Back

Sorry, it's been a while since I wrote because I lost the last domain name...but things are back. I purchased .org and .net. I'm good to go and I'll be posting some thoughts real soon...for the person(s) that read this, in other words...my mom. :) Who called me today complaining about me not having a blog anymore. Here it is, Mom.

while i was brewing coffee....

Yesterday, while I was working my part-time job in a coffee shop...I was afforded the moment to sit and read for a minute. So, I pulled out my Bible and opened it up to Hebrews. There I read:

"Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things that we cannot see. Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation. By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God's command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen...And it is impossible to please God without faith." Hebrews 11:1-6

My prayer this week will be for more faith, less fear. My heart longs to please God.

dream.

Long walks in the dark through woods grown behind the park, I asked God who I'm supposed to be.

The stars smiled down on me, God answered in silent reverie. I said a prayer and fell asleep.

Dream by Priscilla Ahn

appreciate your present

Next time you start to think life wouldn't suck if you had that dream job, dream car, or dream house...just remember that your present reality, the one with the things that you seem to find so unsatisfying...is probably someone else's dream car, dream job or dream house.

What do I know of love?

Since I'm stuck indoors (to be explained in a future post), I've been doing some reading. And this really hit me today. I read it...and I'm not sure I'm done marinating on it yet. But thought it should be shared.

"LUKEWARM PEOPLE love others but do not seek to love others as much as they love themselves. Their love for others is typically focused on those who love them in return, like family, friends, and other people they know and connect with. There is little love left over for those who cannot love them back, much less for those who intentionally slight them, whose kids are better athletes than theirs, or with whom conversations are awkward or uncomfortable. Their love is highly conditional and very selective, and generally comes with strings attached."

(from Crazy Love by F. Chan)

And then read Matthew 5:43-47.

Thanks for calling me out, Mr. Chan. I do not want strings attached to my love. I want to be selfless...and my love unconditional. As I am loved by God, may I learn to love others in the same way.