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| you that feeling where youre exhausted but its because you just finished a big task? like finishing a big project, paper, or event. that's how i feel right now.
Thursday. after a full day of classes, i went grocery shopping for yg thanksgiving dinner, then grabbed dinner with my parents.
Friday. Got to LCC in the morning and started prepping ham and turkey. I met and ate lunch with the lcc staff. Then with help, prepped for thanksgiving dinner. At 4pm i went to hang out and pick up yg kids. Thanksgiving was 7-10pm, and it went so well. We had a lot of good food. we played games in our SGs and those were really entertaining. Then we did a gingerbread making which turned out really well. Then we had a time of sharing and praise. After we cleaned up we had game of volleyball in the gym, phew what a packed night.
Saturday. Chilled with some yg kids, video games and played a small game of ultimate frisbee outside. Then prepped for South Side house church. got 100+ wings from bw3's, we had dinner and played games in the gym.
Sunday. Had a regular sunday, sunday school, YG Service, servant team, olit and overflow meetings. it's so good to worship God with lcyg. | | |
| I wonder if i'm in denial. i wonder how i'm trying to distort reality to form perceptions to be more comfortable. it gets me thinking about how i can create truth through my words/thoughts. how am i deceiving myself?
then i ultimately come back again and again to that fact that God is self-revealing. God speaks, and his words are reality. | | |
| My weekends are awesome. On thursday night i drove from Wheaton College to milwaukee. i met for a few hours with the YG parent's leader. we're partnering the YG ministry with the parents to serve the students
Friday- i went to panera for a few hours to prepare for the weekend. Then spent the afternoon with some students. then did the car pool thing and went to Friday YG. had extended time of prayer and praise. then had bible study.
Saturday- i spent the morning/afternoon doing some house visits. then headed over to north side house church. we did a scavenger hunt taking pictures around whitefish bay. then we ate dinner, prayed, and chilled. then went to church to prep for sunday.
Sunday- started with Sunday school with 8th grade, freshmen, and soph/senior classes.. had a really good time sharing one-on-one's. Then had YG service. preached on Philippians 2:3, "choosing between pride and humility". God really spoke to me through this sermon prep. then had 11am servant team, 1130am olit/overflow devotions. then i played through a set with OLiT. then took a vanfull of students to bayshore for elliot's myso concert. then drove poeple home, then went to woori mal for josh' 23rd birthday dinner.
whooo. thankful for my weekends  | | |
| Dear Journal,
Had a really good, packed weekend. Thursday i headed up to church and took a nap after a long day of classes. I took care of all the ministry administrative stuff: printed out Sunday worship bulletin, Sunday School memory tests, YG directories, monthly newsletter, retreat forms, and finalized Sunday sermon. got a lot done.
then friday, i met up with pastor paul and mary to pray. then picked up people for friday YG. we had fellowship and worshiped together, then took 8 students to Dasom in chicago for lock in. what a great time there. we worshiped and as we sang, God unified our hearts. played lots of games. got very little sleep.
Saturday, we had morning worship, then headed to Navy Pier. After lock in ended, our car ate at joyee's/potbelly's. then drove back to milwaukee.
Sunday, was full as usual. sunday school teachers meeting, then Sunday School, then worship service, then servant team meeting.. whoo. afterwards we went to visit HYUNKYO! whoo that was fun. then drove people home..then did lots of homework.
goodbye.
""I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The dye has been cast. The decision has been made. I have stepped over the line. I wont look back, let up, slow down, or back away.
My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future, is secure. Iπm finished with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap giving and dwarfed goals.
I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I donπt have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk with patience, live by prayer and labor with power.
My face is set, my gait is fast my goal is Heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions are few, my guide is reliable, my mission is clear. I can not be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.
I wonπt give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, spoken for the case of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know, and work till He stops me. My banner is clear. I am a part of the fellowship of the unashamed.""
- A final testimony by an African Christian just before he was martyred for his faith. | | |
| this semester is racing by. so much going on with school and at lcc. every week and weekend is packed with stuff. hoping that things settle down a little so i can catch my breath.
just got back from a joint retreat in chicago with LCYG & Dasom Church, partnering with Pastor Sam, it was so good to catch up with him and serve together. lcc-wise, been preaching through "Choices" on Sundays. servant, overflow, olit teams have been growing through serving a lot. middle schools are growing back with the whole YG. we have a full team of sunday school teachers and friday night servants. been meeting weekly with mary and paul.. good to intercede together. i love serving lcc, it is so life giving to invest in these students with God's truth and love.
school-wise.. it continues to be stretching me so much. it's been a lot to process, clinical psychology. hangin in there so far.
a thought that's been running through my head and giving me comfort: Jesus only did what His father asked Him to do. Jesus was God when he was here on earth, yet only spoke the words and ministered to the ones that God had for him to meet.
God uses us for His purposes in our relationship with Him. this helps me with my "i have to do it all", "fix it" mentality. To trust God, and to look for what He is doing in those around me. my call is NOT to try to do everything.. but just only what He has meant for me to do. | | |
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