Just a few quick updates (yes, all happened yesterday):
I have two jobs! One is a coaching position for water polo in Santa Ana at a high school. The other is an office assistant/tutoring position in Long Beach. The dilemma? How many hours is TOO many hours with my internship also?
Please pray for discernment on how many coaching hours to take on, if any.
I was in a car accident. Nothing too serious. I've been a little sore, but my car is totally fine.
Please pray for healing, that this soreness is all I'll experience.
Now, we are waiting to hear about a few apartments.
Please pray that we can find a good place soon!!!
That is all :)
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Friday, August 5, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
God is my Victory
Just some short thoughts, not about interning persay, but some reflections.
Things have been hard, personally and spiritually, as of late. I feel like I'm in a bit of a dry season, a desert. The irony? I asked for it...
When Brendan and I were praying about UCI or UCSB, God told me and my friends that He was calling me into the desert. He promised oasis, but a desert nonetheless. I was afraid of going to UCSB, and God called me to trust Him and be open. Brendan ended up at UCI, but God transformed me (us both, actually) in the process... and for me, He called me into the desert. My prayer for the last month of school or so was for a season of trials. Not because I like them. I hate when things are hard. But, because I felt so comfortable in my faith, comfortable with where I was. A desert, a season of trials, while it would be a dark and hard time, would end with experiencing and understanding more of God than I ever have before.
Sometimes, God gives us exactly what we ask for. I believe God has a lot to teach me in this hard, dry time. I believe He wants me to know more of Him, to experience more of Him, to lean on and delight in Him more than I have ever before. I've been hopeless and discouraged lately, but I also find myself surprised by how good God is and how much He loves me, how much He is walking alongside Brendan and me, how much He protects and provides, how good and trustworthy He is.
Please pray for me to experience more of God. Honestly, I wish things were easier. And on my weakest days, I feel alone in the fight. Yet, though I don't always feel it, I know this is true:
"I see the King of Glory, coming on the clouds with fire, the whole earth shakes, the whole earth shakesl I see His love and mercy, washing over all our sin, the people sing, the people sing, Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest!"
And though sometimes it takes all my strength, and sometimes I forget to pray, I believe:
"I see a generation, rising up to take their place, with selfless faith, with selfless faith; I see a near revival, stirring as we pray and seek, we're on our knees, we're on our knees; Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the Highest"
Despite the pain, the exhaustion, the hopelessness, and the weakness of my faith... I trust in the LORD, and this is my cry:
"Heal my heart and make it clean, open up my eyes to the things unseen. Show me how to love like You have loved me! Break my heart for what breaks Yours; everything I am for Your Kingdom's cause, as I walk from earth into eternity (with YOU!)"
***
Someone said that revival begins in our hearts before it can begin on our campuses. LORD, have Your way!
Things have been hard, personally and spiritually, as of late. I feel like I'm in a bit of a dry season, a desert. The irony? I asked for it...
When Brendan and I were praying about UCI or UCSB, God told me and my friends that He was calling me into the desert. He promised oasis, but a desert nonetheless. I was afraid of going to UCSB, and God called me to trust Him and be open. Brendan ended up at UCI, but God transformed me (us both, actually) in the process... and for me, He called me into the desert. My prayer for the last month of school or so was for a season of trials. Not because I like them. I hate when things are hard. But, because I felt so comfortable in my faith, comfortable with where I was. A desert, a season of trials, while it would be a dark and hard time, would end with experiencing and understanding more of God than I ever have before.
Sometimes, God gives us exactly what we ask for. I believe God has a lot to teach me in this hard, dry time. I believe He wants me to know more of Him, to experience more of Him, to lean on and delight in Him more than I have ever before. I've been hopeless and discouraged lately, but I also find myself surprised by how good God is and how much He loves me, how much He is walking alongside Brendan and me, how much He protects and provides, how good and trustworthy He is.
Please pray for me to experience more of God. Honestly, I wish things were easier. And on my weakest days, I feel alone in the fight. Yet, though I don't always feel it, I know this is true:
"I see the King of Glory, coming on the clouds with fire, the whole earth shakes, the whole earth shakesl I see His love and mercy, washing over all our sin, the people sing, the people sing, Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest!"
And though sometimes it takes all my strength, and sometimes I forget to pray, I believe:
"I see a generation, rising up to take their place, with selfless faith, with selfless faith; I see a near revival, stirring as we pray and seek, we're on our knees, we're on our knees; Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the Highest"
Despite the pain, the exhaustion, the hopelessness, and the weakness of my faith... I trust in the LORD, and this is my cry:
"Heal my heart and make it clean, open up my eyes to the things unseen. Show me how to love like You have loved me! Break my heart for what breaks Yours; everything I am for Your Kingdom's cause, as I walk from earth into eternity (with YOU!)"
***
Someone said that revival begins in our hearts before it can begin on our campuses. LORD, have Your way!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
A New Chapter!!
Brendan and I are engaged!!! <3 Thank you for your prayers and support! Continue to prayer for the development of our relationship over this year or so of engagement!
Now, to explain the change in this blog. Hopefully it will keep all of my family and friends in the loop on what I am doing as I intern with InterVarstiy Christian Fellowship at CSU Long Beach!
I'm excited for this next stage of my life, although it is sad to leave behind such amazing friends and Christian community. Before I get into the details, I must say to all of 3CIV: it has been a pleasure leading for you. I am not exaggerating when I say God taught me more through you than He possibly used me to do! Thank you for the opportunity. I continue to pray for a harvest at the Claremont Colleges. Simply because I am leaving does NOT mean that I stop partnering with my brothers and sisters in Claremont through prayer! <3 you!!!
Now for the new details: summer will be full of family, friends, and REST. Hopefully Brendan and I will be together wherever we end up going (pray for that!).
I start looking for a job near Long Beach. Prayer for finding one, and knowing what sort to look for (youth programs? Or a more "mindless" job? etc.)
We will start looking for apartments: one for me and Sam, one for Brendan and Daniel. (pray for God's provision!)
Otherwise, I'm off. Good bye Scripps college. Thank you for all the experiences I've had. I knew it was the right place from the start, that God has big plans, and even now I'm sure I don't know all of them!
Now, to explain the change in this blog. Hopefully it will keep all of my family and friends in the loop on what I am doing as I intern with InterVarstiy Christian Fellowship at CSU Long Beach!
I'm excited for this next stage of my life, although it is sad to leave behind such amazing friends and Christian community. Before I get into the details, I must say to all of 3CIV: it has been a pleasure leading for you. I am not exaggerating when I say God taught me more through you than He possibly used me to do! Thank you for the opportunity. I continue to pray for a harvest at the Claremont Colleges. Simply because I am leaving does NOT mean that I stop partnering with my brothers and sisters in Claremont through prayer! <3 you!!!
Now for the new details: summer will be full of family, friends, and REST. Hopefully Brendan and I will be together wherever we end up going (pray for that!).
I start looking for a job near Long Beach. Prayer for finding one, and knowing what sort to look for (youth programs? Or a more "mindless" job? etc.)
We will start looking for apartments: one for me and Sam, one for Brendan and Daniel. (pray for God's provision!)
Otherwise, I'm off. Good bye Scripps college. Thank you for all the experiences I've had. I knew it was the right place from the start, that God has big plans, and even now I'm sure I don't know all of them!
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