.

"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and self-discipline."

II Timothy 1:7

"The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,

because the LORD has anointed me

to preach good news to the poor.

He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,

to proclaim freedom for the captives and

release from darkness for the prisoners."

Isaiah 61:1

hello, forty days of fasting and earnestly seeking God's revival.

hello, revival at University of California Berkeley. :)

hello, revival in me.