God,
Just give me insight of what you want me to do! I want to live by your terms, not mine! Give me the fruits of the Holy Spirit so that I may shine for you! You are a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path! I love you Dad! Thank you for your unfailing Love! Let your love just spread into my life and control every aspect of my being! You're soo great God! I can't sing enough of your praises, but I will sing them! If there was a day that I couldn't sing for you, I would praise you with my hands! If there was a day I couldn't clap for you, I would praise you with my feet! If there was a day where I couldn't dance for you, I would praise you with my soul! And if there was a day where I couldn't praise you with my soul, its because I'm already with you! Thanks for such a wonderful day Lord, I couldn't ask for anything better! In your name I am alive!
Love ya,
Pablo
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Freedom in a Bottle
Howdy!
I always greet with a "howdy" for some reason. Anyways, this weekend was definitely one I'm not going to forget!
On Saturday, my parents paid me a little visit and brought me some food! Although I didn't get to study as much as I did, I had a great time with them whether it was my mom showing me her new "idea" or fixing my bike's flat tire. Coming back from Walmart, my sister decides to give me a call and let me know that she was also stopping by for a visit! I was completely shocked and ecstatic because I was going to be able to see her! Even after a long day of adventure, I still went to Mugwalls (my second home) and studied for a little while. Andy was on his way out but decided to join me to hang out. On Sunday, I was extremely blessed because I woke up early and volunteered to help out the crew who is in charge of putting things up before service, and taking them down at the end of service. Therefore, I woke up at 6:40 and left to go do just that with Andy, Sam, Justin and about 7 more people. After we put up everything, I went home to take a quick shower and get ready for Celebration Service only to find out, when I arrived, that a preacher from Waco was going to bring the word. Excited and pumped, I took my seat beside Tony whom I have not seen or heard from in nearly 3 weeks!!
During worship, I heard God telling me to read Acts 10:9-15 which talks about Peter having a vision from God to eat "all kinds of creatures on four feet,birds and reptiles..." I was completely stumped by what that meant...until I read verse 15:
"The voice spoke to him a second time, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean."
When I read this, I got a really strong feeling in my chest, one that just left me nearly breathless with my heart racing as never before! I didn't know what God was trying to tell me. The preacher had begun his sermon; he introduced himself and how he came to know the pastor and whatnot. A few minutes later, still confused by the passage I read, He began talking about God loving you through your weakness and using that weakness to bring forth power; proclaiming that His grace is enough! At once, verse 15 just shouted out to me and I didn't quite panic, but I felt a multitude of emotions just shower over me. I began to think back to so many painful memories that I had repressed over the years. The things that I thought I had taken care of, were still lingering to my heart as very tiny, thin strings. My heart was just overwhelmed and I began to tear up inside, but I quickly looked up to dry the tears and get back into the preaching. Then, when I thought I was okay, he comes out with a story of how a man around 1900 was fishing and a huge and terrible storm was headed for his home town. Being out at sea, he took cover as best as he could and prayed that God would keep him and his family safe. After the storm subsided, he raced back to town and literally leapt over houses to get to his and when he arrived, he found his wife and 2 children dead. He couldn't believe what happened and was devastated. After several years of anguish, he remarried and proceeded to have 10 kids, one of whom was the grandmother of the preacher standing before us. If that tragedy had never happened, then this person would've never been born. That's when it hit me...I finally knew what God wanted to tell me.
For too long, have I been harboring fears of rejection, betrayal and abandonment (mostly abandonment). There were several instances in my life that I could not help but hate people. Sure I would be "friendly" and be a good person, but in reality, I couldn't feel happiness or security around anyone. There were specific people who befriended me and when I felt that I could trust them enough, they turned around and abandoned me at times when I needed a friend. I grew up with a hatred in my heart, never wanting to feel vulnerable because then I would just get hurt and tossed aside like yesterday's garbage. Even after I experienced God in a whole new level, I couldn't trust anyone and decided that it would be just God and I. The obvious flaw is that, if you can't love people, then you don't know God, for God is love. I couldn't live in God if I didn't love on people. Eventually, I began to fade away and let my fears take over me. However, being a child of God, and made clean by the Blood of the Lamb, I was not redeemed to be called unclean, but rather a clean soul who is free from the bondage of sin and satan's lies. Therefore, God was telling me to stop thinking about what happened before He cleaned me, because what matters most is after my redemption.
So in response to this overwhelming cycle of thoughts, memories, convictions and hopelessness, the preacher said that God loves you and He does things for a reason. In moments of weakness, God can and will give you the strength you need. Satan, however, will stop at nothing to tell you that you're weak, nothing, insignificant, worthless and constantly remind you of your insecurity; all of which acts like a recorded tape of anguish. God, however, will use those weaknesses to bring forth power and eventually destroy that tape of anguish and install a recording of love! Of course, I couldn't hold back the tears any longer and began weeping softly in my chair. I was doing okay until my nose started running so I quickly went to the restroom to grab a napkin, only to find that Tony and Wiley followed me. Completely astonished that someone would care that much, I was speechless as they just comforted and encouraged me; everything Tony said was exactly everything I imagined God was trying to tell me. With that, I felt an IMMENSE pressure being pulled from my heart and a flood of relief and peace just bombarded my heart.
Never did I realize that if you receive Christ as your Savior, you become part of the body of Christ. In doing so, you are joined by everyone who has received Him as well, so you don't have to go at it alone; you don't have to struggle with life by yourself because the Body of Christ is standing behind you while God stands in front of you.
It's been so long that I asked God to give me a friend...now, He has helped me realize that all along I had so many. Not only am I blessed to have these two men of God stand beside me as friends, I'm also blessed to have such a wonderful church stand beside me, helping me with anything I may need.
Truly, this was an eventful weekend that will not be forgotten until the day I die!
Much Blessings,
Pablo
I always greet with a "howdy" for some reason. Anyways, this weekend was definitely one I'm not going to forget!
On Saturday, my parents paid me a little visit and brought me some food! Although I didn't get to study as much as I did, I had a great time with them whether it was my mom showing me her new "idea" or fixing my bike's flat tire. Coming back from Walmart, my sister decides to give me a call and let me know that she was also stopping by for a visit! I was completely shocked and ecstatic because I was going to be able to see her! Even after a long day of adventure, I still went to Mugwalls (my second home) and studied for a little while. Andy was on his way out but decided to join me to hang out. On Sunday, I was extremely blessed because I woke up early and volunteered to help out the crew who is in charge of putting things up before service, and taking them down at the end of service. Therefore, I woke up at 6:40 and left to go do just that with Andy, Sam, Justin and about 7 more people. After we put up everything, I went home to take a quick shower and get ready for Celebration Service only to find out, when I arrived, that a preacher from Waco was going to bring the word. Excited and pumped, I took my seat beside Tony whom I have not seen or heard from in nearly 3 weeks!!
During worship, I heard God telling me to read Acts 10:9-15 which talks about Peter having a vision from God to eat "all kinds of creatures on four feet,birds and reptiles..." I was completely stumped by what that meant...until I read verse 15:
"The voice spoke to him a second time, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean."
When I read this, I got a really strong feeling in my chest, one that just left me nearly breathless with my heart racing as never before! I didn't know what God was trying to tell me. The preacher had begun his sermon; he introduced himself and how he came to know the pastor and whatnot. A few minutes later, still confused by the passage I read, He began talking about God loving you through your weakness and using that weakness to bring forth power; proclaiming that His grace is enough! At once, verse 15 just shouted out to me and I didn't quite panic, but I felt a multitude of emotions just shower over me. I began to think back to so many painful memories that I had repressed over the years. The things that I thought I had taken care of, were still lingering to my heart as very tiny, thin strings. My heart was just overwhelmed and I began to tear up inside, but I quickly looked up to dry the tears and get back into the preaching. Then, when I thought I was okay, he comes out with a story of how a man around 1900 was fishing and a huge and terrible storm was headed for his home town. Being out at sea, he took cover as best as he could and prayed that God would keep him and his family safe. After the storm subsided, he raced back to town and literally leapt over houses to get to his and when he arrived, he found his wife and 2 children dead. He couldn't believe what happened and was devastated. After several years of anguish, he remarried and proceeded to have 10 kids, one of whom was the grandmother of the preacher standing before us. If that tragedy had never happened, then this person would've never been born. That's when it hit me...I finally knew what God wanted to tell me.
For too long, have I been harboring fears of rejection, betrayal and abandonment (mostly abandonment). There were several instances in my life that I could not help but hate people. Sure I would be "friendly" and be a good person, but in reality, I couldn't feel happiness or security around anyone. There were specific people who befriended me and when I felt that I could trust them enough, they turned around and abandoned me at times when I needed a friend. I grew up with a hatred in my heart, never wanting to feel vulnerable because then I would just get hurt and tossed aside like yesterday's garbage. Even after I experienced God in a whole new level, I couldn't trust anyone and decided that it would be just God and I. The obvious flaw is that, if you can't love people, then you don't know God, for God is love. I couldn't live in God if I didn't love on people. Eventually, I began to fade away and let my fears take over me. However, being a child of God, and made clean by the Blood of the Lamb, I was not redeemed to be called unclean, but rather a clean soul who is free from the bondage of sin and satan's lies. Therefore, God was telling me to stop thinking about what happened before He cleaned me, because what matters most is after my redemption.
So in response to this overwhelming cycle of thoughts, memories, convictions and hopelessness, the preacher said that God loves you and He does things for a reason. In moments of weakness, God can and will give you the strength you need. Satan, however, will stop at nothing to tell you that you're weak, nothing, insignificant, worthless and constantly remind you of your insecurity; all of which acts like a recorded tape of anguish. God, however, will use those weaknesses to bring forth power and eventually destroy that tape of anguish and install a recording of love! Of course, I couldn't hold back the tears any longer and began weeping softly in my chair. I was doing okay until my nose started running so I quickly went to the restroom to grab a napkin, only to find that Tony and Wiley followed me. Completely astonished that someone would care that much, I was speechless as they just comforted and encouraged me; everything Tony said was exactly everything I imagined God was trying to tell me. With that, I felt an IMMENSE pressure being pulled from my heart and a flood of relief and peace just bombarded my heart.
Never did I realize that if you receive Christ as your Savior, you become part of the body of Christ. In doing so, you are joined by everyone who has received Him as well, so you don't have to go at it alone; you don't have to struggle with life by yourself because the Body of Christ is standing behind you while God stands in front of you.
It's been so long that I asked God to give me a friend...now, He has helped me realize that all along I had so many. Not only am I blessed to have these two men of God stand beside me as friends, I'm also blessed to have such a wonderful church stand beside me, helping me with anything I may need.
Truly, this was an eventful weekend that will not be forgotten until the day I die!
Much Blessings,
Pablo
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Love
Howdy!
It's been awhile since I last updated! I've been so blessed this past week! Although I've had my little hardships and disappointing times, I know God will prevail over my life and take over! He has been so good to me! I'm just glad to have my life group people around my life.
These guys have just been a complete blessing, from befriending me almost immediately to being completely reliable people of God! They're always challenging me, unknowingly most likely, to get even closer to God everyday; they encourage me to just live life by loving with God's love and not do it by any other means. I thank God because not only do I have awesome brothers/sisters in Christ, I have peeps that help me along the righteous path. I love these guys so much...they are just an inspiration simply because I can see the love just overflowing from their lives into everyone they come into contact with.
Never did I think I could find someone whom I can trust and just be loved on, much less a whole community! Love is the single force that brings everything together. Is there a better definition of God than Love? Love truly does conquer all! I just want to say: be blessed! and always remember that God is Love and He loves you!
Until next time,
Pablo
It's been awhile since I last updated! I've been so blessed this past week! Although I've had my little hardships and disappointing times, I know God will prevail over my life and take over! He has been so good to me! I'm just glad to have my life group people around my life.
These guys have just been a complete blessing, from befriending me almost immediately to being completely reliable people of God! They're always challenging me, unknowingly most likely, to get even closer to God everyday; they encourage me to just live life by loving with God's love and not do it by any other means. I thank God because not only do I have awesome brothers/sisters in Christ, I have peeps that help me along the righteous path. I love these guys so much...they are just an inspiration simply because I can see the love just overflowing from their lives into everyone they come into contact with.
Never did I think I could find someone whom I can trust and just be loved on, much less a whole community! Love is the single force that brings everything together. Is there a better definition of God than Love? Love truly does conquer all! I just want to say: be blessed! and always remember that God is Love and He loves you!
Until next time,
Pablo
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Valentine Weekend
Howdy!
I like my little salutation at the beginning! Anyways, this weekend was pretty nifty! On saturday, I went with my dad to go buy some stuff that I needed to get organized! Kyle's organization just inspired me to be on top of things so thanks Kyle(Seriously, one of the coolest guys you could ever meet)! After my little trips to Walmart and Office Depot, we went to Denny's with my sister and ate an extremely delicious breakfast! I had the pancakes, egg whites, oatmeal and the hash browns. After talking for what seemed like an hour, my dad and I went back home to take a little break from all the driving. I decided to get a haircut and then pick up some movies so that my dad and I could watch and spend some time together. Transporter 3 is just an amazing movie! Although the action is 10000000000% fake, it still puts you on the edge of your seat with its action-packed sequences and plot-line! After the movie, we became hungry again so I went to Domino's online website to look at the specials. Thirty minutes went by and we still couldn't decide what to get, so we just went to CiCi's Pizza and just have a buffet.
On Sunday, I went to church so that I could say farewell to my "family". To my surprise, there were youth visitors! Excited, I greeted each of them and after Sunday School, we all went out to eat with the youth leaders (their treat of course). After about an hour or so, they decided to go bowling in which I really wanted to join, but I had to leave for College Station with Jared. After Jared arrived at my house, we packed up and said, "So Long, Houston" and went on our way back to school. Unfortunately, Jared's weekend wasn't as fun as he hoped for. I wish I could've said something to cheer him up, but couldn't so I just gave him an open ear to listen. Sometimes, the best thing to do is just listen and be there for your friends.
Once I got to my apartment, I really wanted to study at Mugwall's simply because its only THE COOLEST PLACE IN C-STAT! So I decided to call some friends and see who was available. Fortunately, my friend Andy was already at Mugwall's so I went to join him. After about...four hours, we packed our stuff and took off. I feel like I accomplished a lot there. Normally, I try to study in my room, but there are just too many distractions. Luckily, if I'm in a public setting and there are people are around me, I'm more aware of my laziness and I feel embarrassed so I work harder. I guess I just need more motivation to study!
It seems like people are more susceptible to sadness around holidays; since today is Valentine's day, it doesn't really help out people. I used to get depressed thinking how I was all alone...until I just realized that the only Valentine I will ever need is Jesus! He loves me unconditionally and He just wants me to be happy! A Love that I will never comprehend is flowing all around me. I fail my God so many times that I wonder why He still loves me. I'm just extremely blessed to have Him in my heart; that way, I will never need to feel loneliness or a need for someone to love me. John 3:16 is just the best example of what love is.
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life"
Imagine for a quick second living with the one person who loved you unconditionally throughout all areas of your life. Now imagine living with Him for all eternity! No longer will you feel loneliness, depression, emptiness, sorrow, pain, hunger, thirst, anger, guilt or anything that would debilitate us in any shape or form! I simply CANNOT wait until the day when my Savior will come to save me from this horrible world! The best thing about this Love is: its free! All you have to do is just receive God and He will take care of the rest! Let your name be written in the Lamb's Book of Life so that you may one day walk on roads paved with gold, walk alongside oceans of crystal and live with the Creator of all that was, is and will be!
Well, its getting late and I want to catch some Z's so that I can function properly for class tomorrow! Until my next blog, I bid you farewell reader!
God Bless,
Pablo
I like my little salutation at the beginning! Anyways, this weekend was pretty nifty! On saturday, I went with my dad to go buy some stuff that I needed to get organized! Kyle's organization just inspired me to be on top of things so thanks Kyle(Seriously, one of the coolest guys you could ever meet)! After my little trips to Walmart and Office Depot, we went to Denny's with my sister and ate an extremely delicious breakfast! I had the pancakes, egg whites, oatmeal and the hash browns. After talking for what seemed like an hour, my dad and I went back home to take a little break from all the driving. I decided to get a haircut and then pick up some movies so that my dad and I could watch and spend some time together. Transporter 3 is just an amazing movie! Although the action is 10000000000% fake, it still puts you on the edge of your seat with its action-packed sequences and plot-line! After the movie, we became hungry again so I went to Domino's online website to look at the specials. Thirty minutes went by and we still couldn't decide what to get, so we just went to CiCi's Pizza and just have a buffet.
On Sunday, I went to church so that I could say farewell to my "family". To my surprise, there were youth visitors! Excited, I greeted each of them and after Sunday School, we all went out to eat with the youth leaders (their treat of course). After about an hour or so, they decided to go bowling in which I really wanted to join, but I had to leave for College Station with Jared. After Jared arrived at my house, we packed up and said, "So Long, Houston" and went on our way back to school. Unfortunately, Jared's weekend wasn't as fun as he hoped for. I wish I could've said something to cheer him up, but couldn't so I just gave him an open ear to listen. Sometimes, the best thing to do is just listen and be there for your friends.
Once I got to my apartment, I really wanted to study at Mugwall's simply because its only THE COOLEST PLACE IN C-STAT! So I decided to call some friends and see who was available. Fortunately, my friend Andy was already at Mugwall's so I went to join him. After about...four hours, we packed our stuff and took off. I feel like I accomplished a lot there. Normally, I try to study in my room, but there are just too many distractions. Luckily, if I'm in a public setting and there are people are around me, I'm more aware of my laziness and I feel embarrassed so I work harder. I guess I just need more motivation to study!
It seems like people are more susceptible to sadness around holidays; since today is Valentine's day, it doesn't really help out people. I used to get depressed thinking how I was all alone...until I just realized that the only Valentine I will ever need is Jesus! He loves me unconditionally and He just wants me to be happy! A Love that I will never comprehend is flowing all around me. I fail my God so many times that I wonder why He still loves me. I'm just extremely blessed to have Him in my heart; that way, I will never need to feel loneliness or a need for someone to love me. John 3:16 is just the best example of what love is.
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life"
Imagine for a quick second living with the one person who loved you unconditionally throughout all areas of your life. Now imagine living with Him for all eternity! No longer will you feel loneliness, depression, emptiness, sorrow, pain, hunger, thirst, anger, guilt or anything that would debilitate us in any shape or form! I simply CANNOT wait until the day when my Savior will come to save me from this horrible world! The best thing about this Love is: its free! All you have to do is just receive God and He will take care of the rest! Let your name be written in the Lamb's Book of Life so that you may one day walk on roads paved with gold, walk alongside oceans of crystal and live with the Creator of all that was, is and will be!
Well, its getting late and I want to catch some Z's so that I can function properly for class tomorrow! Until my next blog, I bid you farewell reader!
God Bless,
Pablo
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Friday of the Beloved
Howdy!
It sure feels good to be back in Houston again! Although I miss my peeps from C-Stat, I'm happy to spend some time with my dad and sister this weekend. Yesterday was just mind-blowing! After I came back with Jared and arrived home, I wanted to go see my fellow brothers and sisters from my church. Once I got there, I could just feel the warmth of the welcoming faces! Thanking God for just allowing me to arrive in time, He told me to patch up some things with a friend that I believe that I hurt. Although I wanted to do it before the service started, the speaker got to the podium faster than I could walk to him so I just sat down and waited until after.
What an amazing message my pastor brought! God totally spoke to me with the story of Gideon in Judges when He tells him "The Lord is with you, Mighty Warrior!". Gideon was a youth and he was given a responsibility to go and do God's will. I think that we are all called to do different things in the kingdom of God. We each have our individual strengths and weaknesses and God understands that. That is why He puts us in a place in which He knows we will be able to truly show our strengths while be helped by others for our weaknesses. My pastor ultimately challenged us to do something amazing for God, whether it be in church, school, with friends or wherever He may lead you. I received it whole-heartedly and we began prayer after he delivered the message.
After the service ended, I began to feel that pressure to talk to my brother when I received a specific word of encouragement that I received from Life Group just the day before. It was John 15:1-8 and it talks about Jesus being the Vine, God the Father is the Gardener, and we are the branches. For a gardener, if he sees fruit being grown on his tree or plant, then he will nourish it until it ripens and he is proud. If he notices a branch that does not produce fruit, then he will chop it off across the apical meristem. For a plant, the apical meristem is a bundle of cells on a branch that just can't seem to grow until it is activated. Gardeners usually activate this growth of differentiated cells by cutting a portion off, allowing them to grow freely, even more beautiful at times. That is what God does. He sees our fruit and rejoices as He nourishes it with love, and when He sees a portion of us not bearing fruit, then He immediately gets to work and chops it off so that we may be able to grow to our full potential. This pruning could focus on a place in your life in which you are struggling with. So let God just take care of it while you receive life from Jesus who is the Vine in which you receive power!
After I explained all this to him, he smiled and told me that it was something that he was waiting to hear and that I'm such a blessing to be doing this. After talking for a little bit, he left and I went to go tell my pastor everything that has happened since I got to College Station. He hears me and tells me that it was prophetized that God would do great things with me. He would move me in a way that I could simply not resist Him. Now that it has come to pass, I should take His gifts that He has bestowed upon me and do His will. Of course, this is just the most encouraging thing that I have heard in a while and it struck me why I felt the things that I felt during this past month. It all makes sense now what I have to do. I just have to love and encourage people from the sidelines. Whether or not I get recognition is never the point, because all the glory goes to God!
Well today is going to be a big day in which I can spend time with my dad before I leave so here's my farewell for now! Be Blessed!
I am a prayer warrior and here is my battle cry!
It sure feels good to be back in Houston again! Although I miss my peeps from C-Stat, I'm happy to spend some time with my dad and sister this weekend. Yesterday was just mind-blowing! After I came back with Jared and arrived home, I wanted to go see my fellow brothers and sisters from my church. Once I got there, I could just feel the warmth of the welcoming faces! Thanking God for just allowing me to arrive in time, He told me to patch up some things with a friend that I believe that I hurt. Although I wanted to do it before the service started, the speaker got to the podium faster than I could walk to him so I just sat down and waited until after.
What an amazing message my pastor brought! God totally spoke to me with the story of Gideon in Judges when He tells him "The Lord is with you, Mighty Warrior!". Gideon was a youth and he was given a responsibility to go and do God's will. I think that we are all called to do different things in the kingdom of God. We each have our individual strengths and weaknesses and God understands that. That is why He puts us in a place in which He knows we will be able to truly show our strengths while be helped by others for our weaknesses. My pastor ultimately challenged us to do something amazing for God, whether it be in church, school, with friends or wherever He may lead you. I received it whole-heartedly and we began prayer after he delivered the message.
After the service ended, I began to feel that pressure to talk to my brother when I received a specific word of encouragement that I received from Life Group just the day before. It was John 15:1-8 and it talks about Jesus being the Vine, God the Father is the Gardener, and we are the branches. For a gardener, if he sees fruit being grown on his tree or plant, then he will nourish it until it ripens and he is proud. If he notices a branch that does not produce fruit, then he will chop it off across the apical meristem. For a plant, the apical meristem is a bundle of cells on a branch that just can't seem to grow until it is activated. Gardeners usually activate this growth of differentiated cells by cutting a portion off, allowing them to grow freely, even more beautiful at times. That is what God does. He sees our fruit and rejoices as He nourishes it with love, and when He sees a portion of us not bearing fruit, then He immediately gets to work and chops it off so that we may be able to grow to our full potential. This pruning could focus on a place in your life in which you are struggling with. So let God just take care of it while you receive life from Jesus who is the Vine in which you receive power!
After I explained all this to him, he smiled and told me that it was something that he was waiting to hear and that I'm such a blessing to be doing this. After talking for a little bit, he left and I went to go tell my pastor everything that has happened since I got to College Station. He hears me and tells me that it was prophetized that God would do great things with me. He would move me in a way that I could simply not resist Him. Now that it has come to pass, I should take His gifts that He has bestowed upon me and do His will. Of course, this is just the most encouraging thing that I have heard in a while and it struck me why I felt the things that I felt during this past month. It all makes sense now what I have to do. I just have to love and encourage people from the sidelines. Whether or not I get recognition is never the point, because all the glory goes to God!
Well today is going to be a big day in which I can spend time with my dad before I leave so here's my farewell for now! Be Blessed!
I am a prayer warrior and here is my battle cry!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Heavenly Week
Howdy!
Man this week has been hard on me!! Everything small thing that can possibly go wrong, went wrong. From my bike's back tire flattening the moment I needed it most to the pot of cheese dip spilling all over my car, this week has not been a great one...and I love it! I asked God for patience and peace. One thing you have to know about God is that, if you ask Him for any fruit of the Spirit, then you will earn it by the time He's through with you! He will give you trial after trial of anything you can think of. The beautiful thing about this is...He does it out of love for you. He wants to see you grow into a wonderful person and He will give you opportunities to actually see if you can handle growing up. Nowhere in life will you be able to advance to the next level until you triumph over your current problems and trials. If you want to receive His glory and His peace, then you better get ready because He's ready to bring His "A" game!
So this week has pretty much brought an abundant amount of blessing in my life. Actually, if I think about it, this semester has been nothing short of a miracle in my life. I've found a wonderful and loving community that is all for God and I actually feel as if I'm a part of it. I've always felt apart of God's kingdom, but not like this. These "LifeGroupers" probably have no idea of what they have done in my life. Well, what God has done in my life through their determined way of life by just loving people. I'm extremely thankful that God has placed me where He thinks I will do great things for Him and bring Him all the Glory, Honor and Praise! My way of thinking has been completely changed and turned around in every which way possible. He has broken me and He has wrecked my life; I don't think I could've asked for anything better! God is good all the time! All the time, God is good! Well, right now I'm at Ben's house making breakfast tacos so I'm off!
God Bless,
Pablo
Man this week has been hard on me!! Everything small thing that can possibly go wrong, went wrong. From my bike's back tire flattening the moment I needed it most to the pot of cheese dip spilling all over my car, this week has not been a great one...and I love it! I asked God for patience and peace. One thing you have to know about God is that, if you ask Him for any fruit of the Spirit, then you will earn it by the time He's through with you! He will give you trial after trial of anything you can think of. The beautiful thing about this is...He does it out of love for you. He wants to see you grow into a wonderful person and He will give you opportunities to actually see if you can handle growing up. Nowhere in life will you be able to advance to the next level until you triumph over your current problems and trials. If you want to receive His glory and His peace, then you better get ready because He's ready to bring His "A" game!
So this week has pretty much brought an abundant amount of blessing in my life. Actually, if I think about it, this semester has been nothing short of a miracle in my life. I've found a wonderful and loving community that is all for God and I actually feel as if I'm a part of it. I've always felt apart of God's kingdom, but not like this. These "LifeGroupers" probably have no idea of what they have done in my life. Well, what God has done in my life through their determined way of life by just loving people. I'm extremely thankful that God has placed me where He thinks I will do great things for Him and bring Him all the Glory, Honor and Praise! My way of thinking has been completely changed and turned around in every which way possible. He has broken me and He has wrecked my life; I don't think I could've asked for anything better! God is good all the time! All the time, God is good! Well, right now I'm at Ben's house making breakfast tacos so I'm off!
God Bless,
Pablo
Monday, February 8, 2010
Cloudy with a chance of Blessings
Earlier today, I rode to school on my bike, like every other morning, and things were looking pretty good. Everything was almost peachy one might say. After Calculus, I went home on the bus because I didn't feel like riding my bike. On the way home, I was just talking to God casually and asked Him if He could bless me with patience. Normally I don't ask for such a difficult thing to grasp for fear that the trials that He would later give me would definitely test me. Nevertheless, I felt I needed a God-sized amount of patience. So I made my petition and went on to study; and boy did He bring on the trials!
My physics homework had made little to no sense whatsoever; I could not concentrate at all. Feeling quite frustrated, I took a little nap. When I woke up, I remembered that a friend of mine, Jared, wanted to go to the Rec center today so I unenthusiastically went. When I arrived at school, I went to get my bike and ride to the rec. That wasn't going to happen soon for my bike's back tire was completely flat. Leaving the bike there, I walked to the rec center, feeling the blistering cold and rain pummel my body. After about an hour, my journey to class, in Blocker, wasn't that great as well. The rain poured down a little harder, completely soaking my sweater making it even more colder than it already was. One would think that I just got impatient, but I pulled through and just praised God for the good things that He has done in my life.
After Physics, I walked out and a fellow classmate, Ryan, started talking to me about the test we are going to have. He lets me know that the problems on past tests are 10 times easier than the homework. Immediately, I feel a great relief in my heart because if I just study the past tests more than the homework, then I would be better off! After that little chat, I get the sudden urge to call a friend of mine, Jon. It turned out that he was on campus at the time and he was going to be able to fix my bike, since I have no idea how to.
So I've pretty much been extremely blessed in one day and its all because I asked God for a little patience. Sometimes, you just have to push through the rain of uncertainty so that you may find the calm in the storm.
Well, I'm off to study! Night!
Pablo
My physics homework had made little to no sense whatsoever; I could not concentrate at all. Feeling quite frustrated, I took a little nap. When I woke up, I remembered that a friend of mine, Jared, wanted to go to the Rec center today so I unenthusiastically went. When I arrived at school, I went to get my bike and ride to the rec. That wasn't going to happen soon for my bike's back tire was completely flat. Leaving the bike there, I walked to the rec center, feeling the blistering cold and rain pummel my body. After about an hour, my journey to class, in Blocker, wasn't that great as well. The rain poured down a little harder, completely soaking my sweater making it even more colder than it already was. One would think that I just got impatient, but I pulled through and just praised God for the good things that He has done in my life.
After Physics, I walked out and a fellow classmate, Ryan, started talking to me about the test we are going to have. He lets me know that the problems on past tests are 10 times easier than the homework. Immediately, I feel a great relief in my heart because if I just study the past tests more than the homework, then I would be better off! After that little chat, I get the sudden urge to call a friend of mine, Jon. It turned out that he was on campus at the time and he was going to be able to fix my bike, since I have no idea how to.
So I've pretty much been extremely blessed in one day and its all because I asked God for a little patience. Sometimes, you just have to push through the rain of uncertainty so that you may find the calm in the storm.
Well, I'm off to study! Night!
Pablo
Thursday, February 4, 2010
2 a.m. Madness
I've decided to wake up at 2 o'clock in the morning to do some Organic Chem reading and finishing lab stuff...so far, I've only finished the lab stuff! Of course since I read at the speed of a sloth, this would obviously take awhile. I only have about 3 hours left until my first class and I feel refreshed! I need to get my Physics online book and do some homework because the test is NEXT WEEK!!
I've actually lost the need to eat considerable amounts of fast food and when I do taste the once favorable Sonic product, I feel as though it has no flavor or value. This is perhaps a miracle since I rarely cook or ate at home when I had the chance. I guess I'm growing up after all.
Right now, I'm considering whether or not I should watch the latest episode of Family Guy before school...of course I should probably read O. Chem, but since my reading rate (R.R.) is so low, I can barely finish the reading, much less understand it. I need to speed up if I'm ever going to catch up with Pre-Med students. Any suggestions as to increase my R.R.?
Well that's all for now--until we meet again
Pablo
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