entering the realm of.. MANHOOD

so i just finished my pseudo-march break thingy.. haven't been to skool in a WEEK due to sickness/badminton. so i gotta get back into that working MOOD. haven't been there for a long time.. can't rly remember last time i rly WORKED. lolx!

1 Thessalonians 5

so first part of this chapter deals with the second coming of Jesus. i guess it's just a gud reminder to stay on my toes sorta thing. and just always be prepared. like we're already rly fortunate to have warning from a plethora of verses from the bible (lolz, nice word altho im not sur if i used it properly..) so i guess we just hafta make use of our resources and just always be rdy. also a gud reminder to evangelize ppl asap. dunno how long we have to bring as many ppl to Christ as possible. specially friends, like how sum time ago in wintercamp the speaker said that to truly be a friend is to bear the burden of bringing them closer to God. mhmz.

second part is basically encouragement/advice to believers. and the part that stuck out the most for me was this:

And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle,
encourage the faintheared, help the weak,
be patient with them all.

-1 Thessalonians 5:14 [ESV]
o ya, btw i got a new bible!! thnx abbie!

so its a reminder for me that, as humans, we are all equal. and we just gotta help each other out to work towards being closer to God. i constantly need a reminder to take MANY steps back and just see people as children of God with Godly plans for their lives. too often i look at people and judge them and dislike them or wutnot. and ya.. bad habit i have =S

btw, gonna bring my bible to school tomorrow! will i read it?!?! in front of PPL?!?! i guess i'll find out soon enough =P

-brian^^

btw this is my FIRST post as an 18 year old! had a blast this birthday, thank you to all participants =)

posting again! lolx..

Philipians 2

hm.. there's plenty to talk about lol.. seeing as i haven't blogged for a friggin week!

um.. so i guess i'll start by sayin the ultrasound and gastroscopy went fine.. dun remember if i talked bout that stuff b4 in the blog but w/e. so im just waiting for results now.. fingers crossed that its nothing too serious. just rly tryin to trust in God and have faith in Him regarding this situation. mebbe sumthing gud will come out of this! sumhow..

mm.. ya nothing else has rly happened lately lol. so i guess i'll go rite into more spiritual stuffs.

so today i went to the good friday youth rally at bayview glen. and i must admit it was actually quite gud. was not sure of wut to expect going into it an hour late, but ya.. the speaker was pretty gud. rly IN UR FACE sorta style.. which im assuming actually may offend certain ppl, but w/e. so he talked bout 3 steps to living a more radical christian life. one that was like ON FIRE with passion for Christ and wutnot. so they are..
1) pray that God will open doors, give you oppurtunities to share about your faith
2) bring and READ ur bible at school
3) start a prayer list of ppl that you want to get to know Christ
definitely WAAAY hard to bring and read bible at school. very nerve-racking.. just the THOUGHT of it. but i think i RLY want to try to do this. becuz i think i am gettin into this sorta pattern of like a bland existence for God. and i wanna try and break this.. try and rly live a christ-like life and break free from the shackles of mediocrity. (like how i loaded that with funny words =P) so yes.. stay tuned to see how this turns out!

random thought now.. well not completely random, it was from today's devo. so its about who u serve for. like suur it's easy to serve and do "Godlly" things when u get praised for it. when there are ppl watching and u KNOW ur gettin sum niiice rep! but ya.. "wut if we're called to do work that nobody else wants to do and nobody gives us a second look when we're done?" ya.. so just sumthin to think about a suppose. im sur every1 can relate to this in SUM way.. i kno i definitely do..

-brian^^

not to us..

BTW so everyday i blog i do devos.. and im sorta doing this thing where i read the devo from a book, then read the chapter of the bible that the devo's verse is from.. ya so just incase u guys wanna do some reading and reflecting of ur own.. so i guess from now on i'll say wut chapter and stuff im readin..

1 Corinthians 1

so the two things that i've been sorta thinkin about today is thanksgiving and the notion that we are from God

firstly thanksgiving. i think too often in life we forget that all our blessing are from God. and not only that, we tend to shift the thanks onto ourselves and become proud of our various accomplishments. and i think this is a pretty big thing for me. I have SOO many things in my life to be thankful for, yet instead of thanking God for these things I often forget and even let these things distract me from God. so ya.. sumthin i shud keep in mind more..

secondly, how we are from God. soo.. like all other things we ourselves are from God. i think too often we forget that we are sent from God. that when we serve and such we are not depending on our own strengths but relying on God's. so similar to my first point actually, i feel like i need to humble myself and recognize that i am but a servant of God. like its ok to be imperfect when im telling others about Christ or serving or anything because i kno that i am being supported by a God that is omnipotent. mhm..

and ya.. it may be sorta difficult to follow my train of thought as i write this stuff.. so.. i apologize in advance =P

-brian^^